November 06, 2009
LOS ANGELES, Calif.
J.J. Abrams may be a be a big-time Hollywood director with his helming turns on “Star Trek” and “Mission Impossible 3,” but he’s still making time for TV.
J.J. is negotiating to direct the opening episode of “Undercovers,” an NBC pilot he’s executive producing, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
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November 05, 2009
NEW YORK, New York
Some suicide prevention groups aren’t laughing over a scene in “The Office” where Steve Carell’s character tries to scare young children by struggling in a hangman’s noose.
The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention and other mental health organizations say NBC and other entertainers should stop using suicide as a punchline. They worry that depiction of a method of suicide might encourage mentally ill people to take their own lives.
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November 05, 2009
NEW YORK, New York
Green Day already has New Year’s Eve plans: They’ll be ringing in 2010 with Carson Daly.
The punk-rock trio are slated to perform during “NBC’s New Year’s Eve with Carson Daly.” The show is to air live from Times Square.
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November 04, 2009
LOS ANGELES, Calif.
James Franco is heading to “30 Rock.”
According to Entertainment Weekly columnist Michael Ausiello, the “Milk” actor will play himself in the NBC comedy series.
James is set to become involved in a “faux romance” with Jane Krakowski, who plays Jenna on the series.
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November 03, 2009
By Laura Saltman, Dan Gomez, Chris Locke & Ashley Nachum
LOS ANGELES, Calif.
As Anna the gorgeous leader of the ‘V’‘s on ABC’s re-imagining of the 1980’s mini-series, Morena Baccarin has heads turning. In honor of the show’s premiere we’ve searched the TV vaults to find 15 other-worldly creatures who captured our imaginations over the years.
See who made the list… inside.
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November 02, 2009
LOS ANGELES, Calif.
Prime-time newcomer Jay Leno says he would have rather stayed put at “The Tonight Show” — and if NBC offered him that job again, he’d take it.
In an interview with Broadcasting & Cable magazine published online Monday, Leno hastily added that such a decision isn’t his to make.
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November 02, 2009
LOS ANGELES, Calif.
Cable network TNT says it has rescued the shot-down NBC cop drama “Southland” and will bring it back in the new year.
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October 30, 2009
NEW YORK, New York
Halloween hit the daytime talk shows a day early as TV personalities dressed up in costume Friday.
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