HBO Orders Season 4 of ‘Girls’
HBO has ordered the 4th Season of “Girls,” the cable channel announced at Thursday’s Television Critics Association press tour. The next season of the pay-TV comedy will film in New York later this...
View ArticleJudi Dench & Emma Thompson: The British Are Coming, the British Are Coming!...
I admit it. I am a sucker for a historical British-themed movie, especially staring British actresses. Cast a major British actress like Judi Dench (who is technically in a film about Ireland) or Emma...
View ArticleJohn Oliver Bashes Sarah Palin’s New TV Show: ‘She’s Going to Do to Sports...
New HBO host John Oliver bashed Sarah Palin’s new Sportsman Channel TV show on Thursday — despite that he’s never seen it, nor did he know she even had a series. “So she’s going to do to sports what...
View ArticleJudd Apatow and Lena Dunham Get Mad at Me For Asking Why She’s Naked So Much...
Why is Lena Dunham’s character on “Girls” naked so much? That question made Dunham and her fellow “Girls” executive producers, Judd Apatow and Jenni Konner, mad at me Thursday during a Television...
View ArticleGolden Globes Predictions: Who Will Win, Who Should Win
Some of us spend a lot of time trying to figure out what the 6,000-plus voting members of the Academy of Motion Picare thinking, but we’re less certain when it comes to the 80-odd members of the...
View ArticleCesar Millan Gets New Nat Geo Wild Dog-Whispering Show, ‘Cesar 911′
Cesar Millan is coming back for the bad dogs in new Nat Geo Wild series “Cesar 911″ — and he’s only bringing Milkbones for the ones who “sit” and “stay.” The new series, produced by ITV Studios America...
View ArticleLea Michele Is Having a Breakdown in ‘Cannonball’ Music Video
Lea Michele is having a breakdown in the music video for her new single, “Cannonball,” which she said has helped her deal with the loss of her boyfriend and “Glee” co-star, Cory Monteith. “It certainly...
View ArticleMTV Is Banking on Youth Foodie Culture for ‘House of Food’
MTV introduced its new culinary competition, “House of Food,” that the executive producers believe fills a void for the cable channel’s young demographic. “Food, for our young cast, has become sort of...
View Article‘Breaking Bad’ Prequel ‘Better Call Saul’ Will Be a ‘Very Funny’ Drama, AMC...
The upcoming sequel to “Breaking Bad,” “Better Call Saul,” will be a drama — but there will still be plenty of laughs. TheWrap spoke with AMC president Charlie Collier and executive vice president of...
View ArticleMTV2 Announces New Show ‘Jobs That Don’t Suck’
MTV2 will launch a new show, “Jobs That Don’t Suck,’ in April, the network said at the Television Critics Association press tour on Friday. The series, hosted by stand-up comedian Andrew Schulz, will...
View ArticleSarah Palin: Fox News Gig, Sportsman Series Work Together to Restore...
Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin can comfortably split her time between Fox News Channel and her new Sportsman Channel series because both aim to spread the pro-American message and restore the country’s...
View ArticleOscar Foreign-Language Hopefuls’ Moment of Truth — What Makes the Cut?
The 76 competitors for the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film were narrowed down to nine back in December, but the key decisions in the category are being made this weekend in Los Angeles and New...
View ArticleAnalyst: Forget About Fox’s Movie Flubs — Buy Its Stock
Fox’s film studio stumbled through November and December as all of its major releases came up short at the box office, yet Sterne Agee analyst Vasily Karasyov does not believe there is any reason for...
View ArticleMTV Sets ‘Awkward’ Season 4 Return, New Comedy ‘Faking It’ Premiere Date
MTV set premiere dates for returning comedy “Awkward,” new scripted comedy “Faking It,” and new culinary competition “House of Food.” “Awkward,” which just wrapped its third season in December, will be...
View Article‘Lone Survivor’ Commands Solid $1.5 Million at Thursday Box Office
“Lone Survivor” scored a solid $1.5 million in late night showings on Thursday, according to studio estimates. The war drama stars Mark Wahlberg and Emile Hirsch and is riding to its first weekend of...
View Article‘True Detective’ Review: Scary Monster, Scarier Men
You may already be revved up for the premiere of “True Detective” because of it’s A-list cast or strong reviews. But do yourself a favor and temper your expectations, because HBO’s crime anthology...
View ArticleStarz Boss: Still Looking at ‘White Queen’ Sequel Without BBC, Explains...
In a surprise mini executive session at the Television Critics Association press tour Friday, Starz CEO Chris Albrecht discussed the early renewal of “Black Sails,” the status of a “White Queen” sequel...
View ArticleAmy Poehler on New ‘SNL’ Hire, Getting ‘Heavily Medicated’ Before Golden Globes
Two days before the Golden Globes, co-host Amy Poehler took time out to praise the latest addition to “Saturday Night Live” and promote “Broad City,” the new series she’s executive producing for Comedy...
View ArticleMTV’s New Scripted Comedy ‘Faking It’ Turns Tables on What It’s Like to Be...
The creator of MTV’s new comedy, “Faking It,” says he was “shocked” by the changing tide of tolerance in America that allowed him to write a series where two high school girls shoot to popularity –...
View ArticleComedy Central Greenlights Ben Stiller-Produced ‘Big Time in Hollywood,...
Comedy Central is hoping to make it “Big Time in Hollywood, FL,’ The network has given the greenlight to the scripted series “Big Time in Hollywood, FL,” the network announced at the Television Critics...
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