The Naked Truth About Lena Dunham, Judd Apatow and TheWrap’s Tim Molloy
People, I’m confused. Why is Tim Molloy, our TV editor, considered a misogynist for asking Lena Dunham about why she’s naked so often on “Girls”? That’s what a Salon writer said, and some other more...
View ArticleCeeLo Bummed That ‘The Voice’ Hasn’t Produced Big Star
While touting new TBS docuseries “CeeLo Green: The Good Life” at the Television Critics Association winter press tour on Friday, singer CeeLo Green admitted he is disappointed that his hit NBC singing...
View ArticleOvation’s ‘Fashion Fund’ Panelists: This Isn’t Reality TV and Vogue’s Anna...
From the very beginning of Ovation’s panel for its new show, “The Fashion Fund,” at Friday’s Television Critics Association press tour, it was clear that the participants aren’t television people....
View ArticleRebel Wilson to Join Amanda Seyfried in Universal Comedy ‘He’s F-ing Perfect’
After starring in the hit Universal comedies “Bridesmaids” and “Pitch Perfect,” Rebel Wilson is reteaming with the studio and signing on to join Amanda Seyfried in the comedy “He’s F-ing Perfect,”...
View ArticleNat Geo Wild Announces Fish Bowl — Stand Down, Puppies
Back to the pound, Puppy Bowl. Take you and your litter with you, Kitten Bowl. Nat Geo Wild has a new epic animal sporting event. The network announced at the TCA press tour in Pasadena on Friday that...
View ArticleGolden Globes Preview: Never Mind the Voters, Let’s Party
The center of power in Hollywood has shifted, briefly and curiously, to 80-odd Los Angeles-based journalists (and part-time journalists) for foreign newspapers, magazines and websites. That means it’s...
View ArticleHBO Mulling Sequel to ‘The Normal Heart’
HBO’s adaptation of the Larry Kramer play “The Normal Heart” hasn’t yet premiered, but already the network is looking at a possible sequel. The network has commissioned a script for a possible sequel...
View Article‘Happy Endings’ Alum Casey Wilson, Rashida Jones-Will McCormack Land Comedy...
NBC has ordered two new single-camera comedy pilots from former “Happy Endings” star Casey Wilson and Rashida Jones-Will McCormack’s production company, Le Train Train. “Happy Endings” alum Wilson will...
View Article‘Morgan Spurlock Inside Man’ Season 2 Investigates ‘The Haves and the … Haves...
The second season of ”Morgan Spurlock Inside Man” will continue to fit perfectly into the new-look CNN beginning in April, filling a journalistic void that the titular host sees when he flips through...
View ArticleNBC Orders ‘Coercion,’ Based on Israeli Format
NBC has ordered the pilot for “Coercion,” a sleeper cell drama based on an Israeli format about a Russian sleeper cell being reawakened. The Universal Television drama comes from Keshet Media and will...
View Article‘American Hustle’ Falsely Quoted Me Saying the Microwave Is Bad, Renowned...
Investigative science writer and author Paul Brodeur got quickly heated when he saw the scene in “American Hustle” where Rosalyn (Jennifer Lawrence) tells Irving (Christian Bale) that his “science...
View ArticleABC’s ‘The Assets’ Canceled After Two Episodes
“The Assets” didn’t turn out to be much of one for ABC. See photos: 2014 TV Preview: 26 Upcoming Shows to Watch This Winter & Spring (Photos) The network has canceled the Cold War-era series after...
View Article‘SNL’ Taps Melissa McCarthy to Host Super Bowl Weekend Show
Melissa McCarthy is set to return to NBC’s “Saturday Night Live” for its Super Bowl Weekend episode airing Feb. 1, an individual with knowledge of the deal told TheWrap. This will mark “The Heat”...
View Article#ICYMI: Pop Culture’s Craziest This Week – Lena Dunham, Chris Christie, and...
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View ArticleWhite House Responds to ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel China Controversy
The White House has weighed in on a petition calling for the government to crack down on “Jimmy Kimmel Live,” a television talk show that sparked a furor in China in October with a joke about killing...
View Article‘Despicable Me 2′ Dominates in China Box Office Debut
Universal’s “Despicable Me 2” opened at No. 1 in China Friday, with a strong $4 million. The 3D animated kids film played in roughly 3,000 locations, including all of the nation’s 141 Imax screens,...
View ArticleAMC’s ‘Turn’ First Look Trailer Reveals ‘Complicated’ Revolutionary War Story...
“Turn” showrunner Craig Silverstein says Americans who imagine the country was a simpler place during the Revolutionary War are deceiving themselves. The series, AMC’s next great hope for a hit drama...
View Article5 Things to Know About Matt LeBlanc’s ‘Episodes’ This Season
“Pucks,” the show within a show at the heart of “Episodes,” has been a shaky proposition ever since the network decided to turn a British boarding school comedy into a sitcom with “Friends” star Matt...
View ArticleBen Affleck, Sandra Bullock, Leonardo DiCaprio Among Final Round of Golden...
Ben Affleck, Sandra Bullock and Leonardo DiCaprio are among the final round of presenters announced by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association on Saturday ahead of the 71st Annual Golden Globe Awards...
View ArticleWeather Channel Calls on Congress in DirecTV Dispute
The Weather Channel is urging viewers to contact Congress over the network’s carriage dispute with DirecTV, labeling the service vital for public safety. The media companies are in negotiations to...
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