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TV's IP fetish is no coincidence. Recognizable titles and stars can guarantee strong initial tune-in off of modest marketing. But long-term results are lackluster. Just look at the past decade's [...]

'I love to observe the city, and whenever you're set apart, you feel less included. Everybody is dealing with the same shit, elbow to elbow. Sometimes somebody will loudly say [...]

The first-time director is in the middle of his own firestorm as his political feature Rosewater is accused by Iran of taking 'Zionist lobby' funding, while his Gaza comments have [...]

NOT TO STEREOTYPE, BUT IT WAS PRETTY INEVITABLE that this year's conversation among six Emmy-contending comedy actors--held May 19 inside the Fox Studios lot's expansive Stage 8--ultimately would turn to [...]

Losing movie gigs to the Brads (Pitt and Cooper, that is). Worrying whether your agency is fighting hard enough for you. And exiting your hit series in a blaze of [...]

It's been nearly a year since Sharp Objects made its summer 2018 debut, but the stars and producers of the HBO miniseries are still reeling from the emotional impact of [...]

When the cast and crew of the WB Network's 'Angel' wrapped their debut episode five years ago, series co-creator David Greenwalt leaned toward star David Boreanaz and wryly quipped, 'One […]

STEPHEN COLBERT IS FREE AT LAST. FREE, that is, to be Stephen Colbert, 51-year-old father of three, husband of 22 years, professional entertainer, soon-to-be signature star of CBS in late-night [...]

IT'S CRUNCH TIME ON Broadway, as producers usher shows onstage before the April 23 cutoff date for Tony eligibility. Mid-April saw two of the season's most anticipated musicals hit theaters [...]

Having met as freshmen at Dartmouth College, Phil Lord and Christopher Miller headed to Hollywood in 1997, taking out a six-month lease on a Park La Brea apartment with vague [...]

NBC fights hard this season to regain its Thursday-night stronghold. Whichever course it takes during the next 36 weeks, the 2001-02 TV season shares characteristics with one of its most [...]

IN THE HISTORY OF COMEDY AND DRAMA NOMINATIONS, THERE'S NOT A VERY LONG list of examples you could truly call upsets--at least not positive ones. Stunners? Snubs? Rubber stamps? Unforgivable [...]

Season two of TNT's apocalyptic drama The Last Ship bows June 21, just three days after the season-three premiere of ABC's primetime soap Mistresses. The shows have nothing in common [...]

Unsurprisingly, Portlandia creators Fred Armisen, Carrie Brownstein and Jonathan Krisel have applied an offbeat approach to their writers room. Armisen tells THR that the scribes behind the hit IFC series [...]

To his repertoire of daytime host, author and therapist, Dr. Phil has added interrogator. Dr. Phil, whose real name is Phil McGraw, was on the hunt to discover who on [...]

Patricia Richardson Playing the committed and compassionate Dr. Andy Campbell on 'Strong Medicine,' Patricia Richardson might seem light years away from her eight-year stint as supermom Jill Taylor on the […]

The SAG faction that opposes the policies of the union's current leadership released its proposed slate of candidates Monday for the fall board of directors election. MembershipFirst, which describes itself […]

Now that the networks have locked in their schedules, the focus has shifted to tweaking the shows that made the cut. NBC, which replaced a number of key actors on […]

No drama series with a military theme has ever run on television as long as has 'JAG.' Ever. If that surprises some folks, it shouldn't, for this remains a show […]

airdate 9-10 p.m. Tuesdays, Feb. 10-March 2 KCET the bottom line Access to formerly secret government programs is part of what makes this series exciting and fresh. The sense of […]

As proud as David Boreanaz is of reaching the 100th episode of 'Angel,' the show's star might have found episode No. 98 equally memorable: That installment, 'Soul Purpose,' marked his […]

Whenever anyone tells co-creator and executive producer Edward Bernero that he has a tough job running the NBC ensemble drama 'Third Watch,' he often can't help but chuckle. 'Tough? This […]

OK, so maybe we don't really have this Primetime Emmy thing completely figured out yet. The one show that should not win, could not win, would not win at Sunday […]

Once in a great while a TV series pilot comes along that grabs your attention. So spectacular is this opening installment that it single-handedly restores your faith in the medium, […]

CHARACTER ACTOR METHOD OF DEATH WHEN Nina Myers Sarah Clarke Shot Season 3 George Mason Xander Berkeley Plane crash Season 2 Dina Araz Shohreh Aghdashloo Shot Season 4 Ryan Chappelle [...]

With Father's Day coming Sunday, it seems an appropriate time to assess the state of fathers on television--a picture that's not always rosy. Dads, you see, are the last subculture […]

When you tune in, you see them, each with dreams of glory and each hellbent on surviving the grueling competition for the ultimate reward. From the time they arrive on […]

It might sound impossible to develop viable story ideas concerning vampire-run law firms, demon karaoke bars and the apocalypse, but it's just another day at the office for the WB […]

Not only has 'Angel' provided audiences with 100 hours of supernatural entertainment, but also the series has helped bankroll the rubber industry--at least according to the show's special makeup effects […]

Kelsey Grammer hosts the annual gala benefiting historic Ford's Theatre in Washington. And let us hope it is indeed beneficial, because it is none too gala. The unexciting music ranges […]

Jesse L. Martin Character: Detective Ed Green 1999-present 'Law & Order' is an institution; every New York actor wants to work there. Now, Jerry (Orbach) and I can spend 16 […]