TV Talk: Steve Carell’s Office Exit, Michael C. Hall’s Dexter Return
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Prime Time, Sci-Fi/Horror, Cable, HBO, NBC, Showtime, Entourage, The Office, Gossip, News,
-Could The Office survive without Steve Carell? The comedian recently told the BBC that the upcoming season will “probably be” his last year.
-Dexter fans can breathe a sigh of relief. A “fully recovered” Michael C. Hall is expected to return to work this summer after battling Hodgkin’s lymphoma.
-HBO has new date for you to mark on your calendar. Entourage and Hung will both premiere on June 27, two weeks after True Blood‘s debut.
-Could Matt LeBlanc use some Friends? Both Thomas Haden Church and Claire Forlani have dropped out of Episodes, LeBlanc’s new Showtime comedy. Church blames scheduling conflicts; Forlani’s reason is unknown.
-Love is in the air on CNN. Anchors John Roberts and Kyra Phillips were recently engaged. Roberts proposed last weekend during a game of golf.
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Laura Linney Has The Big C
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, Prime Time, Cable, Showtime, Video,
She’s a Golden Globe winner, an Emmy winner and a three-time Oscar nominee. Now, Laura Linney is facing her biggest title yet: cancer patient.
In the new Showtime series The Big C, Linney is joined by Oscar nominee Gabourey Sidibe and Golden Globe nominee Oliver Platt in this story about a woman who is diagnosed with the disease. Laura also served as executive producer on the dark comedy which will air back-to-back with Season 6 of Weeds.
The Big C will debut Monday, August 16 @ 10:30.
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TV Extensions, Renewals and Cancellations (3/25)
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Prime Time, Reality, ABC, Cable, FOX, MTV, Showtime, Syndication, Scrubs, The Hills, Cancellations, Renewals,
Here’s an update on the shows you will and won’t be seeing in the months to come:
RENEWALS
- Nurse Jackie (Showtime) - Season 3
- The Ricky Gervais Show (HBO) - Season 2
- United States of Tara (Showtime) - Season 3
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Read More | Variety
Showtime’s Free Preview Weekend Starts Tomorrow
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, Prime Time, Showtime, News,
Dying to know why your friends keep talking about Dexter? Haven’t had a chance to catch up on your Weeds? Hoping to see The Tudors before the series comes to an end? Then it’s time to clear your schedule.
Beginning tomorrow, Showtime will be hosting an ALL ACCESS Free Preview Weekend. During the four-day event, non-subscribers will get the chance to view programs normally stacked up in their Netflix queue. In addition to a host of movies on the cable network’s regular channels, viewers will be able to tap into On Demand programming through Sunday, March 28.
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TV on DVD: February 23, 2010
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Prime Time, Reality, Sci-Fi/Horror, ABC, Cable, NBC, Showtime, DVD,
Here are some of the TV on DVD options available today:
- Adam-12 (Season 4)
- FlashForward (Season 1, Part 1)
- Ghost Hunters (Season 5, Part 1)
- Jersey Shore (Uncensored) (Season 1)
- Lock N’ Load with R. Lee Ermey (Season 1)
- Midsomer Murders (Set 14)
- My Three Sons (Season 2, Vol. 1)
- Night Court (Season 3)
- Nurse Jackie (Season 1)
- Project Runway (Season 6)
- Superjail! (Season 1)
- The Universe (Season 4)
Make sure to also check out the DVD and Blu-ray film options for this week.
Read More | Amazon
TV Talk: Jason Alexander Joins Jenny Craig, Law & Order Eyes Los Angeles
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Drama, Prime Time, Sci-Fi/Horror, ABC, Cable, FOX, NBC, Showtime, Commercials, Heroes, Lost, Prison Break, Gossip, News, Rumors,
-Seinfeld‘s Jason Alexander has signed up to be the new face of Jenny Craig. I’m not sure I want to see a bathing suit commercial in his future.
-Oscar nominee Laura Linney will star in The Big C, a new series for Showtime. In case your mind went elsewhere, that “C” stands for “cancer.”
-Former Nightline anchor Ted Koppel could be returning to his old network. ABC is reportedly hoping he’ll replace GMA‘s George Stephanopoulos on This Week.
-Is there another Law & Order franchise on the horizon? NBC is currently entertaining a Los Angeles-based version of the show.
-The numbers may be lousy, but someone’s still watching Heroes. The NBC series was the most-pirated program last year. Lost was second while Prison Break came in third.
TV on DVD: December 29, 2009
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Animation, Comedy, Music, Prime Time, Reality, Cable, FOX, Showtime, DVD,
Here are some of the TV on DVD options available this Tuesday.
- Baccano! (Complete Series)
- Blassreiter (Part 2)
- Dragonaut: The Resonance (Complete Series, Part 2)
- Emily of New Moon (Season 2)
- Genshiken 2 (Volume 3)
- Glee (Season 1, Vol. 1)
- Time Warp (Season 2)
- Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle (Season 2)
- United States of Tara (Season 1)
- Whale Wars (Season 2)
Make sure to also check out the DVD and Blu-ray film options for this week.
Read More | Amazon
TV on DVD: December 15, 2009
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Animation, Drama, Kids, Prime Time, Reality, Sci-Fi/Horror, Specials, Sports, Cable, MTV, NBC, PBS, Showtime, DVD,
Here are some of the TV on DVD options available this Tuesday.
- 2009 New York Yankees: The Official World Series Film
- Cake Boss (Season 1)
- The City (Season 1) **Available on Dec. 17**
- Criss Angel: Mindfreak (Season 5)
- The Head (Complete Series)
- Ice Road Truckers (Season 3)
- The Maxx (Complete Series)
- One Piece (Season Two, Fourth Voyage)
- The Paper Chase (Season 2)
- Robot Chicken (Season 4)
- Samurai Champloo (Complete Series) **Blu-ray**
- Star Trek: The Original Series (Season 3) **Blu-ray**
- The Tudors (Season 3)
- Wizards of Waverly Place (TV Movie)
Make sure to also check out the DVD and Blu-ray film options for this week.
Read More | Amazon
TV Talk: Dexter Ratings, Lost DVDs and Gilly Christmas Special
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, Kids, Prime Time, Reality, Sci-Fi/Horror, Specials, ABC, Cable, NBC, Showtime, Lost, Saturday Night Live, DVD, Gossip, News, Ratings,
-Dexter remains a killer hit for Showtime. Sunday’s episode pulled in the largest audience (2.1 million) for a single telecast on that channel in 10 years.
-Need some help catching up on Lost? Then Amazon’s got a great deal for you. You can now buy the first five seasons of the show for only $72.99. That’s a whopping 70% discount!
-Kristen Wiig’s “Gilly” character will be the host of a two-hour Saturday Night Live special. SNL Presents: A Very Gilly Christmas will air on December 17.
-Nigerian kids can soon take a trip down Sesame Street. Topics to be addressed in that country include HIV/AIDS, the importance of education and girls’ empowerment.
-Don’t kill a rat on live TV in Australia. Two contestants of I’m a Celebrity ... Get Me Out of Here have been charged with animal cruelty after reportedly killing and cooking the rodents to eat.
TV Extensions, Renewals and Cancellations (10/7)
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, Food & Home, Kids, Prime Time, Reality, Bravo, Cable, CBS, HBO, Showtime, Top Chef, Renewals,
Here’s an update on the shows you will and won’t be seeing in the months to come:
EXTENSIONS
- Dude, What Would Happen (Cartoon Network) - Ten more episodes ordered
- The Good Wife (CBS) - Full season order
- NCIS: Los Angeles (CBS) - Full season order
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Read More | E! Online
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