PASADENA, CA–“We’ve got a gorilla for sale, Magilla Gorilla for sale…”If that theme song rings a bell, you’re either a Boomer, a serious TV animation buff or were at Saturday’s TV on Film Project screening at this TCA press tour.That’s where I screened my 16mm print of Say Hello to a Star, a sales reel
Greenblatt (middle) with Growing Up Fisher star J.K.Simmons (left) and EP Jason Bateman PASADENA, CA–Really Robert Greenblatt? You never knew NBC had mounted a production of Peter Pan before?The NBC Chairman began his executive session Sunday by announcing that the network would follow up the spectacular success of The Sound of Music Live with a stage
ABC’s crack security professionals worked their party PASADENA, CA–If you want to clear a room and bring a party to a full stop, call ABC.Nobody does it better.The folks who run “the happiest place on earth” run a tight ship down here on press tour. They hosted an all-star cocktail reception Friday night, allowing reporters
PASADENA, CA–Here’s how you know it is ABC Day on press tour: That skeevy Bachelor dude, Juan Pablo, broke into my hotel room and left a dozen roses. That’s all well and good, but next time leave the seat down, pal.
Avgeropoulos (left) with co stars at The CW press tour session for The 100 PASADENA, CA–Marie Avgeropoulos was all glammed up on stage at press tour, but she gets down and dirty on The 100. The apocalyptic sci-fi drama comes to The CW in March.“It’s such a dark show, especially for this network,” she said
PASADENA, CA–Mark Pedowitz, president of The CW, just keeps raiding Canada for content. In TV terms, The CW could stand for The Canadian Warehouse.Pedowitz announced Wednesday at press tour that Seed, the Halifax-based comedy airing in Canada on City, will enjoy a summer run on his network. Pedowitz sees it as a good summer fit
Tolan (centre) does shtick PASADENA, CA–There are stars and showrunners who come to press tour every year and just go through the motions. Then there’s Peter Tolan.The writer/executive producer has contributed to some of TV’s funniest shows, including The Larry Sanders Show and Rescue Me. He’s currently the showrunner of Fox’s mid-season entry Rake (premiering
PASADENA, CA–Billy Bob Thornton a pussycat?Yes, and a big fan of Canada, too. That 2009 CBC Radio One skirmish with Q host Jian Ghomeshi? Forget it, says Thornton, who suggested, off the record, that there were two sides to that story. “I love Canada, have always loved working all across Canada,” he says.The Oscar winner