BEVERLY HILLS, CA–American Idol will be back next season. And that’s about all we got out of Fox chairman Peter Rice (right), who faced critics here at press tour with all the British reserve he could muster. Rice shared the stage with programming president Kevin Reilly. There was blood in the tank after a week
BEVERLY HILLS, CA–Running Wilde has packed up and run right out of Vancouver.The fall Fox sitcom reuniting Will Arnett with Arrested Development pals David Cross and executive producer Mitch Hurwitz began shooting in Vancouver last winter. Much of that pilot, which also stars Keri Russell, is being re-shot, and the entire production has moved to
BEVERLY HILLS, CA–ABC had a typically packed press tour day Sunday. Like the other networks, their new shows are mostly headlined by familiar faces. Among the highlights:Matthew Perry (right) was asked how he will break free of his Chandler Bing and movie persona with his new mid-season series, Mr. Sunshine. “Well, you can tell how
BEVERLY HILLS, CA–Press tour is getting a lot more literal.Take the elephant in the room at ABC Day of the two week network press event. Disney/ABC executive VP Kevin Brockman (left) actually walked out before critics carrying a large pink stuffed elephant. Then he basically said the lid would we slammed shut on questions about
BEVERLY HILLS, CA–Glee was the big winner Saturday night at the 26th annual TCA Awards. The flamboyant Fox high school musical took home three awards: best new show, best individual achievement in comedy (for Jane Lynch) and program of the year. While Lynch was absent (with Laryngitis, explained executive producer Ryan Murphy), thee was plenty
BEVERLY HILLS, CA–Jimmy Fallon says he learned a valuable lesson from Conan O’Brien’s bruising Tonight Temp experience. “Hosting Late Night,” he says, “is a one way ticket to NOT hosting the Tonight Show.”So true. Both of Fallon’s Late Night predecessors, David Letterman and O’Brien, sought and were ultimately denied the Tonight prize.Fallon was in L.A.
BEVERLY HILLS, CA–Hell hath no fury like a Dick Wolf scorned. The veteran executive producer really wanted to see Law & Order break Gunsmoke‘s longevity record and get picked up for a 21st season. It didn’t, Wolf barked, but had calmed down considerably by the time he met with critics Friday to promote his consolation
Photo by Chris Haston/NBC BEVERLY HILLS, CA– What a difference six months makes. When last we left press tour, in January, the NBC executive session was like stepping into a shark tank. Critics smelled blood, with NBC Universal chairman Jeff Gaspin and entertainment president Angela Bromstad dead in the water after the Leno at 10/Conan the