Glee’s Cory Monteith PASADENA, CA–People have this impression of press tour as this non-stop party deal, just free booze and party snax and endless mingling with Paris, the cast of Glee and all the beautiful people of television. They probably get this impression from blog postings like this one. For there are evening events throughout
PASADENA, CA–First question at CBS president Nina Tassler’s executive session: what up with Charlie Sheen.Tassler knew that was coming and had a joke about knowing it was coming ready. Then she got serious. “He knows the level of concern we have,” she said. She mentioned that Sheen is a father and she has concerns on
PASADENA, CA–Despite being touched by Oprah Winfrey, I’ve been sick as a dog this press tour. Like NBC executives at this TCA deal, I’ve almost completely lost my voice.This makes working the parties down here very difficult. The networks cram in as much talent as they can limo to their evening events and we all have
PASADENA, CA–Smart move, CBC, moving the second season premiere of Republic of Doyle away from last week’s finale of the World Junior Hockey Championships.Alan Hawco’s free wheelin’ P.I. hour came roaring back Wednesday night at 9 with 1,038,000 viewers. Following Dragon’s Den probably didn’t hurt–it hit what I believe is a series high of 2,182,000 overnight estimated viewers.CBC had a
PASADENA, CA–Ran into Jon Cassar at the star studded Fox press tour party Tuesday night. The former 24 showrunner directed Greg Kinnear and Katie Holmes–who he says are both excellent–in The Kennedys, the controversial miniseries that the History Channel bailed on last Friday. He says there’s nothing sensational in the script, that any issues raised by History and by lawyers
Mercer and James: jumping up PASADENA, CA–If you’re looking here for the usual weekly Canadian ratings numbers, the TCA press tour has kinda knocked that off my plate this week. Starting at 8 a.m. today, bleary-eyed critics were led on and off a large shuttle bus weaving through traffic from Pasadena to Burbank and the Warner Bros.
PASADENA, CA–If the 10th season of American Idol turns out to be as dull as the American Idol TCA panel, this deal is in trouble.This morning’s TCA session had its moments–mainly a few quips from Stephen Tyler and Jennifer Lopez’s outrageous leopard-print pumps–but missing from the session was the blunt Brit, the straw that stirred this drink, Simon Cowell.
PASADENA, CA–Fox has a busy day planned for their TCA press tour session (including a panel with the judges from some show called American Idol), so it’s important to start the day off right with a hearty breakfast. The generous folks at Fox provided one to promote their comedy Raising Hope, which has just earned