Martin Landau, Nichelle Nichols, Mike Connors, Robert Conrad and Linda Evans No, these aren’t the stars of CBS’s fall rookie dramas. These are five “Pioneers of Television”–Martin Landau (best known for Mission: Impossible), Nichelle Nichols (Lt. Uhura on Star Trek), Mike Connors (Mannix), Robert Conrad (The Wild, Wild West) and Linda Evans (Dynasty).PBS has hosted icons from
Grand slam: Lynn Novick, Marcos Breton and Ken Burns BEVERLY HILLS, CA–Ken Burns’ The Tenth Inning—a sequel to his 1994 documentary Baseball, will premiere Sept. 28 and 29 on PBS. The new chapter allows Burns to look at how steroids changed the game, the rise of Latin American players and how Burns’ beloved Boston Red
BEVERLY HILLS, CA–Fox always tries to keep things fun at press tour. Those gag photos inserting critics into cast shots, for example, have been Facebook faves the last year or two. Cloris Leachman certain got into the spirit at the Fox all-star press tour party, climbing walls, bungee jumping and just generally living large at the Santa Monica
Cloris Leachman has won nine Emmys, one Oscar and a shelf full of other acting trophies. There is still room for some Olympic medals, so Leachman, 84, got herself harnessed into the bungee jump at the Santa Monica pier Monday night, where Fox hosted TV critics with their annual all-star party. She said later the
BEVERLY HILLS, CA–Glee executive producer Ryan Murphy (right) says he has been approached by Fox to be a judge on American Idol. The revelation came after the Glee press tour session Monday afternoon. Murphy was speaking to a circle of about a dozen reporters up on stage. “I can’t talk about it,” Murphy quickly added.
Cast member Scott Grimes, co-creators Mike Barker, Matt Weitzman and Seth MacFarlane BEVERLY HILLS, CA–Ho-ho-no! Hide the kids! Elves are slaughtered like baby seals in a not-so-festive scene coming up this season on American Dad. Critics got a sneak peak at “For Whom the Sleigh Bell Tolls” at the end of a lunch time table read Monday at
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