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
Conan O’Brien’s twitter response to news Ellen DeGeneres is leaving American Idol: “Ellen has walked away from a television institution after one year, but ‘m sure it’s the right decision. Now, back to my model rocketry.”
Tom Welling at press tour BEVERLY HILLS, CA–Faster than a speeding bullet. That’s how fast Tom Welling was yanked off stage Thursday after The CW session for Hellcats. The 58-year-old actor is one of the executive producers of the new Glee rip-off cheerleader series, but is best known for playing Clark Kent on Smallville. That was