UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif.–Craig Ferguson came to the rescue as promised, treating critics to pizza today at the tail end of the press tour. The CBS late night talk show host was clearly touched by my urgent plea during his session the other Wednesday. QUESTION: And one other thing. Could you send pizza Thursday/Friday? because NBC
UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif.–“I’m really attracted to strong women. Let me rephrase that,” said Portia de Rossi, famously partnered in real life with Ellen DeGeneres. “I’m really attracted to strong female characters.”De Rossi was speaking to TV critics today at the ABC portion of the network press tour. De Rossi is part of the cast of
UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif.—If he is ever asked to host the Academy Awards, Craig Ferguson has a one word answer: “Never.”I KNOW! In the press scrum following yesterday’s CBS press tour session, Ferguson was adamant about turning his back on any future Oscar hosting gig. Why? “Because the best you could hope for would be to
UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif.–NBC has thrown so many monkey wrenches into television in the last few years critics have lost count. So the room was a tad testy as rookie programming executives Angela Bromstad (right) and Paul Telegdy sat up front today and took questions.Bromstad and Telegdy were taking the heat for NBC execs further up
UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif.–You don’t know pain until you have to transcribe an Ozzy Osbourne interview conducted at a crammed network party.Ozzy and family–who headline the upcoming Fox comedy/variety show Osbournes Reloaded–were tucked in the hot corner of My House right off Hollywood Boulevard, around the corner from the famous Chinese Theatre.I got past Ozzy’s burly
UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif–Nothing gets Canadian scribes at press tour more excited than a Flashpoint reference. CBS entertainment president Nina Tassler (left) threw us a bone this morning. “Flashpoint has been a terrific experience for us,” she said, adding that her network is looking at partnering with other “foreign countries” on future TV projects.Not that she
Maybe Canadian Idol is just “resting” after all. After today’s Fox press tour session, American Idol executive producer Ken Warwick told me he had no idea Canadian Idol had been yanked off CTV’s schedule.“Oh really? I didn’t know that,” said Warwick, also surprised to learn the last Canadian Idol finale didn’t even win its timeslot.
Wow. I knew hard times had impacted the press tour and that networks were through kissing out asses down here but I never knew it had come to this.