PASADENA, Calif.–Holy Paulapalooza.Fox network honchos took the stage at press tour this morning and were immediately peppered with Paula Abdul questions. New Fox chairman Peter Rice (below)–who made a friendly first impression–went straight at it, addressing the news that broke in the last 36 hours, that Abdul was not going to return to American Idol.“We’re
PASADENA, Calif.–NBC executives sat on the stage of the TCA press conference room this morning and used the “BS” words–as in Ben Silverman.NBC Universal quietly announced last week that Silverman’s two year tenure as the guy who calls the programming shots (that NBC Universal CEO Jeff Zucker signs off on) was going back to The
PASADENA, Calif.–CBS got us all excited. They put a “TBA” on their press tour schedule. We all thought it meant that HE was finally going to walk among us–David Letterman.Dave has not made the press tour scene since 1994 or ’95. He worked press tour when CBS snagged him away from NBC, making an appearance
PASADENA, Calif.–With Jay Leno scheduled to present Wednesday at NBC’s portion of the TCA press tour, the late night talk show hype is heating up. Craig Ferguson made the scene a few days ago and killed, packing a small conference room and having the kind of crackling conversation he offers every night on his CBS
PASADENA , Calif.–Those lock ‘n’ load Canadian dudes from Flashpoint staged their own little stakeout at Monday night`s star-packed CBS party here on press tour. Despite the cop show’s uncertain future at the network, Flashpoint executive producer (and former CTV programming executive) Bill Mustos was in the house, as were stars Enrico Colantoni (joined above
PASADENA, Calif.–Have a story in today’s Toronto Star on Joan Baez and Patti Smith. The two music icons were at the PBS section of press tour on Sunday, although Baez was via satellite (and perhaps seemed just that much more formidible, being 20 feet tall and all). Smith was a revelation, smiling, friendly, stayed late
PASADENA, Calif.–Critics used to bowls of M&Ms and other chewy candies were treated to something a little different this afternoon from CBS: condoms.Little packets of made-in-Thailand prophylactics were scattered on tables in front of critics. They were branded with stickers reading Accidentally On Purpose–the title of a new CBS sitcom starring Jenna Elfman.The show is
PASADENA, Calif.–As I was heading into the men’s room right after the HBO session earlier this week for Hung, who comes walking out but series star Thomas Jane. “Damn!” I kidded. “Missed a chance to find out.”Poor Jane. He must get dick jokes everywhere he goes (although he laughed at that one).Jane told critics that,