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Bored to Death
19 May 2012 8:12 PM, PDT | TVSeriesFinale.com | See recent TVSeriesFinale news »
Network: HBO
Episodes: 24 (half-hour)
Seasons: Three
TV show dates: September 24, 2009 -- November 28, 2011
Series status: Cancelled
Performers include: Jason Schwartzman, Ted Danson, Zach Galifianakis, Olivia Thirlby, and Heather Burns.
TV show description:
This comedy focuses on a Brooklyn writer, Jonathan Ames (Jason Schwarzman), who is working on his second novel and does occasional pieces for Edition magazine. Because of a need to be heroic and adventurous, he's begun to lead a double life as an unlicensed private detective to live out his fantasies. His other interests include playing Internet backgammon, drinking white wine, and smoking marijuana.
Jonathan's girlfriend, Suzanne (Olivia Thirlby), leaves him because of his penchant for procrastination and his carousing ways so he seeks solace from his best friend Ray and his magazine editor boss George.
As Jonathan's »
- TVSeriesFinale.com
The Man Behind Sacha Baron Cohen
16 May 2012 9:23 AM, PDT | Huffington Post | See recent Huffington Post news »
Since "Saturday Night Live" began airing, only one show made a serious run at unseating its cultural significance as the go-to sketch comedy series: ABC's "Fridays."
Starting in 1980 -- a year that would see Lorne Michaels leave "SNL," hurtling the show toward the brink of cancellation -- "Fridays" ran for two seasons, and would help launch the careers of Michael Richards and Rich Hall. (In the film "Man on the Moon," Jim Carrey, playing Andy Kaufman, reenacts one of the most notorious moments from "Fridays.") But, more important, "Fridays" began the collaboration between Larry David and Larry Charles -- two men who would go on to work on two television shows that you may have heard of: "Seinfeld" and "Curb Your Enthusiasm."
These days, Charles is the director of Sacha Baron Cohen's movies: "Borat," "Bruno," and, now, "The Dictator" -- the first scripted collaboration between Cohen and his director. »
- The Huffington Post
Streaming for Your Pleasure: Comedians Gone Serious
15 May 2012 2:22 AM, PDT | Blogomatic3000 | See recent Blogomatic3000 news »
Article by Dan Clark of Movie Revolt
Welcome to the latest installment of Streaming for Your Pleasure. In this series I look at films currently Streaming on Netflix that fit into a specific topic. This week I’m looking at comedic actors that attempt to reinvent themselves as serious actors. Sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn’t, but in the end you have to at least respect the attempt of someone trying new things. Listed are films that are successful enough to garner your attention for a watch or two. Feel free to list you thoughts, opinions, or ideas in the comment section below
Directed By: Rodrigo Cortes,
Written By: Chris Sparling
Starring: Ryan Reynolds, Jose’ Luis Garcia Perez, and Robert Paterson
Synopsis: While on a job in Iraq, civilian contractor Paul Conroy is attacked and kidnapped, then awakens to find himself buried alive in the middle of »
- Guest
No series finale for canceled 'CSI: Miami'
13 May 2012 8:33 PM, PDT | EW - Inside TV | See recent EW.com - Inside TV news »
Any David Caruso fan wanting to bid farewell to Lt. Horatio Caine will have to rely on sweet memories only: The canceled show already aired its last episode for this season on April 8 and will not resume production just to shoot a special series finale.
On Sunday — almost three months after CSI: Miami wrapped production in Los Angeles– CBS announced that the procedural will not return in the fall. CSI: New York, however, survived to see another day.
Both of the CSI spinoffs were tipped off early in the spring that one or both could face the chopping block come upfronts time. »
- Lynette Rice
CBS Cancels 'CSI: Miami,' 'Rob,' 'Unforgettable,' 'A Gifted Man'
13 May 2012 12:20 PM, PDT | The Wrap | See recent The Wrap news »
David Caruso has whipped off those sunglasses for the final time: CBS has cancelled veteran drama series "CSI: Miami," as well the freshman dramas "Unforgettable," "A Gifted Man," "NYC 22," and the comedy "Rob." The star of "A Gifted Man" took to Twitter to vent about the news. "CSI: Miami," which premiered in 2002, is the first series in the network's "CSI" franchise to be cancelled. "CSI" has aired since 2000, and underwent a revamp this season with the addition of Ted Danson to the cast. "CSI: NY" is also expected »
- Tim Molloy
CSI: Ratings for the 2011-2012 TV Season
11 May 2012 10:00 AM, PDT | TVSeriesFinale.com | See recent TVSeriesFinale news »
Here are the latest CSI ratings. In this TV series, D.B. Russell (Ted Danson) joins as Night-Shift Coordinator and helps the team figure out how some unlucky people came to their untimely deaths in Las Vegas. The 12th season of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation typically airs Wednesday nights at 10pm on the CBS network.
These are the TV show's ratings for the 2011-12 season, the best way to tell if CSI is going to be cancelled or renewed for season 13. Check out our CBS ratings report card to see how this show's numbers compare with the others on the network.
These figures will be updated as the weeks progress so be sure to bookmark and return to this page:
Final season 12 averages: 2.7 rating in the 18-49 demographic with 11.37 million total viewers.
Episode 12-22: »
- TVSeriesFinale.com
'The View': Howard Stern takes over, asks Barbara Walters if she's 'high'
10 May 2012 12:11 PM, PDT | Pop2it | See recent Pop2it news »
For the first time ever -- despite many appearances by his wife Beth Ostrosky -- newly-minted "America's Got Talent" judge Howard Stern visited "The View." Or, rather, took over "The View." From trying to set Barbara Walters up on a date to ribbing Sherri Shepherd about that old flat earth flub, some of the best moments from Thursday's (May 10) Stern-edition of "The View":
On Barbara Walters' sex life:
"Barbara wants a man badly," says Stern, who suggests Charlie Rose as a possible candidate. This lights a fire in Walters who ends up curling herself up in Stern's lap, thus enabling him to brag about getting "downright sexual" with the 82-year-old "View" doyenne (who is a long-time Stern friend, btw.)
On Sherri Shepherd's 2007 assertion that the world is flat:
"I went for a walk the other day on the beach and it does appear that the world is flat, »
- editorial@zap2it.com
‘God Bless America’ interview with writer/director Bobcat Goldthwait
10 May 2012 10:34 AM, PDT | The Scorecard Review | See recent Scorecard Review news »
Comedian Bobcat Goldthwait stepped out of his Police Academy shadow with his first directed film Shakes the Clown in 1991, in which he also starred as the title character. Since then, Goldthwait has put more of his focus on becoming a filmmaker, releasing absurd cult favorites like World’s Greatest Dad (starring Robin Williams), Windy City Heat, and now his raging dark comedy, God Bless America.
In his latest film, Joel Murray plays a divorced father named Frank who decides he has had enough of bratty reality TV stars, jackass political commentators, people who talk during movies, etc. With the help of a young girl named Roxy (Tara Lynne Barr), Frank decides to kill some people in hopes of making our world a nicer place.
I sat down with Goldthwait to discuss God Bless America, what he thinks of MTV, and the little anti-Semites extras he worked with on set.
- Nick Allen
CSI Finale: McKeen Is Back — And Deadly as Ever
9 May 2012 2:22 PM, PDT | TVGuide - Breaking News | See recent TVGuide - Breaking News news »
On CSI, the name Jeffrey McKeen is basically synonymous with danger.
Finale Preview: Get scoop on 39 must-watch season-enders
That certainly holds true in the CBS drama's Season 13 finale (Wednesday at 10/9c). When one of the mayor's key supporters is suspected of murdering his own wife, D.B. Russell (Ted Danson) & Co. are tasked with clearing his name. In the process of doing so, however...
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- Adam Bryant
TV Review: Community 3.18, ‘Course Listing Unavailable’
4 May 2012 12:07 PM, PDT | Obsessed with Film | See recent Obsessed with Film news »
Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
Community delved further into darker territory this week following the ending of last week’s episode in which we learn Star-Burns had perished when a meth lab in the trunk of his car exploded. His death has kick-started a chain of events that could see the end of the study group. The ‘Chang Rises’ arc also hits full stride as Dean Pelton reluctantly enlists the protection of ‘The Changlorious Bastards’.
Alex Osbourne may be dead and gone but that doesn’t stop him popping up a few times in this weeks episode for some more laughs, namely his video will in which he asks Abed to make a tribute video for him and leaves him with footage of himself acting a fool in front of a green screen. Later in the study group, Annie points out how awkward and quiet it is because of Star-Burns death, »
- Dave Harvey
'Community' - 'Course Listing Unavailable': I predict a riot
3 May 2012 5:30 PM, PDT | Hitfix | See recent Hitfix news »
A review of tonight's "Community" coming up just as soon as I'm Ted Danson at Whoopi Goldberg's roast... When "The Simpsons" does high-concept episodes in which familiar characters die, they take place outside the show's regular continuity, and it's easy for Groundskeeper Willie to return to the land of the living in the next regular episode. "Community," though, has treated all of its episodes as if they take place in the same universe — even if the laws of that universe tend to vary wildly from week to week. So Star-Burns' death in the "Law & Order" parody isn't something to »
- Alan Sepinwall
'CSI: NY' vs 'CSI: Miami': Which should go?
3 May 2012 1:13 PM, PDT | EW - Inside TV | See recent EW.com - Inside TV news »
Anthony E. Zuiker may argue otherwise, but the CSI franchise can’t go on forever — which is why rumors persist that at least one of the series could meet its maker by May 16, when CBS presents its fall 2012 lineup to advertisers. Common sense would dictate that CSI the mother ship should go first: It’s been on their air since 2000 and has lost three major players (Gary Dourdan, William Petersen, Marg Helgenberger) in the last decade. (We’d mention Laurence Fishburne, too, but honestly … do you miss him that much as Langston?)
But the long-running procedural has recaptured some mojo »
- Lynette Rice
Jock the Hero Dog DVD Poster
30 April 2012 3:26 PM, PDT | MovieWeb | See recent MovieWeb news »
Based loosely on the original story by Sir Percy Fitzpatrick titled "Jock of the Bushveld", Jock the Hero Dog comes to VOD on June 19th and DVD streets July 24th. Fitzpatrick's friend, Rudyard Kipling, inspired this classic story into print. It was first published in 1907, and the book has never been out of print.
A story of bravery and loyalty set in the harsh and wild environment of South East Africa. Our hero, Jock (Bryan Adams), accompanies his master Fitz (Donald Sutherland and Theo Landey) on his search for gold. Our canine hero grows from being the runt of the litter to the most famous dog in Africa. We have the exclusive DVD poster for you to check out here!
Much like the "wild west" it was a lawless time, as people from the world over came to seek their fortunes. Human's values are something Jock struggles to understand, what is it with Gold! »
- MovieWeb
Actor Reminisces About Being On 'Cheers'
24 April 2012 12:01 PM, PDT | Aol TV. | See recent Aol TV. news »
John Ratzenberger, who played Cliff on "Cheers" for 11 years, credits the TV show's long run to the talents of its writers. He also says he hopes to play the character he loves so much once more in a "Cheers" reunion.
â€.I think it was the last generation of writers to read books,â€. Ratzenberger told me on the set of my HDNet talk show "Naughty But Nice." â€.And now most writers have grown up watching TV, so what you have now is just old jokes in 'I Love Lucy,' but in 'Cheers' they were all original. They were very literate. Cheers wouldnâ€.t get on the air today."
John explains that when the show debuted on NBC it was dead-last in the ratings. The network wanted to cancel it, but former NBC chairman Grant Tinker wanted to keep it on the air because he enjoyed it. »
- Naughty But Nice Rob
Actor Reminisces About Being On 'Cheers'
24 April 2012 11:57 AM, PDT | Huffington Post | See recent Huffington Post news »
John Ratzenberger, who played Cliff on "Cheers" for 11 years, credits the TV show's long run to the talents of its writers. He also says he hopes to play the character he loves so much once more in a "Cheers" reunion.
“I think it was the last generation of writers to read books,” Ratzenberger told me on the set of my HDNet talk show "Naughty But Nice." “And now most writers have grown up watching TV, so what you have now is just old jokes in 'I Love Lucy,' but in 'Cheers' they were all original. They were very literate. Cheers wouldn’t get on the air today."
John explains that when the show debuted on NBC it was dead-last in the ratings. The network wanted to cancel it, but former NBC chairman Grant Tinker wanted to keep it on the air because he enjoyed it. He gave it another season, »
- Naughty But Nice Rob
Blu-ray, DVD Release: Big Miracle
20 April 2012 9:47 AM, PDT | Disc Dish | See recent Disc Dish news »
Blu-ray & DVD Release Date: June 19, 2012
Price: DVD $29.98, Blu-ray/DVD Combo $34.98
Studio: Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Drew Barrymore (Charlie’s Angels) and John Krasinski (TV’s The Office) have a big problem in Big Miracle, the 2012 drama movie that’s based on a true story.
In the family film, Barrymore plays Rachel Kramer, a former Greenpeace volunteer, and Krasinski is small-town reporter Adam Carlson. When three whales are trapped by rapidly forming ice in the Artic Circle, Kramer and Carlson convince Alaskan natives, oil tycoons and the Russian and American military to free the whales, if they can stop disagreeing.
Directed by Ken Kwapis (He’s Just Not That Into You), Big Miracle also stars Kristen Bell (When in Rome), Dermot Mulroney (J. Edgar), Tim Blake Nelson (O Brother Where Art Thou?) and Ted Danson (TV’s Bored to Death).
The movie grossed a not impressive $20 million at the box office. »
- Sam
Episode Recap: CSI: Crime Scene Investigation - 12.05: "CSI Down"
13 April 2012 7:46 PM, PDT | PopStar | See recent PopStar news »
Morgan (Elisabeth Harnois), Greg (Eric Szmanda and Db (Ted Danson), arrive at a crime scene where a dead body has been discovered. He turns out to be alive and Db gets them to process as much of the scene and suspect as possible, before he's flown out. Db wants Greg to accompany the flight but Morgan volunteers. For obvious reasons, so Greg can feel guilty later and act out for being the one who should have been there. Beforehand Morgan rants about La and its virtues over Vegas, so why make the move here, other than to reconcile with her father, Ecklie (Marc Vann). The suspect has marks on his wrists showing he was bound and tazer marks on his neck. Nick (George Eads) calls for help with the Cs he's at, a double homicide and Catherine (Marg Helgenberger) and Sara (Jorga Fox) are in court. they must really be short staffed. »
- mhasan@corp.popstar.com (Mila Hasan)
'CSI' season finale: Brooke Nevin to play Ted Danson's daughter
13 April 2012 7:06 AM, PDT | digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news »
Brooke Nevin is to play Ted Danson's daughter on CSI. The Breakout Kings star will play Maya, one of four children belonging to D.B. Russell (Danson), in the show's season finale. Child actress Mia Hays will also appear in the episode as Maya's daughter Kaitlyn, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Brandon Jones (Lie to Me) previously appeared on CSI as Russell's son Charlie and is expected to reprise his (more) »
- By Morgan Jeffery
'Cheers' to be shown from the beginning on CBS Drama
12 April 2012 4:16 AM, PDT | digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news »
The rights to much-loved '80s comedy series Cheers have been picked up by CBS Drama. Based in a Boston bar, the series made household names of Ted Danson, Woody Harrelson, Kirstie Alley and Kelsey Grammer across its 11 series. The show, which won 28 Emmys and earned a record-breaking 117 nominations, became a worldwide hit and ran for 275 episodes. The final episode aired on NBC on May 20, 1993. It also spawned spinoff series The Tortellis and Kelsey Grammer's smash hit Frasier. Cheers will begin showing on CBS Drama from Thursday, May 10 at 6pm. It will air in double bills on weekdays in a new (more) »
- By Alex Fletcher
Episode Recap: CSI: Crime Scene Investigation - 12.04: "Maid Man"
9 April 2012 6:16 PM, PDT | PopStar | See recent PopStar news »
Greg (Eric Szmanda) Catherine (Marg Helgenberger) Db (Ted Danson) and Ecklie (Marc Vann) attend the opening of the Mob museum, officially opened by former Mayor of Las Vegas, Oscar Goodman (Oscar Goodman). Db does the rounds with Ecklie and then talks to Catherine and Greg about the two wives standing with the wife Joanna (Frances Fisher) of the hitman, Vinny Sapphire who killed their husbands. As the Mayor toasts all hell breaks loose as shots are fired shattering his martini glass and hitting him three times. Sheriff Liston (Barbara Eve Harris) also at the event wants Ecklie and Db to get to the bottom of this pronto. The CSIs compare notes and find shots were fired from two different areas of the room. Db finds the gun behind one of the dummies, a .38, as is the weapon of choice in a mob hit and the shooter would always characteristically dump the gun at the scene. »
- mhasan@corp.popstar.com (Mila Hasan)
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