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NBC's 2012-13 schedule: 'The Voice' and football trump Thursday nostalgia
13 May 2012 12:33 PM, PDT | Hitfix | See recent Hitfix news »
For more than 20 years, NBC owned Thursday nights. No matter what else was ailing the Peacock, the network could count on an orderly transfer of power from "The Cosby Show" to "Cheers," from "Seinfeld" to "Friends," from "L.A. Law" to "ER." Now, Thursdays are just one more problem in an ever-mounting pile of them, with the network consistently coming in fourth on a night it used to dominate, and many weeks finishing in a dead heat with Univision — which may explain why the night is an afterthought in the fall schedule that NBC entertainment president Robert Greenblatt announced on »
- Alan Sepinwall
'L.A. Law's' Michael Tucker and Jill Eikenberry still asked about the 'Venus Butterfly'
30 April 2012 10:56 AM, PDT | Zap2It - From Inside the Box | See recent Zap2It - From Inside the Box news »
Jill Eikenberry and Michael Tucker continue to prove the adage "The couple that plays together stays together."
The married performers who starred as attorneys and spouses Ann Kelsey and Stuart Markowitz on the 1986-94 NBC series "L.A. Law" often keep their work intertwined, as they demonstrated again Saturday (April 28) at Crandall Public Library in Glens Falls, N.Y. They recorded short-story readings for the National Public Radio program "Selected Shorts," and they'll act together again in the new play "Brace Yourself" in August at the Berkshire (Mass.) Theatre Festival.
"It's been a very nice career, and we've had a great time," Tucker tells Zap2it. "And we've been involved with some great people. 'Arthur' (in which Eikenberry played Dudley Moore's high-society fiancee) is a classic, and so is 'Diner.'" The latter movie -- which featured Tucker -- was directed by fellow Baltimore native Barry Levinson, »
- editorial@zap2it.com
How many acting Emmys has 'Mad Men' lost?
14 April 2012 4:38 PM, PDT | Gold Derby | See recent Gold Derby news »
"Mad Men" may be way out in front to claim its fifth consecutive Emmy for Best Drama Series with 1/1 odds, but it's not all good news for this undefeated champ. Astonishingly, none of the show's performers have ever secured a victory in any of the acting Emmy races. That's quite an alarming statistic, especially when compared to the various acting triumphs of Emmy's other four-peat Drama Series ("Hill Street Blues," "L.A. Law" and "The West Wing") during their inaugural years on the air. How many times have "Mad Men" actors and actresses failed to secure a victory at the Emmys? Here's the year-by-year breakdown: 2008 Emmys (Season One) Lead Actor Jon Hamm ("The Wheel") Supporting Actor John Slattery ("Long Weekend") Guest Actor Robert Morse ("Nixon vs. Kennedy") Acting Losses = 3 2009 Emmys (Season Two) Lead Actor Jon Hamm ("The Mountain King") »
Blair Underwood Transforms Himself in 'A Streetcar Named Desire'
11 April 2012 9:00 AM, PDT | backstage.com | See recent Backstage news »
Blair Underwood is hungry. Just a few hours ago, he was in Los Angeles, and now he's lounging in a tufted turquoise booth, contemplating the breakfast menu at Gordon Ramsay's The London.If Underwood is jet-lagged, it doesn't show. Even a concession to comfort in the form of a zip-up pullover seems like a three-piece suit on the effortlessly gorgeous actor. When the waiter comes to take his order, he nonchalantly requests an egg-white omelet and steel-cut oatmeal. Oh, and whole-wheat toast, turkey bacon, cranberry juice, and green tea. That takes care of the food.But even breakfast at The London won't satisfy Underwood's creative cravings. Though he's conquered television, with long-running series ("L.A. Law") and high-profile guest spots ("Sex and the City"), and film ("Tyler Perry's Madea's Family Reunion"), he's still missing one credit: Broadway.That will change this spring, when he takes on the Main Stem as the beastly Stanley Kowalski. »
- help@backstage.com (Suzy Evans)
Sons Of Anarchy addresses television's rare lack of Jimmy Smits
6 April 2012 12:08 PM, PDT | avclub.com | See recent The AV Club news »
By the philosophical maxim that all television must feature Jimmy Smits, else it is not truly a television, FX’s Sons Of Anarchy has signed Jimmy Smits for a major recurring role on its upcoming fifth season. According to Deadline, Smits will depart from his regular roles as people who, though they may have occasionally been scheming or sleazy, at least had the courtesy to do so while wearing a nice sportcoat. This time out, Smits will play a heavily tattooed “Latino gangbanger” named “Nero” Padilla—easily the roughest role for Smits since that season of L.A. Law where »
‘Sons of Anarchy’ Recruits Jimmy Smits as Tattoo-Donning Gangbanger
6 April 2012 12:09 AM, PDT | BuzzFocus.com | See recent BuzzFocus.com news »
Guess who’s riding into Charming when Sons of Anarchy’s Fifth Season picks up this Fall? None other than small screen vet Jimmy Smits.
Smits, most recently seen on the defunct NBC drama Outlaw, will be playing a whole new type of outlaw on the FX biker drama.
Deadline reports that the venerable actor will play a tattoo-covered character named Neron “Nero” Padilla, further describing him as “a Latino gangbanger with an exit strategy who becomes a dangerous mentor for Jax [Teller].”
Those familiar with Smits’ body of work know that he’s best known for playing suit-and-tie wearing guys on the good side of the law, having won an Emmy as attorney Victor Sifuentes in L.A. Law. He later solidified his status as a great actor as detective Bobby Simone on NYPD Blue and Congressman (and later President) Matthew Santos in The West Wing.
But Smits tackled a darker »
- Sean B.
Jimmy Smits joining FX's 'Sons of Anarchy'
5 April 2012 3:45 PM, PDT | Hitfix | See recent Hitfix news »
Jimmy Smits, best known for lawmen roles on "NYPD Blue," "The West Wing" and "L.A. Law," is going to the other side. The Actor is joining FX's biker drama "Sons of Anarchy" as a motorcycling gangbanger. In a departure from his usual roles, Smits will play Neron “Nero” Padilla, a heavily tattooed and dangerous criminal mentor for Jax (Charlie Hunnam), according to Deadline.com. He'll join Ron Perlman, Katey Sagal and Mark Boone Jr. on the show. Last time Smits played the baddie, as the villainous Prado on Showtime's "Dexter," he was nominated for an Emmy. His NBC legal drama "Outlaw" was cancelled in 2010. »
- HitFix Staff
What’s the Best TV Drama of the Last 25 Years?
5 March 2012 9:20 AM, PST | Vulture | See recent Vulture news »
To get an idea of just how far we’ve all come as a nation — or, more specific, as a nation of drama-loving TV sponges — consider the home-viewing options that were available to viewers in the spring of 1990. For Richard Chamberlain fans, there was the doctor-drama Island Son; for Grieco groupies, there was the 21 Jump Street spinoff Booker; and for people who loved disappointment, there was Wolf, a cop show starring Jack Scalia and absolutely no wolves. The prime-time grid wasn’t all bad, of course: The Simpsons and Seinfeld had just made their debut, and a handful of late-eighties dramas (thirtysomething, China Beach, L.A. Law) were still kicking around. But for the most part, there wasn’t a lot of TV for grown-ups, unless you counted Matlock and Murder, She Wrote, which were for waaaayyy grown-ups.All of which goes to explain the fizzy-headed clamor that greeted Twin Peaks »
- Brian Raftery
Competition: Win a copy of horror film ‘Goblin’ on DVD
3 March 2012 10:26 AM, PST | Blogomatic3000 | See recent Blogomatic3000 news »
Starring Gil Bellows (The Shawshank Redemption, Flash Forward), gruesome sci-fi horror Goblin is available on DVD and download to own and rent on 12th March 2012 courtesy of Lionsgate – and we have two copies to giveaway, absolutely free!
In 1831, on the eve of Halloween, the villagers of Hollow Glen engage in an annual festival where they toss their diseased crops into a blazing fire, in hopes of blessing them with an abundant field for the next year. But when one couple takes the ritual too far and throws their sickly, deformed child into the inferno, their murderous action results in something far more horrific than they could have imagined. Out of the ashes and smoke rises something so evil, so monstrous, that the town is forever cursed. This creature is known as The Goblin…and he waits for the moments when he can seek his revenge!
To win one of two copies of Goblin on DVD, »
- Phil
'American Idol': Pia Toscano drops in and other top moments you didn't see on TV
28 February 2012 10:41 PM, PST | EW.com - PopWatch | See recent EW.com - PopWatch news »
Tonight’s American Idol was the first night the public could vote, the first night in front of a live audience, and the first time on a brand new stage at the studio in Los Angeles, and wait — is that Pia Toscano?!
I’d never been to an Idol live show before, so it was all new to me, but the new stage included a snaking pit with more room for the performers to strut around, and a cityscape montage reminiscent of the L.A. Law intro from the 80s. The judges were spiffed up in their finest — most remarkably, of course, »
- Laura Hertzfeld
Blair Underwood Talks 'A Streetcar Named Desire'
27 February 2012 1:30 PM, PST | Huffington Post | See recent Huffington Post news »
Over 26 years since making his big-screen debut in the iconic hip-hop film "Krush Groove," Blair Underwood has evolved into one today's most sought-after African-American actors. Though he has managed to land a recurring role on "Sex and the City," in addition to starring on NBC's "L.A. Law" and "The Event," his latest television foray is of a much more personal nature, as he follows his genealogical paper trail on NBC's celebrity series, "Who Do You Think You Are?"
During a recent interview with The Huffington Post, the Washington state native opened up on what it was like to explore his family lineage, his new role in Tennessee Williams' "A Streetcar Named Desire," as well as his new signature suit collection.
What attracted you to "Who Do You Think You Are?"
I had seen the show [and I've been a fan of it], and then I was at a NBC party last year and I ran into »
- Brennan Williams
Blair Underwood Talks 'A Streetcar Named Desire'
27 February 2012 12:11 PM, PST | Aol TV. | See recent Aol TV. news »
Over 26 years since making his big-screen debut in the iconic hip-hop film "Krush Groove," Blair Underwood has evolved into one of today's most sought-after African-American actors. Though he has managed to land a recurring role on "Sex and the City," in addition to starring on NBC's "L.A. Law" and "The Event," his latest television foray is of a much more personal nature, as he follows his genealogical paper trail on NBC's celebrity series, "Who Do You Think You Are?"
During a recent interview with The Huffington Post, the Washington state native opened up on what it was like to explore his family lineage, his new role in Tennessee Williams' "A Streetcar Named Desire," as well as his new signature suit collection.
What attracted you to "Who Do You Think You Are?"
I saw the show [and I've been a fan of it], and then I was at a NBC party last year and I ran into »
- Brennan Williams
Emmys Buzz: Downton Abbey Switches to Drama Series Race – Will It End Mad Men's Reign?
24 February 2012 7:13 PM, PST | TVLine.com | See recent TVLine.com news »
Someone get Don Draper a drink — and make it a double.
In the very year that Mad Men ostensibly could “five-peat” at the Emmys and thus break the record for most Outstanding Drama Series wins by a single show, PBS’ acclaimed Downton Abbey is reportedly going to offer some stiff new competition by entering that already fierce category.
According to GoldDerby.com, Downton Abbey — which in its just-wrapped second season here in the States aired seven episodes (versus Season 1′s mere four) — is moving out of the Outstanding Miniseries or Movie category, where it grabbed gold last September, to compete alongside, »
- Matt Webb Mitovich
Exclusive: 'Downton Abbey' will switch to Emmy race for Best Drama Series
24 February 2012 3:01 PM, PST | Gold Derby | See recent Gold Derby news »
Move over, "Mad Men" and "Homeland." Gold Derby has learned exclusively that "Downton Abbey" will switch to the Emmy race for Best Drama Series, thereby setting up a fierce TV awards smackdown. Last year, the first installment of "Downton Abbey" won Best Miniseries over widespread complaints that it was really a regular, British TV drama series masquerading as a mini in order to avoid a clash with "Mad Men," which ended up tying the record for most victories as Best Drama Series (four) held by "Hill Street Blues," "L.A. Law" and "The West Wing." If "Mad Men" prevails again this September, it will not only set a new record for most wins as Best Drama, but it will tie "Frasier's" record for most triumphs as best series, drama or comedy (five). Up until now, "Mad Men's" toughest rival was presumed to be "Homeland," which recently won Best Drama Se »
TV's Most Crushworthy Lawyers: 'The Good Wife'? 'L.A. Law'? Vote now!
17 February 2012 7:13 AM, PST | Zap2It - From Inside the Box | See recent Zap2It - From Inside the Box news »
Zap2it has gathered a list of the hottest reality show contestants/participants for our TV's Most Crushworthy Lawyers category. Perhaps you go old-school, with all of the good-looking folks that populated "L.A. Law"?
Or maybe current-day "Good Wife" stars Julianna Margulies and Josh Charles are more your speed? Or you split the difference and love all the quirky hotties from "Ally McBeal." Vote now! The top two will face off, then the winners of the various categories will face off for the Ultimate TV Crush. To check out all the categories, click over to our TV's Most Crushworthy page.
TV's Most Crushworthy Female Lawyers TV's Most Crushworthy Male Lawyers »
- editorial@zap2it.com
Interview: 'Smash' creator Theresa Rebeck
6 February 2012 6:01 AM, PST | Hitfix | See recent Hitfix news »
When Steven Spielberg came up with the idea to make a TV drama about the production of a Broadway musical, there were few writers more qualified to take charge of the idea than Theresa Rebeck. Her career has gone back and forth through the world of both television, where she's written for "NYPD Blue," "L.A. Law" and "Third Watch," among others; and theater, where Alan Rickman is starring on Broadway in her latest play, "Seminar." Spielberg, Rebeck, veteran songwriters Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman and producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron (among many others) have collaborated to create "Smash," which »
- Alan Sepinwall
TVLine Items: Army Wives Gets Premiere Date, Cougar Town Marathon, Gh Scoop and More!
1 February 2012 12:15 PM, PST | TVLine.com | See recent TVLine.com news »
Ten-hut, Army Wives fans! Lifetime has announced that the potentially super-sized sixth season of its flagship series will premiere Sunday, March 4 at 9/8c.
Ready for more of today’s TV dish? Well…
• Cougar Town‘s third season may not launch until Feb. 14, but you can catch up with Big Carl & Co. a few days early when the cast hosts a mini-marathon on ABC, airing Saturday, Feb. 11. (An exact schedule is still Tbd.)
• Major Spoiler Alert! Kimberly McCullough may have inadvertently revealed the details surrounding Robin Scorpio Drake’s dreaded General Hospital departure in a recent video chat with co-star Jason Thompson. »
- Megan Masters
'Seinfeld' actor Ian Abercrombie dies, aged 77
28 January 2012 4:12 PM, PST | digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news »
Seinfeld star Ian Abercrombie has died at the age of 77. The actor, who played the boss of Elaine (Julia Louis-Dreyfus) in Jerry Seinfeld's NBC sitcom, passed away in Hollywood on Thursday (January 26). Abercrombie's acting career spanned 57 years, and he was last seen playing 800-year-old wizard Professor Crumbs in Disney sitcom Wizards of Waverly Place. He appeared on TV shows such as Columbo, Birds of Prey, L.A. Law and Desperate (more) »
- By Daniel Sperling
'Seinfeld' actor Ian Abercrombie dead at 77
28 January 2012 4:11 PM, PST | EW - Inside TV | See recent EW.com - Inside TV news »
Ian Abercrombie, the actor best recognized for playing Elaine Benes’ boss on Seinfeld, has died. He was 77.
Abercrombie, who did voice work on the movie Rango this year, passed away in Hollywood on Thursday. He just finished work on the animated series Green Lantern for the Cartoon Network.
Abercrombie’s career spanned more than 50 years and included roles in flicks like Young Frankenstein and The Lost World: Jurassic Park. TV gigs included playing Mr. Pitt on Seinfeld, as well as parts on Wizards of Waverly Place, Desperate Housewives, Murphy Brown and L.A. Law.
He was born in Essex, England and »
- Lynette Rice
Seinfeld Actor Ian Abercrombie Dead at 77
28 January 2012 3:37 AM, PST | WorstPreviews.com | See recent Worst Previews news »
Ian Abercrombie, a busy character actor who gained recognition as Elaine's eccentric boss Mr. Pitt on "Seinfeld," died Thursday in Hollywood. He was 77. The actor had a career spanning 50 years and has appeared in such films as "Army of Darkness," "Young Frankenstein," and "Jurassic Park 2." He also provided voice work on "Star Wars: Clone Wars" and "Green Lantern" animated series, and "Rango." On television, he was a regular on the WB Network series "Birds of Prey" and also worked on such shows as "Get Smart," "Hunter," "L.A. Law," "Dynasty," "Northern Exposure," "NewsRadio," "Murphy Brown," "Desperate Housewives" and dozens of others. But Abercrombie will be best known for his seven episodes of "Seinfeld," played Justin Pitt, Elaine's picky boss who eats his candy bars with a knife and fork and wears white knee socks. "Seinfeld" Clip: »
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