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The recent judge shakeup on American Idol hasn't been solved quite yet — Ellen's out, but no one is 100 percent in yet, so we took the opportunity to ask some folks at last week's TCA who they thought would be right for the job. The Good Guys' Bradley Whitford had the most interesting name to toss in the ring: Idi Amin. Watch his hilarious impression of the notorious military dictator, while Read more
Bradley Whitford is heading back to TV in Jack and Dan — TV Squad A few early predictions for the 2010 Oscars — Vulture The release date of Nine has been moved from Thanksgiving to Christmas — Cinematical Ellen Pompeo may not miss any episodes of Grey's Anatomy for maternity leave after all — Watch With Kristin A countdown of Vince Vaughn's funniest moments (including video clips!) — Read more
American Idol winner Taylor Hicks will release his second album in March. — Billboard Tobey Maguire's production company has acquired the rights to Marcus Sakey's crime novel Good People. — Variety In Sundance deals news, Fox Searchlight has acquired the Hugh Dancy romance Adam, and the bromance Humpday will be distributed by Magnolia. — Reuters Law and Order: Criminal Intent won't air Read more
Sarah Jessica Parker and Hugh Grant are in negotiations to star as a New York couple in an untitled romantic comedy for Columbia Pictures. — Variety John McCain will appear on Saturday Night Live this weekend. — AP Bradley Whitford and Romany Malco will star in a buddy comedy pilot for NBC. — The Hollywood Reporter James Marsh's documentary Man on Wire, became the top-reviewed movie of Read more
Radio City Music Hall was bursting with stars of the stage last night at the 2008 Tony Awards. The glitz and glamour were everywhere as some of the biggest names in Broadway came together to celebrate each other. Mary-Louise Parker was a highlight as usual, though I'm not sure what to say about the Counting Crows' Adam Duritz on her arm. Instead, I'll just get more excited that Weeds is back Read more
Reese and Keri lit up the house with their smiles at last night's Beating the Odds Dinner for the Childrens' Defense Fund. Both women are longtime supporters of the cause, which must mean even more to Keri now that she has a child of her own. They were joined by some of our favorite TV stars of past and present including Elisha Cuthbert, Lisa Kudrow and Sarah Chalke. After spending the week Read more
What a strange road it's been for "Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip," the show that started as a buzzed-about pilot, became a critical disaster, and is finally slinking to a conclusion. In a year full of high-profile television flops ("The Black Donnellys," "The Nine," "Six Degrees"), this was certainly one of the biggest. I wasn't a fan of "Studio 60"; the comedy bits weren't that funny, Aaron Read more
"Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip" will be back on the air tonight at 10 p.m., but it's not exactly the victorious return to the schedule many fans were hoping for. NBC didn't pick up the show for a second season, but at least the final six episodes will be airing on TV rather than just online. Interestingly, the show was supposed to air on Thursdays in the first place — until ABC's plans to Read more
Good news for "Studio 60" fans: The show will return to the air May 24 at 10 p.m., according to the show's Web site. May 24 is after the crucial sweeps period ends, so this could be another sign that NBC doesn't have a lot of confidence in the show going forward. It's also odd that NBC's only comment so far is that one tiny line on the Web site. But I'm glad that if the show is ending, it will Read more
"Studio 60" fans, here's some potentially good news: According to Hollywood Reporter columnist Ray Richmond, the show is still in production, and the cast and crew are currently working on episode 20. NBC still hasn't said when (or whether) it plans to air these additional episodes, but it's a good sign that fans might get to finish out the full season. Only 16 episodes have aired so far, and I Read more
