'Twin Peaks' Cast Reunites in Los Angeles 23 Years After Series Run'The stars of the cult hit but short-lived TV show got together at the Vista Theatre in Los Angeles. The reunion was in celebration of the release of Twin Peaks - The Entire Mystery, a Blu-Ray/DVD collection containing all 30 episodes of the ABC show.
'Days of our Lives' actress Alexandra Shipp Set as Aaliyah in Lifetime Biopic
Wendy Williams has also boarded the TV movie that was previously set to star Zendaya Coleman.
'Hollyoaks' overtakes 'EastEnders' as UK's most violent soap
According to new research from Ofcom, Channel 4's teen drama had 11.5 violent scenes per hour in 2013, up from 2.1 in 2002. By contrast, violence in EastEnders has dropped, from 6.1 scenes per hour in 2002 to 2.1 per hour today.
Former 'Passions' stars Natalie Zea and Travis Schuldt marry after 11 years together
Zea and Schuldt wed in Hawaii at a private residence in front of just 18 family members, and treated their guests to a traditional 'luau' party on the beach for the reception.
'Breaking Bad,' 'True Detective,' 'The Good Wife' Win at TCA Awards
For the second year in a row, AMC's Breaking Bad was named program of the year by the Television Critics Assn. at the 30th annual TCA Awards, held on Saturday at the Beverly Hilton.
Its main rival in the Emmy race for best drama, HBO's True Detective took home the prize for outstanding miniseries, while Matthew McConaughey was honored for his acting work.
Netflix's Orange is the New Black was crowned best new program, while CBS's The Good Wife won a measure of redemption by being named top drama, after being shut out in the Emmy race.
CBS Chief Nina Tassler forced to address other hot-topics including diversity during her stop at the TCA
Tassler defended the network's record on diversity by pointing to summer series Extant, which stars Halle Berry, whom Tassler characterized as "one of the biggest starts in the universe." But that wasn't enough for critics, who perennially sound the diversity bell, noting that Extant is merely a summer series while new in-season shows are on for many more weeks. Pressed still more, Tassler pointed to the gay lead character in new comedy The McCarthys, Lucy Liu in Elementary and Maggie Q who stars in the upcoming Kevin Williamson thriller Stalker. "We always look to add more diverse characters to shows if we feel we haven't delivered," she continued, noting that the network does not look at diversity purely through the lens of in-season primetime series, citing daytime's The Talk and a commitment to building diversity behind the camera as well.
A summer of lead in this so-called golden age of television
"Big names alone do not make for golden TV. In fact, sometimes the big names are only using TV to pass off inferior work that couldn’t get big-screen funding. Some actors and actresses choose to do TV because it fits their lifestyle at the moment — keeping them near home and on a fixed schedule rather than on a far-flung location making a film, for example."
'General Hospital' Stars Nancy Lee Grahn and William deVry Dish About Julexis
deVry: "If anyone in the audience is still suspicious of Julian, pretty soon you will see something on air that will leave you with no doubt about where he stands."
Grahn: "I don't think anybody wants to see Julian turn out to be a d—k. Certainly not the people who follow me on Twitter."
Nadia Bjorlin dating Grant Turnbull
Nadia Bjorlin (ex-Chloe, Days of our Lives) made her red carpet debut with new beau, Grant Turnbull, last week at Evander Holyfield's ESPYs Party. The actress previously dated soap alum Brandon Beemer (ex-Owen, The Bold and the Beautiful; ex-Shawn, Days).
'The Fosters' star Jake T. Austin charged in hit and run
Austin's car slammed into 3 parked cars on a street in Sherman Oaks, CA around 3AM. The damage was real bad ... and eyewitnesses told us the people in his car called a car service to pick them up before cops arrived.
If convicted, Austin could face up to six months in jail and a $1,000 fine. There's also a possibility he'll get a probation violation for his DUI last year.
'Teen Wolf' Star Tyler Posey to Host Teen Choice Awards
Posey will lead the annual fan-voted awards show on Sunday, Aug. 10, airing at 8-10 p.m. ET/PT on Fox.
Magic!, the Canadian reggae fusion band whose debut single "Rude" has dominated radio, and Rixton, an English boy band, will perform at the event. They join previously announced performer Jason Derulo.
Text your friends even when you don't have service
A company called goTenna has just launched a device that connects to your phone via Bluetooth and turns it into a low-frequency radio with a range of several miles (up to 50 miles). Using an iOS or Android app, that'll let you text or share GPS locations (no voice calls) over an unlimited, free ad hoc network with other goTenna users. The team behind it says that everything is encoded, and the app will automatically retry until your message goes through -- in case you're hiking in difficult terrain, for instance. The company's planning on selling a limited number for $150 per pair on its site to raise $50,000 in funding -- after that, it'll run $300.
'Neighbours' adds indigenous actor Meyne Wyatt to cast
Wyatt will become the first indigenous actor to join the main cast of the Australian soap opera in a substantial role since the show began broadcasting in 1985. The news of Wyatt's appointment comes shortly after Fairfax Media published a report declaring Australian theatre and television industries "whitebread", deploring a lack of diversity.
Univision topped Adults 18-49 demo on Thursday night
Airing the 11th annual Premios Juventud youth awards for all of primetime, Univision was first in the ratings with a 1.7/5.
CW Boss Drops 'Hart of Dixie' Pregnancy Bombshell
Mark Pedowitz emphatically denied that Hart of Dixie's Friday placement signals its impending end: "We're doing 10 episodes this year, and we're looking forward to seeing what happens." [SPOILER ALERT] (After the panel, he told TVLine, "[executive producer] Leila Gerstein is planning to have a pregnancy eventually happen to the character of Zoe Hart."
Some other bad news/good news on the production end: In Germany, daily soap opera, Verboten Liebe (Forbidden Love) has been canceled and will air just long enough to mark its 20th anniversary in January 2015. While over here, Hulu original, East Los High, has already been given the green light for a Season 3.
ReplyDeleteYeah ... the cancellation of VERBOTENE LIEBE shouldn't be forgotten. I wondered why there wasn't anything on here yet.
ReplyDeleteIt's so sad that the network has mismanaged this soap opera for so long. I remember the classic VL. The series where I couldn't wait to get home from work to watch it. It would have the most outrages and most glamorous stories. Not to mention cliffhangers that made sure you would turn in tomorrow. These days are long gone.
The slight obsession Germany had with telenovelas started to destroy the show. VL had several relaunches & reintroduced a main couple that would be featured most likely every episode and leave after a year or so. The other storylines felt pretty lame in the last couple of years.
20 or even 10 years ago, VL pushed the edge. We would see gay love scenes like never shown before on a soap opera or have characters scheming against each other as good as DALLAS or DYNASTY did it. The last couple of years, not much of this was seen anymore. Even cast members Gabriele Metzger (Charlie) and Martina Servatius (Elisabeth) criticized the writing and the network.
It's a shame. If done write - and as a half-hour format - VL could have easily lived another twenty years instead of meeting it's maker to it's anniversary.