Why did "Mad Men's" creator change his mind on the JFK assasination?
Matthew Weiner had always insisted he'd skip over Nov. 22, 1963 this season — yet there it was in this week's episode. "I thought it was a melodramatic trope the way it had been treated," Weiner says of changing his mind. "And after having lived through 9/11, which is a comparable experience, I didn't want to pretend — especially if I was going to continue on in the lives of these characters — like this wouldn't have had an impact on them."
So that explains it: James Franco is doing "General Hospital" for a film project
The big-time movie star is incorporating his daytime experience for a film called "Erased James Franco." Says "GH's" exec producer: "He approached us. And we all had the same reaction of ‘Really? Are you kidding?’"
Kathy Ireland kept "Dancing" injury secret, will be forced to have knee surgery
"Did not want people to know during voting process because sympathy votes and drama are not my thing," she said on Twitter.
Susan Boyle to sing on "Dancing"
She'll perform "I Dreamed a Dream" on next week's results show, which will also feature Michael Buble.
Will Oprah move to L.A.?
She tells her employees not to worry, but she says an announcement will come soon.
Welcome to Twitter, Hank Azaria!
According to the NFL Network's Rich Eisen, it's really him.
"SYTYCD" sparks romance
Janette Manrara and Jason Glover became an item while on tour.
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Travel Channel sells for $975 million
Why so much money for a cable channel few watch? Because Travel Channel's 370,000 households represent the kind of niche advertising that advertisers crave.
Ellen reveals O cover with Oprah
It's Ellen sitting on a box next to Oprah.
Is the recession fueling the NFL's monster ratings this season?
Ratings are up 15% compared to this time last season, representing a 20-year high as more and more people skip outside entertainment in favor of free football.
Simon Cowell sells himself for $31,500 an hour
The "Idol" judge put himself up for auction, and was purchased by the chairman of Universal Music.
Has "30 Rock" lost the funny?
"The show," says Alyssa Rosenberg, "is listing badly these days for a number of reasons – its failure to fully use its strong mix of actors, the choppiness of its storylines, its increasing reliance on weak gags, and, above all, the fact that its strong first two seasons moved the relationships between the characters so far forward that they’ve run out of places to go." PLUS: Finally, "30 Rock" turns in a funny episode!
"This American Life" inspires HBO sex-change drama
A woman will slowly become a man in "T," from the producers of "In Treatment" and Ira Glass, whose show inspired the series.
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Oprah exploring other options, besides the Oprah Winfrey Network
Will she leave CBS for another syndicator in 2011?
UK rejects Benny Hill stamp
Political correctness sunk a proposal to celebrate "The Benny Hill Show."
Showtime announces return dates for "Jackie," "Tara," "Tudors" and more
"Nurse Jackie" and "United States of Tara" return March 22, while "The Tudors" begins its final season April 11. Meanwhile, "Secret Diary of a Call Girl" and "Tracey Ullman's State of the Union" are back Jan. 25.
Levi Johnston accepts Conan's apology
"I'm glad I gave him something to talk about on his show," he says of the fake tweets. "Obviously it's good that I'm on there."
Lady Gaga: I sat down with "Gossip Girl" writers to make the most of her cameo
"I was like, 'Look, I want to do this, and the reason I want to do this is because I am trying to say something that is not mainstream in a mainstream capacity," she says. "So, if I can say it on your show, that would be, like, a real coup d'état for me as a performance artist.'"
Wanda Sykes: The voice of a new generation?
When her talk show premieres Saturday, Sykes will be "breaking into the parade of white men on late-night TV," says Joanne Ostrow. "Whether or not her late-night talk enterprise clicks, her distinctive presence on the entertainment landscape is undeniable. There is an essential honesty and a rarely glimpsed political attitude shining through her act. Whether she's talking about the day's headlines, her wife or their 7-month- old twins, hers is a fresh take."
Wanda's writers are 50/50 male and female and 50/50 black and white
Sykes: It's about my personality — not about being a black woman
Mom: My kids don't want to watch "Sesame Street"
KJ Dell'Antonia says her children don't "want humans on their small screen, doing all of the boring things humans do—they wanted cartoons, often devoid of any background, facial expression or ability to speak." To her, "Sesame" has "too many grown-ups, too many scene changes, too many intervening videos of kids getting dressed or going about their day."
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