Disabled community not happy with "Glee's" non-disabled actor in wheelchair
Why wasn't a disabled actor hired to play Artie? "We brought in anyone: white, black, Asian, in a wheelchair," says executive producer Brad Falchuk. "It was very hard to find people who could really sing, really act, and have that charisma you need on TV."
"Glee" is helping revive the music industry
The Fox show's more than two million songs sold is helping music labels tap into a new revenue stream.
"Sons of Anarchy" tops itself with tonight's 90-minute episode
Next week's episode, however, might be even better.
"Ugly Betty" expects to move into "Eastwick's" Wednesday timeslot
Can "Betty" get a boost from "Modern Family" and "Cougar Town"?
William Shatner will interview Rush Limbaugh, Seinfeld, Mackenzie Phillips
His Bio talk show returns Dec. 6 for Season 2.
James Franco: I've discovered that soap opera acting is different
"One big difference," says the "General Hospital" star, is that you do one take. They're going for one take because they have about four cameras for each setup. It's one take: You do the whole scene and then you're on to the next. That's three or four pages in a moment."
"Sex and the City's" Jason Lewis to star in "Rio!"
Rio de Janeiro is the setting for this "Miami Vice"-like TV pilot about an international detective.
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Heather Locklear still wearing short skirts on "Melrose Place"
"They're short," she says, "and I keep wanting to say, 'Shorter,' but I have to work into that, because I think wardrobe might be mortified."
"Apprentice" star running for Congress
Season 6 competitor Surya Yalamanchili wants to represent an Ohio district.
Kathy Griffin's "Let's Dance" yanked, "D-List" renewed
ABC had trouble casting the dance show, which was set to debut in less than two weeks. "My Life on the D-List," meanwhile, will return for a 6th season on Bravo.
"Lopez Tonight" is a bit hacky, but it might improve
George Lopez's new TBS talks show tries to be a mixture of every talk show out there, while attempting to be different. PLUS: Was the "revolution" played too safe?
Happy 40th birthday, "Sesame Street"
As Robert Lloyd notes, in a message to "Sesame": "You are 40 years old now, just a year younger than Mickey Mouse was the year you arrived on television — and he was semi-retired by then, while you still report to work each day. This very morning you begin your 41st season, you and your cast of aging humans and ageless Muppets, with three first-episode veterans still in residence…That kind of continuity is rare, if not otherwise nonexistent, on television. Certainly there is no other children's show to match you for longevity, cultural penetration or global reach."
NYC gives "Sesame" its own street corner // Watch Michelle Obama on "Sesame"
Meet the (black) man behind Elmo // "Sesame" let kids acknowledge the media world
Matthew Weiner explains "Mad Men" Season 3
Sterling Cooper, he says, "was not fully taking advantage of Don’s talent… if we believe that Don is as good at what he does as he says… he could not continue working in the place. And to me, that meant him being in a new place and the rest of that was working backward from there." Weiner adds that he doesn't know what will happen to Ken, Paul and Sal.
"Sal Romano": "I really don't know" about my future on the show
Top 5 "Mad" Web spoofs // In praise of Lane Pryce
"Conrad Hilton" speaks // 2.3M watched, up 29% from last year
Matthew Weiner film postponed due to "Mad" scheduling
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