Gary Coleman's wife defends decision to pull the plug
"He would've bled to death during the surgery," says Shannon Price. "Even if they did take a chunk out of his brain, he would not be the same. He'd basically be like Muhammad Ali … I mean, Gary was gone." PLUS: Coleman's estranged parents want custody of his body.
Eva Green & Joseph Fiennes join Starz's "Camelot"
He'll play Merlin and she'll play the sorceress Morgana in the ex-Bond girl's first TV role.
Bubba the Love Sponge: Talk show host?
The controversial radio DJ, whose show can be heard on Howard Stern's Sirius channel, is shooting a pilot for Tribune broadcasting for either late-night or daytime. Bubba is known for some really raunchy radio bits, including Homeless Shock Trivia and Shock the Puss.
Marc Cherry: My favorite character to write for was Blanche Devereaux
The former "Golden Girls" writer turned "Desperate Housewives" creator says: "In the hands of lesser actresses, Blanche's vanity and sexual appetite would have been off-putting. But in Rue's brilliant hands, that character became one of the most beloved in the history of TV. Rue's kindness, generosity and enormous talent will be sorely missed."
The "Lost Revised Project" aims to edit out the entire "alt-sideways" universe
Watch the first two alt-free episodes, as shaped by an anonymous fan.
Watch the full "$#*! My Dad Says" trailer
CBS has been showing clips featuring Ryan Devlin, even though he's been excised from the Twitter-inspired comedy.
CBS to order "Mad Love" for midseason — with Judy Greer?
The NYC friends comedy originally featured Lizzy Caplan in the pilot, but her role is being recast.
Syfy shows off Stephen King's "Haven"
Based on his novella "The Colorado Kid," "Haven" stars Eric Balfour and Emily Rose.
Johnny Galecki, Kaley Cuoco and Jim Parsons want to cash in on the CBS sitcom's success. As Forbes reports, "Looking ahead to next season, they’re hoping to renegotiate their $65,000 per episode paychecks to a whopping $250,000 a show–a 285% raise. (Warner Brothers, the studio that produces and licenses the show to the CBS network, declined to comment. Representatives at CBS could not be reached.)"
Shonda Rhimes says: "I deeply appreciate the fans and how much they care about Meredith and Derek, but as a woman and a human being and the mother of a girl, I just feel like this idea that somebody in a big, white dress is the be-all and end-all of human existent is a terrible message to send out." Rhimes adds that she doesn't want to create a "faux fairy tale."
While just about every other network show is on vacation, "Parks and Recreation" is busy filming Season 3, which won't air for seven months. So busy, Ansari tells Ryan Seacrest, that it's taking time away from his MTV Movie Awards prep. (MP3 link) PLUS: 
"I just made it," she says. "Maybe next year, when I'm (No.) 94, then I can really start to diva it up on set. I don't think I'm there yet. One day. … It'll be like watching your favourite song climb one of the most important charts in history." PLUS: Oops! 
"They are trying to get NBC's late-night (rate) for Conan. They are being very aggressive with that," a cable exec tells the New York Post. According to the Post, "If the gambit is successful, it would mark the first time — at least in late night — that a cable channel has reached parity with a broadcast network."
The former "Golden Girls" star "passed away at 1 a.m. this morning," according to her manager, Barbara Lawrence. She tells People: "She had a massive stroke." McClanahan, who will forever be remembered as Southern Belle Blanche Deveraux, is the 3rd "Golden Girls" star to die in the past two years, and her death leaves Betty White as the only surviving member of the legendary NBC sitcom. PLUS: Watch McClanahan's 
The hospital says the decision to pull the plug was legit: "Mr. Coleman had completed an Advanced Health Care Directive that granted Shannon Price permission to make medical decisions on his behalf if he was unable to do so. An Advanced Health Care Directive remains in effect regardless of a patient's marital status, unless modified by the patient."
"I always wanted to be" on TBS, says Ice Cube, star and producer of "Are We There Yet?," which premieres tonight. "All these other stations, you can’t find anybody who will give diverse programming a chance. We had a few other meetings, but I knew if we went to another network, we’d have to teach them. TBS already gets it."
"I'm adding a Christian character," says Ryan Murphy. "We've taken a couple jabs at the right wing this year, so what I want to do with this character is have someone who Christian kids and parents can recognize and say, 'Oh, look—I'm represented there, too!' If we're trying to form a world of inclusiveness, we've got to include that point of view as well." PLUS: 
Edie Falco's Showtime character isn't your usual addict, says Mary McNamara. "With her unblinking lemur eyes and calculating ways," she says, "Falco's Jackie is an addict's addict. She is smart, she is efficient and she lies to everyone. Although she is eternally self-justifying, there are times you can practically smell the chemically aided anxiety rising off her."
