Friday, August 27, 2010

Future of Emmys depends on the number of broadcast network wins
Another year of cable dominance may lead to ABC, CBS, NBC and Fox giving up on sharing the annual trophy show. As Lisa de Moraes explains, "Remember how Scarlett O'Hara spent the better part of "Gone With the Wind" chasing that moody pest Ashley Wilkes and figured out only in the final minutes that Ashley was all wet and her husband, Rhett Butler, was her Mr. Right — except it was too late because Rhett had decided he'd had enough and told her so snappily as he headed out the door? It's kind of like that. The broadcast networks find themselves in a Rhett-like position."
NFL, "Mad Men," "Big Brother," "Entourage," "True Blood" could harm Emmy ratings
Stop the reruns!: No more "30 Rock"! No more "Mad Men"!
10 most competitive Emmy races // West Coasters can watch Emmys twice

Jimmy Fallon planning to tell NBC-Conan-Leno jokes at Emmys … with Conan?
"They haven’t restricted me in any way," Fallon says of the Peacock. "If it's funny, they don't care. And they’ve always been that way. No one’s telling me anything like, don't go here, don’t talk about Conan (O'Brien). We'll touch on the stuff the network's gone through. We’ll probably have a couple of jokes in there about all of the late-night stuff. You can’t not talk about it. And we have a couple of ideas with Conan…" PLUS: Tina Fey, Stephen Colbert and Ricky Gervais will assist Fallon in Emmys skits.

2 guys and a girl: Are these the 3 new "SNL"-ers?
Sports Action Team's Paul Brittain, Second City's Vanessa Bayer are expected to join "Scrubs: Interns" star Taran Killan — the fiance of "HIMYM's" Cobie Smulders — as "Saturday Night Live" featured players next season.

Super Bowl could make Presidents' Day weekend a permanent home
The NFL wants to take over February as part of its new proposed 18-game schedule, and according to the LA Times, the likely result is a Super Bowl in late February.

Margaret Cho is poised to go "Dancing"
The comedienne is the latest reported "star" to join the "Dancing with the Stars" cast.

Homer Simpson offers his Top 10 Emmy Awards tips
No. 1: "Emmys are sharp. If you steal one, don't put it in your pants."

"Mad Men" actors must "get their mouth around a lot of words"
Laura Schiff and Carrie Audino, who just won Emmys for their "Mad Men" casting, say they are looking for realism in the audition process. "I think a lot of people are surprised by the level of naturalism we’re looking for," says Schiff. PLUS: What happens when "Mad Men" promos get applied to "The Simpsons," "Curb Your Enthusiasm"…

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Whoopi Goldberg's mom suffers a stroke, forcing her to quit "Sister Act" in London

In defense of "Hurt Locker" reality show: It will renew Americans' interest in Afghanistan

Oprah's final show could be filmed at Soldier Field // Looking back at Oprah surprises

Toys R Us defends selling "Dexter" dolls

Dr. Drew films a "Glee" parody // "Glee" cast "died by the AC hose"

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Report: "Britain's Got Talent" used Auto-Tune 0n Susan Boyle's voice
Simon Cowell's "Britain's Got Talent" is being accused of sweetening the voice of its biggest star. According to the London Evening Standard, "Susan Boyle's audition was smoothed out in post-production to give it the best possible sound." PLUS: Simon yanks this week's "X Factor" to take out the Auto-Tune.

Washington, D.C. getting its own "The O.C."
Josh Schwartz, the man behind "Gossip Girl" and "The O.C.," is planning an "O.C."-like series about D.C. 20-something roommates who work in politics in the nation's capital.

Joey Lawrence injured by a "Meliissa & Joey" script
The actor's cornea was ripped when somebody accidentally jabbed him in the eye with the script.

William Hurt will star in HBO's 2008 financial crisis TV movie
He'll play Secretary of the Treasury Henry Paulson in the Curtis Hanson-directed film.

"Grey's Anatomy" bloodbath musical scene to be included on DVD
In last season's finale, a scene featuring Sara Ramirez singing was cut due to the number of characters who were shot.

"Canadian Idol" reject arrested in terror plot
Khurram Syed Sher, who auditioned singing Avril Lavigne's "Complicated," allegedly tried to make and use bombs.

"Terra Nova" casts its female lead
Actress Allison Miller will play Skye, opposite Jason O'Mara.

"Modern Family" co-creator: Why I hate online viewing
Steven Levitan has been lobbying ABC to remove his show from Hulu and ABC.com.

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