Stephen Colbert will celebrate the "Returnification" of troops from Iraq
"The Colbert Report's" audience will be filled with Iraq vets on Sept. 8 and 9. as part of "Been There, Won That: The Returnification of the American-Do Troopscape!"
Piers Morgan's visa problems may prolong Larry King's stay on CNN
CNN is reportedly asking King to do "Larry King Live" through the rest of the year because Morgan is having trouble obtaining a full-time work visa.
Jon Stewart recalls mid-90s "date" with Jennifer Aniston
She had just become famous from "Friends," and he asked her out after she appeared on "The Jon Stewart Show." Unfortunately for Stewart, Aniston had no idea it was a date and brought along her friends.
How TV writers get their revenge
From using real names to killing off big-headed TV characters, TV writers can be extremely powerful. Crossing a TV writer is "suicide," says Ed O'Neill. "I've heard many stories of someone getting brutally murdered on a show because they insisted on a bigger trailer."
Rod Blagojevich mulls reality TV comeback
With his corruption trial over, the former "Celebrity Apprentice" star is looking for new ways of making a living, including the possibility of returning to reality television.
Why no Lady Gaga at VMAs?
One of music's biggest stars won't be performing this year.
Melissa Joan Hart and Joey Lawrence were HUGE in the '90s, and now they're back with their own ABC Family sitcom. As Hank Stuever, describes it: "To use some '90s slang, here's the sitch: Melissa is so busy and scatterbrained that she's failing to connect with her niece and nephew. Viewers, it's plain: As punishment for her success, Melissa needs a man. Or what's called a manny: someone to whip the kids into shape, lend structure, cook dinner and thump his chest. And Joe (the character drops the 'y') needs a house to live in and a job. In polite company, no one can speak up and ask: Isn't this show really just 'Who's the Boss?'"
"I really want to love Linney in this role," says Heather Havrilesky, "because she's a great actress and she does pull off about half of her scenes in 'The Big C.' But there's just something leaden and unnatural about the way her role is written and performed, as if someone is standing on the sidelines yelling "Smiles, everyone! Smiles!" the whole time. Because if you take the Linney we've seen before — a little gloomy, a little shrill – and insert her into this picture, it works so much better."
