"Sons of Anarchy's" Charlie Hunnam is "really happy" with Emmy snub
The "Sons" cast and creator Kurt Sutter met TV critics this morning, where they got a chance to react to their lack of Emmy recognition. "I would just like to say that actually I personally was really happy," said Hunnam. "I don’t subscribe to Emmys or awards; … I think it’s corrupting. I was happy we weren’t on the receiving end, … that could change the dynamic that we have. All of that crap I just think is secondary and completely unimportant."
Watch clips from the David Hasselhoff roast
Starting with roastmaster Seth MacFarlane on David Hasselhoff, followed by Lisa Lampanelli and Jerry Springer. (Scroll down for more clips)
Report: "Idol" turned to J.Lo after rejections from Elton John and Barry Manilow
Producers began looking at Jennifer Lopez and Jessica Simpson, once they realized they couldn't nab any currently successful artists. PLUS: "Idol" drops Sony for Universal Music Group.
Trump gets Bret Michaels to co-host Miss Universe
The "Celebrity Apprentice" champ is being kept busy by the "boss."
"Shaq Vs." returns tonight with a race against Dale Earnhardt Jr.
"I was terrified out of my mind in that car," says Shaquille O'Neal, who this season competes against Justin Bieber and Rachael Ray. "Dale passed me one time going about 160. Flying, flying. I was terrified."
FX's "Lights Out" won't be like any mediocre boxing movies
The series about an aging former heavyweight champion will try to avoid as many boxing cliches as possible.
What "Bachelorette" Ali Fedotowsky was like in high school
Ali was the same person you saw on TV, says David Thier. "I was good friends with Ali's little brother Mike in high school," he writes, "but the manner in which I knew her then was not that different than the way in which I know her now when I see her on TV and in magazines: she was a hot girl that I could only hope to glimpse from afar as she was pursued by guys much more attractive than me. Even then "Ali Fedotowsky" seemed like some kind of celebrity."
Secrets of the engagement // Chris: I'm good friends with Roberto
11.6M tuned in // Ali & Roberto tell all to Jimmy Kimmel — Part 2
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"Bones" wooing The Situation, other NJ reality stars for its visit to the Jersey Shore
Booth and Brennan are booth heading to the Jersey Shore, where they'll encounter several New Jersey reality stars, including possibly The Situation, who has been asked to play a murder victim.
FX renews "Louie," orders "Reno 911" creators' space comedy
"Louie" will return for a 2nd 13-episode season next summer, FX president John Landgraf announced this morning. He also announced the pickup of outer space comedy "USS Alabama," from the creators of "Reno 911." Landgraf also said he'll use "Sons of Anarchy" to launch "Terriers." "We set ourselves a really ambitious task this year, we picked up six new shows, four of the six have gone on the air," he said, noting, "It's like a snake digesting a goat for a cable show to premiere four new shows." PLUS: FX can only juggle 12 shows maximum at one time.
Lady Gaga leads VMA nominees
Gaga is No. 1 with 13 nominations. Eminem is No. 1 among male artists with eight nods.
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Charlie Sheen sentenced to 30 days rehab, which won't affect "Men"
Sheen pleaded guilty to misdemeanor assault on his wife in exchange for prosecutors dropping a felony menacing charge.
Ryan Murphy: We have 4 seasons of "Glee" mapped out
Four years, of course, is the lifespan of high school. "We obviously have to deal with the cast and the show that we hope goes on for years," Murphy told critics. "We've sort of mapped out the first four years with this original cast. The thing about the show is you have set competitions that are true. There are sectionals and nationals, (but we also) want to go to Copenhagen or Moscow for international competitions."
Paul McCartney sent "Glee" a mix tape urging Murphy to use his music
Murphy: Fox approached me about "Idol" judge job (was he joking?)
"Glee" plan an all-original song episode for Spring // Adam Shankman will direct
Susan Boyle set for Christmas "Glee" episode // Lea Michele avoids car crash
Steven Tyler: "Idol" deal is a "work in progress"
The Aerosmith singer talked about the possible deal, and said he'd be an honest and truthful judge. "This beautiful girl from Fox came up to me and made an offer. I honored her offer… and it's just a work in progress," said Tyler. "They mentioned it and I listened, and we're on tour, so I gotta give it some time."
Randy Jackson: Only Ryan Seacrest is certain for "Idol"
"Nothing has been decided," Randy said in his first comments since Ellen's departure last week. "If Jennifer Lopez is a judge I would be very happy," he added. "I love her."
AMC signs deal with Unilever for "Mad Men"-style ads
Under the partnership, Dove, Breyers, Hellmann’s, Klondike, Suave and Vaseline will be featured in "Mad Men"-like campaigns.
Cloris Leachman: "I'm so sick of Betty White"
I never liked her," she joked at Fox's press conference promoting "Raising Hope."
TV-themed summer camps are all the rage
Kids can choose everything from "Survivor" camp to "MythBusters" to "Glee," "The Apprentice" and a Food Network theme.
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Fox explains Ellen's departure, says no new "Idol" deals have been signed
Ellen DeGeneres first approached Fox about leaving "American Idol" in early June, but the network didn't feel until last week that they were confident enough to let her go, according to Fox entertainment chairman Peter Rice. "The only thing I can tell you with absolute certainty now is no one has signed a deal who was not on Idol last year," he says, adding that he hopes to have a judging panel in place by mid-September. PLUS: Rice on Kara DioGuardi: "I'm not going to get into the speculation about it. I'm not going to do that."
Fox: We're not going to "screw" with "Fringe"
"We have no intention of screwing with 'Fringe' because the show has been going great," Fox entertainment president Kevin Reilly told critics this morning. "It really came into its own last season. If I have any frustration it’s that I'd like the audience to be bigger because people deserve to see the work."
"Running Wilde" feeling the "burden" of "Arrested Development"
"There is a burden associated with 'Arrested Development,'" Mitch Hurwitz said of his acclaimed canceled Fox series. "If we can get a big audience interested in the show, more and more of our subversion will be able to come out. There is real peril in trying to repeat yourself. ('Running Wilde') is not exactly ‘Arrested Development.’ But I think it's one that is appealing." PLUS: Check out David Cross & Will Arnett reunited on "Running Wilde."
Mitch Hurwitz: I'm halfway finished with "Arrested Development" movie script
"We're writing it; we're halfway through," Hurwitz told critics today at the "Running Wilde" portion of the press tour. "The reason I've been so cagey is fans have been so (eager about it). I really want to do it."
"The Office" pits Timothy Olyphant vs. Michael Scott
The "Justified" star will guest as a rival to Dunder Mifflin.
Fox wanted "Lone Star" to be "like a cable show"
They wanted a "show where everybody's gray, where decisions are complicated, where the conflict is not simple," says creator Kyle Killen. "Where the person that you're rooting for is incredibly problematic, married to two people and is a con man, but somehow by humanizing that person, you end up getting behind him."
Chelsea Clinton hired "Dancing's" Maksim Chmerkovskiy
It was Maksim who choreographed Chelsea's first dance with her new husband at her wedding.
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Report: Charlie Sheen's plea deal includes no jail time, no missing "Two and a Half Men"
A plea deal will reduce Sheen's charges to a misdemeanor, which will result in very little or no probation.
"Baywatch" reality show is a go
"Back to the Bay" is a "docu-comedy" starring "Baywatch" alums Nicole Eggert, Donna D'Errico, Traci Bingham and Gena Lee Nolin living in a beachhouse.
Fox giving "Terra Nova" the "Glee" treatment: Debuting in May, airing in fall 2011
The Steven Spielberg drama will be sneak-peeked for May sweeps, but won't actually air as a series until a year from September.
Why Jennifer Lopez & Steven Tyler are perfect for "Idol"
In fact, they could possibly save "Idol," says music critic Ann Powers. "Tyler’s a classic-rock road dog," she says, "who adapted to pop by singing crossover ballads; he appeals to both conservative viewers craving authenticity and those who care more about humor and flash. And Lopez was one of this era’s first multi-platform stars, a singer-actress-dancer-fashionista pretty good at many things while not specializing in any of them, adept at the crucial 21st century art of personal branding, which every “Idol” hopeful must learn." PLUS: "Idol" should hold YouTube auditions and stop typecasting finalists.
Why doesn't "True Blood" receive as much critical acclaim as "Mad Men"?
Is the elite's snobbishness towards vampires to blame? PLUS: Who is Sooki Stackhouse?
Parents TV Council lobbying advertisers to boycott "$#*! My Dad Says"
So far, the conservative watchdog has urged about 300 companies to not advertise on the CBS comedy.
Oprah debuts her final season trailer
Set to the music of Sia's "Breathe Me."
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"Modern Family" will have a gay wedding — eventually
"There is no doubt that is going to happen," says Eric Stonestreet. But co-creator Christopher Lloyd warns: "Frankly we have stayed away from anything that feels overtly political. It is just not the style of our show. But we wouldn’t rule it out." PLUS: Nathan Lane to guest star and Steve Levitan wants "Modern Family" removed from the Web.
"Buffy's" Amber Benson: Syfy may have ripped me off
Benson says she and former "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" alum Adam Busch have been pitching a show around Hollywood that sounds an awful lot like the new Syfy show "Human Relations." "I don't know the guys writing/producing 'Human Relations,' and I have not read the script, so I can't say there is any wrongdoing," she says. "I just think it's a bit … coincidental."
James Van Der Beek married his pregnant girlfriend
Wedding No. 2 for the former "Dawson's Creek" star occurred on Sunday.
Dana Delaney: A bus crashed into me — and the bus driver asked for my autograph!
Delaney says she broke two fingers in the accident, which happened two weeks before "Body of Proof" began filming, and it was exactly like her accident in the pilot. PLUS: Delaney says "Proof" harkens back to her "China Beach" days.
"No Ordinary Family" is not "Heroes," sci-fi or "The Incredibles"
So says Michael Chiklis, who adds: "At its core, it’s a family drama about a family that is trying to work through issues."
Maura Tierney took over a "Whole Truth" role that was originally written for her
Tierney, who took the role over from Joely Richardson, was so comfortable on "The Whole Truth" because college friend and exec producer Tom Donaghy wrote the role with her in mind.
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"The idea is taking the same show people loved and just giving it a little bit of a facelift, a little bit of pop," new showrunner Matt Miller says of adding new actors, including Indira Varma "I think it will be a lot more character-based. Last season there were phenomenal action sequences on a train, on a plane. We're still going to hopefully have that but the idea would be to bring a little more character to the show."
