Evangeline Lilly looks very pregnant
The former "Lost" star appeared to be far along in her pregnancy in Hawaii on Thursday, though her rep had no comment. The child would be the first child for the 31-year-old Lilly and her "Lost" production assistant boyfriend.
CBS' Les Moonves earned $57.7M last year
That's up 34% on his 2009 salary.
Charlie Sheen launches Bipolar Awareness Week
"Stop the stigma," Sheen tweeted, in announcing a walk tonight in support of bipolar awareness.
"Idol's" Paul McDonald: "I was always kind of uncomfortable on the 'Idol' stage"
"It was out of my element," he says. "I really felt like I had gone as far as I could. Because I'm not the best singer. I'm a songwriter and an artist, and all these other people have amazing voices. So I could only go so far. And I knew it."
New Kid on the Block Joey McIntyre will play a cop on "Psych"
His guest role will make him the 2nd New Kid police officer on primetime.
AMC goes unscripted with 2 shows — 1 delving into the Department of Homeland Security
"Inside the DHS" will go behind the scenes without revealing any sensitive information, while "The Pitch" follows real-life "Mad Men" as they pitch new accounts.
Syfy announces its summer plans, plus "Haunted Collector"
"Alphas" debuts July 11, the same day "Eureka" returns. "Haven" returns July 15. Meanwhile, "Haunted Collector" will follow a family of paranormal investigators who hunt down items.
"The thing is," says James Poniewozik, "I think I can see the kernel of the idea of Deangelo, and it' a potentially fruitful one: basically, he's Michael, except he's also kind of a prick. (And how is that different from Michael? Because Michael will be selfish out of lack of impulse control or hurtful obliviously, whereas Deangelo will be insulting intentionally and shows kind of a mean streak.) But he was introduced in such a way that his personality just seemed to change depending on the requirements of the scene."
"American Idol's" parade of positivity these past few weeks proves how important Simon was to the Fox show. With Cowell, as Richard Rushfield, points out, viewers knew they would not be cheated or manipulated. Now, he says, "audiences sit through a lackluster night and hear the show only telling them that it was beautiful and perfect, essentially giving the audiences a message they were all too accustomed to from the entertainment industry, a message that Idol was supposed to be the antidote to: If you think this is bad, it's because you just don't know enough to know how good it was."
The NBC comedy, says Todd VanDerWerff, "takes most of the trappings of 'Curb' but misses almost all of the soul, and that makes it feel oddly empty, like a bunch of junior high kids putting on a Tennessee Williams play with all of the suggestive bits chopped out." One problem, he notes, is that "this show is heavily scripted and feels like it."
ABC's weekday block is getting shaken up with "AMC's" departure in September and "OLTL's" exit in January. The two long-running soaps — "AMC" has been around since 1970, "OLTL" since 1968 — will be replaced by two talk shows next season, the food-themed "The Chew" starring Mario Batali and "The Revolution," a show about health and lifestyle transformations starring Tim Gunn and "Idol" alum Kimberley Locke. ABC's daytime president calls the changes "bittersweet," adding: "We are taking this bold step to expand our business because viewers are looking for different types of programming these days. They are telling us there is room for informative, authentic and fun shows that are relatable, offer a wide variety of opinions and focus on ‘real life’ takeaways. A perfect example of this is 'The View,' and that factored into our decision."
This "Friends" knockoff may have legs, says Linda Stasi. "Happy Endings," she says, "is so funny I heard a noise I haven't heard in a very long time while watching a sitcom: the sound of me yelping so loudly it could frighten dogs. OK, yes, I like cheap one-liners." She adds: "The actors are terrific in their roles, but they couldn't do it without the very funny writing."
