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‘Modern Family’ and HBO’s ‘Temple Grandin’ sweeps list of Emmy winners of 2010 »

The 2010 Emmy winners list is complete. Among the 2010 Emmy winners list is Modern Family, the 2010 Emmy winners for Outstanding Comedy Series, and the show that took home the most Emmy Award this year. Combining the Creative Arts Emmy’s with the Primetime Emmy’s that they won, Modern Family won a total of six 2010 Emmy’s. That [...]

Making of HBO’s ‘Boardwalk Empire’ »


Situation on ‘Jersey Shore’ to make $5 million »

The ab-tastic star of MTV’s reality show ‘Jersey Shore’ is on the fast track to make some real money. With endorsement deals in the works, Mike Sorrentino’s payday is set to be more than most TV stars working today. That’s because the show is a breakout hit that has saved MTV from the doldrums of [...]

Pay TV lose subscribers to online destinations »

So you’re tired of paying hefty cable bills for your pay TV options? Join the crowd - supposedly everyone is feeling the pinch in this economy as loads of subscribers are abandoning cable TV for watching TV online. The movement has been gaining steam but it’s not yet a tipping point for the cable industry [...]

Michael J Fox returns to TV in guest spot »

Michael J Fox hasn’t been on a TV show in a long time since Spin City in the 90s (and recently on Rescue Me). Battling Parkinson’s disease, he has limited his TV appearances until now. He will be returning in a guest role on the TV show The Good Wife this fall.
For The Good Wife, [...]

Why it pays to be a young, complicated drama series »

The Emmy for drama series is handed out as the final award of the night for a reason. With all due respect to comedy, it truly is the kingmaker of the television industry — just ask the folks at AMC, whose network will never be the same thanks to its back-to-back wins for “Mad Men.”
But [...]

‘Baywatch’ stars - then and now »

“Baywatch” star David Hasselhoff was honored at a Comedy Central Roast on Sunday, and the event was a veritable L.A. County Lifeguard Patrol reunion. Actresses Traci Bingham, Gena Lee Nolin, and Nicole Eggert were in attendance to support their former co-star – and to promote a new show.
The three beach bunnies are set to star [...]

Pay Cable TV spares no expense on costly original dramas »

For its new gangster series “Boardwalk Empire,” HBO built a $5 million, 300-foot-long boardwalk on the Brooklyn waterfront to recreate Atlantic City circa 1920. The set required 150 tons of steel and includes historical elements like the Baby Incubator, an actual nursery where tourists could gawk at tiny, premature infants.
The 12 episodes produced for the [...]

Detroit battles bad image in TV shows »

From reality TV shows to a new, fictional ABC crime drama, Detroit is getting the Hollywood treatment lately — but not everyone is enjoying the spotlight.

Mayor Dave Bing already ended the Detroit Police Department’s two-year relationship with A&E’s “First 48″ — a reality show highlighting the first hours of homicide investigations. Last week, he said he [...]

How the epic ‘Pillars of the Earth’ was built for TV »

Transforming Ken Follett best-seller The Pillars of the Earth into a TV miniseries took almost as much time as the construction of Kingsbridge Cathedral, his novel’s mythical 12th-century architectural masterpiece.
More than 20 years after Pillars‘ release, Follett’s sweeping medieval tale of war, deceit and power-mongering — starring Donald Sutherland, [...]