'Bloopers' back as syndie series

"Bloopers" will return to television this coming fall. The Dick Clark Prods. skein, originally "TV's Bloopers & Practical Jokes" on NBC, is returning as a syndie series beginning next year. The series' initial order is notably large at 120 half-hours -- three years' worth of programming, intended to air weekly in hourlong back-to-back blocks. The show has already been cleared on Tribune-owned stations in 16 markets including NY, Los Angeles, Chicago, Dallas, Washington, Houston and Seattle. "Bloopers" will be updated for the cameras-everywhere age, with hidden camera footage and user-generated videos included in the smorgasboard of captured pratfalls. Series will be distributed in the U.S. by Trifecta Entertainment & Media, which will also manage ad sales. Tribune station group programming prexy Sean Compton said that he and his org are interested in "a fresh take on this popular franchise" and they "know it will resonate with audiences across the country." Contact Sam Thielman at sam.thielman@variety.com

Healthy Hollywood: Get Movin Monday Pedal Yourself Fit Like Katie Holmes!

First Published: December 19, 2011 1:58 PM EST Credit: Getty Images NY., N.Y. -- Caption Katie Holmes and Tom Cruise arrive at the Simon Wiesenthal Centers Annual National Tribute Dinner at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif. on May 5, 2011 Katie Holmes needs a fierce, kick-butt fitness routine to keep up with her action-loving hubby, Tom Cruise. When the actress is in NY, she gets her adrenaline pumping at the indoor cycling phenom SoulCycle. This boutique studio is a magnet for fitness-loving celebs, Iike Kelly Ripa, Brooke Shields and even Chelsea Clinton got into wedding day shape here. As Healthy Hollywood starts thinking about its fitness game plan for 2012, I am definitely putting spinning on the list. While indoor cycling has been around for over a decade, theres a bit of a spinning makeover thats taking place. For starters, SoulCycle isnt just about putting the pedal to the medal and blasting the fat off just your legs; instead its a full body workout. At SoulCycle riders use one pound weights on the bike, simultaneously toning the upper body and core, states Elizabeth Cutler, SoulCycle co-founder. SoulCycle originates all movements from the core. Instead of being just a lower body workout that builds thigh muscles, at SoulCycle, riders originate all of their movements from their CORE, so riders end up with strong, tight abs instead of a push DOWN (like typical indoor cycling classes) SoulCycles workout is a pull UP to tighten, strengthen and define your ABS. Besides working with weights, the SoulCycle ride also includes modified push-ups and core twists all while keeping your feet pedaling and rocking out to a mix of pop and hip hop hits. Yes, its a hearty 45-minute sweat session that can burn up to 700 calories depending on how hard you push it. Like it! Perfect way to start the New Year burn! SoulCycles workout turns peoples bodies into what they want to look like today which is strong and lean with defined abs and core, and arms, adds Elizabeth. Yet, if youre intimidated by the SoulCycle intensity dont be. Cycling classes, no matter where you take them, can be adapted for all fitness levels. At SoulCycle, we ride in the candlelight so the intimidation factor of the other riders is minimized; however, we encourage new riders to have fun and ride at their own pace. If the instructor says to turn up the resistance and you are working at your capacity, it is okay to turn it down. Right now SoulCycle has 7 studios in the NY area and Miami, but is heading to LA in January and is expected to open in Washington D.C. However, you can still get in on the SoulCycle vibe with a limited edition grapefruit-scented candle by Jonathan Adler. The candle will give your home or fitness space the same soulful aura as celebs favorite cycling hot spot. Plus, some of the proceeds will be donated to Action for Healthy Kids, which helps prevent childhood obesity. Check it out at www.soul-cycle.com. Copyright 2011 by NBC Universal, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

Top Moments: Barbara Walters Touches Trump's "Onion Loaf" and Horror Story's Brutal Birth

Jesse Trump and Barbara Walters Our top moments each week: 14. The Ex Factor Award: Jenny does not understand how to go swimming, therefore the sadistic producers of Fear Factor make her drive a vehicle into water! When she and her ex/teammate Sean exit the vehicle because it sinks, Jenny needs him to assist her to dry land. But he does not. "He left her! Whoa! She's sinking," host Joe Rogan states. The show's diving team rescues Jenny, who's naturally peeved at Sean. "I anxiously waited there for you personally,Inch he states. Er, no, you did not. And even when you probably did, she can't go swimming! 13. Nerdiest Jokes: Nothing under to begin with around the Amazing Race might have sufficed for perfectionist Cindy and her fiancé Ernie. They eventually win the $a million, although not before dissing another two teams throughout the ultimate leg. "It might be like losing to C students and we are A+ students," she states, a comment neither of these states they remember now. But everyone knows who the particular "A+ students" of Race were this year: Andy and Tommy - who won six legs before losing a week ago to "inferior" teams. 12. Most Frightened Baby (Or: Baby We are Most Frightened For) The latest person in the actual Average women of Atlanta cast is Kim and Kroy's baby K.J., and when only his 1-day-old ears could process the terror around him. Not just has Kim shoved her dog, Chanel, in the face (because yeah, dogs will not bite babies!) and screamed about her aching vagina and K.J.'s surprising first poop, however it works out that large sis Brielle is not so keen on him. Be careful on her dagger eyes, K.J.! 11. Worst Christmas Miracle: What's worse than needing to inform your boyfriend you don't love him 2 days before Christmas? Getting your roommate break unhealthy news without suggesting! On New Girl, Nick, thinking Jess and Paul have previously had "the talk," breaks his little weirdo heart while attempting to comfort him. Would just a little "light" choking cause you to feel better, Paul? 10. Least Suspenseful High cliff-hanger: Under per month after marring Kris Humphries, Kim Kardashian informs momager Kris Jenner that she's going off contraception to allow them to begin a family on Kourtney and Kim Take NY. Her mother attempts to talk her from it, mentioning the couple don't even live together. "Yeah, I am prepared - I am married," she replies. Kim eventually involves her senses and informs that they is not ready for children... or marriage, because it works out! 9. Worst Attitude: On The Top Chef, Louise is combined with Beverly, also known as her punching bag, inside a team elimination challenge. Once they end up in the underside three, Louise decides gripe towards the idol judges about how exactly Beverly spent 2 days peeling 400 shrimp throughout the final challenge. Uh, just what does which have related to why you are standing around Judges' Table now? And just how does tossing your teammate underneath the bus inside a double elimination assist you to? Oh, wait, it does not. 8. Most Inappropriate Hug: When Deb's counselor on Dexter floats the chance that she might unconsciously be deeply in love with her brother, she quickly pooh-poohs her theory. But that evening, she dreams that they and Dex share some Chinese food... after which a separate hug. Yeah yeah, they are adoptive brothers and sisters, but it is still pretty horrifying that Hollywood thinks incest is really a hot trend. 7. Strangest Trip Over Time: After he's visited in the dreams by Chewbacca, Glee's Artie is inspired to produce a public-access Christmas special that's two parts Judy Garland and something part The Exorcist. (Together finally!) Within the charmingly retro black-and-whitened special, "holiday roommates" Blaine and Kurt welcome their buddies for their winter chalet, where everybody breaks the 4th wall inside a fashion even Zack Morris would shake his mind at. We all know Lima, Ohio, is a little around the conservative side, but does that actually mean we must revert to 1963's holiday traditions? 6. Most Arresting Reunion: Eleven lengthy episodes after Alicia started Kalinda towards the curb for sleeping with Peter, The Great Wife's energy duo reunites when Alicia discovers that Kalinda was the one that found Sophistication and surprises the usually all-knowing private eye by popping her from jail. Later on, Kalinda attempts to understate her submit savior, but Alicia demands on saying thanks to her and (seems to) a minimum of begin to forgive Kalinda on her past indiscretion. Do not ever fight again, ladies. 5. Best Utilization of Jazz: The penultimate episode of Homeland's riveting first season goes insidewithin all Carrie's manic (though not irrational) flight as Saul orders her chaotic Abu Nazir timeline right into a neat, color-coded timeline on Carrie's family room wall. Regrettably, when her CIA bosses catch wind (via Brody) of her classified redecoration plan, David storms her apartment to put her on administrative leave and confiscate her rainbow-tinted wall of knowledge. As Barbara rages from the intelligence machine, the audio of her thrashing progressively drops out and it is changed with a soothing, but nonetheless crazy jazz number. It is a nice metaphor for Carrie's self-destruction, as possible only helplessly watch her fall, not fully conscious of the significance of what she's saying. 4. Indecent (A reaction to a) Proposal Award: Christmas it's time to inform the folks you like simply how much you care, so Ellen fan Jacob asks her to assist him stage an unexpected proposal to his girlfriend, Jodi, before Ellen launches her 12 Times of Free gifts segment. Jacob will get lower on a single knee before a weeping Jodi (they appear like tears of pleasure, a minimum of initially). "I can not. ... I apologize," Jodi states, and before we are able to process this shameful public rejection, a Christmas carol that signals it's the perfect time free of charge stuff blares within the studio, the crowd increases to the ft and cheers because the cameras cut from Jacob and Jodi. Exactly what the what? It's riveting train-wreck TV, but it is additionally a large fake-out. It works out that "Jacob" is definitely an Ellen employee who staged an identical hoax before last year's first giveaway segment. No surprise Ellen was laughing! 3. Most Hair-Raising Interview: Barbara Walters names Jesse Trump among her 10 best people of the season, that is clearly an imaginative trick so she will do what every American privately really wants to: touch the Onion loaf that Trump calls his hair. "Is a part of your image or perhaps is it covering a bald place?" she chirps. Trump claims he's always worn the comb-up-over-back-and-around look and challenges Walters allow it a yank to check its veracity. "Next, everybody knows it's real," Trump states after Walters musses his 'do just like a sexy coed. ("I still think it is a hairpiece," Babs stated later.) 2. Most Shocking Dying: Boardwalk Empire's Nucky Thompson proves he's no more "half a gangster" within the Cinemax drama's second season finale. After Nucky marries Margaret to help keep her from testifying against him, he vows to show on the new leaf. But that is out your window when, after an apologetic Jimmy Darmody effectively stages the suicide from the last witness in Nucky's trial, Nucky returns the favor by putting two bullets into Jimmy's face as payback for attempting to have Nucky wiped out. Jimmy might have seen it coming (he gave his boy his dog tags, in the end), but we could not believe the show really went for this. R.I.P., Jimmy. 1. Best Birth: We are pretty certain we'll never see another TV birth like Vivien's haunting, bloody delivery on American Horror Story. It had been gross enough whenever we learned that certain twin was basically eating another when they cooked in mother's womb. But watching as Constance distributed the babies to ghostly, not-at-all-stable adoptive parents managed to get even more heartbreaking. Hopefully, Ghost Vivien can get some much-needed peace now from her sniveling wimp of the husband. Likely? Nah. What were your top moments?

Warners buys rights to autism memoir

Warner Bros. has acquired feature film rights to Kristine Barnett's upcoming memoir, tentatively titled "Scattered Skills," in a pre-emptive deal. Book will tell the story of a mother and her 12-year-old son, Jacob, and his journey from autism to genius. The son's first few years were spent in silence but then he took a liking to math and was able to recite the mathematical constant pi out to 70 digits at age 3. He began attending university classes in Indiana at age 8 and has a math IQ that has been measured at 170. Deals for the book and film were based on a 74-page proposal. Courtenay Valenti will oversee the project for the studio. The book deal was negotiated by Susan Kamil, senior VP, publisher and editor in chief of Random House. The memoir is set to be one of the publishing house's major titles for 2013 and foreign rights have already been sold in 18 territories. UTA negotiated on behalf of Barnett and her publishing agent Laurie Bernstein of Side by Side Literary Prods. Contact Dave McNary at dave.mcnary@variety.com

Casting Standout: 'Midnight in Paris'

Juliet Taylor remains casting movies for Woodsy Allen since the early seventies, yet she still finds a distinctive kind of thrill in beginning around the new work with the celebrated auteur. Inside the situation of "Evening amount of time in Paris," Allen's time-hopping love letter for the Capital of scotland - Lights, Taylor immediately recognized it might be another type of work with the filmmaker. "I thought it had been unique, certainly,Inch she states. "It absolutely was thrilling it's a movie he's been trying to create any handful of many was very thinking of doing, and all of the sun and rain fell together perfectly this time around around."The firstand possibly greatestchallenge was finding an actress who could properly inhabit the central role of mild-mannered film author Gil. Taylor states she and Allen spoken for just about any month about many possible stars and angles for your part. "We really preferred to create a bad tone in the film in the particular way," she recalls. "Sometimes people frequently think that a guys protagonists in Woody's movies are very much Woody's voice it might be complicated for your actor. In my opinion what labored so fantastically with Owen Wilson is always that Owen Wilson has their very own voice, and also the own voice will be a interesting approach to showing Woody's ideas and feelings and achieving underneath his humor. He is not conventional just what a Woodsy guy might be.InchFortunately, Wilson responded immediately for the scripteven though he'd a small time period to determine it. Delivering the script "is certainly a bit of the problem with Woodsy," states Taylor. "Basically, someone required to drive it to Owen Wilson's house and obtain it a few several hours later."Next initial challenge, casting Wilson's leading ladiesRachel McAdams as prickly fiance Inez and Marion Cotillard as sultry muse Adrianawas a no-brainer. "Woodsy has always aspired to make use of Rachel McAdams which is never worked out," Taylor states. "After which it clearly Marion Cotillard was type of our well suited for your behalf.InchAn additional massive casting task soon presented itself, however: inhabiting the vibrant 20's Paris that Wilson finds themselves moved featuring numerous well-known historic figures. "It absolutely was a massive research undertaking," states Taylor. "Everything must be accomplished precisely for the year. You possessed to know what age, say, Ernest Hemingway was because year. It absolutely was done quite completely with photographs and possibly with old footage."Though Taylor wasn't always trying to find well-known faces, certain A-list stars were apparent options, for instance Kathy Bates as Gertrude Stein or Adrien Brody as Salvador Dal. "You can not not consider him for the,Inch the Compact disk states of Brody.In some instances, less-established artists shown being perfect fits. Taylor spotted Corey Stoll, who cuts a captivating, scene-stealing figure as Hemingway, in the Broadway revival of "A View Within the Bridge" opposite Liev Schreiber and Scarlett Johansson. "He carried out their Italian immigrant cousin who involves the united states . States, which is a really difficult part, 'cause it is really an old-fashioned, kind of cumbersome role," Taylor states. "He am fantastic, which he just introduced it to existence. Woodsy visited notice too, after which it [Stoll] showed up and study, which he just knocked us out. That was a pleasurable find."Taylor happily notes that Stoll and Tom Hiddleston, who was simply cast as F. Scott Fitzgerald, look at greater-profile roles: Stoll one of the lead detectives in "Law & Order: LA" and Hiddleston as vengeful Loki in "Thor" as well as the approaching "The Avengers."In the world of present-day Paris, Taylor cast beloved character players Mimi Kennedy and Kurt Bigger as Inez's very American parents. "I've known all of them for any significant very very long time," the Compact disk states in the stars. "I understood Mimi Kennedy in the past when she's at NY, then when I saw her in [the film 'In the Loop'], I believed, 'Oh, my gosh, she's designed to become this interesting persona.' Each of them felt so real. They didn't feel actory."The casting team rounded the ensemble by getting a fascinating combination of well-knowns (Michael Sheen just like a know-it-all friend), up-and-comers ("Inglourious Basterds" supporting player Jum Seydoux just like a charming antiques dealer), and offbeat options (French first lady and recording star Carla Bruni just like a museum guide) to supply the entire film a completely new, unique feel.States Taylor, "In the casting director's perspective, it absolutely was very satisfying because we used a great combination of new people and individuals that are very-known but i did so items that people haven't seen them do before. It absolutely was a pleasurable balance."Casting Company company directors: Juliet Taylor, Patricia DiCerto, and Stphane Foenkinos Director: Woodsy AllenWriter: Woodsy AllenStarring: Owen Wilson, Rachel McAdams, Marion Cotillard, Kathy Bates, Adrien Brody, Michael Sheen, Carla Bruni, Kurt Bigger, Mimi Kennedy, Corey StollThe Pitch: A young author (Wilson) re-examines the health of his existence when he's moved in time to the 20's while travelling inside the most romantic city in the world: Paris, France. To determine Back Stage's complete coverage of Honours Season, please get our FREE SAG Nomination Committee Guide. Or follow our daily coverage with Back Stage's new online Honours Season section.

Hey Charlie, look who's 'winning' now

'Two and a Half Men' has held up well in its post-Charlie transition.Before his big mouth and licentious ways cost Charlie Sheen his job on "Two and a Half Men," he boasted about converting the writers' tin cans into comedy gold. If so, he's hardly the only actor to apparently possess such Rumplestiltskin-like magic.There's a widely held perception "Men" has disappointed creatively with Ashton Kutcher sliding into Sheen's shoes (in more ways than one, perhaps). In a scorecard of fall shows that underwent major cast changes, a NY Times critic gave the sitcom a "D" -- the lowest grade among five series featured, including "The Office" and "CSI." Every week more emails drift in from viewers insisting they hate the revised version and Kutcher and won't continue watching.By the measures that truly count, though, 10 weeks into what everyone perceived as a crapshoot, the new-look "Men" appears to be, to borrow a favorite Sheen phrase, "winning." And in an entertainment year with little cause to give thanks, viewed through the prism of a business that often rewards or turns a blind eye toward bad behavior, it just might be the feel-good story of the season.Even tossing out the inflated two-part premiere, tune-in for the series has consistently surpassed the corresponding weeks last year, with the overall average up more than 10% in viewers and nearly 20% in the key demo of adults 18-49.Moreover, with the considerably younger and Twitter-friendly Kutcher joining what's now even more of an ensemble, the median age of "Men" viewers has not surprisingly dropped by a few years, down to about 48. Although that could owe something to the youthful skew of the CBS comedies preceding it, it's nevertheless an accomplishment as the networks generally keep graying.At his Comedy Central roast, Sheen suggested he got fired because "I told my boss to fuck off." That conveniently ignores a list of PR nightmares due to proven and alleged transgressions -- mostly involving women -- too long to mention, as well as other complications related to his personal excesses. If Sheen was the equivalent of Dorian Gray for most of the show's run, that magic began to fade, and his lifestyle started showing up in his haggard appearance.Sheen obviously didn't endear himself to his heretofore patient bosses by publicly taunting them -- series co-creator Chuck Lorre, CBS and Warner Bros. -- and one can argue the wrong straws helped break the camel's back. Even so, ousting him represented a sizable risk.For CBS, the gamble went beyond just "Men." The series is the linchpin of its Monday lineup. Had the show cratered, it would have likely dragged down the four programs surrounding it.Normally in such standoffs, after the finger-pointing and harshly worded letters from lawyers, the parties would find a way to make up. When there's this much money at stake, change is feared, and paying big salaries to miserable people becomes just another psychic and spiritual cost of doing business.At last week's Hollywood Radio and Television Society luncheon, CBS Corp. CEO Leslie Moonves resisted the temptation to gloat, but he did say, "With these numbers, I'm hoping this show will last for many, many years." Given the potential for Sheen flaming out, that would almost certainly provide more mileage than "Men" looked to have in its tank.As for Sheen, whatever happens with his planned FX show, he has gone from highly paid TV star to carnival sideshow, perhaps irrevocably. Meanwhile, everyone associated with "Men" can spend less time dreading phone calls that begin "Did you hear what Charlie did?"So if there's an underlying lesson in "Two and a Half Men," it's that you needn't always cling desperately to the status quo. When somebody's really acting like a jerk, under the right circumstances it's possible to roll the dice and reload. Assuming the ratings hold, that ought to put a tiny shiver up the spine of divas and prima donnas everywhere.Of course, new players can amass their own baggage -- as Kutcher has already demonstrated -- and success has a way of bringing out the worst in people. For now, though, there's reason to be thankful about who's "winning." Because for once, protecting a golden goose didn't mean settling for a turkey. Contact Brian Lowry at brian.lowry@variety.com

Bruce Rosenblum elected TV Academy chairman

Rosenblum Bruce Rosenblum has been elected chairman of the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, defeating vice chairman Nancy Bradley Wiard in a vote by the board of governors Wednesday night. As president of the Warner Bros. Television Group, Rosenblum becomes the highest-ranking exec to head the organization that presides over the nighttime Emmy Awards since then-Walt Disney Studios chief Richard Frank completed his stint in the mid-1990s. Although the race looked like a mismatch -- Wiard is a freelance producer and consultant who represents the academy's daytime branch, having left "The Young and the Restless" eight years ago -- her insider status as the No. 2 elected official to outgoing chairman John Shaffner kept the outcome in doubt. Perhaps the most pressing challenge Rosenblum will face at the Acad will be the networks' desire to streamline the Primetime Emmy ceremony and enhance its entertainment quotient by reducing the number of on-air awards. Past attempts have yielded strong pushback from key constituencies -- particularly the guilds representing writers and directors, some of whose categories would be likely casualties. In an interview, Rosenblum downplayed the significance of possible revisions to the Emmys, noting that changes to the broadcast "have been contemplated for years" and will eventually be determined via a consensus of the board. In terms of the leadership, "I don't think the primary role is limited to the primetime Emmys," he told Variety. Where he hopes to be proactive, Rosenblum added, is by "bringing a renewed energy to the organization" and "finding ways to make the academy more relevant to members beyond September." In a letter to board members he reiterated during the candidates' brief addresses on Wednesday, Rosenblum cited a need to heighten the academy's relevance with members and visibility, as well as increase revenue. Other priorities include focusing on diversity and the issue of so-called runaway production, which has a significant impact on the local community, he said. Given the stark choice the election presented, the TV academy appears to have dodged a bullet, at least in terms of its perception among the industry's upper echelons. One exec who asked to remain anonymous said it would have been an embarrassment for the board to choose Wiard -- even with her years of service to the organization -- over a power player at the industry's most prolific studio. Wiard stated prior to the election that she is familiar with various industry leaders from her years on the board and planned to solicit their participation in the group. But that's hardly the same as someone who interacts with them on a daily basis. While the position is voluntary, overseeing the academy will up the public profile of Rosenblum, who is part of a three-member office of the president at Warner Bros. along with film chief Jeff Robinov and home-entertainment prez Kevin Tsujihara. In other races, producer Kevin Hamburger was elected vice chairman, Frank Scherma (commercials peer group) won as second vice chair, Marcelino Ford (interactive) was reelected as secretary, and production execs rep Susan Nessanbaum-Goldberg topped four rivals to become treasurer. Incumbent L.A.-area representative Joetta Di Bella ran unopposed. The new officers assume their posts in January.Despite 16,000 members, only the board consisting of two reps from each of 28 peer branches and 13-member executive committee participate in electing TV academy officers. Contact Brian Lowry at brian.lowry@variety.com

Being Flynn Trailer: Robert De Niro Cordially Invites You to Suck City

Poet/playwright Nick Flynn’s memoir Another Bullshit Night in Suck City is right for a movie adaptation: Its two main characters, Flynn and his father, are deep, articulate characters with a lot of angst to go around. In the first trailer for Focus’s adaptation Being Flynn, the younger Flynn (Paul Dano) analyzes the value of reuniting with his estranged father (Robert De Niro). Clip after the jump. Dano and De Niro seem perfect in their perturbed roles, but I’m particularly psyched for Julianne Moore, who appears to give a performance as august and understated as ever, and Olivia Thirlby, who we haven’t seen enough of since Juno. Since it’s slated to come out in spring 2012, we’ll have one fine-looking adult film to anticipate in the post-Oscar tundra. Remember May of 2010 when the only great movie in a three-month period was Nicole Holofcener’s Please Give? I’m hoping Being Flynn marks a similar oasis. Verdict: Happily booking a one-way ticket to Suck City.

MSNBC To Bow Alex Wagner On Nov. 14

MSNBC Prepping Weekday Political Talk Show With Alex Wagner NY Nov. 11, 2011 MSNBCs newest daytime show, NOW with Alex Wagner, will debut on Monday, November 14 at noon ET. The show is hosted by Alex Wagner and will feature regular contributors and panelists to provide insight and perspective, giving viewers a broad understanding of whats shaping the political and cultural landscape. NOW with Alex Wagner will go beyond the headlines to examine the forces driving the days stories in politics, news and culture. Guests and panelists for Monday, Nov. 14 include Dan Rather of HDNets Dan Rather Reports, Maggie Haberman of Politico, John Heilemann of NY Magazine, and MSNBCs Rev. Al Sharpton.

New Haywire Trailer Kicks In

Gina Carano Vs The WorldDon't you just hate it when you've been out for a classy night of cocktails and dancing, and then your partner turns out to be double crossing you, leading to a knock-down, drag-out clash that sees you beating the ever-living crap out of each other? What? Never happened to you? From the evidence of this, it happens to CIA-trained assassin Mallory Kane (Gina Carano) far too much for comfort. See the results for yourself in the new trailer for Haywire over at EW.Steven Soderbergh is the man behind this ace-looking action thriller, which finds Carano's hit girl suddenly having to deal with her former handlers turning on her. Out on her own, she'll have to rely on her wits, her speed and her furious fighting skills to survive.Building a film around an MMA fighter who has never acted before might sound like a risky move, but it's the sort of gutsy idea Soderbergh thrives on. Plus, he's surrounded her with talent such as Ewan McGregor, Michael Douglas, Antonio Banderas, Bill Paxton, Channing Tatum and Michael Fassbender, who you can see getting smacked around in those early scenes.And the movie is already drawing some healthy buzz in the US following a "stealth" screening at the AFI. Watch the trailer and tell us you don't fall a little bit in love with/in fear of Carano.Haywire is out on January 20.

The Duggars Expecting 20th Child

First Published: November 8, 2011 9:48 AM EST Credit: TLC Caption Michelle and Jim Bob DuggarLOS ANGELES, Calif. -- The Duggars have their 20th child on the way! 19 Kids and Counting stars Michelle and Jim Bob will welcome their next child in the spring, People reported. We are so excited, the Duggar mother, 45, who is three-and-a-half months along, told the mag. I feel good. I am past the sickness stage now. The couples most recent child, Josie, born on Dec. 10, 2009, is doing well after being born premature at just 25 weeks. It is a miracle. Josie is the most energetic, busy little almost-2-year-old, Michelle told the mag. She is short, and yet she can keep up with the big girls and she thinks she is just as big as they are. We are amazed at what she can do. According to dad Jim Bob, his wife is doing better than ever. Michelle is probably in better health now than she was 10 years ago, the 46-year-old said. She has been getting on an elliptical for about an hour a day and is very careful of what she eats. During her last pregnancy, the Duggar mother was diagnosed with preeclampsia and is now under the care of a high-risk pregnancy doctor. She is eating very healthy with plenty of protein, vegetables and skipping the caffeine along with getting plenty of rest. We are just going to do the best we can, she explained. I am taking a nap every day, and we are just taking good care. Jim Bob added, If we had lived by fear after Michelle had preeclampsia after her second delivery, we would have missed out on all our wonderful blessings. So many of her pregnancies have gone extremely well. One aspect of their latest pregnancy that will be different is Michelles first scheduled C-section. Ive never had a planned C-section, Michelle told the mag. So this one will be different. In addition to their youngest daughter Josie, the couple is also parents to Joshua, 23 (who has two children, Mackynzie, 2 and Michael, 4 months, with wife Anna, 23), twins Jana and John-David, 21; Jill, 20; Jessa, 19; Jinger, 17; Joseph, 16; Josiah, 15; Joy-Anna, 14; twins Jedidiah and Jeremiah, 12; Jason, 11; James, 10; Justin, 8; Jackson, 7; Johanna, 6; Jennifer, 4; and Jordyn, 3. The season finale of 19 Kids and Counting airs tonight at 9 PM on TLC. Copyright 2011 by NBC Universal, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

Management Co. Quality Media Employs Two (Exclusive)

Quality Media Co., the management-production outfit run by Jack Heller and Dallas Sonnier, is going through an expansion, with manager Adam Simpson-Marshall and production executive Morgan Whitened joining the organization fold.our editor recommendsCaliber Media Partners With VFX House the Molecule (exclusive) Simpson-Marshall, who spent the final six years at Energy Entertainment, brings with him authors Ryan Condal (Paradise Lost) and T.S. Nowlin (Order from the Seven), visual effects artist-switched-director Henry Hobson (Maggie), and authors Andrea McCloud (I Saw You), Mike Emanuel and Willie Block (The Hunchback of Notre Dame), actress Kate French (One Tree Hill), amongst others. Simpson-Marshall joins current Quality managers Jared Schwartz, Roya Weiner and Julian Rosenberg. The organization client list includes Shawn Christensen (Abduction), Leslye Headland (About Last Evening), Todd Lincoln subsequently(The Apparition), and Olatunde Osunsanmi (The 4th Kind). Whitened, formerly at twentieth century Fox, where she offered like a coordinator within the feature production division, is going to be Quality's new director of production and development, working alongside Heller to produce and convey feature and tv projects. Whitened was around the production team that done X-Males: Top Class, Evening in the Museum, Easy and also the A-Team. Around the production side, Quality lately offered its first feature Enter Nowhere to Lionsgate/Grindstone and it is in publish on Jessica Goldberg's Refuge starring Krysten Ritter and John Geraghty and Static starring Milo Ventimiglia and Sara Paxton. Email: Borys.Package@thr.com Twitter: @Borys_Package Related Subjects

Box Office: Puss in Boots Stomps on Tower Heist, Harold & Kumar

Ben Stiller and Eddie Murphy Puss in Boots defended its spot atop the box office and held off new releases Tower Heist and A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas, Box Office Mojo reports. In its second week of release, Puss in Boots grossed an estimated $33.04 million. The Shrek spin-off easily beat Tower Heist which opened to $25.1 million to take second place. The third Harold & Kumar film followed at No. 3 with $13.07 million. Box office: Puss in Boots claws its way to the top Even after Halloween, Paranormal Activity 3 still drummed up $8.53 million to finish fourth. In Time completed the top 5 with $7.7 million. At No. 6, Footloose drew $4.55 million. Real Steel took seventh place with $3.4 million. Rounding out the top 10: The Rum Diary (No. 8, $2.99 million), The Ides of March (No. 9, $2 million) and Moneyball (No. 10, $1.9 million).

AFM: Myriad Acquires Mike Figgis-Directed Seconds Of Delight

Myriad Pictures has acquired worldwide rights outdoors the U.K. for your Neil LaBute-scripted Seconds of delight. Mike Figgis will direct a film that will star Matt Dillon, Julia Stiles, Brendan Fraser, Kristin Scott Thomas and Christina Hendricks. Seconds of delight explores numerous intimate and psychologically charged occasions that occur among just a little group traveling together around the trans-Atlantic flight from Chicago to London. LaBute modified it from his novel, which weaves together the connected, yet separate tales, in the six couples looking for people moments which will make existence worth living. Seconds of delight can be a output of Scotlands broadcasting giant, STV. Margaret Enefer, STV Productions Mind of Drama, Bill Shapter and Neil LaBute will be the producers. Were delighted being coping with Myriad relating to this fantastic film,” Enefer mentioned. “Neil has written an incredibly candid, blazingly witty script. Everyone knows Mike Figgis makes it shine inside the most sensitive and imaginative way possible. Its a thrill to own them dealing with this excellent cast. Mentioned Myriad Pictures Boss Kirk DAmico: We immediately taken proper care of immediately Neil’s script, that's razor-sharp, so informative and honest, in regards to the real challenges and lure people face each day. Mike Figgis is the greatest director to produce this script to existence, particularly with this particular amazing cast.”

Univision Communications Third-Quarter Financials Improve

The spanish language-language media giant Univision Communications on Friday reported more powerful third-quarter financials as the conclusion increased because of a small revenue gain and a variety of special factors. The organization, brought by leader and Boss Randy Falco and chairman Haim Saban, published an every three months profit of $290 million, in comparison to some year-ago profit of $44.a million. Greater revenue growth, reduced amortization of deferred financing costs and the possible lack of a $1.8 million investment loss along with a $two million impairment loss that were a continue the entire year-ago period assisted the conclusion, despite the fact that restructuring, severance and related charges rose from $2.a million to $4.9 million. Modified operating earnings before depreciation and amortization, one other way of calculating profitability, elevated 1.9 % to $236.two million. Revenue rose 1.7 percent to $584.six million with slight gains in TV, radio and interactive media revenue. "Univision's solid third quarter results reflect the ongoing strength in our multi-platform qualities, including our flagship television network, which beat ABC, CBS, NBC and FOX to position number 1 in primetime among grown ups 18-34 for the whole third quarter," stated Falco. "Additionally, we've been controlling expenses inside a challenging macroeconomic atmosphere and benefiting around the groundswell of marketer demand following a 2010 Census." Searching ahead, the Boss stated Univision is centered on such new revenue streams as retransmission consent and digital distribution deals. "Once we transfer to the 4th quarter and 2012, we're centered on evolving our momentum with retransmission consent discussions and also the growth of our multi-platform content money making strategy," he stated."Our recent agreement with leading over-the-top distributor Hulu is only the to begin many steps we're taking to make sure that we anticipate the ever-altering media consumption habits of Hispanic customers and seed the floor for future revenue growth." Email: Georg.Szalai@thr.com Twitter: @georgszalai Related Subjects Univision Communications Earnings

The Key Circle's Britt Robertson Dishes around the Mystery of John Blackwell

Chris Zylka, Britt Robertson The Key Circle's Cassie is walking around the evil side. As Cassie (Britt Robertson) starts to uncover much more about who the mysterious "J.B." is, she and also the coven visit the lake house looking for Cassie's grandmother. TVGuide.com was on looking for the circle's visit to the home, with a rousing bet on truth or dare - together with a certain smooch you might have already spied within the promotions. Their journey isn't all fun and games, though, as Robertson states this episode will require a dark turn. (And everyone knows what went down before The Key Circle required a dark turn. RIP, Nick!) Obtain the scoop around the lake house trip, who John Blackwell is really and why Cassie is "blinded" if this involves Mike (Chris Zylka). The Key Circle boss dissects Nick's dying and also the coven's possible alternative Once we saw in last week's episode, Cassie has dark miracle in her own. What's going to we have seen as she struggles with this? Britt Robertson: This dark miracle factor will hang in there for a while, and also the audience will see her cope with it increasingly more. Particularly with this next episode, you'll be able to observe how strong it's and just how effective it truly is. She's this dark miracle that they does not know where it originated from, however the audience can get to explore it and where it really did originate from. It will be fun to look at. The show has offered up little hints on in which the dark miracle originated from as the title John Blackwell. What else could you inform us of her look for who John Blackwell is and her link with him? Robertson: Many people determine if they have browse the books, John Blackwell, "J.B," is her father. [Editor's Note: The smoothness within the books was named Black John.] The only real information that they has about him here is that he's dead. She'll try to visit her grandmother to find it, that is a legendary area of the next episode. Her grandmother visited the river house and today Cassie has all of this new information. The witch predators came after them, so her stomach instinct is to try and find her grandmother to determine what she is aware of this. So that they visit the lake house after which, obviously, creepy, frightening unexpected things happen there. This is an ongoing look for her identity. Cassie will be trying to puzzle out where she originated from, who she's, who her mother was, who her father is and where this dark miracle is originating from. The Key Circle Exclusive: Hunter's Stepfanie Kramer to experience creepy Charles' mother If she's getting her dark miracle from John Blackwell, is he going to be behind all of the bad things happening in Chance Harbor? Robertson: It is possible. I do not know the response to that question, but it is certainly possible. I believe all signs are going to him not the finest guy that ever walked. Between Amelia being the great side of her, John Blackwell is most likely the negative side of her. What else could you inform us relating to this week's visit to the river house? Robertson: They visit the lake house to try and find Cassie's grandmother because she has not came back in the lake house yet and Cassie's worried. There is a huge storm that easily wiped everything out, there is no one there plus they finish up determining to remain the evening. There's some tension between Faye (Phoebe Tonkin) and Cassie, and there is the strain between Adam (Thomas Dekker) and Diana (Shelley Hennig). There's tension between Mike, Faye and Cassie, it will get just a little tense. [Laughs] Funnily enough, the reality or dare may be the least heavy area of the episode. It will get really dark and creepy and it is among individuals episodes that can take a turn for that frightening. You'll be able to see much more of Faye's character within this episode. It's kind of her showcase episode. You receive see her inside a different dynamic as well as in another light. The Key Circle Love Triangular Scoop: Diana is losing belief! So how exactly does Faye experience Cassie getting these dark forces? Robertson: That's another factor that we are certainly referring to. Faye happens to be the fireplace starter, for a moment. She's the main one thinking of doing the miracle. She's the main one seeking to get herself into sticky situations. Since Cassie's enter into town and she's attempting to take Adam, based on Faye, and today Cassie's attempting to take Mike from her, and Cassie's got these individual forces within the circle. It's a little of the threat and Faye does not fully realize how to approach it. Mike can also be around the lake house trip. May be the coven ever likely to uncover what he's really as much as using the witch predators? Clearly Cassie can't trust him, same with she just blinded by some kind of attraction to him? Robertson: There is the attraction factor, but mostly it is simply he appears to become well-informed. He appears to understand about this dark miracle and he's the main one prepared to let her know or help her by using it. She needs him at this time like a friend, but in addition to that, he's somebody that might help her through this new journey that she's on. Using that, she clearly becomes drawn to him because he's a great-searching guy, he's great together with her, they have fun together, yada, yada, yada. She's blinded. However the coven does not stay naive for lengthy. They'll find what he's as much as earlier than later. Can The Key Circle's new bad boy go good? Cassie unintentionally broke Adam and Diana up. What's going to we have seen for your love triangular? Robertson: This is an ongoing love triangular. It is a narrative that'll be pulled out before the finish of your time. The connection between Diana and Cassie is one thing that Cassie values above all else, a lot more than this crazy feeling towards Adam. Before the Adam-Diana factor completely fades away, or until it become something that's not a menace to Cassie's and Diana's relationship or friendship, I do not think you will see a lot of Cassie and Adam. Though, you will see a couple of things in some places which will hint otherwise. The Key Circle airs Thursdays at 9/8c around the CW.

Watercooler: In this area with Ghost Predators Halloween Live

Ghost Predators Halloween Live Ghost Predators is certainly going live again tonight for his or her sixth annual, six-hour Halloween special which is destined to be a creepshow! This season, the TAPS team is coming back towards the well known Pennhurst Condition School in Spring City, PA, a sprawling abandoned facility that's allegedly haunted by some very unsettled spirits who suffered unthinkable stays in the former institution. TV Guide Magazine spent the hrs prior to Mischief Evening using the crew because they setup for his or her All Halloween search to look into the creepy site and ship to you this set of what don't be surprised see...or possibly just hear moaning at nighttime.Pennhurst's Painful PastBuilt in the turn from the century and shut lower in 1986 following a local news affiliate uncovered the asylum's atrocities, Pennhurst's myriad sins incorporated from overcrowding to doctors ripping patients' teeth out as punishment for unmanageable behavior. "It appears installed many people in here they did not understand what related to," states Destination Truth 's Josh Gates, coming back for his fifth Halloween hosting gig. "And what's really sad concerning the property is you had this strange mixture of psychologically disabled people, developmentally challenged people and [wards from the condition] who just did not have education. There have been many people here who ended up with the cracks."Talking about cracks, you will find lots of them after so years of neglect. "Many of the structures are falling in on themselves, there's a lot of water damage and mold, and it is frightening," states Gates. "There is a tunnel system that runs beneath all the structures...I went lower there on my own and it is terrifying."The Live AngleWhile TAPS people strap on their own infrared cameras and EVP recorders and mind off in to the evening, audiences will receive a front-row chair to the potential scares, because of an interactive option throughout the six-hour broadcast."Syfy.com includes a pretty robust presence online, they stream live cameras within the website, people could make comments, there is a chat room, along with a 'Panic Button' that audiences can hit when they see something," describes Gates. "That transmits a note towards the interactive center, where you will see TAPS people speaking to individuals. And individuals message will direct what's happening, giving the audiences a genuine interesting control...they are area of the team."Throughout the evening, Gates will report in in the interactive center, along with the TAPS command center (both situated inside one of the most intact structures), to determine what viewers say concerning the analysis, so be careful about your mouth, kids!The Ghosts "Jay and that i chased a shadow within the structures," states Grant Wilson of his and TAPS co-leader Jason Hawes' very first time round at Pennhurst, that also netted them a recording of disembodied laughing, while two other team people were built with a heavy metal and rock shutter slam shut near them and heard voices in a single building's primary rooms. "There is lots happening here."Although we never saw anything throughout our tour from the facility with team people Amy Bruni and Adam Berry, there is an absolute air of something permeating the area. Between your dilapidated, windowless game room referred to as "Candyland," the random, decaying children's toys left out following the site's closure, the rusted filing cabinets teeming with ancient medical files, and also the lone, old-school motorized wheel chair looking at its side within the cavernous subterranean tunnels, this isn't where you need to end up after sunset."It is a real sad place," concurs Bruni. "Terrible, awful things happened here, therefore we play the role of sincere of this.Inch For Berry, the important thing to frightening up any signs and symptoms of residual spirits is showing the respect anybody would expect from uninvited site visitors. "You won't want to provoke. The final factor you need to tell someone is 'I'm gonna enable you to get if you do not do that!A simply because they were advised that constantly [as patients]. They are not likely to wish to contact us if they are scared of us."Still, that does not mean each one is welcome, even when they've the kindest of intentions. "One of these told us to visit home," recalls Bruni. "We heard it aloud. However simultaneously, a couple of the men heard laughter, so you've this combination of happy, anger, sadness...who knows. We are coping with organizations that, in existence, were psychologically disabled, abandoned, and mistreated...we are not only for ourselves, or even the show. We are also trying to assist them to.InchThe InvestigationHaving handled Pennhurst once before, Hawes and Wilson are psyched to become back one of the apparitions they have already met. "Clearly this place has given some amazing recent results for us," states Wilson. "And who owns the home truly needs more help."To that particular finish, the men intend to "use and concentrate on the areas the dog owner has got the most concerns about and find out as we can develop some rational explanations," states Hawes, who confesses to being more scared of humans than any possible paranormal activity. "The proprietors are [usually] those that scare us, because who knows who they really are or the way they are," he laughs. "When you are looking into, you may have frightening moments, but you are going there looking for it, why allow it to scare you?""We have been doing the work such a long time, we've a sense of the items might happen,Inch continues Wilson, who jokes the team knows they will not be hunted with a serial killer or "drawn right into a TV." Actually, despite the live aspect, this evening "is just like every other analysis. After we get started, we forget all the live stuff and do our factor."Plus, they've got countless audiences watching their backs online."This is the really awesome factor," offers Hawes. "All of the fans who stay tuned can see everything that's happening and they're going to be going through it simultaneously. Which means everything to us."Just focus and shoot signing on for any evening of hunting using the Ghost Predators Live? Or have you got other Halloween plans?Sign up for TV Guide Magazine now!

Box Office Report: 'Puss in Boots' on course for Halloween Record $36-$38 Mil

DreamWorks Animation's Puss in Boots is ruling the Halloween box office getting a Friday gross of $9 million to $9.5 million, putting the 3 dimensional toon around the right course for just about any record $36 million to $38 million weekend. The current crownholder for top Halloween weekend opening is Lionsgate's Saw III, which made just north of $33 million in 2006. It's almost uncommon for just about any family film to start over Halloween, but Vital and DreamWorks Animation preferred to provide Puss in Boots more space before a deluge of Thanksgiving family game game titles open later in November. The lower-side, according to Vital: Puss in Boots could forfeit business within the first weekend since kids may be otherwise occupied. PHOTOS: 'Puss in Boots' and 9 Other Sexy Cartoons That puts pressure on Puss in Boots to experience a strong hold next weekend, if the was made to open, the identical frame that DreamWorks Animation's Megamind opened up up a year ago to $46 million. Relocating Puss in Boots' favor is strong reviews. Vital also needed no. 2 perfect Friday with horror pic Paranormal Activity 3, which fell greater than 70% on its second Friday to have an thought $7.9 million. The film, already producing nearly $70 million in your area, is around the right course for just about any $20 million weekend, and may possess a strong Monday because of Halloween. REVIEW: 'Puss in Boots' Paranormal Activity 3 is besting Justin Timberlake-Amanday Seyfried's new sci-fi thriller With Time, which designed a soft $4.9 million on Friday for just about any $12 million to $13 million weekend. Fox is disseminating the $35 million pic, directed by Andrew Niccol, for partner New Regency, which fully funded the film. What is the news was all-out glum for that Actor-kaira Pitt starrer The Rum Diary, which needed within $2 million on Friday for just about any forecasted weekend debut of $6 000 0000 or less. FilmDistrict is disseminating the film, which will depend on Hunter S. Thompson's semi-autobiographical novel. Related Subjects Box Office The Rum Diary Puss in Boots With Time

Adam Brody Gets Animated for MTV's 'Good Vibes'

On MTV's new animated series, "Good Vibes," Adam Brody returns to his beach roots. No, I'm not just referring to his time on the Fox series,"The O.C."The actor grew up in San Diego and says he relates a lot to the series' beachside locale."It's got sort of the touches on the Malibu or sort of O.C. wealth and opulence," Brody tells "The Hollywood Reporter." "But it also has Venice Beach's much more arty and skuzzier elements, graffiti-laden elements as well. I really like both. I'm actually partial to the kind of the lower rent version. It's got kind of a pot smoke haze over the whole thing.""Good Vibes" features Brody's character, Woodie, and his best buddy, Jersey transplant Mondo (voiced by "Book of Mormon's" Josh Gad), as they brave the waves of their teen years together."Fortunately, I'm not that evolved," Brody jokes about playing the role. "There's a voice that took me a minute to find, but I'm very comfortable doing that now and you just have fun. Again, it's not hard for me to dumb it down to high school.""It's easier than I care to admit," he continues. "You just have to have some fun with it and be really part of the fun when you do it because it has to read with no physicality, so you really want to kind of be over the top when you're recording it."The show, which clearly bears the stamp of creator David Gordon Green ("Pineapple Express, Your Highness"), has a healthy amount of teenaged sexual charge to it, but Brody says that romance does find its way into the series."I definitely think it's the horniest cartoon on television," he says. "But, I think it's the first one that you might get invested in the actual sexual escapades as well as the ongoing sort of romantic love interests and love stories in it.""Good Vibes" premieres Thursday at 10:30 p.m. on MTV. The Hollywood Reporter

Regal Entertainment Beats 3Q Estimations With Record Attendance And Cost Cuts

The exhibition company’s per share earnings of 16 cents narrowly beat the 15 cents that experts expected. Nevertheless the 3Q revenues of $743.6M, up 6.8% at that time a year ago, were well while watching $729.2M forecast. Internet gain showed up at $25M, lower from $42.6M a year ago — but that incorporated a $31.4M one-time grow in purchasing stock in National CineMedia. “We are content that industry attendance growth combined with this ongoing focus on cost control allowed us to achieve significant rise in both Modified EBITDA and Modified EBITDA margin for your second consecutive quarter,”CEO Amy Miles mentioned. She added the organization is “encouraged with the record summer season box office and remain(s) positive in regards to the approaching holiday film slate.” Furthermore for the earnings news, Regaldeclared a cash dividend of 21 cents a share that it's going to pay onDecember 16 to stockholders of record on December 7. Regal states it “intends to cover an ordinary quarterly dividend for your expected future.”

Catherine Tate Reprising Her Role round the Office

Catherine Tate, Work Catherine Tate is returning to operate, NBC introduced Friday. The British actress, whose credits include Physician Who and Gulliver's Travels, will reprise her role as Nellie Bertram, one of the candidates who asked to switch Michael Scott (Steve Carell) at Dunder Mifflin last season. Tate look using the partner of the year when Chairman in the Board Jo Bennett (Kathy Bates, who'll not appear) utilizes Nellie just like a special projects manager utilized by the business office. See the relaxation of current day news "Catherine is hysterical. We introduced her briefly in last season's finale and understood she needed to get familiar with the show in some manner,Inch executive producer Paul Lieberstein mentioned in the statement. "Her relationship with Robert California (James Spader) will probably be definately not professional. We're thrilled that she's joining the cast." Work airs Thursdays at 9/8c on NBC.

11 Bubble Shows Which Will Survive?

Alex O'Loughlin, Dana Delany, Kathy Bates We're mere days into the new TV season, and already the newcomer class provides some genuine hits (hello, women both New and two Broke!) But even though some shows started strong, several others faltered in the gate (RIP, The Playboy Club, Free Agents, How to be a Gentleman and Charlie's Angels!) Which shows will probably be next? These 11 will be in most likely probably the most danger, due to low ratings, poor performances among youthful audiences together with other typical bad signs. May be the favorite show available?Drop Preview: Get scoop on all your favorite new and returning shows1. Body of Proof (ABC)Tuesdays at 10/9cThe Very Good News: Dana Delany is just lovely. We'd watch her see the phonebook.Unhealthy News: It frequently falls behind both Memorable and Motherhood inside the demo, as well as the only show yanking lower ratings for ABC was the now-canceled Charlie's Angels. The show's average audience last season was around 11 million audiences it comes down lower to 9.7 million audiences up to now this season.2. Community (NBC)Thursdays at 8/7cThe Very Good News: The critical darling has acquired enough respect to lure some heavyweight guest stars, including John Goodman as well as the Wire's Michael Kenneth Williams. Plus: The show's latest episode, "Remedial Chaos Theory" is certainly one of the show's finest creative achievements so far.Harmful News: We are not watching. The show is calculating an anemic 3.7 million audiences per episode, an abysmal number that cannot be overlooked, even by NBC.3. CSI: NY (CBS)Fridays at 9/8cThe Very Good News: Despite sitting on this list in May, the show acquired a careful renewal when the network bought up 18 episodes. It's winning its (absolutely not-so-competitive) timeslot. Still, the show's audience is loyal: CSI: NY regularly evolves its lead-in, A Gifted Guy, an expert task (see below). Unhealthy News: The show's calculating ten million audiences, lower slightly from this past year, which doesn't produce a strong situation for producing any other episodes. It's among CBS' least expensive-undertaking shows.4. Fringe (Fox)Fridays at 9/8cThe Very Good News: Well...on Fridays, the bar remains suprisingly low! Within the latest outing, Fringe shipped single.2 rating/4 participate the demo, which isn't that definately not Friday-evening leader CSI: NY (1.7/5). And Fox Leader of Entertainment Kevin Reilly can be a fan. "It absolutely was one of the great victories for people last season," Reilly mentioned in August. "I had been entertaining the Friday evening victory for Fringe... I don't expect explosive growth [this fall]..."Unhealthy News: Hmm, what's the the complete opposite of explosive growth? Because that's what seems rather to own happened to Fringe. Viewership has dropped substantially involving the Season 3 finale (5.83 million) - which ended around the mind-dazzling, Peter-"killing" cliffhanger! -- and also the latest Season 4 amounts (3.16 million). Was the newest twist a lot of for Fringe's most die-hard fans?Have a look at our day-by-day calendar for your new fall schedule5. A Gifted Guy (CBS)Fridays at 8/7cThe Very Good News: You will find many talent involved, both as you're watching camera (stars Patrick Wilson and recent Emmy champion Margo Martindale) and behind (showrunner Neal Baer can be a veteran of ER and Law & Order: SVU Oscar champion Jonathan Demme directed the pilot). Unhealthy News: The show is calculating only 8.2 million audiences an instalment, plus it frequently handles to get rid of its timeslot inside the demo. Although CBS was formerly the network that let shows grow on Friday nights, it's also the network that's most likely probably the most callous about cutting underperforming shows. (Start to see the equally soft-beginning Three Rivers a couple of seasons back).6. Harry's Law (NBC)Wednesdays at 9/8cThe Very Good News: The David E. Kelley-created legal drama, starring Kathy Bates just like a lawyer who produces shop in the rundown shoe store, has were living a buzz-free existence since it is the month of the month of january debut - but it's the finest-rated scripted show on NBC's schedule, the other day delivering 7.84 total million audiences. The network also just bought six additional scripts, meaning it might be planning contingencies that could arise if the cancels other shows.Unhealthy News: The other day, it released single.2 rating/3 participate the demo, which falls below what NBC's now-canceled newcomers The Playboy Club and Free Agents averaged inside their short lives. Yikes.7. Hawaii Five- (CBS)Mondays at 10/9cThe Very Good News: The show, among handful of from last season's class to earn another season, still regularly wins its timeslot inside the coveted grownups-18-to-49 demographic. Plus, the show introduced Lost's Terry O'Quinn to "The AreaInch for just about any meaty multi-episode arc. Unhealthy News: Despite ruling the demo, the show routinely features a smaller sized audience than timeslot rival Castle. Even though show attracted in 14 million audiences within the debut this past year, the initial-season finale came only ten million, the identical number this season is calculating. To check, that's 2 million less audiences than CSI: Miami averaged because timeslot if the was knocked.ABC orders much more comfortable Being scripts Revenge, Suburgatory get full seasons8. Nikita (CW)Fridays at 8/7cThe Very Good News: The show is about the CW, that could probably accept the show's second season average of a single.7 million audiences an instalment much more than almost every other network.Unhealthy News: That 1.7 million audiences was formerly 2.4 million audiences this past year. So when Chuck can get into the mix on Friday's, this spy series might pull an amount smaller sized little bit of the wedding cake.9. Pan Am (ABC)Sundays at 10/9cThe Very Good News: The Jet Age cleaning cleaning soap stood a smooth take-off - really improving round the final season premiere of Desperate Regular folks that preceded it. Experts also came out ready to supply the show, some time drama in regards to the adventures from the Pan Am crew inside the sixties, an chance to build up its figures and arcs, particularly one including your flight attendant-switched-government spy. Unhealthy News: The show has since begun a pokey-and-steady nosedive, now striking a completely new low (1.9 rating inside the demo and 5.9 million audiences - a sizable loss from lead-in Desperate Housewives' 2.7 rating and 8.24 million).10. Prime Suspect (NBC)Thursday at 10/9cThe Very Good News: NBC has justification being patient while using well-cast, continuously examined cop drama, a stateside adaptation in the esteemed British original, starring Maria Bello just like a tough-as-nails detective in the male-centered profession: The network remains trying to rebuild its 10 o'clock hour, therefore it nearly destroyed this past year following a network leased the entire week day strip for the short-were living The Jay Leno Show. As well as, because it already axed The Playboy Club...Unhealthy News: Even against plenty of competition (Private Practice on ABC as well as the Mentalist on CBS), in addition to while using low anticipation set by NBC with Whitney becasue it is lead-in, single.3 grownups 18-49 rating isn't likely to operate on any evening, as well as internet marketer-valued Thursdays.11. Memorable (CBS)Tuesdays at 10/9cThe Very Good News: CBS audiences love Poppy Montgomery from her days up with no Trace, as well as the show's procedural elements are tailor-created for the network's brand. The show regularly sweeps its timeslot, both if this involves audience (normally 11 million audiences) and demo rating (roughly 2.5).Unhealthy News: The show acquired CBS' best-possible lead-in, the simple one-two punch of NCIS and NCIS: La, nevertheless it regularly sheds about 4 million audiences. Despite the fact that there's an apparent disappear while using Good Wife this past year, it absolutely was more inside the ballpark of just 2 million audiences.What can you consider our list? Which in the shows is it possible to not do without which are prepared for your scrap heap?

Cinemax, Scott Rudin Adapting 'Swamplandia' (Exclusive)

Cinemax will Florida with Scott Rudin. The premium cable network has acquired Swamplandia, half-hour comedy project from Rudin based on Karen Russell's book of the title. Swamplandia involves Ava Bigtree, a 12-year-old alligator wrestler who embarks by having an improbable journey using the mangrove backwoods of southwest Florida as she searches for her lost sister. Searching is showed up for just about any author round the project, with Rudin installed on executive produce the comedy and author Russell speaking to. Feature producer Rudin (The Social Media) has several projects setup at Cinemax, including Aaron Sorkin's untitled cable news drama with Rob Daniels, which was acquired to series in September. Furthermore, Rudin is installed on Noah Baumbach's adaptation of Jonathan Frazen's The Corrections and Cynthia Mort's half-hour comedy based on scribe Mary Karr's existence. Swamplandia marks Russell's first novel and second book overall. Her work has came out inside the anthology The Most Effective American Short Tales as well as the NYer, among others. Email: Lesley.Goldberg@thr.com Twitter: @Snoodit Related Subjects Cinemax Scott Rudin TV Development

Fox Creating a Zombieland TV Series and 5 Other Tales You will be Speaking About Today

Zombies are primetime allures 2011, dear buddies, which means Zombieland is returning like a TV series. Hooray? Also within the Broadsheet: Shia LaBeouf will get right into a street fight on camera (yikes!) and eyes a “giant” new film role (awww), the Octomom becomes an actress, along with a Scrabble competitor plays dirty. · It had been a couple days ago that Zombieland stars Woodsy Harrelson and Jesse Eisenberg signed to reunite within the magician heist film You Now See Me, but here comes even finer Zombieland news: Original scribes Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick are developing the feature like a half-hour comedy for Fox’s 2012-13 season. The series would replace a large-screen followup. I'm able to hear the promotions now: “After an exciting-new Raising Hope, stay updated for that Yukking Dead!” [MovieWeb] · Shia LaBeouf experienced an awful fight in Vancouver a week ago, and TMZ acquired video clip of his violent loss. Sigh. This wouldn’t occur to Michael J. Fox. [TMZ] · In more happy Shia news: He’s eying the role of the 10-feet-tall love curiosity about the cool love story A Huge. Was Gheorge Muresan unavailable? [MovieWeb] · Happy Halloween! The Octomom is starring inside a low-budget horror movie! There’s video! Sometimes I obscure my shame with exclamation points! [TMZ] · An expert Scrabble player required his opponent be strip-looked whenever a “G” tile went missing in the table. Where was this scene in Word Wars?! [Gawker] · And lastly, it’s time for you to get hold of KFC’s Cheesy Sausage Bowl. The “bowl” is constructed of gravy! Mmmm, dying by scrumptious. And nuclear cholesterol. [Gawker]

'Walking Dead Season 2' Premiere: Exactly what the Audiences Say

Bob Mahoney/AMC Audiences were mixed around the Season 2 premiere of AMC's The Walking Dead.our editor recommends'Death Valley' Showrunner: 'We're More Rock 'n' Roll' Than 'Walking Dead,' 'True Blood''Freaks & Geeks' Reunion, 'The Walking Dead' Introduced for PaleyFest 2011 *SPOILERS* The 90-minute debut saw Ron (Andrew Lincoln subsequently) save after which subsequently lose Sophia (Madison Lintz), Shane ponder departing the audience -- possibly with Andrea joining him following a blowout with Dale (Jeffrey DeMunn) -- and a number of probably the most disgusting zombie offings, Ron and Lori's (Sarah Wayne Callies) boy, Carl (Chandler Riggs), was shot. PHOTOS: Behind the curtain of 'The Walking Dead' Season Two "You have a much a run-along with a spook within this " new world " you less expect that you simply're likely to be shot by another human," executive producer Gale Anne Hurd tellsThe Hollywood Reporter. "It's obvious that rifle wasn't wielded with a zombie. You are able to't forget that individuals risks continue to be available." Here's what individuals say concerning the return from the show: SwiftWave Bennuh Indeed, installing The Walking Dead S2 E01, This year is gonna rox my sox off. >:3 AnnaBells_ Anna Bell's TWEET DI JOSPEH: . The Walking Dead totally shipped tonight. Loved it. (Questa sera rapito da The Walking... zcallen Zachary Callen @FilmCritHULK Lost, Walking Dead: I would like the survival premise to experience in small ways, with neat figures. Get plenty of large junk rather STORY: 'The Walking Dead' Season 2 Premiere: (Spoiler) Got Shot, What's Next? ObliviousMiraX3 Nur Amira im watching the walking dead lol im bored thus result zombies xD Jonnyapps Jonnyapps Good opening towards the Walking Dead Season 2 but could it be even legal to allow them to televise the gory masterdom from the comics? HOLLYWOODS16 Carol Forest Walking dead blew my thoughts last evening! Holy eff deathnrollband Daniel Dying n Roll all hail the walking dead benjaminbecotte Benjamin Becotte My response to The Walking Dead season 2 premiere: HOLY SH-T!! ZOMBIES!! INTENSE!! Where's SHE!?! Last ten seconds: Exactly What The F--K WAS THAT!? CraigyTweets Craig Bradshaw Favourite Actor, Andrew Lincoln subsequently ok yes he's decent in Walking Dead, but he's AWESOME within this Existence and Instructors etc#moviemonday sharondavies Sharon Davies Watching the Walking Accurate mute doesn't allow it to be less frightening! OMG OMG OMG Renazahmad Renaz0o0 The walking dead season premiere was awesome searching forward for that relaxation from the episodes. LauraAnnSwift Laura despite the fact that i believe the walking dead isn't adhering towards the comics enough, i'm still fully aboard the hype train. choo choo. loudog999 Jason McCarty Did anybody else factor The Walking Dead was terrible last evening? lohhw3 Loh HW The Walking Dead Season 2 premiere: awesum, shocking, and intense! RELATED: 'The Walking Dead' Season 2: Exactly what the Experts Say 'The Walking Dead': Glen Mazzara on Frank Darabont and the Fears because the Drama's New Showrunner What's Next for 'The Walking Dead' Season Two? 'The Walking Dead': Robert Kirkman, Gale Anne Hurd Tease Season 2 The Walking Dead

The Mountaintop

Samuel L. Jackson is Dr. Martin Luther King, Junior. on his last evening inside a Memphis motel and Angela Bassett is really a maid within the Mountaintop. An exhibition of Jean Doumanian Sonia Friedman Prods., Ambassador Theater Group, Enhance the Roof 7, Ted Snowdon, Alhadeff Prods./Lauren Toy, B Square, 4 Prods./Broadway Across America, Jackie Barlia Florin/Cooper Federman, Ronnie Planalp/Moellenberg Taylor and Marla Rubin Prods./Blumenthal Carrying out Arts, in colaboration with Scott Delman, of the play in a single act by Katori Hall. Directed by Kenny Leon.Rev. Martin Luther King Junior. - Samuel L. Jackson Camae - Angela BassettUnlike individuals hpv warts-and-all biodramas that humiliate the celebrated figures they profess to humanize, Katori Hall's imaginative two-hander "The Mountaintop" does, indeed, burnish the legend from the Rev. Martin Luther King Junior. Occur Memphis around the eve of his murder, this soul-stirring drama finds King confiding his doubts, fears and morbid premonitions to some sassy motel maid -- a stealthily trite situation that Hall transforms into an psychologically effective and theatrically stunning moment of truth. Element in the double dose of charisma from certifiable stars Samuel L. Jackson and Angela Bassett, which show has wings. Play involves town after bowing in a tiny London theater and moving towards the West Finish, where it won this years Olivier Award for the best play. However the show is nearly at its midpoint before it discloses what motivated everything overseas adulation. Under Kenny Leon's helming, the creative staff has had a seriously naturalistic method of the factual part of the material, that is grounded within the shabby motel room (an unfortunate hole within the wall, in David Gallo's design) where King (Jackson) spent the evening of April 3, 1968. The evening is dark, there is a storm outdoors (nice seem work from Serta Moses Schreier), and risks of violence are keeping King in the room. However the motel does not offer much when it comes to little luxuries, and he's tired, hungry and eager for a cigarette. In Jackson's physically imposing and psychologically honest perf, the truly amazing guy can also be hugely weary -- and a little lonely -- after delivering his inspiring "I have Visited the Mountaintop" speech to some rapt congregation at Mason Temple. Then when an attractive maid named Camae (Bassett, whose range stretches from adorable to breathtaking) turns up with coffee on the tray (and cigarettes along with a flask of liquor on her behalf person), he activates the charm to obtain her to remain some time. It's Camae's first evening at work and she's striving to impress, and also the flirty relationship they start is only the kind of factor that the playwright might seize onto "humanize" popular figure like King. Indeed, Camae reassures the preacher, "You simply a guy," when she catches him thinking of getting her up. "Basically was you, I'd be starin' at me, too," she informs him with appealing candor. Jackson does absolutely the best factor by King, playing all of the defects which make him human without slowly destroying him of his fundamental dignity. Bassett's comedy abilities come up when Camae teases him about individuals defects -- the vanity about his looks, the swaggering pride in the own oratory, the holes in the socks. She also will get behind Camae once the sassy maid taunts King using the memory from the virtuous Malcolm X, who did not, she states, "Drank. Smoke. Cuss. Or cheat. On. His Wife." Fun because it is, this light banter continues too lengthy, dragging out what seems to become a famous man's rather awkward seduction of the irresistible maid. However when Hall is finally prepared to drop her cover and declare her true intentions, she achieves this inside a large, large way. Having a magisterial wave of her hands as well as an abrupt change in theatrical style, the scribe allows it's known this isn't any regular evening. This evening King walks into their own Garden of Gethsemane and falls on his knees to manage his terror and despair, to confess his fears and doubts about his mission, and also to pray for that strength to simply accept his martyrdom. But throughout King's lengthy evening of existential darkness, one youthful playwright has seen into it that he's not by yourself.Arranged and forecasts, David Gallo costumes, Constanza Romero lighting, John MacDevitt original music, Branford Marsalis seem, Serta Moses Schreier hair and hairpieces, Charles G. LaPointe production stage manager, Jimmie Lee Cruz. Opened up March. 13, 2011. Examined March. 8. Running time: one hour, 35 MIN. Contact the range newsroom at news@variety.com

Patricia Breslin Modell dies

Patricia Breslin Modell, a longtime television actress who grew to become the wife of former National football league team owner Art Modell, died Wednesday, March. 12. She was 80 coupled with been put in the hospital for approximately five several weeks.Throughout a 22-year acting career, Patricia Breslin carried out around the NY stage, in movies as well as on television. She starred within the "Individuals Choice" television series with actor Jackie Cooper and performed the role of Meg Bentley within the cleaning soap opera "General Hospital." She also performed Laura Brooks around the primetime cleaning soap opera "Peyton Place."Other TV roles incorporated looks on "The Twilight Zone," "Alfred Hitchcock Presents," "Perry Mason" and "Maverick." Among her close friends was Lucille Ball.She married Art Modell, former owner and leader from the Cleveland Browns and Baltimore Ravens, in 1969, retiring from acting and submerging herself in her own family and community improvement.In Cleveland, Mrs. Modell was mixed up in Cleveland Musical Arts Assn., the Cleveland Ballet and also the Playhouse Square Foundation, together with other charitable endeavors.After Art Modell moved his football team to Baltimore in 1996, his wife offered around the boards of institutions such as the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra and also the Walters Art Museum. Additionally, the Modells led money towards the Baltimore Museum of Art and gave $3.5 million towards the Lyric Opera House, that was lately re-named the Patricia and Arthur Modell Carrying out Arts Center in the Lyric.Born in NY, Patricia Modell graduated in the College of recent Rochelle.She's made it by her husband two sons and six grandchildren. Contact the range newsroom at news@variety.com

Ted Danson Times 2 on 'Bored to Death' and 'CSI'

NY (AP) These days, Ted Danson has gone vegan. He laughs at himself as he says it, like: Here's the L.A. guy latching onto his next fad. But what the heck, Danson says it makes him feel better. And that hearty health-food shake he and his actress wife, Mary Steenburgen, quaff each morning well, they actually look forward to it.Meanwhile, even apart from his dietary focus, Danson is feeling great these days. And why not?Two decades after ending his spectacular "Cheers" run, he's been savoring his latest career surge on cool shows such as "Curb Your Enthusiasm" (where he and Steenburgen comedically acted out their real-life friendship with series star Larry David), and on the gritty legal thriller "Damages" (where Danson played a cutthroat corporate billionaire).Now he's appearing on two other series simultaneously.Starting Monday at 9 p.m. EDT, he's back for the third season of the HBO comedy "Bored to Death," where he plays urbane pot-head George Christopher.And Wednesday at 10 p.m. EDT, he continues on CBS' long-running "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation," which he joined this fall in the role of new CSI Supervisor D.B. Russell, a scientist and family man who loves the stories a crime scene tells."It's so different from everything I've ever done," Danson says of his new venture. "We have a maggot wrangler!"Every day I go in, and there's something new I've never done before. To deliver all that exposition and still be a real character takes a huge amount of technique and work, and I'm still grappling with that. But it's actually the most relaxing job I think I've ever had."The job came up suddenly this summer, and within a week he was in Las Vegas (where the show is set) getting a CSI crash course. The next week, he was back in Los Angeles in front of the cameras."I was feeling windburn, things were moving so fast," he says with a laugh. "And at first, I panicked: If this (gig) is successful, I was looking at 18 months of solid work, because I'll go straight from this to 'Bored to Death,' then straight back to the next season of 'CSI.' I thought, 'Omigod, how will I do that!'"But you take it day by day, and it's quite doable."Danson signed on for "CSI" shortly after wrapping this season of "Bored to Death," which is set and filmed in NY.It stars Jason Schwartzman as Jonathan Ames, a writer who, fired up by his love of detective novels, places an ad on craigslist advertising himself as a private eye. Zach Galifianakis plays a comic book artist with his own superhero delusions of grandeur. Rounding out this trio (a little bit Three Musketeers, a little bit Three Stooges) is George, who, as a prominent magazine editor, had been Jonathan's boss.This season George, ever the bon vivant, has opened up an artisanal restaurant (the chichi marketing term for a dining spot that serves "hand-crafted" food items). It's called, provocatively, George on Jane, although Greenwich Village's Jane Street is where it's located."It's kind of my new canvas," says George proudly. "Like the magazine but with steak frites."Powered by a steady intake of martinis and marijuana, the 60-ish George is always game for any caper, especially when teamed with his younger chums.On a stakeout at Grand Central Terminal, he and Jonathan go looking for a woman."My mark is supposed to be tall and wearing a distinctive yellow hat," says Jonathan, to which George, seeking clarity through his cocktail haze, asks, "Is the hat distinctive BECAUSE it's yellow? Or is it yellow, AND distinctive?""The key to George's character is, 'Don't leave me out! I want to play! I still want to be relevant!'" Danson laughs. "I'm 63 and I want to be relevant, too, so it's really easy for me to play him. And I'm having the time of my life."All the more fun for several episodes in the season ahead: Danson will be sharing scenes with Steenburgen."My wife plays my voice-coach-slash-lover-slash-fellow-pothead," he explains. "I never actually learn to sing. All we do is sleep together and smoke dope."As he speaks, Danson is as crisply attired and stylish as when he's costumed as George. He's wearing an impeccable blue pinstripe suit, with a white dress shirt that sets off his snowy white hair. He props his square jaw on a fist and leans in toward his questioner as talk turns to what drew him to a life as an actor."I fell in love with acting when I was 20 or 21 at Stanford University," he says. "I auditioned for a play, got the smallest part, and a light went off. And I still feel that way. I love going to work. I love being with crews. I love being with actors. I really enjoy it."But despite his seriousness in tackling a role (he took a bartending course before filming the "Cheers" pilot), and his effort in finding post-"Cheers" roles to move him beyond Sam Malone, "I do the same character over and over again," he declares.D.B. Russell on "CSI"? "Sam Malone sees dead people."George Christopher on "Bored"? "Sam Malone with a magazine, smoking dope."He laughs at the suggestion he is selling himself short."Basically, you bring your life experiences to any role you bring you," he proposes. "Because if you don't show up with yourself, then people go, 'Oh, that's a nice impersonation.'"And then you do different things in different situations. That, to me, is what acting really is: You do different things, but you're still bringing yourself to the party, or else you wouldn't be worth watching."And for Danson, in love with his work, a party is always under way.Copyright 2011 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.

'American' medieval

John Landgraf, actor Dylan McDermott, actress Jessica Lange, producer/creator Ryan Murphy and Dana Walden, chairman, last century Fox Television."When did America be considered a nation of weenies?" FX's John Landgraf asked for the Arclight crowd within the Monday premiere of "American Horror Story." "Ryan Murphy and Kaira Falchuk were not afraid to create something original."Spooky drama can be a "coming back homeInch for your "Puppy puppy nip/Tuck" duo, mentioned Landgraf, and Murphy agreed. "They haven't provided us with just one note yet."The cast wasn't afraid to participate in. "I desired to obtain naked in my first day on set," mentioned Dylan McDermott.Sarah Paulson, who plays a medium inside the series, mentioned, "The year progresses to clairvoyants but only believe them after they say I'm prone to win an Oscar."Within the Roosevelt Hotel after-party, Jessica Lange graciously declined interviews. Taissa Farmiga was less gracious.

Stephen Moyer Battles Michael J. Fox for Anna Paquin's Affection on Phineas and Ferb

Phineas and Ferb Has True Bloodstream vampire Bill Compton met his match within the Teen Wolf ? Yes, that's True Bloodstream stars Anna Paquin and Stephen Moyer, together with Michael J. Fox, supplying guest voices within an approaching Halloween episode of Disney Channel's animated hit Phineas and Ferb. Within the segment "The Curse of Candace," Phineas and Ferb's older sister Candace catches the most recent teen movie - a parody from the Twilight films. On the watch's screen, we have seen Moyer supplying the voice of the vampire named Jared, while Fox turns up as Michael, a shirtless werewolf (shades of his legendary eighties turn because the original Teen Wolf), because the two fight for that attention of Paquin's Kristen. Here is a clip: Meanwhile, within the episode's other segment, "This is the Spirit," Michael Douglas offers the voice of zombies along with a spooky pumpkin mind, while his boy Dylan Michael Douglas may be the voice of the son who befriends Phineas and Ferb. Here is a clip: The stars have children who're fans of Phineas and Ferb, and signed on because of this. The Halloween-designed episode premieres on Friday, March. 7 at 7 p.m. around the Disney Funnel. Sign up for TV Guide Magazine now!

Lifetime To Update Amanda Knox Movie, No Sequel Plans For Now

Lifetime’s controversial movie about the murder trial and conviction of American exchange student Amanda Knox in Italy will get an update in light of today’s court verdict that acquitted Knox and her ex-boyfriend Raffaele Sollecito of the 2007 murder of Knox’s roommate Meredith Kercher. From now on, rebroadcasts of Amanda Knox: Murder On Trial In Italy will include a new opening and closing card that includes updated information on Knox’s successful appeal and acquittal. Viewers will see the difference tomorrow night as the movie is scheduled to air at 9 PM, followed by a 1 AM broadcast on Wednesday and another primetime showing, at 10 PM on Thursday. According to a Lifetime rep, the airings had been scheduled weeks in advance and their timing in respect to Knox’s verdict was completely coincidental (but certainly fortuitous as it will likely bring extra eyeballs to the movie in light of all the publicity surrounding the overturned conviction). As of now, there are no plans to do a sequel to the movie, which starred Heroes alumna Hayden Panettiere as Knox. Amanda Knox: Murder On Trial In Italy stirred controversy before its February premiere, with Knox’s family objecting to the way she was portrayed and her attorneys demanding that Lifetime pull the movie and removed its trailer from its website as the case was still going through appeal. The original trailer was pretty hard-hitting and featured images of Kercher being attacked by Sollecito as well as Knox and Sollecito in a steamy bed action while the Italian prosecutor says ominously, Under the angel face, she is capable of anything. However, the re-creations of the murder were edited out of the movie’s final cut, and the original trailer for the movie has now been replaced with a new one, in which Knox professes her innocence. “Meredith was my friend. I would never hurt her. My conscience is clean,” Knox says, sobbing as images of her and Kercher in happier times play on. (New trailer below) Knox became an instant international celebrity (nicknamed Foxy Knoxy) when she was arrested in 2007 for the gruesome murder of her British roommate insidethe duos cottage in the medieval Italian town of Perugiaafter what prosecutors said wasa violent night fueled by sex and drugs. After an 11-month trial, Knox was sentenced to 26 years in prison; her boyfriend received 25 years. Knox has always professed her innocence and has a bevy of supporters, especially in the U.S., with many questioning the fairness of the investigation and trial. Now the race is on among the top U.S. interviewers to land Knox’s first interview.

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Jason Lee Cast as Maya Rudolph's Love Interest on Up With The Evening

Jason Lee Jason Lee remains attracted onto become on the cast of NBC's new comedy Up With The Evening, Entertainment Weekly reviews. The I am Earl alum may have the possibly recurring role of Kevin, a clean-cut single father who begins dating Maya Rudolph's crazy talk show host Ava. Lee will first are available in November. Fall TV: Have the lowdown relating to this season's must-see new shows The 41-year-old actor is presently waiting to uncover whether his TNT series Memphis Beat will probably be restored for just about any third season. Up With The Evening, which stars Christina Applegate and may Arnett, airs Wednesdays at 8/7c on NBC.

Jennifer Aniston: Directing Is Part Of The Plan

NEW YORK., N.Y. -- Jennifer Aniston appears to enjoy working behind the camera as much she loves being in front of it. Access Hollywoods guest correspondent Jill Martin caught up with the star at the premiere of her movie, Five, where she directed one of the short films about the impact of breast cancer. It was like a dream come true, honestly, and such an important piece that we all were invested in, Jen, who is also one of the executive producers on the project, told Access. It was like working with, not only our best friends, but theyre also incredible producers, and all of us coming together. We just cant believe that were actually here. Its amazing. The Lifetime ensemble project, which also stars Ginnifer Goodwin, Patricia Clarkson and Josh Holloway, could be just the start of Jens directing career. Will we see more directing from you? Jill asked. Sure hope so, Jen said. Thats the plan. Im not sure what or when or where, but yes. As for a permanent move to NY City, the star said Los Angeles will remain home at least, for the time being. Not permanently, no, the star, who has recently been spotted around NY with boyfriend Justin Theroux, explained. Its literally like a month or two, just bits and pieces here. LA is really where work is. But I just had to have a little place to lay my head. Jen was also quick to squash talk about Brad Pitt and his recent comments to Parade magazine. Oh, lord, its not even worth discussing on a night like this, she said when asked about the actors remarks. Five, which also includes works directed by Demi Moore and Alicia Keys, premieres on Lifetime on October 10 at 9 PM. Copyright 2011 by NBC Universal, Inc. All rights reserved.This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

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Energy List revealed

TVTracker.com, the showbiz research and data-monitoring firm that Variety acquired in June, has released its seventh annual Agency Energy List, which ranks the most effective agents and agencies delivering TV in the literary and talent arenas. TVTracker's Energy List is created on quantifiable data, ranking individual agents good aggregate volume of clients (authors, non-writing producers, principal cast and staff company company directors) on broadcast and cable network series for your 2011-12 season. All primetime and latenight, scripted and variety shows are believed. Clients concentrating on multiple series are counted for each show. Writing teams are counted while you client, because it offers a much better overall accounting. Among other info, the 200-page guide offers detailed utilization of almost everyone used in TV, including information it is the shows' writing employees, showrunners, professionals and producers. The whole list, sorted by various criteria including agency, buyer occupation, could be acquired for download at TVTracker.com for $49. TVTracker is an element of Variety's paid out premium content. While a normal membership gives site visitors utilization of all content from Variety proper -- print, iPad, news alerts, etc. -- additional circumstances, such as the Variety Archives (issues coming back to 1906) and TVTracker are part of another tier. TVtracker.com, founded in 1999, provides clients with development and production info, monitoring and analyzing the three major divisions of shot entertainment inside the U.S., including television, feature film and digital entertainment. TVtracker.com resides inside the Variety office in La and serves greater than 250 in the leading brands in entertainment and media. :- Variety staff Contact Variety Staff at news@variety.com

Social TV: Realise Why Nathan Fillion Will receive a Remove of Twitter

Nathan Fillion A few several days ago Nathan Fillion was literally stalked having a Twitter follower. He responded much the same way almost every other Hollywood actor would: He needed a picture while using guy, after which it tweeted it. Fillion is much better known nowadays for playing the crime-fixing Richard Castle in ABC's Castle, in the "Twitterverse," he's revered for his geek-chic resume (he starred on Joss Whedon's Firefly too as with his online-only Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog) and also the must-follow Twitter feed. Whether it is his crazy musings or completely random photo uploads, fans can't have an sufficient quantity of Fillion's good-natured tweets. We spoke with him about the love for Twitter, how he thinks stars should put it to use and what he'll do when he hits the millions of mark. TVGuide.com: You've really recognized the idea of using Twitter just like a conversation along with your fans. How had you been first introduced into it?Nathan Fillion: Twitter was forced on me by [Horrible co-star] Felicia Day, already an online celebrity herself. I had been sitting while dining and he or she had me download the Twitter application and register. Then she ongoing her Twitter and mentioned, "OK, everyone, Nathan Fillion is becoming on Twitter." I came where you can 2,000 emails saying "You have a new follower on Twitter." I switched in the email notices next. TVGuide.com: Had you been hooked immediately?Fillion: I used to be. I'd attempted Bebo and Facebook -- mostly because people were available showing up as me. However I believed it was very demanding of your time. A Few Things I love about Twitter is always that it's forced brevity. The 140-character maximum really will make you be concise. I really like the immediacy from this, cheap you'll be able to achieve many people immediately it blows my ideas. Have a look whatsoever from the familiar faces returning to TV this year TVGuide.com: How perhaps you have get this kind of large following?Fillion: Due to Felicia Day, I obtained 2,000 fans immediately. I am unsure the actual way it developed next, however i know that i'm approaching an incredible number of. In my opinion inside a million, I'm gonna...produce a cake -- and tweet a picture from this. TVGuide.com: Plenty of stars obtain publicists tweet on the account. Possibly you've always controlled your individual account?Fillion: I realize of folks that avoid them by themselves also to me that's just... seriously. It's 140 figures you really can't handle that? You have to me, if someone's following your self on Twitter, they must be following your self on Twitter. Be it my Twitter, I wish for you to determine which I'm doing. I wish for you to find out what's happening with me at night. TVGuide.com: Possibly you've had any strange Twitter encounters?Fillion: I used to be in NY City which i had been using a park and so they were mowing and trimming and trimming the lawn, therefore i tweeted a picture from this and mentioned to people, "Guess where I am?Inch After I started simply to walk, the tweets started coming, saying, "Oh! You're in this park right on the doorstep from my office! It's surprising you're here! I'm searching my office window trying to find you!" I Rapidly went lower the street and needed a picture of Radio City Music Hall and mentioned, "Guess where I am now?" I walked two more blocks, looking at the bench, combined with coffee. Without warning this kid emerged in my opinion and goes, "Hey! Sometimes inside the neighborhood! I saw your tweets which i figured, I have to find you! I obtained a guy to cover personally in the office because I desired to get a autograph!" It absolutely was so funny. This kid was all breathless and sweating and could you'd imagine him monitoring my tweets? It destroyed me! Therefore I needed a picture with him and tweeted it. From Urkel to Sheldon: Have a look at our gallery within our favorite TV brainiacs TVGuide.com: You think stars and stars who aren't into social media do themselves a injustice?Fillion: I don't. In my opinion becoming an actor, your projects is always to act, to see tales. You are delivering entertainment, that's your projects. I don't believe it is your work to sign 8-by-10 photographs and send these phones your fans. I don't believe it is your work to carry out a radio tour at 5 a.m. Your projects is always to portray a personality, tell a portion in the story, and do your account in entertaining. In my opinion you will discover benefits, however don't think it is important for the work. Myself? I buy a kick from this.

Avoi Longoria: Its Emotional Around The Desperate Average women Set

La, Calif. -- Avoi Longoria is several weeks from filming the series finale of Desperate Average women, but she accepted just taking into consideration the finish from the lengthy running ABC drama makes her emotional. I cant youre will make me cry already, Avoi told AccessHollywood.coms Laura Saltman when requested about how exactly she needs to feel other family members . of tape. I cant even consider it. I am talking about, every episode which were shooting now is a touch sad, because were really like, Oh, another scene of most of us within the forest, another scene of most of us playing poker. Its all emotional every episode is emotional for people. Desperate Average women returns because of its ninth and final season on Sunday at 9/8 C on ABC so that as they get ready for the start of the finish, Avoi has a lot of reminiscences shes keen on. One, however, sticks out probably the most. My personal favorite moment will be the pilot, the very first episode. And type of that point, too, since it was such madness, she stated. We also have fond reminiscences of this time, and that i remember Helen Search saying, Theres nothing beats the birth of the hit, so remember every moment Its rare, you realize, and that we type of hit the lottery, so its bittersweet in my experience to become here and say goodbye. Copyright 2011 by NBC Universal, Corporation. All privileges reserved.These components might not be released, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.