Ending 'The Office': No Steve Carell, and Someone's Getting Fired
January, 16, 2013 5:05 pm | Comments On #firing, Greg Daniels, NBC, Steve Carell, Television, The Office"The Office" is likely to close without a return appearance by Steve Carell's Michael Scott, creator Greg Daniels says. But Mindy Kaling and B.J. Novak are expected back for the end of the show, and the final episodes will include someone in the Dunder Mifflin office getting fired.
"Steve is very much of the opinion that the 'goodbye Michael' episode and the story arc that we did leading up to it was his goodbye to the fans and to the show, and that the stuff we're doing this season is the goodbye that the rest of the show gets to have," Daniels said at a Television Critics Association panel on Wednesday.
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Read MoreApple Scoops PBS on 'Downton Abbey' Episodes, But PBS Is Cool With It
January, 15, 2013 4:18 pm | Comments On #Apple, Downton Abbey, iTunes, PBS, TelevisionApple is making the entire third season of "Downton Abbey" available on iTunes before every episode airs on PBS -- and that's just fine with PBS.
Fans who buy a season pass on iTunes beginning Jan. 29 will get to see three episodes before they air on PBS. The Season 3 finale airs Feb. 17.
But PBS CEO Paula Kerger isn't worried that viewers will watch the show online, then tune out PBS. In fact, she says, Apple isn't the only place Americans can see "Downton" before they can see it on her network.
"You can also buy the DVD sets. They're being shipped at the end of January, and the DVD sets and Apple are going up at the same time,"...
Jeremy Irons: 'Television Doesn't End With 'Downton Abbey''
January, 15, 2013 12:23 pm | Comments On #Downton Abbey, Jeremy Irons, TelevisionJeremy Irons wants American viewers to realize that "television doesn't end with 'Downton Abbey.'"
The British actor took several entertaining jabs at the popularity of the hit series Tuesday while promoting his PBS show, "Shakespeare Uncovered."
But he later offered a clarification that either negated his insults or amplified them, depending on your interpretation: He said he's never actually seen an episode of "Downton," which airs in the U.S. on PBS.
Irons, in a playful mood, spoke during a Television Critics Association panel in which he also took several deadpan digs at the French.
"What I'm really excited about with '...
Read MorePBS to Air TED Talk on Education With Bill Gates, Geoffrey Canada
January, 15, 2013 11:29 am | Comments On #Bill Gates, Jeffrey Canada, PBS, TED Talk, TelevisionPBS will air the first TED Talk produced for television, an education special featuring Bill Gates, Geoffrey Canada and Sir Ken Robinson, the network announced.
"TED Talks Education" will air Tuesday, April 16, the same night PBS will air the film "The Central Park Five," about five young men falsely accused in an attack on a jogger in 1989.
Microsoft founder and philanthopist Gates, author and educator Robinson, and social activist and educator Canada will record the special on April 4 at the Harvey Theater at the Brooklyn Academy of Music on Friday, April 4. It will be produced by WNET and Ted Talks.
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Read MorePhilip Roth Names the Best of His Own Books
January, 14, 2013 5:02 pm | Comments On #American Pastoral, books, culture, Philip Roth, Portnoy's Complaint, Sabbath's Theater, TelevisionPhilip Roth says that since retiring from writing, he wakes up each morning and has a glass of orange juice. Then he goes back to bed and reads.
"I'm doing fine without writing," he said Monday. "Someone should have told me about this earlier."
Roth's contentment will disappoint legions of readers who hoped that he wouldn't be able to stay retired long. The winner of the National Book Award and Pulitzer Prize, among many other awards, wrote 31 books, and was as productive near the end of his career as he was at any other time.
But Roth -- whose retirement made the front page of the New York Times in November -- said he...
Read MorePBS CEO Says Elmo Bigger Than His Puppeteer, Talks 'Downton' Scheduling
January, 14, 2013 12:22 pm | Comments On #Downton Abbey, Elmo, Kevin Clash, Paula Kerger, PBS, TelevisionPBS CEO Paula Kerger says "Sesame Street" will weather the scandal over Elmo puppeter Kevin Clash because "the character of Elmo is larger than any one individual."
She also said a new puppeteer may not be named because several puppeteers are able to work with the beloved "Sesame Street" character. Clash resigned from handling Elmo in November amid allegations that Clash had sexual relationships with underage teenage boys.
Kerger also spoke at a Television Critics Association panel Monday about Mitt Romney's Big Bird moment during the presidential debates, and why PBS doesn't air "Downton Abbey" in sync with the show's British airing.
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Read MorePBS Announces Stephen Hawking and 'Latino Americans' Docs, New Drama 'The Bletchley Circle'
January, 14, 2013 10:51 am | Comments On #Benjamin Bratt, Bletchley Circle, Hispanic Americans, TelevisionPBS announced plans for the "first-ever autobiographical documentary of physicist Stephen Hawking, "A Brief History of Mine," as well as the documentary series "Latino Americans" and the new Sunday-night murder mystery "The Bletchley Circle."
The announcements were among several from PBS at the Television Critics Association winter press tour.
"A Brief History of Mine" (a working title) is slated to air this year and will tell Hawking's life story, largely in his own words. It will feature contributors and Hawking fans including astronaut Edwin Eugene “Buzz” Aldrin Jr., actors Jim Carrey and...
Read MorePBS Airing Week of Newtown Shooting Coverage
January, 14, 2013 10:21 am | Comments On #Frontline, Newtown, PBS, TelevisionPBS will air a week of specials in February focused on the Newtown, Conn., shootings, the network announced Monday.
Each night of "After Newtown" coverage will begin with a "PBS Newhour" focused on topics connected to the shooting, including violence in the media, gun control, and how other cities that have suffered mass shootings have dealth with their tragedies.
The series will also feature a "Frontline" special report, "Raising Adam Lanza." Created in collaboration with The Hartford Courant, it will profile the shooter, examine his relationship with his mother, and investigate American gun culture.
A "Nova" program, meanwhile, will focus on violence and...
Read MoreCW Gives Up on Killer-Kid Series 'Battle Royale,' Talks 'Carrie Diaries' Nostalgia Factor
January, 13, 2013 9:49 am | Comments On #Battle Royale, CW, Mark Pedowitz, Television, the carrie diariesCW president Mark Pedowitz said the network will not move forwward on "Battle Royale," a drama about junior high students forced to kill each other that the network once explored developing. He also talked about the network's high hopes for a considerably cheerier series, the "Sex and the City" prequel "The Carrie Diaries," and his continued disappointment with Nielsen tracking.
Pedowitz spoke at a Television Critics Association panel Sunday, where he also said "Supernatural" has a "good shot" at returning for a ninth season. And he described the network's exploration of a "Vampire Diaries" spinoff that would focus on the...
'Dexter' Gets Summer Premiere Date, Leading Into 'Ray Donovan'; 'Masters of Sex' Coming in September
January, 12, 2013 1:47 pm | Comments On #Dexter, masters of sex, Ray Donovan, Television"Dexter" fans have a shorter wait for the show's next season: The serial killer drama will premiere June 30 and lead into the new show "Ray Donovan," Showtime announced Saturday.
Showtime president of entertainment David Nevins said at a Television Critics Association panel that he expects to announce soon whether the next season of "Dexter" will be its last one.
"Homeland," meanwhile, will premiere Sept. 29, and will lead into the new "Masters of Sex."
The plan means splitting up "Dexter" and "Homeland" for the first time. The two shows have aired back-to-back in the fall for the last two seasons, which...
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TheWrap at the Television Critics Association summer press tour in Beverly Hills, Calif.
