Aaron Sorkin Denies 'Newsroom' Firings, Sexism
August, 01, 2012 4:43 pm | Comments On #aaron sorkin, sexism, Television, The Newsroom, writers firedAaron Sorkin denied during a panel for "The Newsroom" that he has fired the show's writing staff, and denied that the women on his show are less intellectually formidable than the men.
Also, he says, he does not have an ex-girlfriend among his writers.
Sorkin faced a roomful of TV critics at the Television Critics Association summer press tour, many of whom have criticized his new HBO series. He quickly found himself responding to complaints that the women on the show, especially Emily Mortimer's Mackenzie MacHale, come off as ditzy compared to the men.
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Read MoreCinemax's 'Strike Back' Debuting Dylan Tunes (Video)
August, 01, 2012 4:08 pm | Comments On #Television, undefinedYou masters of war, you.
"Strike Back," Cinema's firefight-filled series about a top-secret intelligence agency, is debuting two tunes from Bob Dylan's upcoming 35th studio album.
Maybe he'll finally be able to shake that whole peacenik image.
The song "Holy Roman Kings" is featured in a music video for the show, and "Scarlet Town" will play over the credits of the first episode of the show's two-part season premiere Aug. 17.
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Read MoreTippi Hedren on Hitchcock: 'Genius and Evil and Deviant, Almost to the Point of Dangerous'
August, 01, 2012 3:46 pm | Comments On #Alfred Hitchcock, Television, The Girl, Tippi HedrenTippi Hedren spoke Wednesday about rampant sexual harassment by Alfred Hitchcock nearly half a century ago, during the making of "The Birds" and "Marnie."
"I think he was an extremely sad character," she said during a panel discussion of HBO's upcoming "The Girl," which recounts her troubled relationship with the director. "We are dealing with a brain here that was an unusual genius, and evil, and deviant, almost to the point of dangerous, because of the effect that he could have on people that were totally unsuspecting."
She was one of those people, she said. Hedren still...
Read MoreHBO Announces Larry David Movie
August, 01, 2012 2:21 pm | Comments On #Enlightened, Girls, Larry David movie, TelevisionHBO plans a movie written by and starring Larry David that will find him playing a character other than himself.
"He is not playing the Larry David from 'Curb Your Enthusiasm,'" said HBO president of programming Michael Lombardo, who added that "Arrested Development" and "Newsroom" veteran Greg Mottola will direct.
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David will work on the film before he moves forward on another season of "Curb." The network believes David plans another season of...
Read MoreTV One Plans Rebranding: 'Where Black Life Unfolds'
August, 01, 2012 12:49 pm | Comments On #ray j, Ricky Smiley, Save My Son, Television, TV OneTV One plans an Aug. 20 rebranding that will include the new tagline, "Where Black Life Unfolds."
The network, which caters to African-American viewers 25 and older, unveiled the rebranding at the Television Critics Association summer press tour, where it also highlighted three shows in its upcoming slate.
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They include "The Ricky Smiley Show," featuring the radio show host and Ray J; "Save...
Read MoreBBC America Plans New 'Musketeers' Series
August, 01, 2012 10:31 am | Comments On #Adrian Hodges, BBC America, Musketeers, TelevisionBBC America will co-produce BBC One's "The Musketeers," a new drama based on the Alexandre Dumas novel that will be penned by "My Week With Marilyn" writer Adrian Hodges.
The new series will retain the 17th-century setting of Dumas' "The Three Musketeers" and will air 10 one-hour episodes in 2014.
"The script bristles with vivid escapism and heroic action adventure," BBC America's general manager Perry Simon said at the channel's presentation at the Television Critics Association summer press tour.
Hodges' other credits include "Survivors" and "Primeval."
Read MoreWhen Does Obama Have Time to Watch 'Homeland'? Its Star Explains
July, 30, 2012 5:14 pm | Comments On #Damian Lewis, Homeland, Obama, TelevisionPresident Obama has called "Homeland" one of his favorite shows, and the show's male lead, Damian Lewis, got to ask the commander in chief exactly when he finds time to watch.
Lewis was invited to the White House in March during a state dinner for British Prime Minister David Cameron.
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How did he score the invitation? "I'm a Brit playing an American," he said. "I kind of ticked a lot of boxes."
He said he...
Read More'Dexter' Answers Criticism That Last Season Was Its Worst (Video)
July, 30, 2012 4:30 pm | Comments On #Dexter, Jennifer Carpenter, Michael C. Hall, Season 6, TCA, Television, TV videoTelevision Critics Association panels often feel like softball games, where actors and producers swing at softly lobbed questions along the lines of, "How do you balance so many great projects?"
Monday's "Dexter" panel was a rare exception.
Things took their first turn for the awkward when one reporter asked co-stars and former spouses Michael C. Hall and Jennifer Carpenter to describe what they liked about each other's acting. (They paid each other some lovely compliments, with Hall calling Capenter "the best scene partner I've ever had.")
And then things got less comfortable. The show's previous season, it's sixth, was criticized for a widely...
Read MoreMary-Louise Parker Seeking New Show After 'Weeds'
July, 30, 2012 3:33 pm | Comments On #mary-louise parker, Television, WeedsMary-Louise Parker wants to return to television after the finale of "Weeds," an episode so "beautiful" that she wept upon reading it.
Parker says she will appear in an as-yet-untitled movie that begins shooting Saturday, and will then shoot a sequel to "Red." Then she hopes to return to television, which she said she prefers to film.
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The actress, a three-time Emmy nominee for "Weeds," spoke at a Television Critics Association panel for the show's final season.
"I...
Read MoreShowtime Ending 'Big C' With Shortened Season 4
July, 30, 2012 1:41 pm | Comments On #Big C, Showtime, Television, WeedsShowtime will end "The Big C" with four one-hour episodes, the network announced. The abbreviated season will be the fourth for the Laura Linney cancer dramedy.
The network also announced plans for a documentary about music executive Tommy Mottola by director Brett Ratner. It joins a slate of previously announced documentaries, including one about former Vice President Dick Cheney.
The announcements came during Showtime President David Nevins' panel at the Television Critics Association summer press tour. He said he "wouldn't assume anything" about how the Emmy-nominated series would end.
"We've been having a lot of really interesting creative conversations. It's really...
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TheWrap at the Television Critics Association summer press tour in Beverly Hills, Calif.
