- 5/19/11 /
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Reviewing the CW Upfront: Maybe This Time, They’ll Be Lucky
Just when you want to write off the CW, here comes 'Ringer'
Upfronts 2011
- 5/19/11 /
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The Showrunner Transcript: Parks and Recreation’s Michael Schur on Sleep-Fighting and the Secret to the Show's Sweetness
"Poehler can pretty much curse any of the dudes on the show under the table."
- 5/19/11 /
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Jay-Z Has a Development Deal With Adult Swim
He joins Odd Future and Major Lazer as an Adult Swim partner.
- 5/19/11 /
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The 9 Most Exciting New Shows of the Upcoming Fall Season
Upfronts are over; time to survey the field.
- 5/19/11 /
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The Showrunner Transcript: Grey’s Anatomy’s Shonda Rhimes on Her New Series and How She Doesn’t Make ‘Light, Airy’ TV
"I'm always very sensitive to the fact that people somehow think the shows are light and airy or optimistic."
- 5/18/11 /
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Upfront Babylon: Tales From the Lavish Days When Networks Had Money (and Booze) to Burn
Today it's all about numbers and restrained parties. But back in the day? Par-ty!
- 5/18/11 /
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CBS Schedule Analysis: The Dominant Network Looks Poised to Continue Its Dominance
Only five new shows for the fall, but they tested well, and CBS is already playing from a position of strength.
- 5/18/11 /
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TNT, TBS Plan for More of the Same
Plus: Conan is coming back to New York for a week.
- 5/18/11 /
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CBS’s New Fall Schedule: New Series, Time Slot Switches, and a Return to Saturday Night
And 'The Good Wife' goes to Sunday.
- 5/17/11 /
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Inside Fox’s Upfront Party: Cory Monteith, Jonah Hill, and the Simon Cowell Photo Booth
Which 'Glee' stars went out of their way for a picture with Simon?
- 5/17/11 /
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The Showrunner Transcript: The Good Wife’s Robert and Michelle King on the Series’ Evolution and Alicia’s Love Life
"And yes, we always want her to push herself toward the 'Grey’s Anatomy' choice of, you know, get laid."
- 5/17/11 /
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Cougar Town’s Bill Lawrence Talks About the Show’s Move to Mid-Season
"I'm not that bummed out."
- 5/17/11 /
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Watch Clips From ABC’s Comedies
Including 'Apartment 23,' where James Van Der Beek makes fun of himself.
- 5/17/11 /
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What’s With the Awful Key Art for New Shows?
'Once Upon a Time' is the main offender.
- 5/17/11 /
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ABC’s New Fall Schedule: The Alphabet Brings the Dramas and Starts a New Comedy Night
And there are some high-profile shows waiting for mid-season.
- 5/17/11 /
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The Showrunner Transcript: How I Met Your Mother’s Carter Bays and Craig Thomas on Last Night’s Finale and Their 15-Year Partnership
"Care deeply about your characters, so deeply that you almost delude yourself into thinking that they’re real human beings and quite possibly your best friends in the world."
- 5/16/11 /
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Watch Clips From Fox’s New Dramas
Sam Neill goes full creeper for 'Alcatraz.'
- 5/16/11 /
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Reviewing the Fox Upfront: Things Are Easier When You’re No. 1
You just talk about 'Glee' and 'X-Factor' a lot.
- 5/16/11 /
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The Showrunner Transcript: Breaking Bad’s Vince Gilligan on Season Four and His Experiences on The X-Files
"I was so naive about the business back then that when I’d watch the show and the legend at the beginning said, “Richmond, Virginia” I actually thought they sent a film unit to those places. That’s how stupid I was."
- 5/16/11 /
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Reviewing the NBC Upfront: Seriously Musical
Plus: that announcement from the Donald.
- 5/16/11 /
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CBS Picks Up Two More Dramas and a Comedy [Updated]
'Rookies,' the buzzy cop drama produced by Robert De Niro, is now called 'The 2-2.'
- 5/16/11 /
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The Showrunner Transcript: 30 Rock’s Robert Carlock on Working on Joey and His Dedication to Joke Density
"The life of the show is that Jack becomes more of a person and Liz gets her act together. Beyond that, the real goal of the show is the moral education of Kenneth Parcel, the eventual discovery that he is immortal and the center for a reason we can’t begin to understand."
- 5/16/11 /
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Fox’s New Fall Schedule: The Network Sticks to Its Reality Shows
'Terra Nova,' two sitcoms, an animated show, and 'The X Factor' are the new fall offerings.
- 5/16/11 /
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How Does a Network Build a Fall Schedule? Fox’s Scheduling Chief Reveals the Strategies
In a world of DVRs, managing time slots still matters a lot, and Preston Beckman shows us how the game is played.
- 5/15/11 /
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CBS Decides to Kill Three Shows You Probably Forgot Were Even Still On the Air
We'll never have to type $#*! again