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‘Young Sheldon’: Small lead, with a big ban

‘Young Sheldon’: Small lead, with a big ban

September 12, 2017

It’s not every day that an interview subject finishes a conversation by hanging upside down from a pair of gymnastic rings at a park. But here we are. Just past the swing set and plastic slide at Beeman...

Seth MacFarlane plots a new course with ‘The Orville’

Seth MacFarlane plots a new course with ‘The Orville’

September 5, 2017

By Rick Bentley Tribune News Service (TNS) LOS ANGELES — Space: the final frontier for Emmy-winning Seth MacFarlane. His are the new voyages of “The Orville.” Its 13-episode mission is to explore...

Ken Burns’ ‘Vietnam War’ aims to show both sides of the conflict

Ken Burns’ ‘Vietnam War’ aims to show both sides of the conflict

September 5, 2017

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — Ken Burns has gone to war again. The filmmaker, so well known for his documentaries on baseball, jazz, prohibition, the national parks and the dust bowl, has already provided...

Littlefinger tells all: Aidan Gillen says his ‘GOT’ character got just what he deserved

Littlefinger tells all: Aidan Gillen says his ‘GOT’ character got just what he deserved

August 31, 2017

By Meredith Woerner Los Angeles Times (TNS) HBO’s juggernaut fantasy series “Game of Thrones” has had its fair share of memorable moments: the fiery birth of a trio of dragons, an army of the...

Thandie Newton and Rodrigo Santoro in "Westworld." (John P. Johnson/HBO)

TV review: ‘Westworld’ on HBO is a real trip

September 29, 2016

By Verne Gay Newsday (TNS) Westworld premieres Sunday at 9 p.m. on HBO. Westworld is a theme park where the very wealthy go to indulge their fantasies, which are either violent, sexual or both. The...

‘American Horror Story’ a mystery as it returns

September 13, 2016

By Verne Gay Newsday (TNS) THE SHOW: “American Horror Story” WHEN: Season 6 premiere Wednesday, Sept. 14 at 10 on FX WHAT IT’S ABOUT: Wouldn’t you like to know? Fact is, no one does — no...

Actors Leonard Nimoy, William Shatner and James Doohan from the original "Star Trek" series. The show premiered 50 years ago as one of the new fall shows on NBC's 1966-1967 schedule. (Paramount Pictures/Entertainment Pictures/Zuma Press/TNS)

‘Star Trek’ actors share favorite moments

September 8, 2016

By Jack Millrod Newsday (TNS) NEW YORK — The future began 50 years ago Thursday for “Star Trek” fans. When NBC aired the show’s first episode on Sept. 8, 1966, Capt. James T. Kirk and the 23rd...

Nicki Minaj comedy series gets picked up by ABC Family

October 6, 2015

By Yvonne Villarreal Los Angeles Times (TNS) ABC Family has given a series commitment order to a comedy that is executive-produced by multiplatinum rapper Nicki Minaj. The single-camera comedy is...

‘Nashville’ Takes The Show On The Road

‘Nashville’ Takes The Show On The Road

August 5, 2015

By Jon Bream Star Tribune (Minneapolis) (TNS) Deacon will be there. Scarlett, too. And sisters Maddie and Daphne. The stars of “Nashville” — ABC’s prime-time soap opera about country music...

Melissa Without Joan: A Daughter Deals With Loss The Rivers Way

Melissa Without Joan: A Daughter Deals With Loss The Rivers Way

July 22, 2015

By Amy Kaufman Los Angeles Times (TNS) Joan Rivers was about to die, and everybody needed her daughter, Melissa, to fix it. To magically bring her out of a medically induced coma. Keep her lucrative...

Landing ‘The Mindy Project’ Could Be Another Boost For Hulu

Landing ‘The Mindy Project’ Could Be Another Boost For Hulu

July 8, 2015

By Yvonne Villarreal Los Angeles Times (TNS) Should Hulu end up being the rebound platform for “The Mindy Project,” it’d be another high sign of the streaming service’s aggressive push to up...

Now That ‘Mad Men’ Has Changed The TV Landscape, What Does It All Mean?

Now That ‘Mad Men’ Has Changed The TV Landscape, What Does It All Mean?

June 23, 2015

By Mary McNamara Los Angeles Times (TNS) High school AP classes may be churning out theories about the green light at the end of Daisy’s pier or Andy Warhol’s tomato soup cans, but the most popularly...

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