Blog Post "NYPD Blue"/"L.A. Law" Creator Steven Bochco is Back! Writer/producer Steven Bochco ( Hill Street Blues , L.A. Law ) is returning to television! Bochco is partnering with Toronto-based Entertainment One to produce the one-hour sci-fi drama Evolution , a program set three million years in the future, showcasing a "Darwinian struggle for innovation and...
Blog Post Bob Mackie on Divas, Dresses, and More! Bob Mackie ’s name alone conjures up certain iconic celebrities: Cher, Carol Burnett, Barbie... In his Archive interview, Mackie talks about the many incredible stars for whom he’s designed, including Judy Garland, Liza Minnelli and Elton John, and discusses how he not only loves designing flashy...
Blog Post "Mad Men" Returns When we left off with Mad Men at the end of Season 4, Don Draper had just proposed to his new secretary, Megan; Joan was pregnant (seemingly with Roger's baby), and Sterling Cooper Draper Pryce had just lost Lucky Strike as their biggest client. It's been nearly 2 years since we last saw the gang,...
Blog Post 2012 TV Summit: Despite the Platforms, Audiences Matter It's no secret that people now have multiple platforms on which to consume media. From phones and tablets, to Roku and gaming consoles, the once-dominant TV set/broadcast audience is now splintered more than ever. What still remains elusive is how to effectively program for and market these...
Blog Post She Made it After All: "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" Ended 35 Years Ago "It's a long way to Tipperary, It's a long way to go. It's a long way to Tipperary To the sweetest girl I know! Goodbye Piccadilly, Farewell Leicester Square! It's a long long way to Tipperary, But my heart's right there." The final episode of The Mary Tyler Moore Show did something rather novel:...
Blog Post Would You Believe We Interviewed "Get Smart's" Barbara Feldon? She played Maxwell Smart's better half on the beloved spy spoof Get Smart in the 1960s. As "Agent 99", Barbara Feldon (who celebrates her birthday today, March 12th) helped her bumbling partner defeat the forces of KAOS: "an international organization of evil." Get Smart ran from 1965-1970, and...
Blog Post Congratulations to Newlywed Dick Van Dyke! Attention ladies: Dick Van Dyke is off the market! On Leap Day, February 29th, Van Dyke, 86, married his makeup artist, Arlene Silver, 40. Yes, it's a May-December romance, but before you're quick to judge, have a look at the happy couple as they belt out a rather famous TV theme song: What do you...
Blog Post PETA Celebrates Grand Opening of the Bob Barker Building Today was the grand opening of PETA's Bob Barker building, the new West Coast headquarters for the organization. The Sunset Boulevard building will house the youth outreach, media, marketing, and campaign departments. Barker, who for decades recommended to viewers at the end of each Price is Right...
Blog Post Phylicia Rashad Directs "A Raisin in the Sun" Phylicia Rashad is currently directing a production of Lorraine Hansberry's "A Raisin in the Sun" at the Kirk Douglas Theatre in Culver City, CA. Rashad is quite familiar with the play, which centers on the Younger family in post World War II Harlem: she won a Tony Award for playing "Lena Younger"...
Blog Post Whitney Houston Turned Down "The Cosby Show" and Became a Superstar The world is mourning the passing of singer Whitney Houston, who died this past Saturday, February 11, 2012. Radio stations are playing medleys of her hit songs, and last night's Grammy Awards paid tribute to her with a moving performance by Jennifer Hudson. We're all aware of Whitney's amazing...
