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Morning round-up: Oprah gets into bed with HBO, 'Cougar Town' shuts down, and 'Fringe' producers talk ... Season 6?

Speaking of Oprah... The talk show host's former personal chef Art Smith (more recently of "Top Chef Masters") has signed a deal to star in his own show on TLC. The series, according to the Hollywood Reporter, "Craving Comfort," will follow Smith as he ...

From DENISE MARTIN, Los Angeles Times,  23 Nov 2009

Related Topics: HBO,  Art Smith,  U S Weekly,  Courteney Cox (actor),  David Tennant

'Parks and Recreation' finding its TV niche

Leslie's cheerful, tireless ambition in the face of cynics is echoed by series creators Greg Daniels and Michael Schur, who previously gave us "The Office." And who can blame them? Few industry observers thought "Parks," which launched as a midseason ...

From DENISE MARTIN, San Francisco Chronicle,  20 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Time Magazine,  Ricky Gervais

Ann Powers on Adam Lambert's debut album 'For Your Entertainment'

"For Your Entertainment" is a polished affair, but stylistically, it shows Lambert running loose like a kid in a Comme des Garçons store. With the Hollywood pop A-list at his disposal, he chose to go for it all: The only names missing from his list of ...

From DENISE MARTIN, Los Angeles Times,  19 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Ann Powers,  Adam Lambert,  Ne-Yo,  Justin Hawkins

'Top Chef: Las Vegas': Thomas Keller descends, scares the bejesus out of the chefs

Kevin won the night with a lamb loin and seasonal sides (asparagus and Swiss chard) but played it safe, according to the judges, whose duty it was to be as harsh as possible. So his victory wasn't all that thrilling. In fact, he was the only chef to ...

From DENISE MARTIN, Los Angeles Times,  19 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Thomas Keller,  Art Smith

Making bureaucracy work: How NBC's 'Parks and Recreation' overcame bad buzz

Daniels and Schur have also let the rest of Pawnee’s finest come out to play. “Park’s” motley ensemble includes Rashida Jones as her friend Ann, Aziz Ansari as Leslie’s undermining lieutenant Tom, Chris Pratt as Ann’s bungling but well-meaning ...

From DENISE MARTIN, Los Angeles Times,  18 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Rashida Jones (actor),  Aziz Ansari,  Ricky Gervais,  Twitter Inc,  Harvard University

Comedy Central gives John Oliver his own stand-up comedy series

John Oliver, a correspondent for "The Daily Show with John Stewart" since 2006, is stepping out into his own show. Comedy Central has signed the British comedian to star in "John Oliver's New York Stand-Up Show," a six-episode stand-up comedy series ...

From DENISE MARTIN, Los Angeles Times,  18 Nov 2009

Related Topics: John Oliver,  Janeane Garofalo,  Mary Lynn Rajskub,  Brian Posehn,  Nick Kroll

Ratings: Heather Locklear's return boosts 'Melrose Place' -- just a bit

It's not much of a comeback story, yet. Tuesday's episode drew 1.54 million total viewers, according to overnight estimates -- and indeed, as small as that tally is, it's up 20% from the week prior and the show's best delivery since Oct. 6. ...

From DENISE MARTIN, Los Angeles Times,  18 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Heather Locklear

Jason Lee returns to TV for George Clooney's TNT pilot, 'Delta Blues'

"My Name Is Earl" star Jason Lee wants back on prime-time TV. The actor has signed on to star as a Memphis cop who lives with his mother and moonlights as an Elvis impersonator in the TNT project "Delta Blues." The cable network has ordered a ...

From DENISE MARTIN, Los Angeles Times,  18 Nov 2009

Related Topics: TNT,  Jason Lee,  George Clooney,  Grant Heslov,  Michael Wright (actor)

Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt pitch their own reality series beyond 'The Hills'

Are Heidi and Spencer moving on from "The Hills"? While promoting their new book "How to Be Famous: Our Guide to Looking the Part, Playing the Press, and Becoming a Tabloid Fixture," Speidi said they're trying to sell a reality show about their ...

From DENISE MARTIN, Los Angeles Times,  16 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Heidi Montag,  Spencer Pratt

Well 'Twilight' fans, how was Stephenie Meyer's Oprah appearance for you?

Denise Martin, our "Twilight" expert, checks in with some thoughts on today's "Oprah Winfrey Show"... That certainly wasn't aimed at Twi-hards, was it? After more than a year of forgoing all interview requests, Stephenie Meyer emerged to promote the ...

From DENISE MARTIN, Los Angeles Times,  13 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Stephenie Meyer,  Robert Pattinson

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