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Entries tagged with 'Press tour'Press Tour: Idol and Abdul cont.Adding to the sense of contradictory messages: just a few minutes before, on the same stage, during the So You Think You Can Dance panel, judge/executive producer and former Idol exec, Nigel Lythgoe said that while he had already been... Press Tour: Idol and Abdul cont.Both Fox executives, but especially Chairman Peter Rice, emphasized that Fox wanted Paula to stay and that they regretted her departure. "It's very sad for us," Rice said. "Paula was a very important part of the Idol family." But he... Press Tour: Idol and Abdul cont.Fox prez Kevin Reilly offered some historical perspective to the Paula situation. "It's like when Walter Cronkite left the CBS Evening News and everybody said 'they'll never be able to replace Walter Cronkite.' It's always a matter of finding the... Press Tour: Idol and Abdul cont.Asked if there was any chance of just going with a three-judge panel, Fox chairman Rice said it was a possibility but not a probability. He also seemed to dismiss the idea of going with a rotation of guest judges.... Press Tour: Idol and Abdul cont.Chairman Peter Rice and Fox prez Kevin Reilly described the auditioning process that is already underway and will continue until American Idol's sixth season begins in January. They will use a rotation of "guest judges" for the auditions being held... Press Tour: Idol and AbdulAt the executive session Thursday morning in Pasadena, Fox Broadcasting Chairman Peter Rice flatly stated: "Paula Abdul will not be returning to American Idol." He unequivocally placed responsibility for her departure on Paula. "We very much wanted her to return;... Press Tour: Ian McShaneAnother Deadwood alum, another Deadwood perspective. Last week, it was Timothy Olyphant dishing Deadwood and on Monday it was Ian McShane, aka Al Swearingen. Appearing at a panel for the new NBC drama, Kings, in which Mr. McShane plays --... Press Tour: NBC and the whole Jay and Conan questionIf imitation truly is the the sincerest form of flattery, the NBC paid ABC a huge compliment during its executive panel by pulling the same stunt as its rival network did a few days ago. Just as the first question... Press Tour: Saturday Night LiveA panel with the cast (minus Darrell Hammond and the soon-to-be-former member, Amy Poehler) of SNL and creator/executive producer, Lorne Michaels, opened with a burst of news items: This season will be extended from the normal 20 episodes to 22.... Press Tour: Friday Night Lights star shows Texas some loveWhen Friday Night Lights' Connie Britton (Coach Taylor's guidance-counselor wife) was asked about the effects of all the doomsday-anxiety surrounding the show, she said: "Maybe it's got something to do with Austin, but once we're down there and shooting, we... Press Tour: One more thing about the new 90210The new 90210 may be a whole new show -- "We're really having a strong adult storyline" -- but there are a few ways in which it will be just like the old show by including some of the original... Press Tour: The CW -- Rich Shows/Poor EconomyThe Cw, once staked its brand on being a source of "urban" entertainment shows -- a show biz euphimism for shows centered on African-American stories and characters. But at this point, the only such shows remaining on the network's schedule... Press Tour: CW and another sort of new FallFor some of the broadcast networks trumpeting their new (or not so much) seasons at the TCA press tour, spring has become the new fall as they announce post-strike plans to shift the premiere of new shows from the traditional... Press Tour: CBSIn a case where quantity trumps quality, CBS has, at least in one way, already won the Fall season irace before it has even started by managing to muster one. At a press tour where the standard post-strike approach taken... Press Tour: Timothy Olyphant talks DeadwoodHe was at the FX network's day during the TCA press tour to talk about his new role on the upcoming second season of Damages -- new enough that the listing of it hasn't yet made it onto his profile... |
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