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NBC to air the Different Strokes MOTW on 9/4 |
| August 7th, 2006 under Gary Coleman, NBC. [ Comments: none ]
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NBC will re-visit one of television’s most popular comedy series — "Diff’rent Strokes" — with a movie that serves as a powerful cautionary tale about the tragedies and challenges facing the child stars of the sitcom as well as all child stars in "Behind the Camera: The Unauthorized Story of ‘Diff’rent Strokes,’" premiering on Monday, Sept. 4 (8-10 p.m. ET). Original cast members Gary Coleman and Todd Bridges participated in the movie and will also appear in on-camera interviews. "Behind the Camera: The Unauthorized Story of ‘Diff’rent Strokes’" not only takes viewers behind the scenes of the popular sitcom, but also follows the lives of Coleman, Bridges and fellow star Dana Plato in the years after the series went off the air as their personal lives spiraled downward. In addition, it also examines the pitfalls of child stardom.
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You know this movie is going to be hotter than all heck!
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Must not see TV |
| August 3rd, 2006 under NBC. [ Comments: none ]
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Four-time Tony Award-winning actor Harvey Fierstein ("Hairspray," "Torch Song Trilogy," "Mrs. Doubtfire") has joined the cast of NBC’s "The Year Without a Santa Claus," which stars John Goodman, Delta Burke, Chris Kattan, Ethan Suplee, Michael McKean Eddie Griffin and Carol Kane. The two-hour movie, based on the 1974 Rankin-Bass perennial that featured stop-motion animation, will air during the upcoming 2006 holiday season.
Fierstein will play Heatmiser, replacing the previously announced Chris Elliott, who had to bow out due to a scheduling conflict. When Santa Claus (Goodman) decides to take the year off and not deliver any gifts because he thinks people have forgotten the real meaning of Christmas, his two closest elves, Jingle (Suplee) and Jangle (Griffin) set out to prove him wrong.
The Futon Critic
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Nona Gaye quits Law & Order: Criminal Intent |
| July 30th, 2006 under Dick Wolf, NBC. [ Comments: none ]
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Actress Nona Gaye has left the cast of NBC’s "Law & Order: Criminal Intent" shortly after she signed on to play the new assistant district attorney. Sources cited creative differences for Gaye’s hasty exit, which occurred soon after production began on the crime drama’s sixth season.Gaye, the daughter of late soul icon Marvin Gaye, was quickly replaced by Theresa Randle, whose first day on the set is expected to be Tuesday. Her deal covers just three episodes, with an option to continue on the show as a regular.
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I can not wait to hear the real story on why she really quit.
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Law & Order lawsuit |
| July 23rd, 2006 under Dick Wolf, Lawsuits, NBC. [ Comments: none ]
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Former "Law & Order" employee Sharon Burke is suing NBC over allegations she was fired after rejecting a female producer’s sexual advances on a Hollywood set.The Emmy-winning makeup artist claimed that after refusing the sexual advances of the show’s production manager, Jamie Crowell, she was falsely accused of stealing at the end of that season’s shooting and fired, the New York Post said."She told me about her sex life, things she did with her husband, and she asked me about my sex life," Burke said.Burke’s husband, cameraman Terrence Burke, was also fired from the show at the same time as his wife. Both had been with the series for 10 years, the Post said.As part of her Manhattan suit, Burke, who won an Emmy for her work on "Pee Wee’s Playhouse," is seeking $1 million in punitive damages.NBC officials say Burke’s allegations are entirely untrue. "We believe that these claims are without merit," an NBC spokeswoman told the Post.
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Shame NBC cancelled Conviction and Trial By Jury because they could’ve helped Law & Order out.
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NBC’s Fall Premier sked |
| July 21st, 2006 under NBC. [ Comments: none ]
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A calendar of NBC’s Fall 2006-07 series premieres follows. New series are capitalized (except for "ER") and all times are ET:
SEPTEMBER 18
"Deal or No Deal" (special two-hour edition, 8-10 p.m.)
"STUDIO 60 ON THE SUNSET STRIP" (10-11 p.m.)
SEPTEMBER 19
"Law & Order: Criminal Intent" (9-10 p.m.)
"Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" (10-11 p.m.)
SEPTEMBER 20
"The Biggest Loser" (8-10 p.m.)
"KIDNAPPED" (10-11 p.m.)
SEPTEMBER 21
"My Name Is Earl" (8-8:30 p.m.)
"The Office" (8:30-9 p.m.)
"Deal or No Deal (9-10 p.m.)
"ER" (10-11 p.m.)
SEPTEMBER 22
"Law & Order" (10-11 p.m.)
SEPTEMBER 25
"HEROES" (9-10 p.m.)
OCTOBER 3
"FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS" (8-9 p.m.)
OCTOBER 4
"TWENTY GOOD YEARS" (8-8:30 p.m. and 8:30-9 p.m.)
OCTOBER 11
"30 ROCK" (8:30-9 p.m.)
OCTOBER 20
"Crossing Jordan" (8-9 p.m.)
"Las Vegas" (9-10 p.m.)
The Futon Critic
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