Saturday, April 30, 2011

Top News Stories - April 2011


-"Mad Men" officially renewed for 2 seasons. [HitFix.com] -http://bit.ly/e2kMEQ

-Mary McDonnell promoted to series regular for final season of "The Closer." [TVLine.com] - http://bit.ly/hj0cJF

-Glenn Beck leaving his FOX News series. [Yahoo.com] -http://yhoo.it/fcFjV4

-"Dancing With The Stars" cast member Karina Smirnoff to pose for Playboy. [People.com] -http://bit.ly/e20gJZ

-Katherine Heigl teams with HBO for first TV project since leaving "Grey's Anatomy." [TVLine.com] - http://bit.ly/gxeED6

-Sidney Lumet passes away. [Time.com] - http://ti.me/i5orMZ

-Is the Donald poised to announced his presidential run during "Celebrity Apprentice" finale? [Zap2It.com] - http://bit.ly/eOTqIP

-ABC pulls the plug on "All My Children" & "One Life To Live." [TVLine.com] - http://bit.ly/hb7e4H


-AJ Cook to return to "Criminal Minds" full time. [Deadline.com] -http://bit.ly/glLLwQ

-TV Land set to spin-off "Hot In Cleveland" with Cedric The Entertainer in lead role. [EW.com] - http://bit.ly/fb1sdN

-Alan Cumming re-upps with "The Good WIfe" for 3 more seasons. [TVLine.com] - http://bit.ly/fmG0P2

-HBO tries to keep its ratings crown with tonight's premiere of “Game of Thrones” [Examiner.com] - http://exm.nr/eNa9pV

-Following HBO’s “Luck” looks to continue with new Dustin Hoffman series. [Examiner.com] - http://exm.nr/ic5JfH

-NFL optimistically releases 2011-2012 schedule. [ESPN.com] -http://es.pn/RGZbW

-"Super 8" reveals super-slick "interactive" trailer. [Examiner.com] -http://exm.nr/f0YuuB

-"NCIS" showrunners get shown the money (and deserving so). [Deadline.com] - http://bit.ly/eUr0NH

-Jeremy Renner set to take up the Bourne mantel in "The Bourne Legacy." [THR.com] –

-Jim Carrey to guest on "The Office" finale. [EW.com] -http://bit.ly/hoitRK

-HBO's Aaron Sorkin's project staffs up with big names. [Deadline.com] - http://bit.ly/f2893T

-Joss Whedon announces starts of production on "The Avengers." [HuffPost.com] –

-The CW renews five series including “The Vampire Diaries” & “Supernatural” [Examiner.com] –

-William Forsythe & Charlie Cox added to second season of "Boardwalk Empire." [Collider.com] –

-"Terminator" franchise to return with Arnold Schwarzenegger attached. [Deadline.com] - http://bit.ly/et9fn9

-Fans go crazy as Warner Brother’s unveils trailer for final “Harry Potter" movie. [Examiner.com] - http://exm.nr/mtzl4D #xmnr

Saturday, April 2, 2011

Top News Stories - Week of March 28th, 2011

Here are the top stories that burned up the livewire this week…

-"Mad Men" officially renewed for 2 seasons. [HitFix.com] -http://bit.ly/e2kMEQ

-Kiefer Sutherland's "The Confession" goes live online. [NYTimes.com] - http://bit.ly/hiqYkx

-Katee Sackhoff joins A&E's "Longmire" pilot. [HitFix.com] -http://bit.ly/eLH0O6

-Amy Adams to play Lois Lane in "Superman: Man of Steel." [Examiner.com] - http://exm.nr/hdQr5L

-HBO announces summer slate including "True Blood," "Curb" & "Entourage." [Examiner.com] - http://exm.nr/fs06EF

-Howie Mandel's "Mobbed" picked up for 8 episode order. [Deadline.com] - http://bit.ly/ie5LVR

-"Justified" & "The Good Wife" among Peabody Awards winners. [LATimes.com] - http://lat.ms/hvWnPL

-Betty White hidden camera reality show greenlit for NBC. [TVLine.com] - http://bit.ly/dS1JrB

-Geoffrey Rush added to "Green Lantern" cast. [HitFix.com] -http://bit.ly/f9kNhb

-Will Arnett joins Christina Applegate NBC pilot. [Hollywood.com] -http://bit.ly/eKwPLS

-DreamWorks to bring the "Madagascar" penguins back to the screen. [THR.com] - http://bit.ly/f2plyZ

-Jennifer Garner to star in Disney's "Miss Marple" re-boot. [Deadline.com] - http://bit.ly/e49R1m

-TV networks prepare for battle with week of major premieres starting tonight. [Examiner.com] - http://exm.nr/hNqRT9

CLIP OF THE WEEK

-USA Network releases trailer for "Burn Notice" prequel "The Fall Of Sam Axe. [EW.com]- http://bit.ly/f3YPwk