This should make for some even more awkward interactions at the TCA: According to reports, the details of what caused Steve McPherson's exit from ABC have potentially gotten a whole lot messier.
In this morning's other TV Bites: A USA series gets renewed... How I Met Your Mother brings back two guest stars... The Big Bang Theory cast keeps negotiating... and more ahead.
After dodging questions about contract negotiations and a possible guest appearance by William Shatner, the Big Bang Theory cast took a moment at the TCAs today to remember their filthiest day on set. Chuck E. Cheese fetishists, your time is now.
Last night on My Life on the D-List, Kathy Griffin spent time renovating her mansion and helping her assistant Tom deal with off-the-chart stress levels, but did she keep it real? Let's inspect the episode's most and least sincere moments.
From the moment Sara Gilbert, Julie Chen, Leah Remini, Sharon Osbourne, Holly Robinson Peete, and Marissa Jaret Winokur sat down to discuss their new morning talk show at the TCA press junket today, I had a feeling that Chen was the most candid of the sextet.
She may have been at the TCA Press Tour this morning to promote her family-friendly new series Mike & Molly, but Katy Mixon knows a thing or two about dark comedy from playing the jilted girlfriend of a misanthropic sociopath on Eastbound & Down. How can she juggle those two extremes?
CBS's new comedy Mike and Molly isn't about weight, showrunner Chuck Lorre insisted several times throughout its TCA panel today. The previews may show Molly (Gilmore Girls alum Melissa McCarthy) on a treadmill cracking jokes like, "What do you think I'm doing right now, churning butter?" but according to Lorre, the show is about relationships. Still, that didn't stop journalists from asking a number of cringe-inducing weight questions.
Happy TCAs, everyone! It's a raucous atmosphere over here at the Beverly Hilton, where CBS kicked off the morning with a Las Vegas-themed breakfast (slot machines, showgirls, and bloody mary carafes, oh my) before CBS executive Nina Tassler revealed her master plan for gay-ifying the network and talked frankly about the $#*! My Dad Says pilot, which no one here was a fan of.
Today, Movieline's running coverage of the Television Critics Association panels in Beverly Hills begins with CBS Entertainment President Nina Tassler's announcement about LGBT representation in the network's programming -- namely, there isn't much of it. Still, Tassler says she hopes to combat another failing grade from GLAAD with (what else?) more LGBT stereotypes.
Last night, Stephen Colbert proved that no-one out-enunciates him on his own show before premiering his King Lear impression. Elsewhere, Luke Wilson discussed the pet that cost him thousands of dollars, Morgan Freeman discussed "electric wenches" and Jon Stewart reported on the lip-syncing citizen who stumbled into Afghan war documents.
There was a disappointing dearth of artifacts on last night's Warehouse 13, but chief among them was a camera that stole the souls/youth of high-fashion models. Which means that if there were ever a time for Joanne Kelly (Myka) to go undercover prancing around in slinky silk dresses, THIS HAD TO BE IT. And boy did she. Like, twice. (Which is a lot in an hour, especially noting the gratuitous, approximately three-minute photo shoot.) But that wasn't the only thing that happened, and the gratuitousness was mitigated (albeit slightly!) by Pete cutely assuaging Myka's low self-esteem. So read on for a rundown of the artifacts in Age Before Beauty!
In this morning's other TV Bites: Parenthood brings back another guest star... AMC casts up its latest drama... The Old Spice Guy makes Chuck look good... and more ahead.
And playing the role of Ben Silverman at this year's TCA Press Tour is Steve McPherson. The cantankerous ABC entertainment president resigned on Tuesday night with roughly 14 months left on his contract. ABC Family's Paul Lee is expected to take his place. Read McPherson's statement and the rumors of what led to his resignation after the jump.
Gordon Ramsay debuts his newest way to humiliate chefs tonight in the form of MasterChef. Will it be yet another triumph for this outstanding reality host, or will we finally find ourselves oversaturated with his huffing and puffing?
Last week, Movieline's intrepid editors Kyle and Dixon traveled to Comic-Con to report every sci-fi scoop, liveblog each anticipated panel and uncover the man inside the paper bag costume at the San Diego fan convention. But the vicarious fun is not over, because this week Louis and I will trek to Beverly Hills for the week-long Television Critics Association extravaganza. There will be primetime scoops, first impressions of new series, exclusive interviews with your favorite television actors and actresses, a buffet tally and more. Continue to Movieline's FAQ for the tantalizing lowdown.
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