Articles for May, 2013
J.J. Abrams to be honored with International Emmy Founders Award
by TV News Headlines - Yahoo! News | May 1, 2013 at 9:57 pm
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By Tim Kenneally LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - "Star Trek" director J.J. Abrams is about to boldly do what he's never done before: receive the International Emmy Founders Award. Abrams is being honored with the Founders Award at this year's International Emmy Awards, which take place November 25 in New York. International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences president & CEO Bruce L. Paisner made the announcement on Wednesday, calling Abrams "a master of all forms of entertainment." Abrams, he said, "has made an indelible mark on our global culture," Paisner said. ...
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John Oliver takes over ‘Daily Show With Jon Stewart’ in June
by TV News Headlines - Yahoo! News | May 1, 2013 at 9:54 pm
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By Jethro Nededog LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Comedy Central's "The Daily Show With Jon Stewart" will have a new face at the anchor desk starting Monday, June 10 at 11/10c. Correspondent John Oliver will take over for Jon Stewart through September 3. "Don't worry, it's still going to be everything that you love about ‘The Daily Show,' just without the thing that you love the most about it," joked Oliver in a statement. ...
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Adam Driver in talks to reteam with director Noah Baumbach on ‘While We’re Young’
by TV News Headlines - Yahoo! News | May 1, 2013 at 9:52 pm
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By Jeff Sneider LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - After working together on "Frances Ha," Adam Driver is in talks to reteam with writer-director Noah Baumbach on his upcoming "While We're Young," several individuals familiar with the long-gestating project have told TheWrap. Driver's representative at the Gersh Agency did not respond to multiple requests for comment. Baumbach's "Greenberg" actor Ben Stiller has long been attached to star in the film, which follows a fortysomething couple that strikes up an unlikely friendship with a free-spirited younger couple. ...
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‘Downton Abbey’ adds first black character
by TV News Headlines - Yahoo! News | May 1, 2013 at 9:48 pm
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By Tony Maglio LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - It appears that history is catching up with "Downton Abbey." Or perhaps it's the other way around. "Downton Abbey" has officially added its first black cast member to the show. London-born Gary Carr will join ...
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‘Veep’ Gets Third Term; HBO Renew
by TV News Headlines - Yahoo! News | May 1, 2013 at 9:45 pm
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By Tim Kenneally LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - "Veep" has been elected for a third season. HBO has renewed the series, which stars Julia Louis-Dreyfus as Selina Meyer, the vice president of the United States. The cast also includes Tony Hale as Meyer's right-hand man Gary; Anna Chlumsky as chief of staff Amy, and Reid Scott as political aide Dan, among others. The third season, which will consist of 10 episodes, will premiere next year. "Veep" premiered its second season April 14. Its most recent episode, on Sunday at 10 p.m., drew 1.3 million total viewers, a high so far this season. ...
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Supersized U.S. finale for ‘The Office’ but no Steve Carell
by TV News Headlines - Yahoo! News | May 1, 2013 at 9:36 pm
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LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Award-winning comedy "The Office" is hoping to get an extra-long episode for the series finale later this month, but Steve Carell's bumbling office manager Michael Scott won't be joining the farewell party, the producer of the TV comedy said on Wednesday. Greg Daniels, executive producer of the U.S. mockumentary workplace comedy, said the May 16 finale will be patterned after the original British version, in which the characters reunited after becoming famous as reality TV stars. ...
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New Video: Alicia Keys, ‘New Day’
by Jenna Hally Rubenstein | May 1, 2013 at 9:30 pm
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Alicia Keys performs to a sold-out crowd in her "New Day" video. Just when we'd finished sweating (and drooling) over Alicia Keys and Maxwell's steamy love affair in their "Fire We Make" video, now, exactly one week later, Alicia has unveiled a bold and high-energy new video for the Swizz Beatz-produced single "New Day," the latest from [...]
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