South Park Detractor Sent to Prison
The man who threatened violent action against the creators of South Park for their depiction of Muhammad last year has been sentenced to 25 years in prison. The 21-year-old Virginia man, Zachary Chesser, posted a photo of slain Dutch filmmaker Theo Van Gogh to the radical webiste RevolutionMuslim.com, and suggested that South Park creators Matt Stone and Trey Parker might soon suffer the same fate. A few months later, the FBI arrested Chesser after he openly informed federal agents of his plans to fly overseas and join an Islamic militant group.... read more
Cee-Lo Green Named Coach of NBC's The Voice
NBC will be hosting a new musical competition series this spring, and Cee-Lo Green will be joining said competition as a coach.... read more
Anthony Bourdain Hired as Treme Writer
Culinary/travel badass Anthony Bourdain was recently recruited to write one of the many complex, intertwining plot lines on David Simon’s Treme. The host of the popular Travel Channel show No Reservations was a consultant for a few details of the show’s first season. For the second season, Bourdain will be writing a thread of the show focused on a woman in New Orleans, struggling to keep her small but acclaimed restaurant going during the wake of Hurricane Katrina.... read more
CBS Pulls the Plug on Two and a Half Men
It looks like Charlie “Wild Thing” Sheen has finally crossed the line. CBS and Warner Bros. announced yesterday that they have decided to discontinue production on Two and a Half Men for the remainder of the season.... read more
IFC Renews David Cross' Todd Margaret for Second Season
IFC has announced that offbeat comedy The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret will return for a second season. Writer, director and star David Cross returns as Todd Margaret, alongside fellow Arrested Development alum Will Arnett.... read more
"Golden Voice" Ted Williams Gets Reality Show
The homeless man with the golden voice, Ted Williams, who became an overnight internet sensation with a single YouTube clip, now has his own reality show. The series will be called Second Chances at Life, and will explore Williams’ life from his days on the street to YouTube fame. Locations for shooting include his hometown of New York City, Columbus, Ohio and Los Angeles, the latter of which being where he currently lives.... read more
Mitch Hurwitiz Helming The Boss Of It All Remake
TheWrap reports that Arrested Development creator, Mitch Hurwitz, is directing a remake of a Norwegian film called The Boss of It All.... read more
Amazon Unveils Free Streaming Video for Prime Members
Today, Amazon.com announced that it will offer “unlimited, commercial-free, instant streaming of 5,000 movies and TV shows” to Amazon Prime members.... read more
Glee Creator Ryan Murphy Developing Horror Series for FX
Before he created a musical television show about a high school glee club, Ryan Murphy was penning tales of masochism and vanity for his FX series, Nip/Tuck. Murphy, along with Nip/Tuck and Glee collaborator Brad Falchuk, is reportedly returning to FX once again with a pilot for a series called American Horror.... read more
House Votes to Block FCC's Net Neutrality Regulations
A spending bill was approved Thursday by House Republicans that would block the Federal Communications Commission from enacting its new rules related to net neutrality.... read more
Redbox to Offer Digital Service
Coinstar Inc.’s Redbox, the ubiquitous movie-rental kiosk, will begin offering an internet-streaming service to rival Netflix, according to The Hollywood Reporter.... read more
30 Rock Leads Nominees for Comedy Central Awards
Comedy Central recently unveiled its nominees for its inaugural Comedy Awards, and 30 Rock leads with seven nominations; The Office and Modern Family each came away with four.... read more
Apple Reveals Subscription Service for Apps
Apple has revealed plans for a subscription service for apps. “All we require is that, if a publisher is making a subscription offer outside of the app, the same (or better) offer be made inside the app,” Steve Jobs said in a statement, "so that customers can easily subscribe with one-click right in the app.”... read more
Glee Likely to Use Original Music Soon
According to The Hollywood Reporter, it’s “likely” that Fox’s hit show Glee will produce an original song this season. Next season, an entire episode may be based around original compositions.... read more
Portlandia Renewed for Second Season
Portlandia fans, rejoice! The quirky comedy that stars Fred Armisen and Carrie Brownstein and pays tribute to the city of Portland has been picked up for another season on IFC.... read more
Mad Men Star Writing and Directing Movie
Mad Men star John Slattery is set to write and direct an upcoming film after working in Hollywood for 20+ years. “I have a script that I just finished that I’m trying to work out the rights situation,” he recently told The Huffington Post, “and that’s why I asked to direct Mad Men, which was a great experience, but it’s someone else’s vision, it’s clearly Matt Weiner’s vision of the show.”... read more
The Strokes are Coming Back to Saturday Night Live
After five long years of waiting, Strokes fans are finally getting a new album. The band has already scheduled a few tour dates in support, and released a free single as well.... read more
Comedy Central Greenlights Norm MacDonald Sports Show
Comedy Central has greenlit Sports Show with Norm MacDonald, in which the former Saturday Night Live star will humorously cover real-life sports stories. Unlike The Onion’s SportsDome, which invents sports stories, MacDonald will cover actual news in front of a live, studio audience in much the same way as The Daily Show and Colbert Report. Comedy Central has ordered eight episodes, the first of which will premiere in April. Production begins this month.... read more
FX Renews The League for Third Season
While a TV show about middle-aged fantasy football participants perhaps doesn’t seem like the most successful subject for a sitcom, FX will be bringing back The League for a third season. The show will be picked up for 13 more episodes, with production scheduled for sometime this summer.... read more
Zooey Deschanel in Talks to Star in Fox's Chicks and Dicks
Deadline reports the She half of She & Him/(500) Days of Summer star Zooey Deschanel is in talks to star in a new Fox sitcom originally called Chicks and Dicks, though it is currently untitled.... read more
