Update: If There's a New Season of The Simpsons, It'll Be the Last
Amid all the recent infighting between Fox Studios and the cast of The Simpsons, a Fox executive revealed to The Wrap yesterday that even if the actors agree to have their pay docked a substantial 45 percent, the long-running sitcom will only last one more season. read more
Found in: Industry, NewsThe Simpsons May End After Current Season
The Daily Beast reported last night that The Simpsons, television's most successful animated sitcom and longest-running sitcom of any kind, may finally cease production after its 23rd season due to a money dispute between 20th Century Fox and the show's voice actors. read more
Found in: TV, NewsFree Agents Review: "Pilot" (Episode 1.01)
Free Agents arrives with a good pedigree. It’s overseen by Party Down co-creator and Veronica Mars writer John Enbom, and features a core of talented and likable actors in Hank Azaria, Kathryn Hahn (Step Brothers, Our Idiot Brother), Joe Lo Truglio (The State, Superbad), and Anthony Head (Buffy the Vampire Slayer). How did this crew turn out the feeble half-hour that aired on NBC last night?... read more
Found in: TV, ReviewsModern Family's Sofia Vergara Joins Smurfs Movie Cast
We were a little skeptical when we heard about the upcoming Smurfs: The Movie, even with the news that Neil Patrick Harris would star as one of the film’s live-action characters. But things continue to look up for the ‘80s cartoon adaptation with the addition of Modern Family’s fast-talking Columbian beauty Sofia Vergara to the cast. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Vergara will play Odile, a high-powered businesswoman married to NPH’s character.... read more
Found in: Movies, NewsMorgan Spurlock to Host The Simpsons 20th Anniversary Special - In 3-D! On Ice!
Wait, what? read more
Found in: TV, NewsChicago 10
Short on nuance but long on passion, Brett Morgen’s Chicago 10 takes... read more
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