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How Long Will Oscar Show Go? Inside Info Here

Posted on 02/22/2013 by stacyjenelsmith | AARP Blog Author | Comments

EntertainmentHey, Oscar handicappers. Interested in a side wager about how long this year’s show will run? Producers Neil Meron, 57, and Craig Zadan, 63, say they will really try to bring it in on time, 11 p.m. ET. To prepare for Sunday night, Meron and Zadan, the team behind Chicago, Hairspray and now TV’s Smash, say they watched 40 years of Oscar shows. Said Zadan, “When you watch 30 or 40 years of shows, there’s a commonality of time-consuming elements. And you …

A Retooled ‘Body of Proof’ Is Back

Posted on 02/16/2013 by stacyjenelsmith | AARP Blog Author | Comments

EntertainmentGet ready for what producers are calling the “higher octane” version of Dana Delany’s Body of Proof when the show launches its third season Tuesday. There will be more action for Dana’s Dr. Megan Hunt character — literally and figuratively. Hunky Mark Valley has been brought in to provide the romantic action. He plays Detective Tommy Sullivan, with whom Megan has a past and potentially a future. He isn’t intimidated by the tough, brusque, witty medical examiner. He can stand …

Anthony Edwards Returns to Series TV in Conspiracy Mystery ‘Zero Hour’

Posted on 02/10/2013 by stacyjenelsmith | AARP Blog Author | Comments

EntertainmentFormer ER star Anthony Edwards is back to series television on Valentine’s Day, in the aggressively promoted ABC mystery thriller serial, Zero Hour. It’s been more than a decade since Edwards breathed his last breath on ER, a prime-time event grownup viewers most certainly recall, involving magazine cover stories, dream-like soft focus scenes, tears, and water cooler chatter the next day. Dr. Mark Greene and his departure remain so vivid, even now, it’s probably to Edwards’ advantage that he waited …

Oscar Nominees Luncheon Could Make Irresistible TV

Posted on 02/5/2013 by stacyjenelsmith | AARP Blog Author | Comments

EntertainmentOf all the awards season events, the annual Academy Awards Nominees Luncheon stands out because it is a comparatively relaxed, familial affair; plus, it’s not televised. In fact, it has become a welcome respite for the anointed ones, a place where they can bond as a class while out of sight of the viewing audience (though it certainly could make an irresistible show.) Yesterday’s luncheon at the Beverly Hilton Hotel had enough star power to light up the Superdome. Denzel …

Falling for ‘Smash’ Again in Season 2

Posted on 02/3/2013 by stacyjenelsmith | AARP Blog Author | Comments

EntertainmentWhen Smash made its glittering premiere last season, complete with its Spielberg-Meron-Zadan imprimatur, many of us fell in love with the NBC serial that took us behind the scenes of a Broadway musical in the making. But as with many love affairs, somehow the little flaws turned into big disappointments, and the disappointments became less and less tolerable. The magic faded with clunky plot points, an unbelievable villain (Ellis, played by Jaime Cepero), and the show’s insistence that Karen (Katherine …

‘Dallas’ J.R. Farewell ‘Bittersweet’ Says Linda Gray

Posted on 01/27/2013 by stacyjenelsmith | AARP Blog Author | Comments

Entertainment“Yes, he’s physically gone. But I know he’s pulling strings wherever he is, keeping us all on our toes.” That’s the word from Linda Gray, speaking of Larry Hagman, who departed this world in November but is still the center of attention. TNT’s Dallas launches its second season tomorrow night (1/28), and even though the actor only filmed five episodes before his death, his influence is all-pervasive. Show runner Cynthia Cidre has let it be known that his dastardly J.R. Ewing …