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Jon Cryer, William H. Macy, Leslie Mann and James Spader will star in Robert Rodriguez's upcoming family comedy adventure Shorts. The film, written by Rodriguez, is set to shoot in Austin, Texas, report today’s trades.
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HOLLYWOOD, May 16, 2000 -- You know the TV gods just don't care when "Sports Night" gets the hook, while Jon Cryer gets his umpteenth chance to prove he is, too, more than The Guy Who Played Duckie. But so it goes. Top-rated ABC took its turn at the here's-our-fall-schedule game today, introducing four new series (starring the likes of Geena Davis and, yes, Jon Cryer), axing more than a half-dozen (including the likes of "The Hughleys" and, yes, "Sports Night") and keeping Regis more than fully employed for another TV year.
The network dissed "NYPD Blue" for a second straight year, asking the long-running cop show to again share its longtime Tuesday night time slot with returning drama series "Once and Again."
Among the goners, "Sports Night," which drew lots of praise from reviewers, but little attention from viewers, reportedly is bound for HBO, where things like ratin