Celeb News Aggregate
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The buzz is starting as the major networks get ready to present their hottest pilots to advertisers in New York to determine what will or won't make it to the final fall schedule.
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News Roundup for April 15. Top Story: Hugh Grant is mum on new mom Elizabeth Hurley. Other stories on Cameron Diaz, John Cusack, The Producers, Bernie Mac, Mia Farrow, Whoopi Goldberg (Hollywood Squares), Oasis, Survivor: Marquesas Tammy Leitner
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Nathan Lane and Matthew Broderick took their last bows Sunday night at the St. James Theater in New York
Nathan Lane Matthew Broderick Mel Brooks Susan Stroman Steven Weber Henry Goodman The Producers
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Top Story: Janet Jackson. Other stories on: Naomi Watts, Kate Hudson, Mike Myers, Andie McDowell, Steven Weber, Matthew Broderick, Roger Moore, Jennifer Garner, MSNBC's racial epithet.
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PASADENA Calif., July 20, 2000 - Substance reigned over style as NBC unveiled its new Fall lineup to the media this week. Gone were the matching color schemes and meals by the pool that ABC employed to fete reporters just a few days ago; in their stead, there were neon peacocks and buffet trays with sternos. And the consensus among critics at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel was that ABC surely hung window dressing on everything because it only had four new series to pump. NBC, on the other hand, needed no frills to roll out seven new series and two miniseries.
Not surprisingly, the Q-and-A sessions were shorter, with less time for breathing in between. Trashy dramatist Aaron Spelling unveiled his high-camp "Titans," a Dallas-for-the-millennium evening soap with vixens, sex and greed, and starring Yasmine Bleeth, Casper Van Dien ("Sleepy Hollow") and Victoria Principal. Critics broke into
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HOLLYWOOD, Jan. 5, 2001 -- Ever heard of the sitcom "The Weber Show?" No?
Maybe you know it by its previous title, "Cursed." Ring a bell?
Well, it doesn't matter anyway. The Steven Weber ("Wings") sitcom has been yanked from the schedule during February sweeps by NBC. It's hardly a surprise for the show, which has failed to retain most of the audience from its Must-See lead-in, "Friends." But the show isn't dead -- yet. NBC did order a full season, so maybe there's a chance. (Insert pun here.)
SUBURBAN RENEWAL: In happier news, the animated sitcom "King of the Hill" has been given the nod for another season, along with "Futurama."
"King of the Hill" was blessed with a 22-episode order for its sixth season. The series has enjoyed a solid Sunday night success as the lead-in for the "Simpsons," which is also in talks for another year.
The animated "Fu