Don Johnson
Don Johnson has been tapped to star in NBC's A Mann's World, Entertainment Weekly reports.
Sex and the City's Michael Patrick King created the series about an aging Beverly Hills hair stylist, to be played by...
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Oprah Winfrey
Oprah Winfrey kicked off the first show of her 25th and final season on broadcast television by dancing on stage with one of Hollywood's most famous hoofers, John Travolta, to the delight of her studio audience.
The crowd of 300 select fans stood, cheering and screaming during Monday's show. Some wiped tears from their eyes...
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James Gammon
James Gammon, who played Don Johnson's father in Nash Bridges, has died of cancer, The Associated Press reports. He was 70.
A character actor, Gammon got his start in the NBC series The Road West in 1966. He's well remembered for his roles in...
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Don Johnson
Don Johnson won a verdict awarding him $23.2 million in profits from Nash Bridges, The Associated Press reports.
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Machete
Uh, wow. Robert Rodriguez's Mexploitation-inspired Machete might seem, at first glance, to have a limited audience. It's about a Mexican man who kills his enemies with, yes, machetes, and is an offshoot from Grindhouse, the Rodriguez-Quentin Tarantino collaboration that did only slightly better box office than the cult classics that inspired it. But the Machete trailer Rodriguez cheekily released to coincide with Cinco de Mayo suggests his film may have something for almost everyone. To wit:
Losties: Show veterans Michelle Rodriguez and Jeff Fahey have key roles.
Arizonans: The new trailer thoughtfully opens with a ...
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Sophia Bush
One Tree Hill star Sophia Bush will join the cast of ABC's family comedy pilot Southern Discomfort, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
See how Bush has changed through the years
Bush will play ...
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Don Johnson
Nash Bridges and Miami Vice star Don Johnson is in negotiations for the lead role on ABC's sitcom pilot, Southern Discomfort, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
ABC picks up Southern Discomfort pilot
The comedy centers on ...
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Austin Powers star Mike Myers and his wife, Robin Ruzan, have decided to call it quits after 12 years, a rep for the couple announced on Friday.... In happier news, Jurassic Park's Laura Dern married her longtime beau, Grammy winner Ben Harper, on Friday in a sunset ceremony, US Weekly reports. The pair have two children together.... And speaking of offspring, Don Johnson and his wife, Kelley, are expecting their third child together "around May," the Miami Vice alum's publicist reports.
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Jason Lee, My Name Is Earl
We're 13 weeks into the 2005-06 TV season, so it's report-card time at the Biz. Based on the ratings, here's how each of the broadcast networks is doing so far:
CBS: Not only the most-watched network, but it's also No. 1 in the advertiser-coveted category of viewers 18 to 49 years old. Friday night has been rebuilt with Ghost Whisperer, Close to Home and Numbers. Criminal Minds is a solid hit, despite going up against ABC's Lost on Wednesday. The departure of Everybody Loves Raymond from Monday has hurt a bit, and
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Question: I would like to know why Just Legal wasn't given a better chance to prove itself. I am a great fan of Don Johnson and have never seen him in anything that wasn't wonderful. This was a good program showing that younger and older people could work together. Loved your review on the show. Just wish it would have had more time. It was a great show that never had a chance.
Answer: Of all the new shows canceled so far this season, this was easily the best of the lot. But it wasn't exactly a surprise. WB was taking a risk going outside its target demo with a show built around a veteran actor (albeit pairing him with a kid), and it didn't pay off. I doubt WB really believed in the show, which is why it was yanked so quickly. This is a classic situation of a show airing on absolutely the wrong network. If this had been developed for CBS, for example, it would probably still be on the air ...
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