It's do-or-die time at the broadcast networks, as executives make some tough choices for next season. On their plates: deciding which current shows to kill and identifying potential hits from more than 80 pilots. Here are some burning questions to keep in mind as the powers that be prepare to unveil their 2011-2012 schedules the week of May 16.
Will the networks play it bold or play it safe?
After a lackluster season, executives are itching to find riskier fare, like the 1960s-set drama Playboy and the Steven Spielberg-produced musical drama Smash (a lock to get on the air) at NBC, as well as ABC's airline period ...
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Fox has picked up a comedy pilot from No Strings Attached screenwriter Liz Meriwether, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
Fox orders Ethan Hawke pilot
Currently untitled, the single-camera project will explore the sexual politics of young men and women. Meriwether wrote the pilot and will serve as executive producer alongside ...
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Fox has picked up the Ethan Hawke pilot Exit Strategy, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
Fox orders Tim Kring, Rob Thomas pilots
Hawke will play Eric Shaw in the action-drama about ...
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A whole lot of handsome was going on during Jimmy Kimmel's post-Oscar spoof.
The late-night host's "Handsome Men's Club" video featured cameos by Patrick Dempsey, Matthew McConaughey, Ethan Hawke and a shirtless Gilles Marini, among others.
Kimmel: Leno's the sucker-puncher, not me
Kimmel — get this, the club's president — conducts the meeting. But the members stage a coup, as Kimmel's "cute" and loyal sidekick, John Krasinski, remains by his side. Even Kimmel's go-to guy, Ben Affleck, votes to have him ousted.
Watch the spoof after the jump.
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Daybreakers, opening Friday, presents a future world where vampires outnumber humans. Of course, if you've turned on the TV or walked into a bookstore lately, you may already feel like you live in that world.
From the Twilight books and movies to the Vampire Diaries, and True Blood to the new Daybreakers, vampires are everywhere. The film's producer has a few ideas about why.
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