Chris O'Dowd and Tom Bennett
It can't be easy to learn that one's ancestor is a literal horse's ass. But sad-sack Londoner Tom Chadwick takes such news in stride, again quite literally, as he acquires his great-grandfather's horse costume from a long-ago pantomime show, and after trying the rear end on for size, adds it to his collection of quirky family keepsakes.
HBO's droll-to-the-point-of-precious and occasionally delightful Family Tree (Sunday, 10:30/9:30c) follows Tom on an offbeat personal odyssey into his cloudy lineage. "In our clan, family is what disappears when you're not looking at it," says his retired dad, who keeps busy inventing useless objects like a fan for shoe trees. The dad is played by Michael McKean, who like the rest of the cast often talks directly into the camera, mock-documentary/improvisation style. The casting and the format are two of the more obvious signs that Tree is a Christopher Guest production.
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Kiefer Sutherland
Fresh off the news that Kiefer Sutherland's drama Touch has been canceled, Deadline.com reports that Fox is considering resurrecting 24.
The network...
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Touch
Fox has canceled Touch after two low-rated seasons, TVGuide.com has confirmed.
The sophomore drama...
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Kiefer Sutherland
Bad news, 24 fans. You won't be seeing Jack Bauer on the big screen anytime soon.
Director Antoine Fuqua says the long-awaited, much-rumored movie adaptation of Fox's thriller series, which went off the air in 2010, is "not happening."
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Max Greenfield, Zooey Deschanel, Lamorne Morris
Fans of New Girl and The Mindy Project will have to wait one more week for their favorites comedies to end this season.
Fox announced Tuesday that the network was pushing the season finale dates back a week to...
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The Following, Glee
Fox announced season finale dates for American Idol, The Following, Glee and a host of other primetime shows Thursday, as well as premiere dates for its summer lineup.
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Kiefer Sutherland, Lukas Haas
On the run in Los Angeles, Martin Bohm (Kiefer Sutherland) is constantly trying to protect his gifted son, Jake (David Mazouz) on this season of Fox's Touch. The only problem is, he can't be sure who's on his side and who's working against him.
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Connie Britton
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Question: I've never written to you before, but I'm hoping you can look into a crystal ball for me and reassure me about the fate of Nashville. I'm totally hooked by this show, which is saying a lot since I haven't watched anything regularly on the big three networks for about 10 years or so. I'm extremely worried that Nashville is doomed for cancellation, since it appears that the ratings are pretty lackluster. Any gossip or buzz that you can pass on to reassure me?
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Touch
Touch kicks off its oft-delayed second season Friday, with a two-hour premiere that provides answers to a few questions, and raises a slew of others. The action-packed premiere, which airs at 8/7c on Fox, kicks off a season that promises higher stakes and added danger for Martin Bohm (Kiefer Sutherland) and his son Jake (David Mazouz), according to showrunners Tim Kring and Carol Barbee.
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Maria Bello
Mario Bello has exited the Fox drama Touch after just one season, TVLine reports.
Bello, 45, who joined the Kiefer Sutherland series at the end of...
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