Vulture (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
One of the cannier decisions by V 's producers was to cast not one, but two refugees from Joss Whedon's beloved, departed sci-fi series Firefly . You've got Morena Baccarin as V High Commander Anna, rocking the best short brunette haircut since Janine Turner on Northern Exposure . And you have — or, at least, had — Alan Tudyk as Dale, the FBI agent revealed to be a V sleeper agent. Firefly...
i Own The World (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009
No, not the lottery. The 2012 presidential election. It’s Michelle Bachmann and the conservative celebrity Janine Turner. I have the campaign all laid out. It will be called Bachmann/Turner Overdrive. And the campaign song is Takin’ Care Of Business. Boom. Instant win. And let’s take up a collection now and by the rights to that [...]
Arizona Republic (Free subscription) | 10/27/2009
British comedian Ricky Gervais has been picked as host of the Golden Globes, the first time in more than a decade that the Hollywood awards show has used an emcee.
TV.com (Free subscription) | 10/27/2009
...Speaking of former TV gods turned movie actors, the lovely and talented Ricky Gervais will be returning to the small screen as the host of the Golden Globes this January. It's the first time in almost 15 years that the show has even had a host; it's been emcee-less since John Laroquette and Janine Turner shared duties back in 1995. Awards show viewing is slipping, man! So I understand wanting to...
Baltimore Sun (Free subscription) | 10/27/2009
British comedian Ricky Gervais has been picked as host of the Golden Globes, the first time in more than a decade that the Hollywood awards show has used an emcee.
TO411 Daily (Free subscription) | 10/27/2009
Add Ricky Gervais to the list of new faces fronting major kudocasts. The move to recruit the Brit comic as host of the Jan. 17 Golden Globe Awards comes as another sign of producers looking to shake up the basic formula for televised kudofests -- just as Hugh Jackman and Neil Patrick Harris repped departures from the norm as host of this year's Oscars and last month's Emmy Awards, respectively. The...
Aceshowbiz.com (Free subscription) | 10/27/2009
The comedian who has won three prizes from the awards event in the previous years said he would normally turn down offers like this, but not this one.
Gold Derby (Free subscription) | 10/27/2009
The growing trend toward adding more entertainment to award shows just took a curious twist. The Golden Globes announced that Ricky Gervais will host the show Jan. 17, marking the first time that the award ceremony has had an emcee since 1995. John Larroquette ("Night Court," "The John Larroquette Show") and Janine Turner ("Northern Exposure") were the last to have the...
Chicago Tribune (Free subscription) | 10/26/2009
LOS ANGELES (AP) — British comedian has been picked as host of the Golden Globes, the first time in more than a decade that the awards show has used an emcee.A more freewheeling affair than the and other Hollywood honors, the Globes are known as a place where stars can cut loose over dinner and drinks. Gervais said it was a good environment to give him free rein as host."I have resisted...
San Diego Union (Free subscription) | 10/26/2009
British comedian Ricky Gervais has been picked as host of the Golden Globes, the first time in more than a decade that the Hollywood awards show has used an emcee.
Miami Herald (Free subscription) | 10/26/2009
British comedian Ricky Gervais (jer-VAYS') has been picked to host Hollywood's Golden Globe Awards show.
kansascity.com (Free subscription) | 10/26/2009
British comedian Ricky Gervais (jer-VAYS') has been picked to host Hollywood's Golden Globe Awards show.
Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 10/26/2009
British comedian Ricky Gervais (jer-VAYS') has been picked to host Hollywood's Golden Globe Awards show.
L. A. Times Dodgers Blog (Free subscription) | 10/24/2009
The show begins its fourth season with its lead couple working for opposing schools, plus several new players. For a complex show, " Friday Night Lights " has always been unambiguous. It takes place in a city, Dillon, Texas, that has its own rules and hierarchies, and the show makes as much sense as a naturalistic look at rural life as a functioning moral universe.
Deep Dish (Free subscription) | 10/10/2009
Twenty-eight years ago on Friday, October 9, 1981, at 10:30 pm (CST), CBS aired the first episode of Behind the Screen , a late-night 35-minute weekly serial that starred Mel Ferrer ( Falcon Crest ) and some talented young actors who eventually found fame on other shows: 18-year-old Janine Turner, who later played Laura Templeton on General Hospital (1982-83) and Maggie O'Connell on Northern Exposure...
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