TV Squad (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
Former According to Jim star Jim Belushi is moving to a drama series. He's been tapped to star in a legal drama created by Murphy Brown mastermind Diane English and Homicide and Oz exec-producer Barry Levinson. The show is loosely based on the memoir "How Can You Defend These People?" by TV commentator and lawyer Mickey Sherman. This is an excellent way for Belushi to wash the stench of...
A.V. Club (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
Jim Belushi is teaming up with Diane English and Barry Levinson to create a show about a defense attorney based on the lawyer and television commentator Mickey Sherman, according to Variety . Belushi is coming off of eight seasons of his, for lack of a better term, hit sitcom, According to Jim . English created the respectable Murphy Brown , and Levinson's got quite a few notches in his belt; he executive...
TV.com (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
...Oh, sigh. You gotta know when to hold 'em, fold 'em, etc. Sadly, Kirstie Alley does not know how to do any of that. She's just gonna keep on plugging along no matter what. Which means yes, of course, she'll now be doing a reality show about weight-loss. At least it's on A&E and not VH1 or something. At least there's that. Though, an A&E exec said the following: "Kirstie is exactly the...
Vulture (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
Marmaduke and Me: Owen Wilson will lend his husky bark to Marmaduke , Fox's adaptation of the canine comic strip. The film combines live-action and computer animation to tell the story of a family that moves from Kansas to Orange County with their enormous, pain-in-the-ass dog. Once there, Marmaduke meets the purebred of his dreams who he must woo while navigating a fall from grace. This gives Wilson...
Celebrity Baby Blog (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009
JMA/ZOJ/WENN You’ve been spotted! Courtney Thorne-Smith smiles while snuggling with son Jacob Emerson, 21 months, during a walk in Brentwood, Calif. on Friday. Jake is the only child for the former According to Jim actress, 41, and husband Roger Fishman. Courtney wears Jake in an Ergo Baby Carrier in Black/Green ($135). Posted in Babies, Babywearing, Celeb Style, Main [...]
TV Squad (Free subscription) | 10/29/2009
Every year, there's a show that's on the top of viewers' "You mean that's still on the air?" list. Whether the show was good or not, it was one that hung on in obscurity for years and years, getting just enough of an audience to keep it going. You know the shows I'm talking about: The Facts of Life. Wings. Yes, Dear. Matlock.Just Shoot Me. George Lopez. King of the Hill. JAG. Heck, even...
Wise Kwai's Thai Film Journal (Free subscription) | 09/29/2009
Flooding in Manila I've been watching a lot of Filipino films. So my thoughts to out to the residents of Manila right now, who are experiencing their worst flooding in 50 years . And I thought I had it bad, slogging through shin-deep water on my little residential soi. Filmmaker Raya Martin has been posting about the flooding on Facebook. Among the links is a page that lists places you can donate to...
Celebrity Baby Scoop (Free subscription) | 09/20/2009
Courtney Thorne-Smith and her gorgeous 20-month-old son Jacob 'Jake' Emerson Fishman were spotted grocery shopping at Whole Foods in Brentwood, CA on Saturday (Sept. 19). The 41-year-old actress is best known for portraying Alison Parker on Melrose Place , Georgia Thomas on Ally McBeal , and Cheryl on According to Jim . Reportedly , Courtney left Ally McBeal due to the extreme and unrealistic pressures...
Reality TV Website (Free subscription) | 09/15/2009
Head back to campus, and join the "rush" with Lifetime's Original Movie Sorority Wars, starring Courtney Thorne-Smith (According to Jim), Faith Ford (Hope & Faith) and Lucy Hale (Privileged). The story follows Katie (Hale), a college freshman who has been groomed from birth to continue her mother's (Thorne-Smith) legacy by joining the Delta house
Celebrity Baby Blog (Free subscription) | 09/11/2009
Agent 47/WENN Come on mom! Jacob Emerson Fishman leads the way while out and about with Courtney Thorne-Smith on Labor Day in Hollywood, Calif. Jake is the first child for the former According to Jim actress, 41, and husband Roger Fishman. Posted in Babies, Main
Daddy Likey (Free subscription) | 09/11/2009
My favorite class in college was media literacy. I loved it because I've always loved media studies, plus my teacher was amazing and we got to write academic papers about the latent messages in Dixie Chicks music videos. One of the many things I learned in this class was that media both affects and reflects reality. For example, most sitcom husbands are lazy, immature oafs because in real life a lot...
Jimmy Moore's '30-In-30' Challenge (Free subscription) | 09/10/2009
Sometimes it can feel like you're the only one out there who is eating low-carb while everyone around you is scorning and turning their nose up at your diet. But the hidden secret that you probably haven't heard much about is that there are millions upon millions of people who are eating the healthy low-carb lifestyle. Even more concealed is the fact that low-carb is the way most of Hollywood eats...
Celebrity Baby Scoop (Free subscription) | 07/08/2009
What a little cutie! According to Jim actress Courtney Thorne-Smith was spotted out and about with her 1 1/2-year-old son Jacob 'Jake' Emerson Fishman in Santa Monica on Wednesday (July 8). Jake went barefoot and wore a wide-brimmed sun hat, while mom worked up a sweat in the California sun. Dad is Courtney's husband Roger Fishman. Shortly after the birth of Jake, the 41-year-old Melrose Place alum...
Celebrity Baby Scoop (Free subscription) | 06/25/2009
Courtney Thorne-Smith and her 17-month-old son Jacob took a morning stroll in Santa Monica yesterday. After an impressive 8-year run, Courtney's sitcom According To Jim aired its last new episode earlier this month. Her co-star Jim Belushi says the show's success is thanks largely to Courtney. "Really, I think it's because she is so g**damn beautiful.... Courtney is cute, man, and we're cute...
Celebrity Baby Blog (Free subscription) | 06/24/2009
London Entertainment/Splash News Online Actress Courtney Thorne-Smith steps out with her son — still wearing his pajamas! — for a morning walk in Santa Monica, Calif. on Monday. Jacob ‘Jake’ Emerson, 17 months, is the first child for the former According to Jim star and husband Roger Fishman. Courtney wears Jake in an Ergo Baby Carrier in Black/Green [...]
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