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Posted Tuesday 2/13/18 at 1:51PM EST
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Jerry Seinfeld changes his tune, says a Seinfeld revival is "possible"
Source: Entertainment Weekly
Seinfeld made his "it's possible" comment this morning on Ellen, pointing out that Murphy Brown is coming back. But just five months ago, Seinfeld told Entertainment Tonight he was against the idea of bringing his iconic sitcom back. “Why? Maybe it’s nice that you continue to love it instead of us tampering with something that went pretty well," he said.
# TOPICS: Seinfeld, NBC, Ellen, Ellen DeGeneres, Jerry Seinfeld, Daytime TV, Retro TV, Revivals
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Apple and Kevin Durant are teaming on drama Swagger, based on his early basketball career
Source: The Hollywood Reporter
The NBA superstar's potential series will revolve around his early career playing Amateur Athletic Union basketball.
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The Deuce has no Plan B: Writing staff is working on Season 2 scripts with James Franco's characters integral to the plot
Source: Variety
Despite lingering sexual misconduct allegations against Franco, Variety's Cynthia Littleton reports that the HBO drama is set to begin filming Season 2 in a few weeks with the actor still on board as the star and executive producer. "At present," Littleton reports, "The Deuce writing staff is at work on scripts for the second season in which Franco’s characters of Frankie and Vincent Martino are integral to the plot. A source close to the situation said there was no alternate plan for storylines should Franco be forced out." In January it was reported that HBO was taking a "wait-and-see" approach with regard to Franco's future with the show.
# TOPICS: James Franco, HBO, The Deuce, Sexual Misconduct
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Judy Greer joins Jim Carrey's Showtime comedy Kidding
Source: The Hollywood Reporter
She'll play the estranged wife of Carrey's kid's TV icon character, Jeff (aka Mr. Pickles).
# TOPICS: Kidding, Showtime, Jim Carrey, Judy Greer
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Chris Rock announces his first standup special in 10 years is dropping tomorrow on Netflix
Source: Mashable
The new special, titled Tamborine, is one of two standup specials Rock is set to deliver as part of a $40 million deal with Netflix.
# TOPICS: Chris Rock, Netflix, Chris Rock: Tamborine, Stand-Up Comedy, Valentine's Day
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Why hasn't NBC mentioned the sexual harassment allegations against Shaun White?
Source: Slate
The two-time Winter Olympics gold medalist snowboarder has had a "road to redemption" storyline" in Pyeongchang, but there has been no mention so far of the sexual harassment allegations leveled against him by his band's former drummer. According to Slate, "NBC declined to answer a series of questions about whether it was aware of the allegations against White, whether the network planned to mention the allegations or settlement on air, or whether it would ask White about the claims in an interview."
# TOPICS: Winter Olympics, NBC, Shaun White, NBC Sports, Sexual Misconduct
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American Music Awards is moving to a Tuesday in October to avoid the NFL
Source: TheWrap
The AMAs have seen a ratings dip in recent years due to competition from Sunday Night Football. So after airing on Sunday, Nov. 19 last year, the AMAs will move up to Tuesday Oct. 9 this year.
# TOPICS: American Music Awards, ABC, Sunday Night Football, Award Shows, NFL
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Atlanta unveils its official trailer for Season2' "Robbin' Season"
Source: YouTube
Atlanta Robbin' Season premieres on March 2.
# TOPICS: Atlanta, FX, Donald Glover, Trailers & Teasers
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Martin Scorsese teams with The Tudors and Vikings creator on The Caesars
Source: /Film
Michael Hirst says his collaboration with Scorsese will focus on the “youth and vitality” of the early Roman leaders, including Julius Caesar.
# TOPICS: The Caesars, The Tudors, Vikings, Martin Scorsese, Michael Hirst
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Strike Back is bringing back Sullivan Stapleton and Philip Winchester
Source: TVLine
The former stars of the Cinemax action-adventure drama will make a special appearance in two episodes of Season 5, including the season finale.
# TOPICS: Strike Back, Cinemax, Philip Winchester, Sullivan Stapleton
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Katie Couric apologizes for her Opening Ceremonies suggestion that the Dutch skate to work every day on frozen canals
Source: Page Six
Couric apologized via Twitter last night after the Dutch embassy threw her some shade over her suggestion that skating to work on frozen canals is how the Dutch excel in speed skating. Couric tweeted: "My apologies for being on thin ice for my comments re: skating on canals. I was trying to salute your historical passion for the sport but it didn’t come out that way!"
# TOPICS: Winter Olympics, NBC, Opening Ceremony, Katie Couric
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Chris D’Elia to play a Psychopath on a YouTube Red comedy series
Source: Deadline
In Psychopath, the Undateable alum will play a guy who discovers one day that he's a bona fide psychopath.
# TOPICS: Undateable, YouTube Premium, Psychopath, Chris D'Elia
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Michael Cudlitz to star in ABC 1970s Irish-Catholic working class family comedy
Source: Deadline
The Walking Dead alum will play the patriarch in the comedy from Last Man Standing showrunner Tim Doyle.
# TOPICS: Pilots, ABC, The Walking Dead, Michael Cudlitz, Tim Doyle
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Jerry Seinfeld sued over Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee
Source: TMZ
Producer Christian Charles alleges that he originally pitched the web series to Seinfeld in 2002. He says they even filmed a pilot, but Seinfeld ended up making the show without him. Asked to respond, Seinfeld's attorney said Charles "concocted this claim" and "we are confident that this shakedown lawsuit will go nowhere." ALSO: Seinfeld unveils the first look at Ellen DeGeneres' Comedians in Cars episode.
# TOPICS: Comedians In Cars Getting Coffee, Netflix, Christian Charles, Ellen DeGeneres, Jerry Seinfeld, Legal
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Jimmy Fallon tops Stephen Colbert in total viewers for the first time in eight months -- thanks to the Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony
Source: TheWrap
The Tonight Show is currently averaging 3.227 million total viewers this season to The Late Show's 3.157 million. Jimmy Kimmel Live!, meanwhile, is last with 2.148 million viewers.
# TOPICS: The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, ABC, CBS, NBC, Jimmy Kimmel Live!, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Fallon, Jimmy Kimmel, Stephen Colbert, Late Night, Ratings
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Piers Morgan: Omarosa suggested we have sex and start "showmance" on Celebrity Apprentice
Source: The Daily Mail
"I’ve met a lot of vile human beings in my life, from dictators and terrorists to sex abusers and wicked conmen," Morgan writes in the Daily Mail. "But I’ve never met anyone quite so relentlessly loathsome as Omarosa; a vicious, duplicitous, lying, conniving, backstabbing piece of work." ALSO: Omarosa was reportedly fired for misusing the White House car service.
# TOPICS: Omarosa Manigault, The Celebrity Apprentice, Celebrity Big Brother, Piers Morgan, Reality TV, Trump Presidency
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Bosch renewed for Season 5
Source: Deadline
Executive producer Eric Overmyer, who developed the cop drama and served as showrunner for the first three seasons, will be back for Season 5.
# TOPICS: Bosch, Amazon, Cancellations, Renewals & Pickups
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American Horror Story Season 1 homeowners bring their "House of Horrors" story to CBS This Morning
Source: YouTube
A CBS News correspondent broadcast live before dawn this morning from the Los Angeles house used in Season 1 of the Ryan Murphy series. In the news report, the homeowners reiterated their claim that they had no idea what they were getting into when they purchased the house, which has become a tourist magnet. They are suing the former homeowners and their real estate brokers.
# TOPICS: FX, Ryan Murphy, Legal
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Richard T. Jones joins ABC's The Rookie drama pilot
Source: Deadline
He'll play the police watch commander who becomes the nemesis to Nathan Fillion's 44-year-old rookie cop character.
# TOPICS: The Rookie, ABC, Nathan Fillion, Richard T. Jones, Pilots
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The Bachelor's Bekah Martinez explains she was already finished filming the show when she was reported missing
Source: New York Daily News
"I was about a week off the show and just needed some time to get away and decompress," she said on Good Morning America. She also told Jimmy Kimmel that she was hoping that The Bachelor was going to be Peter Krause.
# TOPICS: The Bachelor, ABC, Good Morning America, Jimmy Kimmel Live!, Bekah Martinez, Reality TV
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Writing organization bans 13 Reasons Why author for alleged sexual harassment
Source: BuzzFeed
Jay Asher, whose 2007 book was turned into the Netflix teen series that deals with sexual assault and harassment, was removed from the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators after he was accused of violating the group's sexual harassment guidelines, according to the group's executive director. But Asher says he wasn't expelled, he left on his own accord. “It's very scary when you know people are just not going to believe you once you open your mouth,” Asher tells BuzzFeed News. “I feel very conflicted about it just because of what's going on in the culture and who's supposed to be believed and who's not.”
# TOPICS: 13 Reasons Why, Netflix, Jay Asher
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Read an oral history of The Wire's five-minute "F*ck" scene
Source: Vulture
The excerpt is from Jonathan Abrams' new book on the HBO series, All the Pieces Matter: The Inside Story of The Wire, which is out today.
# TOPICS: The Wire, HBO, Jonathan Abrams, TV Books
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Jerry Seinfeld changes his tune, says a Seinfeld revival is "possible"