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Carlton Cuse, Shawn Ryan and Fastfood Flashbacks

Lost executive producer Carlton Cuse had the kind of flashback we love at Mel’s Diner the other day during a phone interview. I called him to talk about Lie to Me showrunner and The Shield creator Shawn Ryan, who we featured in B&C ’s Fifth Estater column Sept. 21 ( Related : The Truth About Shawn Ryan ) Cuse gave Ryan his first staff writing job, on Cuse-created... More

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Turner's Michael Wright Working on His Six-Pack

WHO : Michael Wright, executive VP/head of programming, TNT, TBS and Turner Classic Movies WHERE : Iroha Sushi, Studio City, Calif. WHEN : Aug. 26, 2009 THE DISH : TNT will probably again stick with six scripted series next summer, as it did this season for the first time. However, that doesn’t mean summer 2010 will feature the same half-dozen originals currently on the... More

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TCA: Aisha Tyler Mum on Disney Talk Show...for Fear of FX’s ‘Satans and Motorcyles’

Aisha Tyler is “relatively sworn to secrecy” about the ABC Media Productions talk show project she is developing , she said in response to a critic’s question during the panel at the Television Critics Association press tour Aug. 7 for upcoming FX animated comedy Archer , in which she voices the sexy love-interest Lana Kane. ( Click here for complete TCA coverage. )... More

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TCA: New ‘Let’s Make A Deal’ Host Shows He’s Funny On His Feet

Wayne Brady showed some of the funny-on-his-feet skill he’ll need to host Let’s Make A Deal , during a panel for the show at the Television Critics Association press tour Aug. 3. CBS announced in the morning that the show will replace Guiding Light on its daytime lineup starting in October. When one critic got hold of the microphone to ask a question, she said she... More

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TCA: Why Is--or Isn't--Larry David Smiling?

Larry David, who plays a version of himself on highly-improvised HBO comedy series Curb Your Enthusiasm , made an appearance at the Television Critics Association press tour July 30 ahead of the Sept. 20 premiere of the show’s 7th season. Among the highlights, the new episodes will feature a storyline following the making of a fictional reunion of 1990s NBC series Seinfeld ,... More