Daily entertainment news covering Hill Street Blues en-US http://backend.userland.com/rss 60 http://www.starpulse.com/ http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/07/10/move_over_nbc_usa_is_stealing_your_glory Fri, 10 Jul 2009 12:02:30 EST Entertainment News 129638@http://www.starpulse.com/news In the world of television, the big networks - NBC, CBS, ABC, and FOX - are typically considered to be the "A" team, or the major leaguers of TV stations. Now they have a bit of competition.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/04/03/er_says_goodbye_after_15_years Fri, 03 Apr 2009 09:16:09 EST Entertainment News 116844@http://www.starpulse.com/news NEW YORK (AP) — NBC's "ER" ended its 15-year run Thursday much like it began, with a pulse-quickening symphony of life and death.

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Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/08/28/tv_reviews_raising_the_bar_sons_of_anarc Thu, 28 Aug 2008 15:53:23 EST Entertainment News 96791@http://www.starpulse.com/news NEW YORK (AP) - The fall season is afoot, with these three shows among the first to hit the air: TNT's courtroom drama "Raising the Bar"; FX's series about an outlaw motorcycle

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/08/28/the_emmy_s_60th_anniversary_fans_get_to_ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 11:27:01 EST Entertainment News 96710@http://www.starpulse.com/news As a means of celebrating its 60th Anniversary (really, are we just going to have a garish celebration for any year ending in 0 or 5 now?) Emmy has decided to name the most memorable moments

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/04/10/monk_psychiatrist_stanley_kamel_dies Thu, 10 Apr 2008 12:06:26 EST Entertainment News 83900@http://www.starpulse.com/news Actor Stanley Kamel has been found dead of a suspected heart attack. The 65-year-old was reportedly discovered by his longtime agents in his Hollywood Hills home on Tuesday afternoon. Los Angeles emergency services responded to a 911 call made at Kamel's home shortly before 4 p.m.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/03/24/greatest_tv_crime_fighters_of_the_past_d Mon, 24 Mar 2008 15:00:06 EST Entertainment News 81990@http://www.starpulse.com/news Shows about the police force or law enforcement in general have become commonplace on television. Over the years shows like Hill Street Blues, Dragnet, and NYPD Blue made an impact on TV audiences. More recently, series like 24, The Shield, CSI and The Wire have focused on the gritty aspects of crime fighting.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/03/07/tv_on_dvd_recommendation_homicide_life_o Fri, 07 Mar 2008 15:19:27 EST Entertainment News 80293@http://www.starpulse.com/news "Homicide: Life on the Street" is one of the least-watched long-running police dramas that ever aired. It is superior in every way to its contemporaries "Law & Order" and "NYPD Blue" and the modern "CSI". Picking up the mantle of realism left bare by the departure of "Hill Street Blues", "Homicide" detailed the everyday happenings in Baltimore's Homicide Division.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/03/07/celebrity_birthdays_march_68 Fri, 07 Mar 2008 03:00:00 EST Entertainment News 79431@http://www.starpulse.com/news Happy Birthday to "That 70s Show" actress Laura Prepon (1980), "The Constant Gardener" Oscar-winner (Best Actress) Rachel Weisz (1971), annoying comedienne Wanda Sykes (1964), "The Young Ones" actor Rik Mayall (1958), "Malcolm In The Middle" actor Bryan Cranston (1956), Isley Brother Ernie Isley (1952),

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/01/29/the_ultimate_tv_lineup_star_trek_cheers_ Tue, 29 Jan 2008 14:58:38 EST Entertainment News 76115@http://www.starpulse.com/news Imagine this: through some temporal anomaly, rift in the space time continuum, or other such unique phenomenon, we are transported to an alternate reality. This new world is strikingly similar to our own, with one major exception. The television industry.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/01/11/a_lost_art_top_tv_opening_credit_sequenc Fri, 11 Jan 2008 11:23:17 EST Entertainment News 74049@http://www.starpulse.com/news The television opening credit sequence is truly an art form. Frankly, it is hard to believe that it has never been considered as a category for any of the major award shows. It should be.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/09/14/sopranos_has_last_emmy_hurrah_sunday_awa Fri, 14 Sep 2007 15:12:31 EST Entertainment News 60071@http://www.starpulse.com/news LOS ANGELES (AP) - Will ''The Sopranos'' bury its Emmy competition Sunday? Will Ryan Seacrest shine as the ceremony's host or hit a sour note? Will controversy help or hurt contenders ''Grey's Anatomy'' and Alec Baldwin?

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/08/07/pittsburgh_with_its_everyman_personality Tue, 07 Aug 2007 15:11:55 EST Entertainment News 54919@http://www.starpulse.com/news PITTSBURGH (AP) - Maybe it's this former steel town's blue-collar traditions. Or its down-to-earth reputation. Or its many connections to the entertainment industry.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/06/23/unemployed_don_cheadle_proud_to_be_spott Sat, 23 Jun 2007 15:30:00 EST Entertainment News 48506@http://www.starpulse.com/news Oscar nominee Don Cheadle insists he had no shame when fans recognized him collecting his unemployment benefit when he was a struggling actor. In the late '80s, the Hotel Rwanda star was known to some eagle-eyed TV fans from bit parts in various shows - and Cheadle was always pleased to be recognized, no matter where he was.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/06/05/george_clooney_attributes_success_to_luc Tue, 05 Jun 2007 16:13:35 EST Entertainment News 45662@http://www.starpulse.com/news George Clooney attributes his phenomenal success as an actor to "random" blind luck. The 46-year-old is aware he owes his Hollywood superstar status to landing the lead on E.R. as a doctor.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/05/11/hollywood_studios_stockpiling_shows_for_ Fri, 11 May 2007 16:15:20 EST Entertainment News 42232@http://www.starpulse.com/news LOS ANGELES (AP) - Hollywood studios are speeding production on movies and TV shows, preparing for a possible strike by writers and more trouble next year when contracts with actors and directors expire.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/05/09/electronica_meets_pop_on_svoy_s_eclectri Wed, 09 May 2007 12:45:24 EST Entertainment News 41685@http://www.starpulse.com/news New York-based Svoy was born in a small port city in the Russian Far East and has let music lead him on an incredible journey, from the late night piano musings of his next door neighbor, to the Russian Academy of Music to study with the legendary and beloved Russian bebop pianist Igor Bril.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/03/07/celebrity_birthdays_march_7 Wed, 07 Mar 2007 03:00:00 EST Entertainment News 31266@http://www.starpulse.com/news Happy Birthday to "That 70s Show" actress Laura Prepon (1980), "The Constant Gardener" Oscar-winner (Best Actress) Rachel Weisz (1971), annoying comedienne Wanda Sykes (1964), "The Young Ones" actor Rik Mayall (1958), "Malcolm In The Middle" actor Bryan Cranston (1956), Pittsburgh Steelers legends Lynn Swann (1952) and Franco Harris (1950), Isley Brother Ernie Isley (1952), J. Geils Band singer Peter Wolf (1946), actor John Heard (1945), folk singer Townes Van Zandt (1944; d. 1997), film executive Michael Eisner (1942), Hill Street Blues actor Daniel J. Travanti (1940), "Bolero" composer Maurice Ravel (1875; d. 1937), and Dutch painter Piet Mondrian (1872; d. 1944).

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/12/25/starpulse_top_10_of_2006_9_gone_but_not Mon, 25 Dec 2006 09:00:00 EST Entertainment News 24249@http://www.starpulse.com/news 2006 was a great year in the entertainment world; however, let us not forget those who entertained us for generations but have moved on. We look back on those entertainers and cultural icons who left us in 2006 to pay our respects... Jazz, R&B and pop singer Lou Rawls, lost a two year fight with brain and lung cancer (1/6). He was 72. Prolific film star of the 50s, 60s and 70s and star of such hits as Alfie and The Poseidon Adventure, Shelley Winters at age 85 (1/14). 60s soul star Wilson Pickett, who brought us such hits as Mustang Sally and In The Midnight Hour age 64; of a heart attack (1/19); and actor Anthony Franciosa, 77 (1/19). Country singer Janette Carter, of cuuntry music's founding family, the Carters, 82 (1/22); and actor Chris Penn, 40, brother of actor Sean Penn who starred in Quentin Tarantino's Reservoir Dogs (1/24). And Coretta Scott King (76), civil rights activist and wife of Martin Luther King, Jr (1/30).

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/08/28/interesting_facts_about_sunday_night_s_e Mon, 28 Aug 2006 09:05:45 EST Entertainment News 14238@http://www.starpulse.com/news * Brave Kyra Sedgwick broke a Hollywood taboo at the Emmys last night by refusing to use a stylist to make her red carpet ready. The Closer star, who is married to Kevin Bacon, picked out her own designer outfit prior to the ceremony after calling up her favorite fashion giants and asking them to loan her a red carpet gown.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/08/25/itunes_alternative_catch_films_aamp_tv_s Fri, 25 Aug 2006 12:19:44 EST Entertainment News 14144@http://www.starpulse.com/news AOL just announced partnerships with 20th Century Fox, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, Universal Pictures, and Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group that will offer consumers downloadable movies through the AOL Video portal.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/05/16/new_tv_on_dvd_may_16 Tue, 16 May 2006 08:00:14 EST Entertainment News 6663@http://www.starpulse.com/news It's TV lite this week for DVD releases. Fans of the 1980s cop show Hill Street Blues can now get their hands on season two. The series was a ground-breaking criminal drama by Steven Bochco that centered on the lives of overworked police officers in an inner-city precinct. Also on DVD: Grounded For Life season two and Big Valley season one.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/04/20/the_shield_director_scott_brazil_dies_at_50 Thu, 20 Apr 2006 09:48:53 EST Entertainment News 5903@http://www.starpulse.com/news Emmy award-winning producer/director Scott Brazil died on Monday after suffering respiratory failure. He was 50. Brazil, who worked on police dramas Hill Street Blues and The Shield, had been suffering from Lou Gehrig's disease (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis) and lyme disease, according to FX Networks spokesperson John Solberg.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/03/07/celebrity_birthdays_march_8 Tue, 07 Mar 2006 03:00:16 EST Entertainment News 3204@http://www.starpulse.com/news Happy Birthday to "That 70s Show" actress Laura Prepon (1980), "The Constant Gardener" Oscar-nominee Rachel Weisz (1971), annoying comedienne Wanda Sykes (1964), "The Young Ones" actor Rik Mayall (1958), "Malcolm In The Middle" actor Bryan Cranston (1956), Pittsburgh Steelers legends Lynn Swann (1952) and Franco Harris (1950), Isley Brother Ernie Isley (1952), J. Geils Band singer Peter Wolf (1946), actor John Heard (1945), folk singer Townes Van Zandt (1944; d. 1997), film executive Michael Eisner (1942), Hill Street Blues actor Daniel J. Travanti (1940), "Bolero" composer Maurice Ravel (1875; d. 1937), and Dutch painter Piet Mondrian (1872; d. 1944).

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/01/31/new_tv_on_dvd_jan_31 Tue, 31 Jan 2006 08:00:29 EST Entertainment News 1962@http://www.starpulse.com/news Have a yearning for retro fast cars, private detectives, and heavy gold chains? Get your 80s action fix with these new titles on DVD: season three of Knight Rider, The A-Team, and Magnum P.I., as well as season one of Hill Street Blues.

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