Daily entertainment news covering The Wire en-US http://backend.userland.com/rss 60 http://www.starpulse.com/ http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/09/21/tv_report_card_the_good_the_bad_aamp_the Mon, 21 Sep 2009 12:30:36 EST Entertainment News 138156@http://www.starpulse.com/news Since CNN has such a blast creating a report card to track the Presidency, we decided to have some fun with television. Which networks come out strong and which ones need to do better homework?

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Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/07/29/review_adam_starring_hugh_dancy_and_rose Wed, 29 Jul 2009 13:29:08 EST Entertainment News 132143@http://www.starpulse.com/news It's interesting, on the surface, that Fox Searchlight has released two films within two weeks of each other -- "(500) Days of Summer" and, now, "Adam" --

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/07/22/24_is_tv_s_most_addictive_show_ Wed, 22 Jul 2009 16:00:45 EST Entertainment News 131302@http://www.starpulse.com/news Kiefer Sutherland's TV action/drama 24 is the most addictive series of all time, according to a new online poll.

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Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/06/09/emmy_awards_part_1_tv_honorees_that_don_ Tue, 09 Jun 2009 10:12:24 EST Entertainment News 125527@http://www.starpulse.com/news Nominations for the 61st Primetime Emmy Awards will be announced Thursday, July 16. The Emmy Awards are a bit like the Gold Glove Award in baseball: There's no apparent reason

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/04/28/why_southland_is_must_see_tv Tue, 28 Apr 2009 12:12:00 EST Entertainment News 120273@http://www.starpulse.com/news In the past few seasons for network TV, there have been a few shows that were destined for greatness from their very first pilot episodes:

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/04/07/cast_announced_for_lucas_war_drama_red_t Tue, 07 Apr 2009 08:39:09 EST Entertainment News 117248@http://www.starpulse.com/news LOS ANGELES (AP) — Actors Cuba Gooding Jr. and Terrence Howard will star in Lucasfilm's upcoming World War II saga "Red Tails," a drama is based on the Tuskegee Airmen.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/02/02/slumdog_millionaire_s_danny_boyle_lands_ Mon, 02 Feb 2009 10:11:11 EST Entertainment News 109402@http://www.starpulse.com/news Danny Boyle has scooped the top accolade at the Directors Guild of America Awards for his hit film Slumdog Millionaire.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/01/28/spike_lee_and_tyler_perry_land_image_awa Wed, 28 Jan 2009 09:43:36 EST Entertainment News 109057@http://www.starpulse.com/news Spike Lee and Tyler Perry are among the directors nominated at the upcoming NAACP Image Awards. The civil rights organization announced the nominations in three directing categories on Tuesday, with Lee and Tyler leading the pack.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/01/16/2008_overrated_underrated_awards Fri, 16 Jan 2009 12:55:28 EST Entertainment News 108142@http://www.starpulse.com/news All this year we've used this space to chronicle the annals of pop culture. Specifically, whether or not certain members of this all-encompassing umbrella term are overrated or underrated.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/12/26/tv_year_in_review_the_best_the_worst_aam Fri, 26 Dec 2008 07:31:17 EST Entertainment News 106113@http://www.starpulse.com/news In a year that saw the writers strike bring forth more reality TV than we ever thought possible and reduce quality drama to a war of attrition, the boob tube still managed to deliver quality drama series at an impressive clip.

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Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/12/09/new_tv_on_dvd_dec_9 Tue, 09 Dec 2008 08:00:02 EST Entertainment News 105280@http://www.starpulse.com/news Among other things, season four of Lost is about who gets off the island and how, and what they're doing in the real world. Also on DVD: Deadwood the complete series, Happy Days season 4, and The Wire the complete series.

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Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/09/24/spike_lee_s_grueling_shoot_left_actor_in Wed, 24 Sep 2008 17:30:00 EST Entertainment News 99031@http://www.starpulse.com/news Spike Lee forced the cast of his war movie Miracle At St. Anna to suffer so much on set, one actor ended up in the hospital. The movie was shot over a wet and cold Italian winter, after actors had been subjected to a grueling and demeaning boot camp,

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/09/03/who_to_watch_a_look_at_some_fresh_faces_ Wed, 03 Sep 2008 08:46:45 EST Entertainment News 97091@http://www.starpulse.com/news Amanda Righetti has played the bombshell beauty in quite a few style-over-substance programs in television seasons past (The O.C., North Shore, Reunion), but this fall

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/08/22/wire_actress_arrested_on_minor_drug_char Fri, 22 Aug 2008 11:19:01 EST Entertainment News 96318@http://www.starpulse.com/news BALTIMORE (AP) - An actress who appeared on the HBO series "The Wire" has been arrested on minor drug charges.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/08/12/new_tv_on_dvd_aug_12 Tue, 12 Aug 2008 08:00:19 EST Entertainment News 95080@http://www.starpulse.com/news There are a bunch of new TV series in stores this week: season one of Caroline In The City and Dave's World, season three of Prison Break, season five of The Wire, season eleven of South Park, and Tru Calling the complete series.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/08/11/cw_retools_fabled_teen_show_beverly_hill Mon, 11 Aug 2008 10:00:27 EST Entertainment News 95276@http://www.starpulse.com/news TORRANCE, Calif. (AP) - "Gutter balls only, please!" someone yells during a rehearsal at the Lucky Strike bowling alley for the CW's new series "90210." So co-stars Jessica Stroup and Shenae Grimes downplay their bowling skills.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/07/21/mad_men_wins_television_critics_associat Mon, 21 Jul 2008 10:53:42 EST Entertainment News 93286@http://www.starpulse.com/news The Television Critics Association has named New York advertising drama Mad Men its TV program of the year.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/07/18/emmy_nominations_reaction_who_was_snubbe Fri, 18 Jul 2008 09:13:03 EST Entertainment News 93105@http://www.starpulse.com/news With the writer's strike a distant memory and an exciting new fall season dead ahead, we're finally ready to celebrate TV again. And what better way than with a lavish awards show?

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/07/02/tv_shows_that_deserve_an_emmy_nomination_17 Wed, 02 Jul 2008 08:30:30 EST Entertainment News 91552@http://www.starpulse.com/news As TV continues to evolve, so does the Emmy voting process. This year, The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences leaked the preliminary results of the voting

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/06/27/the_wire_among_emmy_award_semifinalist_n Fri, 27 Jun 2008 08:30:45 EST Entertainment News 91176@http://www.starpulse.com/news LOS ANGELES (AP) - The Emmy nominations could mark a breakthrough for shows as varied as "The Wire," ''Mad Men" and "Family Guy."

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/06/20/the_most_underrated_and_overrated_things Fri, 20 Jun 2008 11:08:02 EST Entertainment News 90639@http://www.starpulse.com/news The Emmy ballots are in, which means the 2007-08 TV season is officially over. Actually, the TV season officially lasted from June 1st until May 31st, but it doesn't really seem over until now.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/06/17/a_memo_to_emmy_voters Tue, 17 Jun 2008 10:04:13 EST Entertainment News 90269@http://www.starpulse.com/news Starpulse writer Andrew Payne is getting sick of the snubs by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. And even though Katherine Heigl doesn't want to be an Emmy contender

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/05/28/three_best_aamp_worst_tv_shows_turned_in Wed, 28 May 2008 08:38:46 EST Entertainment News 88445@http://www.starpulse.com/news With so many long-running series coming to an end lately, it hasn't taken long for message boards and fansites to buzz with ideas for big-screen reunions.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/05/02/the_most_underrated_aamp_overrated_tv_sh Fri, 02 May 2008 09:43:57 EST Entertainment News 86122@http://www.starpulse.com/news The 1990s was the beginning of the end for network television. Program offerings grew rapidly in the last decade of the 20th century. Soon it became commonplace for a person to have 50-60 channels on their home set, paving the way for the present-day satellite and digital cable packages for 1,000 channels or more.

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