Wednesday, August 24, 2011

David Letterman Mocks East Coast Earthquake in Top 10 List (Video)

David Letterman made light of the east coast earthquake, which shook the ground for about 30 seconds from Virginia to Rhode Island on Tuesday.our editor recommendsDiscovery Headquarters Evacuated After EarthquakeEast Coast Earthquake: Best Hollywood Quotes STORY: Earthquake Sends Shocks From Washington DC to New York City; Industry Reacts On Tuesday on the Late Show, Letterman devoted his Top 10 list to "Things Overheard During the Earthquake." VIDEO: Earthquake on East Coast: 5 Over-The-Top Hollywood Portrayals 10."That was the scariest two seconds of my life!" 9."It's lootin' time" 8."Hey, you forgot your champagne" 7."5.9 earthquake, it would have been a 6.2 if it had a better lead-in" 6."These new Taco Bell chalupas are rockin' my world" 5."My hiccups are gone" 4."Wheeeeee" 3."Call FEMEMA, the Federal Extremely Minor Emergency Management Agency" 2."Damn, right in the middle of laser eye surgery" 1."Kirstie, stop with the jumping jacks!" Earthquake: Twitter Users Learned of Tremors Seconds Before Feeling Them On Tuesday, the east coast earthquake news coverage interrupted programming on NBC, ABC and CBS. A press conference for Dominique Strauss-Kahn was interrupted as tremors shook the room and District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr. said, "It's OK, I've been through earthquakes in Seattle," as people evacuated the room. Related Topics David Letterman

Friday, August 5, 2011

CW Boss on the Future of Supernatural, One Tree Hill and a Lady Gaga Special

Jared Padalecki, Jensen Ackles Supernatural is by no means over; One Tree Hill still is. "It is not intended to be the last season" of Supernatural, Pedowitz told reporters Thursday at the network's fall TV preview. That said, "we'll see where the ratings go." He added that CW executives want the show - which, he said, is "no longer about the demon of the week but the love of two brothers" - to continue beyond Season 7. CW announces premiere dates for Vampire Diaries, Ringer and more "We hope the show keeps going," he said. Both Supernatural and Nikita received orders for one additional episode, bringing their seasons to 23 episodes each. (Gossip Girl and 90210 will add episodes as well, bringing their seasons to 24 episodes each. The Vampire Diaries, however, is still planned for 22 episodes, due to production reasons.) Pedowitz also announced that the ninth and final season of One Tree Hill would be 13 episodes long, no more no less, when it debuts next year. James Lafferty will return for seven of those episodes. The network also has recruited Lady Gaga for a one-hour interview special, in which she will sit down with designer Jean Paul Gaultier at his atelier in Paris. Gaga By Gaultier will air Monday, Sept. 12 at 8/7c. Pedowitz, who joined the network in April, said the CW would be open to several new genres in the upcoming development season. Among them: procedurals. Executives will be "deeply focused" on finding "a close-ended show with a CW feel," besides high-concept serialized shows, Pedowitz said. The CW also will be opening its doors to comedy pitches this year. The last original comedies to air on the network were The Game and Everybody Hates Chris, which both ended their runs in 2009. Pedowitz pointed to the upcoming 2 Broke Girls on CBS, Apartment 23 on ABC and The New Girl on Fox as comedies that "would have worked fine on The CW." And while nothing is firm yet, the network is also working with DC Comics to find a Smallville replacement, Pedowitz said. Asked how he was adapting to targeting a youthful, primarily female 18-34 audience, Pedowitz, a longtime ABC executive and TV producer, said he tries to get his 26-year-old niece's head. "It is unlike anything I've ever had to do in my entire life," he said. But, also, "I'm in my 50s and I do have my feminine side at this point."