Television

'House Of Cards' A Delicate Balance Of Politics And Drama

3:07pm February 02, 2013

Kevin Spacey stars in the new TV series House of Cards, a remake of a BBC political drama. Spacey plays a vindictive U.S. senator who attempts to undermine the newly elected president. The Netflix series is written by Beau Willimon. Weekend Edition Saturday host Scott Simon talks with Spacey and Willimon about the challenges of dramatizing Washington, D.C.'s backroom wheeling and dealing.

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Jimmy Cliff in a Volkswagen "Get Happy" commercial.

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For Super Bowl Ads, More Social-Media Savvy

7:17pm February 01, 2013

by Elizabeth Blair

For years, Super Bowl ads have gone viral after they've aired. But these days brands like Doritos and Volkswagen are turning to social media to crowdsource ad creation — and to boost the buzz long before the big Sunday kickoff.

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Kevin Spacey is the star and a producer of the new Netflix series House of Cards, on which David Fincher is a co-producer.

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Spacey And Fincher Make A 'House Of Cards'

12:18pm January 31, 2013

Academy Award-winning actor Kevin Spacey and Oscar-winning director David Fincher team up for a new Netflix original series that premieres Friday. House of Cards follows a Machiavellian politician as he schemes to take down the president of the United States.

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Kevin Spacey and Robin Wright star in the new Netflix original series House of Cards, which premieres Feb. 1.

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'House Of Cards' Is Built To Last

9:06am January 31, 2013

by David Bianculli

Two new dramas fueled by intrigue premiere this week: The Americans on FX and House of Cards on Netflix. While The Americans has its moments, House of Cards is the show that's going to make television history.

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In Shameless, William H. Macy is the dysfunctional father of six.

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William H. Macy Is 'Shameless' On Showtime

2:05pm January 30, 2013

As the alcoholic paterfamilias Frank Gallagher on the Showtime series Shameless, the actor enjoys portraying a man with a dark side. But he says it's Frank's better qualities that make him sustainable as a character.

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Competition, High Bills Hurt Cable Companies

10:44am January 30, 2013

by Neda Ulaby

It's called cord-cutting when people give up their cable TV subscriptions because they feel they get enough to watch over the air and the Internet. Cord-cutting is a big fear for cable TV companies. But there's something new for them to worry about: Young people who never get cable subscriptions in the first place.

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On on 30 Rock episode, Jon Hamm and Tracy Morgan appeared together in a sketch about racial stereotyping.

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Tracy Morgan: '30 Rock' Let Him Be Himself

12:14pm January 25, 2013

As the series prepares for its finale, the comedian talks about how Tina Fey created the character of Tracy Jordan specifically for Morgan and how she allowed him "to fly over the cuckoo nest once a week."

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Tina Fey won an Emmy Award for outstanding lead actress in a comedy series for her role as Liz Lemon on 30 Rock.

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Tina Fey: Sarah Palin And 'Saturday Night' Satire

12:05pm January 25, 2013

Fey's impersonation of Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin helped draw record audiences to Saturday Night Live in the fall of 2008. The former head writer for SNL opens up about politics, satire and her Emmy Award-winning sitcom, 30 Rock, which will have its series finale on January 31.

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Tina Fey and Alec Baldwin appeared in one of several parodies in one of 30 Rock's live episodes.

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Alec Baldwin Bids Goodbye To Jack Donaghy

12:05pm January 25, 2013

As 30 Rock wraps up its seven-season run on NBC, the star talks about why he chose to take on the role of Jack Donaghy in the first place and about looking to NBC bigwig Lorne Michaels for inspiration in creating the character.

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"I was worried about being the mouthpiece for anyone and being politicized personally," Tina Fey says about playing Sarah Palin on Saturday Night Live. "It ended up being a lot of fun, but it did permanently politicize me in a way."

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Tina Fey: '30 Rock' Star And Creator Moves On

12:05pm January 25, 2013

The writer, actress and comedian has helmed the hit NBC show — which will have its series finale on January 31 — for seven seasons, during which time she's had two kids, been in a few movies and written a memoir called Bossypants.

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