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  • Allison Janney, Anna Faris to Host 2015’s People’s Choice Awards

    Allison Janney and Anna Faris are set to host the 2015’s People’s Choice Awards, announced the awards show’s executive producer Mark Burnett on Wednesday.

    The Mom co-stars will succeed the 2014 host, Kaley Cuoco, in hosting the awards show, which recognizes talent in the arenas of television, film, and music.

    “We are thrilled to have Anna and Allison as hosts of our show,” said Burnett. “Our job is to entertain our audience, and these actresses have such chemistry and comedic timing that no matter who wins, everyone will be having fun.”

    Mom, a CBS comedy co-created by Chuck Lorre, debuted in 2013 and showcased Janney and Faris’ comedic talents and their on-screen chemistry.

    Janney got her big break came with her portrayal of White House Press Secretary CJ Cregg in the critically acclaimed series The West Wing, for which she won four Emmy Awards and four SAG Awards.

    The statuesque actress recently broke records for receiving the most award nods in a single year, receiving both an Emmy and a Critic’s Choice Award for her work on Mom and another Emmy and Critic’s Choice Award for her multi-episode arc on the series, Masters of Sex.

    Her film credits include The Way, Way Back, Tammy and Bad Words, among many, many more.

    Over 70 million fans voted to determine this year’s nominees. Shailene Woodley leads the list of movie nominations with four acting nods. She was nominated twice in the category of “Favorite Movie Duo,” once with her Divergent co-star Theo James, and again with her The Fault in Our Stars co-star, Ansel Elgort. Grey’s Anatomy, Supernatural and The Vampire Diaries lead the list of TV nominees with five each.

    Sam Smith dominated the music categories with four nominations and two stars crossed genres — Lucy Hale for “Favorite Female Country Artist” and “Favorite Cable TV Actress”, and Melissa McCarthy for “Favorite Movie Actress” and “Favorite Comedic TV Actress.”

    Voting begins today for all 58 categories on www.PeoplesChoice.com, Facebook, and mobile applications. Voting will end at 11:59 p.m. on Dec. 4, 2014. Winners will be revealed during a live broadcast from the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles on Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2015, on CBS.

  • Lawrence O’Donnell of MSNBC Injured in Car Accident

    Lawrence O’Donnell is taking several weeks off as host of MSNBC’s The Last Word to recover from injuries he sustained in a taxi accident with his brother while on vacation outside of the U.S., the network said Monday.

    O’Donnell and his brother, Michael, were both transported back to the United States for treatment. Lawrence went to New York, and Michael was brought to Boston. The network did not provide details regarding their injuries, but said that both men are expected to make a full recovery.

    MSNBC did not specify where the brothers were vacationing when the accident occurred.

    “Lawrence will be off from MSNBC for several weeks as he recuperates,” MSNBC said in a statement. “Our thoughts and support are with the O’Donnell family and we look forward to having Lawrence back on the air soon,” the statement said.

    Post by The Last Word With Lawrence O'Donnell.
    Ari Melber, co-host of the afternoon talk show The Cycle, is scheduled to fill in for O'Donnell on The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell on Wednesday and Thursday, while daytime MSNBC anchor Alex Wagner sat in as host on Monday and Tuesday. The two will take turns filling in for O'Donnell on his show while he is recuperating, the network said in a statement. O'Donnell served as a congressional aide in Washington D.C., and then brought his political experience to the small screen when he worked as a screenwriter, producer and story editor on the NBC television series The West Wing from 2000-2006. O'Donnell began working for the network in 2009 as a contributor the Morning Joe program with Chuck Scarborough, and then began hosting The Last Word the following year. The Last Word airs on MSNBC Mondays through Thursdays at 10 p.m. EST. Image via Wikimedia Commons

  • Amazon Gets First Dibs On Streaming Fringe And The West Wing

    Amazon is emerging as a major powerhouse in the video streaming business. Amazon Prime Instant Video is expanding at a faster rate than Netflix did in its early years and just scored a major deal with Warner Bros. for their television content.

    Amazon announced today that they have entered into an agreement that will bring Warner Bros. television content to Amazon Prime Instant Video including popular shows like The West Wing and Fringe. Other shows include Dark Blue, Alcatraz and The Whole Truth.

    “Since launching Prime Instant Video, we’ve continued to expand both the quantity and quality of video content for our Prime members,” said Brad Beale, director of digital video content acquisition for Amazon. “Bringing Fringe and The West Wing – two shows with a devoted fan base – to Prime Instant Video first, is another way for us to add value for Prime members and to continue to give customers content they love.”

    Fringe and The West Wing will be exclusive to Amazon Prime Instant Video for the summer. The shows should show up on other services like Netflix in the fall. Still, it’s a pretty big win for Amazon. Convincing people to fork over $79 for a year of Amazon Prime is pretty difficult, but adding exclusive content makes it far more enticing.

    People who want to catch up on Fringe or The West Wing can watch them on the PC, Kindle Fire, Xbox 360, PS3 and Roku. Amazon will probably be adding streaming apps to other devices over time. We’ll probably even see Amazon Prime Instant Video show up on or near the launch of the Wii U this fall.

  • Kathryn Joosten, Desperate Housewives Star, Dead at 72

    Kathryn Joosten, who is probably best known for her work on both “Desperate Housewives” and “The West Wing”, passed away on Friday due to complications from lung cancer. According to TMZ, Joosten, who won Emmys in 2005 and 2008 for her turn as Karen McCluskey on “Housewives”, with was her family and friends at the time of her death. She was 72.

    Joosten was born in Eustis, Florida in 1939. Before she embarking on a career in acting, she worked as a psychiatric nurse at Michael Reese Hospital. Following the divorce from her husband at the age of 42, Joosten began participating in productions at the local community theater. In 1995, she made the journey to Hollywood, where she picked up small roles on such memorable television programs as “Roseanne”, “Home Improvement”, “Seinfeld”, “Frasier”, “Buffy the Vampire Slayer”, and “The Drew Carey Show”.

    In 1999, Joosten landed one of the biggest roles of her career, portraying the president’s personal secretary on the hit show “The West Wing”. She enjoyed a two-season run with the program until her character’s demise in 2001. After appearing on several popular network shows, which included a short stint as God on the Amber Tamblyn series “Joan of Arcadia”, Joosten snagged the role of Karen McCluskey on “Desperate Housewives” in 2005.

    Although I’m sure some of Joosten’s fans thought the movie was beneath her, I did enjoy her contribution to director Mary Lambert’s goofy made-for-tv movie “Mega Python vs. Gatoroid”, a film which (finally) brought together the talents of Tiffany and Debbie Gibson. If you like your monster flicks infused with a goofy, low-budget sensibility, you can’t do much better than this.

    If you haven’t made it all the way through the aforementioned program, there’s a pretty big spoiler ahead, so don’t say I didn’t warn you. Curiously, Joosten’s passing came only 20 days after the on-screen death of her “Housewives” character, who also died of lung cancer.

    Twitter users have once again taken to the site to express their condolences. Have a look at what some folks are saying about the actress’ death below.

    (image) Eva Longoria
    @EvaLongoria     Can’t believe my message about Kathryn Joosten didn’t post two days ago! I posted “My heart and prayers go out to the … http://t.co/TKWaemup
    16 hours ago via WhoSay · powered by @socialditto
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    (image) Desperate Housewives
    @dhcentral     RIP Kathryn Joosten (Karen McCluskey) died on Series Finale, and she died in real life at 72 of lung cancer ! We’ll Miss You !!!
    1 day ago via web · powered by @socialditto
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    (image) Bill Lawrence
    @VDOOZER     Kathryn Joosten. Classy lady, grateful and proud to have worked with her.
    1 day ago via Twitter for iPad · powered by @socialditto
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    (image) Emmy Rossum
    @emmyrossum     So sad to read that actress Kathryn Joosten passed away. Mrs. Landingham from The West Wing is one of my all time favorite TV characters.
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    (image) The Asylum
    @theasylumcc     Our thoughts out to family and friends of Kathryn Joosten of Mega Python Vs Gatoroid. #RIP
    1 day ago via Twitter for iPhone · powered by @socialditto
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