Smash producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron are doing the Oscars. The music-heavy show will introduce Katharine McPhee.
Here's Uma Thurman Singing Poorly on Smash
On last night's episode of NBC's enfeebled, Broadway-adoring show Smash, Uma Thurman dropped by to give the show within a show some star power. I suppose her presence was to benefit Smash itself, but didn't work, as the episode brought Smash to a series low in ratings. Poor Uma. Slumming it on TV in TV's actual slums.
NBC's Heavily Hyped Smash in 45 Seconds
NBC has been pushing Smash like crazy so everyone knows it's a show about a musical about Marilyn Monroe. Finally airing on TV tonight after being online for weeks, the show has big numbers and lots of talk about Marilyn and talent and being a star. Here's the pilot in 45 seconds.
You Should Really Watch Smash, Even Though It's a Mess
Desperate for a hit, NBC is doing everything it can to make people watch Smash, their making-of-a-Broadway-musical drama. They're hyping it to The Voice levels of annoyance, they're putting it on the Monday after the Super Bowl, and they're making it available for free on iTunes right now! So, I watched the show.…
NBC's Midseason Schedule Does Not Include Community
NBC, the abandoned shopping mall of a television network, announced its mid-season schedule today, and while a bunch of shows got moved around, it seems like fan favorite Community got moved right off the schedule.
Debra Messing Returns to What She Knows Best: The Gays
Infuriating Ad Just Makes You Hate Cell Phone Yakkers More
When you see some random guy walking down a crowded street talking on his cell phone, lost in his own world, you probably think to yourself: there is a man I would like to smash right in the face. If a cell phone company were to find some way to successfully incorporate that feeling into its marketing plan, it would…
