‘24’ showrunner lands next gig
Howard Gordon has landed his next television project with 20th Century Fox, based on the Israeli drama ‘Hahatufim’ (The Kidnapped).
“Glee: The Music – The Power of Madonna EP” out April 16
To accompany the upcoming Madonna-themed episode of ‘Glee’, Sony Music will release “The Power of Madonna EP” featuring 7 covers performed by the cast.
James Sorensen quits ‘Neighbours’ to join army
The ‘Neighbours’ star is leaving the long-running Australian soap to pursuit a new career path with the army.
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‘Samantha Who?’ to face budget cuts
‘Samantha Who?’ will have a few conditions imposed upon it should it want to return for a third season.
Christina Applegate stars in the ABC comedy series 'Samantha Who?'
In this tough economic climate, networks are having to scale back on production costs. Not exempt from this category is ABC’s comedy series ‘Samantha Who?’, which will have a few conditions imposed upon it next season.
Sources say that the network are asking for producers to slash $500,000 off the budget for each episode, in addition to switching to a multi-camera format.*
The shift to a three-camera set up would allow for short production time on the ABC comedy series.
Despite the change of format, the network have no plans to move filming of the series to a stage. They intend to keep it’s current sets and single-camera look.
‘Samantha Who?’ returned after a four month hiatus in March, while Christina Applegate undertook treatment for breast cancer. The comedy series has since struggled to secure the strong audience reception as it did during it’s first season.
