Armchair Daily: News from the World of Movies & TV
by Ellen Kim
on November 03, 2009
OSCAR HOSTS NAMED: Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin will co-host the Academy Awards next March. Martin has hosted twice; it will be Baldwin's first time. Last year's host, Hugh Jackman, declined to be considered again this year. Coincidentally the two are co-starring in a romantic comedy with Meryl Streep, It's Complicated, opening on Christmas.TV TIDBITS: The Parents Television Council has written a letter to The CW network critizing an upcoming Nov. 9 episode of Gossip Girl that features a threesome.
-Adrian Pasdar is leaving Heroes. According to EW.com, he found out he was being let go by reading his character's death scene in the script.
SPECIAL GUEST STARS: Robert Wagner will appear on NCIS as the father of Tony (Michael Weatherly); James Franco, who recently filmed a stint on General Hospital, will play himself on an upcoming episode of 30 Rock.
--Ellen
joesen on November 03, 2010 at 12:14 AM
A measure that would have legalized medical marijuana in South Dakota also failed, according to another CNN projection based on exit polling.
xiao on November 16, 2010 at 05:43 PM
measure that would have legalized medical marijuana in South Dakota also failed