http://www.kansascity.com/418/index.xml News, sports and entertainment from The Kansas City Star en-us Copyright 2013Kansas City Star TV - Wire 60 Thu, 23 May 2013 02:24:10 CDT http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss McClatchy Interactive's PubSys 1.1.fi feedback@kansascity.com (Feedback) http://www.kansascity.com/2013/05/22/4251349/michael-douglas-impresses-at-cannes.html http://www.kansascity.com/2013/05/22/4251349/michael-douglas-impresses-at-cannes.html#storylink=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 03:00 CDT Michael Douglas's faaaaabulous portrayal of Liberace won't be eligible for an Oscar, since the droll Steven Soderbergh-directed biopic "Behind the Candelabra" debuts Sunday on HBO before playing theatrically (and talk about theatrically!) overseas. http://www.kansascity.com/2013/05/22/4250423/nd-ad-agency-sues-creators-of.html http://www.kansascity.com/2013/05/22/4250423/nd-ad-agency-sues-creators-of.html#storylink=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 14:55 CDT A North Dakota advertising agency is suing the creators of a Cartoon Network show, alleging that they copied a state marketing campaign. http://www.kansascity.com/2013/05/22/4249991/10-new-summer-tv-shows-that-will.html http://www.kansascity.com/2013/05/22/4249991/10-new-summer-tv-shows-that-will.html#storylink=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 03:00 CDT Summer television used to be a wasteland, nothing but reruns and a handful of originals that weren't worthy of airing during the fall, winter or spring. But thanks largely to the ambitious and inventive offerings on cable, the TV landscape has transformed into a bountiful programming paradise. http://www.kansascity.com/2013/05/22/4249930/jamie-luner-plays-the-perfect.html http://www.kansascity.com/2013/05/22/4249930/jamie-luner-plays-the-perfect.html#storylink=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 03:00 CDT One of the trickiest parts for an actress who plays a seductress is finding the chemistry with fellow actors to make conquests seem real. http://www.kansascity.com/2013/05/22/4249882/fox-show-brings-messy-workplaces.html http://www.kansascity.com/2013/05/22/4249882/fox-show-brings-messy-workplaces.html#storylink=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 11:46 CDT This time "you're fired" is more than a Donald Trump catchphrase. Fox is turning the firing of real people from real jobs into prime-time entertainment starting this week. http://www.kansascity.com/2013/05/22/4249649/blake-shelton-putting-together.html http://www.kansascity.com/2013/05/22/4249649/blake-shelton-putting-together.html#storylink=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 11:16 CDT Blake Shelton and NBC are putting together a benefit for Oklahoma tornado victims. http://www.kansascity.com/2013/05/21/4248415/nick-jonas-giuliana-rancic-to.html http://www.kansascity.com/2013/05/21/4248415/nick-jonas-giuliana-rancic-to.html#storylink=rss Tue, 21 May 2013 18:55 CDT Donald Trump's Miss USA pageant will be hosted by a Jonas brother and an E! News personality. http://www.kansascity.com/2013/05/22/4249388/netflix-path-could-lead-to-a-movie.html http://www.kansascity.com/2013/05/22/4249388/netflix-path-could-lead-to-a-movie.html#storylink=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 03:00 CDT Just about every time one of the nine regular "Arrested Development" cast members has been interviewed over the last six or so years, there comes that moment, usually awkward, where the reporter pauses, shifts gears and meekly begins, "So I just have to ask ..." http://www.kansascity.com/2013/05/22/4249387/arrested-development-keeps-everyone.html http://www.kansascity.com/2013/05/22/4249387/arrested-development-keeps-everyone.html#storylink=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 03:00 CDT LOS ANGELES - Just two days before "Arrested Development" would release its first new episodes in seven years, creator Mitchell Hurwitz called David Cross with a frantic request: Could the actor do a quick reshoot? Cross, however, was sporting a full, dyed beard for another project and looked nothing like his "Arrested" character. No matter, Hurwitz told him, "We'll figure it out." The next day the actor found himself on a hastily arranged set, filling in a gap on the series that would premiere in Hollywood the following day. http://www.kansascity.com/2013/05/22/4249363/piers-morgan-writing-book-about.html http://www.kansascity.com/2013/05/22/4249363/piers-morgan-writing-book-about.html#storylink=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 09:31 CDT Piers Morgan is going behind the scenes. http://www.kansascity.com/2013/05/22/4249336/douglas-damon-dramatize-a-steamy.html http://www.kansascity.com/2013/05/22/4249336/douglas-damon-dramatize-a-steamy.html#storylink=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 09:11 CDT The idea of Michael Douglas playing Liberace might seem nearly as outrageous as Liberace himself. http://www.kansascity.com/2013/05/22/4249294/gma-host-roberts-to-write-memoir.html http://www.kansascity.com/2013/05/22/4249294/gma-host-roberts-to-write-memoir.html#storylink=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 08:16 CDT Robin Roberts will tell the story of her battle with a life-threatening illness in a new memoir. http://www.kansascity.com/2013/05/21/4248185/nielsens-top-programs-for-may.html http://www.kansascity.com/2013/05/21/4248185/nielsens-top-programs-for-may.html#storylink=rss Tue, 21 May 2013 16:25 CDT Prime-time viewership numbers compiled by Nielsen for May 13-19. Listings include the week's ranking and viewership. http://www.kansascity.com/2013/05/21/4248121/ratings-show-idol-decline.html http://www.kansascity.com/2013/05/21/4248121/ratings-show-idol-decline.html#storylink=rss Tue, 21 May 2013 15:50 CDT For the past decade, the "American Idol" season finale has been one of television's biggest events of the year. Now it's not even TV's biggest event of the week. http://www.kansascity.com/2013/05/21/4247935/a-diversion-in-the-air-for-today.html http://www.kansascity.com/2013/05/21/4247935/a-diversion-in-the-air-for-today.html#storylink=rss Tue, 21 May 2013 14:50 CDT Two charter airplanes carrying the "Today" show anchor team and their crew from Hawaii to Yellowstone National Park were diverted in the air to Oklahoma for coverage Tuesday of the catastrophic tornado outside of Oklahoma City. http://www.kansascity.com/2013/05/21/4247276/carol-burnett-to-win-top-us-humor.html http://www.kansascity.com/2013/05/21/4247276/carol-burnett-to-win-top-us-humor.html#storylink=rss Tue, 21 May 2013 10:05 CDT Carol Burnett, who became famous for playing a variety of characters in sketch comedy routines on her namesake television show, was named the winner of the nation's top humor prize on Tuesday. http://www.kansascity.com/2013/05/21/4247230/chris-harrison-to-host-miss-america.html http://www.kansascity.com/2013/05/21/4247230/chris-harrison-to-host-miss-america.html#storylink=rss Tue, 21 May 2013 09:45 CDT "The Bachelor" and "The Bachelorette" host Chris Harrison will again emcee the Miss America Pageant this September in Atlantic City, N.J. http://www.kansascity.com/2013/05/21/4247203/anne-heche-gets-back-into-tv-on.html http://www.kansascity.com/2013/05/21/4247203/anne-heche-gets-back-into-tv-on.html#storylink=rss Tue, 21 May 2013 03:00 CDT FRESNO, Calif. - Anne Heche is a firm believer in second chances. That's why she connects so well with the role she's playing in the new NBC series "Save Me." http://www.kansascity.com/2013/05/21/4247164/pop-culture-qa-extra-murder-men.html http://www.kansascity.com/2013/05/21/4247164/pop-culture-qa-extra-murder-men.html#storylink=rss Tue, 21 May 2013 03:00 CDT Q: I enjoy watching the reruns of "Murder, She Wrote" on the Hallmark Channel, but I am puzzled by something. In the spring of 1990, Angela Lansbury did not appear in six episodes except for a short intro at the beginning of each episode. Was she doing something else for those months or was this just an attempt to sell potential pilots featuring the detectives featured in those episodes that she knew and had worked with, including Michael Hagerty, Dennis Stanton and Harry McGraw? http://www.kansascity.com/2013/05/21/4247152/teen-star-zendaya-finishes-1st.html http://www.kansascity.com/2013/05/21/4247152/teen-star-zendaya-finishes-1st.html#storylink=rss Tue, 21 May 2013 08:59 CDT Kellie Pickler came into the final "Dancing With the Stars" episode in second place but finished in first.