Sofa Snark’s Vlog Returns w/ 90210 & Melrose Place

Sofa Snark’s video blog is back just in time for the launch of prime-time’s Fall lineup. The CW kicked things off Tuesday night (ratings) with two juicy teen dramas. First up was the second season of 90210. With a new show runner attached to the program, 90210 has a glossy new look complete [...]

Showbiz News 08-18-2009

Don’t Forget About Peoria

Nobody puts Peoria, Ill. in the corner — just don’t ask me to find it on a map. After making snide comments about the Central Illinois locale Rocco Landesman, the new chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts, is taking up an offer to check out its theatre scene. Landesman [...]

Showbiz News 08-17-2009

Broadway Learns to Twitter

Marketing agencies should take note, Broadway’s Next to Normal discovered a novel way to use Twitter for exposure — original content. The New York Times looks at the Twitter campaign launched by Situation Interactive in May for the stage musical.  Brian Yorkey, Next to Normal’s book and lyric writer, started twittering a [...]

Warner Bros. Runs Away with “Fringe”

Variety reports that Warner Bros. TV has joined the ranks of unpatriotic production companies as it opts to flee America for Canada in order to save a buck on “Fringe.” The J.J. Abrams hour-long drama premiered on Fox earlier this year to uncertain ratings but has steadily increased its viewers… [...]