With the so-so opening of Shrek Forever After this weekend, and with a surprisingly high percentage of people choosing to see it in 2D, are there signs that audiences are reaching their limits with high 3D ticket prices?
Fresh off the controversy surrounding his performance in Promises, Promises, Sean Hayes will host the Tony Awards.
I enjoyed this roundtable discussion among some of television's dramatic actors — especially the part where Jon Hamm remembers being panned in one of the first big reviews of Mad Men.
The Association Of American Publishers is reporting big increases in book sales in March, including but not limited to big gains in eBook sales. The full press release says, among other things, that adult paperback sales (that is to say for adults, not ... you know, "adult paperbacks") are up more than 23 percent for the year. Tell that to your favorite "reading is dead" advocate.
ABC scored high, but not enormous, ratings for the Lost finale. Not surprising, really, given that unlike some series finales (M*A*S*H, Seinfeld), it wouldn't really mean a thing to people who hadn't been following the show pretty carefully all along. It is interesting to note that more than 15 million people were watching in the first season or two, while only about 13 million watched the finale, so it certainly looks like at least a couple of million people who watched those early seasons didn't come back to see the end. You also might be interested in checking out some of the mixed reviews (this roundup of critical reactions is a good one), if you're not burned out already.
You may have thought she was gone once she faded into TLC's relative obscurity, but Miss America is returning to network TV on ABC. I have to admit that to me, Miss America seems like a preposterously outdated concept, but perhaps the network has something up its sleeve to give it a little relevance.
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