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‘American Horror Story’ Casts Kathy Bates

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Tuesday February 26, 2013 @ 8:45pm PSTTags: American Horror Story, Kathy Bates

Kathy Bates AHSFX’s American Horror Story has enlisted Oscar-winner Kathy Bates for its third season, Deadline has confirmed. TVLine first reported the casting. Bates joins the show after earning a pair of Emmy nominations for the first two seasons of NBC’s Harry’s Law, which was cancelled last May. American Horror Story series alums Jessica Lange, Sarah Paulson, Evan Peters, Taissa Farmiga, Frances Conroy, and Lily Rabe are set to return for the horror anthology’s third cycle.

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EMMYS: David E. Kelley On ‘Harry’s Law’s Nominations And Cancellation

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Thursday July 19, 2012 @ 3:11pm PDTTags: David E. Kelley, Emmys, Harry's law, Kathy Bates
Nellie Andreeva

Series cancelled before their time rarely fare well at the Emmys in their last go-around. But NBC’s Harry’s Law defied the odds, landing two noms for its second and final season — the same as last year. Star … Read More »

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EMMYS: From Silver Screen To Small Screen

By PETE HAMMOND | Wednesday June 27, 2012 @ 7:00am PDTTags: Ashley Judd, Awardsline, Emmys, Kathy Bates
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They say ‘dying is easy’, it’s getting a hit TV series that’s hard. Well if they didn’t say that they should have. That’s especially true if you already have a big career in the movies. It is tough out there for those silver screen legends to get arrested on the little screen. Or so it seems.Boardwalk Empire

Television audiences like to discover their own TV stars, not have a big movie name forced on them. Oscar winner Kathy Bates just saw her first series, Harry’s Law cancelled by NBC after just two seasons even though it was produced and created by TV golden boy David E. Kelley. Two-time Oscar winner Dustin Hoffman and multiple Oscar nominee Nick Nolte had their highly touted HBO series Luck whacked even before they could finish shooting the second season and get any of those episodes on the air. Of course there were extenuating circumstances on that one due to the continuing death of racehorses on the set but the series was not racking up big numbers for the pay network anyway. Rob Schneider may not be a big huge film star but since his days on Saturday Night Live he has been known mostly for his movie roles. In an attempt to trade that success in for weekly TV stardom all he got in return was a quick ax from CBS for his freshman sitcom, Rob. Producers thought film star Christina Ricci would be a big draw for the highly touted and expensive ABC series, Pan Am but it crashed and burned after a single season, even with Ricci on board. Read More »

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Kathy Bates To Play The Ghost Of Charlie Harper On CBS’ ‘Two And A Half Men’

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Monday March 19, 2012 @ 5:45pm PDTTags: Kathy Bates, Two and a Half Men
Nellie Andreeva

Kathy Bates already took over a role written for a man once when she was cast as the lead on David E. Kelley’s NBC dramedy Harry’s Law. Now she will portray the ghost of a man on another series. The … Read More »

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EMMYS: Lead Drama Actress Handicap

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Sunday September 18, 2011 @ 10:11am PDTTags: 2011 Primetime Emmy Awards, Connie Britton, Elisabeth Moss, Julianna Margulies, Kathy Bates, Mariska Hargitay, Mireille Enos

Ray Richmond is contributing to Deadline’s 2011 Emmy coverage. Here’s his scorecard assessing the Outstanding Lead Drama Series Actress race.

Elisabeth Moss, Mad Men
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Why She Was Nominated: The TV academy really had no choice. While this is Moss’ third consecutive nomination for Mad Men (two for lead, one for supporting), it’s one that for the first time raises Moss above the crowd. The submitted episode, “The Suitcase” (written by creator-showrunner Matthew Weiner), is an actress’ dream. It elevates her to the favorite’s position in a year when none of the past three category winners (Kyra Sedgwick, Glenn Close and Sally Field) is in the running.
Why She Has To Win: From the time it premiered, “The Suitcase” episode of Mad Men has been hailed as the show’s clear-cut accolade vehicle. It found Don Draper (Jon Hamm) and Peggy Olson (Moss) hanging together in the office after hours when Don finds out a close friend has died. They get plastered on booze, and Draper lets loose in a way he rarely does. Moss more than holds her with Hamm in an episode that stands to win a bunch of people a bunch of Emmys (Moss included). “This episode is absolute magic,” a producer tells me, “and Elisabeth Moss is a big reason why.”
Why She Can’t Possibly Win: She’s never won before, and neither has anyone else from Mad Men — yet. If it doesn’t happen this year, we can all start writing about the cast being cursed. It’s also a fact that Julianna Margulies could win here and no one would be the slightest bit shocked. Read More »

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EMMYS: Louis C.K. & Lonely Island Duo Top List Of Multiple Nominees, More Notes

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Thursday July 14, 2011 @ 2:50pm PDTTags: 2011 Primetime Emmy Awards, 30 Rock, Akiva Schaffer, AMC, Becoming Chaz, Comedy Central, Conan O'Brien, D.B. Weiss, David Benioff, Emmy Nominations, FX, Greg Daniels, Idris Elba, Jason Katims, Justin Timberlake, Kate Winslet, Kathy Bates, Louis C.K., Maggie Smith, Martin Scorsese, Matt Damon, Matt Weiner, Melissa Leo, Neil Jordan, Saturday Night Live, Seth Meyers, Steve Levitan, The Kennedys, Tina Fey, TNT, USA Network, Zach Galifianakis
Nellie Andreeva

His eponymous FX comedy may have been snubbed in the best comedy series category, but comedian Louis C.K. still managed to become the most nominated person at the 63rd Primetime Emmy Awards with four noms, sharing the honors with The Lonely Island’s Akiva Schaffer and Jorma Taccone. Louis C.K. was nominated in the lead comedy actor category for his role on FX’s Louie, in the writing for comedy series category for penning the Poker/Divorce episode of the show, as well as in two Variety, Music or Comedy special categories for his Epix comedy special Louis C.K.: Hilarious — for writing and for editing. Three of Schaffer and Taccone’s four nominations were in the Original Music and Lyrics category, in which The Lonely Island’s Schaffer, Taccone and Andy Samberg have a regular presence, often in tandem with Justin Timberlake, having won an Emmy together for Dick In a Box. This year, Saturday Night Live is completely dominating the category with four of the six nominations: three for Schaffer, Taccone and Samberg’s digital music videos I Just Have Sex, Jack Sparrow and their latest collaboration with Timberlake, 3-Way, and one for the song from host Timberlake’s opening monologue. Schaffer and Taccone’s fourth Emmy nomination is in the writing for VMC series category for their staff-writing duties on SNL. Read More »

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PILOT SEASON: The End Of Ageism?

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Sunday March 13, 2011 @ 7:10pm PDTTags: Betty White, Christine Lahti, Don Johnson, Eric Roberts, Kathy Bates, pilots, Steve Buscemi, Tim Allen, Tom Selleck
Nellie Andreeva

Part of a series that takes an analytical look at the current broadcast pilot season and some of its trends and heroes.

Maybe it’s the Tom Selleck/Kathy Bates effect, but the broadcast networks seem more open than ever to shows fronted … Read More »

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Ratings Rat Race: ‘Harry’s Law’ Debut OK, ‘Cape’ Falls, CBS Sitcoms Hit Viewer Highs

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Tuesday January 18, 2011 @ 9:40am PSTTags: ABC Ratings, Alex O'Loughlin, CBS Ratings, Fox Ratings, Harry's law, Hawaii Five-0, Kathy Bates, NBC Ratings, The Cape, TV, TV Ratings
Nellie Andreeva

It almost feels like Premiere Week Monday, with the Big 4 networks finally all returning to originals after a winter hiatus. In its debut, David E. Kelley’s latest legal drama, NBC’s Harry’s Law (2.1/6 in 18-49. 11 million) did a … Read More »

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Sony Pictures Classics Buys North American Rights For Woody Allen’s ‘Midnight In Paris’

By MIKE FLEMING JR | Tuesday January 11, 2011 @ 7:51am PSTTags: Adrien Brody, Carla Bruni, Kathy Bates, Midnight In Paris, Movie Deals, Movies, Sony Pictures Classics, Woody Allen, Woody Allen Midnight in Paris
Mike Fleming

NEW YORK (January 11, 2011) – Sony Pictures Classics announced today that they have acquired all North American rights to Woody Allen’s new film, MIDNIGHT IN PARIS. The film stars Kathy Bates, Adrien Brody, Carla Bruni, Marion Cotillard, Rachel McAdams, Michael Sheen, and Owen Wilson.

MIDNIGHT IN PARIS is produced

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Nate Corddry To Star In NBC’s ‘Harry’s Law’

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Wednesday July 21, 2010 @ 11:25am PDTTags: Ben Chaplin, Harry's law, Kathy Bates, Movie Casting, Nate Corddry, Nate Corddry Harry's Law, NBC, Warner Bros. TV
Nellie Andreeva

nate-corddryEXCLUSIVE: I hear Nate Corddry has landed the co-lead opposite Kathy Bates on David E. Kelley’s new legal drama for NBC Harry’s Law. He replaces Ben Chaplin who co-starred in the pilot. The character has since been re-conceived. He is no … Read More »

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