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Marlo Thomas is back on television in a guest role on the NBC comedy 'The New Normal'. Marlo Thomas is back on television in a guest role on the NBC comedy The New Normal. Thomas plays Nancy Niles, a Los Angeles realtor to the stars who hires Jane (Played by Ellen Barkin). Thomas first appeared in the December 4 episode titled Baby Proofing. In the show from Glee creator Ryan Murphy, David (Justin Bartha, The Hangover) and Bryan (Andrew Rannells, Broadway's Book of Mormon) begin their quest to start a family as Goldie (Georgia King) and her daughter escape the clutches of her overbearing and homophobic grandmother (Barkin) from small town Ohio to Los Angeles. Thomas discussed the role in an appearance Wednesday on ABC's daytime talk show The View. ?I play Ellen's boss, I just hired her in that show,? she said, a reference to a clip played for the audience. ?And I'm making her over, because she's [a] homophobe and she's a racist and all those things and I can make better. That's my job.

One of the season's most high-profile gay series, 'Partners,' has been canceled. One of the season's most high-profile gay series, Partners, has been canceled. CBS pulled the plug on Friday after airing six episodes including the show's September premiere. The series from Will & Grace creators David Kohan and Max Mutchnick was 4 years in development and inspired by their lifelong friendship and business relationship. Partners starred Michael Urie (Ugly Betty) as Louis, whose friendship with business partner Joe (David Krumholt) is tested when Louis gets a new boyfriend (Brandon Routh) and Joe gets engaged to Ali (Sophia Bush). The Monday night sitcom's final November 12 episode drew an audience of 5.5 million viewers, according to TVByTheNumbers.com. Monday night ratings champ Dancing with the Stars, by comparison, drew an audience of nearly 14 million viewers. The New Normal, which features a gay couple (played by Andrew Rannells and Justin Bartha) trying to start a family and the sur

NBC on Tuesday picked up 'The New Normal' for a full season, even as conservatives continue to decry the gay parenting sitcom. ?NBC on Tuesday picked up The New Normal for a full season, even as conservatives continue to decry the gay parenting sitcom. The comedy from Glee creator Ryan Murphy features couple David and Bryan (played by Justin Bartha and Andrew Rannells, respectively) as they pursue a family with surrogate Goldie (Georgia King), who has traveled from small town Ohio to California to escape the clutches of her overbearing and homophobic grandmother Jane (Ellen Barkin) and begin a new life with her daughter. ?Ryan Murphy and Ali Adler have created a truly unique family in The New Normal that is reflective of the changing dynamics of the world we live in,? NBC entertainment President Jennifer Salke said in a statement. One Million Moms, the organization which made national headlines earlier this year when it called on JCPenney to fire comedian Ellen DeGeneres as the departm

Marlo Thomas, Leisha Hailey and Constance Zimmer are among those waiting in the wings to guest star on 'New Normal'. ??Marlo Thomas, Leisha Hailey and Constance Zimmer are among the actors waiting in the wings to guest star on The New Normal, the new NBC comedy from Glee creator Ryan Murphy. In the show, David (played by Justin Bartha, The Hangover) and Bryan (Andrew Rannells, Broadway's Book of Mormon) begin their quest to start a family as Goldie (Georgia King) and her daughter escape the clutches of her overbearing and homophobic grandmother (Ellen Barkin) from small town Ohio to Los Angeles. The down-on-her-luck single mom arrives just in time to help the couple fulfill their dream. The Hollywood Reporter quoted Murphy as stating that Marlo Thomas will show up possibly around episode 10 (to air sometime in November). ?I want her to play the opposite of what she's always played in her career and she loves that idea,? he said. ?I want her to be Ellen Barkin's mentor and I want her to

Justin Bartha has said he's proud of his role playing a gay dad on NBC's 'The New Normal'. ?Justin Bartha has said he's proud of his role playing a gay dad on NBC's The New Normal. NBC will premiere the much anticipated comedy from Glee creator Ryan Murphy on Monday. In the show, David (played by Justin Bartha, The Hangover) and Bryan (Andrew Rannells, Broadway's Book of Mormon) begin their quest to start a family as Goldie (Georgia King) and her daughter escape the clutches of her overbearing and homophobic grandmother (Ellen Barkin) from small town, Ohio to Los Angeles. The down-on-her-luck single mom arrives just in time to help the couple fulfill their dream. In an appearance on The Stephanie Miller Show, Bartha told John Fugelsang that he had no anxiety in taking on the role. ?I mean I didn't,? Bartha said. ?It was one of the best things I'd ever read. We're in the fifth episode right now. It's some of the greatest things that I've ever made. I've never been more proud of anything

NBC will premiere its much anticipated gay dads comedy 'The New Normal' on Monday. ?NBC will premiere its much anticipated gay dads comedy The New Normal on Monday. In the show, David (played by Justin Bartha, The Hangover) and Bryan (Andrew Rannells, Broadway's Book of Mormon) begin their quest to start a family as Goldie (Georgia King) and her daughter escape the clutches of her overbearing and homophobic grand?mother (Ellen Barkin) from small town, Ohio to Los Angeles. The down-on-her-luck single mom arrives just in time to help the couple fulfill their dream. The sitcom from Glee creator Ryan Murphy has created controversy. The Christian conservative group One Million Moms called for an ad boycott of the show, saying it promotes ?moral decay in public airways.? Citing crude dialogue and offensive characterizations, Salt Lake City-based KSL-TV announced it would keep the comedy off its fall schedule. The station insisted that its decision ?was not made because of any single issue in

A Mormon-owned NBC affiliate is standing firm on its decision to not air 'The New Normal'. A Mormon-owned NBC affiliate is standing firm on its decision to not air The New Normal, the much anticipated new sitcom from Glee creator Ryan Murphy. Citing crude dialogue and offensive characterizations, Salt Lake City-based KSL-TV announced its decision last week. The New Normal features a gay couple (played by Andrew Rannells and Justin Bartha) trying to start a family and the surrogate mother (Georgia King) who comes to their aid. Gay rights groups reached out to executives at KSL-TV and its parent company Bonneville International. On Friday, the network released a statement affirming the contributions of all families, including LGBT families, and reiterating its decision to not broadcast the show. ?We appreciate the opportunity to meet today,? KSL-TV said. ?It was helpful to talk together, to better understand issues, and to be able to discuss the reasons behind our decision to not air The

A Mormon-owned NBC affiliate is standing firm on its decision to not air 'The New Normal'. A Mormon-owned NBC affiliate is standing firm on its decision to not air The New Normal, the much anticipated new sitcom from Glee creator Ryan Murphy. Citing crude dialogue and offensive characterizations, Salt Lake City-based KSL-TV announced its decision last week. The New Normal features a gay couple (played by Andrew Rannells and Justin Bartha) trying to start a family and the surrogate mother (Georgia King) who comes to their aid. Gay rights groups reached out to executives at KSL-TV and its parent company Bonneville International. On Friday, the network released a statement affirming the contributions of all families, including LGBT families, and reiterating its decision to not broadcast the show. ?We appreciate the opportunity to meet today,? KSL-TV said. ?It was helpful to talk together, to better understand issues, and to be able to discuss the reasons behind our decision to not air The

NBC is streaming on the web the premiere episode of 'The New Normal'. NBC is streaming on the web the premiere episode of The New Normal, the much anticipated new sitcom from Glee creator Ryan Murphy. The New Normal features a gay couple (played by Andrew Rannells and Justin Bartha) trying to start a family and the surrogate mother (Georgia King) who comes to their aid. Last week, a Mormon-owned NBC affiliate in Utah announced it would not air the show. Jeff Simpson, CEO of KSL-TV parent company Bonneville International, told Deseret News that the show ?feels inappropriate.? Simpson reportedly cited crude dialogue and offensive characterizations as reasons for keeping the show off its fall schedule. In a series of tweets to her followers, Ellen Barkin, a co-star on the show, blasted the decision, calling it ?homophobic.? ?Anyone in Utah interested in @NBCTheNewNormal please clog up @KSL5TV feed 4 their blatantly homophic [sic] decision 2 not air the show #KSLBigots,? she messaged her m

Christian conservative group One Million Moms believes 'The New Normal' promotes 'moral decay in public airways'. ?Christian conservative group One Million Moms believes The New Normal promotes ?moral decay in public airways.? The NBC sitcom from Glee creator Ryan Murphy features a gay couple (played by Andrew Rannells and Justin Bartha) trying to start a family and the surrogate mother (Georgia King) who comes to their aid. One Million Moms, the organization which made national headlines earlier this year when it called on JCPenney to fire comedian Ellen DeGeneres as the department store's spokesperson because she's openly gay, first targeted the sitcom in July, calling on advertisers to avoid the show. (Related: Ellen Barkin blasts NBC affiliate for refusing to air gay-themed The New Normal.) In an appearance Monday on American Family Association (AFA) radio's Focal Point, One Million Mom's Monica Cole said the show attacks ?Christian values, conservative values, the traditional fami

Actress Ellen Barkin has described the decision by an NBC affiliate to not air 'The New Normal' as 'homophobic'. ?Actress Ellen Barkin has described the decision by a Utah-based NBC affiliate to not air the gay-themed sitcom The New Normal as ?homophobic.? The New Normal features a gay couple (played by Andrew Rannells and Justin Bartha) trying to start a family and the surrogate mother (Georgia King) who comes to their aid. Jeff Simpson, CEO of KSL-TV parent company of the Mormon Church-owned Bonneville International, on Sunday told Deseret News that the show ?feels inappropriate.? Simpson reportedly cited crude dialogue and offensive characterizations as reasons for keep the show off its fall schedule. Barkin, who co-stars in the upcoming sitcom from Glee creator Ryan Murphy, took to Twitter to express herself. ?Anyone in Utah interested in @NBCTheNewNormal please clog up @KSL5TV feed 4 their blatantly homophic [sic] decision 2 not air the show #KSLBigots,? she messaged her more than

A Utah-based NBC affiliate owned by the Mormon Church is refusing to broadcast 'The New Normal'. A Utah-based NBC affiliate owned by the Mormon Church is refusing to broadcast The New Normal. The New Normal features a gay couple (played by Andrew Rannells and Justin Bartha) trying to start a family and the surrogate mother (Georgia King) who comes to their aid. ?After viewing the pilot episode of The New Normal, we have made the decision to keep it off our fall schedule,? Jeff Simpson, CEO of KSL-TV parent company Bonneville International, told Deseret News. ?For our brand, this program simply feels inappropriate on several dimensions, especially during family viewing time.? ?Simpson cited crude dialogue, explicit content and offensive characterizations as underlying reasons KSL will not air The New Normal,? the paper reported. Ellen Barkin, a co-star of the show, called the decision ?homophobic.? ?Anyone in Utah interested in @NBCTheNewNormal please clog up @KSL5TV feed 4 their blatan

'The New Normal' creator Ryan Murphy believes One Million Moms will love his new show. Ryan Murphy, creator of NBC's upcoming comedy The New Normal, has responded to One Million Moms' call for advertisers to avoid his new show. One Million Moms, which has close ties to the Christian conservative group American Family Association (AFA), is the organization which made national headlines earlier this year when it called on JCPenney to fire comedian Ellen DeGeneres as the department store's spokesperson because she's openly gay. The New Normal features a gay couple (played by Andrew Rannells and Justin Bartha) trying to start a family and the surrogate mother (Georgia King) who comes to their aid. And while the sitcom has yet to premiere, One Million Moms is asking NBC to ?drop all plans to air the program? because it ?features homosexuality in a positive light.? ?OMM is prepared to contact any and all sponsors of this program if it is aired,? the group said in a blog post last week. ?NBC

One Million Moms is calling on advertisers to avoid NBC's upcoming comedy 'The New Normal'. ?One Million Moms is calling on advertisers to avoid NBC's upcoming comedy The New Normal. One Million Moms, which has close ties to the Christian conservative group American Family Association (AFA), is the organization which made national headlines earlier this year when it called on JCPenney to fire comedian Ellen DeGeneres as the department store's spokesperson because she's openly gay. The New Normal, from Glee creator Ryan Murphy, features a gay couple (played by Andrew Rannells and Justin Bartha) trying to start a family and the surrogate mother (Georgia King) who comes to their aid. And while the sitcom has yet to premiere, One Million Moms is asking NBC to ?drop all plans to air the program? because it ?features homosexuality in a positive light.? ?NBC is using public airwaves to continue to subject families to the decay of morals and values and the sanctity of marriage in attempting to

Nene Leakes of 'The Real Housewives of Atlanta' posed for the NOH8 Campaign during Los Angeles Gay Pride 2012. Nene Leakes of The Real Housewives of Atlanta posed for the NOH8 Campaign during Los Angeles Gay Pride 2012. The 44-year-old Leakes tweeted on Saturday to her more than 766,000 followers: ?Headed 2 The LA Gay Pride Festival!! Where my gays @?? Leakes began to transition last year from reality television personality to full time actress when she landed her recurring role as Coach Roz on the Fox musical-comedy Glee. This fall, she'll play Rocky on the NBC comedy series The New Normal, which revolves around a male gay couple (played by Andrew Rannells and Justin Bartha) trying to start a family and the surrogate mother (Georgia King) who comes to their aid. On her role, Leakes told The Huffington Post: ?I'm Rocky, one of the gay guy's assistants. I take it very personal, honey, if you talk about my gays, honey. Only I can talk about them and I'm fabulous.? ?This is very fitting f

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Spies, torture and betrayal have come to Venice with Tomas Alfredson's cold war thriller, "Tinker, Taylor, Soldier, Spy" -- an espionage whodunit, without a James Bond gadget or femme fatale in sight.

LONDON (Reuters Life!) - Boozy comedy "The Hangover Part II" was Britain's most popular film over the weekend, netting a hefty 10.4 million pounds ($17.12 million) on its debut, according to Screen International on Wednesday.

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Raunchy comedy sequel "The Hangover Part II" got off to a roaring start at the North American box office taking in about $31.7 million on its opening day, according to estimates by movie studio Warner Bros on Friday.

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - An Australian stunt driver has been hospitalized in Thailand after being severely injured in a crash while shooting the sequel to "The Hangover."