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It’s a special day for the longtime host of Jeopardy! as fans are celebrating Alex Trebek for his 80th birthday. For decades, Trebek has been a fixture in the homes of families everywhere with a constant presence on the popular game show with millions of fans playing along with the contestants from the comfort of their own living rooms. With Trebek turning 80, fans have been taking to social media to wish him a happy birthday, noting their love for the television star along with more well wishes with his continued battle against cancer....

Jerry Seinfeld explains what it was about this show that compelled his big screen return Because it’s one of the more interesting comedies on television, 30 Rock always manages to push the envelope of the show in new directions. The new season of this show about a show kicks off on October 4, and they are beginning things in splendid fashion by having Jerry Seinfeld guest star on the opening episode....

Two of television’s hottest young stars are ready to heat up winter with a new round of passion, scheming, and backstabbing as the Ewing Clan returns to primetime for Dallas, with “Battle Lines” kicking off the Season 2 premiere on Monday, January 28th. Jesse Metcalfe and Jordana Brewster are reprising their roles as Christopher and Elena, who were last seen becoming involved in a renewed love affair. We caught up with the two South Fork residents to see how this relationship is going to work out, and if John Ross is going to destroy it!...

Community star Joel McHale is in final negotiations to join the Seth MacFarlane comedy Ted for Universal Pictures. The project centers on a man (Mark Wahlberg) living with his teddy bear (voiced by Seth MacFarlane), which sprang to life after a childhood wish came true. Mila Kunis plays Mark Wahlberg’s girlfriend, who wants to marry him, but only if he reconsiders his friendship with this weird teddy bear. Joel McHale will play Rex, Mila Kunis’ womanizing boss, who constantly hits on her....

When the Roseanne television show came to an end in 1997, it confused longtime fans of the hit show. The Conner’s were rich, the ghost of Jerry Garcia made in appearance, and John Goodman’s Dan Conner had apparently died from a heart attack at the end of the previous season. So to say that there were a lot of questions when the revival of Roseanne was announced would be a severe understatement....

The Oscar-nominated screenwriter talks about writing a part of this upcoming animated DVD Josh Olson has been on the Hollywood radar ever since picking up an Oscar nomination for his screenplay, A History of Violence. He wrote one of the six chapters for the anticipated animated project, Batman: Gotham Knight, which arrives on DVD and Blu-Ray July 8. The writer recently talked about this new Batman project, and here’s what he had to say....

Former Empire star Jussie Smollett has emerged in a new video posted online with the actor speaking out against domestic violence and encouraging people to stay at home. Last year, Smollett made headlines when he claimed he was the victim of a hate crime with investigators alleging he’d made the whole story up. Public opinion on Smollett has mostly been on the negative side ever since, but Smollett is looking past it all with a new video posted online advocating for the prevention of domestic violence....

Empire co-creator and director Lee Daniels is “beyond embarrassed” by the Jussie Smollett assault scandal and its effect on the show. Smollett filed a police report in late January of this year, claiming he had been the victim of a racially motivated attack. The Empire actor alleges that two men attacked him while he was walking home late at night. They reportedly shouted racial slurs and quoted Donald Trump while trying to tie a noose around his neck and attempting to dump bleach on his skin....

Rumors of a Frasier revival are quickly accelerating after star Kelsey Grammer was spotted clutching what appears to be a revival script. Also carrying a cup of coffee, the actor was recently photographed in London holding a binder with a visible cover page. Zooming in on the photo reveals the name of Grammer’s production company, Gramnet, as well as the Frasier title. As there aren’t many other logical reasons as to why Grammer would casually be carrying around a Frasier script, the photo is furthering the speculation that an apparent reboot series is in the works....

Kristen Stewart talks about sinking her teeth into her first horror. Kristen Stewart got her big break opposite Jodie Foster in the thriller, Panic Room. Since then, she went on to do Cold Creek Manor, Catch that Kid, and last year’s Zathura. But now, Kristen is breaking out in her first horror, The Messengers, from Sam Raimi’s Ghost House Pictures and Screen Gems. Co-directed by the Pang brothers (The Eye), she plays a troubled teen whose family just moved from the big city of Chicago to a small town in North Dakota....

Beginning in 1990, Law & Order examined criminal situations from the perspectives of both police investigations and judicial prosecutions. Before being abruptly discontinued in 2010, the program had a record-breaking 20 successful seasons and received 50 Emmy nominations. The drama had gradually lost viewers in the seasons before its demise, which prompted NBC to terminate it, per Deadline. In its stead, a spin-off called Law & Order: Los Angeles was broadcast, however, it was unsuccessful and only ran for one season....

After Kaleidoscope rose to the top on Netflix, series star Giancarlo Esposito celebrated the achievement. Created by Eric Garcia, Kaleidoscope is a story told over 25 years with a group of thieves organizing the ultimate heist. They’re led by Leo Pap, Esposito’s character who hopes his crew will succeed in pulling off the $7 billion heist. It’s a hook that has intrigued enough Netflix viewers to tune in to make Kaleidoscope the No....

Production is well under way on Season 5 of The Walking Dead, with fans set to get a new glimpse at what’s to come during AMC’s “Dead, White and Blue” marathon over the 4th of July weekend. If you can’t wait that long, then you’re in luck, since the network has just released two behind-the-scenes videos, the first of which features The Walking Dead cast and crew sharing their thoughts about the season during the first day of production....

The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special has done something curious with Kevin Bacon. And it wasn’t just having him sing a rockin’ Christmas song. It’s a canon thing. Ever since Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 1 came out, we knew Kevin Bacon was a real person in the Marvel universe. Star-Lord talked about his legendary bravery and how he saved a whole town from destruction with the power of dance....

The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special was a lovely little holiday romp through an alien Christmas party. But it also had some significant events for Marvel canon that made the special presentation a pretty big deal. The biggest one fans are talking about is Nebula gifting Rocket Bucky Barnes’ vibranium arm. People are rushing to come up with explanations of how it happened. And when James Gunn gave his explanation on Twitter, fans were not happy....

A live-action remake of The Little Mermaid is on the way from Disney which will introduce a new incarnation of Ariel. Played by Halle Bailey, the Chloe x Halle singer admits she was shocked when she first learned she was wanted to read for the role of Ariel, as she expected Disney to go with a more traditional depiction of the character. Opening up about her casting on the Talks with Mama Tina show on Facebook, Bailey detailed why she felt so surprised about the offer....

Freestyle Releasing announced today that Frankie & Alice, starring Academy Award-winning actress Halle Berry, will have an awards season qualifying run on December 17, 2010, in New York and Los Angeles before its regular theatrical release, which is set for February 4, 2011. Frankie & Alice, for which Halle Berry also served as a producer, is a moving psychological drama based on the harrowing true story of Frankie Murdoch (Halle Berry), a woman suffering with multiple personality disorder in early 1970s Los Angeles....

Blade Runner star Harrison Ford talked about Alcon Entertainment’s acquisition of rights to make prequels and sequels to the 1982 sci-fi drama, spearheaded by Alcon co-founders Broderick Johnson and Andrew A. Kosove. While promoting Cowboys & Aliens, Harrison Ford told Omelete: No production information has been announced. “I don’t have any feeling whatsoever. It was an interesting part of my professional life, I’m glad I made that movie, I’m glad that it got released without the hideous voice-over and I don’t know anything about it....

Given the growing darkness surrounding Harry’s years at Hogwarts, it can sometimes be jarring to remember that most of the series takes place when Harry is between 11 and 17 years old. The back half of the series shows the world is darkening, starting with Voldemort’s resurrection at the end of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. However, as the world gets more dangerous, Harry and his friends are also tackling the uncertain world and the emotions of being a teenager....

Tony Dalton is stepping into the Marvel Cinematic Universe this month with the release of Hawkeye on Disney+. In the new series, which stars Jeremy Renner and Hailee Steinfeld, Dalton plays Jack Duquesne, an early mentor of Cliff Barton. The character is also known as the Swordsman in Marvel Comics, a moniker Dalton’s Duquesne carries in the new show. Ahead of the premiere of Hawkeye, Tony Dalton spoke about playing the Swordsman character....