903 am PT: While we wait for ABC head Paul Lee’s executive session, did you see that Jimmy Kimmel is partnering with ILM? Here is the release:
ABC’s “Jimmy Kimmel Live,” the late night show will roll out a brand new opening sequence. Created in collaboration with Industrial Light & Magic (ILM), the new open highlights the vibrant energy and sights of Hollywood, the home of “Jimmy Kimmel Live.” The show now begins with Jimmy Kimmel bringing Hollywood to life and taking the audience on a cinematic journey among the landmarks of the city. The sequence concludes with Jimmy inviting the audience up the steps and into the studio to join him for the show.
Historically, ILM has worked in the movie business, winning a total of 15 Academy Awards, with 30 additional nominations. The company has aligned themselves with “Jimmy Kimmel Live” to bring movie magic to the small screen.
ILM Visual Effects Supervisor Richard Bluff, who supervised the design and production of the open noted, “It was a real honor for us to be asked to redesign the open for ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live.’ Knowing it had to stand out from the crowd and understanding it would play almost every week day of the year added extra pressure to make sure we got the tone and the impact exactly right. Through the close collaboration with show Producer Tony Romero and the rest of the wonderful team at ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live,’ my Art Director Cody Gramstad and our partners at Ghost, I believe we delivered a compelling package that I look forward to enjoying along with audiences nightly.”
926 am PT: We just got some more news. ABC is has picked up Repeat After Me, a half-hour comedy reality series inspired by one of The Ellen DeGeneres Show‘s most popular segments featuring celebrities pulling hidden camera pranks on unsuspecting people as directed by earpiece. The series will star The Goldbergs’ Wendi McLendon-Covey and will debut February 17
935 am PT: Just announced, Dancing with the Stars will return March 16.
942 am PT: Jimmy Kimmel Live is heading back to SXSW. Will broadcast from there March 16-20.
945 am PT: Limited series Secrets and Lies and American Crime will have endings. They could return with new casts like HBO’s True Detective.
958 am PT: Regarding Summer Reality shows, Paul Lee says he has new summer reality shows ready to be announced in a month. But no singing shows among them
1155 am PT: Randall Park, who played Kim Jung-Un in The Interview, is glad that chapter is over. He is looking forward to appearing in ABC’s Fresh Off the Boat.
132 pm PT: Here is a sneak peek of Ricky Gervais as Xanax in this week’s upcoming episode of Galavant.
149 pm PT: Paul Lee answered critic’s questions today. No major breaking news, but he is happy with the success ABC has had so far this season.
208 pm PT: The cast of Fresh Off the Boat made an appearance today at ABC’s presentation.
227 pm PT: In Disney Channel news, Ben Savage tweeted out this picture of Mr. Feeney with his former classmates from the set of Girl Meets World.
The Feeny Crew pic.twitter.com/x7GC7bEhYH
— Ben Savage (@BenSavage) January 14, 2015
233 pm PT: The cast of Secret & Lies are such good friends that the producers have to remind them that the subject matter is grim to offset the jovial atmosphere on set.
252 pm PT: The inspiration for Fresh Off the Boat, Eddie Huang, stirred up some controversy with an essay published yesterday that criticized while applauding the series based on his life. So I imagine it was a tad bit awkward for the panel today which featured both Huang and the creative team behind the show. If you want to read the piece, click here, but be warned it contains language that may not be appropriate for all readers.
255 pm PT: ABC has set a special 25th anniversary episode of America’s Funniest Home Videos: In honor of “America’s Funniest Home Videos’” 25th anniversary, ABC will celebrate the milestone with a special event, “AFV’s 25th Anniversary Celebrity Celebration.” Celebrity guests from ABC’s hit comedies, including Anthony Anderson and Tracee Ellis Ross from “black-ish” and Cristela Alonzo from “Cristela,” will join AFV host Tom Bergeron to watch the best clips from the past 25 years. Viewers will not want to miss this special event as Anthony, Tracee and Cristela help pare down the funniest videos in AFV history. The live studio audience will then vote on their favorite clips to determine the winning video. The submitter of the winning video will receive a Caribbean Disney Cruise Line vacation for four. Hosted by Emmy Award winner Tom Bergeron, “America’s Funniest Home Videos” is the longest-running primetime entertainment show in the history of ABC.
330 pm PT: Apparently the folks behind The Whispers have redone the pilot and have eliminated the aliens. Not sure why they decided to remove this plot point from the pilot.
411 pm PT: During this presentation, the news breaks by Variety that Rosie Perez is exiting The View after 4 months as co-host. There is no indication of who will replace her at this time.
434 pm PT: At the Agent Carter panel, when asked if it will crossover with Agents of SHIELD, producer Jeph Loeb replies, Its all connected.
449 pm PT: There are many Marvel easter eggs coming in future episodes of Agent Carter according to Chad Michael Murray.
454 pm PT: Here is the Agent Carter cast at the TCA Press Tour.
