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First impressions are everything — except when they’re not. While most sitcoms that struggle in their first season get the ax, there have been occasions when a network is so invested in the success of a star or a concept that they give it another shot after retooling things. Sometimes they ditch a few characters or switch the location; other times they go so far as to change the name of the show. Then they put it back out into the world and hope everyone forgets about the original incarnation.

Here are seven such shows that were retooled after (or during) their first season, with notably mixed results…

7 Ellen

Ellen DeGeneres’ mid-1990s ABC sitcom was a modest success. Its first season, though, was very different from those that would follow. For starters, it was called These Friends of Mine instead of Ellen. And a couple of those friends (played...

Benji Gregory, the former child actor who starred in the 1980s sitcom Alf, passed away at 46.

His sister, Rebecca Hertzberg-Pfaffinger, confirmed to the New York Times that Gregory and his service dog were found dead in his car on June 13 in a bank parking lot in Peoria, Arizona.

The family suspects he died from vehicular heatstroke, although the official cause of death is still pending an investigation.

Hertzberg-Pfaffinger described Gregory as a wonderful son, brother, and uncle in a heartfelt Facebook post on Wednesday.

“He was fun to be around and made us laugh quite often. Still, going through his things, I find myself laughing at little videos or notes of his, in between crying,” she wrote.

Arizona was experiencing a severe heatwave at the time of his death, with temperatures reaching 108 degrees on June 12 and 111 degrees on June 13.

Benji Gregory struggled with mental health issues

Rebecca also shared with...

Benji Gregory, the former child star known for his role on the 1980s sitcom Alf, has died. He was 46.

Gregory’s sister, Rebecca Hertzberg-Pfaffinger, told The New York Times that the actor and his service dog, Hans, were both found dead in his car on June 13 in a parking lot in Peoria, Arizona. Though the cause of death is pending, Hertzberg-Pfaffinger wrote in a Facebook post she believes her brother fell asleep in the car and died of heatstroke.

Alf, which ran for four seasons from 1986-90, saw Gregory as one of two children in the Tanner family who became best friends with Alf, an Alien Life Form who crash-landed through their garage. Max Wright and Anne Schedeen played the boy’s parents, and Andrea Elson was his sister.

Benjamin Gregory Hertzberg was born in Encino on May 26, 1978. Per IMDb, his father, uncle and sister were all actors, and his grandmother was his agent.

Benji Gregory, the former child actor who starred as Brian Tanner in Eighties sitcom Alf, has died at the age of 46.

The actor died on June 13, according to Maricopa County Medical Examiner’s Office records, TMZ reported. His cause of death is pending.

The former child star was found dead in his car at a parking lot outside of a bank in Peoria, Arizona, his sister Rebecca told the outlet. His sister said that he had suffered from depression, bipolar disorder, and a sleep disorder. She added that Benji was with his service dog,...

The Boys: So much blood, so little continuity? Think again! We’ve got exploding heads, laser eyes, and… wait, did Ryan the super-powered kid just switch actors? Shhh, don’t tell Homelander, but The Boys pulled off a sneaky recast, and nobody blinked.

Cameron Crovetti as Ryan Butcher in The Boys | Kripke Enterprises

With showrunner Eric Kripke breaking it down, buckle up for a season where the only drama is on screen, not behind the scenes. But hey, with all the gore and super-powered mayhem, who’s keeping track, right?

Big Reveal: The Boys’ Ryan Butcher Was Recast and We Missed It! Cameron Crovetti as Rayn in the series The Boys | Kripke Enterprises

Guess what? The Ryan Butcher you’ve been watching in The Boys isn’t the same kid you met in Season 1. Yeah, turns out Cameron Crovetti, who we all know as Homelander’s moody son, wasn’t...

Recasting happens all the time. Tragedy sometimes strikes, like in the case of Professor Albus Dumbledore in the "Harry Potter" series, where Michael Gambon assumed the role following the passing of the original performer, Richard Harris. Oftentimes, recasting is a result of scheduling conflicts, like when "May December" breakout star Charles Melton took over the role of Reggie Mantle on "Riverdale" due to original actor Ross Butler's scheduling conflicts with "13 Reasons Why." And sometimes a character is recast simply because they weren't right for the role, as was famously the case with Eric Stoltz, who was replaced by Michael J. Fox after six weeks of shooting "Back to the Future."

In all of these instances, fans were well aware of the recastings as they happened, but once a person has been playing a role long enough, audiences sometimes forget they were ever recast in the first place. This...

As Paramount’s British series “A Gentleman in Moscow” hopes to break into the highly competitive limited series races, the show has submitted for 20 Primetime Emmys, including lead actor for star Ewan McGregor and supporting actress for Mary Elizabeth Winstead.

The eight-episode series follows an aristocrat, Count Alexander Ilyich Rostov, who spends decades banished to an attic hotel room following the October Revolution after being sentenced to house arrest by a Bolshevik tribunal. Based on the 2016 novel by Amor Towles, the series was written by Ben Vanstone, who also serves as the executive producer and showrunner, and whose pilot episode titled “A Master of Circumstance” is submitted for consideration. The same episode will represent Sam Miller in the directing race, who has previously landed three Emmy bids: one for “Luther” in 2012 and two “I May Destroy You” in 2021.

The series received solid reviews from critics and boasted an impressive 91% on Rotten Tomatoes.

Alf is coming back to life. Ryan Reynolds has revived the ‘80s sitcom character for his Maximum Effort Channel, an offshoot of his advertising and marketing agency. Past episodes of the NBC sitcom will stream on the new channel and viewers will see new sponsored segments, called Maximum Moments, featuring the furry alien during the episodes.

Starring Paul Fusco, Max Wright, Anne Schedeen, Andrea Elson, and Benji Gregory, the 1986-90 series follows an alien life form (aka Alf) from Melmac who crash lands on Earth and lives with a suburban family. Following the cancellation, the outspoken cat-chasing alien (brought to life by puppeteer Fusco) has returned in a TV movie, a TV Land talk show, and various cameos.

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Hide your cats and prepare for snarky observations about the human race because Alf is back, baby! Thanks to Fubo, Canadian darling Ryan Reynolds is reviving the classic comedy series for his Maximum Effort channel! The Alf Marathon begins this Saturday, July 29, via the channel’s inaugural series of “Maximum Moments.” Alf creator Paul Fusco and Shout! Studios are along for the wild ride, with sponsored content coming from Mint Mobile, Fubo, Hims, Mntn, and Ring featuring the wise-cracking, feline-terrifying alien himself, Alf!

“At Maximum Effort, we love taking risks and blurring the lines between shows and sponsorship because we believe both can be equally entertaining,” said Reynolds, Maximum Effort co-founder. “Besides my irrational love of Alf growing up, one of the reasons we licensed this show was precisely because Paul, Shout! Studios and our intrepid brand partners wanted to plot with us to bring Alf back to life. Tune in this Caturday!

Alf is making a comeback. Ryan Reynolds is reviving the classic TV show that ran from 1986-1990 through sponsored segments as part of a deal with Fubo and his Maximum Effort. It will premiere on Maximum Effort this Saturday, July 29 in the channel’s first series of “Maximum Moments” with Alf creator Paul Fusco and Shout! Studios, along with sponsored content for Mint Mobile, Fubo, Hims, Mntn, and Ring featuring Alf himself.

“At Maximum Effort, we love taking risks and blurring the lines between shows and sponsorship because we believe both can be equally entertaining,” said Reynolds, Maximum Effort co-founder. “Besides my irrational love of Alf growing up, one of the reasons we licensed this show was precisely because Paul, Shout! Studios and our intrepid brand partners wanted to plot with us to bring Alf back to life. Tune in this Caturday!”

The marathon will feature episodes of Alf, whose...

The NBC comedy Alf may have been something that could only happen in the ‘80s. Alf, short for Alien Life Form, was a puppet with the voice of creator Paul Fusco. His Melmac name was Gordon Shumway. Anyway, the idea of building a family sitcom around a stuffed character is something they probably wouldn’t do today. But, if you grew up on Alf or just discovered it on Peacock, Freevee, Shout TV, Crackle, Tubi, Vudu, Fubo or Roku Channel, there are a few other shows that deliver similarly oddball comedy.

L-r: Max Wright, Benji Gregory, Alf, Andrea Elson, and Anne Shedeen | Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images If you liked ‘Alf,’ meet the humanoid aliens of ‘3rd Rock from the Sun’

Alf wasn’t the last time NBC aired an alien comedy. However, in the ’90s, they cast humans as the aliens. 3rd Rock From the Sun starred John Lithgow,...

Warren Beatty’s show is a beautiful, one of a kind epic. Never mind that it is sharply critical of John Reed, an American who was buried in the Kremlin — Hollywood never approached the title subject directly: (whisper) Commies. Beatty’s production idiosyncrasies raised eyebrows but his picture is quite an achievement in filmic storytelling, cleverly accessing a political scene sixty years gone through testimony by notables that lived it. Beatty and Diane Keaton provide the romantic fireworks that make the film commercially viable, amid all the revolutionary fervor and political chaos.

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Starring: Warren Beatty, Diane Keaton, Edward Herrmann, Jerzy Kosiński, Jack Nicholson, Paul Sorvino, Maureen Stapleton, M. Emmet Walsh, Ian Wolfe, George Plimpton, Dolph Sweet, Ramon Bieri, Gene Hackman, Gerald Hiken, William Daniels, Oleg Kerensky, Shane Rimmer, Jerry Hardin, Jack Kehoe,...

Norm Macdonald, the deadpan comedian, actor, writer and “Saturday Night Live” star, has died after a battle with cancer, Variety has confirmed. He was 61.

Macdonald privately battled the disease for almost a decade. “Norm was an original! He defined American humor with honesty and blunt force,” Jeff Danis, president of Dpn Talent and one of Macdonald’s reps, told Variety in a statement.

Dozens of comedians, including Seth Rogen, Jon Stewart, Ron Funches and Jim Gaffigan, paid tribute to Macdonald, “one of the greatest comedians to have ever lived,” on social media.

The comedian got his start in showbiz as a writer on “Roseanne” in 1992 after making rounds at comedy clubs in Canada. He joined the cast of “Saturday Night Live” in 1993, and the next year, began his memorable stint as “Weekend Update” anchor until early 1998, when he was replaced by Colin Quinn. Macdonald was known for his dry humor,...

Sunday’s telecast of the 2020 Screen Actors Guild Awards will feature a special In Memoriam segment devoted to many of the actors and actresses who have died since last year’s ceremony in late January. Sure to be among those saluted include Oscar-nominated actresses Diahann Carroll and Doris Day, plus nominated “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” actor Luke Perry. Visit our own Gold Derby memoriam gallery for the year of 2019.

The 26th annual ceremony will be live on TNT and TBS on Sunday, January 19, at 8:00 p.m. Et; 5:00 p.m. Pt. The SAG life achievement award will be presented to Robert De Niro.

SEE2020 SAG Awards nominations: Full list of Screen Actors Guild Awards nominees

Over 100 people in SAG/AFTRA have passed away in the past 12 months. Which of the following 50+ names will also be featured in the televised tribute?

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Max Wright, the actor who portrayed the father on the Eighties sitcom Alf, has died. He was 75. On Wednesday, Wright’s son Ben confirmed his death to the Hollywood Reporter. TMZ first reported the death, adding that Wright died at his home in Hermosa Beach, California following a long battle with cancer. He was diagnosed with Lymphoma in 1995, but was reportedly in remission for several years.

As the news broke of Wright’s death, those in the industry paid tribute to the veteran star on social media. “Rip Max Wright – A hilarious and talented actor,...

Max Wright, best known for playing patriarch Willie Tanner on the sitcom “Alf,” died Wednesday. He was 75.

Wright’s family confirmed his death to TMZ. The actor died in his home in Hermosa Beach, Calif., after years of battling cancer. Wright was diagnosed with Lymphona in 1995.

Wright is most famous for his role as the adoptive father to Alf, a back-talking alien puppet who crash-landed on Earth. The series ran from 1986 to 1990 on NBC and featured Wright in every season. His other television credits include episodes of shows such as “Norm,” “Murphy Brown,” “Friends,” “Quantum Leap,” “Misfits of Science,” “Cheers,” “Buffalo Bill,” “Taxi” and “The Drew Carey Show.”

He also played the manager of the iconic “Friends” coffee shop Central Perk in the early episodes of the series, in addition to Norm MacDonald’s boss in the ABC sitcom “Norm.” His film credits include “All That Jazz,” “Snow Falling on Cedars,...

Max Wright, best known as the father on the 1980s sitcom Alf, died Wednesday at his home in California. He was 75.

Wright passed away from cancer, our sister site Deadline reports.

He played Willie Tanner for all four seasons of Alf, NBC’s comedy about an alien life form, which meant he often had to act opposite a puppet of the titular character. Though the series went for laughs, “It was hard work, and very grim,” Wright later told People of the job.

Wright’s other TV work included Cheers, Norm, Quantum Leap, Mad About You, Friends, Hart to Hart,...

Veteran actor Max Wright, best known as the father in 1980s sitcom Alf, died today after a long cancer battle. He passed away in his Hermosa Beach, Calif. home at age 75.

Wright played Willie Tanner on the puppet-driven sitcom, which ran for four seasons on NBC.

But Wright had a long resume in other venues, appearing in television shows like Cheers, Misfits of Science and Norm, among others.

His film credits included All That Jazz,  Reds, The Sting II, Soul Man, and The Shadow.

Survivors include two children. His wife, Linda Ybarrondo, passed in 2017.

Max Wright, who famously played the father on the 80s hit sitcom "Alf" -- died Wednesday ... TMZ has learned.  Family sources tell TMZ ... the actor passed away in his home in Hermosa Beach, CA ... just outside Los Angeles. We're told Max had battled cancer for years. He was diagnosed with Lymphoma in 1995, but had been in remission for a long time.  Max was a veteran TV star whose most popular role was as Willie Tanner...

Max Wright, who portrayed the beleaguered father of the suburban family who gave a home on Earth to an extraterrestrial on the 1980s NBC sitcom Alf, has died. He was 75.

TMZ reported that Wright died Wednesday in his home in Hermosa Beach, California. His son, Ben, confirmed the news to The Hollywood Reporter without providing details.

Wright, who often played uptight characters, was a stage veteran who made his Broadway debut in 1968 in The Great White Hope; he had been in the original production at the Arena Stage in Washington.

He received a Tony nomination for best actor in ...

Max Wright, who portrayed the beleaguered father of the suburban family who gave a home on Earth to an extraterrestrial on the 1980s NBC sitcom Alf, has died. He was 75.

TMZ reported that Wright died Wednesday in his home in Hermosa Beach, California. His son, Ben, confirmed the news to The Hollywood Reporter without providing details.

Wright, who often played uptight characters, was a stage veteran who made his Broadway debut in 1968 in The Great White Hope; he had been in the original production at the Arena Stage in Washington.

He received a Tony nomination for best actor in ...

I recently had a chance to see a new indie sci-fi film called Time Trap. The movie currently has a limited theatrical release and if it’s playing at a theater near you it’s definitely worth checking out!

The movie has a fascinating, unique, and innovative concept and it was executed really well! The movie was made on a low-budget and it may be a little rough around the edges, but for the most part it’s an awesome movie that I recommend checking out.

It has a smart mind-bending story that follows a group of students who become trapped inside a mysterious cave where they discover time passes differently. The story has some fun playing with the space-time continuum.

The concept is actually pretty terrifying in certain ways. Here’s the synopsis:

A group of students venture into the deep caves of remote Texas to locate a favorite...

In a week where TV remakes are the latest trend comes another from Warner Bros. The studio has begun development on bringing back the beloved 80’s alien Alf.

They are currently looking for a writer to get the show off the ground, but it is said the reboot will likely focus on Alf returning to Earth, with a new family and characters.

The original sitcom aired between 1986 and 1990 focused on Gordon Shumway, a friendly extraterrestrial nicknamed Alf (an acronym for Alien Life Form), who crash lands in the garage of the suburban middle-class Tanner family.

Also in the news – HBO to tackle The Time Traveller’s Wife for TV series

The series starred Max Wright as father Willie Tanner, Anne Schedeen as mother Kate Tanner, and Andrea Elson and Benji Gregory as their children, Lynn and Brian Tanner. Alf was performed by puppeteer Paul Fusco, who co-created the show with Tom Patchett.

Is Alf returning to the small screen. Deadline reports Warner Bros. TV is in talks to reboot the NBC TV show.

The original '80s sitcom "centers on a small, furry, arrogant extraterrestrial from the planet Melmac who’s taken in by an average American family." The cast included Paul Fusco, Max Wright, Anne Schedeen, Andrea Elson, and Benji Gregory. The show ran on for four seasons before ending in 1990.

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Alf may be making a return to TV. A reboot of the popular ’80s alien sitcom is being explored by Warner Bros TV, Deadline has learned.

The original series, created by Tom Patchett and Paul Fusco, centered on a small, furry, arrogant extraterrestrial from the planet Melmac who’s taken in by an average American family. The series ran for four seasons on NBC, from 1986-90. The project is in its early stages and a search is underway for a writer, sources tell Deadline. Warner Bros. TV declined to comment.

The series starred Max Wright as Willie Tanner, Anne Schedeen as Kate Tanner and Andrea Elson and Benji Gregory as their children, Lynn and Brian. Alf was performed by puppeteer Paul Fusco, who co-created the show with Tom Patchett.

Alf, which has remained a part of the pop culture zeitgeist, has been referenced on other TV shows and films throughout the years,...

Warner Bros. Television is in the early stages of developing a reboot of the classic sitcom “Alf,” Variety has confirmed with sources.

No writer is yet attached to the project, which would again explore the misadventures of the titular, cat-eating Alf–which stands for Alien Life Form. In the original series, Alf of the planet Melmac crash lands in the suburbs and takes up residence with the middle class Tanner family. The show aired from 1986-1990 for four seasons and over 100 episodes on NBC. The series has remained a part of the pop culture landscape long after it ended and is frequently referenced in other shows and films.

One idea that has reportedly been discussed for the reboot would involve Alf emerging from Area 51–where he has been held captive since the original series finale–and observing how much the world has changed since that time.

Warner Bros. TV declined to comment.

Alf is returning to Earth.

A reboot of the 1980s sitcom Alf is now in the works at Warner Bros. The reboot of the series, starring the friendly alien Alf (Alien Life Form) who lands in the home of a middle-class family, would reportedly focus on Alf returning to Earth, with a new family and characters. Original writers Tom Patchett and Paul Fusco are attached, sources tell The Hollywood Reporter.

The original series ran for four seasons on NBC. The character was performed by puppeteer Fusco, with Max Wright, Anne Schedeen, Andrea Elson and Benji Gregory rounding out the cast. ...

Meryl Streep has officially arrived in Monterey to join the cast of “Big Little Lies” for Season 2.

With the filming of the second season of the hit HBO series underway, Steep began shooting scenes as Mary Louise Wright, the mother of Perry Wright (Alexander Skarsgard) and mother-in-law of Nicole Kidman’s character. Streep’s involvement with the series was announced in January.

Kidman posted a picture on Instagram of Streep alongside Cameron and Nicholas Crovetti, who play her on-screen twin boys Josh and Max Wright. The caption said, “First day on the set with Meryl and ‘my’ darling boys! #BigLittleLies.”

The cast of “Big Little Lies” has expanded for the upcoming season, with new and returning characters scheming and spreading rumors in the California town. Reese Witherspoon, Shailene Woodley, Laura Dern, Zoe Kravitz, Adam Scott, Iain Armitage, Jeffrey Nordling, and James Tupper are all set to return for the hit show’s second season.

The adorable twins on "Big Little Lies" are already big shots when it comes to negotiating sweet deals in Hollywood. Cameron and Nicholas Crovetti were barely 7 years old back in 2015 when they each landed their roles on 'Bll' and each scored a $50k payout for season 1 ... this according to docs obtained by TMZ. Cameron and Nicholas -- now 10 years old -- play Josh and Max Wright ... the twin sons of Nicole Kidman and Alexander Skarsgård's characters.

Screw your 1989 Ken Griffey Jr. Upper Deck rookie card ... an old woman from Boston just learned her family's been sitting on a Million Dollar baseball card stash for more than 100 years! The woman -- who has not revealed her name -- went on PBS' "Antiques Roadshow" with a bunch of cards and memorabilia she inherited from her great-great-grandmother.  Turns out,  the booty was a collection of ultra-rare baseball cards featuring the 1871 Boston Red Stockings. The...

Chicago – December 9th is the 2014 second season premiere of “Ground Floor,” the TBS workplace comedy featuring John C. McGinley (“Scrubs”), plus Skylar Astin and Briga Heelan (seen in the film “Pitch Perfect”). Chicago native Cindy Caponera is a writer and co-executive producer on the show.

In a variation on the “Slobs versus the Snobs” scenario, “Ground Floor” is set in a financial company that features a romance between an occupant of the upper floors – where the master-of-the-universe financial consultants hold court – and a worker on the “ground floor,” where the operations and maintenance crew resides. A big part of the hilarity is provided by John C. McGinley, playing a mentor character as in “Scrubs,” but in a softer and gently funny way. The chemistry between the featured couple, portrayed by Astin and Heelan, provides the conflict between the two parts of the company.

The Second Season of ‘Ground Floor’ Premieres December 9th,...

Max Wright is best known for place the out of this world patriarch Willie Tanner -- who plays host to the hilarious martian -- in the late '80s sci-fi comedy "Alf." Guess what he looks like now! Read more...

“Be nice to this guy, he’s got a shotgun.” That’ll grab your attention. Watch an exclusive promo below of the new Discovery series Jungle Gold, from the team behind the network’s top-rated show Gold Rush. Premiering Oct. 26, Jungle Gold follows two American men who risk their lives to strike it rich in Ghana, Africa’s second largest gold producing country. After losing everything in the real estate crash of 2008, Scott Lomu was planning to move his family into his father’s basement and George Wright was trying to save his home from foreclosure. Naturally, they decided mining...

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Hollywood continues to mine old '80s properties for 21st century reboots, even the most all-but-forgotten franchises such as "Alf," according to Heat Vision.

"Alf" (which stands for Alien Life Form, as explained by Max Wright's Willie Tanner in the pilot episode) followed the adventures of a furry wisecracking alien who came to live with a suburban family after crash-landing into their garage.

While never anything resembling great television,"Alf" got by on the charm of puppeteer Paul Fusco, who was also the series co-creator with Tom Patchett. "The show ended up airing for four seasons from 1986-1990.

Now, Alf is going to crash-land into some other garage as the star of a live-action/CG hybrid, a la last summer's "The Smurfs." In fact, the "Alf" movie comes courtesy of producer Jordan Kerner, who helped bring the Smurfs to the big screen. Both Patchett and Fusco are involved as well,...

The 1986 alien sitcom Alf (Alien Life Form) will be coming to the big screen as a CGI animated live-action hybrid. Sony Pictures animation just acquired the rights to the property, and it will be produced by Jordan Kerner, who brought the wonderfully awful big screen adaptation of The Smurfs. Hopefully the Alf movie will be a much better film adaptation. 

The story centers on a friendly furry alien creature, who crash lands on Earth and ends up shacking up with a suburban family named the Tanners. Of course he's being tracked down by the government as well. Alf is known for being a very sarcastic individual who loves to eat cats. 

The original series creators Tom Patchett and Paul Fusco will also serve as producers on the film. Fusco was also the puppeteer and voice of Alf on the series. As of right now, there is no writer or director attached to the project.

Alf, the iconic American science fiction sitcom from the 1980's and 90's, is making the jump to the big screen with original voice actor and puppeteer Paul Fusco attached. The popular series followed Gordon Shumway, a friendly extraterrestrial nicknamed Alf (an acronym for Alien Life Form), who crash lands in the garage of the suburban middle-class family in Los Angeles, California. The Tanners, consisting of of social worker Willie (Max Wright), his wife Kate (Anne Schedeen), their teenage daughter Lynn (Andrea Elson), younger son Brian (Benji Gregory), and their cat Lucky -- who Alf constantly tries to eat -- are unsure what to do so they hide Alf in their home from their friends, neighbors and the Alien Task Force (part of the U.S. Air Force) until he can repair his spacecraft. In...

On the run for 40 years, Wright's tale has what it takes for screen success. But such storytelling needs a conscientious approach

If the story of George Wright, the convicted murderer captured this week in Portugal after 40 years on the run, has not yet been optioned by an enterprising producer, then the film industry has really missed a trick. From a cinematic storytelling perspective, this tale has everything. Wright, who had participated in a spree of armed robberies, was imprisoned for the murder of the service station owner Walter Patterson in 1962, only to escape from the Bayside state prison farm in Leesburg, New Jersey, in 1970. Already you've got the heist movie and the prison break-out movie covered. That's a big market: expressed in mathematical terms the potential audience would be (fans of Bonnie and Clyde) + (fans of The Shawshank Redemption). And only a fool would rule out defenders of Buster.

But there's more.

Recently, we spoke with George Wright, Associate Producer at Square-Enix London Studios, on the upcoming Action-Adventure game Just Cause 2, coming to Xbox 360 and PS3 on March 23. In the interview, Wright discusses several updates to the franchise including changes to the physics system, engine and grappling gun usage. Wright also tells us a few cool new features that will add to the overall game experience as well as one of his favorite achievements in the game. Check out the Interview now and see what you can look forward to on March 23: [jambovideo id="193960" wide="yes" /] Buy Just Cause 2 on the Xbox 360: Buy Just Cause 2 on the PS3:...

Al Pacino is set to wow theatregoers in his native New York - with a series of live performances in the city's Central Park next summer.

The Oscar winner is the headline act at 2010's Shakespeare in the Park series, playing Shylock in The Merchant of Venice - a role he played on the big screen back in 2004.

Pacino will be joined by Law & Order stars Jesse L. Martin and Ruben Santiago-Hudson, No Reservations' Lily Rabe and actors actors Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Max Wright.

The Merchant of Venice will alternate on the Central Park stage with a production of Shakespeare's The Winter's Tale.

The Public Theater series will run from 9 June to 1 August.

One of the more memorable and unusual TV shows of the 1980s was Alf. It centers around an alien named Gordon Shumway from the doomed planet Melmac. He crash lands his spaceship into the California garage of the Tanner family, who nickname him Alf (Alien Life Form). The cast of the show includes Max Wright, Anne Schedeen, Andrea Elson, and Benji Gregory, with John Lamotta, Liz Sheridan, Anne Meara, and Paul Dooley. The series ran on NBC for four seasons and 102 episodes.

Alf kept the Tanners quite busy as he was constantly breaking things, trying to eat their cat, and just overall being obnoxious. Filming on the show was apparently a lot to handle as well.

The production details of the series were kept relatively secret during the show's production. Once the series finished airing, many in the cast and crew have conceded that the series was a technical nightmare...

It's political publishing season. Except for maybe Mr. Potatoe Head Dan Quayle, there's some book about every could be/should be/would be/ used to be politician coming out. Ask me what's the next one. Ask. Just ask.

Ready?

Don't ask.

It's "In Search of Bill Clinton." The St. Martin's job says Bill Blythe, the man Bill always believed is his father, isn't.

Like I said, don't ask.

Author's John D. Gartner, Ph.D. A Johns Hopkins University psychologist who sort of writes books and who sort of (pardon the phrase) lays Bubba out on the couch to explain him. Per this doc:

* William Jefferson Clinton's true pa was actually George Wright,...