http://www.philly.com/dailynews/columnists/ellen_gray RSS Feed for Ellen Gray en-us Thu, 24 Jul 2008 07:03:25 GMT http://www.philly.com/dailynews/columnists/ellen_gray/20080724_Ellen_Gray__Philly_native_makes__Kath___Kim__dysfunction_function.html BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. - It's a long way from Australia to South Philadelphia, but for Michelle Nader, the producer charged with transforming the Down Under sitcom "Kath & Kim" into an NBC hit, the show's mother-daughter act hits close to home. http://www.philly.com/dailynews/columnists/ellen_gray/20080723_Ellen_Gray__Getting_the_details_right_is_key_to__Mad_Men__creator_Matthew_Weiner.html MAD MEN. 10 p.m. Sunday, AMC. LOS ANGELES - We're walking, we're walking . . . and Matthew Weiner is talking. http://www.philly.com/dailynews/columnists/ellen_gray/20080722_Ellen_Gray__Poehler_to_star_in_sitcom_from__Office__producers.html BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. - It looks as if Amy Poehler's set to become the second-hardest-working mother on NBC after Upper Darby's Tina Fey, who after sharing the "Weekend Update" desk with Poehler on NBC's "Saturday Night Live," went on to create and star in NBC's "30 Rock." http://www.philly.com/dailynews/columnists/ellen_gray/20080721_Ellen_Gray__Forget_viewers_-_CW_s__Gossip_Girl__is_the_talk_of_the_town.html BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. – One of the great mysteries of the CW – other than why anyone would call a noncountry western network the CW – is why it's building much of its fall season around one of the least-successful shows on television,. http://www.philly.com/dailynews/columnists/ellen_gray/20080718__Mad_Men__runs_away_with_Emmy_noms.html NORTH HOLLYWOOD, Calif. - Move over, HBO. There's a new cable star at the Emmys. While the premium-cable behemoth once again captured the most Emmy nominations of any single network - 85 - AMC's "Mad Men," an edgy period drama on a basic-cable network that until recently was best known for old movies, yesterday received 16, the most for any series on cable, placing it second only to NBC's "30 Rock" in the series balloting. http://www.philly.com/dailynews/columnists/ellen_gray/20080717_NORTH_HOLLYWOOD__Calif___Move_over__HBO__Theres_a_new_cable_star_at_the_Emmys_.html While the premium-cable behemoth once again captured the most Emmy nominations of any single network - 85 - AMC's "Mad Men," an edgy period drama on a basic-cable network that until recently was best known for old movies, yesterday received 16, the most for any series on cable, placing it second only to NBC's "30 Rock" in the series balloting. http://www.philly.com/dailynews/columnists/ellen_gray/20080717_Ellen_Gray__To_grab_viewers_for__Stone___it_s_a_Holmes-coming_event.html BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. - Let CBS' "How I Met Your Mother" trot out Britney Spears. ABC's "Eli Stone" is getting Mrs. Tom Cruise. http://www.philly.com/dailynews/columnists/ellen_gray/20080716_Ellen_Gray__New_from__Sunny__creators___Boldly___on_a_sci-fi_theme.html SANTA MONICA, Calif. - It's not a bad name for a sitcom, but "Boldly Going Nowhere" probably wouldn't be the best description of the producers and stars of FX's "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia," who are getting ready to board the Fox mothership in a move that could take their careers to a whole new level. http://www.philly.com/dailynews/columnists/ellen_gray/20080715_Ellen_Gray__Benjamin_Bratt__loved_the_complexity__of__The_Cleaner_.html THE CLEANER. 10 tonight, A&E. BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. - There's nothing very clean-looking about Benjamin Bratt in tonight's premiere of "The Cleaner," a drama from A&E in which Bratt plays an addict who's turned his life around and dedicated it to saving others by performing extreme interventions. http://www.philly.com/dailynews/columnists/ellen_gray/20080714_Ellen_Gray__As_new_season_opens___Closer__follows_a_well-blazed_trail.html THE CLOSER. 9 tonight, TNT. BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. – Here's one clue to the enduring popularity of TNT's "The Closer," a drama that combines the sometimes gritty realism of the modern cop show with the tried-and-true element that long ago made hits of shows like "Columbo" and "Murder She Wrote": a central character who's not looking to make too many changes.