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The Schmooze Versailles McMansion Couple Returns to Small Screen
The Siegels are back. David and Jackie Siegel, last seen in the Documentary “The Queen of Versailles,” are the first guests in a new CNBC program, “Secret Lives of the Super Rich,” premiering September 25 at 9 p.m. Even in a show dedicated to conspicuous consumption, the Siegels are special. When last seen, the Siegel…
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The Schmooze George Segal on ‘The Goldbergs’ and Playing Pops Solomon
ABC’s newest comedy is called “The Goldbergs.” At least, now it is. Created by Adam F. Goldberg and loosely based on his life growing up in a Jewish family in the 1980s, the show was originally called “How the F***| Am I Normal?” Its new name is likely more acceptable to newspaper TV listing editors,…
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The Schmooze ‘Homeland’ Will Not Shoot in Israel Because of Syria
Producers of “Homeland” have cancelled plans to film third season scenes in Israel because of concerns about the situation in Syria. Deadline Hollywood reports that the show will use Morocco as a stand-in. An unnamed Israel-based producer was quoted as calling the switch “frustrating.” The season three series debut is September 29. At a news…
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Culture ‘Shtisel’ Fills a Void in Israeli Television
The creators of the new hit Israeli Hebrew-language TV drama series “Shtisel,” which debuted earlier this summer on the YES cable channel, are pleased by the series’s popularity; however, they say they are not surprised by it. The unique appeal of “Shtisel” is as much about what it is not as it is about what…
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Israel News New 24-Hour Israeli Channel Aims for Alternate Perspective on Middle East
The brand new studios housing Israel’s only 24-hour news channel have an amazing view of the Jaffa port, but the channel owner’s decision to broadcast from a city shared by Jews and Arabs is about symbolism, not scenery. The founders of i24 News, which launched in late July, say they mean to provide a broad…
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The Schmooze Josh Pais Gets Over Himself
New Yorker Josh Pais shines in Showtime’s “Ray Donovan” as creepy rich guy Stu Feldman. He is also starring in Lynn Shelton’s 2013 Sundance Official Selection indie, “Touchy Feely,” opening in theaters September 6. In the movie, Abby (Rosemarie DeWitt), a massage therapist, has a commitment-phobia that gushes out sideways. She can’t touch other people’s…
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The Schmooze Get Your Sukkah on TV
New York Public Television wants to celebrate the Holidays with you. Or, more accurately, it wants you to celebrate the Holidays with them The station is preparing a documentary, “Sacred,” it hopes will be a portrait of a year in the spiritual and religious life on earth. To accomplish that mission, it is crowdsourcing —…
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The Schmooze How Much Does Jon Stewart Earn? A Lot
TV Guide Magazine’s annual survey of star salaries is out and one thing is clear — Jon Stewart’s high ratings translate into dollars. According to the survey, Stewart tops the late night bracket, earning between $25 and $30 million a year. In previous years, Jay Leno and David Letterman had monopoly over the honor —…
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