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Jill Jacobson, an actress recognized for her vivid performances on television, cinema, and stage, died on December 8 in Los Angeles at 70. Her publicist stated that she died at Culver West Health Center, which is associated with Cedars-Sinai, following a lengthy illness.

Jacobson began her acting career after receiving a degree in radio-tv film/Performance from the University of Texas at Austin. She immediately received notoriety in Hollywood, beginning with the title role in the cult classic film Nurse Sherri. This role propelled her to a great career, and she became a known face on numerous popular television shows.

Jacobson, affectionately referred to as “Jilly” by friends, was most known for her work in science fiction and comedy. She made major appearances in legendary shows like “Star Trek: The Next Generation” and “Star Trek: Deep Space Nine,” demonstrating her incredible versatility. Furthermore, she made recurrent appearances in “Falcon Crest” and “The New Gidget.

Jill Jacobson, a film and television actress known for her work on “Star Trek: The Next Generation” and the primetime soap opera “Falcon Crest,” died Dec. 8 in Los Angeles. She was 70 years old.

Jacobson’s death was confirmed to Variety by publicist Daniel Harary, a friend of Jacobson’s, who noted the actress died after a battle with “a long illness.”

After graduating from the University of Texas in Austin, Jacobson moved to Los Angeles where she began her acting career with the title role in “Nurse Sherri.” She went on to star in “Star Trek: The Next Generation,” “Star Trek: Deep Space Nine,” “Days of Our Lives,” “Hung,” “Newhart,” “Castle” and “Who’s the Boss?”

Notably, she played the recurring roles of Erin Jones on “Falcon Crest” and Larue Wilson on “The New Gidget” at the same time. Jacobson appeared on 22 episodes of “Falcon Crest” and eight episodes of “The New Gidget,...

Jill Jacobson, an actress who had roles on two Star Trek shows, Falcon Crest and The New Gidget, has died. She was 70.

Jacobson died Dec. 8 at Cedars-Sinai’s Culver West Health Center following a long illness, her friend Dan Harary told The Hollywood Reporter.

Jacobson played Erin Jones in 22 episodes of Falcon Crest from 1985-87, the CBS primetime soap about a wealthy California wine family. At the same time, she played Larue Wilson on The New Gidget from 1986-87, a sequel to the Sally Field-led 1960s ABC soap opera about a teen surfer.

“Jill’s comic timing was brilliant,” Caryn Richman, Jacobson’s The New Gidget co-star said. “And her enthusiasm and love of life made our time together on set joyful.”

Jacobson also appeared on Star Trek: The Next Generation in 1989 and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine in 1996.

Her other TV credits included Hung, Newhart, Castle, Who’s the Boss?,...

Mark Harmon just shared a touching tribute to a longtime co-worker from his days on NCIS. Mark learned of the passing of his friend and spoke about how important he was to the show throughout its run.

Here is who died and what Mark Harmon had to say about the loss.

Mark Harmon Honors Fallen NCIS Co-Worker

Mark Harmon noted the death of a longtime member of the NCIS production team. Former showrunner, writer, and executive producer George Schenck died on Saturday, August 3, at the age of 82. Schneck joined the production of NCIS in 2003, when the show began, and wrote dozens of episodes.

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Schenck was a consulting producer and writer alongside his career writing partner Frank Cardea for the first eight seasons. He became an executive producer in Season 9. Schenck became a co-showrunner with Cardea in 2016 after Gary Glasberg died. He had to deal with...

You may not known George Schenck by name, but you know his work. He contributed to decades worth of memorable television dating back to the 1970s. He worked with various networks, and is partially responsible for keeping NCIS going strong during its first decade and a half on CBS.

Schenck passed away on August 3 at the age of 82. He died peacefully, according to Deadline, at his home in Brentwood, California. Mark Harmon who worked alongside Schenck for 16 seasons, issued a statement upon hearing the news.

Mark Harmon credits Schenck with changing the show "Alibi" -- The NCIS team is forced to re-examine a hit-and-run murder case when a former FBI agent turned lawyer confides in Gibbs that her client’s confidential alibi is solid. Meanwhile, McGee grows suspicious of Tony’s strange behavior, on NCIS Tuesday, Nov. 12 on the CBS Television Network. Pictured: Mark Harmon Photo: Michael Yarish/CBS ©2013 CBS Broadcasting,...

George Schenck, who served as a writer, producer and/or co-showrunner on NCIS during the CBS drama’s first 15 seasons, died Saturday at his home in Los Angeles, a network spokesperson announced. He was 82.

He and Frank Cardea shared a creative partnership for 40 years. In addition to collaborating on NCIS, they created the 1982-83 CBS adventure series Bring ‘Em Back Alive, starring Bruce Boxleitner; the 1984-86 CBS crime show Crazy Like a Fox, starring Jack Warden and John Rubinstein; and the 1991-92 ABC drama Pros and Cons, starring James Earl Jones and Richard Crenna.

After writing nearly 50 episodes of NCIS starting with show’s inaugural season in 2003, the pair were elevated to co-showrunners in November 2016 following the sudden death of Gary Glasberg two months earlier. “It’s with heavy hearts that we assume his duties,” they said at the time.

“So sorry to hear the news on George,” NCIS star...

George Schenck, a TV writer, producer and showrunner on CBS’ police procedural “NCIS,” died at his home in Brentwood, Calif., on Aug. 3. He was 82.

Born on February 12, 1942, Schenck graduated from the University of Southern California with a degree in screenwriting and earned a graduate degree in the first class of the Film School’s new writers’ program. After attending school, he served in the U.S. Navy. His father, Aubrey Schenck, was an independent producer along with his great uncles, Nicholas and Joseph Schenck, who ran MGM and 20th Century Fox.

In addition to writing and producing many episodes of “NCIS,” Schenck wrote indie movies and collaborated with his writing and producing partner Frank Cardea on shows like “Crazy Like a Fox,” “Bring ’em Back” and “Pros and Cons.” Schenck joined the “NCIS” writing staff in its first season. He became an executive producer in Season 9, and he and Cardea were...

George Schenck, a television writer and producer who served as showrunner on the ratings smash CBS procedural “NCIS,” died peacefully in his home in Brentwood, California on Saturday. He was 82.

Shenck was born on Feb. 12, 1942, and grew up with a passion for storytelling. His own father, Aubrey Schenck, was a successful independent producer along with his great uncles, Nicholas and Joseph Schenck, who ran MGM and 20th Century Fox.

He would pursue that passion by graduating from the University of Southern California with a degree in screenwriting and a graduate degree in the first class of the Film School’s new writers’ program. After college, he served in the U.S. Navy.

His career in television, which spanned several decades, included co-creating and writing for numerous TV shows. After a brief solo career as a writer on independent movies, Schenck collaborated with Frank Cardea, his longtime writer-producing partner of over 40 years,...

George Schenck, a television writer and producer for the beloved long-running series NCIS, died peacefully at his home in Brentwood, CA on August 3. He was 82.

His death was announced by his family.

Schenck was the son of the late film and TV producer Aubrey Schenck and great-nephew of the legendary Nicholas and Joseph Schenck, who ran MGM and 20th Century Fox during Hollywood’s Golden Age and were part of the industry’s major movers and shakers for much of the first half of the 20th Century.

With more than 40 years as a producing partner with Frank Cardea, Schenck’s prolific producing credits stretch back to the late 1970s and early ’80 on such popular series as Fantasy Island (1981); Bring ‘Em Back Alive, the 1982 adventure series starring Bruce Boxleitner; and the 1984 detective series Crazy Like a Fox starring Jack Warden and John Rubinstein as a father and son investigator team.

But his signature series was NCIS,...

Barbara Bosson, an Emmy-nominated actor known for her role as Fay Furillo on “Hill Street Blues,” died Saturday in Los Angeles. She was 83 years old.

Bosson’s death was confirmed by her son, Jesse Bochco.

“More spirit and zest than you could shake a stick at. When she loved you, you felt it without a doubt,” Bochco said in an Instagram tribute. “If she didn’t, you may well have also known that too. Forever in our hearts. I love you Mama.”

From 1981 to 1986, Bosson was a main cast member on “Hill Street Blues,” portraying Fay Furillo, the ex-wife to police captain Frank Furillo (Daniel J. Travanti). She received five Emmy nominations for best supporting actress in a drama series throughout her tenure on the series. She was nominated in the same category in 1995 for “Murder One,” which shows the life of prominent attorney Theodore Hoffman at a Los Angeles firm,...

TV shows usually aren’t able to turn a discussion of two seasons of television into a thoroughly enjoyable low-key cabaret night. But that’s precisely what the cast and crew of “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend” did on Wednesday at the Television Academy in North Hollywood.

Gathering in front of TV Academy voters for their 2017 For Your Consideration event, the “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend” cast performed eight songs from the show’s sophomore season, weaving in a discussion of the various challenges that the latest run of episodes provided for the whole team. In a surprise move (that, in retrospect, is the only way that one of these things should start), writer/co-creator/star Rachel Bloom introduced the evening’s participants via a re-worked version of the show’s song “I Have Friends.”

Though the audience had trouble getting the song’s distinct clapping rhythm in unison, stars Vincent Rodriguez III (Josh Chan), Donna Lynne Champlin...

Warning: The following gives details from Friday’s episode of “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend.” Be sure to watch before proceeding.

“Crazy Ex-Girlfriend” may have won an Emmy for its choreography last season, but this year one of its original songs ought to be a contender.

On Friday’s episode, a distraught Rebecca (Rachel Bloom) caught up to her erstwhile boyfriend Greg (Santino Fontana), who had recently admitted he was an alcoholic and was heading to a new life of recovery and higher education in Atlanta. The couple had had a tumultuous relationship full of intense chemistry but very little trust or comfort. Ultimately, Greg decided that together they were a toxic combination and crooned the following love song, which also served as his farewell. Here’s the first verse:

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I love you, yes, and I’ll confess

the thought of staying is so enticing.

Ex-boyfriends. Who needs them? Definitely not Rebecca Bunch (Rachel Bloom).

On Friday’s “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend,” Rebecca’s two exes get together for the song-and-dance number, “We Tapped That Ass,” that reminisces about all times and all the places, they made sweet, sweet love to her around her house. The routine offered Greg (Santino Fontana) and Josh (Vincent Rodriguez III) to show off some of their amazing footwork.

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“‘[We Tapped] That Ass”’is very much kind of a throwback to old Gene Kelly musicals. So we draw our references from all over and it sort of has to serve the joke,” co-creator Aline Brosh McKenna told a group of reporters at a screening for the episode. “And doing an old-school tap number like you would with Gene Kelly or Donald O’Connor, but having it be about tapping someone’s ass.

NCIS executive producers and longtime writing partners George Schenck and Frank Cardea have been named the new co-showrunners of broadcast TV’s most-watched drama.

They succeed Gary Glasberg, who ran the series starting with Season 9 and abruptly passed away on Sept. 28, at the age of 50.

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“The NCIS family suffered a tragic loss with the sudden passing of our showrunner, Gary Glasberg. It’s with heavy hearts that we assume his duties,” Schenck and Cardea said in a joint statement. “We are fortunate to be surrounded by an incredibly...

Warning: The following contains details from the “Jane the Virgin” episode that aired Monday. Read at your own risk.

“Jane the Virgin” has a message for Team Rafael: you’re free. No longer will fans of Justin Baldoni’s character need to get upset when it comes to his love triangle with Jane (Gina Rodriguez) and her husband Michael (Brett Dier). That’s because the show finally killed off the love triangle for good when Rafael realized that he no longer had romantic feelings for Jane.

It’s a bold move for the series, which had relied on the love triangle’s tensions since the pilot. Creator Jennie Snyder Urman spoke to reporters after a screening of the episode to discuss the reasons for killing off this reliable romantic comedy trope.

Read More: ‘Jane the Virgin’: What Does Michael’s Fate Mean for the Damned Narrator?

“Jane got married,...

In the Season 4 finale of “Episodes” — the last entry we’ll see until the final season hits in 2017 — Matt LeBlanc and his friend, Sean Lincoln, are sitting at a bar, mourning his upcoming gig as a game show host. Titled “The Box,” the new series asks seven contestants (or “idiots,” as LeBlanc calls them) to spend 17 weeks trapped inside a glass cube for the chance at fame and fortune. By remaining inside, they earn points that can be used to make their stay easier (i.e., a sandwich) or make their opponents’ lives harder (dumping a boatload of bugs into their cube).

“Dear God, why would someone do that?” Sean asks Matt.

“Money,” LeBlanc says. “To be on TV. I don’t know. It’s crazy.”

“Although…”

“What?”

“Well, you’re willing to be a game show host for money and to be on TV.”

“It’s a little bit different.

There are moments spread across “Rectify’s” three magnificent seasons that stand out by blending in. Remembering the series is remembering a tone; a feeling; eternity in an instant. For this admiring critic, it’s a static shot of an empty baseball diamond, except for one man sitting in the outfield, or a bar populated by two lovers with more on their minds than each other. For you, it could be any number of scenes filled with more thoughts than words; implications over action; anything that stands out beyond its placement in the plot.

Season 4 features dozens of similar moments within its first two episodes, especially in the first hour spent solely with Daniel Holden (Aden Young). But it also packs a sense of urgency, as though all that time dwelling on the stuff in the basement (as some have described it) has lead to this moment: acceptance or rejection...

Since its premiere, “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend” has had to balance multiple ambitious intentions: to create musical television with original songs, to sell a relative unknown as its star and to stand out from the rest of the genre programming on The CW. Not only did the Emmy-winning series succeed on all fronts, but it also put an intriguing twist on the romantic comedy genre: interpreting the familiar tropes through the lens of mental health.

While our titular protagonist Rebecca Bunch (Rachel Bloom) may not be literally insane, her behavior does raise questions of her mental stability. After all, she threw away a mid-six figure salaried job in New York for life in the far more humble West Covina, California, just because her childhood ex Josh Chan (Victor Rodriguez III) lives there. But after a season of increasingly erratic behavior, somehow — through magic perhaps? — she finally ended up with Josh in last year’s finale.

Dear weirdos of the world — if you love the original “Rocky Horror Picture Show,” if it changed your life forever, if its musical numbers are embedded in the grooves of your brain, you probably shouldn’t watch the new Fox remake (subtitled “Let’s Do the Time Warp Again”), airing tonight.

Not that it’s stupefyingly bad, but because if you watch looking for the reasons you love the Jim Sharman-directed 1975 film, you’ll find yourself sorely disappointed.

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And if you’re less familiar with the original film, watching this remake will technically introduce you to the premise, but won’t explain the film’s legacy. Here’s a simple explanation for the newest interpretation: The newly engaged Brad (Ryan McCartan) and Janet (Victoria Justice), driving down a rural road, get a flat tire, and go looking for help.

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Fact vs. Fiction

Well, here we are. After wrapping up “My Roanoke Nightmare” last week, “American Horror Story” reveals what will drive the back half of Season 6: found footage. It would be an understatement to say that the found footage sub-genre has been played out in cineplexes in recent years, but after the stultifying docu-series format of the first five episodes, it’s a breath of fresh air. If the goal with the first half of the season was to bore us enough to make us amenable to five episodes of found footage horror, then mission accomplished.

A title card tells us that “My Roanoke Nightmare” was a resounding success, boasting 23 million viewers for its finale and beating “The Walking Dead” in the ratings. (In your dreams, “Ahs.”) Naturally the network is eager to greenlight a sequel,...

Crazy like a fox. Taylor Swift is young, gorgeous and very smart. She probably has buffered herself from most media with her handlers monitoring commentary and critiques, but the bottom line is that her lyrics have long been cryptic tips of the hat (or raspberries) to people who have inspired some deep-seated emotions. Her beaus have been notorious “players” and in her new single “Blank Space” she references that fact.The title is interesting too, in that it would take a really accomplished dude to go toe-to-toe with the 24 year old old, Swift is making her fifth appearance on the […]...

Spoiler alert: This post reveals a pivotal plot development from the Monday, March 17 episode. The death of a favorite character on a television show can hit fans as hard as real deaths. Following the death of a major character, Allison Argent (Crystal Reed), on Monday's “Teen Wolf,” MTV launched TeenWolfMemorial.com, a place where fans can flock to share their grief. Also read: ‘Teen Wolf’ Extended Trailer: Stiles Is Crazy Like a Fox (Exclusive Video) Besides letting users pay their respects, the site offers eulogies from “Teen Wolf” cast members and a final interview with the fallen star. Also read:...

I’ve made it no secret that I think the '80s and '90s brought some of the best children’s cartoons the world will ever see. The back-stories that explained the characters' histories and rise to fame or infamy were always amusing, and the level of creativity put into cartoons during those two decades seemed stronger than those which followed. Sometimes we cheered for the hero, sometimes we cheered for the villain. But regardless of which side you were pulling for, chances are that you loved to see someone's ass being kicked... and here's examples of characters who dished it out. Venom from Spider-Man: The Animated Series Venom is the arch-nemesis of Spider-Man (in this series, he is created from Spidey’s own DNA). In addition to being an enemy, he is also the proud owner of an awesome tongue. Venom is a big-time ass kicker and a determined super-villain,...

Attention all Children of the Corn fans!! Have you ever wanted to meet Linda Hamilton? Well, we have a special treat for you. On September 7th-9th at the HorrorHound Weekend event in Indianapolis In, Linda will be attending her very first HorrorHound convention at the Marriott Indianapolis East! In addition to Children of the Corn (and our personal favorite), Linda has appeared in many other films and shows such as The Terminator, Terminator 2: Judgment Day, Dante's Peak and television's Beauty and the Beast and Chuck just to mention a few. Where else can you get the chance to meet one of the world's most talented and well-known actresses than at one of the most popular horror conventions around - HorrorHound Weekend!

And that's not all......

We are also pleased to announce that Robby Kiger will be making his First-ever Convention Appearance as well!! As many will remember Robby...

Here’s the best compliment I can give both John Rich and Marlee Matlin, the two classiest Celebrity Apprentice finalists ever to sit across from Donald Trump and stare at his crust-colored hair thatch: They exhibited such intelligence and poise during last night’s two-hour finale that I almost forgot how dicey the season really was. Remember Nene Leakes’s remarks about La Toya Jackson’s Casper-like skin? Dionne Warwick’s powerful use of the word “hussy”? David Cassidy’s un-kneaded clay face? They all became distant memories as Rich and Matlin squared off at the final boardroom table, arguing...

Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert won't have Glenn Beck to kick around anymore. The polarizing TV host and Fox News jointly announced Wednesday that Beck will be exiting his daytime soapbox to concentrate on producing various tube projects for Fox and other platforms, via his Mercury Radio Arts company. Guess the end really was near. Related: Crazy Like a Fox Feud: Glenn Beck Returns James Cameron's Verbal Volley "I truly believe that America owes a lot to [Fox Chairman] Roger Ailes and Fox News," said Beck in a statement. "I cannot repay Roger for the lessons I've learned and will continue to learn from him and I look forward to starting this new phase of our...

Jack Warden, the prolific character actor who received Oscar nominations for Shampoo and Heaven Can Wait as well as an Emmy award for Brian's Song, died Wednesday in New York; he was 85. Known for playing men who were tough on the outside but softies inside, Warden was a boxer before he became an actor. Fighting under the name "Johnny Costello," Warden turned professional after being expelled from high school, but found only intermittent success first in boxing and then as a bouncer. After serving in both the Navy and the Army during World War II, Warden moved to New York to take acting classes, making his Broadway debut in Clifford Odets' Golden Boy in 1952 and later in Arthur Miller's A View From the Bridge. A year earlier, Warden had (along with fellow veteran Lee Marvin) made his screen debut in You're in the Navy Now. After a small part in the Oscar-winning From Here to Eternity, he embarked on a successful and lengthy TV career, but also found time for movies, with 1957's Twelve Angry Men considered his breakthrough role. Warden appeared in innumerable TV shows through the 50s and 60s, and in 1971 won an Emmy for his role as coach George Halas in the acclaimed football tearjerker Brian's Song. The 70s also saw Warden collaborate with actor-director Warren Beatty on Shampoo (1976) and Heaven Can Wait (1978), earning Best Supporting Actor nominations for both films (he later appeared in Beatty's 1998 film Bulworth as well). Notable films through from the 70s through the 90s included All the President's Men, Being There, The Verdict, The Presidio, Bullets Over Broadway, While You Were Sleeping, and Mighty Aphrodite. Warden also starred in the TV mystery series Crazy Like a Fox, for which he received two Emmy nominations. His last film appearance was in the 2000 football comedy-drama The Replacements. opposite Keanu Reeves. --Mark Englehart, IMDb staff...