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Hell's Kitchen Casting Call Next Weekend at Toby Keith's Place

Not in a million years would we have ever guessed the words "Hell's Kitchen" and "Toby Keith's I Love This Bar and Grill" would be in the same sentence. Alas, FOX and chef Gordon Ramsay are casting a wide net over Dallas for new subjects for the next season of the reality cooking show, Hell's Kitche ... More >>

Bryce Reed, a West EMT Whose Best Friend Died in Blast, Arrested for Having "Destructive Device" [Updated]

Updated below. Original story, 10:05 a.m.: An EMT and incident commander with West Emergency Medical Services was arrested early this morning on charges of possessing a "destructive device," multiple media outlets are reporting. Bryce Reed, 31, is in federal custody. There are two different inter ... More >>

MasterChef: The Last Hurrah for Spree's Jennie Kelley

Dallas' Jennie Kelley takes a bow from MasterChef but plans to keep cooking.​Dallas' Jennie Kelley, who lends her talented vocal chords to the mammoth ensemble Polyphonic Spree, this week saw her run of self-generated culinary good fortune run out on Fox's MasterChef program. And she was done ... More >>

In Other Economic Developments, The City Wants To Turn City Lights Back On. And: Dallas Wants Dallas to Furnish a Studio, Apparently.

The old George Dahl library in a cleaned-up rendering found in Monday's briefing​First off, as promised yesterday, here's that Statler Hilton update, which was posted last night to the city's website as the cumbersomely titled Filling in the Missing Pieces Downtown Upcoming Redevelopment Projects ... More >>

Before She Competes on MasterChef, We Talk Food With The Polyphonic Spree's Jennie Kelley

Courtesy of FOXThe Polyphonic Spree's Jennie Kelley, as you'll soon see her on Master Chef.​ Jennie Kelley has been a member of the choir in Dallas' super-happy Polyphonic Spree collective since its Beginning Stages..., but, these days, music is taking a backseat to another passion of hers. After ... More >>

Bad News for Fiesta Good News For Cotton?

​Following yesterday's release of that damning, mammoth report about all flavor of fiscal shenanigans at the Fiesta Bowl, the question immediately became: Well, what about the Cotton Bowl taking its place in the BCS rotation? But Dennis Dodd at CBS Sports explained, initially, Not so fast:If there ... More >>

Hey, TV networks, have we got a sitcom idea for you!

It's Official: The Good Guys Are Gone For Good

Courtesy FOX BroadcastingBradley Whitford's days taking a free spin on the Fair Park merry-go-round have come to an end.​Janis Burklund, head of the Dallas Film Commission, just called with disappointing but not entirely surprising news: The Good Guys will not return for a second season. Which mea ... More >>

Auctioning Off Seven Good Guys Goody Backpacks for North Texas Food Bank

On the side of the hat it reads: "SEASON 1 DALLAS"; on the back it says, "Let's Go Bust Some Punks."​Before the auction, an update of sorts: This afternoon I got an e-mail from Michael Roach, the FOX Broadcasting publicist charged with publicizing The Good Guys. I'd sent him a note Saturday about ... More >>

You Know You Want a Role on Glee

To quote Lake Highlands' Mark Salling, "At this time I'd like to continue my streak of doing only songs by Jewish artists."​Many thanks to the many Friends of Unfair Park who've directed our attention to this announcement: On January 8 and 9, Glee casting director Robert Ulrich will be in Dallas ... More >>

Lone Star Creator Kyle Killen Begs: Help a Brother Out and Watch My Show, K? Great.

Courtesy Lower Oak Lawn/Kendall ShifflerShooting an art auction scene with Jon Voight for Lone Star at ARTability on Oak Lawn last month​Thanks to the many Friends of Unfair Park who've directed my attention to this blog post from Kyle Killen, the creator of Lone Star, which, as we noted Tuesday, ... More >>

Idol Rich: And the Winner Is...

​This is, essentially, a "closure" post. I think we all have to come terms with the fact that Fort Worth/Cool's Casey James was let go in favor of the inferior Lee DeWyze. Whether or not I think CJ should be the American Idol, I've blogged the finale because he and a couple of other North Texans w ... More >>

Idol Rich: Fare the Well, Casey James

That small-town charm, camera-ready look and actual musical skill--though a little jam-bandy--couldn't win Casey James the title of American Idol...or get him into the finale. Gotta say I would've traded Lee DeWyze for the CeeJer if only because both CJ and Crystal Bowersox incorporated their own ... More >>

Since NBC Has Picked Up Jerry Bruckheimer's Chase, What Does That Mean For Dallas?

NBC UniversalThe cast of Chase, from left: Kelli Giddish as Annie Frost, Amaury Nolasco as Marco Martinez, Cole Hauser as Jimmy Godfrey, Kelli Giddish as Annie Frost, Rose Rollins as Daisy Ogbaa and Jesse Metcalfe as Luke Watson​Yesterday -- a full week before networks officially begin unveiling t ... More >>

News & Notes: Back to Paddling, Golf With a Porn Star, More Good Guys and the Sex Pistols

Bradley Whitford in Deep Ellum in The Good Guys pilot​A few Friday follow-ups, beginning with:ABC News has picked up on Gilbert Leal's mission to bring paddling back to the Dallas Independent School District -- despite the fact that the school board and the super ain't too interested in handing ou ... More >>

Yet Another Teasing Look at FOX's Shot-in-Dallas Cop Show The Good Guys

​Still waiting on The Official Online Trailer for FOX's The Good Guys, which'll be shooting 'round town till July. But one week after we brought you the 45-second clip airing on the network, a Friend of Unfair Park sends word that a second, shorter and altogether different teaser has found its way ... More >>

Is Dallas Getting Yet Another TV Series? Called Cutthroat? Made by Fox? Maybe.

Mia Maestro​On Friday, Variety published a piece about how TV networks and production companies are looking outside of Los Angeles when scouting for pilot-season locations. Which, sure, Dallas knows all about, what with Jerry Bruckheimer's The Chase and Midland, with Jon Voight, having wrapped pri ... More >>

With One TV Series and Two More Pilots Filming Here, Dallas Has Never Been Busier

(500) Days of Summer director Marc Webb is scheduled to shoot the Midland pilot for FOX in Dallas beginning one month from today.​Seems not so long ago that then-Dallas Mayor Laura Miller and Dallas Film Commission director Janis Burklund were staging a press conference in the Dallas City Hall Fla ... More >>

Dallas MasterChef Hopefuls Queue Up for A Shot at Reality Stardom

Photos by Patrick MichelsThis cheesecake dreamed of L.A. every minute it spent baking in Lewisville.​The first one showed up around 6 a.m. Sunday, and by noon the line stretched down Travis Street and into the Sur La Table parking lot: hundreds of homemakers, grillmasters and amateur chefs waiting ... More >>

If You See Eric Stratton Around Town in January, Don't Invite Him to Your Toga Party

​Couple of weeks back we broke the news that Fox TV Studios had decided to shoot Jack and Dan -- a new hour-long buddy-cop action-comedy starring Bradley Whitford and Colin Hanks -- in Dallas. Pre-production's well under way, with shooting set to begin in January. Don't know how we missed this Hol ... More >>

Dallas Lands New Fox Series Starring Colin Hanks and Bradley Whitford as Cops

Bradley Whitford​Janis Burklund, head of the Dallas Film Commission, breaks the big news: "We have landed the Fox TV Studios production Jack and Dan." Which, for those who don't read The Hollywood Reporter, is the latest series from Burn Notice creator and exec producer Matt Nix. And it's set to s ... More >>

Good Friday: The Party, Preston Grey, James McMurtry, The Fox and The Bird, GWAR, Snoop Dogg and David Cook

After an almost year-long hiatus, The Party makes its triumphant return tonight at The Loft.​Lots happening this weekend--a surprising amount, actually--so let's cut all semantics and jump right into the shows that need to be added to your weekend calendar considerations. First, some reminders of ... More >>

Apparently, Neil Patrick Harris Is at the W

​So, yeah, one of the Jonas brothers was at the W Hotel in Victory Park yesterday guest-judging American Idol's Dallas final auditions. Can't recall which one -- Joe, maybe? Nick? Gummo? Tito? Doesn't matter. But this, er, news (?) has me significantly more interested: Reports E!, Neil Patrick Har ... More >>

Turns Out The Old 97's Are Indeed Doing That "Evening With..." Tour, Only...

A press release popped up in the inbox this morning, confirming something we all already knew for the most part: that the band would be touring this summer in an "An Evening With The Old 97's" format, with band members Rhett Miller and Murry Hammond opening the show performing their solo material. W ... More >>

Fox 4's Good Day Gang Presents Their 10 Most Memorable Guest Chefs Of 2008

We here at the City of Ate are big fans of Fox 4's Good Day...and not just because the other morning shows wrap up at some unknown but clearly ungodly hour. No, it's because long about the break of day--8:45 or so--they run a cooking segment.Every weekday some local chef wakes early, steps under the ... More >>

King of the Hill to ABC? Don't Play Mind Checkers with Me, Man.

Vaya Con Dios, Hank Hill

Redskins 26, Cowboys 24: From the Couch

AFI Dallas: Fancy, But Not Too

Film 2007: Revenge of the Nerds

Judd Apatow's pretty good year

The Signal's Coming Through Loud and Clear: Brad and Babe, Together Again(?)

The Hotel St. Germain, Some Prison

The Short Goodbye

Life Imitating Fox

Cruella de Vogue

The Devil Wears Prada slaps the latest duds on an infamous fashion editor

Why We Need DVDs

The Cross' Word

David Cross talks about Mr. Show one more time

Public Disinterest

So is media consolidation a bad thing?

Back in Bounds

Michael Irvin, once the Cowboys' playmaker, has quit playing around and has turned himself over to his maker

Back to School

Judd Apatow's Freaks and Geeks grow up, more or less, and move to a dorm

Race Baiting

The prize is $2 million, but the reward isn't worth the effort

Here Comes Judge

Mike Judge is King of the Hill at the Dallas Video Festival

Tale of the Tapes

With headliners like Mike Judge and an impressive list of films, the Dallas Video Festival once again wins by knockout

Crazy Like Fox

The future of Fox

"Look! I Made This!"

Robert Altman wants your attention, if not your affection

Win, lose, or draw

Or: How do you bring a comic book to life without killing a superhero?

Dawn of the dead

Sci Fi's brilliant good vs. evil is a corpse in search of a burial

The Why? movie

The X-Files reveals enough good stuff, but offers more questions than answers

Bull--it's what's for dinner

The cows aren't the only ones pumping out manure in windy Amarillo, where Oprah is giving the cattlemen a lesson in steer wrestling

Media merger madness

Cap Cities/ABC decision to fire radio host Hightower was a big mistake