Hulu Subscription Service Adds 'The Cosby Show,' Other Classic Sitcoms

Frazer Harrison/Getty ImagesEwan McGregor Ewan McGregor has been tapped to star in HBO's drama pilot The Corrections. The Star Wars and Moulin Rouge actor will co-star alongside Dianne Wiest and Chris Cooper in Noah Baumbach and Scott Rudin's adaptation of Jonathan Franzen's best-seller, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed. McGregor will play Chip, the middle child of an elderly Midwestern couple (Cooper, Wiest) who reunite the family for one last Christmas. STORY: Dianne Wiest Set, Chris Cooper in Talks for HBO's 'The Corrections' Rudin optioned the film rights for Paramount to the National Book Award-winning novel in 2001 and would executive produce the project. STORY: Noah Baumbach to Take on Jonathan Franzen's 'The Corrections' for HBO Baumbach and Franzen will pen the project and exec produce, with Baumbach directing the drama, which is currently in production. McGregor's TV work includes guest starring on NBC's ER in 1997 as well as appearing as himself in the U.K. TV docuseries Long Way Down. McGregor's upcoming features include The Impossible and Jack the Giant Killer. Email: Lesley.Goldberg@thr.com; Twitter: @Snoodit Ewan McGregor TV Development

FCC Moves To Close AT&T Acquisition Of T-Mobile

The merger in the wireless companies have been round the ropes following a Justice Department mentioned it could challenge the sale in the courtroom. Now FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski is circulating a draft order which will add an important additional barrier for the deal: It could request an administrative law judge to consider when the combo would serve everyone interest — following a finish in the Justice trial, due to originate from February.Which will significantlydelay and complicate the AT&T and T-Mobile’s merger plans. The ultimate time the FCC did this — in 2002 when Echostar preferred to merge with DirecTV — the companies scrapped their plan. Genachowski’s proposal followsa conclusion by FCC staff thatconsumers might be hurt if AT&T and T-Mobile merge. The organization learned that it could trigger less competition in 99 in the 100 finest areas (the exception is Omaha). Staffers also found the final outcome the offer wouldn't improve deployment of 4G services, and would result in substantial job deficits from AT&T’s efforts to reduce costs. Once the FCC decides not to approve a merger similar to this, it must send the problem to have an administrative law judge for just about any court-like hearing which will have a look at when the deal would serve everyone interest. The judge’s conclusion would return fully FCC for just about any election.

Chloe Moretz, 'Hugo' Star, on 'Dark Shadows': Tim Burton Goes 'Back to his Roots'

If individuals neverending paparazzi photos of Tom Sturdy as Bane around the group of 'The Dark Dark night Rises' haven't given a obvious enough picture of Batman's most existence-threatening foe yet, great news: the The month of january problem of Empire Magazine features Sturdy-as-Bane on its cover, in most his muscle-bound glory. Also, Christian Bale, as Batman, holding a ray-gun. Very little more details to glean from all of these covers, but, hey: pretty awesome. Within the problem, Sturdy calls Bane a "terrorist" in addition to "a very horrible good article.Inch Best of luck, Batman! The The month of january problem of Empire has already been at the disposal of customers take a look at Not Far Off for many scans. [via Empire] 'The Dark Dark night Increases' Hits NY See All Moviefone Art galleries » Follow Moviefone on Twitter Like Moviefone on Facebook

VIDEO: The Muppets, Paul Rudd and Olivia Wilde Crash Jason Segel's SNL Party

Just in case anybody had question what Jason Segel was marketing on Saturday Evening Live, the The Way I Met Your Mother star wasted virtually no time in offering his colorful co-stars in the Muppets movie. Throughout his monologue, Segel made the decision to sing about how exactly he could not believe he's hosting SNL, when Kermit, Miss Piggy and also the gang hi-jacked his song and assumed that they are all hosting the show together like a group. (I am talking about, hello, the Muppets understood executive producer Lorne Michaels when he still stated "aboot"): Watch more videos from Saturday Evening Live Segel's I Really Like You, Guy and Failing to remember Sarah Marshall co-star Paul Rudd also stopped through the show to experience Segel's brother in the newest sketch concerning the oddly affectionate Vogelchecks: Olivia Wilde's cameo was much simpler to overlook inside a 1980s-inspired digital short concerning the strategies of influencing women through chess, checkers, jenga, eating glass and employing a prostitute: SNL required the chance to kick-start the quest for Regis Philbin's alternative on Live!. Potential substitutes incorporated Ough Gervais (Jason Sudeikis), the "adorkable" Zooey Deschanel (Abby Elliot) and - the guy behind the Nasonex bee voice - Antonio Banderas (Segel):

Kevin Clash, the Man Behind Elmo, on Jim Henson, Puppetry, and Jason Segel's The Muppets

The Muppets are legendary TV and film characters, but there’s something about Sesame Street’s giggliest resident, Elmo, that makes small children perk up. Constance Marks, the director of the new documentary Being Elmo: A Puppeteer’s Journey, put Elmo’s appeal this way: “Kids sit up, pay attention, and turn on. There’s that bright red fur and adorable bulgy eyes, but it’s the soul of the puppeteer that people are responding to. It’s an amazing gift.” That soul belongs to Kevin Clash, Elmo’s Emmy-winning creator and a Muppet veteran since 1983. As the subject of Marks’ documentary, Clash is a solid, seemingly unflappable performer who has enjoyed a tremendous run as a puppeteer: He began as a youngster in Baltimore who tore up coats to build puppets, ended up honing his craft alongside Jim Henson, and watched awestruck as the Tickle Me Elmo phenomenon took over Christmas in 1997. We phoned Clash to talk about his favorite Muppets, the influence of Jim Henson (and Henson’s amazing memorial in 1990), and Elmo’s single proudest accomplishment. At the beginning of the documentary, you say that Grover was your favorite Muppet as a kid. Why? Oh man. Listen, I was lucky first of all to see him on television and love the character, but to watch Frank Oz perform Grover was just amazing to me. He was very, very funny. The manipulation, the silliness he’d do with the character was amazing to me always. There seems to be a great bond among puppeteers. Do you find that puppeteers approach the work the same way As far as the way we create a character and the sense of humor, yes, because there’s a limit that we can go to as far as we go with the edginess — but we learned that through Jim. As far as our work ethic, we all block our scripts in different ways and manipulate the puppets in different ways. But as how we perform? That’s the same. We try to crack each other up. Jim Henson is truly Christlike to certain fan contingent. All these years after his death, do his voice and influence linger over your work? When you said that, I thought, “Jesus Christ! Superstar!” You know, we never looked at him that way, because he never acted like our boss. He just wanted to collaborate with us and have a good time. I just think we were lucky to have a boss who was the ultimate boss, the type of boss you want, the type of boss who wanted to have everyone work together and make it fun and make it something that everyone else can laugh at and enjoy also. And that’s why when we don’t talk about him like [laughs] this “Christ” character, because it was always a lot of fun. Another thing that Jim did, because it was such a deifferent medium and everyone respected what he did, when he said, “This is the way you shoot a puppet for TV or film,” everyone respected him. For all of us who worked under him, it was not a challenge. We had one person who said how to do it in puppet and film, and we miss that immensely. He had that vision and helped all of us that way. Jim Henson’s memorial service is one of the most emotional things I’ve ever seen. There’s a clip of it in the documentary. Can you reflect on that day? That memorial service ran for five hours, and everyone walked away from that memorial service saying it felt like a half an hour. It was the most beautiful and most unbelievable moment of love, respect, and emotion for this man who’d be missed. It was an unbelievable evening. It definitely takes me back every time, even with the short clip that’s in the doc — where I was at, who I was with, who I came with, what we talked about that day. It was packed at that church, and everybody became one. Another thing that was amazing that day, Big Bird walked out in that church and sang “Being Green,” Kermit’s signature song, and then Bird looked up to the top of the church and said, “Thank you, Jim.” It was the most poignant and beautiful and emotional thing. We all crumbled after that, seeing Big Bird say that. Is there a strong desire to come up with new characters? That’s the direction that all the puppeteers are going. Jim and Frank, Steve Whitmire, Dave Gold, Jerry Nelson, and Richard Hunt created The Muppet Show, and Jim wanted those characters go on, but those characters are Jim and Frank, and we know that. That’s why we love that Dave is still around to do Gonzo and Steve Whitmire is around to keep Kermit going, but we all want to go in the direction of creating new characters, the new Kermit and Miss Piggy for this generation and others. We’re all looking forward to creating new characters. That’s where Elmo originally came from. In the documentary, we see you teaching puppetry to a couple of kids. Is there a “You have it or you don’t” quality to puppetry, in terms of who can be successful at it? You’re right. It is “You have it or you don’t.” We find a lot of time the potential is there, and as you begin to train and add more to what you need to know, sometimes it goes away with certain puppeteers. Others keep striving and building and building. So definitely there are some stages that will happen. You get really excited at the beginning, like “Wow! That’s really cool! It’s there!” Then sometimes [laughs] in the next two or three steps, it goes away. The really exciting ones, you see the potential and it just grows. What do you think of the approach of the new Muppets film? Frank Oz was critical of it. It’s a new era and a new time. Jim is not there and everybody felt that, but he really thought these characters should go on. What I’m hearing with the final, the puppeteers are excited about it. Do you worry about the vitality of puppetry? Are there ways for the medium to grow and evolve? Well, that’s one of the main reasons I said yes to doing the doc. Over six years ago, we had challenges as far as the last few movies that had come out — they didn’t do very well. I saw the surge of computer generation projects that were happening definitely in film but also on television. There are so many animated programs that do really well, the same with Pixar. That medium was overshadowing puppetry, and that’s one of the main reasons I said yes to Connie — to talk about puppetry and kind of “cheerleader” puppetry. You say in the documentary that you develop a character voice well after the puppet is built — almost as a secondary trait. That surprised me. A lot of the times over the years I’ve been given the title “Voice of Elmo.” That’s not what we do! We use our hands. The voice was always secondary. Jim always thought that way. It was all about creating a character and a personality. The voice would always come second. That’s the way we were trained, and that’s how Jim saw it. If you can get a good character or personality out of a puppet, the voice comes. That’s why voice acting is not what we do. Mel Blanc was brilliant at it, and he said so many different voices, but he was a “voice actor.” He didn’t use his voice. What was the height of Tickle Me Elmo’s mania like for you? It was a challenge for me because I had never done that many interviews before. I’d done interviews, but man, when that hit? I was in and out cars going back and forth to different talk shows going back and forth for, like, three weeks. It was during the winter, so my voice got kind of compromised. That was a challenge. I thought I was going to lose my voice. Once it slowed down, I ran to a throat doctor to make sure everything would be cool. It was amazing to me, the amount of press that happened with Tickle Me Elmo. Finally, what’s Elmo’s proudest accomplishment? Elmo’s proudest accomplishment is writing his name for the first time and also counting one to ten, definitely. He almost lost his mind on both of those occasions. Being Elmo is in select theaters now.

Regis Philbin Reflects On His Career, Fame and "the Tweeter"

Regis Philbin and Kelly Ripa What's warmer than being timeless? On Friday, our fave curmudgeon Regis Philbin will depart Live! With Regis and Kelly, a 28-year NY gig that's aided land him inside the Guinness World Records since the artist with several hours on U.S. television. And that he is not, repeat not retiring! Here Reege reflects on his awesome success as well as the changing occasions.TV Guide Magazine: You're 80 but nonetheless relevant. Explain yourself. Philbin: I've been as of this TV factor 50 years. In my opinion I've experienced this type of very long time because it needed me this type of very long time to acquire here - I won't quit! However don't get worried about remaining on top of items. Maybe that's my secret. I have not learned the net yet. Or perhaps the Tweeter. And i'm fine with this particular. Who needs it at this time around? This is why It's my job to use diagrams around the program to explain myself for the audience and suggest to them what went wrong throughout my existence yesterday. You have a classic little bit of pressboard and scribble about it getting a marking pen. Works well with me!TV Guide Magazine: What's the secret for the great chemistry with lady cohosts? Philbin: I'd no choice! [Laughs] When I used to be doing talk shows in La - we're speaking 35 in the past - The trainer told us the organization was changing which each and every male host or news anchor would after that be sitting alongside a girl. Therefore I handled to obtain my opportunity to ensure that little chemistry factor happened with every lady I labored with, from Mary Hart and Sarah Purcell and Cyndy Garvey to Kathie Lee Gifford now Kelly. Clearly, a lot of the borrowed funds visits them.TV Guide Magazine: If you leave Live!, who'll continuously help help remind us that Dean Martin was the best star ever? Philbin: [Laughs] Also bear in mind Perry Como! They were the irreplaceables, the indestructibles. You understand, Elvis was Dean's finest fan. He familiar with hideout inside the shrubbery within the Riviera Hotel in Vegas only to watch Dean swing inside a basketball. People were the leaders! I used to be lucky later on up with time comprehending the stars who made real impact.TV Guide Magazine: And offer day stars? Philbin: Several options are pretty, they're fun, whatever. It's a little better to become star today. There is a large voice, you're going to get round the X Factor. Or be described as a Real Housewife and without warning you're the talk from the u . s . states! Dean and Como labored their in position using the ranks for several years before they increased being true stars. They acquired it. Look, I don't mean to discourage anybody which can be found today. I'd rather not put anybody lower. That is what's happened towards the business, and God bless people who causes it to be.Television Guide Magazine: Many of us are being such spoiled brats relating to your exit. It's all about us! Philbin: I'd not considered it by doing this but you're absolutely right! It's changed into some a circus, hasn't it? A couple of from the audiences are kind of upset. "You can't do this to us!" It's like individuals needing to pay my salary. [Laughs] But, with techniques, I guess they are!Join TV Guide Magazine now!

Fake 'Jack and Jill' Twitter Account: More amusing Compared to Movie?

Since the day would not be complete without another 'Jack and Jill' publish: some merry pranksters have setup an imitation take into account the significantly-destroyed film on Twitter. "NO SPOILERS, there is however an enormous athlete cameo in 'Jack & Jill,'" reads the feed. "His title rhymes with Paquille So Real, but that is all we are saying!!!! Please RT." Lolz. Or, as @JackNJillMovie would say, "LOL. Just considering something from #JackAndJill LOL!!!" Not sure who's manipulating the fake Twitter account (regrettably, it most likely is not Armond Whitened), but, well performed all involved. You are able to stick to the fake account for your snarky 'Jack and Jill' needs on this link. 'Jack and Jill' is within theaters now. EARLIER: The only real reviews that are positive for 'Jack and Jill' [Photo: The new sony] Follow Moviefone on Twitter Like Moviefone on Facebook

In Recognition Of Veterans Day: The War Of Wars

Deadline received this clip from agent-switched-producer Nick Reed, who handled to get at commemorate the various teens who've fought against against and died for individuals. “Anyone which has ever looked into the glazed eyes from the soldier dying round the battleground, will be cautious prior to starting a war” - Otto Von Bismarck I used to be developing a The Very First World War documentary project, once i discovered journals from soldiers within the trenches of 1916 plus it increased being apparent that War today has not changed for your soldier. Reading through with the journals assisted me understand that whether you are offering the thought of war, that individuals should be aware what war provides the teens who've fought against against. Please watch and send this connect with as much people as you possibly can. November eleventh has several namesVeterans, Armistice, Remembrance daybut for many people it's a worldwide holiday missing of real context. [Your Dream of] Somme attempts to illustrate both madness and scale of basically one fight that was the best fight the world population has seen that ultimately mentioned greater than a million dead. It is a range of never-before-seen stereo system system images and film materials that bring context with this almost unimaginably large conflict as told inside the words of people who fought against against and died over yards of earth inside the first “modern” war. Somme will release for veterans day and 50% in the comes from the film are increasingly being led to soldiers in addition to their families searching for medical support services that like their compatriots of nearly 100 years ago also provide too been forgotten. Please email a web link you your pals. This film would be to explain is really a couple of small way how it is prefer to visit war. We request you to definitely certainly consider veterans and what they have accomplished for many people. Please send this film to all or any your pals and spread the word. Veterans deserve our respect and understanding. Sincerely, Nick Reed

Dancing's Maks: Hope and I Have Gotten Stronger

Maksim Chmerkovskiy Hi everyone!Hope you're well! Thanks for voting for us!Hope and I are so excited to be in the semifinals. I know a lot of people didn't see this happening a few weeks ago, but we've persevered and it's because of you guys that we're here. Just like any other couple, Hope and I have had our ups and downs. Yet through our discrepancies I feel that we've only gotten stronger. Working past our differences has allowed Hope and me to respect and appreciate each other on a very high level. I don't regret anything that has happened this year.Right now, I'm only focused on Hope and trying to come up with great routines for her. I don't want to think about anything else. The more I notice outside elements, the more I become engulfed in the drama. The show wanted to bring up the Len situation again this week, but I'm not going to waste my energy getting involved with that. It was a misunderstanding and it's over. We've moved on. My next two weeks are dedicated to Hope. I'm going back to my roots and doing what I do best: teaching others.On that note, I also want to put an end to this stupid rumor that Derek and I are in a "war." First, it was that I "dissed" him and now there's a war? There is no war! Derek is a great and very talented guy; and to suggest that we're in a feud is hilarious. On top of that, the tabloid was quoting a "source." Until magazines start to actually quote the people they're writing about or at the very least reach out for a comment, don't believe what you read. Look, I understand this is how they sell issues and get everyone to click on links and stuff, but this type of rumor-fueling reporting is irresponsible to the people in the articles, their readers and themselves. I don't even want to remotely think about this anymore, so this will be the last comment about it.We're in a very interesting position now with three dances. We have the Argentine tango, the paso doble and then a cha-cha relay. We have done the paso and the cha-cha, so that helps a little bit. But honestly, they might as well be brand new dances. It's a shock to not just the celebrities, but the pros too. At this stage of the game, we're all exhausted. This is when our bodies start shutting down and we get sick, so to have three dances, it's very, very tough. I know they want more content because they want a longer broadcast, but this is the last thing any of us needs. You would have a better show if it was shorter with few dances. It's about quality, not quantity, right? I think they have three dances because they want to showcase the skills everyone's accumulated during the season. But when you throw in more dances, you don't have the opportunity to show off better dancing. It becomes more about surviving instead. The celebrities have never done anything like this before and it's a huge ask on their minds and bodies. But I'm not the one calling the shots here. I hope everyone saw Sleep's cameo on Monday's show! Sleep is the man. He's a TV star now! He's having a blast here in L.A. I've been bringing him to my friend's dog place, so he's got celebrity dog friends he's chilling with. He's kind of in his own spotlight. I can picture the other dogs saying, "You're that guy from..." If he could talk, he'd definitely have something to say! He's having a lot of fun and I love having him out here. Coming home and seeing his face - there's nothing like it. Everything else is going great. I know I sound like a broken record, but I really want to thank the fans again for your support and your votes. It's a huge responsibility for us to know that when you're called safe, it's because someone stayed up all night to keep voting and voting. I feel responsible to do my best. If I'm too intense for people or outspoken, it's because I feel a huge load of responsibility on myself to give everyone something worth voting for. It's a phenomenal realization to know that you're affecting someone's life so much that they're giving that much time to us. Time is the most precious thing we have, so we're very grateful to everyone for being behind us.That's all for now. Thanks for reading!Maks

Brett Ratner's Apologies: The Final Stand

By John Mitchell Brett Ratner is presently on some kind of apology tour after utilizing an anti-gay slur throughout an issue-and-answer session while marketing "Tower Heist." His latest atonement, carrying out a formal apology and the resignation as producer of next year's Academy awards, is, like Tracy Morgan before him, to synergy with GLAAD to "convene public discussions featuring leaders within the entertainment industry about marketing fair and accurate inclusions of LGBT people and tales." "Whenever we sitting lower with Brett today, he appeared very sincere in the wish to use this experience in an effort to begin talking against anti-gay language in popular culture, Herndon Graddick, GLAAD's senior director of Programs and Communications, stated inside a statement. That's all fine and dandy and, obviously, it's admirable that he's a little responsibility for saying something as foolish as "Testing is perfect for f**s." But seriously. Exactly why is nobody calling this person on the rest of the things he's been stating that he ought to be apologizing for? Namely the misogynistic and racist remarks he earned about Olivia Munn and Lindsay Lohan. Let us begin with the grossest of all of the frat-guy trash this dude has offered up lately. Throughout a phone call to Howard Stern's radio show, Ratner entered rather graphic detail about his relationship having a "very youthful" Lindsay Lohan. He boasted about carrying out dental sex on Lohan, saying, "I am most likely the very best on the planet,Inch adding he knows he's the very best "simply because they cry." Younger crowd accepted he'd Lohan examined for STDs prior to the two rested together in 2006 you realize, when she was 20 and that he was 37. "Before I have sexual intercourse having a girl, I actually do do one strange factor, Ratner told Stern. I actually do take em towards the physician and appearance em out. Im just like a cootie freak. Im a germaphobe. Im a hypochondriac. Before Time passes completely, I send the lady towards the physician and appearance them for everything. My physician includes a test to inform if you are likely to catch something later on even. For that record, Lohan returned clean. Shouldn't you be glad you will know? He continued to recount how Lohan later found him in mattress having a Victoria's Secret model and also the two experienced a battle over him. Inside a separate but equally stylish and appropriate conversation on G4's "Attack from the Show," Ratner copped to being the un named director pointed out in Olivia Munn's book "Suck It, Question Lady: The Misadventures of the Hollywood Geek," acknowledging he "bumped her a couple of occasions" but didn't remember who she was when she later arrived to audition for him. He did, however, deny Munn's account he masturbated before her while eating a shrimp cocktail, but did not really undertake her charge he was, er, packing a shrimp of their own. While all of the sex discuss Munn and Lohan is patently tasteless, it's another quote about Munn that will get under my skin more. "I made use of up to now Olivia Munn when she was Lisa. Which was the issue,Inch he told "AOTS" host Kevin Pereira. "She wasn't Asian in those days.Inch What? His point, I guess, is the fact that Munn now allegedly plays up her race like it's some kind of Hollywood wild card. That possibly it's some kind of joke when she does a study on "The Daily Show" since it's "Senior Asian Correspondent" since it wasn't listed like a talent on her behalf resume when he first met "Lisa." This is a pretty crazy factor to toss available so offhandedly, yes? In the beginning, I thought the Academy made the incorrect choice in giving Ratner the reins around the greatest evening in Hollywood. He's a financially effective director, yes, but younger crowd includes a well-deserved status for frat boy antics and lowbrow humor, neither which have place in the Oscars. Say what you should concerning the Academy awards namely that they'll be boring but they are not lowbrow and given Ratner's recent string of public misfires, specially the ones he has not apologized for, "lowbrow" is nearly the only real word we are able to think about to explain the almost-Oscar producer. Inform us what you believe within the comments section as well as on Twitter!

Stars Come Out For TV Guide Magazine's Hot List 2011 Party

Zooey Deschanel Television's greatest names and most popular stars were available for TV Guide Magazine's Hot List party on November 7 at Greystone Manor in La. Cover women Zooey Deschanel (New Girl) and Kat Dennings and Janet Behrs (2 Broke Women) posed for photography enthusiasts because they accepted the title of Hot Funny Ladies. "It is so awesome, many thanks!Inch gushed Deschanel, while Dennings and Behrs attempted to recreate their cover image, but rather exploded in laughs."My dear gosh, I really like everyone!" screamed NCIS actress Pauley Perrette when she saw Dennings and Behrs. The NCIS cast was well symbolized in the party, together with a surprise (and rare) appearance by leading guy Mark Harmon. "It's surprising he's here, this can be a first," accepted Perrette. Harmon walked the red-colored carpet with costars Perrette, Michael Weatherly and John Dietzen, who shared some scoop concerning the CBS drama's approaching holiday episode. "It is a large Jimmy episode," taunted Dietzen, who's discussing some screen time together with his character's future father-in-law, performed by Ray Burns. "We have been getting a lot fun dealing with one another."Within the party, the party area was full of stars, from Parks and Recreation's Retta and Jim O'Heir revealing their finest moves to New Girl's Max Greenfield impressing costar Lamorne Morris with a few hot dance steps. The cast of ABC's new hit show Revenge also got their groove on, with star Josh Bowman discussing his gratitude for that show's fans and success. But he wouldn't hand out a lot of spoilers around the fate of his character, Daniel Grayson, who had been shot within the pilot. "I would have made it, who knows," he taunted. "You'll have to wait and find out!InchTo determine 2011's complete Hot List, get this week's problem of TV Guide Magazine, on newsstands Thursday, November. 10.Sign up for TV Guide Magazine now!

Dish Network Posts 111,000 Subs Decline for Third Quarter

Dish Network on Monday reported customer deficits and fewer strong-than-expected financials due to its latest quarter. The satellite tv giant, introduced by chairman Charles Ergen, recorded a 111,000 customer decline inside the third quarter. The season-ago period saw a 29,000 loss. Experts had normally expected a sub drop near to 80,000. Dish ended September with 13.95 million clients. The business also released a thirty percent third-quarter earnings improvement to $319.millions of, nevertheless the figure missed Wall Street anticipation. Revenue rose 12.three percent to $3.6 billion. Dish's stock rose four percent noisy . purchasing and selling as experts mentioned some traders had feared sub deficits as high as the 150,000 range. Email: Georg.Szalai@thr.com Twitter: @georgszalai Related Subjects Dish Network

Werner Herzog: 'One Shot' Villain Hired for Tom Cruise Movie Because He's 'Good'

Look at the poster for 'Tower Heist.' Can you guess what's missing? The answer is Ben Stiller's afro and Eddie Murphy's barely-there mustache. At this point, you might be thinking: "Wait! Ben Stiller never had an afro. And since when did Eddie Murphy have trouble growing facial hair?" Well, your answer is the above photo. Courtesy of the folks at Snakkle (who have a ton of before-they-were-famous celebrity photos you should check out) the images were snapped back when the two future co-stars were still in high school. (Stiller in 1983 at Calhoun HS in NY; Murphy in 1979 at Roosevelt HS, also in NY.) The picture shows Ben Stiller rocking what appears to be a patterned denim shirt as well as the aforementioned mop top, while Murphy sports a nice suit. The photo isn't as unrecognizable as other pre-fame celeb pictures, but it is still entertaining to see these two A-listers when they were teenagers. You can check out Stiller, sans afro, along with Murphy, this weekend in 'Tower Heist.' [via Snakkle] [Photo: Seth Poppel/Yearbook Library] Follow Moviefone on Twitter Like Moviefone on Facebook

Critic's Help guide to Wednesday TV: Reality Wars (X Factor, Survivor, Top Chef)

Gail Simmons, Padma Lakshmi, Tom Colicchio They are saying "Everything's Bigger in Texas," which is the episode title for that premiere of Bravo's Texas-set ninth season of Top Chef (10/9c). And in addition it may explain why a ginormous platoon of 29 chef-testants descends around the historic Alamo for that first round of competition, and why the entire process of thinning the area to some Top 16 can't be also contained inside the first pulse-pounding episode. "They are raising the amount of intensity pretty fast," states among the chefs, and below bears that out. There is no room for error with no slack permitted Body body's told to bring along their knives prior to the first dish is even finished - because the 29 are split up into three groups, each obtaining a separate "Being approved Challenge" because they frantically attempt to impress the idol judges, who instantly choose which chefs obtain a coat, which of them don't result in the grade and that are "around the bubble" and will receive a second opportunity to join the cast. Taking part alongside the typical idol judges this year: Emeril Lagasse and also the always entertaining Top Chef Masters veteran Hugh Acheson. Want more TV news? Sign up for TV Guide Magazine now! When the year of Top Chef will keep up this pace because it moves the difficulties from San Antonio to Dallas and Austin, this may be my personal favorite reality-competition block each week, combined with the provocative Thing of beauty: The Following Great Artist (9/8c), which tonight welcomes executive producer Nicole Kidman like a guest judge. However these are hardly the only real game around. America reaches start voting tonight for his or her faves on Fox's The X Factor (8/7c), having a two-hour live show show, and let us hope the idol judges can begin concentrating on the performers a lot more than on dissing one another. The outcomes (by which, we are told, the idol judges will choose among the bottom two functions to visit home following a sing-off) airs Thursday. And it is time for that merge on CBS' Survivor: South Off-shore (8/7c), after which we'll find out if Ozzy's absurdly reckless strategy from a week ago takes care of, because he faces the indomitable Christine inside a Redemption Island challenge after contriving to possess themself chosen from his tribe, even quitting his immunity idol within the bargain. He's believing that he'll beat Christine, so when he rejoins the overall game, he'll the amounts between your former competing tribes. Hubris? Folly? A minimum of it provides for us additional time to savor the antics of Cochran, the essential Survivor nerd who's probably the most purely enjoyable gamers in a long time. Look who's raising the overall game on NBC's Law & Order: Special Sufferers Unit (10/9c): the truly amazing Andre Braugher, in fine form as Bayard Ellis, a formidable defense attorney/civil protections crusader who assumes an African-American rape defendant professional bono, crossing swords using the equally devoted Olivia Benson (Mariska Hargitay). "We've got the best guy," Olivia challenges him. "Not the proper way,Inch he shoots back. Both of them are right, by the finish, there is a mutual agreement that "successful or unsuccessful, it arrives with an expense.Inch There is a wonderful moment where Braugher encounters his former Homicide: Existence in the pub co-star Richard Belzer, still playing Det. Munch in the end these years - read Braugher's ideas on his appearance here. It is also a goody to determine Linus Roache in action as Bureau Chief Mike Cutter, contacted to manage the mighty Ellis. (It is a indication of methods much was lost when NBC scuttled what the law states & Order mothership.) The episode is notable too for any strong guest performance from Medium's Sofia Vassilieva because the victim-of-the-week, a harder-than-she-looks music student who starts to question if using the situation to the court makes it worth while. Halloween has ended, but FX's American Horror Story (10/9c) - just restored to no a person's surprise for any second season - continues going. On and on crazier through the minute, which isn't always a compliment. The most frightening factor relating to this episode, which concludes the Halloween-evening two-parter, may be the hysterically pitched acting (especially by Dylan McDermott, that has his hands full handling a peeved wife and also the psychotic ghost of his mistress) and also the laughably lurid incoherent plotting. Look close and you will see Ashley Rickards from MTV's Awkward (now there is a great show) among the mean teens taunting the wacko Tate, about whom we find out more - none from it terribly surprising, if you have been having to pay attention. What exactly else is on? ... Expand the mind and horizons with PBS' The Material from the Cosmos, a four-part Nova small-series (9/8c, check local agendas) located by physicist John Greene, who kicks things off by asking "What's Space?" His answer involves something known as "dark energy," which stands for his theory that space is not a clear void. ... PBS returns to earth having a profile from the late Apple visionary within the hour-lengthy special Jobs: One Further Factor (10/9c, check local agendas). ... Former Secretary of Condition Condoleezza Grain makes her first appearance on CBS' Late Show With David Letterman (11:35/10:35c), inserting her new memoir. ... Guest-star gene pool: Blythe Danner and Richard Schiff play Christina Applegate's parents, going to their new daughter on NBC's Up Through The Night (8/7c). Sign up for TV Guide Magazine now!