LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The wheelchair episode of musical comedy "Glee" and a "CSI" program tackling race and prejudice in the police were among eight shows named on Wednesday as examples of "television with a conscience". The Academy of Television Arts and Sciences said the eight shows, which looked at issues ranging from doctor-assisted suicide to autism and Alzheimer's disease ...

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - HBO's costly World War Two miniseries "The Pacific" got off to a slow start on Sunday evening, delivering 3.1 million viewers. The 10-part series, from executive producers Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks, is the biggest production in the pay cable network's history with a reported budget of about $250 million. Still, its viewership ...

In an industry that seduces customers with gimmicks, perhaps no slot machine had ever been launched with such high expectations.
But then, never before had a slot machine been designed and marketed with so much Hollywood muscle behind it.
So there were a lot of eyes on the ...