Encore Channel celebrates Mother’s Day with Murphy Brown marathon

Missing the comedies of the 1980s, back when big hair was in, and plots were filled with memorable dialog? Yeah, me too. Encore Classic cable channel is hosting a special event set for Mother's Day afternoon, May 11, 2014. Beginning at 4 p.m., watch a reunion of the cast of "Murphy Brown" and hear why they selected specific episodes as their favorites to share with fans. It will be great to see the ol' "FYI" gang back together again. Read the full story here.

 The entire "Murphy Brown" gang, minus Robert Pastorelli, who played Eldin Bernaky, the permanent, semi-permanent house painter.

Joe Regalbuto played Frank Fontana, Investigative Reporter.

 Grant Shaud, series creator Diane English, and Candice Bergen who brought "Murphy Brown" to life.

Grant Shaud played Miles Silverlberg, the very, very young producer of "FYI" who had the daunting task of keeping a tight rein on Murphy, more or less.

                                           Photos by Theo Wargo, Getty images, used with permission.

CBS cancels ‘Intelligence’ and ‘The Crazy Ones’ but renews ‘The Mentalist’

It’s sad news if you are a fan of the dynamic, intelligent drama, “Intelligence,” which debuted on CBS in a prime-time slot following “NCIS” to 20,800,000 viewers just four months ago. Unfortunately, the show created by Michael Seitzman was relocated to what might as well have been a new zip code. “Intelligence” was given the network’s “time slot of eternal failure,” otherwise known as 9 p.m. on Monday nights.

                                         Photo by Cliff Lipson, CBS, used with permission
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CBS cancelled five shows today, including "Intelligence," "The Crazy Ones," "Friends with Better Lives," "Bad Teacher" and "Hostages." I will miss "Intelligence," and hope it finds new life on another channel or CBS cable affiliate. They spent too much time, money and effort to create a quality product to just stop now. They didn't cancel programs I would have cancelled, including "Mike & Molly," "Two and a Half Men," "2 Broke Girls," or "Friends with Better Lives," but then again, that's just me. I don't run anything. Still, many, many people don't want to see "Intelligence" cancelled.