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The Museum of Television and Radio announces the line-up for their annual William S. Paley Television Festival.
By Elizabeth Snead, Times Staff Writer
January 23, 2007
What does George Lucas have in common with "The Simpsons," "Heroes" and "Anerican Idol?" They're all part of this year's lineup for the Museum of Television and Radio's 24th annual William S. Paley Television Festival, scheduled for March 1-15 at the museum in Beverly Hills.
In addition to an evening devoted to Lucas and all things "Star Wars" on March 4, the festival will feature a night with "American Idol" stars Paula Abdul, Randy Jackson and Ryan Seacrest. The "Idol" event kicks off the proceedings on March 1.
NBC's rookie sensation, "Heroes," takes center stage March 10 with several cast members scheduled to appear, including Ali Larter, Masi Oka and Hayden Panettiere. "The Simpsons" panel, which features executive producers Matt Groening and James L. Brooks, celebrates 400 episodes of the Fox comedy hit and closes out this year's event.
The two-week festival brings together some of the biggest names and hottest properties in entertainment for group discussions as well as screenings of episodes or highlights from their shows. This year's lineup also includes the stars and creators of "The Office," "Nip/Tuck," "Brothers and Sisters," "Dexter," "Ugly Betty," "Prison Break," "The Closer," House" and "Jericho."
The event is open to museum members and the general public. Tickets go on sale to MTR Members on Feb. 1, and will be made available to the general public on Feb. 4. For more information on panels and tickets, go the MTR website MTR | Home.
Here's the complete schedule:
American Idol March 1, 8 p.m. In Person: Paula Abdul (Judge), Cecile Frot-Coutaz (Executive Producer), Randy Jackson (Judge), Nigel Lythgoe (Executive Producer), Ryan Seacrest (Host), and Ken Warwick (Producer). Additional panelists to be announced.
The Office March 2, 7 p.m. In Person: Leslie David Baker ("Stanley"), Brian Baumgartner ("Kevin"), Creed Bratton ("Creed"), Greg Daniels (Executive Producer/Director/Writer), David Denman ("Roy"), Jenna Fischer ("Pam Beesly"), Kate Flannery ("Meredith"), Melora Hardin ("Jan"), Ed Helms ("Andy"), Rashida Jones ("Karen"), Mindy Kaling ("Kelly"/Producer/Writer), Angela Kinsey ("Angela"), Howard Klein (Executive Producer), John Krasinski ("Jim Halpert"), Ken Kwapis (Director), Paul Lieberstein ("Toby")/Coexecutive Producer/Writer), B.J. Novak ("Ryan"/Producer/Writer), Oscar Nunez ("Oscar"), Craig Robinson ("Darryl"), Benjamin Silverman (Executive Producer), Phyllis Smith ("Phyllis"), and Rainn Wilson ("Dwight Schrute").
An Evening with George Lucas March 3, 7 p.m. In Person: George Lucas.
Brothers & Sisters March 5, 7 p.m. In Person: Dave Annable ("Justin Walker"), Jon Robin Baitz (Creator/Executive Producer), Greg Berlanti (Executive Producer), Sally Field ("Nora Holden Walker"), Calista Flockhart ("Kitty Walker"), Balthazar Getty ("Thomas Walker"), Rachel Griffiths ("Sarah Walker Whedon"), Rob Lowe ("Senator McAllister"), Sarah Jane Morris ("Julia Walker"), Ken Olin (Executive Producer), John Pyper-Ferguson ("Joe Whedon"), Matthew Rhys ("Kevin Walker"), Ron Rifkin ("Saul Holden"), and Patricia Wettig ("Holly Harper").
The Closer March 6, 7:30 p.m. In Person: G.W. Bailey ("Detective Lieutenant Provenza"), Michael Paul Chan ("Lieutenant Mike Tao"), Raymond Cruz ("Detective Julio Sanchez"), Tony Denison ("Detective Andy Flynn"), James Duff (Executive Producer), Gil Garcetti (Consulting Producer), Robert Gossett ("Commander Taylor"), Gina Ravera ("Detective Irene Daniels"), Corey Reynolds ("Sergeant David Gabriel"), Michael M. Robin (Executive Producer), Andrew J. Sacks (Producer), Kyra Sedgwick ("Deputy Chief Brenda Leigh Johnson"), Greer Shephard (Executive Producer), and J.K. Simmons ("Assistant Police Chief Will Pope").
Dexter March 7, 7 p.m. In Person: Michael C. Hall ("Dexter Morgan"). Additional panelists to be announced.
Nip/Tuck March 8, 7 p.m. In Person: Kelly Carlson ("Kimber Henry"), John Hensley ("Matt McNamara"), Roma Maffia ("Dr. Liz Cruz"), Julian McMahon ("Dr. Christian Troy"), Ryan Murphy (Creator/Executive Producer/ Writer/Director), Michael M. Robin (Executive Producer), and Dylan Walsh ("Dr. Sean McNamara").
Prison Break March 9, 7 p.m. In Person: Marty Adelstein (Executive Producer), Sarah Wayne Callies ("Dr. Sara Tancredi"), William Fichtner ("Alexander Mahone"), Wentworth Miller ("Michael Scofield"), Matt Olmstead (Executive Producer), Dawn Parouse (Executive Producer), Dominic Purcell ("Lincoln Burrows"), Brett Ratner (Executive Producer), and Paul Scheuring (Creator/Executive Producer).
Heroes March 10, 7 p.m. In Person: Allan Arkush (Executive Producer/Director), Santiago Cabrera ("Isaac Mendez"), Jack Coleman ("H.R.G."), Tawny Cypress ("Simone Deveaux"), Noah Gray-Cabey ("Micah Sanders"), Greg Grunberg ("Matt Parkman"), Dennis Hammer (Executive Producer), Tim Kring (Creator/Executive Producer), Ali Larter ("Niki Sanders"), Masi Oka ("Hiro Nakamura"), Hayden Panettiere ("Claire Bennet"), Adrian Pasdar ("Nathan Petrelli"), Sendhil Ramamurthy ("Mohinder Suresh"), Leonard Roberts ("D.L. Hawkins"), and Milo Ventimiglia ("Peter Petrelli").
Ugly Betty March 12, 7 p.m. In Person: Alan Dale ("Bradford Meade"), America Ferrera ("Betty"), Silvio Horta (Executive Producer), Mark Indelicato ("Justin"), Ashley Jensen ("Christina"), Eric Mabius ("Daniel Meade"), Becki Newton ("Amanda"), Ana Ortiz ("Hilda"), Tony Plana ("Ignacio"), Rebecca Romijn ("Alexis Meade"), Benjamin Silverman (Executive Producer), Kevin Sussman ("Walter"), Michael Urie ("Marc"), and Vanessa Williams ("Wilhelmina Slater").
Jericho March 13, 7 p.m. In Person: Carol Barbee (Executive Producer), Stephen Chbosky (Cocreator/Executive Producer/ Writer), Lennie James ("Robert Hawkins"), Erik Knudsen ("Dale Turner"), Gerald McRaney ("Mayor Johnston Green"), Pamela Reed ("Gail Green"), Josh Schaer (Cocreator/Producer), Ashley Scott ("Emily Sullivan"), Jon Steinberg (Cocreator/Producer), and Skeet Ulrich ("Jake Green").
March 14 - The Simpsons: Celebrating 400 Episodes March 15, 7 p.m. In Person: Matt Groening (Creator/Executive Producer), James L. Brooks (Executive Producer), Al Jean (Executive Producer), Tim Long (Executive Producer), Ian Maxtone-Graham (Executive Producer), and Matt Selman (Executive Producer). Additional panelists to be announced. __________________ -Kelly |