Hulu’s The Looming Tower  tackles terrorism and the lead up to 9/11 that was 60 years in the making, managing to pack the multifaceted subject into ten episodes. The result is as riveting as the subject matter. Based on the Lawrence Wright book of the same name, one White House insider called it the definitive crash…

Waco, the dramatic miniseries based on the deadly 51-day standoff in 1993 between Branch Davidians and federal law enforcement, premiered earlier this year on the Paramount Network, formerly SpikeTV. It stars Michael Shannon as real-life FBI agent Gary Noesner and Taylor Kitsch as Branch Davidians leader David…

Three years ago, CBS placed a lot of faith in writer, producer, comedian and singer James Corden when it handed him the reins to its Late Late Show. This was not lost on him, which he candidly admitted at Deadline's The Contenders Emmys event Sunday afternoon. "We didn't have the luxury of a fan base, so we knew we…

Yes, Virginia, that was Zach Galifianakis appearing alongside his Baskets co-stars Louie Anderson, Martha Kelly and showrunner Jonathan Krisel at Deadline's Contenders Emmys event Sunday afternoon. Just don't tell his family. "Can't we pretend you didn't see me? I have family in town, and I am trying to hide from…

Conan O'Brien has been lampooning contemporary society ever since his Harvard days, if you'll pardon the pun. The comedy giant is the longest-running host in late-night and shows no signs of slowing. And that's by design. While most of his peers cherry-pick material from the daily White House guffaws, O'Brien's goal…