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With the success of Downton Abbey and the airing of the BBC’s revival of Upstairs, Downstairs on PBS beginning April 10, it’s no wonder Acorn Media decided to release the original Upstairs, Downstairs on DVD. Series 1 is available today, providing a glimpse of the lives of the upper and serving classes in Edwardian England. Broadcast in 1971, series 1 …

The powerhouse Fox comedy Glee was welcomed back to PaleyFest to the sound of hundreds of screaming fans. The crowd was treated to an encore performance of “Original Songs” as we watched in the same theatre where the cast filmed the episode. What followed after the episode was a night filled with spoilers all around, including details about the rest …

For its last hurrah, on the final night of PaleyFest, the William S. Paley Television Festival chose to celebrate the Fox comedy sensation Raising Hope. For that spectacular evening, in attendance were: creator Greg Garcia, along with cast members Garret Dillahunt, Martha Plimpton, Lucas Neff, and Shannon Woodward. Coming off its electrifying first season, Raising Hope was not only the …

What can be said about one of the most entertaining and original series on TV? Well, at the recent Paley Fest salute to the USA Network hit series White Collar, an abundance of great and funny accolades were shared about the show and its cast and crew. Opening the evening of the third night of the 2011 Paley Fest was …

Editor’s Note: Genevieve is our junior correspondent. At 11 years old, she is an aspiring writer and fan of television, books, movies, music, drawing, singing, dancing, and so much more. Here she interviews rising star Josie Carr-Harris, an 11-year-old actress, singer and dancer from Russia. Josie recently acted as the lead in the whimsical Russian 3D film Rorrim Bo and …

Today’s Women Behind the Scenes spotlight is focused on former child star turned producer, writer and director Kaleena Kiff. Kaleena was born and raised in Santa Monica, California and began working as an actress while she was a child, appearing in 1980’s TV shows like The Jeffersons, Family Ties, Three’s Company and the comedy series Love, Sidney for which she co-starred …

On March 12, the cast and creative crew of the long-running CW series Supernatural made a return visit to the annual PaleyFest, being greeted by an exuberant crowd of fans at the Saban Theatre in the heart of Beverly Hills. Opening the evening on behalf of its host, the Paley Center for Media, was Debra Birnbaum, Editor-in-Chief of TV Guide. …

In “My Future Boyfriend” (former working title “Always & Forever”), P-A-X-497/341, aka “Pax” (Barry Watson), a curious young man from the well-ordered but loveless future, travels to present day New Orleans in search of romance novelist Elizabeth Barrett (Sara Rue) – whose book he has come upon during an archeological dig in the year 3127. Hoping Elizabeth can explain the …

On Day One of the annual Paley Festival hosted by the Paley Center for Media in Beverly Hills, AMC’s The Walking Dead was celebrated for its freshman year break-out achievement. Not only did The Walking Dead become an overnight sensation when it debuted on Halloween night last Fall, it introduced the world to a zombie-apocalypse that captured the imagination of …

Today’s Women Behind the Scenes spotlight is focused on multi-talented actress, producer and director Roxann Dawson. Born Roxann Caballero in Los Angeles, California she attended the same high school as Angelina Jolie, Nicolas Cage, Lenny Kravitz and David Schwimmer. She went on to graduate from the University at Berkeley with a degree in Theater Arts, landing her first acting role …