Hillary Atkin

	About Hillary Atkin Hillary Atkin has written extensively on media and entertainment for USA Today, The Los Angeles Times, The Hollywood Reporter, Television Week, Entertainment Weekly, Daily Variety, The New York Observer and LA Confidential. She is an award-winning journalist who began her career as a television news writer, reporter and... more
An Unscripted Scenario Trumps Reality TV Tastemakers, or, "Idiot Reality People Don't Leave Burning Building" - Hillary Atkin By Hillary Atkin It was event designed to give the deans of reality television even more time in the spotlight, so it seemed only fitting that a cold, hard dose of ear-splitting reality disrupted the proceedings at the Hollywood Radio and Television Society's Unscripted Hitmakers luncheon last week at the Beverly Hilton. In response, host and moderator... more
Saving the Best Laughs for Last: Chuck Lorre Reaches a New Milestone in the TV Biz - Hillary Atkin By Hillary Atkin There were many moments of learning at last week's Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Hall of Fame dinner and ceremony, the 21st edition of the kudos that honor the best and the brightest in the industry, dead or alive. Everyone knows the man who hosted the event, Jon Cryer, is funny, but we learned that director Garry... more
If It's Great on the Page, It Ends Up on Stage in What's Invariably a Comedy-Filled Night - Hillary Atkin By Hillary Atkin These truly are the glory days of ABC's smash hit comedy, "Modern Family," which by the conclusion of the 2012 Writers Guild of America Awards Sunday night had added two more trophies to its already awards-laden mantle. It was the third year in a row that ""MF" walked away with the guild's top comedy series... more
Amidst the Grammy Celebration, Memorable Tributes to a Fallen Star - Hillary Atkin By Hillary Atkin Monday morning quarterbacking had cognoscenti and fans alike debating whether the Grammys, the "family" that host LL Cool J referred to before a prayer for "our sister Whitney" had done enough to honor Whitney Houston's legacy, even as her catalog albums and hit singles reached renewed best-seller status on Amazon and... more
Living the Brandon Tartikoff Legacy - Hillary Atkin By Hillary Atkin The legendary television executive Brandon Tartikoff set a high bar in the industry, one that still sets a standard in the nearly 15 years since he passed away, far too young. Yes, he is always remembered fondly—but nowhere does his inspirational legacy come into clearer focus than at the annual Tartikoff Legacy Award ceremony. The ... more

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