The Business

Getting famous isn't all its cracked up to be. Just ask Peter Jacobson, aka Dr. Chris Taub on the Fox hit, House. Plus, Sumner's discontent: who is the aging head of Viacom, and what does that mean for the future of his company?

This week, two smart but naive ad guys from Chicago make it in TV, despite themselves. We talk to the creators of the new TNT drama, Trust Me.

The networks have just finished their dog and pony show for the TV critics. We take a peek inside what's known as the TCA's. Plus, celebrity publicist Howard Bragman helps you find your 15 minutes.

This week on The Business, a Hollywood lawyer predicts a rough road ahead for what used to be a recession-proof business. Plus, video games…go indie!

The Hollywood Reporter's 17th annual "100 Most Powerful Women in Hollywood" list. What does is say about the progress of women in the business? How do power lists in general reveal Hollywood's insecurities?

2008 was a roller-coaster of a year for show business.  What’s in store for the industry in 2009?  It's the Hollywood year-to-be with Lauren Schuker of the Wall Street Journal and Scott Collins of the Los Angeles Times.

As Princess Leia, she was saved from the Empire by Luke, Han and Chewy.  As Carrie Fisher, she's had to rely on a higher power to save herself from drugs and alcohol. Plus, going to the big show, Showest.

We revisit our favorite feature stories of 2008: the woes of a video-game reviewer, going to the movies with babies, Hollywood's fascination with swag, and what it's like to be a lady in the testosterone fueled world of the paparazzi.

The ups, the downs, the all arounds of the business of show in 2008.  We talk with Lauren Schuker of the Wall Street Journal and Scott Collins of the Los Angeles Times.

Laura Bickford, the producer of Steven Soderbergh's new epic Che, on themaking and marketing a four-hour movie in an age of multi-tasking and quick cutting. Plus, a female in the testosterone-fueled world of the Hollywood paparazzi?