Dish Of Salt: Top 10 TV Shows Of 2008

December 23, 2008

By Laura Saltman

LOS ANGELES, Calif.

I’ll be taking some time off for the holidays, but I wanted to leave you all with my annual list of my favorite TV shows of the year.

They may not be the critical favorites or the ratings grabbers but they are the shows I love and just can’t miss. After all this is MY list!

You’ll notice it differs vastly from last year’s list, as only one show continued to be one my favorites list this year.

Tina Fey Voted AP Entertainer Of The Year

December 23, 2008

LOS ANGELES, Calif.

Tina Fey is the entertainer of the year? You betcha.

Fey was voted The Associated Press’ Entertainer of the Year, an annual honor chosen by newspaper editors and broadcast producers across the country. Fey was selected by AP members as the performer who had the greatest impact on culture and entertainment in 2008.

Dish Of Salt: Top 10 TV Quotes Of 2008

December 22, 2008

By Laura Saltman

LOS ANGELES, Calif.

It was a year of crazy quotes and super soundbites on TV in 2008. AccessHollywood.com’s Laura “Dish of Salt” Saltman counts down the top 10 quotes of the year…

Dish Of Salt: Top Ten TV Moments Of 2008

December 18, 2008

By Laura Saltman

LOS ANGELES, Calif.

The writer’s strike may have thrown a wrench into the 2008 television season but there were plenty of moments this year to keep us laughing, guessing, crying and even yelling out at our TV sets in triumph.

Inside, our TV expert Laura “Dish of Salt” Saltman counts down the top TV Moments of the year…

Complete List: Screen Actors Guild Award Nominees 2008

December 18, 2008

LOS ANGELES, Calif.

Award season continues as the SAG Awards announce their nominees — who made the cut? Find out inside.

Barack Obama Tops Barbara Walters’ ‘10 Most Fascinating People’ List

December 05, 2008

LOS ANGELES, Calif.

Barbara Walters unveiled her annual “10 Most Fascinating People” list Thursday night, and it included a slew of film stars, television stars, an Olympic athlete, a controversial political radio personality, a one-time vice presidential hopeful and the man who squashed her chances at the number one spot, President-Elect Barack Obama.

What’s Behind Tina’s Fey-mous Scar?

December 01, 2008

LOS ANGELES, Calif.

Tina Fey has become famous for her trademark glasses and spot on Sarah Palin impressions – not to mention her Emmy award-winning series “30 Rock.” And now, the actress and husband Jeff Richmond are revealing the story behind the facial scar that she has refused to previously talk about.

ROLL CALL: Reese Witherspoon Would Love To Do ‘30 Rock’

November 26, 2008

By Jesse Spero

LOS ANGELES, Calif.

Plus, Ryan Phillippe and Jesse Bradford hit up Dan Tana’s. And, Joaquin Phoenix returns to making movies after saying he’s retiring.

Get your Daily Dispatch of Celebrity Shenanigans inside!

Dish of Salt: Top Ten TV Quotes Of Last Week (Nov. 24)

November 24, 2008

By Laura Saltman

HOLLYWOOD, Calif.

What so funny about Paris Hilton’s breakup, Sarah Palin’s seven million dollar book deal and Danny Bonaduce’s new reality show? Our TV expert, Laura the “Dish of Salt” Saltman breaks it down in her Top Ten TV quotes of the week.

#10 – “Apparently they ran out of video tape and figured why bother anymore?”
-- ABC’s “Jimmy Kimmel Live”

Jimmy Kimmel on the news that Paris Hilton and her boyfriend Benji Madden have broken up.

#9 — “At my house you can do both… Cuddling and ‘Sports Center.’”
-- CBS’s “Two And A Half Men”

Charlie Harper to his latest girlfriend who he is annoyed to find out doesn’t have a TV in her bedroom.

More quotes inside…