Happy Birthday to:

Actor Ryan Reynolds (1976)

In the pilot episode of the Emmy Award winning 30 Rock, Scott Adsit's character, Pete Hornberger, is fired. In an example of art imitating life, Scott himself was, at least at first

NEW YORK (AP) - Two new Michael Crichton novels, one of them unfinished, have been scheduled for release.

NEW YORK (AP) — NBC's "ER" ended its 15-year run Thursday much like it began, with a pulse-quickening symphony of life and death.

Before we get started on the Mega Oscar Diary, let's go to a few random ramblings from the cadre of pre-shows around the dial:

In 2008 the United States dealt with a recession, a new President elect, and the passing of many great celebrities. Let's take a moment to remember these noted actors, comedians and musicians...

With the untimely death of Michael Crichton, now is the time to reflect on a career that, unfortunately, was wrought with too much of something that is usually a positive: intelligence. Indeed, Michael was too smart for the movie industry and its core audience.

Michael Crichton, the million-selling author of such historic and prehistoric science thrillers as "Jurassic Park," ''Timeline" and "The Andromeda Strain," has died of cancer, his family said.

Happy Birthday to actor Ryan Reynolds (1976), Spider-Man director Sam Raimi (1959), song-parodying accordian player Weird Al Yankovic (1959), "honky tonk" Country music artist Dwight Yoakam (1956), Lust, Caution director Ang Lee (1954),