Fox gave a party to promote its prime-time lineup. Here Danny DeVito arrives at the annual Fox All-Star Television Critics Association party at the Santa Monica Pier in Santa Monica, Calif. The show in which DeVito stars (as his cap says, "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia"), is actually not on Fox but on the FX network, but that's also owned by Rupert Murdoch's News Corp.
Hugh Laurie, who plays Dr. Gregory House on "House," was at the Fox party on the Santa Monica Pier as well, and is said to have collided head-on with a car driven by co-star Omar Epps. No need for surgery, though, since they were in bumper cars on the pier's amusement park.
Wentworth Miller of "Prison Break" was at the Santa Monica Pier party, not looking at all trapped.
Kelsey Grammar, formerly of "Frasier," will star in "Back To You," a new situation comedy in which he plays an anchor in a local television newsroom. He spoke about the show during the Summer Television Critics Association Press Tour for Fox held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel. The cast also features ...
... Patricia Heaton from "Everybody Loves Raymond" (here she is on the Santa Monica Pier hugging another network star) ...
... Fred Willard ...
... and Ty Burrell.
Parker Posey, left, who has starred in such mock movie documentaries as "Best in Show," plays the estranged sister of Lauren Ambrose, formerly of "Six Feet Under," in a show with the working title of "The Return of Jezebel James," which is scheduled for January. When Posey's character learns that she can't get pregnant, she asks the character played by Ambrose to carry her fetus for her.
"The Return of Jezebel James" was created by Amy Sherman-Palladino, who also created "The Gilmore Girls."
David Boreanaz, left, who plays FBI special agent Seeley and Emily Deschanel, who plays forensic anthropologist and novelist Dr. Temperance Brennan, speak about the forthcoming third season of "Bones."
Kiefer Sutherland of "24" spoke about the show's new president, played by Cherry Jones. "I hope people will make the distinction between television and reality," Sutherland said, but added that "television" can be the first step in showing people what is possible."