• Michael Douglas to star in 'The King of California' movie

  November 7, 2005
  Actor Michael Douglas is starring in "The King of California," a new film from the producers of last year's hit, "Sideways."

• Michael Jackson publicly thanks his fans for their support

  June 27, 2005
  Michael Jackson, in seclusion in California since his acquittal on child molestation charges, has thanked his fans for their "love, support and loyalty."

• 'Star Wars' star Samuel L. Jackson takes comfort in his light saber

  May 19, 2005
  Samuel L. Jackson says getting to keep his purple light saber comforted him as his time acting in the "Star Wars" franchise drew to an end.

• The Year In Review: Reality TV still delivering strong ratings, despite missteps

  April 16, 2005
  At the "upfront" advertising-sales meetings prior to the 2004-05 primetime television season, the six U.S. broadcast networks and their cable competitors made it clear that the next season would feature lots and lots of reality television. In fact, the push for more reality TV became so severe that one network (Fox) resorted to the blatant theft of other networks' ideas. Now that the season is in its final two months, how did this glut of reality shows fare?

• NBC begins casting for its new 'Treasure Hunters' global quest series

  April 12, 2005
  NBC has begun casting for its new Treasure Hunters reality series -- a new, quest-oriented unscripted series that features multi-player teams to be sent on a global search to solve a puzzle, with the first team to uncover all the clues given the location of a hidden treasure.

• Braveheart's sword to star in New York fete of William Wallace

  March 30, 2005
  The sword William Wallace wielded to win Scotland's freedom from England is headed for a New York tribute to Braveheart's death 700 years ago.

• NBC announces new 'Treasure Hunters' global reality "quest" series

  March 18, 2005
  NBC formally announced Thursday that it has ordered Treasure Hunters, a new ten-episode reality "quest" series that will feature multi-person teams of treasure-hunting contestants traveling the globe and using folklore, fantasy and actual history as clues to solve an intricate puzzle.

• Storage unit auctions on the rise

  March 9, 2005
  The operator of a website that allows self-storage facilities to sell the contents of units with unpaid rent says many find treasure in the trash.

• Matthew McConaughey begins 'Sahara' film promotion tour

  March 5, 2005
  Matthew McConaughey, who stars as Dirk Pitt in the upcoming action-adventure "Sahara," has begun a six-week U.S. cross-country promotional tour.

• Fox prepares 'The Casino' without product placements or sponsorships

  May 1, 2004
  Reality TV superproducer Mark Burnett (Survivor, The Apprentice, The Restaurant) may be the best in reality TV at product placements, but he's finally found a subject he can't sell: gaming.

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