Spin out

It's beginning to look like that much ballyhooed "Office" spin-off isn't actually gonna be a "spin-off" in the traditional sense but maybe a companion, that'll have the same tone, spirit, energy and style - but NOT any characters from......

And...she'll play a "guest director" for the high school musical at West Beverly Hills High. The CW announced this morning that she'd signed on for multiple episodes. So far, everyone seems to be getting just fine. But it's early.......

Superstars in NBC's future: Amy and Laser Cats... Remember the "Office Spin-off?" Never quite had a name, and many people in the business kind of assumed there wasn't quite an idea there either? It is now officially on ice......

This is significant casting news; and big Long Island casting news. Bay Shore's own... Now, Manhasset's own... LL Cool J - "Ladies Love Cool James," if you must know- will star in that "NCIS" spin-off. Variety had official confirmation......

As we near the anticipated early November announcement about the future of Chrysler, news agencies are already speculating about its plans. Today, Reuters reported that Fiat will spin off Ram into its own brand and new, jointly designed Chrysler models......

Turns out "The Office" not only turns out pretty darned brilliant finales - like Toby's exit, of last week - but manages to inspire first-rate parodies too. (I'm not sure what that means, but it means something.) Yes, I've......

Consumers are feeling pretty beat up these days. They have endured four years of a bruising housing crash and its aftermath. The white-knuckle stock market has left its mark. And the scars from unemployment will run deep for years. That's why the high-...

While the "Arrested Development" refugees dream of a movie and "Buffy" stars hope a big screen version gets staked, the "Battlestar Galactica" movie project forges ahead. Not only has Bryan Singer signed on to direct, but the movie now has a...

Hewlett-Packard computers: Tech giant Hewlett-Packard is going to remain in the personal computer business after all. New CEO Meg Whitman said Thursday that after a "strategic review" HP would indeed stay in the PC business....

Hewlett-Packard announced Thursday that it has decided to keep its PC business after considering a possible spinoff of its "personal services group." Later, HP executives said that the company will produce Windows 8 tablets, but that WebOS' future is...

There are more laughs in this trailer for the Dreamworks “Shrek” spin-off “Puss in Boots” than in any of the Disney trailers for “The Muppets.” It seems like exactly what I would have hoped for in a “Puss”...

This post has been corrected. See the note at the bottom for details. Sears Holdings Corp. plans to spin off its home improvement unit, Orchard Supply Hardware, as a separate publicly traded company, the department store giant said Thursday. Known......