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The stars of The Dukes of Hazzard haven't shut the door on the television series getting rebooted.

Originally airing for seven seasons on CBS between 1979 and 1985, The Dukes of Hazzard followed the Duke family, which included cousins Bo (John Schneider), Luke (Tom Wopat), and Daisy (Catherine Bach). All three reunited with fellow cast members Byron Cherry (Coy Duke), Jeff Altman (Hughie Hogg), and Rick Hurst (Deputy Cletus Hogg) for a recent appearance at Gallatin Comic-Con in Tennessee. Per Fox, Bach addressed how much love the cast members still have for one another, adding that a potential reboot or even a reunion special is possible.

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The Dukes of Hazzard stars Catherine Bach, John Schneider, Tom Wopat, Byron Cherry, Jeff Altman, and Rick Hurst reunited this weekend at the 2023 Gallatin Comic Con in Gallatin, Tn.#weretalkingcountry #dukesofhazzard #GallatinComicCon #CatherineBach #JohnSchneider #TomWopat pic.twitter.com...

Never say never. Former Dukes of Hazzard stars John Schneider, Catherine Bach and Tom Wopat reunited with fellow castmates Byron Cherry, Jeff Altman and Rick Hurst at Gallatin Comic Con 2023 in Tennessee recently where talk of a possible reboot of the hit ’80s TV comedy series surfaced.

“As far as a Dukes reunion,” Bach teased in an interview with Fox News Digital, “anything is possible.”

Bach starred as Daisy Duke, Schneider as Bo Duke and Wopat as Luke Duke in the hit action-comedy-drama series that aired for seven seasons on CBS from 1979 to 1985. The series, inspired by the 1975 film Moonrunners about a bootlegger family, revolved around the adventures of cousins Bo and Luke, modern-day Robin Hoods who continually tried to outwit a corrupt sheriff and “greedy rich, city slickers.”

The series also was not without controversy due to images of the Confederate flag that had been used in the show.

Bruce Mallen, a Canadian film producer who pioneered studies in the economics of the movie industry and led the revitalization of Culver City’s historic studio district in the 1980s, has died. He was 83.

Mallen died Friday in Beverly Hills of a heart attack, his daughter-in-law Rebecka Biejo announced. He also battled Alzheimer’s disease and had a recent bout with Covid-19.

The Montreal native produced the 1981 movies The High Country, starring Timothy Bottoms, and Heartaches, starring Margot Kidder; executive produced Paradise (1982), featuring Phoebe Cates; and produced Doin’ Time, starring Jeff Altman.

He also served as vice chairman of the Fort ...

Bruce Mallen, a Canadian film producer who pioneered studies in the economics of the movie industry and led the revitalization of Culver City’s historic studio district in the 1980s, has died. He was 83.

Mallen died Friday in Beverly Hills of a heart attack, his daughter-in-law Rebecka Biejo announced. He also battled Alzheimer’s disease and had a recent bout with Covid-19.

The Montreal native produced the 1981 movies The High Country, starring Timothy Bottoms, and Heartaches, starring Margot Kidder; executive produced Paradise (1982), featuring Phoebe Cates; and produced Doin’ Time, starring Jeff Altman.

He also served as vice chairman of the Fort ...

When Neil Patrick Harris returns to TV next week, he won't be cracking jokes in another sitcom. Best Time Ever With Neil Patrick Harris (debuting on September 15th on NBC) marks the return — overdue or not — of the variety show, that long-dormant format in which kooky skits, musical guests, and frenzied production numbers are jammed into an hour of family-friendly entertainment. "When you think of the variety shows we all grew upon — Sonny and Cher and Donny and Marie — those [programs] all said, 'Sit on the couch, be entertained with a little song,...

No doubt the news that NBC is hiring Neil Patrick Harris to host a variety show was greeted by everyone under 35 with the response, "What's a variety show?"

Long ago, when there were only three channels and programmers crafted series that were meant to have universal appeal, the variety show was a TV staple. Shows blending music, comedy, dance, drama, juggling, puppetry, ventriloquism, and anything else you could think of were the networks' way of providing something for everyone. If you didn't like an act, wait five minutes, and something more to your taste would come along.

What's more, you didn't have to have any particular talent to host a variety show. Sure, a lot of hosts of 1970s variety shows were musicians -- Dean Martin, Johnny Cash, Glen Campbell, Sonny and Cher, Tony Orlando and Dawn, Donny and Marie Osmond. Some of them could even tell jokes. And then there was Ed Sullivan,...

Judd Apatow was defined by the comedy of his generation and he's turned around and used that to define the comedy of the next generation. This is not just a list of things Judd has done in the past, but it's also a chronicling of his rise to power. Here is the life of a comedy nerd made good - made very, very good.

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Born in Flushing, New York, to real estate developer Maury Apatow and Tami Shad, who divorced when he was 12. He also has an older brother Robert and a younger sister Mia. He lived with his dad most of the time and grew up watching shows like Dinah Shore, Merv Griffin, The Tonight Show, Late Night with David Letterman, etc. "I was watching TV until about 3-3:30 to 1:30 in the morning for years." He spent a lot of time alone in his room, but lest you think that's sad,...