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CBS, David Mamet Developing 'Have Gun - Will Travel' Reboot

The network has made a script deal for the CBS TV Studios-produced Western, which originally aired on CBS from 1957-63.

CBS is looking to reboot Have Gun - Will Travel with two-time Oscar-nominated writer David Mamet at the helm.

The network has made a script deal for the CBS TV Studios-produced Western, which originally aired on CBS from 1957-63. During its six-season run, the drama starring Richard Boone as Paladin not only delivered top-five ratings but also spawned a successful radio show.

If ultimately ordered to series, Have Gun could join Vegas, an upcoming Western starring Dennis Quaid and Michael Chiklis, on CBS' schedule. The genre generated heat last year at this time, with many of the broadcast network developing such projects as NBC's The Frontier and Fox's Wyatt Earp effort. More

Here's a look at the opening sequence for the original "Have Gun - Will Travel":

Pink Martini releases Diller recording of 'Smile'

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Music collective Pink Martini has released the last song Phyllis Diller recorded, Charlie Chaplin's "Smile," as a fitting tribute to her memory.

The voice of the late comedian is immediately recognizable on the recording, perhaps a little more wizened, but still strong and full of emotion.

Diller died Monday in Los Angeles at age 95. The song was recorded last February by Pink Martini bandleader Thomas Lauderdale for the Portland, Ore., collective's next album.

Lauderdale says he may add strings and a clarinet to the simple piano-and-voice recording before the album, "Get Happy," comes out next spring. More

The statue of Sherlock Holmes has today been reinstated in Picardy Place, three years after it was removed to make way for tram works. Councillor
Lesley Hinds, Transport Convener, said:

"Commissioned to mark the birthplace of his creator Arthur Conan Doyle, the magnificent statue of
Sherlock Holmes has been ...More