‘Mockingjay’ Flies To Box Office Win, NBC Implicated In Cosby Scandal, Stamos’ New Show Scuttled At ABC

‘Mockingjay’ Spreads Its Wings, Flies To Another ‘Hunger Games’ Win

The third movie in the franchise earned $123 million to take the weekend, but the question wasn’t whether the third film would finish first but how much it would make. It wasn’t as much as last year’s The Hunger Games: Catching Fire. (SSN)

The Cosby Scandal Spreads With Word Of NBC’s Involvement In Paying Off Women

A former facilities manager has come forward, saying he arranged meetings, cash payments, apartments and more with a string of models and other women on behalf of Cosby during The Cosby Show run on the network between 1984 to 1992. (DH)

Those Of You Who Were Looking Forward To Seeing John Stamos In ABC’s ‘Members Only’ Are Sadly Out Of Luck

The mid-season drama from David O. Russell and Susannah Grant, originally picked up straight to series back in January, has been dropped. Russell left the project shortly after it was announced, but the Alphabet finalized the decision over the weekend. (LF)

Adam Pally Will Soon Be Finding a Lot More Free Time On His Hands

The actor will be leaving The Mindy Project after this season’s thirteenth episode, as his contract had always intended, so he can focus on developing new projects for ABC under his Clone Wolf banner. (HP)

That Tina Fey-Ellie Kemper Sitcom For NBC Is Now a Tina Fey-Ellie Kemper Sitcom For Netflix

The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, from Fey and fellow 30 Rock EP Robert Karlock and starring Kemper, has been picked up by the streaming service with a two-season commitment. (VUL)

Teaser Buzz, Part One: ‘Jurassic World’

The first official look — and it is just a tease — at the fourth installment of Steven Spielberg’s dinosaur theme park franchise, from director Colin Trevorrow and starring Chris Pratt and Omar Sy, hits theaters June 12th, 2015. (SAA)

Trailer Buzz, Part Two: ‘Far From the Madding Crowd’

The first trailer from Thomas Vinterberg’s adaptation of Thomas Hardy’s classic novel, starring Carey Mulligan, Tom Sturridge, Matthias Schoenaerts, Juno Temple, and Michael Sheen. The film will hit theaters next May 1st. (TFS)

Behind the Behind-The-Scenes Divorce That Changed ‘Modern Family’ Forever

What happens to the consistency of a TV show’s tone when its two creators no longer actually work together and, instead, switch off on running the program’s various episodes? (UR)

Screenwriters: Behind the Lines With DR — Ego Management: Chicken or the Egg?

Screenwriter and Script Mag contributor Doug Richardson discusses whether the business can turn someone into a total jerk, or if it will just exacerbate an already bad personality. (SM)