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TV News: ABC working with producers on license fee -- Talks continue to heat up over the possibility of 'Scrubs' returning for a ninth season next fall.

Tom Hanks friends, colleagues, and co-stars Julia Roberts, Ron Howard, Steven Spielberg, Charlize Theron and Bruce Springsteen came to New York Monday night to honor Tom Hanks with the Film Society's 36th Annual Gala Tribute at Lincoln Center's newly renovated Alice Tully Hall. The stars also opened up about the recent passing of "Golden Girls" star Bea Arthur. "Besides the fact that I'm a massive fan I feel like I got interested in acting because of him and watching his work," Charlize Theron tells ET about Tom. "Getting the chance to work with him and getting to know him a little bit made me realize that there's something about him that is so genuine and sweet, and just sincere. Makes you realize the nice guy does end up on top." The Hollywood stars presented a variety of clips, anecdotes and accolades to the two-time Oscar winner, whose celebrated career spans from his "Bosom Buddies" days on TV and his first collaboration with Howard in 198

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Hollywood came to New York Monday night to honor Tom Hanks with the Film Society's 36th Annual Gala Tribute at Lincoln Center's newly renovated Alice Tully Hall. Julia Roberts, Ron Howard, Steven Spielberg, Charlize Theron and Bruce Springsteen were just a few of Tom's friends, colleagues and co-stars who presented a variety of clips, anecdotes and accolades to the two-time Oscar winner, whose celebrated career spans from his "Bosom Buddies" days on TV and his first collaboration with Howard in 1984, 'Splash,' to his Oscar winning performances in 'Philadelphia' and 'Forest Gump' and his latest project with Howard, 'Angels & Demons.' "Besides the fact that I'm a massive fan I feel like I got interested in acting because of him and watching his work," Charlize Theron tells ET about Tom. "Getting the chance to work with him and getting to know him a little bit made me realize that there's something about him that is so genuine and sweet, and just sincere. M

TV News: Designed, directed every major news program -- After more than three decades at ABC News, Roger Goodman is stepping down as the division's director.

Award Central News: Head of NY Film and TV department has Vision -- Pat Kaufman, the New York state official who heads the Governor's Office for Motion Picture and TV Development, has received the 2009 Arthur M. Loew Jr. Crystal Vision Award.

As a recent column pointed out, there's more than enough television brilliance boxed in DVD sets to keep you from ever having to watch in real time. Or pay for cable.

Obituary: TV producer worked with Smothers Brothers -- TV producer Wendy Blair, who also worked for many years with the Smothers Brothers, died of cancer on April 14 in North Hollywood, Calif. She was 70.

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