Television news, schedule for Palm Springs, Coachella Valley http://www.mydesert.com en-us Copyright 2013, mydesert SaxoTech Online Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:00:00 -0700 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 06:13:15 -0700 15 http://www.mydesert.com/viewart/20130618/LIFESTYLES0103/306180031 Following crowd-funding campaigns from 'Veronica Mars' and Zach Braff, James Franco is trying to raise $500,000 to bankroll a trilogy of movies. Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:17:00 -0700 http://www.mydesert.com/viewart/20130618/LIFESTYLES0103/306180031 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20130617/LIFESTYLES0103/306170029 Elroy Schwartz, who wrote for Groucho Marx, Bob Hope and Lucille Ball, but was best known as a primary writer for 'Gilligan's Island,' died Friday at the Odyssey House in Palm Desert after complications from surgery. He was nine days shy of his 90th birthday. Mon, 17 Jun 2013 22:04:00 -0700 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20130617/LIFESTYLES0103/306170029 http://www.mydesert.com/viewart/20130616/LIFESTYLES0103/306160015 'Days of Our Lives' won drama series honors for just the second time in 40 years at the Daytime Emmys in a rough-hewn ceremony that included more upsets and an envelope mix-up on Sunday night. Mon, 17 Jun 2013 01:31:00 -0700 http://www.mydesert.com/viewart/20130616/LIFESTYLES0103/306160015 http://www.mydesert.com/viewart/20130616/LIFESTYLES0103/306160006 No matter how fine the weather may be, you just can't stay outdoors all summer. Mon, 17 Jun 2013 00:13:00 -0700 http://www.mydesert.com/viewart/20130616/LIFESTYLES0103/306160006