Can the Trump Family Reality Show Unify the Republicans? The first day of Donald Trump's nominating convention was short on policy but long on a Dystopian view of America in 2016 — and there was no doubt about who was getting the blame. Tonight, House Speaker Paul Ryan gets his turn to rally a divided convention behind a candidate many delegates don't support. Trump's own role has been compromised by evidence of plagiarism in his wife's speech and his Fox News interview that upstaged the convention. Chris Christie and Ben Carson will continue the dark theme of American decline. Will delegate spirits get a lift from two of Trump's children? We get a preview of the politics -- and the prime-time entertainment.

Hollywood Georgia Boycott Disney, The Weinstein Company and some top Hollywood stars are threatening to boycott Georgia. The state has lucrative tax incentives that have lured film and television productions there, including the Marvel movies. But sitting on Governor Nathan Deal’s desk for his signature is a so-called “religious liberty” bill. It gives protections for faith-based businesses who refuse to serve gay people. Nathan Deal’s now facing pressure to veto it or lose major film business.

Afghanistan, Dem Debates and Fundraising Obama announces we will not withdraw from Afghanistan after all.

Time Warner, Comcast and the Urge to Merge Yesterday in downtown Los Angeles, two members of California's Public Utilities Commission heard arguments about the massive merger proposed by Comcast and Time Warner. Comcast is big in Northern California. Time Warner has about two million customers in the Southland.

"Gravity" Lawsuit In 1999, a book called Gravity came out. In the book, a biohazard wipes out all the astronauts on the space station, except one woman. A rescue attempt ends in catastrophe, and the space station is left dangerously crippled. New Line bought the film rights, and then was taken over by Warner Brothers. In 2013, Warner Brothers released a film called Gravity. Warner Brothers say the two projects are completely unrelated. But the author, Tess Gerritsen, is suing. What’s her case, and what does it mean for other writers?

Runaway Production For the first time ever, more TV pilots were filmed in New York than Los Angeles. Meanwhile, California is mulling over new incentives in an attempt to keep productions rolling in the state. And according to the state lawmakers that are pushing new incentives, only one of the last 42 big-budget features were shot exclusively in California.

California Considers More Tax Incentives for Filming In an effort to keep filmmakers shooting in LA, state legislators are considering boosting California's tax incentive program. But with other states and countries now offering lucrative tax breaks for movie and television productions, can Hollywood still compete?

Hollywood Goes to Washington to Talk Violence Thanks to our guests.  As part of preparing recommendations for reducing gun violence, Vice President Biden met last night with executives of the film industry—and today with the makers and promoters of video games.   Vice President Biden says he’s most likely to focus on background checks, the type of weapons Americans are allowed to own and on high-capacity magazines.  The NRA insists that exposure to violence in films and video games is the real cause of deadly gun violence.