Television
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Offbeat humor and upbeat messages dominate Super Bowl 50 ads
Feb 07, 2016 6:00 am - NEW YORK - From a strange creature called "Puppymonkeybaby" to a tear-inducing Audi ad, Super Bowl ads ran the gamut this year from offbeat humor to heartfelt messages. ...
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DVD previews: 'Spectre,' 'Grandma'Feb 06, 2016 6:23 am - Here's a look at DVDs coming out Tuesday, Feb. 9: "Spectre" (PG-13, 148 minutes, MGM/Sony/Fox): The 24th James Bond film in 53 years finds Daniel Craig, in his fourt...
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Puppy Bowl: 84 dogs, 315 poo bags and a lot of peanut butterFeb 06, 2016 6:18 am - Puppies tumble, kittens dance, America awwwwwws. If the Puppy Bowl is not your favorite Super Bowl tradition yet, do you even have a heart? What once was a semi-laughabl...
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Samantha Bee's 'Full Frontal' on TBS ready to cause a buzz
Feb 05, 2016 6:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - After a day of dutifully answering reporters' questions about her new TBS show, "Full Frontal," Samantha Bee confesses to an urgent desire. "I want a ...
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Seeso streaming service caters to comedy nerdsFeb 05, 2016 4:56 am - Netflix, Hulu, Crackle, VUDU, YouTube, Amazon, iTunes ... do we need another streaming video service? If you're a comedy nerd, the answer might be yes. Enter Seeso, a ne...
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CMT to air 'Million Dollar Quartet' miniseries
Feb 04, 2016 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - The CMT network is casting for its "Million Dollar Quartet" miniseries this month at Elvis Presley's alma mater in Memphis, Tennessee. CMT is adapting th...
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Champion Bears hold up a lot better than Super Bowl XX adsFeb 04, 2016 4:00 am - It's not surprising that bitter Chicago Bears fans cling to their Super Bowl XX and 46 defense as a way to explain their frustrations. Many fans old enough to remember t...
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Sports Illustrated turning its swimsuit edition into TV show
Feb 03, 2016 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Sports Illustrated is turning the unveiling of its 2016 top swimsuit model into a television special. TNT will air a special on Feb. 13 that builds up to...
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John Oliver, about to return to HBO, and his secrecy policy
Feb 03, 2016 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - HBO's John Oliver says he likes the idea of keeping as much as possible about his show a secret until it airs each week, a philosophy he took to the extr...
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Super Bowl ads this year might be a snooze
Feb 02, 2016 6:00 am - NEW YORK - No GoDaddy. Not a bikini in sight. Service messages instead of crotch or fart jokes. As the Super Bowl turns 50 and faces middle age, will this be the year th...