Television
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BBC boss: Corporate culture aided abuser SavileOct 23, 2012 10:04 am - LONDON — The BBC has become the latest large institution to find itself accused of failing to stop sex abusers in its midst, with its chief acknowledging Tuesday that a ...
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ABC’s ‘Private Practice’ ending after Walsh leavesOct 23, 2012 8:47 am - NEW YORK — ABC’s “Private Practice” is shutting down. ABC Entertainment spokeswoman Alison Rou said Monday that the “Grey’s Anatomy” spinoff will be ending after 13 epis...
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‘Happy Endings’: 6 characters in search of funnyOct 23, 2012 6:00 am - BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — “We got lucky. We clicked,” said Adam Pally, one of the half-dozen stars of “Happy Endings,” ABC’s comedy about six friends being funny in Chicag...
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Suburban native bears down in ‘Ted,’ ‘Veep’Oct 23, 2012 5:30 am - Matt Walsh has an impressive Hollywood resume, with comedic roles in movies like “The Hangover,” “Ted” and “Old School” and on TV shows such as “Veep” and “The Daily Sho...
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You betcha: Fargo awaits TV version of hit movieOct 21, 2012 12:28 pm - FARGO, N.D. — Ask folks in Fargo what they first thought about the 1996 movie that made their city famous, and some will tell you they were not fans. Some residents init...
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Montel Williams campaigns for medical marijuanaOct 21, 2012 6:12 am - LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Talk show host Montel Williams has accused opponents of an Arkansas ballot measure that would legalize medical marijuana of resorting to “racist” ima...
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'Night of Too Many Stars' shines on one who's notOct 21, 2012 6:00 am - NEW YORK — Moments of absurdity are to be expected at the biennial “Night of Too Many Stars” benefit on Comedy Central. Things like Seth Rogen auctioning off a trip to t...
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Cancellation hangs over season's new showsOct 21, 2012 5:00 am - NEW YORK — Watch out, Fox. The Cancellation Bear is gaining on you. The website TV By the Numbers is making sport out of predicting which television series will survive ...
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Slumbering Slingbox awakens with new tricksOct 20, 2012 7:46 am - Before there were iPads and iPhones, Apple TVs and Roku players, there was the Slingbox. No one had seen its like before. You hooked it up to your home television, conne...
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‘True Blood’ actor Chris Bauer to return to stageOct 20, 2012 6:15 am - NEW YORK — “True Blood” star Chris Bauer is going to be sinking his teeth in a new play in New York. The Atlantic Theater Company said Thursday that Bauer will star in a...