Television
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Sigourney Weaver’s faux-Hillary deserves more votesJul 19, 2012 8:28 am - Is “Political Animals” just too Hillary? USA’s political soap opera stars the terrific Sigourney Weaver as a Secretary of State with a philandering ex (ex- husband, ex-p...
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‘Mad Men’ leads Emmy nominationsJul 19, 2012 7:58 am - LOS ANGELES — “Mad Men,” a piercingly bleak portrait of a 1960s American anti-hero, earned a leading 17 Emmy nominations Thursday and the chance to set a record as the m...
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East Dundee man has hand in ‘Great Lake Warriors’ showJul 19, 2012 5:30 am - There’s a lot of folklore and legend surrounding the Great Lakes, which are responsible for more than 30,000 mariner deaths and 6,000 shipwrecks. An East Dundee man is a...
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St. Charles boy wows 'Shameless' producersJul 18, 2012 11:00 pm - When Ethan Cutkosky landed a part in the Showtime series “Shameless” three years ago, producers thought the 10-year-old from St. Charles had just the perfect face for th...
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Charlie Sheen ‘genuinely interested’ in ‘Idol’ gigJul 17, 2012 1:10 pm - NEW YORK — Could Charlie Sheen be a judge on “American Idol”? The actor says he’s game. In an interview Tuesday on Ryan Seacrest’s radio show, Sheen said “Idol” producer...
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Rolling Meadows' Gary “Lumbergh” Cole is serious, tooJul 16, 2012 11:00 pm - He's played a crazed killer, postured as the vice president and voiced an animated bunny. Yet, actor Gary Cole, who grew up in Rolling Meadows, insists it's just a coin...
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Veteran area newsman crossing country on bicycleJul 16, 2012 1:38 pm - By this time next week, ABC-7 reporter Paul Meincke will celebrate completing a lifelong dream. On Tuesday, he expects to complete a coast-to-coast ride, pedalling 3,872...
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‘Idol’ courting Mariah Carey as a judgeJul 16, 2012 1:10 pm - NEW YORK — “American Idol” may be getting a worldwide idol as a judge — Mariah Carey. A person familiar with the show’s negotiations say Carey is being pursued to join t...
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Lopez ready to move on after 'Idol'Jul 16, 2012 8:00 am - NEW YORK — Jennifer Lopez was part of the all-star cast that helped lead “Ice Age: Continental Drift” to the top of the box office over the weekend, and the entertainer ...
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How binge-watching can ruin great TVJul 15, 2012 6:24 am - “Breaking Bad” returns today, bringing millions of devoted fans back to AMC — although not enough to keep the network on Dish, apparently — and spurring others to catch ...