Television
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Vampires, vampires, everywhere: Is it Hollywood overkill?
Oct 20, 2009 11:00 pm - LOS ANGELES -- Vampires have been an eternal force in Hollywood horror since silent-movie days, yet they have risen to new heights as the "Twilight" franchise, TV's "Tru...
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'Big Brother' winner accused of using prize money to launch drug business
Oct 19, 2009 11:00 pm - BOSTON -- The winner of reality TV show "Big Brother" has confessed to using his $500,000 prize to buy thousands of oxycodone pills and resell them, authorities said. Ad...
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CNN's Latino special avoids its own Lou Dobbs
Oct 19, 2009 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- CNN is airing a four-hour special on Latinos in America this week that ignores its own commentator Lou Dobbs, whose persistent advocacy against illegal immig...
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Vic Mizzy, who wrote 'Addams Family' theme, dies
Oct 19, 2009 11:00 pm - LOS ANGELES -- Vic Mizzy, a songwriter who composed the catchy themes for the 1960s sit-coms "The Addams Family" and "Green Acres," has died. He was 93. Mizzy died Satur...
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Weather Channel to air movies for first time
Oct 19, 2009 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- The Weather Channel plans to show movies for the first time in its 27-year history and it's easy to guess which one is leading off. "The Perfect Storm," of c...
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Balloon Boy follies prove TV is full of shams and hoaxes
Oct 18, 2009 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- When 6-year-old Falcon Heene threw up twice while being interviewed about his role in last week's balloon ordeal, he summed things up for millions of onlooke...
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Yellow-carpet bash marks 'The Simpsons' 20th
Oct 18, 2009 11:00 pm - SANTA MONICA, California -- Forget red. The arrivals-line carpet leading into Barker Hangar was yellow -- appropriate, given the night's honorees: Homer, Bart, Lisa, Mar...
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Picking a fight: White House vs. Fox News
Oct 18, 2009 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- President Barack Obama's communications director says it was Fox News Channel, not the White House, that picked a fight. Yet it was Anita Dunn's words during...
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ABC's schedule an example of losing 'Ugly'Oct 15, 2009 11:00 pm - At the last moment last week, ABC halted the return of "Ugly Betty" for no good reason. Now, however, they assure all "Betty" fans that she really will be back for a fou...
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And now for the complete something completely different
Oct 14, 2009 11:00 pm - Those who don't know Monty Python, and don't care, have been blessed with six hours they can spend on something other than watching IFC's new documentary series. Of cour...