Television
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'Peanuts' animator Bill Melendez dies at 91
Sep 03, 2008 11:00 pm - SANTA MONICA, California -- Bill Melendez, the animator who gave life to Snoopy, Charlie Brown and other "Peanuts" characters in scores of movies and TV specials, has di...
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Alan Ball bites into vampire myth in 'True Blood'Sep 03, 2008 11:00 pm - All right, I know, for a certain element of the readership the worst sentence they can imagine coming from Your Friendly Neighborhood TV Critic is: "Have I got a great n...
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Letterman wants to call sunset on TV gig
Sep 02, 2008 11:00 pm - LOS ANGELES -- David Letterman wants to stick with CBS' "Late Show" through his contract -- and maybe longer -- as rival Jay Leno prepares to surrender the "Tonight" rei...
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'Bones' jumps the shark but still has styleSep 01, 2008 11:00 pm - "Bones" returns for its fourth season Wednesday and immediately jumps the shark, then continues on its effortless way gliding like a graceful water-skier along the shore...
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Parties change, coverage doesn'tAug 30, 2008 11:00 pm - In the interest of fairness, the major TV networks will cover the Republican National Convention in St. Paul, Minn., much as they covered the Democratic Convention in De...
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Trekkies pay final visits to Las Vegas attraction
Aug 28, 2008 11:00 pm - LAS VEGAS -- After a decade at the final frontier, Star Trek: The Experience is going where no Las Vegas Strip attraction wants to go. With a decommissioning ceremony --...
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'Prison Break', 'Gossip Girl' come back earlyAug 28, 2008 11:00 pm - The formal start of the TV season isn't until late September after the Emmy Awards, but Fox and the CW get a jump on things next week with a Labor Day launch. Fox's "Pri...
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Bochco's 'Raising the Bar' stoops to the lowest common denominatorAug 27, 2008 11:00 pm - David E. Kelley cut his teeth on "L.A. Law," Steven Bochco's pandering attempt to do a legal series after he prematurely allowed "Hill Street Blues" to atrophy. Yet Kell...
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No Britney at the VMAs, but Phelps will be there
Aug 27, 2008 11:00 pm - LOS ANGELES -- He does comedy, writes books, mixes it up with the hottest stars in music and Hollywood. With all this, who needs swimming? Certainly not Michael Phelps -...
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Celebs rallying for Stand Up to Cancer telethon
Aug 26, 2008 11:00 pm - LOS ANGELES -- The competition among TV networks, movie studios and A-list stars can be fierce, but the fight against cancer will unite them on Sept. 5. More than 60 cel...