Television
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Falling in love with a talking raccoonSep 12, 2014 6:15 am - "I love that movie!" We say stuff like that all the time, don't we? Hyperbole comes easily when we want to encourage our friends to see and enjoy something that we saw a...
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These 5 new fall TV shows fail to impressSep 12, 2014 5:30 am - While the new broadcast season will bring many potential delights, a handful of fall entries fall far short. Fair warning from a critic looking out for you: •“Stalker” (...
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'Gotham' among 10 fall TV shows worth a trySep 12, 2014 5:30 am - It's a time-honored rite harking back to an era of black-and-white TVs and the trio of networks whose programs they delivered: the grand unveiling of new fall fare. As p...
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Powerful women take center stage on TV this fallSep 12, 2014 5:30 am - “The Good Wife,” “Homeland,” “Scandal” and “Nurse Jackie” are just a few current shows that put women front and center. And this fall, even more women are stepping up. A...
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'Daily Show' correspondent Che joins 'SNL'Sep 11, 2014 11:00 pm - LOS ANGELES - NBC says a correspondent on Jon Stewart's "The Daily Show" is joining "Saturday Night Live." Comedian Michael Che will handle "Weekend Update" duties with ...
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PBS' 'Shelter Me' puts at-risk pets in limelightSep 11, 2014 6:00 am - LOS ANGELES - Any animal can end up at a public shelter, but most of them won't stay long. There, millions of dogs and cats face euthanasia, driving one filmmaker to tur...
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Filming begins on new season of 'True Tori'Sep 10, 2014 11:00 pm - NEW YORK - Tori Spelling is willing to go there for a second time. Lifetime says filming began Thursday on another season of "True Tori." On the show, cameras follow Sp...
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Family tragedy shapes some Miss America platformsSep 09, 2014 6:00 am - ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. - Raeanna Johnson and the rest of her family didn't know her 18-year-old brother Tyler was addicted to methamphetamine until after he committed suici...
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Addison Trail alumnus on new season of 'Biggest Loser'Sep 09, 2014 5:30 am - Former Addison Trail High School sports star Toma Dobrosavljevic will be a contestant on this season of “The Biggest Loser,” the NBC's competitive weight loss show which...
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New trainer on 'Biggest Loser' grew up in LisleSep 09, 2014 5:00 am - Usually it's the contestants who cry on “The Biggest Loser,” but trainer Jennifer Widerstrom was tearing up, too, during the first few days of filming. “There's so much ...