Television
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‘Welcome to the Family’ creates blended familyOct 03, 2013 6:00 am - NBC’s new comedy “Welcome to the Family” starts with an unfortunate image problem. The series, which debuts at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, is about an aimless California girl fr...
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'Breaking Bad' star visiting Harper College Oct. 8Oct 02, 2013 12:00 pm - R.J. Mitte, one of the stars of the hit AMC show “Breaking Bad,” will speak at Harper College next week. Mitte, who played Walter “Flynn” White Jr. during the show's acc...
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‘Breaking Bad’ finale vs. other finalesOct 02, 2013 8:47 am - NEW YORK — Now that the dust (and ricin) have settled from Sunday’s “Breaking Bad” finale, it’s worth considering what makes a drama series’ exit good or bad. As much as...
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‘Sean Saves the World’ a funny new sitcomOct 02, 2013 6:00 am - NEW YORK — Beloved for his supporting role on “Will & Grace,” Glen Ellyn native Sean Hayes is back in an NBC sitcom, this time as the leading man whose name is in the ti...
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Will Arnett helms new pedestrian comedy ‘The Millers’Oct 02, 2013 6:00 am - LOS ANGELES — Calling “The Millers” a fully loaded vehicle isn’t a stretch. The CBS sitcom, debuting at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, stars Will Arnett, who combines leading-man g...
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‘Walking Dead’ actor expected at Rolling Meadows 5K - with a zombie twistOct 01, 2013 3:26 pm - For experienced runners, a 5K is little more than a routine walk in the park. But in Rolling Meadows on Saturday, participants in the 5K Zombie Challenge will be running...
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ABC's new sitcom 'Super Fun Night' fun? Fat chanceOct 01, 2013 2:00 pm - NEW YORK — Too often, Rebel Wilson flashes a huge, embarrassed grin that eerily recalls another portly comedian, the late John Candy. That's off-putting enough, coming f...
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Malin Akerman brings comedic chops to ABC's 'Trophy Wife'Oct 01, 2013 10:30 am - NEW YORK — After roles in films including “27 Dresses,” “Couples Retreat” and “Wanderlust,” Malin Akerman is bringing her comedic chops to network TV with the sitcom “Tr...
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Anthony Bourdain admits he was wrong about NM 'Frito pie'Oct 01, 2013 9:00 am - ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Insults dished out by food critic Anthony Bourdain on an episode of CNN's “Parts Unknown” have stirred up outrage in New Mexico — and now he acknowle...
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Emeril: ‘Top Chef’ contestants not used to alligatorOct 01, 2013 6:00 am - Associated Press NEW ORLEANS — New Orleans’ po-boy shops, gourmet restaurants and suburban bayou-side eateries are the backdrop for the country’s search for its next “To...