Television
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Steve Carell's 'Space Force' has a troubled launch, even with heroic efforts from John Malkovich
May 29, 2020 6:00 am - I was as disappointed as anyone when NASA scrubbed Wednesday afternoon's exciting launch of Elon Musk's Space X rocket, upon which a hipster-era capsule named the Dragon...
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Too much on TV? Enter HBO Max, the latest streaming wannabe
May 28, 2020 11:00 pm - Is a pandemic the perfect time to launch a new and relatively expensive streaming service? AT&T sure hopes so. The phone company is investing billions in HBO Max, its fi...
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Sitcom casts to do virtual reading for Asian Heritage Month
May 28, 2020 7:00 am - The casts of 'œFresh Off the Boat'ť and 'œKim's Convenience'ť are partnering for one night for charity. In honor of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, the ensembles...
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AMC drama revisits 'Millionaire' quiz show coughing scandal
May 28, 2020 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Any misconduct that attached to ABC's 'œWho Wants to Be a Millionaire'ť was of the garden-variety business type. During the quiz's show initial 1999-2...
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HBO Max's 'On the Record' documentary adds powerful #MeToo chapter
May 28, 2020 6:00 am - “On the Record” - ★ ★ ★ The documentary “On the Record” spends quite a bit of time introducing former music executive Drew Dixon before Russell Simmons and rape are ment...
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Widescreen: Six ways to capture the magic of summer from your couchMay 27, 2020 11:00 pm - It's not even June, but summerlike weather has already arrived. Normally, this would be cause for celebration, but this summer will be unlike any other summer we've expe...
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Fallon apologizes for using blackface in 20-year-old skit
May 27, 2020 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - NBC 'œTonight'ť show host Jimmy Fallon has apologized for doing an impersonation of fellow comic Chris Rock while in blackface during a 2000 episode of '...
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NBC, producers say 'America's Got Talent' cleared by probe
May 27, 2020 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - An investigation of Gabrielle Union's complaints of racism on the set of 'œAmerica's Got Talent'ť concluded that her allegations were unfounded, accor...
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Too much TV? Enter HBO Max, the latest streaming wannabe
May 27, 2020 7:00 am - Is a pandemic the perfect time to launch a new and relatively expensive streaming service? AT&T sure hopes so. The phone company is investing billions in HBO Max, its fi...
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Netflix's Jeffrey Epstein docuseries honors his victims and their stories, but the creep still gets away
May 26, 2020 6:00 am - The key requirement, it seems, to fully comprehending the sordid tale of Jeffrey Epstein is the ability to remain interested even when it becomes apparent that the whole...