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CBS fall brings back Robin Williams, Sarah Michelle Gellar
Staff writerTop-rated CBS will beef up its comedy next fall with series starring Robin Williams, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Tony Shalhoub, Allison Janney and Will Arnett. "Comedy was a priority," Nina Tassler, president of CBS Entertainment, said in unveiling the...Tags: Cosmology, Boston Legal (tv program), Josh Holloway, Lost (tv program), Elementary (tv program)
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Milo O'Shea dies at 86; Dublin-born actor often 'played Irish'
Milo O'Shea, a versatile Dublin-born stage and screen actor known for his famously bristling, agile eyebrows and roles in such disparate films as "Ulysses," "Barbarella" and Franco Zeffirelli's "Romeo and Juliet," has died. He was 86. O'Shea, who also...
Tags: Entertainment, Celebrities, Eli Wallach, London Theatre, Obituaries
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This weekend: 'The Walking Dead,' 'The Good Wife,' 'Phil Spector'
Staff writerThe NCAA men's basketball tournament will generate marathon viewing this weekend, but there are entertainment programs to savor and avoid. A few highlights: 1. AMC is not making the last two "Walking Dead" episodes available to critics as the zombie...Tags: Ashley Tisdale, Stockard Channing, Scarface (movie), Josh Duhamel, Pruitt Taylor Vince
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'1600 Penn' inherits 'Modern Family' comedic DNA
NBC is promoting "1600 Penn," a midseason sitcom from Baltimore native Jason Winer, as " 'Modern Family' meets 'The West Wing.' " Forget "The West Wing" part. After seeing three episodes, including the pilot that premieres with a sneak preview at 9:30...
Tags: Entertainment, Josh Gad, Martha MacIsaac, ABC (tv network), Politics
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Sorkin talk fest is no fun
If you ask a smart, talented, prolific, highly opinionated and possibly overextended writer to create a series for you whenever he gets the chance, you might get a terrific television show. Or you might get "The Newsroom," which is what HBO got when it...
Tags: Entertainment, Celebrities, Journalism, The Newsroom (tv program), Alison Pill
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Jimmy Smits headed to Steppenwolf stage
Jimmy Smits, known for his TV work on "L.A. Law," "NYPD Blue," and "The West Wing" is headed to the stage of the Steppenwolf Theatre in Chicago. Smits, who appeared on Broadway in "Anna and the Tropics" and "God of Carnage" but has not worked in...
Tags: Chris Rock, Steppenwolf Theatre, New York City Police Department, Jimmy Smits
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Mental illness sans cliches
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterDENNY CRANE calls it "mad cow," but viewers of "Boston Legal" know William Shatner's character is in the early stages of Alzheimer's disease. Another character on the show, Jerry Espenson (played by Christian Clemenson), has strange tics, can't keep his...Tags: Crimes, Schizophrenia, Tony Soprano (fictional character), Television, Suicide
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From 'The West Wing' to 'Battlestar Galactica': TV's best politicians
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'Desperate Housewives' Actress Loses Cancer Battle
CNNLOS ANGELES -- Kathryn Joosten, the Emmy-award-winning actress known for her roles on "The West Wing" and "Desperate Housewives," died Saturday after a lengthy struggle with lung cancer, her family said. She was 72. "Kathryn succumbed to her 11-year...Tags: Celebrities, Kathryn Joosten, Drama (genre), Comedy (genre), Desperate Housewives (tv program)
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Power of healing, as lead by Anna Deavere Smith for National Nurses United
Anna Deavere Smith has, in essence, combined a career doing serious, interview-based theater work like "Fires in the Mirror" and "Twilight: Los Angles" with more lucrative acting gigs on TV shows like "The West Wing" and, currently, "Nurse Jackie."...
Tags: Nursing, Health and Medical Professionals, Anna Deavere Smith, Medical Specialization
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'Scandal: The Complete First Season'
Zap2ItThe latest ABC series from "Grey's Anatomy" mentor Shonda Rhimes is modeled on real-life image consultant - and former presidential aide - Judy Smith. Kerry Washington's character has the same background in the show, since she's a political "fixer"...Tags: Lost (tv program), Kerry Washington, Shonda Rhimes, ABC (tv network), Darby Stanchfield
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How Josh Gad was almost Cameron, and Sarah Palin led Jason Winer to '1600 Penn'
Talk about instant success. Baltimore native Jason Winer doesn't even have a name yet for his Hollywood production company. But he and his two co-creators, "The Book of Mormon" Broadway star Josh Gad and former White House speechwriter Jon Lovett, already...Tags: Josh Gad, Politics, Barack Obama, ABC (tv network), Christianity
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