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Mad TV is coming back for a one-hour 20th anniversary special
Mad TV, the sketch comedy show known for characters like Stuart, Miss Swan, and the early version of Key & Peele, is making a comeback. The CW will premiere a one-hour 20th anniversary special next month, TVLine reports. "In the special, the cast reunites to attend a glamorous award ceremony to honor the series, but in classic Mad TV fashion, nothing goes as planned," The CW said in a statement.
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How carrots inspired the technology behind high smartphone and tablet screens
This Christmas, as consumers around the world hope Santa will give them a smartphone, TV or tablet computer, few people know that the lowly carrot inspired the liquid crystals at the core of such high-tech gadgets.
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The Expanse Is the Next Big Sci-Fi Epic You MUST Watch
For the past few years—basically since Stargate Universe was canceled—I have been seriously jonesing for a TV show featuring spaceships and intrigue. It’s been a long dry spell. But it’s over now. Monday, Syfy premiers The Expanse, a new series that will fill that awful void in your soul. It’s incredible.* I received the press kit containing the first four episodes of The Expanse, and I’m not exaggerating when I say I was completely blown away by what I saw.
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George Clayton Johnson, Known for Star Trek and Logan’s Run, Dead at 86
"I want to be remembered as a person who early on in his life took control of his life and set goals. When people gave me a lined paper, I wrote the other way. When people expect some certain behavior from me, I will frustrate their expectations." By Sean Fitz-Gerald.
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Downton Abbey's Final Season Kicks Off
As Downton Abbey launches its final season on North American TV screens tonight, the lush British period piece chronicling the trials and tribulations of the upstairs, aristocratic Crawleys and their downstairs staff will leave its own distinct mark on the international television landscape.
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Phantasm star Angus Scrimm dies at 89
Angus Scrimm, the veteran character actor best known for playing the terrifying “Tall Man” in the Phantasm horror franchise, has died at the age of 89. His other credits included the 2008 film I Sell the Dead, the TV show Alias — on which he had a recurring role — and the spooky audio play series Tales From Beyond the Pale.
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Judd Apatow Says 'Freaks and Geeks' Revival "Could Happen" For Streaming Service
While appearing at TCA this morning to talk about his new original series Love, one TV critic noted Netflix also likes to revive older TV franchises, and wondered if Apatow wanted to revive any of his – specifically Freaks and Geeks, the comedy-drama created by Paul Feig and Apatow that aired very briefly on NBC during the 1999-2000 TV season, and still has a cult following, making many Gone Too Soon-ish lists including Time magazine’s 100 Greatest...
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Netflix is making a cyberpunk detective series
Netflix is working on a new TV series about a gruff detective, a troubling femme-fatale, and a mysterious murder — a pretty stock noir setup, if it weren't also set 500 years in the future. The series is based on Altered Carbon, a cyberpunk detective novel from author Richard K. Morgan. It's set in a world where human consciousness is regularly transferred from one body to the next; this particular story focuses on a former soldier whose newest body...
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Weird Al Yankovic Tapped as Bandleader, Co-Host of IFC's 'Comedy Bang! Bang!'
"Weird Al" Yankovic is making his official return to TV. The infamous musical satirist has signed on as the bandleader and co-host of Scott Aukerman's Comedy Bang! Bang! Weird Al, a longtime fan and a recurring guest on the quirky IFC late night series, is stepping in for Kid Cudi. Production begins today for a 20-episode fifth season slated to premiere this spring.
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The biggest scam in pay TV might soon come to an end, and we’ll all save money
Cable industry lobbyists who represent big names like Comcast and Time Warner Cable are furious right now, which obviously means Washington is cooking something up that stands to benefit consumers rather than help big cable line cable companies' pockets.
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'Gilmore Girls' Revived at Netflix
Netflix and producers Warner Bros. Television on Friday confirmed that the streaming service is, indeed, reviving the beloved series. Set to return are stars Lauren Graham, Alexis Bledel, Scott Patterson, Kelly Bishop, Sean Gunn and Keiko Agena. Original producers Amy Sherman-Palladino, Daniel Palladino and production company Dorothy Parker Drank Here Productions are all on board for the revival.
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TV Ratings: 'The X-Files' Return Outperforms 2002 Finale With DVR
Time-shifting also gives the episode broadcast's highest-rated post-NFL conference championship episode in over a decade.
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TV Ratings: FX's 'People v. O.J. Simpson' Climbs to Network Best Premiere
Promising live tune-in panned out for FX's The People v. O.J. Simpson. The miniseries' premiere, the first in a string of planned American Crime Story anthologies, has climbed to an all-time high for the network. The first run premiere jumped to 8.3 million viewers and 4.2 million adults 18-49 in live-plus-three day ratings. That out-delivers previous series premiere highs set among total viewers (The Shield and Justified) and the key...
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Stephen King on 'Dark Tower' Movie: 'It's Likely to Happen'
Stephen King says that odds are high that Idris Elba and Matthew McConaughey will appear in a long-awaited movie of 'Dark Tower' book series.
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FCC Rules You Can Get Cable Through Apple, Google, Amazon, and Android
This week, the Federal Communications Commission ruled that you can get your cable through devices besides your company's cable box. The ruling means that instead of having to rent the box from, say, Time Warner or ATT Uverse, you will be able to add that subscription onto your Apple TV, Fire TV, Android TV and Roku boxes. You still have to have a cable subscription, but the massive rental fees will be a thing of the past. What does that really mean?
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Free TV for Life is Here, and it May Even be Legal
The online ads sound too good to be true. "Say goodbye to your cable bills and get your TV for free," boasts an advertisement for the Free TV Box in Canada. A U.S. company promotes its TV box as the "cable killer."
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Letterman And Leno Fans Have Given Up On Late-Night TV, Says TiVo Research
The late-night scene got a little younger in 2015, with the retirement of elder late-night statesmen David Letterman and Jon Stewart and the anointing of fresh faces like Trevor Noah. And, according to a new report from TiVo Research, Letterman’s audience appears to have retired with him. TiVo looked at data from 156,000 of its users to figure out where late-night viewers took their loyalties after the end of “Late Show With David Letterman...
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‘Bones’ Gets 12-Episode Final Season On Fox, Stars David Boreanaz and Emily Deschanel Set To Return
Fox’s Bones will be getting a final chapter. The network has renewed the long-running comedic procedural for a 12-episode farewell 12th season. Stars David Boreanaz and Emily Deschanel have closed deals to return as the series’ leading duo of Booth and Brennan. Also set to come back as showrunners are Jonathan Collier and Michael Peterson, who took the reins of the show this season.
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Netflix is producing an original anime series with the studio behind Ghost in the Shell
Netflix's upcoming anime series, Perfect Bones, will be the first original program from the streaming service to air in 190 countries simultaneously, the company announced today.
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Finale Sneak Peek with Downton's Creator
Go behind the scenes of Downton Abbey with creator, sole writer, and executive producer Julian Fellowes
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