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    Jimmy Fallon’s ‘Downton Sixbey’: Lady Hedith’s Answer

    Last night in Part 2 of Jimmy Fallon’s ‘Downton Abbey’ parody, ‘Downton Sixbey,’  Lady Hedith – the incomparable and lovely Fred Armisen --  repsonded to a declaration of love and a marriage proposal from Downton’s heir, Lord Questlove. Their ...

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    Joel McHale Explains What Richard Pryor Has to Do With Chevy Chase's Use of the N-Word on the Set of 'Community'

    Chevy Chase left "Community" in November of last year before production for the fourth season was completed; his openly troubled relationship with the NBC comedy apparently extended beyond his public rows with ousted creator Dan Harmon. Chase had been very vocal about not liking (or perhap...

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    House of Cocaine: 'Elite Squad' Director Jose Padilha May Land the Latest Netflix Series Deal With 'Narcos'

    "House of Cards" has been stirring up debate for Netflix ever since it launched last Friday, and the streaming service is preparing to next premiere Eli Roth's supernatural thriller "Hemlock Grove" on April 19th, Ricky Gervais' UK co-production "Derek" and the r...

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    More Sex and Dragons on TV, Fewer Books? George R. R. Martin Signs Deal to Develop New Projects at HBO

    "Game of Thrones" has been a significant hit in both ratings and reviews for HBO, snagging Emmy nominations while winning over audiences with a signature mixture of fantasy intrigue, sexposition, dragons and a fierce Peter Dinklage. So it's more than reasonable that the cable network w...

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    Another Pablo Escobar Project On The Way, This Time From Netflix & 'Robocop' Helmer Jose Padilha

    It took just over a month into 2013 for yet another project about a famed drug lord to come to the fore. We already know about "Paradise Lost," the romance that will relegate Pablo Escobar to an interesting supporting player but embodied by none other than Benicio Del Toro. And there there...

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    Sundance Interview with Sarah Barnett, General Manager of the Sundance Channel

    We got to spend a couple of minutes at Sundance with the woman behind the Sundance Channel, Sarah Barnett.  We don't get to talk to executives too often so it was really nice to get her perspective.

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    Kore-eda, Larrain, Dunham: When the Future of Film Looks Like TV

    "None of us realized the potency yet of this medium -- how many homes it was going to, what kind of affect it was having on people and so forth. I think everybody who works in the visual medium would love to have that kind of innocence again."           &nbs...

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    HBO Family Doc Special 'Bobby McFerrin: A YoungArts Masterclass' Debuts Feb. 12

    In the presentation, four young singers participate in a memorable workshop and performance with the Grammy-winning vocalist.

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    Watch: 'Futurama' Offers a Look Into the Future... Or the Second Half of Season 7

    With new TV programming running year-round now with no real breaks anymore, and networks frequently splitting seasons of series in half and emphasizing "mid-season" or "winter" premieres when they return, it can be tricky just figuring out just what a show's run entails.

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    Jimmy Fallon Returns to 'Downton Sixbey' (Video)

    Jimmy Fallon calls it 'Downton Sixbey' (in honor of his studio, 6B). I think of it as'Keeping Up With The Granthams' (hoping for the spinoff,' Lady Hedith and the Dowager Take Miami'). But whatever you call it, the 'Late Night' satire is a howling spoof of 'D...

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