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Jason Schwartzman To Guest on 'Parks & Recreation'
Until recently, "Parks & Recreation" have been modest with their guest stars, forgoing the "30 Rock" approach of just getting famous people to show, and instead bringing on collaborators that generally elevate the proceedings. For example: Megan Mulally and Patricia Clarkson ...
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A Scripted Drama Series About The Birth Of Hip-Hop In Development At Starz
At first glance, I thought this was another documentary on the history through present-day hip-hop, but thankfully it's not.
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Watch 1st Promo For New VH1 Series 'Black Ink Crew' (On Black-Owned Harlem Tattoo Shop)
In August, the network revealed its new season lineup of shows, introducing a slate of original programs that reflect the interests of what it called its "adultster" audience - "adults who are balancing new responsibilities with their desires to stay current with what’...
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Watch Full Pilot Episode Of NBC's Mid-Season Drama, 'Deception' (Meagan Good, Laz Alonso Star)
I only just found out that it NBC had put the pilot episode online, so I haven't watched it yet, meaning, no commentary from me (at least not within this post).
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BET Will Air 'Roots,' 'Roots: The Next Generations,' 'Roots: The Gift' & 'Queen' Ahead Of 'Django'
I chuckled when I opened up this press release in my email inbox a little bit ago, because I've had a few conversations with several folks about whether BET (or TV One, or Bounce TV) would broadcast Roots before Django Unchained is released; and sure enough, it looks like the folks at BET w...
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Watch Tia Mowry's ABC Family Singing Competition Movie 'The Mistle-Tones'
Tia Mowry is one busy lady, given the several projects (TV and film) that she's attached to - from the Nick at Nite family comedy pilot Instant Mom, to David E. Talbert's rom-com, Baggage Claim, and there's her hit reality TV show with her sister T...
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Participant Media to Launch Cable Channel in 2013; 'Entertainment to Inspire Social Change'
Jeff Skoll's Participant Media, which has backed a number of consciousness-raising narrative and documentary features -- "Lincoln," "The Help" and "An Inconvenient Truth," for example -- is extending its reach to TV and launching a cable channel in summer of 2013. The target demographic is 18-to-34-...
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Watch Episode 1 Of 'Uongozi' (New Kenyan Series Seeking To Identify Potential Young Political Leaders)
Not quite on the heels of the recent announcement that the Mo Ibrahim Prize For Achievement failed to award a winner for the 3rd time in 6 years... a prize that's awarded to African leaders of state who "deliver security, health, education and economic development to their co...
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Steve Harris Is Heading To TNT For Spy Drama Series 'Legends'
Steve Harris is reuniting with his Awake producer Howard Gordon to co-star in TNT’s drama pilot Legends, which is based on the novel by Robert Littell, and centers on an undercover CIA operative (played by Sean Bean) who is also a chameleon of sorts, who is able to suitably transform hims...
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