Conan O'Brien, the new mayor of late-night, meets and greets
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3/27/2009, by Aaron Barnhart
McClatchy Newspapers (MCT) - As Conan O'Brien surveyed the scene, he couldn't resist telling a joke. "There's a big breaking story that no one's gonna get!" he declared, as the entire newsroom of Kansas City's "Breaking News Leader," stood patiently in a long line waiting for a turn with ...
How I learned to stop worrying and love ‘No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency'
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3/26/2009, by Aaron Barnhart
McClatchy Newspapers (MCT) - Before we count the ways "The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency" makes me delighted that I can still afford HBO, a confession: I had a qualm or two about lavishing so much praise on this series, adapted from the wildly popular mysteries by Scottish author Alexander McCall ...
More and more, old TV series are coming back in new forms
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3/26/2009, by Diane Werts
Newsday (MCT)- What next? A remake of the '60s sitcom "My Mother the Car"? (A driver hearing advice from his mom-reincarnated-as-wheels wouldn't seem so weird now. Cars already talk to us.) What next? A remake of the '60s sitcom "My Mother the Car"? (A driver hearing advice from his ...
For the bargain price, Prince's triple play hits the target
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3/25/2009, by Jon Bream
Star Tribune (Minneapolis) (MCT) - Three has become the new purple. Remember when Prince did three hometown shows in one day on 7/7/07? Now he's releasing a three-disc album Sunday, exclusively via Target, for the thrifty price of $11.98.
To promote the new three-pack, he is performing three ...
George Lopez will join the ranks of late-night talk show hosts
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3/25/2009, by Rick Bentley
McClatchy Newspapers (MCT) - Look out Dave, Conan and Jimmy. Here comes George Lopez. The comedian has just signed on to host a new late-night talk show that will air at 11 p.m. EDT Monday-Thursday on the cable channel TBS.
The chatting begins in November. TBS has not yet named the show.
"If ...
Scott free: Pending birth keeps Jill away from chilly Philly for series premiere
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3/25/2009, by Ellen Gray
Philadelphia Daily News (MCT) - HBO hosted an invitation-only premiere Tuesday night at Philadelphia's Prince Music Theater for its newest series, "The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency," but while British author Alexander McCall Smith was expected to be there, the Philly girl at the show's heart ...
‘Mentalist' co-star says the mind games could go on for years to come
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3/20/2009, by Rick Bentley
McClatchy Newspapers (MCT) - Everyone connected with the CBS series "The Mentalist" can now relax. The Tuesday night drama is one of the biggest hits of this television season. There were some nervous moments for the cast before the show launched in September. The actors were having a good time ...
‘Chuck Jones: Memories of Childhood,' premiering Tuesday on TCM
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3/18/2009, by Hal Boedeker
The Orlando Sentinel (MCT) - Shortly before he died in 2002, animator Chuck Jones saw a test cut and described the program as "delightful." He was biased, but he was right, too.
"Chuck Jones: Memories of Childhood," which premieres at 8 p.m. EDT Tuesday on TCM, is slight, sweet and utterly ...
‘In the Motherhood' gets a new cast for its TV incarnation
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3/18/2009, by Rick Bentley
McClatchy Newspapers (MCT) - "In the Motherhood" was born on the Internet but gets to grow up on network television. The Web version of "Motherhood" was a series of five-minute features that starred the likes of Chelsea Handler, Leah Remini, Eileen Galindo and Jenny McCarthy. Each webisode was ...
Despite contradictions, Maury's a success story
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3/18/2009, by Glenn Garvin
McClatchy Newspapers (MCT) - Damn that Paco! First he cybercheated on his wife, Lyric, with more than a thousand women! And she forgave him! But then _ shockingly! _ Lyric caught him sleeping with somebody else! Now he says he's sorry! "But do we forgive him?" Maury Povich shouts, clutching his ...
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