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June 20th, 2008

‘Rita Rocks’ Set for Fall on Lifetime

There’s good news for fans of television shows that pack a laugh. Lifetime recently announced it has a new sitcom coming this fall, the network’s first comedy in an entire decade, believe it or not.
Called Rita Rocks, the half-hour series will star The King of Queens alum Nicole Sullivan as one Rita Clements. […]

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June 19th, 2008

So You Think You Can Dance 4: Round of Eighteen Overview

The dancing on last night’s episode of So You Think You Can Dance was surprisingly non-entertaining. Although the judges — regulars Nigel Lythgoe and Mary Murphy, along with contemporary specialist Mia Michaels — faulted the competing dancers for most of the drudgery, I thought the lackluster choreography was the true culprit on several occasions. […]

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June 19th, 2008

Swingtown: ‘Double Exposure’ Spoilers (6-19-08)

If the next epiosde of CBS’ Swingtown gets any more boring than the first two, I’m going to have to reconsider these reviews I’ve been writing each week. Having said that, the outlook isn’t promising when the description for the June 19th installment, “Double Exposure,” is taken into consideration.
Apparently, the majority of the plot […]

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June 18th, 2008

My Boys: ‘Dinner Party’ Spoilers (6-19-08)

The next episode of the TBS sitcom My Boys is called “Dinner Party.” Appropriately, PJ decides to throw a party for some single people at the suggestion of her best friend Stephanie.
You see, after writing a relationship book in a sitcom minute — literally — and then having no less than three publishing houses […]

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June 18th, 2008

‘Lipstick Jungle’ Snags Icon Mary Tyler Moore

Talk about a casting coup! NBC announced today that when the sophomore dramedy Lipstick Jungle returns in the fall, it will have entertainment megastar Mary Tyler Moore onboard.
The actress, who still commands oodles of adoration today for her memorable roles on the classic sitcoms The Dick Van Dyke Show and Mary Tyler Moore, will […]

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June 17th, 2008

Inside ‘In Plain Sight’ with Mary McCormack (Part 1)

Basic cable’s USA has a new hit in its crime dramedy stable, the witness protection series In Plain Sight, which stars television, film, and stage actress Mary McCormack (The West Wing, ER, Murder One, Private Parts).
The actress plays U.S. Marshal Mary Shannon, a dedicated law officer reluctantly based in Albuquerque, New Mexico. There, she […]

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June 16th, 2008

Swingtown: 1.2 ‘Love Will Find A Way’ Review

Original Air Date: June 12, 2008
I can barely believe it, but the last time I checked just a few seconds ago, Swingtown still hasn’t been canceled, so let’s continue with the reviews. On the second episode, which was even more boring than the first:
Janet ignores Susan’s phone calls after the first episode’s swinging party […]

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June 16th, 2008

‘Ugly Betty’ Star Ana Ortiz to Guest on ‘Army Wives’

According to recent TV Guide scoop, Ugly Betty actress Ana Ortiz, who plays the title character’s older sister Hilda Suarez, will be making a guest star appearance on Lifetime’s hit Army Wives while her current regular series relocates from California to New York.
Ortiz will reportedly play a sue-happy waitress named Sandi encountered by Roxy (Sally […]

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June 15th, 2008

Weeds: Season Four Premiere Tomorrow

The fourth season of the Showtime hit Weeds begins tomorrow at 10pm EST, and when it does, there will be a few changes in store for fans.
First of all, following the disastrous fire at the end of the third season, Mary-Louise Parker’s Nancy Botwin will relocate her family and business prospects from her former neighborhood […]

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June 15th, 2008

Kim Cattrall Honored at Banff World Television Festival

As fans of the HBO series likely know, the recent movie version of Sex and the City was a huge hit, making millions of dollars at the box office, unexpectedly beating out big-name competition like Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, and quickly reaching the status of most successful opening ever for […]

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