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By Devin Bender

Chuck, the hit NBC TV show that made its debut last year as a tag of Action-comedy, has become identified as the action-comedy-drama with-a-cliffhanger show after almost every episode. Obtaining rather good reception for a new show that had problems during the writers strike, the first season introduced Chuck reading an email from an old [...]

In Entertainment, Reviews, Television on November 10, 2008
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Now you know they can dance

By Terri Schwartz

For the “So You Think You Can Dance “tour, the dancers and show producers took the best routines from the show and chose those as the ones to perform. Monukian said that the dancers practiced for three weeks before the tour began.

In Boston Local, Celebs, Entertainment, Television, The Issue on November 6, 2008
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Entourage’s Jordan Belfi

By Bessie King

Known to many as Adam Davies, the archenemy of Jeremy Piven’s character Ari Gold, Jordan Belfi joined the cast of Entourage in its first season. Over three years, he has become famous on the show for getting Ari fired from their agency and making life a living hell.
Now in season four, he returns to continue [...]

In Celebs, Entertainment, Movies, Television, The Blast Interview, The Issue, The Magazine, The Page One Story on November 3, 2008
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Will Ferrell reprises Bush role

By John Guilfoil

Funnyman Will Ferrell returned to Saturday Night Live during the intro of one of SNL’s special Thursday updates.
We stood beside Tina Fey’s Gov. Sarah Palin, making it the only time the two most highly-rated SNL parodies of all time appeared together. SNL regular Darrell Hammond’s reluctant John McCain later appeared in skit, where Farrell’s GW [...]

In Entertainment, Television, The Magazine on October 24, 2008
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Grey’s Anatomy and the Return of Joe the Bartender

By Terri Schwartz

After the train wreck that was season four, “Grey’s” was in desperate need of exfoliating off a layer of dry, peeling skin and digging deep to get back shiny, happy Meredith that we knew all too briefly.

In Entertainment, Television, The Magazine on October 21, 2008
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Bad girl, not

By Bessie King

An interview with Francia Raisa, “Adrian” from The Secret Life of the American Teenager.

In Entertainment, Television on October 1, 2008
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Emmy Awards: AMC, 30 Rock win, Hugh Laurie screwed again

By John Guilfoil

Sure it was one of the worst moments in the history of television, but we got lots of pretty pictures of it! And what a night for cable! AMC and HBO basically stole the night.

In Entertainment, Television, The Magazine on September 22, 2008
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MTV pulls TRL off the air

By Blast Magazine Newsroom

After 10 years, MTV is pulling the plug on its popular music video countdown show, “Total Request Live.”
The show will end with a two-hour special on a Saturday afternoon in November, said executive producer Dave Sirulnick on Monday. Sirulnick said the show wasn’t ending forever, but said now was the right time to give the [...]

In Entertainment, Music, Television, The Magazine on September 16, 2008
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God I love Hugh Laurie

By John Guilfoil