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    May 17, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. Jon Stewart slams Disney's makeover of 'Brave' heroine Merida

    Count Jon Stewart among the many thousands of parents and moviegoers unimpressed by Disney&rsquo;s controversial <a href="http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/moviesnow/la-et-mn-disney-merida-makeover-brave-20130515,0,5062947.story">makeover of &ldquo;Brave&rdquo; heroine Merida</a>.
    Count Jon Stewart among the many thousands of parents and moviegoers unimpressed by Disney’s controversial makeover of “Brave” heroine Merida. In case you missed it, last weekend Merida was officially inducted into Disney’s...

    Tags: Pixar Animation, Brave (movie), Cinderella (fictional character)

    2. May 17, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  2. Carole King to be honored with Obama-hosted show, Gershwin Prize

    Carole King seems to have fans in high places: The singer-songwriter's life will be staged with an eye toward Broadway, and next week her oeuvre will be honored at the White House.
    Carole King seems to have fans in high places: The singer-songwriter's life will be staged with an eye toward Broadway, and next week her oeuvre will be honored at the White House. Officials announced Friday that President Obama will host a star-studded...

    Tags: Entertainment, Barack Obama, Library of Congress, White House, Music

    3. May 17, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  3. Still jonesing for 'West Wing'? Try Danish import 'Borgen'

    Thrusting an intelligent idealist into a leadership position is a time-honored method of chronicling the corruptive nature&nbsp;of power, particularly the political variety. (Please see&nbsp;"Mr. Smith Goes to Washington") In recent years, television writers have done a bit of narrative multi-tasking by making that person a woman--in the U.S. it was "Commander in Chief," in the U.K., "The Amazing Mrs. Pritchard." For Denmark, in case you were wondering, it's "Borgen," a political drama that's caused a stir for the past several years among American critics seeking to prove that such shows need not devolve into soap, sentiment or satire. (Also that TV critics are not afraid of subtitles.)
    Los Angeles Times Television Critic
    Thrusting an intelligent idealist into a leadership position is a time-honored method of chronicling the corruptive nature of power, particularly the political variety. (Please see "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington") In recent years, television writers have...

    Tags: Government, Entertainment, The Killing (tv program), Religion and Belief, Television

    4. May 17, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  4. USA moving past 'blue skies' with 'Graceland,' sitcoms, reality

    Over the last few years, as ratings for cable networks like AMC and TLC have surged, their brand identities have shifted just as dramatically. History, the channel that five years ago was known for its dusty old World War II documentaries, is now better known for reality shows about swamp-dwellers and the miniseries &ldquo;The Bible.&rdquo;
    Over the last few years, as ratings for cable networks like AMC and TLC have surged, their brand identities have shifted just as dramatically. History, the channel that five years ago was known for its dusty old World War II documentaries, is now better...

    Tags: Satellite and Cable Service, Lennon Parham, Entertainment, Television, Heroin

    5. May 16, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  5. 'Thomas & Friends' goes daily on PBS Kids

    "Thomas &amp; Friends" is returning for a new season on PBS Kids, and in a nod to the growing popularity of the British tank engine and his pals, the show is getting a big upgrade on the PBS schedule.
    "Thomas & Friends" is returning for a new season on PBS Kids, and in a nod to the growing popularity of the British tank engine and his pals, the show is getting a big upgrade on the PBS schedule. After running in syndication on the weekends since 2004,...

    Tags: Telemundo (tv network), The Office (tv program), Alec Baldwin, The Big Bang Theory (tv program)

    6. May 16, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  6. TV Picks: 'North America,' 'Ghost Army,' 'Mad Men,' Mel Brooks

    <strong>"North America" (Discovery Channel, Sunday).</strong> The latest blockbuster nature documentary to justify your purchase of an HDTV (see also "Planet Earth," "Life," "Frozen Planet," "Africa") is the seven-part "North America." There are some hectoring musical passages and the narration, delivered by Tom Selleck, foregrounding the folksy creak in his voice, can run to the precious and dramatically over-personified: Why does the continent need to be "she," or the yearning-to-breathe-free behavior of wild animals be taken to somehow express "the American heart"? But you can turn down the sound to eliminate that human element and feel all the power and mystery of the wilderness without distraction. (You'll still know what's happening most of the time.) The real honor the series does the natural world is to pay it witness, and this it is does exceedingly well: It is gorgeous clean through. The episode I've seen hops around the map, from gray whales in the Bering Sea to cute little colorful birds in the Costa Rican jungle; there are bears and sea turtles and mustangs. The usual caveat applies: Nature is beautiful but not always pretty.
    Los Angeles Times Television Critic
    "North America" (Discovery Channel, Sunday). The latest blockbuster nature documentary to justify your purchase of an HDTV (see also "Planet Earth," "Life," "Frozen Planet," "Africa") is the seven-part "North America." There are some hectoring musical...

    Tags: Mel Brooks, North America, AMC (tv network), Mad Men (tv program), Dwayne Johnson

    7. May 16, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  7. 'Downton Abbey' gets Diddy-fueled makeover in Funny or Die spoof

    Diddy's rather confusing Twitter announcement that he'll be appearing as a series regular on the wildly popular British aristocracy drama "Downton Abbey" has manifested itself as a mediocre Funny or Die video.
    Diddy's rather confusing Twitter announcement that he'll be appearing as a series regular on the wildly popular British aristocracy drama "Downton Abbey" has manifested itself as a mediocre Funny or Die video. And aren't we all a little relieved? We'...

    Tags: Social Media, Penelope Wilton, Perez Hilton, Twitter, Inc., Ken Jeong

    8. May 16, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  8. Critic's picks: It's fun to be stuck in 'The Middle'

    "<strong>The Middle"</strong> -- Too long have the hilarious and down-rent relatable Hecks lived in the shadow of their upscale-yet-seeming-unemployed neighbors on"Modern Family." Patricia Heaton's Frankie and Neil Flynn's Mike remind us on a weekly basis that fatigue and bewilderment are the real resting states of family life and their assorted children -- jock Axl (Charlie McDermott), sweet 'n' goofy Sue (Eden Sher) and oddball bookworm Brick (Atticus Shaffer) -- are the anti-Abercrombie kids most of us once were. The season finale will be chock full o' milestones, Axl graduates high school, Brick moves on to middle school and Sue tries to get her license, for the sixth time. <em>ABC, Wednesday, 8 p.m.</em>
    "The Middle" -- Too long have the hilarious and down-rent relatable Hecks lived in the shadow of their upscale-yet-seeming-unemployed neighbors on"Modern Family." Patricia Heaton's Frankie and Neil Flynn's Mike remind us on a weekly basis that fatigue and...

    Tags: Modern Family (tv program), Patricia Heaton, Neil Flynn, Charlie McDermott, Eden Sher

    9. May 16, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  9. Early morning anchor job at KTTV goes to Araksya Karapetyan

    After doing the job on an interim basis, Araksya Karapetyan has officially been given the position of anchor on the "Fox 11 News" shows that air weekdays 4:30-7 a.m. and 10-10:30 a.m. on KTTV-TV Channel 11.
    After doing the job on an interim basis, Araksya Karapetyan has officially been given the position of anchor on the "Fox 11 News" shows that air weekdays 4:30-7 a.m. and 10-10:30 a.m. on KTTV-TV Channel 11. She replaces Jean Martinez, who left last...

    Tags: Gold Standard Incorporated, Fox Broadcasting Company, WTTW

    10. May 16, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  10. Britain court sentences four hackers guilty of cyberattacks

    LONDON – Four hackers who pleaded guilty to a series of high-profile cyberattacks on computers in the U.S. and Britain, including those of the CIA and Sony Pictures, were sentenced Thursday to up to 32 months in prison. The four men, all Britons,...

    Tags: Anonymous (internet groups), Lifestyle and Leisure, Organized Crime, Rupert Murdoch, Police Arrests

    11. May 17, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  11. Frank Darabont buries 'Walking Dead,' digs into LAPD cops in TNT drama

    Frank Darabont went quiet.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
    Frank Darabont went quiet.         The writer/producer, whose most recent éclat is as the man who developed cable champion “The Walking Dead” only to be unceremoniously forced out as showrunner ahead of its second season, was seated at a...

    Tags: Gold Standard Incorporated

    12. May 14, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  12. PBS sets premiere date for Season 4 of 'Downton Abbey'

    &ldquo;Downton Abbey&rdquo; fans, start polishing the silver and dusting off those morning suits: The dishy costume drama will return to PBS on Jan. 5.
    “Downton Abbey” fans, start polishing the silver and dusting off those morning suits: The dishy costume drama will return to PBS on Jan. 5. That means devoted viewers will have to wait 235 days to find out how the Crawley family is coping in...

    Tags: Siobhan Finneran, Julian Fellowes, Downton Abbey (tv program)

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