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In its fourth season, Showtime's 'Weeds' finds Nancy Botwin border-bound
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterMAYBE THE idea of a suburban mom selling pot just wasn't that subversive anymore. After all, cable TV also has suburban chemistry teachers making meth ("Breaking Bad") and suburban polygamists ("Big Love") hiding in tract homes. Even CBS is about to...Tags: Children, Elections, Showtime (tv network), Celebrities, Sex and the City (movie)
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A parting of the programming ways for networks, cable
Channel IslandAND THEN, the audience parted. Here's what has happened to TV viewing this summer: People who want reality shows have stuck with the broadcast networks. Viewers who prefer scripted series have migrated to the cable channels. And in terms of ratings,...Tags: Crimes, America's Got Talent (tv program), Drama (genre), Labor Day, Satellite and Cable Service
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A big, fat 'Greek' lawsuit
A lawsuit brought by Nia Vardalos regarding profits for the movie she wrote and starred in, "My Big Fat Greek Wedding," was referred Monday to mediation.
Vardalos and her co-producers, Tom Hanks and his wife, Rita Wilson,...Tags: Betty White, University of Southern California, News Media, Toni Braxton, Health
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ABC 2011-12 TV schedule: 13 new series
RedEyeABC on Tuesday announced its 2011-12 prime time schedule that includes 13 new shows, seven of which will premiere this fall. Among the new entries is "Pan Am," adrama about pilots and flight attendants set in the 1960s (everyone seems to be creating their...Tags: Physiology, Crimes, Detroit 1-8-7 (tv program), Extreme Makeover: Home Edition (tv program), The Middle (tv program)
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'One Tree Hill' Hits Fast Forward
Zap2It.comOne of The CW's returning series will jump ahead in time next season. No, not that one. When it comes back at midseason next year, "One Tree Hill" will hit the fast-forward button and pick up four years into the future, after its characters have finished...Tags: Kristen Bell, The O.C. (tv program), 24 (tv program), Lost (tv program), Education
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CW Wants Ashton Kutcher's 'Beautiful Life' Model Drama
Zap2It.comThe CW can't seem to get enough of models or Ashton Kutcher for that matter. The network is hoping to get the best of both worlds. The CW has ordered a pilot for the Kutcher-produced drama "The Beautiful Life," about models living together. According to...Tags: America's Next Top Model (tv program), Beauty and the Geek (tv program), Television, The CW (tv network), Entertainment
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'Watchmen' star books FOX pilot
Zap2It.comOne of the stars of "Watchmen" has taken a role in a FOX pilot, which coincidentally is also based on a comic book. Jackie Earle Haley, who plays Rorschach in the hugely anticipated "Watchmen" movie, has signed on to "Human Target," a drama based on...Tags: Felicity (tv program), Courteney Cox, Erika Christensen, Television, Family
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CBS Gives 'The Captain' a Midseason Berth
Zap2It.com"Jericho" isn't the only show to earn a midseason pickup from CBS this week. In addition to the much-hyped return of the drama series, the network has also ordered six episodes of a comedy called "The Captain," the showbiz trade papers report. It's a...Tags: Arrested Development (tv program) , Television, Comedy (genre), Entertainment, Jericho (tv program)
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Pilots: Molly Parker, Nate Corddry Contract 'Maladys'
Zap2It.comCasting for pilots is approaching the frenzy stage, with HBO finding siblings for Sarah Michelle Gellar in "The Wonderful Maladys," ABC finding its "V" alien leader in a former "Firefly" regular and Tony Hale getting yet another job. HBO's comedy "The...Tags: Deadwood (tv program), Death, Chuck (tv program), Television, Comedy (genre)
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CBS May Trust 'The Man' at Midseason
Zap2It.comCBS is reportedly close to picking up the LL Cool J drama "The Man" as a midseason offering. According to The Hollywood Reporter, CBS would likely give the series a six-episode order, adding it to a potential midseason slate that already includes...Tags: Arts and Culture, CSI (tv program), Television, Entertainment, Drama (genre)
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TV Review: 'Swingtown'
Zap2It.comLast May, CBS announced a slate of new shows that were going to change the way the Tiffany Network did business. "Cane" was going to break ethnic barriers, "Viva Laughlin" was going to transcend genre expectations and "Swingtown" going to erase the...Tags: Television, Radio Industry, Eleventh Hour (tv program), Entertainment, Celebrities
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'Lincoln Heights' Star Seeks 'Treatment'
Zap2It.comHBO's "In Treatment" has booked a new patient -- " Lincoln Heights" star Russell Hornsby. Hornsby will be a regular on the second season of the drama about a therapist ( Gabriel Byrne) and his patients. In other casting news, The CW has cast Brittany...Tags: Pharmaceuticals, Family, Television, In Treatment (tv program), Showtime (tv network)
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