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Fall TV: seems like old times

Wed, 14 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400

As always, networks roll out the new season - what there is of it

'Life on Mars' starring Jason O'Mara is ABC's one new scripted show.

'Wire' actor to shoot students' short film

Wed, 14 May 2008 11:30:00 -0400

Clark Johnson will direct a short film about masculinity and youth written by nine Manhattan high school students.

'Boom Blox,' 'Echochrome' offer pure fun

Wed, 14 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400

For hardcore gamers, controlling a video-game character is second nature. You use one joystick to run, use another stick to look around, press the right trigger to shoot and use various buttons to open doors, take cover or talk to other characters.

Apple now sells HBO shows on iTunes store

Tue, 13 May 2008 16:28:00 -0400

Apple Inc. has scooped up Time Warner Inc.'s HBO to feed television shows to its online iTunes store, reeling in one of the last holdouts among major channels and agreeing to a rare pricing concession to land hit shows like "The Sopranos," ''Sex and the City" and "The Wire."

Jimmy Fallon to host 'Late Night'

Tue, 13 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400

The poorly kept secret that Jimmy Fallon will be the next host of NBC's Late Night became official yesterday.

Kimberly Dozier's gripping survival story

Mon, 12 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400

Critically wounded in Iraq, CBS News reporter Kimberly Dozier faced an uphill battle to tell her gripping story of survival

At first, it seemed as if nobody wanted the book that CBS News correspondent Kimberly Dozier was trying to write about her life and near-death experience in Iraq.

Terrell Owens makes sitcom acting debut

Mon, 12 May 2008 13:58:00 -0400

Get your popcorn ready: Terrell Owens is coming to prime time Wednesday night. As an actor.

Will Edie ever return to 'Desperate Housewives'?

Mon, 12 May 2008 09:08:00 -0400

When Edie packed up and left Wisteria Lane at the end of Sunday's "Desperate Housewives," viewers were caught by surprise.

Jennie Garth returning to West Beverly for '90210' spinoff

Mon, 12 May 2008 10:50:00 -0400

The wild kids of television's West Beverly High will have a guidance counselor familiar with the posh ZIP code's dating, drugs and drama.

Despite tumult, WYPR ratings up

Sat, 10 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400

Months of tumult at public radio station WYPR, beginning with the Feb. 1 firing of veteran talk-show host Marc Steiner, have not led to a decline in its audience. In fact, the number of people listening to the station in the first three months of year has increased over the same period last year, from 153,600 to 166,800, ratings from Columbia-based Arbitron Inc. show.