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A milder, more contrived ‘Community’ in season 4

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CAST of “Community”: The show is able to experiment again.

Originally inspired by some of “Community” creator and show runner Dan Harmon’s experiences at a community college ages ago, the show almost consistently delivered for three seasons.

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‘Teen Wolf’ star mum about likely ‘bromance’ in season 3

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“I’ve always been a fan of [the horror] genre,” said actor Tyler Hoechlin (heck-lin), who plays “alpha” werewolf Derek Hale in the monster drama series “Teen Wolf,” during a teleconference with Asian publications.

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‘Bates Motel’ an intriguing prequel series to ‘Psycho’

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FREDDIE Higmore and Vera Farmiga in “Bates Motel”

It’s not the “Psycho” you remember. “Bates Motel” is a disturbing prequel series expounding on horror/slasher icon Norman Bates, reimagining characters immortalized by the Alfred Hitchcock movie.

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Girl power deftly plays ‘Game of Thrones’

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EMILIA Clarke plays Daenerys, a subservient wife who triumphantly leads a loyal army.

War between self-appointed kings and power-craving players continues to rage in the latest season of the fantasy-epic series “Game of Thrones,” HBO’s adaptation of George R.R. Martin’s hit series of books.   While it started as a seemingly male-dominated conflict, some female characters were influential, or continue to wield power behind the scenes, ably guiding [...]

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Political satire ‘Veep’ continues to win people over

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JULIA Louis-Dreyfus in HBO’s “Veep”

Fictional American vice president Selina Meyer returns after a well-received initial season of “Veep,” HBO’s hit political comedy series cocreated by writer-producer Armando Iannucci.

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Young Carrie Bradshaw is her very own person

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“The Carrie Diaries” is the inevitable spawn of the hugely successful comedy series “Sex and the City,” a teen-centric prequel that’s based on a similarly titled set of books. The nostalgic new show is set in the 1980s and brings back the titular Carrie Bradshaw, but she isn’t the sex columnist character popularized by Sarah [...]

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Bio’s ‘Ghost Story’ features Asian encounters

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KARLA PAMBID has the gift.

Singer-actress-director Karla Pambid would rather be recognized for her work in the arts instead of her ability to see beings and creatures that most people don’t.

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Fact, fiction fuse in Cold War tale

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ERI Russell and  Matthew Rhys in “The Americans”

Often discomfiting, the Cold War drama “The Americans” is about two KGB agents posing as ordinary American spouses in the early 1980s.   Starring Keri Russell (“Felicity”) and Matthew Rhys (“Brothers and Sisters”) as Elizabeth and Philip Jennings, “The Americans” mingles fact and fiction, creating compelling scenarios set during the Reagan administration. The spy partners, [...]

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Half-Pinay Vanessa White jazzes up British girl band

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VANESSA White wants to revisit Boracay.

“It’s really flattering,” said Filipino-British singer Vanessa White, about being compared with vocal powerhouses Christina Aguilera and Mariah Carey.   White, 23, is the youngest member of the British girl band The Saturdays. She talked about her career and the group’s new reality series, “Chasing The Saturdays” during a recent teleconference with Asian publications.   [...]

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Fishing ‘Off the Hook’ way

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KOURTNEY and Kim Kardashian return to Miami.

“I’m obsessed with learning and experiencing things,” said “Off the Hook: Extreme Catches” host Eric Young in a recent teleconference to promote the Animal Planet show.

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‘Banshee’ star likes playing thief-turned-mom

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“Banshee” actress Ivana Milicevic feels “maternal to everyone,” which makes playing a mother and working with actors playing her children on the new show comfortable.

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Fun, humor is key to universality

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Cartoon Network’s programming has always been premised on fun, entertainment and surprises—and it won’t change any time soon, according to Turner International Asia Pacific Limited’s content officer Mark Eyers.

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