If you think the Discovery Channel’s “Whale Wars” was hard to watch, its new miniseries “Blood Dolphins” on Animal Planet is heart-wrenching and, at times, unbearable. The first of three episodes debuted Aug. 27, and repeats Sept. 3 at 9 p.m.
In “Blood Dolphins,” Ric O’Barry, who made the Academy Award-winning documentary, “The Cove,” revisits Taiji, [...]

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“Avatar” was awesome. ”Inception” was incredible. “True Blood” was terrific. ”Lost” was lots of fun. And they’re all seeking your vote for the Ultimate Scream award. Spike TV’s Scream Award nominations – honoring the best sci-fi, horror, fantasy and comic book entertainment — will put geeks to the test.
Top nominees, as chosen by an elite panel that included [...]

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The famous California zip code and its calendar date line up perfectly on Thursday.
Dig out your Brendon and Brenda duds. Sept. 2, 2010, is being celebrated as “90210 Day.” (Europe celebrated in February because they’re screwy and put the day ahead of the month.)
A group on Facebook formed last year is calling it “International Beverly [...]

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“The Amazing Race” never seems to run out of interesting teams. For the 17th edition, debuting Sept. 26 on CBS, the racers include Home Shopping hosts, an Internet entertainer, a Miss Kentucky, Ivy League a cappella singers (pictured), beach volleyball players and a birth mother/daughter team who were recently reunited after the mother gave her newborn [...]

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News, notes and scuttlebutt on returning shows.
ABC
Castle (Sept. 20)
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On the Season Two finale, Beckett’s new relationship with a detective pushed Castle away, forcing them both to confront their feelings. Castle leaves to finish writing his second Nikki Heat novel, leaving Beckett unable to express her true feelings and unsure whether he would return [...]

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Thought Rolling Stone was a music magazine. TV gets back-to-back covers with “Mad Men” following the current “True Blood” showcase. RS rolled the dice and won as “Mad Men” won its third straight drama Emmy this week. The issue hits newstands on Wednesday.
On set and behind the scenes with the sexy stars of the Emmy-winning [...]

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Ladies get out your false eyelashes and men shave your chests because “Dancing With The Stars” announced its highly anticipated fall line-up on Monday night. This season’s contestants run the gamut from 80s icons, reality pop tarts to sports heroes and sultry songbirds. Really, it’s just a motley crew without any actual members of Motley [...]

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