U.S. marshall Raylon Givens, as played by Timothy Olyphant in FX’s awesome “Justified,” is the coolest new character on television… but let’s talk about the hat. The legendary Elmore Leonard, who created the character, told TV critic Alan Sepinwall: ”I think he ought to just chuck it. What’s he need it for? He’s not in the [...]

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One of the reasons we miss the NBC series “Life” is the absence of stunning Sarah Shahi on prime-time television. Good news: Shahi will be back as the lead in “Chasing Kate,” a new series on USA Network. Shahi will play Kate Reed, a top litigator who, frustrated with the bureaucracy and injustice of the legal [...]

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Don’t tell me you didn’t see this coming — “South Park” taking a swing at Tiger Woods. Matt Stone and Trey Parker, the co-creators of the Comedy Central cartoon, will open the show’s 14th season on Wednesday with the troubled golfer encountering Stan, Kyle, Kenny and Cartman in their animated Colorado town.
Stone told the AP:
“It’s [...]

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Premieres Sunday @ 9pm on HBO
“The Pacific” will rock your soul and make your heart bleed. A 10-part HBO World War II miniseries, the long-awaited companion piece to “Band of Brothers” from Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks which begins Sunday night, is a masterful, compelling, intense and brutal depiction of battle, the men who fight [...]

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Betty White fans, you’ve got your wish. The great old lady of comedy will host “Saturday Night Live” on May 8. The Mother’s Day episode also will feature a reunion of six former female cast members, most of them moms: Tina Fey, Amy Poehler, Molly Shannon, Maya Rudolph, Ana Gasteyer and Rachel Dratch. SNL executive producer Lorne Michaels [...]

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‘Twas the oh-my-goodness moment of the night…

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“Modern Family” just keeps getting better and better. Cohesive storylines, top-notch acting, sharp writing. In this week’s LMAO episode, Phil encounters his sexy ex-girlfriend — dynamite guest star Judy Greer — after a Facebook flirtation, Jay owns up to the accidental death of Manny’s pet turtle Shel Turtlestein and Mitchell stands up to his boss, [...]

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