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TCA: FX boss John Landgraf on becoming a heayweight, ‘Louie’ and Netflix
by TV News Headlines - Yahoo! News | August 2, 2013 at 11:05 pm

By Tim Molloy NEW YORK (TheWrap.com) - FX CEO John Landgraf likens his networks expansion to FXX to a boxer moving up in weight class. At a Television Critics Association panel Friday, he said the network is expanding partly because it needs more space...

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TCA: Billy Bob Thornton joins FX’s ‘Fargo’ as a new character
by TV News Headlines - Yahoo! News | August 2, 2013 at 11:02 pm

By Tim Molloy NEW YORK (TheWrap.com) - Billy Bob Thornton has signed on to FX's new "Fargo" adaptation, which will feature all new characters, network CEO John Landgraf announced Friday. Landgraf said at the Television Critics Association summer press ...

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CNN’s Jake Tapper to make acting debut on ‘All My Children’
by TV News Headlines - Yahoo! News | August 2, 2013 at 11:02 pm

By Sara Morrison LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - It's been a good week for CNN's "The Lead" host Jake Tapper. First, he was voted one of TheHill.com's 50 Most Beautiful People in Washington, D.C. (he came in an #11), and now he's set to make his acting deb...

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Ellen DeGeneres Is Back for More Oscars! Our Experts Weigh In on the Returning Host
by E! Online (US) - TV News | August 2, 2013 at 10:13 pm

Guess who's coming back to host the Oscars? Wait for it…Ellen DeGeneres! On Friday's edition of Live From E!, Catt Sadler, Marc Malkin and Will Marfuggi discussed the...

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Tara Reid Soaks Up Sharknado Success as Theaters Sell Out!
by E! Online (US) - TV News | August 2, 2013 at 9:09 pm

Has the Sharknado phenomenon jumped the shark? Not even close. Tara Reid and Ian Zierning accepted the Sharknado's Internet Sensation Award at Thursday's 2013 Young Hollywood...

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‘NBC Nightly News’ anchor Brian Williams to take hiatus for knee surgery
by TV News Headlines - Yahoo! News | August 2, 2013 at 8:57 pm

By Sara Morrison LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - A high school football injury is going to take Brian Williams off the air - temporarily. Williams announced on Thursday that he's having total knee replacement surgery and will be out while he recovers. "I'v...

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TCA: Gordon Ramsay swore around little kids only twice while filming ‘MasterChef Junior’
by TV News Headlines - Yahoo! News | August 2, 2013 at 8:57 pm

By Tim Kenneally LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Infamously hot-headed celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay, paired up with a bunch of little kids in an environment filled with sharp objects? It's the kind of scenario that has the potential to end up in gruesome newspaper headlines. But according to Ramsay, he managed to keep his notorious temper in check during the filming of Fox's upcoming reality show "MasterChef Junior." "I don't think I swore once across two months," Ramsay said during the panel for the show at the Television Critics Association press tour on Thursday. ...

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TCA: ‘Enlisted’ producer explains what’s funny about war
by TV News Headlines - Yahoo! News | August 2, 2013 at 8:39 pm

By Jethro Nededog LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Fox's new military comedy, "Enlisted," found itself having to explain how it manages to make light of the often harsh realities of war and a soldier's life at Thursday's Television Critics Association press...

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TCA: Fox’s ‘Almost Human’ panel talks robot ethics, android sex
by TV News Headlines - Yahoo! News | August 2, 2013 at 8:37 pm

By Tim Kenneally LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - The panel for Fox's upcoming futuristic cop drama "Almost Human" took on a number of topics at the Television Critics Association press tour on Thursday. Such as what sort of ethical dilemmas an increasingly...

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Glee Honors Cory Monteith With Emotional Memorial Card
by E! Online (US) - TV News | August 2, 2013 at 8:14 pm

It has been nearly three weeks since the devastating loss of actor Cory Monteith, and fans are still trying to cope with the loss. To honor their fallen star, Glee has released a...

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