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ABC makes unaired episodes of “Don’t Trust the B—- in Apartment 23″ available online

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ABC makes unaired episodes of “Don’t Trust the B—- in Apartment 23″ available online

The final, unaired episodes of ABC’s canceled comedy Don’t Trust the B—- in Apartment 23 are available in their entirety on WATCH ABC on ABC.com, the WATCH ABC Player for iPad, iPhone, iPod touch and Kindle Fire, Hulu and iTunes, the network said today. The episodes will be live through June 2, 2013. Included among them is the final episode, in which we are promised to learn the origin of Chloe’s (Krysten Ritter) evil ways. Unaired episodes of Don’t Trust the B—- in Apartment 23 include the following (episodic descriptions from ABC) “The Leak” – It’s crunch time, and James [...]

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Can Syfy’s “Defiance” usher in a new era of interactive storytelling?

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Can Syfy’s “Defiance” usher in a new era of interactive storytelling?

Updated April 15, 1:08pm CT Given the popular Syfy shows that its three executive producers — Kevin Murphy (Caprica), Michael Taylor (Battlestar Galactica) and Rockne S. O’Bannon (Farscape) — have been involved with, the ambitious new Syfy series Defiance at the very least should have plenty of fan interest. Add to that the fact that it unfolds as not only a series but also a multi-platform video game, and that should really have fanboys and -girls intrigued. Defiance is set in 2046, when Earth has been transformed and its landscape permanently altered by the sudden and tumultuous arrival of seven [...]

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General Hospital Paley Center panel event to stream live April 12

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General Hospital Paley Center panel event to stream live April 12

Updated April 12, 2013, 8:05pm CT ABC’s daytime drama General Hospital celebrated its 50th anniversary last week, and that celebration has continued this week with further episodes taking place at the beloved Nurses Ball, the fictional event that was reprised for the show in honor of its anniversary. In the real world, General Hospital‘s 50th anniversary will also be celebrated and discussed at an event this Friday, April 12, at The Paley Center for Media in Beverly Hills. Following up on the 30th Annual PaleyFest, the center will be holding a special panel event called, “General Hospital: Celebrating 50 Years [...]

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ABC Family “Ravenswood” announcement has explosive social media impact

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ABC Family “Ravenswood” announcement has explosive social media impact

This past Tuesday, March 26, ABC Family announced that it has greenlit a one-hour dramatic spinoff series for its hit Pretty Little Liars, called Ravenswood. Ravenswood comes from Pretty Little Liars executive producers I. Marlene King, Oliver Goldstick, Joseph Dougherty and Leslie Morgenstein, and will center on a town — not far from the Pretty Little Liars town of Rosewood, Penn. — that has suffered under a deadly curse for generations. Five strangers suddenly find themselves connected by this fatal curse and need to dig into the town’s mysterious, terrible history before it’s too late for each of them. Ravenswood [...]

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Channel Guide interviews Kelly Nishimoto of Something Borrowed, Something New on TLC!

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Channel Guide interviews Kelly Nishimoto of Something Borrowed, Something New on TLC!

Fashion designer Kelly Nishimoto, star of TLC’s newest bridal show Something Borrowed, Something New, made her first wedding dress when she was just a kid. Her material of choice? Trash bags. Tailored with a glue gun — a bold choice that required the help of a readily available assistant. “It started melting and I remember my dad coming to the rescue,” Nishimoto laughs. “He had duct tape and electrical tape and all kinds of random things in his tool shed. Some of the tape was black and some of it was silver and I was trying to hide it and [...]

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“Hawaii Five-O” fans picked two different killers on CBS

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CBS allowed fans to choose the ending to last night’s episode of Hawaii Five-O, and the brilliantly-innovative move proved successful as people on the East Coast and West Coast ultimately chose different killers. As we detailed in our preview yesterday, CBS gave viewers the option of picking one of three suspects involved in the murder of a college professor. They could go to the CBS website or Twitter to vote for the victim’s boss (#theboss), teaching assistant (#theTA) or a student (#thestudent). Midway through the show, those tuning in were promoted to choose one of the three, and then the [...]

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“Hawaii Five-O” viewers to choose ending to tonight’s episode

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Fans of the hit CBS show Hawaii Five-O have nobody to blame but themselves if they don’t like the ending to tonight’s episode, because CBS is allowing viewers to determine how it will conclude. Watch the full Hawaii 5-0 episode at the CBS web site. In what CBS is calling a first in television history, everybody tuning in tonight at 10pm ET/PT will have the opportunity to choose amongst three suspects that they believe killed a university professor. The options are the professor’s boss, a student who was busted for cheating and a teaching assistant. Viewers can cast their vote during [...]

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“Pretty Little Liars” web series – “Pretty Dirty Secrets” – launching Aug. 28

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“Pretty Little Liars” web series – “Pretty Dirty Secrets” – launching Aug. 28

Fans of the ABC Family hit Pretty Little Liars won’t have to wait until October for their next fix of Rosewood, because ABCFamily.com is launching a weekly web series, Pretty Dirty Secrets, starting Tuesday, Aug. 28, during the summer finale of Pretty Little Liars. There will be eight different episodes airing every Tuesday on ABCFamily.com beginning at 8pm ET/5pm PT. The web series focuses on the time between the Aug. 28 summer finale and the special Halloween episode of Pretty Little Liars airing on ABC Family in October, when the town of Rosewood is getting ready for Halloween. The local [...]

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Julia Child the latest PBS icon to get the “Remixed” treatment (VIDEO)

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Firs it was Mister Rogers. Then Bob Ross. Now, it’s legendary chef Julia Child’s turn to be auto-tuned by PBS Digital Studios, in the joyous video below. It’s probably no surprise, considering that PBS is in the midst of celebrating Child’s centenary (she was born Aug. 15, 1912, and passed away Aug. 13, 2004). Check it out, and remember to bring on the roasted potatoes and keep on cooking. Bon appetit!

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New PBS Bob Ross mashup continues network’s digital salutes to past icons

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Last weekend, at the Television Critics Association (TCA) press tour PBS panels, network president and CEO Paula Kerger explained the importance of digital in PBS’ future efforts. “We are looking for ways to connect to our audiences both on air and across Internet, video, and mobile platforms,” she said, “as we are investing in new content and finding new ways to connect with our audiences. … As we saw demonstrated most recently with the viral explosion of the Fred Rogers mix up [sic], ‘Garden of Your Mind,’ which we commissioned for YouTube, it is indeed possible to break new ground across [...]

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