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Wednesday Notebook
"Glee" airs tonight and then Dec. 9 before taking a long break. Fans will then be asked to content themselves in part with a DVD set of the first 13 episodes, " 'Glee' Season 1: Road to Sectionals," due Dec. 29. Extras will include will the director's cut of ...
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"Hurt Locker" Blu-ray/DVD Release Set
Already picking up awards and nominations, "The Hurt Locker" hits DVD/BD on Jan. 12. Full announcement after the jump. Summit Entertainment is proud to announce the January 12, 2010 DVD release of The Hurt Locker, an intense war film filled with non-stop, groundbreaking ...
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Charles Gibson Leaves "World News" Dec. 18
The word setting his farewell date has been sent out, from Jon Banner, executive producer of “World News with Charles Gibson”: It’s that time of year in this great country of ours when we give thanks for family and friends and focus on the things that matter most to us. It’s no different ...
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FX Mid-Season Plans
"Nip/Tuck" final season stars Jan. 6, with the series finale on March 3. "Damages" returns on Jan. 25. Full announcement after the jump. FX’s midseason schedule features a lineup of new and returning original series, kicking off 2010 with the final season of the Emmy® ...
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Clint Eastwood DVD Megaset in 2010
In case you missed it, my look at megasets for possible holiday giving is here. Then there's the following news about Eastwood, getting retrospective treatment so major it makes me wondering if he is retiring or ill: Warner Home Video (WHV) will celebrate Eastwood and his 35-year ...
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Back in Action
Took a long holiday weekend (Thursday through Sunday), although not exactly a vacation: housecleaning, other chores, shopping in stores and online, getting out the decorations, family trip to Pennsylvania, University of Akron soccer game, ongoing work on my Henry James term paper. (Complete ...
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Happy Thanksgiving
I know a little about bad times at the holidays. I also know about good times. I hope that, whatever pain or despair or challenges you may be facing today, you find that little something to be thankful for, and the hope and resilience to keep going.
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"Dancing With the Stars" Results
Snarg. Notes and spoilers after the jump. … After the judges went completely in the bag for Donny Osmond during the final dance tonight, I told the bride that he was going to win. And so he did, to my regret. He was not the best dancer of the season, or even of the last two ...
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"More Than a Game" DVD Scheduled
Bad news for all of you planning to give it at Christmas: the release isn't until February. From Lionsgate: Lionsgate is proud to announce the upcoming DVD release of the LeBron James documentary More Than a Game on February 2nd. …. More Than a Game documents the incredible true ...
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Notebook: New Video, Fox's 2010 Schedule
After the jump is Fox's plan for winter-spring 2010, as well as the announcement of a full-season order for "Lie to Me" and the series finale date for "Dollhouse." As usual, some of these dates are so far away that they are subject to change (much the way this includes ...
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Viewing Notes
Stuff I have been watching, after the jump, all to the tune of "Bernadette" … The performance finale of "Dancing With the Stars" is supposed to be the most exciting telecast of the season, especially when it gets to the free-style routines. Last night, not so ...
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Sunday Notebook
Regular readers know about my fixation on Christmas songs, especially old and/or weird ones. I keep hoping to transfer a lot of my vinyl to a digital format, and have one of those ion usb turntables to do it with, but have never put together a few hours to figure out all the nuances of using ...
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Friday Night Notebook
The most recent (and next to last) vidcast about this season's "Dancing With the Stars" is here. You will note my delight about Joanna Krupa's departure. As I said, I spent part of today with Corbin Bernsen, who was in Akron to check out the All-American Soap Box Derby, ...
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"Precious"
Notes about the film, which has arrived on area screens, after the jump. I had certain expectations about "Precious" before I saw it Thursday night. I expected it to be good, and I was right. I expected it to be graphic and painful to watch, and was only partly right.  ...
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Friday Notebook
Spent part of the morning at Derby Downs with Corbin Bernsen — and how often do you get to write a line like that? — then wrote my video column and my Bernsen story, while researching a couple of other things along the way. And Oprah has just said she'll make her announcement ...
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Re Oprah
I keep looking at Oprah Winfrey's announcement that she is ending her syndicated talk show in 2011 and having two thoughts. First, that 2011 is still more than a year away, and her mind may change. Second, that even if she leaves daytime broadcast TV, I don't see her giving up a ...
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Briefly Noted
I mentioned on FB and Twitter that I would be posting more thoughts here about "Precious," but it is unlikely I will post them before Friday, and probably not before later in the day.
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"Lost" Returns Feb. 2
The ABC announcement: ABC announces the premiere of the sixth and final season of “Lost,” with a special all-night event on Tuesday, February 2. A recap special will kick off the night from 8:00-9:00 p.m., ET, followed by the much anticipated two-hour premiere from 9:00-11:00 p.m. The ...
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