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Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/08/07/keith_says_beer_movie_set_was_all_busine Thu, 07 Aug 2008 15:37:04 EST Entertainment News 95071@http://www.starpulse.com/news NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - One could only imagine the pickin' party they could have thrown on the back lot of Toby Keith's new movie, "Beer for My Horses."

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Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/05/22/our_favorite_fictional_tv_towns Thu, 22 May 2008 08:30:38 EST Entertainment News 88026@http://www.starpulse.com/news Many television series are based in real-life cities (Full House - San Francisco; Family Matters - Chicago; and Beverly Hills, 90210 - Beverly Hills).

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/04/01/top_tv_sidekicks Tue, 01 Apr 2008 14:00:01 EST Entertainment News 82887@http://www.starpulse.com/news Who does a hero turn to for support? How does a tough as nails cop lighten up a little? Who do fan fiction writers pair up with their main characters to create some truly disturbing story lines? The answer to all these questions is sidekicks.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/03/26/reverse_typecasting_what_happens_when_an Wed, 26 Mar 2008 12:02:32 EST Entertainment News 82259@http://www.starpulse.com/news Typecasting is an actor's worst nightmare. The last thing a professional wants to happen is getting pigeonholed into the same role time after time following a breakthrough performance. Usually this happens at the beginning of a career, such as the case of Bob Denver. Denver was Gilligan for the rest of his career and essentially the rest his life.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/03/15/tv_land_to_air_two_night_marathon_of_the Sat, 15 Mar 2008 09:00:47 EST Entertainment News 80509@http://www.starpulse.com/news Move over Crockett and Tubbs, Andy and Barney round up Mayberry's swindlers, crooks, and cheats when TV Land airs "Mayberry Vice," a two-night marathon of The Andy Griffith Show.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/01/19/brady_bunch_actor_allan_melvin_dies_in_l_84 Sat, 19 Jan 2008 10:27:48 EST Entertainment News 74965@http://www.starpulse.com/news Allan Melvin, a character actor best known for playing Sam the Butcher on ''The Brady Bunch,'' has died. He was 84.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/11/07/critically_acclaimed_waitress_comes_to_d Wed, 07 Nov 2007 19:45:53 EST Entertainment News 67000@http://www.starpulse.com/news A favorite of critics and audiences alike, Waitress, the irresistible film filled with delicious spunk, arrives on DVD November 27, 2007 from Fox Home Entertainment. This "vibrant and uplifting comedy" (Entertainment Weekly) follows the day-to-day realities of a small town woman who ultimately transforms her seemingly hopeless life into a hilarious and unexpected love story.

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Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/08/20/the_evolution_of_man_prime_time_tv_is_pu Mon, 20 Aug 2007 16:46:41 EST Entertainment News 56557@http://www.starpulse.com/news LOS ANGELES (AP) - Michael Vartan considers himself a guy's guy - just as much as the next guy's guy. He swears like a sailor, likes fast cars and enjoys a good high-testosterone action flick. ''I can't wait to see the next Jet Li movie!'' he says.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/07/21/celebrity_birthdays_july_53 Sat, 21 Jul 2007 03:00:00 EST Entertainment News 46684@http://www.starpulse.com/news Happy Birthday to "Pearl Harbor" actor Josh Hartnett (1978), "The Last Starfighter" star Lance Guest (1960), "SNL" alum Jon Lovitz (1957), 80s singer Taco (1955), "RV" star Robin Williams (1951), expatriate singer Cat Stevens (1948), "The Andy Griffith Show" actor Don Knotts (1924; d. 2005), and author Ernest Hemingway (1899; d. 1961).

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/06/25/trying_to_keep_kids_just_kids_no_small_f Mon, 25 Jun 2007 14:33:57 EST Entertainment News 48709@http://www.starpulse.com/news LOS ANGELES (AP) - Tyler James Williams is at work on the set of ''Everybody Hates Chris.'' He's between takes, resting his head on a classroom desk, as the crew hustles to prepare the next shot.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/06/22/andy_griffith_the_new_star_on_independen Fri, 22 Jun 2007 13:59:53 EST Entertainment News 48440@http://www.starpulse.com/news RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - At age 81, Andy Griffith has been discovered. Sure, he'll always be known as Sheriff Andy Taylor, the gentle father to son Opie and gunless lawman in Mayberry who dispensed a homegrown wisdom on the ''The Andy Griffith Show.'' Or as the disheveled yet shrewd Atlanta defense lawyer Ben Matlock.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/05/29/new_tv_on_dvd_may_29 Tue, 29 May 2007 08:00:23 EST Entertainment News 43901@http://www.starpulse.com/news In her first lead role in a dramatic series, Kyra Sedgwick plays a tough CIA-trained detective with Southern charm, who has been brought from Atlanta to Los Angeles to head up the Priority Murder Squad, a special unit of the LAPD that handles sensitive, high-profile murder cases. Season 2 of The Closer is now in stores. Also on DVD: Rawhide and "F Troop" season 2 and The Andy Griffith Show the complete series.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/05/08/judge_sheriff_candidate_named_andy_griff Tue, 08 May 2007 08:18:40 EST Entertainment News 41355@http://www.starpulse.com/news MADISON, Wis. (AP) - A man who changed his name to Andy Griffith and ran for sheriff did not harm the actor who played Mayberry's folksy sheriff on the Andy Griffith Show, a federal judge ruled.

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Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/12/25/starpulse_top_10_of_2006_9_gone_but_not Mon, 25 Dec 2006 09:00:00 EST Entertainment News 24249@http://www.starpulse.com/news 2006 was a great year in the entertainment world; however, let us not forget those who entertained us for generations but have moved on. We look back on those entertainers and cultural icons who left us in 2006 to pay our respects... Jazz, R&B and pop singer Lou Rawls, lost a two year fight with brain and lung cancer (1/6). He was 72. Prolific film star of the 50s, 60s and 70s and star of such hits as Alfie and The Poseidon Adventure, Shelley Winters at age 85 (1/14). 60s soul star Wilson Pickett, who brought us such hits as Mustang Sally and In The Midnight Hour age 64; of a heart attack (1/19); and actor Anthony Franciosa, 77 (1/19). Country singer Janette Carter, of cuuntry music's founding family, the Carters, 82 (1/22); and actor Chris Penn, 40, brother of actor Sean Penn who starred in Quentin Tarantino's Reservoir Dogs (1/24). And Coretta Scott King (76), civil rights activist and wife of Martin Luther King, Jr (1/30).

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/12/24/tune_in_to_tv_land_s_merry_thon Sun, 24 Dec 2006 09:00:00 EST Entertainment News 23977@http://www.starpulse.com/news TV Land presents 24 hours filled with merriment and holiday cheer when the network rolls out a collection of heart-warming Christmas episodes during TV Land's 7th Annual Merry-Thon beginning Sunday, December 24 from 6:00 p.m. through Monday, December 25 at 6:00 p.m. (all times ET/PT).

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/12/12/new_tv_on_dvd_dec_12 Tue, 12 Dec 2006 08:00:00 EST Entertainment News 22783@http://www.starpulse.com/news The third of producer Dick Wolf's Law & Order TV series, Law Order: Criminal Intent season 2 includes many of the dramatic ingredients that have contributed to the success of the earlier programs. There are the usual dedicated cops, represented by detectives Robert Goren and Alexandra Eames, and the standard hardworking prosecutors, personfied by Assistant DA Ron Carver. Also on DVD: Full House season 5, The Andy Griffith Show season 8, and Stacked the complete series.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/09/15/andy_griffith_s_health_is_failing Fri, 15 Sep 2006 08:21:09 EST Entertainment News 16009@http://www.starpulse.com/news Beloved TV star Andy Griffith is reportedly fighting for his life after breaking his hip in a fall. The 80-year-old actor had hip surgery on September 5 and has been in hospital in Los Angeles ever since, where he's being monitored for heart problems, according to reports that have not been confirmed by his publicist.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/08/29/new_tv_on_dvd_august_29 Tue, 29 Aug 2006 08:00:54 EST Entertainment News 13632@http://www.starpulse.com/news The second season of Desperate Housewives arrives in stores this week. This season focused on new neighbors the Applewhites, Bree battles alcoholism, Lynette's husband harbors a secret love child, Susan still struggles with her relationships, and Gabrielle decides she wants a baby. Also on DVD: season three of Arrested Development and Nip/Tuck, season five of Will & Grace, season seven of The Andy Griffith Show, and season eight of South Park.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/07/21/celebrity_birthdays_july_21 Fri, 21 Jul 2006 03:00:50 EST Entertainment News 8724@http://www.starpulse.com/news Happy Birthday to "Pearl Harbor" actor Josh Hartnett (1978), "The Last Starfighter" star Lance Guest (1960), "SNL" alum Jon Lovitz (1957), 80s singer Taco (1955), "RV" star Robin Williams (1951), expatriate singer Cat Stevens (1948), "The Andy Griffith Show" actor Don Knotts (1924; d. 2005), and author Ernest Hemingway (1899; d. 1961).

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/05/18/at_a_loss_for_summer_programming_check_o Thu, 18 May 2006 16:33:06 EST Entertainment News 7123@http://www.starpulse.com/news TV Land is in high gear as it kicks off the summer with new originals, the addition of favorites such as The Jeffersons, classic marathons such as Little House and the Prairie, and other programming throughout August. Over the course of the summer, the network will premiere brand new episodes of TV Land's Top Ten and unveil the new series "My First Time."

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/05/09/new_tv_on_dvd_may_9 Tue, 09 May 2006 08:00:00 EST Entertainment News 6390@http://www.starpulse.com/news There is a lot of activity this week among DVD releases. In addition to oldies but goodies The Andy Griffith Show (season six) and Golden Girls (season five), television fans can get their hands on the sixth season of The West Wing or Everybody Loves Raymond, season four of That 70s Show, season three of Scrubs or season two of Rescue Me.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/02/27/don_knotts_passes_away_over_the_weekend Mon, 27 Feb 2006 09:01:27 EST Entertainment News 3639@http://www.starpulse.com/news Veteran comic actor Don Knotts died of pulmonary and respiratory complications on Friday. He was 81. Knotts, who won five Emmy awards for his turn as Barney Fife on The Andy Griffith Show passed away at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Beverly Hills, California.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/02/14/new_tv_on_dvd_feb_14 Tue, 14 Feb 2006 08:00:00 EST Entertainment News 3007@http://www.starpulse.com/news This Valentine's Day enjoy love in the ER with the first season of Grey's Anatomy. The hospital drama focuses on Meredith Grey (Ellen Pompeo), one of several first-year surgical interns at a Seattle, Wash., hospital. Along with her colleagues, Meredith struggles to maintain relationships while staying sharp at her new job. Also new on DVD this week: the first season of Charles in Charge, season three of The Pretender, season four of The Golden Girls, and the complete fifth season of The Andy Griffith Show.

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