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‘Little Couple’ stars’ joy shattered by surrogate’s miscarriage

Full Story at CNN.com (PEOPLE.com) — Pregnancy joy turned to sadness for the stars of TLC’s “The Little Couple,” as they learned on Tuesday’s episode of the successful transfer of an embryo to their surrogate, who later miscarried their unborn child. Dr. Jennifer Arnold and husband Bill Klein, who both have skeletal dysplasia, a bone-growth [...]

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Are you ready for ‘The Fall Guy: The Movie’?

Full Story at TODAY.msnbc.msn.com Are you ready for “The Fall Guy: The Movie”? Deadline.com is reporting that director Martin Campbell (“Green Lantern,” “Casino Royale”) could take on the planned film. Which leads us to the big question: There’s going to be a “Fall Guy” movie? You might remember the 1981-1986 show, with Lee Majors as [...]

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Jesse James returning to TV for live ‘American Chopper’ battle

Full Story at CNN.com (EW.com) — Huge news for “American Chopper” fans: Jesse James is returning to the network that made him famous to compete head-to-head against the Teutuls on “American Chopper.” Marking his first appearance on Discovery Chanel in five years, the former “Monster Garage” star will guest star on “Chopper” across two nights [...]

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Michael Douglas to play Liberace in HBO biopic

Full Story at TODAY.msnbc.msn.com NEW YORK — HBO says Michael Douglas is taking to the keyboard for its upcoming biopic of legendary pianist Liberace. “Behind the Candelabra” will be directed by Steven Soderbergh. It will also star Matt Damon as Scott Thorson, the younger live-in lover of the flamboyant entertainer, to be played by Douglas. [...]

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‘Charlie’s Angels’ loses flight; ‘How to Be a Gentleman’ struggles

Full Story at Inside.ew.com The competition took a beating Thursday because of The X Factor, which gave FOX a win in adults 18-49 (3.9 rating/10 share) and another chance to boast about its domination (like, how its the first time ever that Fox has won the first two Thursdays of the season). The two-hour show [...]

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14-year-old rapper wows ‘X Factor’ crowd

Full Story at TheClicker.today.com Thursday was the final night of “X Factor” auditions, and not a moment too soon. Two-hour tryout tracks run together to the point where it all blends into a medley of pop/hip-hop/country twee.  At least Newark, the first stop of the night, offered something unique. For starters, the crowd seemed quicker [...]

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Stabler quits, Benson cries on ‘SVU’

Full Story at TheClicker.today.com Thanks to a summer filled with casting news, fans of “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” expected the season to kick off sans one very important familiar face. Of course, that fact didn’t make it any less disappointing to see an oddly Elliot Stabler-free squad room Wednesday night.                                                                                                 Also disappointed? Stabler’s [...]

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‘All My Children’ leaves ABC with a bang

Full Story at MarqueeBlog.CNN.com ABC’s “All My Children” stayed true to its soapy roots all the way up to its last on-air minute. Fans of the long-running series had this day marked on calendars since ABC announced they were giving the soap the boot in favor of a new food and lifestyle talk show, “The [...]

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New TV season is a blast from the past

Full Story at TheClicker.today.com This fall, television is trying to recapture vintage lightning in a bottle. From the go-go ’60s to the post-Civil War era and even the Cretaceous period, what’s old is new again on the tube. Nostalgia is still a factor — “Charlie’s Angels” is back (Sept. 22 on ABC), whether we wanted [...]

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‘All My Children’ star Mary Fickett dies at 83

Full Story at TODAYmsnbc.msn.com Mary Fickett, who played the enduring Ruth Brent (and then Ruth Martin) from the soap opera’s inception in 1970, died Sept. 8 at 83. She had been in ill health and had moved in with her daughter’s family. ABC says it will dedicate the Sept. 21 episode of “AMC” to the [...]

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