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Five set for ABC Family's "10 Things" remake (Reuters)
November 20, 2008
Reuters - ABC Family has assembled the main cast of its high school comedy pilot "10 Things I Hate About You," an adaptation of the 1999 feature that in turn was based on William Shakespeare's "The Taming of the Shrew."
New Discovery series will be a blast (Reuters)
November 20, 2008Reuters - Discovery Channel has greenlighted a 13-episode series that will spotlight demolition blasts around the world and explain the science behind the explosions.
Publicist: Paris Hilton and Benji Madden split (AP)
November 20, 2008
AP - Paris Hilton and her boyfriend of nine months, Benji Madden, have broken up.
"Bing bang" goes on in Iceland's "Lazy Town" (Reuters)
November 20, 2008
Reuters - On a quiet Sunday in the "Lazy Town" warehouse, the man many of the world's children know as Sportacus was working up some optimism for Iceland.
Jack Bauer back with "24" TV movie (Reuters)
November 20, 2008Reuters - In nearly every respect, the TV movie "24: Redemption" makes perfect sense, a brilliant idea that will extend the life of an important franchise even as it pumps new vigor into the Fox series.
"CSI" dilemma: keeping corpses fresh (Reuters)
November 20, 2008Reuters - Proof, if ever any was needed, that dead bodies are big business: CBS' "CSI: New York" is about hits 100 episodes Wednesday, and the entire "CSI" franchise is about to strike the 500 bell.
Hark! Colbert sings in new Christmas special (AP)
November 20, 2008
AP - The permanently suit-clad Stephen Colbert has traded in his pinstripes for a cardigan sweater, red turtleneck and furry boots.
Counter suit filed over "Project Runway" rights (Reuters)
November 20, 2008
Reuters - The Lifetime cable TV network has counter-sued NBC Universal, Bravo and The Weinstein Company over the rights to the TV program "Project Runway" in the latest legal action that has left the hit show in limbo.
Van Der Beek back creekside in North Carolina (AP)
November 20, 2008
AP - James Van Der Beek is back creekside.
Spitzer prostitute sits down for TV interview (AP)
November 20, 2008
AP - The prostitute at the center of the salacious scandal that brought down former New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer and generated national headlines is going to dish on her life as a pricey escort.
