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Laura Linney ponders living with 'The Big C'Saturday, July 31, 2010 @ 7:47PMThe actress is drawn to challenging, unconventional material. Showtime's comedy about cancer qualifies. Laura Linney wasn't looking to do a television series when the pitch came in from Showtime last year.

'Night' schtickSaturday, July 31, 2010 @ 12:56AM"American Night: The Ballad of Juan José," which had its world premiere at Oregon Shakespeare Festival's New Theatre on Saturday night, is a raucous celebration of American history — the good, the bad and the ugly.

Mike plus Molly equals three for CBS sitcom king Chuck LorreFriday, July 30, 2010 @ 7:11PMBEVERLY HILLS, Calif. | When Chuck Lorre began producing two CBS sitcoms at the same time, he asked Norman Lear for advice. Now that he’s producing three sitcoms, he could probably give Lear some tips. For the readers who vaguely or don’t recall that name, Lear was the heavyweight champion of situation comedy in the 1970s. At one point he was producing six shows and doing the audience warm-up at ...

Backup plans for your 'ruined' vacationFriday, July 30, 2010 @ 3:28PMEven the best-laid plans can be foiled by factors totally out of your control. To make the best of a bad vacation situation, it's important to have a backup plan, allowing you to take cancellations and stormy weather in stride.

Rasmussen Poll: Too Much Indecency On TVFriday, July 30, 2010 @ 2:34PMIn the age of slick sitcoms, reality shows and cable television, 57% of American adults think there is too much inappropriate content on television and radio. A new Rasmussen Reports telephone survey finds that just 31% disagree, and another 12% are not sure.

CTV to launch 'Comedy Gold'Friday, July 30, 2010 @ 12:30PMWhat do Mary Richards, Murphy Brown and Suzanne Sugarbaker Goff Dent Stonecipher have in common?

YouTube Now Supports 15 Minutes of FameFriday, July 30, 2010 @ 11:05AMThe popular video-sharing site has boosted maximum length of shared clips from 10 to 15 minutes. YouTube - Video hosting service - Arts - Entertainment - Video

Local mind behind hit show on Disney ChannelThursday, July 29, 2010 @ 12:07AMSan Francisco native and UC Berkeley graduate Drew Vaupen co-created Disney Channel’s hit family sitcom “Good Luck Charlie,” which debuted April 4 and is now cable’s No. 1 series among kids and tweens. A new episode, “Teddy’s Little Helper,” will air at 8:30 p.m. Sunday....

WonderRoot's generally, mostly awesome crash course in local film hits the PlazaWednesday, July 28, 2010 @ 11:49PMFor those of you who thought that Tyler Perry was the only one in Atlanta with a video camera (I just threw up a little imagining that was true), I would like your attention: as truth would have it, our fair city is chock full o’ budding filmmakers, animators, and various screen scene go-getters who are churning out a mess of awesome shit. Tomorrow night, get a cinematic sampling of what Atlanta ...