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  • Former child film star John Howard Davies who helped bring "Monty Python" to TV has passed away. --- "Top Chef: Just Desserts" has given us a sneak peak of tonight's premiere. --- Showtime is developing a drama based on "The Damned" comic. --- All this and the TV Junkie Must-Watch Plan.
  • After the Board of Public Works decided without contest today to uphold Monday's decision that a permit not be issued for this weekend's scheduled Sunset Junction festival, the organizers have come forward with a statement.
  • The Los Angeles Board of Public Works delivered quite a blow to the organizers of the Sunset Junction music festival and street fair when they denied them their permit, just days ahead of the weekend event. One problem: The event has a $250,000 tab with the (broke) City of L.A. from last year's event
  • After a morning of testimony from the public, the Los Angeles Board of Public Works has voted to uphold their decision to deny the organizers of the Sunset Junction Festival their permit for this weekend's event.
  • Rapper Game may have shedded the "the" from his moniker, but he can't seem to shed local law enforcement from his business. The native Angeleno, nee Jayceon Terrell Taylor, but also known as Charles Louboutin, was caught on tape in a fight at the Colony nightclub in Hollywood.
  • New York City's investment in television production is bearing a lot of fruit with 23 primetime shows now being made in the city. --- Shawn Ryan, creator of "The Shield" and "Terriers," has a new show in the works for ABC. --- We've got a great clip of Louis C.K. on "Conan." --- Not much on primetime tonight, check the TV Junkie Must-Watch Plan.
  • Yesterday, L.A.'s Board of Public Works voted to deny a permit for Sunset Junction. The decision was made based on the fact that the organizers hadn't coughed up $142,000 to pay for this year's city services, including police, fire and transportation services. But organizers for the festival, which is scheduled to take place this weekend, aren't giving up just yet.
  • To do tonight in LA: Films of Ken Jacobs screen at Cinefamily, with the filmmaker in person; wine and jazz at Hollywood and Highland; author of The Magician King signs the book at Vroman's; and there's a sex talk/learning seminar at Meltdown Comics. Read on for all the details.
  • He was TV personality Jimmy Kimmel's long-standing supporting player in the form of a security guard and the "Jimmy Kimmel Live" host's actual uncle: Frank Potenza, known to most as "Uncle Frank," has died. He was 77.
  • Awesome show featuring TV tweeps at Nerdmelt next week. --- ABC's "Happy Endings" gets the Paley Center treatment next week. --- Jimmy Fallon returns to host "SNL" on 12/17 as an Xmas gift to the world. --- Rob Zombie hits FEARnet. --- All this and the TV Junkie Must-Watch Plan for tonight.

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