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TV Junkie: MJ Lives on at The Paley Center; Slater Back to Prime Time?
Karl Malden and Michael Douglas in "The Streets of San Francisco"
Starting today, the Paley Center will be showing rare and vintage footage of Michael Jackson from TV shows dating back to 1971. We're talking episodes of "The Tonight Show", "The Flip Wilson Show", and the Jackson Five's own show "The Jacksons". Check out the Paley website for dates and times.
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It looks like prime time TV is ready to bet on Christian Slater again so ABC is in negotiations with him for a show called "The Forgotten" which is what we thought his last show was called but then we remembered it was "My Own Worst Enemy".
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If you know of any SoMa hipsters in SF, tell them to leave some flowers at Malden Alley in remembrance of Karl.
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We apologize for the lack of listings, but there really isn't anything on. Please let us know what you are watching in the comments.The TV Junkie Plan: "In the Motherhood", "Moments of Impact", "The Listener", "The Daily Show"
8:30pm In the Motherhood ABC - Where There's a Will There's a Wake
9:00pm So You Think You Can Dance FOX - Two of the top 14 dancers are eliminated; Kelly Clarkson performs.
9:00pm Moments of Impact Discovery - A teenager regrets keeping a lion as a pet; a skier tries to outrun an avalanche; mobsters target a restaurant.
10:00pm The Listener NBC - Toby saves a troubled teen from a gang beating, he stumbles upon a hidden group of runaways.
11:00pm The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Comedy Central - Robert Kenner, Filmmaker, "Food, Inc."
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