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TV Junkie: Syfy; We can't wait for 'Bored to Death'

Is this even proper grammar?
We wish that there was a ton of good TV for LA to decompress with after today's MJ orgy of remembrance but no dice. Incidentally, do you really think this is over? We've got lawsuits and trials ahead of us, Justin Timberlake doing a Michael act, and the children, dear god, what about the children, etc. etc. etc.....
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SciFi is now Syfy as of today - geeks lament.
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Harold & Kumar and "House" alum Kal Penn began work yesterday as an associate director in the Office of Public Liaison for the Obama Administration.
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The Hollywood Reporter has a great video of Jason Schwartzman on the set of the new HBO comedy series, "Bored to Death".
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Bruno alert: Sacha Baron Cohen on Letterman.The TV Junkie Plan: Tour de France, "The Superstars", ""Deadliest Catch", "Saving Grace", Letterman, Ferguson.
5:00pm Tour de France Versus - Stage 4 features an interview with Ben Stiller. Here's a clip!
8:00pm 10 Things I Hate About You ABC Family - Series Premiere
8:00pm The Great American Road Trip NBC - Series Premiere
8:00pm The Superstars ABC - Each competitor must swim across the lagoon at the Atlantis; each competitor must score as many points as they can in a basketball game.
9:00pm Deadliest Catch Discovery - The chase is on when the fleet gets word of great fishing by the ice pack.
9:00pm Warehouse 13 SyFy - Two-Hour Series Premiere
10:00pm Saving Grace TNT - The squad investigates a brutal home invasion; an angel tries to tempt Grace away from Earl.
11:35pm Late Show With David Letterman CBS - Actor Sacha Baron Cohen; Rob Thomas performs.
11:35pm The Tonight Show With Conan O'Brien NBC - Actor Samuel L. Jackson; actor Kevin Connolly; Andrew Bird performs.
12:35am The Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson CBS - Actress Evan Rachel Wood; actor Christopher Gorham.
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Donald Trump was a fading TV presence when the WGA strike put a dent in network schedules.
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Pickets are being held outside at movie and TV studios across the city
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For some critics, this feels less like a momentous departure and more like a footnote.
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Disneyland's famous "Fantasmic!" show came to a sudden end when its 45-foot animatronic dragon — Maleficent — burst into flames.
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Leads Ali Wong and Steven Yeun issue a joint statement along with show creator Lee Sung Jin.
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Every two years, Desert X presents site-specific outdoor installations throughout the Coachella Valley. Two Los Angeles artists have new work on display.