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TV Junkie: 'Glee' & 'Justified' Season Finales; TV Prop Auction; Comedy Roundtable
Lea Michele, Jenne Ushkowitz, and Dianna Agron from Fox's "Glee" at the 2010 SAG Awards. "Glee" wraps up it's season tonight, wonder if we'll be seeing these ladies rake in the awards for this most recent set of episodes as the year rolls forward. [Photo by Thomas Attila Lewis]
Lea Michele, Jenne Ushkowitz, and Dianna Agron from Fox's "Glee" at the 2010 SAG Awards. "Glee" wraps up it's season tonight, wonder if we'll be seeing these ladies rake in the awards for this most recent set of episodes as the year rolls forward. [Photo by Thomas Attila Lewis]
Today The Hollywood Reporter posted a great roundtable of comedic actors discussing TV comedy. The group included Ted Danson, Aziz Ansari, Ed Helms, Ty Burrell, Jim Parsons, and Neil Patrick Harris. We've embedded a video clip at the end of this post.
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The Profiles in History auction house is having a huge auction from June 10-12th with tons of TV memorabilia, including: 300 items from Star Trek, Jay Silverheels "Tonto" leather fringe tunic from "The Lone Range"r, an original screen used hero "John Robinson" illuminating Laser Rifle from "Lost in Space", an original Barbara Eden signature first season "Jeannie" bottle from "I Dream of Jeannie", and Bruce Lee's signature "Kato" cap from "The Green Hornet". If only my Uncle Fodor would die quickly so I can get the money to buy some of this stuff.
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Fans of Fox's "The Good Guys" should check out this cool post on the Dallas Observer blog about Dallas Mayor Tom Leppert meeting the cast and crew, including Bradley Whitford and Colin Hanks, to present them with an Official Proclamation announcing yesterday as Good Guys Day in the city of Dallas.
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A daytime programming note for FIFA World Cup soccer fans, ESPN2 will broadcast complete live coverage of the FIFA World Cup Kick-Off Celebration Concert from Soweto/Johannesburg on Thursday, June 10 beginning at 11am Pacific. Alicia Keys, the Black Eyed Peas, John Legend, Shakira and Juanes will perform with popula African artists Amadou & Mariam, Angélique Kidjo, BLK JKS, Lira, Mzansi Youth Choir, The Parlotones, Tinariwen, Vieux Farka Touré and Vusi Mahlasela.
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The TV Junkie Plan: "Lakers vs. Celtics", "The Lazy Environmentalist", "Glee", "Justified", "Chelsea Lately", Letterman, Ferguson (John Waters, Taraji P. Henson)6:00pm NBA Basketball ABC - Finals, Game 3: Los Angeles Lakers at Boston Celtics. From TD Garden in Boston.
6:00pm Attack of the Show! G4 - New DVD releases; paintball war.
8:00pm Pretty Little Liars ABC Family - Season Premiere.
8:00pm The Lazy Environmentalist Sundance - A boyfriend and a skeptical baker.
8:00pm Hell's Kitchen Fox - The team with the most properly cooked eggs wins a helicopter tour of Los Angeles
8:00pm Pink Martini Live: Discover the World PBS/KCET - A 12-piece orchestra mixes romantic French ballads and sultry Latin tunes.
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9:00pm Deadliest Catch Discovery - The crew of the Time Bandit finds itself in emergency mode with a starboard list; the Coast Guard is called to a man having a heart attack.
9:00pm America's Got Talent NBC - Auditions continue.
9:00pm Glee Fox - Season Finale. The team's chances at Regionals are threatened when Sue pulls a fast one; Quinn's life is forever changed.
10:00pm Justified FX - Season Finale. Things come to a head in Harlan when the worlds of Raylan, Boyd and Bo Crowder meet.
10:00pm Food Party IFC - Eggcino Man Thu battles a wizard in an egg fight. Mirror Diet Thu uses mirrors while preparing food to control the amount she makes.
10:00pm Chopped Food - The judges cheer on a competitor who appears to have given up on a dish.
10:00pm Losing It With Jillian NBC - Jillian heads to Cambridge, Mass., to help a family toward a healthier lifestyle after it has experienced the loss of a loved one.
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10:30pm Dinner With the Band IFC - Guests include Murder City Devils
11:00pm Chelsea Lately E! - Round-table guests include Ben Gleib, Gary Valentine and Loni Love.
11:35pm Late Show With David Letterman CBS - Actress Kate Hudson; Indianapolis 500 winner Dario Franchitti; Sarah McLachlan performs.
12:05am Jimmy Kimmel Live ABC - Actor Bryan Cranston; TV show host Vanessa Minnillo; the winner of the 2010 Scripps National Spelling Bee.
12:35am The Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson CBS - Filmmaker John Waters; actress Taraji P Henson
12:35am Late Night With Jimmy Fallon NBC - Actress Holly Hunter; "American Idol" winner Lee Dewyze; Circa Survive performs.
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