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Autotuned Mr. Rogers Remix 'Garden of Your Mind' Available as Free MP3 Download
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PBS has responded to fans' requests for a downloadable MP3 of its autotuned Mr. Rogers remix, "Garden of Your Mind" -- and you can get it here. Last week, PBS released a video of the moving song by mash-up artist John D. Boswell. "Garden of Your Mind" features the late Fred Rogers talk-singing about the power of imagination. It's the first of many planned videos that will feature PBS icons, remixed. PBS was flooded with positive responses -- and requests to release the song as an MP3. Now it has -- enjoy. Here's the »
- Tim Molloy
'Bones' Star David Boreanaz Hints at Series End
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Willl "Bones" get buried after its upcoming eighth season? The series' star, David Boreanaz, seems to think so. Boreanaz -- who stars as FBI special agent Seeley Booth on the crime series -- wrote a series of tweets that will certainly have an ominous tone for fans of the series, suggesting that "Bones" will wrap its run after its next season. Also read: "Bones" Renewed for 8th Season Boreanaz began the tease-fest with a reference to the "Bones" panel at next month's Comic-Con convention. "Sdcc 2012 shld be a blast and quite possibly the »
- Tim Kenneally
Dish Makes Deal to Restore Customers' Access to 14 Channels
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Dish Media has made a new deal with Hoak Media that will restore Dish subscribers' access to 14 channels in six states. Dish Network customers had lost access due to Dish's dispute with the Dallas-based media company over pricing and Dish's commercial-skipping Auto Hop function. The two sides reached a new, multi-year deal, the terms of which were not disclosed. The resolution comes as Dish is embroiled in lawsuits with ABC, CBS, Fox and NBC over Auto Hop, which allows customers to watch previously aired primetime shows commercial free. The 14 channels »
- Tim Molloy
Stephen Baldwin Considered Blackmailing Kevin Costner, Trial Witness Says
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Stephen Baldwin plotted to leak personal information about Kevin Costner to the New York Times if the two actors couldn't work out their business differences, a witness testified at a New Orleans trial over the business arrangement on Wednesday, CBS News reports. Scott Smith, the CEO of a company that had contracted with Bp after the 2010 Deep Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, told the court that Baldwin divulged the plan to him during a Nov. 2010 car ride from New Orleans to Grand Isle, La. Also read: Kevin »
- Tim Kenneally
WikiLeaks' Julian Assange Appeal Dismissed by British Supreme Court
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The British Supreme Court dismissed WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange's appeal Thursday against its ruling in favor of extraditing the former computer hacker to Sweden to face sex crime allegations. The court's seven judges unanimously agreed to toss out Assange's second appeal and stand by their May 30 decision to support sending him to Sweden to face the accusations of sexual coercion and rape lodged by two women he had sex with on a trip to Stockholm. Assange's lawyers filed the appeal Tuesday. Also read: Julian Assange's TV Debut: He Jokes About Encryption With Hezbollah Leader »
- Alexander C. Kaufman
NBC Staggering Fall Premieres, Will Debut Shows During Olympics
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NBC announced that it will stagger the premieres of its fall shows from August through October, and that it will debut the new comedies "Animal Practice" and "Go On" commercial-free during the Olympics. Most of the new shows will premiere before the official start of the season, continuing NBC's strategy of trying to gain a foothold for shows on nights and in times of the year when other networks aren't as competitive. The Matthew Perry group therapy comedy "Go On," will air after the Olympics coverage on Wednesday, Aug. 8. "Animal Practice," »
- Tim Molloy
Kerry Washington, Nick Offerman to Announce Emmy Nominees
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When the nominees for the 64th Primetime Emmy Awards are announced, there will be an element of "Scandal" involved. Thankfully, there will also be a sense of "Community." "Scandal" star Kerry Washington and "Community" funnyman Nic Offerman have been tapped to announced the nominees for this year's Emmys. Also read: Grammy Awards to the Emmys: Hey, Notice Us! Washington and Offerman will be joined by Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Chairman-ceo Bruce Rosenblum for the announcements, which take place at 5:40 a.m. Pt on July 19 at the Television Academy's Leonard H. »
- Tim Kenneally
TNT's 'Dallas' Debut a Gusher - Racks Up Impressive 6.9M Viewers
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A whole lot of people joined the Ewing family for their return to Southfork on Wednesday night. The premiere of TNT's reboot of the classic nighttime soap "Dallas" pulled in 6.9 million total viewers, which the network claims is a year-to-date high for scripted series premieres on cable. Also read: TNT's "Dallas" Revamp: Sex, Guns and Intergenerational Conflict According to TNT, "Dallas" pushed the network to the number-one spot among basic cable networks Wednesday night with a 3.7 metered-market household rating. TNT also said that the "Dallas" premiere beat out all broadcast programming »
- Tim Kenneally
Bill Gates, Steve Jobs Rap for the Tech World Crown (Video)
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Bill Gates and Steve Jobs go head-to-head one last time in the latest edition of "Epic Rap Battles of History." "Epic Rap Battles" is a YouTube channel dedicated to pitting iconic figures against one another in a battle royale of wordsmanship. The Apple co-founder and Microsoft co-founder follow in the footsteps of Cleopatra, Marilyn Monroe, Elvis Presley, Michael Jackson and many more. As expected, this contest is far nerdier than most, including rhymes about operating systems and Fortune 500 companies, but these two Silicon Valley scions can still pack a punch. Jobs asks Gates »
- Lucas Shaw
Jean Dujardin in Talks to Join Scorsese's 'Wolf of Wall Street'
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He took the movie business by storm, now can this fabulous Frenchman pull of the same trick with the world of high finance? Jean Dujardin is in talks to join Martin Scorsese's "The Wolf of Wall Street," an individual with knowledge of the negotiations told TheWrap. Also read: A Peek at Baz Luhrmann's 'Great Gatsby' – Sumptuous 3D, Dreamy Leonardo DiCaprio Dujardin is white-hot following his Oscar-winning turn as a silent movie star in last year's "The Artist," and this would mark one of his first English-language films. He would join an all-star cast that »
- Brent Lang
'Breaking Bad''s Giancarlo Esposito and the Healing Power of Gus Fring
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Giancarlo Esposito is the Copenhagen-born son of an Italian father and African-American mother, whose most famous character, "Breaking Bad" meth kingpin Gustavo Fring, is a Chilean by way of Mexico, hiding in plain sight as the owner of a Southwestern fast-food chain. You can understand how Esposito sees acting as a way of pulling together many threads of humanity together. Starting with his own humanity. "I'm working on a deeper spiritual level to sort of heal parts of my personality," he told TheWrap recently. Also read: Giancarlo Esposito: 'Breaking Bad' Season 5 Picks »
- Tim Molloy
Matthew Lillard's 'Fat Kid Rules the World' Secures North American Distribution
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Matthew Lillard's directorial debut, "Fat Kid Rules the World," has secured North American distribution courtesy of Arc Entertainment, the company announced Thursday. The film, which won the Narrative Feature Spotlight Audience Award at this year's South by Southwest Film Festival, launched a Kickstarter campaign to raise money for possible self-distribution. Lillard, whose acting credits include "The Descendants" and "Scooby Doo," was unmoved by the offers he received coming out of that event. Though the film has surpassed its goal of $150,000 with time to spare, Arc still swooped in and acquired the »
- Lucas Shaw
'The Godfather' Monopoly: Guns, Cars and a Horse's Head
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Mobsters have stormed the boardwalk. USAopoly, in collaboration with Paramount and Hasbro, has introduced a Monopoly gamed based on "The Godfather," replacing Uncle Pennybags with Vito and Michael Corleone. The original Monopoly game is all about aggregating wealth and property, and then taking more from your rivals. So it's the Mafia, without the murder or the pasta. Some of the new properties include Moe Green's Casino, Hyman Roth's home and the Corleone Long Island Home -- all recognizable haunts to diehard fans of Francis Ford Coppola's films (or Mario Puzo's novel). Available now in »
- Lucas Shaw
Ratings: 'So You Think You Can Dance' Wins Repeat-Heavy Night for Fox
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With a distinct lack of competition in the way of original programming, "So You Think You Can Dance" pushed Fox to a handy overall win Wednesday night, according to preliminary numbers. Airing "So You Think You Can Dance" throughout primetime, Fox took first place in the advertiser-coveted 18-49 demographic with a 2.4/8 rating and in total viewers with 6.5 million. That represents a 4 percent dip in the demo from last week, but it was enough to overshadow the other networks, which mostly ran repeats, by a wide margin. CBS took second »
- Tim Kenneally
David Cameron Denies Making Deal for Rupert Murdoch's Support
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British Prime Minister David Cameron vigorously denied that he had exchanged favors for the support of Rupert Murdoch's newspapers during a lengthy testimony to a media ethics panel Thursday. "There was no overt deal for support, there was no covert deal, there was no nods and winks, there was a conservative politician, me, trying to win over newspapers ... but not trading policies for that support," Cameron said. Cameron was appearing before the Leveson Inquiry, a judge-led panel that was formed last summer after evidence of widespread phone hacking and bribery emerged »
- Brent Lang
Is 'Game of Thrones' Political? (Why George W. Bush's Head on a Spike May Just Be a Head on a Spike)
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Should we believe the creators of HBO's "Game of Thrones" when they say their inclusion of George W. Bush's prosthetic head on a spike wasn't meant as a political statement? David Benioff and D.B. Weiss explained in a DVD commentary -- and a statement late Wednesday after the commentary came to light -- that they used a prosthetic head of the ex-president because they need lots of heads for the decapitation-filled show. (They didn't explain why they happened to have a fake presidential head on hand.) But the better case for why »
- Tim Molloy
RealD Announces Deal to Equip 100 3D Screens in China
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RealD is partnering with Chinese entertainment company Smi Corporation Limited to outfit 100 screens across China with its patented 3D technology. Installation have already begun, the companies said Thursday. The technology will be deployed in the Stellar chain of theaters, which currently operates more than 40 locations in roughly 20 provinces and cities in China. China's massive population makes it a tantalizing target for movie companies looking to capitalize on growing international box office receipts. IMAX, Dolby and other companies that offer premium movie-going experiences have been busily expanding into the country »
- Brent Lang
Dick Clark Productions Weighing Sale
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Dick Clark Productions, the producer behind the Golden Globe Awards, is on the block. The production company has enlisted an investment bank, Raine Group, to explore a possible sale, according to a report in The New York Times. Citing people briefed on the matter, the Times writes that those buyers may include Chinese media companies or private equity shops. Spokespeople from Dcp and Raine did not immediately respond to request for comment. In addition to the Globes, Dcp is responsible for the New Year's Eve television broadcast, "So You Think You Can Dance" »
- Brent Lang
'Game of Thrones,' HBO Sorry About George W. Bush's Head on Spike
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"Game of Thrones" creators David Benioff and D.B. Weiss apologized for putting a prosthetic head of President George W. Bush on a spike, hours after news that their show had done so hit the internet. In apologizing, the show-runners gave an explanation, if you can call it that, having to do with needing heads-on-spikes in bulk: "We use a lot of prosthetic body parts on the show: heads, arms, etc." Benioff and Weiss said. "We can't afford to have these all made from scratch, especially in scenes where we need a lot »
- Sharon Waxman
'Game of Thrones' Put George W. Bush's Head on a Spike (Update)
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One of the many decapitated heads that appeared on "Game of Thrones" last season was a prop likeness of former President George W. Bush, its creators revealed in a DVD commentary. In the tenth episode of the HBO hit's first season, the character Sansa Stark looks at several heads on spikes. One belongs to her father, Ned, and another to the former United States president. The show's co-creators pointed out their use of a head with Bush's face -- plus a heavy wig -- but said they weren't making a political statement. »
- Tim Molloy
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