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¿The Simpsons,¿ the longest-running prime-time animated program in the United States, revolves around a five-member family and a vast assortment of its friends, relatives and other wacky Springfield residents. Matt Groening created parents Homer and Marge plus offspring Bart (rebellious, irreverent), Lisa (brainy, ethical) and baby Maggie (pacified, off-balance) for animated breaks within Fox¿s ¿The Tracey Ullman Show.¿ In 1989, the characters were spun off into a half-hour comedy for Fox.
¿The Simpsons,¿ the longest-running prime-time animated program in the United States, revolves around a five-member family and a vast assortment of its friends, relatives and other wacky Springfield residents. Matt Groening created parents Homer and Marge plus offspring Bart (rebellious, irreverent), Lisa (brainy, ethical) and baby Maggie (pacified, off-balance) for animated breaks within Fox¿s ¿The Tracey Ullman Show.¿ In 1989, the characters were spun off into a half-hour comedy for Fox.
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NBC.com "30 Rock," "The Office," "Heroes," "Tonight Show" CBS.com "CSI"—all versions, "Swingtown," "The Price is Right" ABC.com "Ugly Betty," "Grey's Anatomy," "Samantha Who?" Fox.com "The Simpsons," "House," "Bones," "Family Guy" Hulu....Tags: ESPN, NBC
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Would you like a big-screen movie of "Friends"?
Orlando SentinelWhat has "Sex and the City" started? Could there be a big-screen film of "Friends"? Britain's Daily Mail reports that such a movie will be made in the next 18 months, and that all six stars support the project. What do you think of that idea? The...Tags: David Schwimmer, Lisa Kudrow, NBC, Jennifer Aniston, Matthew Perry
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Weekend Is Sports-Heavy, With Cycling, Tennis, Swimming, Baseball
It hasn't had the headline power it did when Lance Armstrong led the pack, but the three-week Tour De France (Versus, 8:30 a.m.) is still one of the summer's premier sporting events, one that plays particularly well on TV — the bigger, the better....Tags: Cycling, NBC, Boston Red Sox, Illnesses, Swimming
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Elvis Mitchell talks to Bill Murray, Sydney Pollack
Send e-mail to diane@tvworthwatching.com.Off the Wall has the right stuff. ALTERNATIVE AMERICANA. Independence Day weekend continues on the tube, not with fireworks and flag-waving, but with the things by which Americans truly define themselves. Westerns. Ice cream. Christmas. Lifetime Movie...Tags: Warren Beatty, Quentin Tarantino, Bill Murray, Sydney Pollack, Martin Lawrence
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'Simpsons' scores
Bart Simpson may be 10 years old but the show on which he stars is pushing 20. Fox has announced that it will renew The Simpsons, the animated series for another year, tying it with Gunsmoke as the longest-running TV series.Tags: Bart Simpson
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Venezuela TV punished for 'Simpsons' run
Venezuelan regulators are forcing a local TV station to show public service announcements as punishment for broadcasting "The Simpsons" during a time slot reserved for children's programs. The Televen channel yanked the animated hit from its lineup in...Tags: Television Industry
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Tournament of Nerds at Meltdown and UCB Theatre
Times Staff WriterWolverine's adamantium claws or the Terminator's metal endoskeleton? A telepathic Amazon with a magic lasso or a 1970s Ugandan dictator? Freddy Krueger or Gandalf the Grey? Combine the greatest hypothetical battles into a March Madness-style bracket,... -
'The Wire' among Emmy Award semifinalist nominees
The Associated PressThe Emmy nominations could mark a breakthrough for shows as varied as "The Wire," "Mad Men" and "Family Guy." The programs are among the 10 drama series and 10 comedies that emerged as the semifinalists in balloting by Academy of Television Arts &...Tags: Neil Patrick Harris, NBC, Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, Drug Trafficking, Television Industry
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Trilogy Studios' Michael Pole builds virtual worlds
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterThe gig: Chief executive of Trilogy Studios, which moved to Sherman Oaks from a Santa Monica warehouse this week. The company has 32 domestic employees and 300 workers in Shanghai who develop multi-player online games and virtual worlds. In one, the "Pimp...Tags: Sugar Ray, Activision Inc., Major League Baseball, CBS Corp., Viacom Inc.
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'Breakfast With the Beatles' reaches 25 years
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterRADIO programs that survive in Los Angeles for a quarter-century come along about as frequently as a SigAlert-free day on the freeway. On that front alone, this year's 25th anniversary of "Breakfast With the Beatles" constitutes a minor miracle, to say...Tags: Satellite Technology, Radio, Ceremonies, John Lennon, Bruce Springsteen
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