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The moment it became apparent that the ‘Twilight‘ series was to adapt its entire four-book saga for the movies, and perhaps even before, the ‘Harry Potter‘ franchise comparisons flew. And like the ‘Harry Potter’ franchise, studios figured that by splitting the final installment of a franchise into two films, the hype and box-office gross could grow to enormous proportions. Still, by their repsective ends ‘Harry Potter’ will have a full three movies on ‘Twilight,’ so how could bigwigs possibly bridge that gulf? Did somebody say ‘Twilight,’ the TV series?

Tragically, yes. Someone did.

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It looks like there’s a little bit more authenticity coming to ABC’s ‘Nashville.’ Former ‘According to Jim’ star Kimberly Williams-Paisley has joined the show in a role that will recur over a multi-episode arc. The performer not only lives in Nashville, but knows the ropes, as she is also married to country star Brad Paisley.

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It looks as though both Miranda Lambert and Blake Shelton will be on the NBC payroll soon, with news that ‘The Voice’ network home has bought the rights to Lambert’s yet-to-be-titled detective drama series that will mirror her own childhood. It was previous reported that ABC Family had won the competitive bidding war earlier this year.

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In the latest promo for Season 3 of ‘The Voice,’ country’s own Blake Shelton talks about what he is most stoked about, from the Blind Auditions to the competition itself. He also reveals some of his strategies — though not too many.

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More than a month after being injured on the set of the CBS series ‘The Good Wife’ in July, Kristin Chenoweth is still recovering from a blow to the head that caused her to be hospitalized. Unfortunately, the lengthy recovery time has made it impossible for the talented actress and singer to return to her role on the show.

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Sheesh, is it that time again?  Not only do we have to choose some kind of leader of the free world over the next few months, but it seems like forever since the last time we got any fresh ‘Saturday Night Live‘ scoop.  Well, wait no longer!  ‘SNL’ will of course be back this fall, airing not one, but two fresh election specials chronicling the media circus of the next race!  But when will the specials air?

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A Long Island University doctoral professor claims that Rankin/Bass’ Christmas special “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” inspires children to bully their peers. And here we thought it just raised awareness for misfit toys.

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Like any great awards show, the 2011 American Country Awards were packed full with practically as many performances as awards handed out. Host Trace Adkins kicked off the show with a medley of his hits before his co-host Kristin Chenoweth challenged him to a sing-off, which was the highlight of the evening, despite being mostly a joke.

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Country music will get the ‘Glee‘ treatment yet again in a new episode of the hit show airing on Tuesday, Nov. 29. In the ‘I Kissed a Girl’ post-Thanksgiving return episode, one of the characters will tackle the Dolly Parton classic ‘Jolene.’

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Country power trio Rascal Flatts made an appearance this morning on NBC’s ‘Today’ show as part of a superstar lineup leading up to Thanksgiving. The show was the first in this week’s Toyota Concert Series on the plaza at Rockefeller Center.

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Three finalists are left to fight over the mirror ball trophy during next week’s ‘Dancing With the Stars’ finale, and Lady Antebellum will be on hand to watch. The country trio announced on their Twitter page that they’ll be performing.

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At first the video below of Jimmy Kimmel visiting the gang at ‘Sesame Street’ looks like a spoof. But the late night host actually went on ‘Sesame Street’ yesterday to talk to Abby Cadabby about siblings. Even cuter, his “brother and sister” Timmy and Kimmy joined in the fun.

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