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Hot in Cleveland heads to Ontario


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Jessica Paré turns chanteuse for Mad Men


Kiss Kiss was Megan's message to Don Draper as the new season of Mad Men began on Sunday. Canadian actress Jessica Paré gave a sexual charge to her version of an old French hit.
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Bill Roache on Corrie Street and the great beyond


William Roache, the British actor who plays Coronation Street's Ken Barlow, is on a tour of Canada that takes in Vancouver and Halifax. Sian Jones went to his Toronto appearance with the curiosity of any Corrie fan and discovered that Bill Roache the man has an interest in psychic phenomena.
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Couch potatoes triumph with Simpsons marathon


As The Simpsons approaches its 500th show, the sitcom tested its own longevity with an Ultimate Fan Marathon that demanded fans watch the show continuously until they'd set a Guinness World Record. The winners, ultimate couch potatoes Jeremiah Franco and Carin Shreve, watched for 86 hours and 37 minutes.
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Glee's 'unintentional' tribute to Whitney Houston

When Glee included a rendition of I Will Always Love You, sung by Amber Riley (Mercedes), in its Valentine's Day episode, it was pure serendipity. The performance had been planned as one of several songs celebrating love and, after Whitney Houston's death Saturday, the network added a line of tribute to the woman who made the song famous.
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Set course for Calgary, host of ST: TNG reunion

Trek fans, prepare to set course for Calgary and engage. Nearly 25 years after the debut of Star Trek: The Next Generation, the key cast of the hit TV series will reunite onstage at the Calgary Comic and Entertainment Expo in April. "It's the best when we are all together. It's incredible and if we are having a good time a good time is guaranteed for the fans," according to cast member LeVar Burton.
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10 pop culture moments of 2011


Charlie Sheen held a bipolar walk, The Sheepdogs were on the cover of Rolling Stone and Ryan Gosling and Lady Gaga were everywhere in 2011. Plus, we said goodbye to Harry Potter and hello to Melissa McCarthy.
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George Takei makes a plea for star peace

George Takei, a.k.a. Sulu, has waded into the debate over the merits of Star Trek vs. Star Wars with a plea for peace between the two sides. The reason? There's an alarming, much more serious threat to sci-fi fans...in the form of another popular film franchise.
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Geek war pits Star Wars vs. Star Trek

William Shatner and Carrie Fisher wade into the murky waters of the decades-old Star Trek vs. Star Wars debate. No holds barred!
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Sketch troupe Picnicface tackles the mainstream

Comedy troupe Picnicface, the "Halifamous" internet sensation, is making a three-pronged attack on the entertainment world mainstream with a self-titled TV show, a satirical guide to Canada and the feature-length movie Roller Town -- not bad for a bunch of twenty- and thirty-somethings best known for an energy drink spoof.
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