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Here are the entertainment news items for this week: CONDOLENCES Stage and screen actress Lynn Redgrave passed away this week at the age of 67 after battling breast cancer. Condolences are extended to her family, friends and fans. Long-time soap actress Helen Wagner, best known for playing Nancy Hughes on As the World Turns for more than a half-century, passed …

NBC announced the pickup of three new series for Fall 2010, including erstwhile Ugly Betty star Becki Newton’s new series, Love Bites. The series is a joint production from Universal Media Studios and Working Title Productions. Working Title not ringing any bells? This is their first U.S. television production, but you might be more familiar with their theatrical gems: Love …

Happy Friday, y’all! Ready for some fantasy TV? Plus, Friday Night Lights returns to NBC! Friday Night Lights – NBC 8/7c “East of Dillon” – Eric starts a new team over at East Dillon, and faces obstacles from outside and inside the team. Tami copes with the changing atmosphere over at Dillon. Tim and Matt deal with life after graduating. …

I know, Gwyneth Paltrow isn’t on television. She’s a movie girl, all the way. But in support of Iron Man 2 (in theaters today!), she stopped by Late Night with Jimmy Fallon to reminisce about their (faux) ’80s rap group and share some of their videos. Hi-freaking-larious! I love it when Gwyneth decides to come off her snotty rich girl …

The CW has announced that they’ve acquired the rights to Moonlight, the just-ahead-of-the-craze vampire series that aired on CBS from 2007-2008. Reruns of the show’s first and only season will be paired with reruns of The Vampire Diaries beginning June 3. Can we just dish out a big ol’ spoonful of We Told You So here? BethAnne, Rueben, and I …

May sweeps means the return of long-lost relatives, guest turns by spouses, and episodes written by famous authors. Hello, Thursday night! The Vampire Diaries – the CW 8/7c “Isobel” – Isobel (guest star Mia Kirshner) returns to town and stuns Alaric (Matt Davis) with her attitude and her demands that he arrange a meeting with Elena (Nina Dobrev.) When mother …

Marguerite MacIntyre’s television career got off to an auspicious start landing a coveted guest star appearance on Seinfeld. Playing Miss Rhode Island, a beauty contestant that Jerry Seinfeld took a special interest in was the perfect way to get noticed in Hollywood. Right after that, Marguerite next worked in the film Radioland Murders which was written by George Lucas and …

White Collar will return for its second season on USA Network on Tuesday, July 13, paired with new show Covert Affairs. When last we saw Neal (Matt Bomer) and Peter (Tim Dekay) in the White Collar season finale, a plane with Kate inside exploded, leaving Neal (and us) dumbstruck. Is Kate really dead? Who blew up the plane? Do Neal …

Not sure what happened to yesterday’s NGTV Guide post. Nielsen ate it? Lots of good TV on tonight, including a birth, a family vacation, and revenge. Must be May sweeps! The New Adventures of Old Christine – CBS 8/7c “Scream”- After a good-looking cop, who Old Christine assumes is a stripper, alerts her that there is a prowler in the …

Here is the next installment of actors and actresses who are under-appreciated, deserving of more attention or perhaps even their own show: Leah Cairns – Leah first appeared on television in an episode of Tru Calling and the followed that up with a role in the made-for-TV movie I Want to Marry Ryan Banks. She then had a guest appearance …