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Jun 7 2013 11:01 AM ET

The 'Greatest Event in Television History,' courtesy of Adam Scott & Amy Poehler -- VIDEO

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Breaking news: Adam Scott and Jon Hamm’s shot-for-shot recreation of Simon & Simon‘s opening credits sequence was not, in fact, the Greatest Event in Television History.

“How does an error this egregious happen?” wondered Jeff Probst — the host of 2012′s hyperbolic Adult Swim special — in a follow-up that aired last night. And while Probst couldn’t really answer that question, he could present a new video, one which “we’ve been absolutely assured is the Greatest Event in Television History”: a recreation of the opening title sequence from another classic ’80s TV series (Hart to Hart), this time featuring “beloved star Amy Poehler” and “working actor Adam Scott.”

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Jun 7 2013 10:28 AM ET

Jimmy Kimmel's 'Baby Bachelor': A shocking confession over lunchables -- VIDEO

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Yes, it’s time for your heart to be filled with joy again as you watch baby Wesley’s search for true love. He’s never had a long-term relationship, but we have a feeling that will change after this show.

Last time, he narrowed down his field of potential wives to two: Gabrielle and Jesse. This week, before a passionate ball-pit date with Jesse, Wesley has a romantic lunch with Gabrielle. She tells him something that could be a game-changer in the competition. She has a baby (doll).

Also, we get to see Franki again for a second! Girl, we missed you! Watch the adorable video below:

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Jun 6 2013 06:18 PM ET

Jessica Pare talks Megan Draper rumors and her 'Mad Men' future

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Mad Men fans have been going crazy thinking up conspiracy theories around the potential fate of Megan Draper (Jessica Paré) since she was shown wearing a shirt almost identical to one worn by Sharon Tate in a 1967 Esquire photo. Is Megan Draper going to be murdered? Is Bob Benson going to murder her? Is Megan Draper already dead?

As it happens, the same magazine that published the Tate photo more than 40 years ago tried to find out if the costume was more than a coincidence. Esquire got a chance to talk to Paré about the theories surrounding her character, but like any good Mad Men actress she did not spill. When they asked her about the murder theories she said, “I think that one of the greatest things about being on this show is that people love to talk about the characters. For me as an actor, it’s absolutely so thrilling to hear anybody talk about the character that I play. [Laughs.] In terms of whether that’s going to happen or not, I’m pretty sure that Matt spoke to it, but I just want to say, I don’t know.”
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Jun 6 2013 02:15 PM ET

Point/counterpoint: Can Dan Harmon's return save 'Community'?

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The good news: Dan Harmon is probably coming back to Community! The bad news, possibly: Dan Harmon is probably coming back to Community. Will this move revive NBC’s crazy college-based show — or could it spell certain doom? Here’s how two EW writers see things.

DARREN FRANICH: I really enjoyed the first three seasons of Community. The show wasn’t perfect by any means, but what I liked about it was the total go-for-broke spirit, the sense that every episode took a concept that could’ve been gimmicky — Law & Order spoof! Spaghetti western! Alternate-universe chaos theory! — and then rapaciously attacked it from every angle

I credit that spirit entirely to Dan Harmon, who is by all accounts an insane person who pours everything of himself into his work and desperately wants to make great television. When Harmon was fired from his post as showrunner, he immediately became a sanctified Great Man Of Television, because everyone loves a martyr.

But martyrs are boring. I was worried that Harmon would spend his post-Community career playing the martyr — which, much as I love him, is basically what Conan O’Brien did post-Tonight Show. Without Harmon, Community was pretty boring too: Even when it was funny, it never felt insane the way that old Community could.

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Jun 6 2013 12:01 PM ET

'Mister Rogers' gets remixed... again!

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It’s been just about a year since PBS treated viewers like you to the sight of Mister Fred Rogers grooving to a brand new beat. And though they followed with autotuned remixes of other public TV stars — including Bob “Happy Trees” Ross, LeVar “Reading Rainbow” Burton, and MC Julia Childs — those personalities can’t compare to the net’s original hip-hop star.

That may be why PBS just released a Mister Rogers remix “B-side,” a gentle, charming celebration of music itself created, as always, by Youtube master MelodySheep:

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Jun 6 2013 10:25 AM ET

Move over, Bryan Cranston: Samuel L. Jackson does a killer Walter White -- VIDEO

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Last week, noted neologist Samuel L. Jackson waded into Reddit’s murky waters and pledged to recite any 300-word monologue of the Internet’s choosing, all in the name of charity. Though the resulting thread was kind of a mess — thanks largely to 4chan trolls — he emerged Friday with the winning monologue: an original composition that had Jackson promise to give up acting for a life of crime-fighting.

But thankfully, the fun didn’t stop there. Partway through the contest, Jackson interjected and told users that if their donations to the Alzheimer’s Association broke $100,000, he’d record another monologue of his choosing. Reddit’s users came through — and yesterday, Jackson made good, posting his own take on one of Breaking Bad‘s most memorable moments. Turns out he‘s the one who knocks:

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Jun 6 2013 09:52 AM ET

George R. R. Martin drinks in your Red Wedding tears on 'Conan' -- VIDEO

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And they’re only making him stronger!!

Four days after the fact, even the Game of Thrones fans who knew Sunday’s Red Wedding was on the horizon are still trying to recover from seeing it in all its gory glory. As for those who had no idea what was in store for Robb, Catelyn, and Talisa? Forget about it. The reaction videos prove that they may never be the same.

And now the man who single-handedly murdered an entire army has had a chance to see firsthand what his words have wreaked — courtesy of Conan O’Brien.

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Jun 6 2013 09:00 AM ET

'Sex and the City' premiered 15 years ago today. We can thank it for...

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Sex and the City, the show you claim you’re totally over because it’s so annoying and materialistic but you find yourself re-watching on E! more than you’d ever admit, is 15 years old today. That’s right: It’s been 15 years since Carrie originally confidently stumbled around Manhattan and met Mr. Big, setting up women for a decade of unrealistic expectations about everything from New York real estate to how charming the average person will find a plethora of puns.

But dashing guys and great friendships are only part of the show’s enduring pop culture legacy. We couldn’t, ahem, help but wonder: What else did Sex and the City introduce to mainstream culture over the past 15 years? Read on to find out the original reason you can’t get away from Manolo Blahnik, Cosmos, or even the phrase “He’s just not that into you.”
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Jun 5 2013 06:00 PM ET

This Week's Cover: 'Dexter,' the killer final season

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The final season of one of the most successful and acclaimed cable dramas in TV history is coming this summer and EW has the behind-the-scenes scoop. The eighth and last outing of Showtime’s Dexter will take the Morgan siblings to darker places than ever before, as congenial serial killer Dexter (Michael C. Hall) and his now-estranged sister Debra (Jennifer Carpenter) strive to recover from last season’s shocking cliff-hanger where Deb killed their Miami Metro captain to keep her brother’s secret safe.

Unlike on some shows where writers decide an ending when working on the final season, Dexter’s fate arc has been planned for years, and producers are unusually confident their show will have an ending will satisfy fans. “It feels like the exact ending we should be doing,” says showrunner Scott Buck. “Ideally it will make our audience sit back and see Dexter a little more clearly than before. It should absolutely make sense to everybody watching it.”
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Jun 5 2013 04:41 PM ET

'Spoils of Babylon' teaser: The fake epic spoofs mini-series trailers of the past -- VIDEO

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You don’t really see television epics on the scale of Roots or Jesus of Nazareth anymore. Luckily, one man (Will Ferrell) is trying to change that with an upcoming IFC show, The Spoils of Babylon. The comedy, debuting in early 2014, is a six-part mini-series which is an adaptation of a fake best-selling novel by Ferrell’s character of a “century-spanning saga, [which] chronicles the sexy and dramatic lives of the Morehouse family, led by Jonas Morehouse (Tim Robbins), his daughter Cynthia (Kristen Wiig) and her adopted brother Devon (Tobey Maguire) who made their fortune in the oil business.” Paging Dynasty!

A teaser trailer for the show has arrived, and it seems to take its cues from the television epics of a generation ago. Watch the trailer — as well as some commercials for a few actual mini-series from the ’70s and ’80s — below: READ FULL STORY »

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