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The Crowded, Competitive World of Animal Acting AP Images

The Crowded, Competitive World of Animal Acting

Pets appear in movies, TV shows, commercials, and plays, but low pay and changing regulations make it hard for their trainers and managers to get by.

Television's Most Disastrous Parties AMC/

Television's Most Disastrous Parties

Few narrative devices on TV are as effective as the disastrous, alcohol-feuled get-together.

In 'Game of Thrones,' War Changes Everyone HBO

In 'Game of Thrones,' War Changes Everyone

The stunning, episode-long Battle of Blackwater leaves no character untouched.

The Evilest One-Percenters on TV Fox

The Evilest One-Percenters on TV

TV was skewering the rich long before the Occupy movement showed up

The Surprising (and Not-So-Surprising) Lessons of This Past TV Season Fox

The Surprising (and Not-So-Surprising) Lessons of This Past TV Season

The singing-competition bubble didn't bust, "the end of men" played out on-screen, and more

The '7 Dirty Words' Turn 40, but They're Still Dirty AP Images

The '7 Dirty Words' Turn 40, but They're Still Dirty

Four decades after George Carlin's legendary monologue, the law still can't decide how to handle publicly broadcast swearing.

SNL Is Hopelessly Stuck in the Past NBC

SNL Is Hopelessly Stuck in the Past

Its sketches lampoon decades-old talk shows while barely acknowledging the Internet's existence.

Glenn Beck in Exile

Don’t cry for the former Fox star—he’s building a 24/7 media empire in his loopy image.

The Most Powerful 'Game of Thrones' Character? Bad Luck HBO

The Most Powerful 'Game of Thrones' Character? Bad Luck

Twists of fate drive the intertwining narratives at play in Westeros.

SNL's Mick Jagger Episode: 5 Best Scenes NBC

SNL's Mick Jagger Episode: 5 Best Scenes

Mick Jagger as Steven Tyler, a moving send-off for seven-year SNL veteran Kristin Wiig, "Lazy Sunday 2," and more...

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