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- Game shows draw a new kind of contestant
- A 'Biggest Loser' challenge to just lighten up
- 'Avatar' soars into $1-billion territory
- Will Super Bowl sponsors stay in the game?
- Extortion: Another one of fame's trappings
- New life for 'Goode Family'
- 'The Hurt Locker' wins National Society of Film Critics' best picture award
- Roots are loving their late nights
- TV makers hope viewers will embrace 3-D-enabled sets
- In Sierra Leone, pop music is a beat that drives politics
| Game shows draw a new kind of contestant Posted: 04 Jan 2010 12:00 AM PST Many who apply now are unemployed professionals hoping to win rent money. Jasmin Bryant, a 34-year-old out-of-work television producer, was checking job listings when she came across an ad soliciting prospective contestants for the Game Show Network's "Catch 21."
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| A 'Biggest Loser' challenge to just lighten up Posted: 04 Jan 2010 12:00 AM PST Subway, one of the NBC show's sponsors, will pay Season 8 contestant Shay Sorrells $1,000 a pound to keep dropping weight. Subway, one of the NBC show's sponsors, will pay Season 8 contestant Shay Sorrells $1,000 a pound to keep dropping weight.
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| 'Avatar' soars into $1-billion territory Posted: 04 Jan 2010 12:00 AM PST Strong foreign ticket sales help make the science-fiction movie the fifth in history to pass the watermark. One of the riskiest movies of all times is now officially one of the most successful at the box office.
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| Will Super Bowl sponsors stay in the game? Posted: 04 Jan 2010 12:00 AM PST Commercial spots for the NFL championsip game Feb. 7, which cost $2.5 million to $3 million for 30 seconds, are nearly sold out already. Commercial spots for the NFL championsip game Feb. 7, which cost $2.5 million to $3 million for 30 seconds, are nearly sold out already.
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| Extortion: Another one of fame's trappings Posted: 04 Jan 2010 12:00 AM PST Alleged extortion cases are a constant threat, experts say. John Travolta, David Letterman understand. Alleged extortion cases are a constant threat, experts say. John Travolta, David Letterman understand.
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| Posted: 04 Jan 2010 12:00 AM PST Canceled last season by ABC, the series is getting another chance to catch on, this time via Comedy Central. Canceled last season by ABC, the series is getting another chance to catch on, this time via Comedy Central.
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| 'The Hurt Locker' wins National Society of Film Critics' best picture award Posted: 03 Jan 2010 03:05 PM PST The independent production also captured best director for Kathryn Bigelow and best actor for Jeremy Renner.
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| Roots are loving their late nights Posted: 04 Jan 2010 12:00 AM PST The veteran hip-hop crew has made the most of its residency on Jimmy Fallon's talkfest. The veteran hip-hop crew has made the most of its residency on Jimmy Fallon's talkfest.
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| TV makers hope viewers will embrace 3-D-enabled sets Posted: 03 Jan 2010 12:00 AM PST Advances in technology have made home versions of the format viable. Advances in technology have made home versions of the format viable.
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| In Sierra Leone, pop music is a beat that drives politics Posted: 03 Jan 2010 12:00 AM PST Political debate in the African nation often takes the form of protest songs; some have even toppled governments. Mostly illiterate, citizens rely heavily on singers for an independent take on events. Political debate in the African nation often takes the form of protest songs; some have even toppled governments. Mostly illiterate, citizens rely heavily on singers for an independent take on events.
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