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Straight from TV Blend's gang of series addicted television addicts. JoAnna Garcia Joins Animal Practice At NBC JoAnna Garcia has been all over the place this pilot season, but it looks like she’s finally landed where she’s going to stay. She’s been cast as the new female lead in NBC’s Animal Practice; the comedy recast the role after the pilot and JoAnna, after jumping from ABC to CBS, finally wound up with the NBC gig. Bunk Preview: Watch An Episode Of IFC's Game Show Parody With Kurt Braunohler Bunk is a new game show parody hosted by stand-up Kurt Braunohler and it features three different comedian contestants each week who perform absurd comedy challenges for non-charitable causes. The previous looks at the series have been brief, including the 'players' having to shame puppies, but IFC has now made the entire fourth episode available a few weeks before the premiere. It features Thomas Lennon, Eugene Mirman and Kumail Nanijiani as the comedic contestants. Take a look... Listen To The National Recording Of The Rains Of Castamere For Game Of Thrones Arguably the most famous song from George R.R. Martin's "Song of Ice and Fire" is "The Rains of Castamere" and The National has performed the Lannister ballad for the upcoming Game of Thrones second season soundtrack. "The Rains of Castamere" is about Tywin Lannister's overwhelming victory over House Reyne during the Reyne-Tarbeck Rebellion and is featured at several pivotal parts throughout the novels. Have a listen. Old School Cast To Reunite For SpikeTV's Guys Choice Awards The SpikeTV Guys Choice may not be the most prestigious awards ceremony but they do offer a celebrity filled night more enjoyable than most of the other notoriously long and stuffy affairs. The network announced that Matthew McConaughey, Channing Tatum and Andy Samberg would be appearing at this year's event, however, the most exciting news has to be SpikeTV's choice for the next inductee into the Guys Choice "Guy Movie Hall of Fame." History's Hatfields & McCoys Tried To Keep The Set Green To save money, the miniseries was shot in Romania, but executive producer Leslie Greif also went out of his way to avoid destructing the landscape and to keep the set pretty green. The Walker, Texas Ranger creator has won two Environmental Media Awards in the past, so I guess this shouldn’t be a surprise. What may be a bit of a surprise are the lengths the crew went to recycle, reduce, and reuse. Grant Bowler Joins Lindsay Lohan As Richard Burton In Lifetime's Liz Taylor Biopic Lindsay Lohan’s leading man in the Lifetime biopic about Elizabeth Taylor has been cast. Grant Bowler of True Blood will take on the role of the man who may have been the love of Liz’s life, Richard Burton. The Lifetime movie, title Liz & Dick chronicles their on-again, off-again relationship that included two weddings and two divorces. Sean Hannity Extends Deal With Fox News It took him a while, but Hannity has now committed to returning to Fox News through 2016. The recent contract is good news for the network, as it boasts Hannity as the second most watched cable news program, behind The O’Reilly Factor. Signing on its two most watched hosts is a boon to the network, but it is also a good deal for the loyal host. The multi-year contract will enable Hannity to stick with the network he helped to launch back in 1996. TV Land Orders Two New Comedy Pilots TV Land is looking to add more sitcoms to its original programming lineup. They’ve ordered two comedy pilots, both of them cast-contingent. One of them, from Ugly Betty and The Office’s Ben Silverman, will be TV Land’s first single-camera comedy if it makes it to the series stage. The second is another multi-camera comedy from Whitney’s Scott Stuber. Pink Slips On Sesame Street: A Dozen Laid Off Today Sesame Workshop, which produces the famed Sesame Street had financial problems just a few years ago. Back in 2009, despite being the 15th most watched kids program on television, the company was forced to let go more than 60 of its employees after funding was cut. Today, the company was forced to hand out pink slips to another 12 employees, this time mostly in the Digital Media department. The Exorcist Being Adapted As A TV Mini-Series Freakish screams, spinning heads, and projectile vomiting may be on their way to your living room – and no, I am not talking about your toddler. Writer/director Sean Durkin is adapting The Exorcist into a ten-part miniseries for television, expected to be shopped around to the networks in the next couple of weeks. ABC Responds To Glass House Lawsuit, Says It's Not A Big Brother Ripoff The ABC versus CBS legal battle over copyright issues is heating up; ABC has responded to the CBS lawsuit over their upcoming reality show that bears an uncanny resemblance to the hit Big Brother. CBS filed a suit earlier in the month, and ABC has something to say about it: their show isn’t just like Big Brother, it’s different enough that the suit won’t stand up. So You Think You Can Dance Season 9 Premiere Preview American Idol has wrapped up Season 11. Another winner has been crowned, and those of us familiar with Fox know the network won't miss a beat in bringing their other great talent competition series back to fill the inevitable Idol void. So You Think You Can Dance premieres tonight! Check out this promo video ahead to see some of the talent that awaits.
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