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Cool cat Lenny Kravtiz performs at this year's MTV VMAs, for the first time in 25 years. He's also been nominated in the Best Rock category for his song Human that declares: "Raise your head and free yourself from cellphones," - not the exact lyrics but could be if the music vid's anything to go by. Ceremony airs live on MTV (Channel 130) on Thursday 12 September at 02h00. Vid in the comments. >>
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26 Aug 2024 18:04
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All six seasons of J.J. Abrams' cultathon Lost to stream on Netflix from 16 August. Will still leave us Lost with no answers 'cos they've never changed the ending. However, the hope of resolution was fun and you could make up your own meaning of the end. The scenario: After their plane crashes on a remote tropical island, the survivors must contend with hidden dangers and mysterious, malevolent forces to stay alive.
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31 Jul 2024 17:18
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Former Glow TV soapie Saras comes to Star Life this August, re-titled Soulmates. Saras and Kumud begin their story from the start. Saras is traumatised by his mother's suicide and rejects an arranged marriage with Kumud, organised by his father. He writes to tell her and she challenges him to tell her daddy. Saras goes to her village to do this, meets Kumud and next thing... boom! Premieres 22 August at 22h30.
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29 Jul 2024 17:11
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Thorsten Kaye won a 2024 Daytime Emmy Award on 7 June for his portrayal of Ridge Forrester on Bold and the Beautiful. Did you know? The 2019/2020 season (S33) currently streams on Netflix.
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10 Jun 2024 16:00
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Production for Dexter revival Orginal Sin currently underway in Miami. Series flashes back to Dexter Morgan transitioning from student to avenging serial killer who gets taught a Code by his father Harry, played by Christian Slater. Irish actor Patrick Gibson portrays young Dexter. >>
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06 Jun 2024 11:48
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Did you know? Animated sitcom The Simpsons first premiered in 1989. Season 36 premieres in the US in spring 2024. Makes us feel we haven't watched enough episodes!
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27 May 2024 11:46
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1980s/90s legal series Matlock revived by CBS. Kathy Bates stars as lawyer Madeline Matlock, who ISN'T related to the original Ben Matlock, played by Andy Griffith. The original series is a classic TV series in the reboot so Madeline lives in our world. Proof that our serial TV lawyer Sandra Stein needs her own show. Crazy it hasn't been done it yet!
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06 May 2024 11:40
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At 13h47 on Friday 27 October, 7de Laan Vision Mixer Tracey Bagley called the final wrap on the series after the cast and crew finished filming the final scene. Series finale airs on Tuesday 26 December. >>
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28 Oct 2023 16:34
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Retro movie Bewitched airs on Movie Room (DStv 113) on Saturday 12 August at 21h05, starring Will Ferrell, Shirley MacLaine and Nicole Kidman, before it looked like her forehead doesn't move. Or maybe it's always looked that way? The plot: An egocentric actor wants to upstage his co-star and unknowingly gets a witch cast in a TV remake of the 1960s sitcom Bewitched.
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11 Aug 2023 13:04
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Idols Season 2 runner-up Poseletso Sejosingoe to tour America with stage musical The Lion King, a year after she made her West End debut as narrator and spiritual guide Rafiki. >>
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20 Jul 2023 15:03
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101. The group created by the first season of Popstars, where Pam Andrews came to fame. Relive or discover how cool they were by tuning into the video of their single "Whose it gonna be" in the comments >> Those were the days on SABC3.
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19 Jul 2023 10:54
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SABC+ loads all three seasons of cult hit Yizo Yizo as Netflix loads Season 1. For those who don't know: It tells the story of a township school overcoming extraordinary obstacles. It's about the struggle of ordinary South Africans to learn, play, teach, read, dream, love and find their place in the world. >>
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24 Apr 2023 12:10
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Let's recap past Idols winners as the final season auditions begin. Season 1: Heinz Winkler, Season 2: Anke Pietrangeli, Season 3: Karin Kortjé... see comments for full list >>
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13 Feb 2023 16:42
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Dawson's Creek starts a run on S3 on Friday 9 December at 12h00, with new eps weekly. Stars sweet Katie Holmes before Tom Cruise on Oprah's couch and revives the heart crunching theme tune... "I don't wanna wait for our liiiiives to be over." >>
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05 Dec 2022 16:46
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Sitcom Majakathata returns to SABC2 on Thursday 6 October at 21h30 for Season 3, NINE years after the Season 1 premiere and seven years after Season 2. Stephen Manaka reprises his role as Jingles, the failed Jozi musician who was reduced to writing jingles. He returned to the small town of Hammanskraal where he opened his own record company. >>
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04 Oct 2022 13:26
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In the Legacy series finale on M-Net on Thursday 15 September: Felicity makes the one choice that will finally release her.
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15 Sep 2022 09:58
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21 seasons and now another. Law & Order green lit for Season 22 and Law & Order: Organized Crime renewed for Season 3. NBC previously renewed Law & Order: SVU for Season 24.
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17 May 2022 11:22
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Momentous occasion alert! Muvhango celebrates its jubilee anniversary on Thursday 7 April, marking 25 years on air.
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04 Apr 2022 17:19
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What to expect from Season 20 of Scandal! when it starts on Monday (4 April): themes of human-trafficking, a fake pregnancy that must bear a baby, families have to band together when backed into a corner, characters are haunted by their past and those who have ill-gotten gains make decisions about their fortunes.
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01 Apr 2022 15:35
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7de Laan celebrates 22 years on air on Monday 4 April. Where were you when it first began? Watching? Elsewhere? Not born yet? Lols. Happy birthday Hillsiders!
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31 Mar 2022 14:56
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Part II of the 28th and final season of Pasella premieres on SABC2 on Wednesday 6 April at 19h30. Paul Rothmann, Vicky Davis, Amalia Uys, Hemelbesem, Rumacques Gelderbloem and Sasha-Lee Davids return to host. Former presenters are featured across the 13 episodes too.
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29 Mar 2022 16:40
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Did you know? It's no April Fool's joke... Scandal! reaches its 20th season on 1 April. How many of you have been there since the start? Lols.
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25 Feb 2022 14:28
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Nyaniso Dzedze, who rose to fame as Tsietsi on Ashes to Ashes, debuted on Durban Gen on Tuesday 11 January. He plays Dr Siphesihle Dhlomo who's going to have everyone smitten and under his spell but he only has eyes for one particular nurse.
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11 Jan 2022 17:12
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First trailer released for second Downton Abbey movie subtitled A New Era. >> Fan faves return and The Dowager inherits a villa in the South of France. Releases in cinemas in March 2022.
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17 Nov 2021 14:21
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The Smurfs revival premieres on Nickelodeon this week, 20 years after the original series. Features CGI-animation, created by Belgian-French production houses Peyo Productions and Dupuis Audiovisuel. Started in South Africa on Monday 4 October at 16h00. Airs weekdays.
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04 Oct 2021 16:47
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CBS orders CSI: Vegas, the sequel to CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. You're not alone if you think you've seen the name CSI: Vegas years ago already - they all look the same to us too. CSI: Crime Scene Investigation stars William Petersen and Jorja Fox reprise their roles as Gil Grissom and Sara Sidle.
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06 Apr 2021 16:58
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SABC announces the retirement of isiXhosa newsreader Noxolo Grootboom after 37 years in the broadcasting industry. She anchored her final bulletin on Tuesday 30 March.
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26 Mar 2021 09:02
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HBO Max to revive Sex and the City for a 10-episode new chapter of the iconic series called And Just Like That... Jessica Parker, Cynthia Nixon and Kristin Davis reprise their roles as Carrie, Charlotte and Miranda. Notably missing: Kim Catrall as Samantha. Series will follow the three as they shift from the complicated reality of life and friendship in their 30s to the even more complicated reality of their 50s.
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12 Jan 2021 15:28
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The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air cast to reunite for a once-off special in November. On HBO's streaming HBO Max - not available in South Africa unfortunately.
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02 Sep 2020 12:06
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A reboot of the Will Smith sitcom Fresh Prince of Bel-Air in the works - but as a drama series. Sources tell The Hollywood Reporter that Peacock, Netflix and HBO Max are among bidders for the series.
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11 Aug 2020 18:22
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A reboot of the 80s father/daughter sitcom Who's The Boss in development by Sony. Tony Danza and Alyssa Milano confirmed their return on social media after Deadline broke the news.
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06 Aug 2020 12:40
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Kristian Alfonso quits her role as Hope Williams Brady on Days of Our Loves after 37 years. See her announcement in the comments box>>
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08 Jul 2020 15:47
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DJ and former Big Brother Africa host KB Ngukane debuted on Gomora on Tuesday, 23 June as Isaac Ngoveni, Melusi's work rival who desperately wants to be principal because he comes from three generations of principals. He'll be on the show for 20 episodes.
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29 Jun 2020 11:28
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Former YOTV presenter Karabo Ntshweng signed to 5FM for the 04h00 to 06h00 timeslot on weekdays, from Monday 8 June.
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05 Jun 2020 09:31
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Idols 3 winner Karin Kortjé releases her first self-penned single Live Out Loud, co-written with Mitchell’s Plain guitarist and producer Tyrone Marinus. Her backing vocalist: her five-year-old son. Single available on Apple Music, Google Play Music, Simfy Africa, Deezer and Tidal.
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04 Jun 2020 15:01
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Netflix launches a "Made In Africa" section featuring the streamer's collection of African-filmed and themed series and movies to commemorate Africa month.
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04 May 2020 12:00
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HBO execs haul in the F.R.I.E.N.D.S. cast for a reunion special to boost the launch of their new streaming service in May 2020.
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24 Feb 2020 10:22
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Seinfeld lives on with a new range of figures starring Kramer, Newman, J. Peterman, Puddy, The Soup Nazi and Frank Costanza.
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23 Apr 2015 13:52
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Sarah Jessica Parker returns to TV (and HBO) with new Divorce comedy.
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17 Apr 2015 13:28
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Fox revives The X-Files for limited six-episode miniseries.
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25 Mar 2015 12:11
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Boy George to mentor the Idols Season 14 Top 9 through 80's week.
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23 Mar 2015 15:56
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Twin Peaks reboot moving forward despite oddball comments by creator David Lynch.
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17 Mar 2015 14:12
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Cosby Show mom Phylicia Rashad to star in CBS pilot For Justice.
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02 Mar 2015 15:23
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Ally McBeal's Calista Flockhart joins new Supergirl series as media mogul Cat Grant.
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24 Feb 2015 11:57
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A gallery of the Top 10 guest stars on Friends.
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20 Jan 2015 16:29
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Will & Grace to reunite when Eric McCormack guest stars opposite Debra Messing on The Mysteries of Laura.
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13 Jan 2015 17:17
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Two and a Half Men wraps it's 12 seasons in the US in February 2015 with an hour series finale.
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08 Dec 2014 14:48
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Carol Burnett to write book about her long-running TV variety show The Carol Burnett Show.
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06 Nov 2014 17:11
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