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Why It's Better To Work Downstairs On 'Downton Abbey'
- Fancy dresses and spacious dining rooms only go so far on "Downton Abbey." According to Lesley Nicol, who plays Mrs. Patmore, the cook, on the PBS series, the servants h...
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Why Does Laura Linney Introduce 'Downton Abbey'?
- Every episode Laura Linney introduces "Downton Abbey" ... but why? The Huffington Post took that question to Masterpiece, "Downton Abbey's" producers. "Alistair Cooke, t...
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'Downton Abbey' Renewed For Season 4
- "Downton Abbey" has been renewed for a fourth season, British broadcaster ITV announced Friday. Though the show has yet to premiere its third season in the US (it bows o...
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WATCH: The Best Frenemies Of 'Downton Abbey' Have At It
- Just call the Dowager Countess and Martha Levinson the best frenemies of 1920. In this new "Downton Abbey" Season 3 clip, Martha (Shirley MacLaine) and the Dowager Coun...
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'Sherlock' Star Criticizes 'Downton Abbey' Season 2
- Delayed "Downton Abbey" Season 2 criticism continues, this time from "Sherlock" star Benedict Cumberbatch. In a new profile in the The New York Times, Cumberbatch recall...
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Lessons From 'Downton Abbey': A Jewish American Princess Studies the Dowager Countess
- I admire the British for so many reasons. They have a rich history of beheading enemies of the monarchy without ever compromising afternoon tea. They colonized half th...
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Furnish's Heartfelt Apology To Madonna
- After Madonna took the Golden Globe for her song "Masterpiece," written for her film "W.E.", there were more than a few unhappy people in Hollywood. Elton John's husband...
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'Downton Abbey': Season 2 Scoop
- Members of the media who attended Sunday's 'Downton Abbey' panel at the Television Critics Association press tour were treated to several minutes from the second season ...
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Huff Post Review: Up (2009)
- Up 2009 102 minutes Rated PG by Scott Mendelson It is one of the bitter realities of our existence; that all of our relationships must end with the pain and sadness that...
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What's On Tonight: U.S. Open, Samurai Girl, True Blood
- At 7 (or after the Men's U.S. Open Men's Semi-Final), CBS has a new 60 Minutes, followed by new episodes of Big Brother and the U.S. Open Women's Final). NBC has a...
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PBS' venerable ``Masterpiece Theatre'' gets a tasteful facelift in a move that focuses the series' combo platter of period and contemporary dramas while also bringing the popular ``Mystery!'' offerings under the ``Masterpiece'' umbrella. Programming is divided into three seasons, labeled ``Masterpiece Classic,'' ``Masterpiece Mystery!'' and ``Masterpiece Contemporary,'' each with its own host, opening titles and theme music.