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LAW & ORDER: CRIMINAL INTENT // 8 p.m.-9 p.m., WBA... (Entertainment, 9 articles)
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HOLLYWOOD SINGING AND DANCING: A MUSICAL TREASURE 8 p.m.9:30 - p.m., MPT, Channels 22/67 Shirley Jones hosts a history of film musicals, beginning with Busby Berkeley films of the Great Depression and proceeding through patriotic musicals of the 1950s. THE BIGGEST LOSER: COUPLES 8 p.m.10 - p.m., WBAL, Channel 11 The remaining six contestants get a surprise: a visit from the 14 who were eliminated. LAW & ORDER: CRIMINAL INTENT 8 p.m.9 - p.m., WBAL, Channel 11 The infamous rape case involving the Duke University lacrosse team is the apparent inspiration for this episode. THE CROW 8 p.m.10 - p.m., WUTB, Channel 24 A rock star (Brandon Lee) is killed but returns from the dead to avenge his murder and that of his fiancee. KEEPING UP APPEARANCES 8 p.m.9:30 - p.m., MPT, Channel 22/67 Onslow (Geoffrey Hughes) is selected to teach a course about successful relationships. THE BACHELOR 8 p.m.9 - p.m., WMAR, Channel 2 / Catching up with former contestants Andrew Firestone and Aaron Buerge; and updates on happenings in the lives of some of the most popular bachelorettes.
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Net video ads: attention vs. annoyance (Entertainment, 4 articles)
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The user experience envisioned by technology enthusiasts came a step closer to reality on Wednesday when TiVo, the maker of popular digital video recorders, announced a partnership with YouTube that will deliver Web video directly to users' televisions. " TiVo's strategy is to bridge the gap between Web video and television and make as much content available as possible for our subscribers said Tara Maitra, the vice president and general manager for content services at TiVo. Although more money is going to online video advertising, relatively little of that is subsidizing user-generated video und the short, often-wacky clips from amateurs.
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In the Wii-PS3 Playoff, Nintendo Upsets Sony on the Fun Factor (Entertainment, 6 articles)
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Sports fans who know their way around a game controller tend to associate six-year-old PlayStation 2 with EA Sports the company's Madden NFL game is one of the best-selling titles year in and year out. There was a showdown between the Nintendo Wii and the Sony PlayStation 3 at The Post's game testing lab last weekend. U.S. video game sales - including hardware and software - jumped 34 percent in February to hit $1.33 billion, even with two top-selling consoles in short supply, according to data from market researcher NPD Group.
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John Adams regains spotlight with TV series, society exhibit (Entertainment, 4 articles)
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The day before the Declaration of Independence was adopted in 1776, John Adams compiled a long list of ways to commemorate what would become the founding document of the United States of America. On Sunday, HBO premieres a seven-part miniseries based on McCullough's book about the founding father whose importance is often lost amid the legends of better-known compatriots such as George Washington and Thomas Jefferson. Through Adams, viewers are introduced to a who's who of American history, including Washington (David Morse), Jefferson (Stephen Dillane) and Benjamin Franklin (Tom Wilkinson).
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Joseph Mawle: Jesus and Judas in one Holy Week (Entertainment, 4 articles)
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When George Stevens asked Charlton Heston to play the lead in The Greatest Story Ever Told he checked with his agent exactly which lead. "Trust me said Heston," in a movie called The Greatest Story Ever Told, the star is not going to be John the Baptist. As in The Greatest Story Ever Told, The Passion jostles with well known names, including Paul Nicholls in the David McCallum role (Judas) and Penelope Wilton in Dorothy Mc- Guire's (the Virgin Mary).
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ABC News: Horton's Who: The Unborn? (Entertainment, 6 articles)
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Made its box-office debut at No. 1 with an estimated weekend draw of $45.1 million, the best opening so far this year, according to The Associated Press. " Never Back Down an extreme-fighting film aimed at high school students, a Summit Entertainment release, opened at No. 3 with $8.6 million. Do the books have a hidden meaning? Since the 1980s, some anti-abortion rights groups have interpreted the book "Horton Hears a Who" as an anti-abortion parable.
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