40 years later, urban "Sesame Street" has become gentrified
"This is your mother’s 'Sesame Street,'" says Alessandra Stanley, "only better dressed and gentrified: 'Sesame Street' by way of Park Slope. The opening is no longer a realistic rendition of an urban skyline but an animated, candy-colored chalk drawing of a preschool Arcadia, with flowers and butterflies and stars. The famous set, brownstones and garbage bins, has lost the messy graffiti and gritty smudges of city life over the years. Now there are green spaces, tofu and yoga."
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TCM to host its 1st-ever film festival
More than 50 classics will be screened at such historic venues as the Graumann's Chinese Theater and the Egyptian Theater in Hollywood.

How did "Parks and Recreation" suddenly become hilarious?
What happened? Explains Heather Havrilesky: "Instead of turning every character into a joke-spewing lunatic, the writers have started to focus on the aspects of each character that feel organic and interesting."

Weddings are all the rage on TLC with 4 new marriage reality shows
From "Battle of the Wedding Planners" to "Happily Ever Faster," from "Four Weddings" to "Manhattan Marriage Project."

Teen boys are "Going Commando" for military reality show
Cartoon Network will send boys ages 13 through 16 with real-life issues through a camp that will teach them how "to plan and execute real life missions" by a team of former special forces soldiers.

Neil Patrick Harris a comic book character for "Dr. Horrible" prequel
Check out a sneak peek from Joss Whedon's brother Zack.

Jeana Keough: Why I had to leave O.C. "Real Housewives"
The cash-strapped Keough only appears in the 1st three episodes, before leaving the show to concentrate on working full-time. "I just didn’t feel appreciated by the girls or the network,” she says, responding to rumors that she didn't like her Bravo salary. “There’s a lot of work that is involved—it’s an all-year-round thing with all of the shooting and the press, and it wasn’t enough.”

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