Why Cable Channels Don't Mind Airing Reruns
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Television
Peter Dinklage plays Tyrion Lannister on Game of Thrones, a role that he tells NPR he talked over with his grandmother. "She misunderstood me and she thought I said, 'interior banisters,' and she was quite confused by that, so it got off to sort of a clunky start." Dinklage has since won an Emmy and a Golden Globe for his performance.
Peter Dinklage: On 'Thrones,' And On His Own Terms
()The Emmy-winning actor talks with NPR's Audie Cornish about the popular fantasy drama — and about the rules of his own personal game.
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'Route 66': A Country-Crisscrossing Series Comes To Home Video()
May 25, 2012 Actor George Maharis talks about Route 66, the television show he starred in that's just been released in a new DVD box set.
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Your New 'American Idol' Is (Surprise!) A Laid-Back Dude With An Acoustic Guitar()
May 24, 2012 American Idol crowned another guy last night who's an awful lot like the guys they've been crowning for the last four seasons.
Game Changers
Yul Kwon, From Bullying Target To Reality TV Star()
May 16, 2012 Korean-American Yul Kwon went from being bullied in school, to being named one of People magazine's 'Sexiest Men Alive.' The Yale-educated lawyer catapulted to stardom when he won the reality TV show Survivor. He talks with host Michel Martin about his efforts to change the game for Asians and how they're reflected in media.
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Fox Rolls Out Its New Fall Shows, Including One From Mindy Kaling()
May 15, 2012 Fox doesn't have as many holes to fill as the other networks, but they've still got a handful of new fall shows.
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Long-Term Investments On Shaky Stocks: 'New Girl' And 'Smash' End Their Seasons()
May 14, 2012 Commentator Marc Hirsh considers the viewer investment required to let an uneven pilot develop as a series, and how that process went very differently for two of this season's most hyped shows.
