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"Rolling Stone" ranked the 100 best TV theme songs of all time.  "The Jefferson's" is at #1, followed by a tie between "The Brady Bunch" and "Gilligan's Island". I’m partial to Mr. Rogers Neighborhood.

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If you want to know where movie producers are going next for ideas…well, Children's books.. NOW are the new horror stories…as we’re awaiting the release of "Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey".  Well, some of us are anyway…But there's even MORE to look forward to after that.  The people behind that one are also working on "Bambi: The Reckoning".  You pretty much know where this one's going:  Bambi's mother is killed, and he becomes a "vicious killing machine that lurks in the wilderness." Three Blind Mice", "Rise of the Loch Ness", "Mary Had a Little Lamb", "Peter Pan's Neverland Nightmare", "Jurassic Theme Park", and, perhaps most importantly . . . "Spiders on a Plane".

(If Samuel L. Jackson doesn't star in this one, WE RIOT.)

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Yesterday, Shania Twain released a Deluxe Edition of her 1997 smash album "Come On Over".  There are three bonus tracks, and each one is a live duet with either Elton John, Chris Martin, or Nick Jonas.

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Amy Grant returned to the stage for the first time since her biking accident in July.  She kicked off her Christmas tour on Saturday in Memphis.  She also thanked everyone for their "many prayers" over the last few months as her healing continues.

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Irene Cara, the actress and pop star who won an Oscar and a Grammy for the hit “Flashdance… What a Feeling” from the movie 'Flashdance' and created her own memorable screen moments with films such as 'Sparkle' and 'Fame' has died.  The cause has not been determined yet.  Irene Cara was 63.

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The Dirt says Kelsea Ballerini has purchased Kacey Musgraves' Nashville mansion for $2.5 million. The home has four bedrooms three bathrooms, a music room, an art room, hardwood floors, a guest house and a pool.

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It's REALLY hard to imagine "Titanic" without Leonardo DiCaprio, but director James Cameron says he almost botched his audition. James says Kate Winslet was "fantastic" from the get-go, but when Leo first came in, he had an attitude.  “We’ll run some lines, I’ll video it, he said ‘You mean I’m reading?” I said Yeah! He said I don’t read, and I shook his hand and said thanks for coming bye!  He said wait, wait, you mean if I don’t read I don’t get the part? Just like that?  I said Oh, yeah this is going to be a giant movie and it’s going to take two years of my life, so, you’re going to read or you’re not going to get the part.” He goes on to say every ounce of his entire being is just so negative right up to the point I said action…and he turned into Jack.

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The latest news on Jay Leno from TMZ…is reporting he's back on the open road less than 2 weeks after he was severely burned in a car fire, and his first stop ... the same garage where it happened. Tuesday, the comedian drove himself  to his Burbank garage where he keeps most of his famous car collection. He briefly chatted with photogs as he pulled in at the gate ... tellin' them he'll back onstage telling jokes as soon as this weekend. He also jokes around about a much-needed BBQ. Too soon, Jay!!!

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It just wouldn't be Thanksgiving without Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade! viewers will be treated to four new balloons, five new floats, 12 marching bands, and 25 performers — including the Queen of Christmas herself: Mariah Carey, who will sing her classic holiday tune "All I Want for Christmas Is You" ahead of Santa's arrival at Macy's. The 96th Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade kicks off Thursday, Nov. 24, at 9 a.m. ET local time. On NBC.

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This won't surprise you.  Presale tickets for Garth Brooks' year-long Vegas residency went on sale Monday . . . and sold-out that day.  He talked about it on Monday's "Inside Studio G", quote, "What an unbelievable day this was for us.  Every show in '23 is pretty much . . . done.  A whole year in one day."

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Lainey Wilson performed a new song called "Smell Like Smoke" on Sunday's episode of "Yellowstone" where she DID get her drink and a dance.  If you know you know..and. If you're interested, it's been ADDED to her "Bell Bottom Country" album.

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Just an FYI…."Top Gun: Maverick" will go to Paramount+ on December 22nd.

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If you could have a celebrity over for Thanksgiving, who would it be? Morgan Freeman topped a list of celebrities we'd MOST like to invite over for Thanksgiving dinner.  Robert Downey, Jr. was second. Others who made the cut. Jimmy Fallon, Hugh Jackman and Jennifer Aniston.

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If you spent any time watching "Chrisley Knows Best" on the USA Network . . . you should be aware that the Chrisleys do NOT know best. Back in June, Todd and Julie Chrisley were found guilty on federal charges of bank fraud, tax evasion, and conspiring to defraud the IRS.  They'd been caught submitting fake documents to take out more than $30 MILLION in loans to "fund their lavish lifestyle."  Todd was sentenced to 12 years in prison plus 16 months of probation, while Julie got seven years behind bars and 16 months of probation.  Their shows have been canceled, obviously.

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Miranda Lambert has a new cookbook coming out next April called, "Y'all Eat Yet?".  It features recipes she learned from "two generations of hell-raising, hard working women who knew how to make people feel good."

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Jackson Dean is ‘Yellowstone Famous’ knew "Don't Come Lookin'" would be featured on "Yellowstone", but seeing the actual episode as it aired, blew him away. "They played a like minute and a half of my song, [and] then it goes to Kevin Costner, and I'm like, 'Oh my God, there's a piece of film in the world that has my song playing and Kevin Costner in it at the same time.  This is insane."  He’s been watching Kevin Costner’s work all his life and it was pretty mind blowing for him.

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Author Stephen King has yet to get into the holiday spirit. He ranted yesterday on Twitter:  “The political ads stopped just in time for the Christmas ads to start. The next time I hear ‘Holly Jolly Christmas’ I’m gonna blow up my radio. I forget what is the male equivalent to a ‘Karen’ ?

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Lauren Alaina, Scotty McCreery, and Chris Young are some of the rotating set of performers at this year's "Opry Country Christmas".  It's eight nights of shows at the Grand Ole Opry, and they start November 27th.

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New details about the Indiana Jones 5 movie go like this…It’ll take place in the 1960s . . . and yet somehow, Indy still finds himself fighting the Nazis.  The movie is set against the backdrop of the space race between the U.S. and the Soviet Union.  But the Big Bad played by Mads Mikkelsen is based on Wernher von Braun, a real-life former Nazi who went on to become a NASA engineer. And ‘Indi’ has a problem with that…

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The series finale of "The Walking Dead" aired last night.  And some actors from the show kept a memento to remember the Zombie Apocalypse by. Jeffrey Dead Morgan (Negan) has his bat, Lucille, and Norman Reedus (Daryl) kept his vests and some crossbows. Josh McDermitt (Eugene):  He was gifted his mullet.

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About three weeks after Lauren Alaina caught the bouquet at Hardy's wedding . . . she got engaged.  Her boyfriend Cam Arnold proposed on Friday, and she brought him to the stage of the Grand Ole Opry on Saturday. Cam is a partner in a Nashville-based insurance firm, and he does NOT like the spotlight.  Lauren told the crowd she had to "negotiate" with him before he agreed to join her on stage.

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Granger Smith dropped a surprise album on Friday called "Moonrise".  And it's also the soundtrack for a new MOVIE he's starring in called "Moonrise".  It premieres December 15th on the family-friendly streaming service Pure Flix.  He says "It's about a country singer (imagine that) who's really stubborn (sounds familiar).

https://youtu.be/5KcMSH2GbXU

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Shania Twain is being honored with the Music Icon award at the "People's Choice Awards".  She'll also perform a medley of her greatest hits. The show airs December 6th on NBC and E!.

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"Black Panther: Wakanda Forever" won the box office again.  Mariah Carey will perform "All I Want for Christmas Is You" at the Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade.  It airs 9:00 a.m. Eastern on NBC and Peacock. Taylor Swift would like you to know that it's been "excruciating" for her to see all that chaos involving Ticketmaster and her new tour…So now we know what Taylor NEXT album is going to be about….

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