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Pop culture Q&A: ‘Soap’ plot ends abruptly

Q: I purchased DVDs of the first four seasons of “Soap.” It left Jessica facing a firing squad, Chester about to shoot Danny, Burt entering a trap set up by the mob and Jodie in a past life as an old Jewish man. Any more seasons or did they just end there?

A: That was the [...]

Webisodes give Disney actor a role within a role

TOLUCA LAKE, Calif. _ Consider this television paradox: Sterling Knight stars on a TV show millions watch but his character headlines a TV show no one’s seen.

Knight plays Chad Dylan Cooper on the Disney Channel series “Sonny With a Chance.” The comedy is about the interaction of the casts of two very different television programs [...]

Having survived her initial success, Margaret Cho is ready to go back on TV

GLENDALE, Calif. _ Standup comedian Margaret Cho was never the polite, little Asian girl who covered her mouth when she laughed and made straight As. In fact, she was always the opposite.

A rebel whose comedy could shift from caricatures of her Korean parents to raunchy sex tales, Cho has always pushed the envelope.

“I like standup [...]

Television networks planning Jackson coverage

Sci Fi channel changes its name to Syfy

So, what does it mean when a channel called Sci Fi changes its name to Syfy?

A. New viewers might watch, curious about the change and possibly reassured they’ll see more than just space aliens.

B. The new channel name is cooler, and easier to pronounce if you don’t speak English.

C. Everything loved by current Sci Fi [...]