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Demi Lovato, who will be checking into Grey’s Anatomy for May sweeps, has dished out a first look at her role.

The 17-year-old Sonny With a Chance star tweeted a photo of her character, a possibly schizophrenic patient being treated by Alex Karev (Justin Chambers).

Demi Lovato checks in to Grey’s Anatomy

Lovato tweeted in March that she was “so thrilled” to fulfill “one of my biggest dreams” by guest-starring on the ABC medical drama.

Are you excited for Lovato’s turn on Grey’s?

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The little show that began as a road trip through the demon-filled American back-country is officially 100 episodes in — and oh, how things have changed since the beginning. [SPOILERS FROM HERE ON OUT.] Remember when Dean and Sam were two young demon-hunters, off in a sweet ride of a car to search for their father, who taught them all they know about the supernatural? Staring in the devilish face of a fight like they’ve never seen before, I imagine Dean and Sam are longing for the days when their biggest problem was following dad’s trail. Personally, I’m not. That’s not to say those days didn’t produce quality entertainment. Many of the episodes from what I’ll call ”the simpler days” made my list of Supernatural’s 10 Best Episodes (a task that produced new levels of pain in my soul, which I’m not sure I’ve recovered from quite yet).

But take into consideration what they’re facing now: Lucifer and archangel Michael kind of make the Yellow-Eyed Demon look as threatening as a can of expired dollar store-brand condensed soup — a little scary in theory, but you’d face it in a life or death situation. And I’m happy to report that the subtle transformation of the show from a fun ride-a-long in the Impala into a mythology-packed roller coaster ride came to a head in ”Point of No Return.” It was the welcome mat to what I anticipate to be the grand finale of the show’s evolution and functioned just as a 100th episode should. It had a big twist (in the form of lovechild Adam Winchester’s return), a death (good riddance, Zachariah), an ass kicking (In Cas’ defense, Dean kind of deserved it), and guaranteed our attendance at episode 101 (Where did Castiel go?!). And I liked it. So let’s talk episode, specifically the 10 lines that deserve a closer look.

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Winning both critics’ and audiences’ praises, Golden-Globe nominated sitcom Modern Family is the hilarious comedy that tells the story of three very different families living in suburban America. Told in a mockumentary style, Modern Family seeks to shine a light on just how neurotic and idiosyncratic – and at the same time how reassuringly normal – every family is, no matter what its makeup.

Revolving around three diverse families, the series follows the Brady Brunch-like family of five, overseen by Phil (Ty Burrell), a dad who’s far less cool than he believes himself to be, and Claire (Julie Bowen), a mom who struggles to keep her family moving in a straight line. Then there’s Jay, (Ed O’Neill), an older man who has taken a younger bride in Gloria (Sofía Vergara) and become a reluctant father to her idealistically romantic young son Manny (Rico Rodriguez). And lastly, there’s Mitchell (Jesse Tyler Ferguson) and his partner of five years, Cameron (Eric Stonestreet) who’ve just taken that amazing ‘next step’ by adopting a child together from Vietnam.

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The charming Oli Pettigrew is back to host the latest season of Sony Style TV Magazine (Sony Style) which promises to bring you the latest lifestyle trends and happenings with an even higher quotient of style! Season 4 of the snazzy lifestyle magazine show will bring you across continents from Los Angeles to Japan and Australia, with more celebrity exclusives, rare giveaways and a sneak preview of the newest Sony gadgets!

This season, Oli has got his pulse right on the hip and the youthful. Follow him as he grills the likes of Kris Allen and Adam Lambert under the celebrity spotlight and gets insights into the world of popular indie bands like the Kings of Convenience, Plain Sunset and pop-rock band The Fray. Western music not your kind of thing? Then look out for Korean pop sensation, the sexy The Brown Eyed Girls or even tap into the latest street culture of parkour (also known as free running), defined as the physical art of moving like a ninja.

From celebrity interviews to sports and TV entertainment, Oli has it all covered. Football fans will not be disappointed, as Oli descends upon Darling Harbour in Sydney for the FIFA World Cup Fan Fest™, where millions of fans are expected to watch the matches live and bask in the camaraderie of the World Cup fever. Movie and TV junkies will also be in for a major treat as we tour the Sony Studio 3D Technology Centre in Los Angeles where the likes of Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs was produced; visit animation studios in Japan for a sneak peek into the art of animation and as we go behind the scenes on the filming sets of top-rated US dramas.

Technophiles will also not be left out, with our showcase of the latest and sleekest gadget lineup at the famous Sony Building in Japan, a must-visit on all travel itineraries!

Watching Sony Style has never been more rewarding as this season, there will be exclusive giveaways to our viewers in the form of autographed premiums and rare celebrity merchandise. Look out for our viewer contest in conjunction with the launch of a never-before released 3D music video where Guitarist legend Jimi Hendrix will come to life again! All you have to do is to send in your best air guitar video to us and stand to win attractive prizes like a Gibson electric guitar! Don’t miss the latest season of Sony Style, the half-hour info-tainment series on what’s hip, what’s sleek, what’s in, right here on AXN this April!

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Discovery Channel is extending its relationship with Steven Spielberg, who’s behind a new animated miniseries for the channel.

Spielberg, DreamWorks TV and DreamWorks Animation are all behind “Future Earth,” which will look at what life on the planet will be like in 25, 50 and 100 years.

Spielberg is already producing the special series “The Rising: Rebuilding Ground Zero” for the channel.

In the case of “Future Earth,” Spielberg plans to personally oversee the development.

In a statement, Spielberg said he was “excited to be back in business with DreamWorks Animation,” and said the collaboration with Discovery gives them “an opportunity to bring exciting new experiences to take television audiences into the imagined future of planet Earth.”

According to Discovery Channel president/GM Clark Bunting, “Future Earth” is part of a development deal the channel has struck with Spielberg, DreamWorks TV and DreamWorks Animation on an “array of new nonfiction programs.”

“Future Earth” will utilize futurists, scholars and other “great minds of today” to determine how health and medicine, technology, the environment, the military, the economy and the media evolve.

Miniseries was also announced by DreamWorks Animation CEO Jeffrey Katzenberg and DreamWorks TV co-heads Darryl Frank and Justin Falvey.

Discovery announced the miniseries on Thursday at its upfront presentation in New York.

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Diane Lane will star in HBO’s upcoming film “Cinema Verite,” the behind-the-scenes look at the making of the groundbreaking documentary “An American Family.”

Lane will play Pat Loud, the mother and main character of the documentary, which chronicled an intimate look at a Santa Barbara family.

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I’m officially getting old. I know this because Holly Marie Combs has just been cast as the mother of a teenager!

Sources confirm to me exclusively that the ex-Charmed one is joining ABC Family’s upcoming drama, Pretty Little Liars, as the mother of Lucy Hale’s Aria.

Liars, based on the popular series of young adult novels from Alloy (which is producing the series), follows four teen girls — Aria (Hale), Emily (Shay Mitchell), Hanna (Ashley Benson), and Spencer (Troian Bellisario) — who have been hiding a deep, dark secret since the sixth grade.

Chad Lowe was recently tapped to play Aria’s father (and Combs’ TV hubby). The cast also includes Laura Leighton and Bianca Lawson.

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Cable TV is larded with food, cooking, and eating shows. They can range from Food Network’s Ten Dollar Dinners With Melissa d’Arabian to Travel Channel’s Man v. Food, productions that center on cheap shopping or cheap gastronomic thrills. The class act in the televised food genre was thought to be Bravo’s Top Chef, but in recent seasons, it’s become a showcase for expletive-spewing tattoo victims more familiar with truculence than truffles.

These are all reasons to welcome back Top Chef Masters, now in its second season. It inverts the usual reality-TV competition show. Instead of desperate amateurs or semipros trying to establish themselves as fascinating television personalities, these are well-established professionals who tend not to be needy for camera fame. Instead, they want to beat the molasses out of their peers. What I’m saying is, Top Chef Masters is that rarity: It’s mature reality TV.

But mature doesn’t mean not fun. In the very first episode of the second season, one of my favorite Quickfire Challenges asks the chefs to make a good meal from food purchased solely from a gas-station quickie mart. I got to feel superior to the chef team that didn’t know the difference between a bag of Flamin’ Hot Cheetos and regular Cheetos (hey, I take my small victories where I can find them), and took pleasure in the fact that the judges that first week were the rock band the Bravery — which was nicely random. (Their qualification? Their touring schedule compels them to spend a lot of time at gas stations.)

The series isn’t perfect, of course. Host Kelly Choi is both cheesy and grating: a cheese grater who seems even less interested in eating the food set before her than Top Chef‘s Padma Lakshmi, the queen of tiny bites. Of course, Choi can’t help but come off as wan when placed beside cooking television’s most amusing bunch of judges, including Jay Rayner, who possesses that effortless British glibness; James Oseland, who smiles broadly but doesn’t mind making cutting comments; and the divine Gael Greene, who’s never met a meal over which she couldn’t sprinkle some amusing babble

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Avatar the Movie went 3D. The Grammys went 3D. Now Mrs. G TV & Appliances in Lawrenceville is going 3D! On Wednesday March 24, 2010 at 10am, Suzanne Kantra, the founder of Techlicious.com will be speaking about 3D TVs and how to set up a 3D home theater system at the third generation women owned appliance superstore.

The presentation is part of CEO Debbie Schaeffer's VIB (Very Important Blogger) Series in which local and regional bloggers and professionals interested in social media gather for discussions on relevant topics and use the opportunity to network with each other.Suzanne Kantra has been on the pulse of science and technology issues for nearly 20 years. Before starting Techlicious, she was Technology Editor of Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia and Popular Science Magazine. She has also been featured on CNN, CBS and NBC

There’s just six more episodes of ‘Lost’ left before (what better be) the show’s mind-melting, life-altering finale. So, with that in mind, what the heck happened on the seventh-to-last episode? Well, fear not, ‘Lost’ lovers, because the fine and Island-omnipotent ‘Instant Dharma’ crew at AOL Television is back to break down all of the nutty nuances last night’s show had to offer. Because we’re not going to drag you along in true teaser fashion like some shows do

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