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Appearing on The Daily Show earlier this week, Bill Cosby gently took Jon Stewart to task for his liberal use of four-letter words at the Stand Up for Heroes event they'd both just entertained. "It wasn't cursing – it was Yiddish!" joked Stewart, who took his scolding in stride, clearly in awe of the elder comedian. In his later years, Cosby, 76, has cast himself as something of a national scold, as he did in his famously rambling "Pound Cake" speech to the NAACP (which prompted a book-length reply from the commentator Michael Eric Dyson,...

Legendary comedian Bill Cosby appeared on “Late Night with Jimmy Fallon” on Monday night and, well, did pretty much whatever he wanted to. After walking out only to immediately sit down next to an audience member and treat him as if he were Fallon (above), he scolded Fallon for buying a used paperback — not the hardcover edition — of his 1986 book “Fatherhood,” then decided to do audition The Roots to play at his funeral, scolded the audience full of “phonies” for pretending to care about his inevitable passing, and proceeded to carry out the rest of the interview...

The Ultimate battle between Spider-Man and the Goblin comes to an end this week with a brand new episode of Marvel's Ultimate Spider-Man. Spidey must step up as the leader in this week's episode "Ultimate" as the Goblin kidnaps the team and turns them into Goblin-creatures. As their leader, Spidey must rescue Nova, Iron Fist, Power Man and White Tiger before it's too late. Will the Heroes convince Spidey to come to the dark side or will he succeed in rescuing his teammates and friends! “Marvel’s Ultimate Spider-Man” stars Drake Bell (“Drake & Josh”) as Peter Parker/Spider-Man, Chi McBride (“Boston Public”) as Nick Fury, Clark Gregg (“Iron Man,” “Thor,” “Marvel’s The Avengers”) as Agent Coulson, Jk Simmons (“Spider-Man”) as J. Jonah Jameson, Steven Weber (“Wings”) as Norman Osborn, Greg Cipes (“Teen Titans,” “Ben 10″) as Danny Rand/Iron Fist, Ogie Banks (“Fatherhood”) as Luke Cage/Power Man, Caitlyn Taylor Love...

Over the past year, Peter Parker has been saving New York City from evil villains as the masked hero, Spider-Man while balancing his heroics with homework and friends. When S.H.I.E.L.D. Director, Nick Fury, offers Peter the chance to raise his game to the next level…to become The Ultimate Spider-Man, Midtown High becomes a secret operations base for young heroes under the watchful eye of Fury and the school’s new principal, Agent Coulson. Spidey takes on S.H.I.E.L.D. missions across the Marvel Universe, encounters new villains, and battles his biggest threat yet…teen high school drama, in this funny and action– packed new series!

Marvel’s Ultimate Spider-Man: Avenging Spider-Man 2-Disc DVD

Premiered April 1, 2012 On Disney Xd By Marvel Animation Studios

Genre: Animation/Action-Adventure

Rating: TV-Y7 Fv

Us Release Date: February 5, 2013

Feature Run Time: Approximately 135 minutes each disc (six 22-minute episodes) – total: 270 minutes

Suggested Retail Price: 2-Disc DVD...

On the farm – Courtesy Poppy Montgomery

Thanks for welcoming our new blogger Poppy Montgomery!

Best known for starring as Samantha Spade on Without a Trace, she’ll be back as Det. Carrie Wells on the second season of Unforgettable, returning to CBS next summer.

In addition to her acting work, Montgomery is also producing a show, Sworn to Silence, for Lifetime.

Montgomery is mom to son Jackson Phillip Deveraux, 4½, with her ex, actor Adam Kaufman.

In her latest blog, the actress takes a comical look at handling public meltdowns.

“Always end the name of your child with a vowel, so that when you yell,...

Like a slice of soft-ripened brie, cultural icon Bill Cosby’s exterior has gradually toughened, becoming more distinctive and sharp with age. Some fans have welcomed the comedian-turned-activist’s dried, crumbly rind while others prefer the softer, quintessential family man of old.

In his 1987 bestselling book “Fatherhood,” Cosby wrote, “I don't know the key to success, but the key to failure is trying to please everyone.”

Whatever one’s personal Cosby taste, one thing is certain. Bill Cosby has never been one to cater to conventional palates. His material has ranged from the dramatic, as seen in his 1960s Emmy-award winning series “I Spy,” to the revolutionary “Cosby Show." But the family unit has remained the center of Cosby’s material.

As Cosby celebrates his 75th birthday Thursday, we’ve rounded up a few of his more memorable quotations to spotlight his evolution from America’s quintessential family man to controversial,...

Ultimate Spider-Man on Disney Xd is a fun and entertaining series, and one of my favorite current animated shows. The voice cast is a mix of people from the Marvel movies and some very notable voice actors, and the creative team is full of big names from Marvel Comics. And according to this press release, there are some big things in store for young Mr. Parker in Season 2:

Disney Xd’S #1 Animated Series “Ultimate Spider-man” Swings To A Second Season On Marvel Universe Programming Block

A second season of Marvel’s #1 animated series Ultimate Spider-Man, the launch series of the Marvel Universe programming block, has been ordered by Disney Xd, it was announced today by David Levine, Vice President and General Manager, Disney Xd Worldwide. The debut series from Marvel Television premiered in April 2012 and to date, has more than doubled its delivery in Total Viewers, Boys 6-14, Boys...

We've been hearing rumors for awhile that Marvel would be cancelling their awesome animated series Avengers Earth’s Mightiest Heroes. Today that rumor has been confirmed; the series is gone. It's a shame that this only got two seasons, as it was one of the best animated series on TV. The news was confirmed in a press release by Marvel that also revealed the show would be replaced by another Avengers series called Marvel's Avengers Assemble.

The Avengers: Earth’s Mightiest Heroes won’t be renewed for the 3rd Season. Marvel Animation will present their newly developed series Marvel’s Avengers Assemble in 2013.

The image above was released to promote the new series, which looks like it's going to fall more in line with Joss Whedon's Avengers film. I'm sure we'll be seeing a lot more Marvel characters introduced in the series though. We should get some more details at this year's Comic-Con.

Everett Noah Wyle stars in “Falling Skies”

It’s hard to believe that it’s been 17 years since a baby-faced Noah Wyle made a strong first impression with television audiences on “E.R.” as newbie med student, John Carter. In the interim, the actor has starred in TNT’s successful “The Librarian” action-adventure TV movie trilogy, but it took Steven Spielberg to lure Wyle back to series television with the post alien invasion drama, “Falling Skies,” which premieres tonight on TNT.

Family entertainment network Gmc will celebrate Father.s Day on June 20 with a 20-episode marathon (11am- 9pm Et/Pt) of Cosby, starring iconic American dad Bill Cosby, followed by the Gmc premiere of the theatrical film Pay it Forward (9-11pm Et/Pt). Tune in alert for a Cosby marathon that will include .Cosby Fatherhood Tips,. a series of six, 30-second interstitials created exclusively for Gmc. Culled from video of Cosby.s classic stand-up performances, the interstitials will feature the comic legend talking about parenting issues.as only he can. The interstitials also will run on www.watchgmctv.com and on other sites on the Web. For this special day of programming, Gmc referenced Cosby.s landmark book, Fatherhood, in which he shares his own...

Keith Cox, executive vp comedy and alternative programming at WB Network, is making the move to TV Land and Nick at Nite to head up programming at the cable networks, sources said. Cox is expected to be named executive vp programming. Reps for TV Land and Nick at Nite could not be reached for comment late Wednesday, and Cox didn't return calls seeking comment. TV Land's original programming has included the reality show Chasing Farrah, the TV Land Awards and new series Living in TV Land, while Nick at Nite's original programming slate has featured such shows as the hidden-camera series Hi-Jinks, the competition series Search for the Funniest Mom in America and the animated show Fatherhood, based on Bill Cosby's book.

Nick at Nite and TV Land are pushing further into original programming, greenlighting a Farrah Fawcett reality series and renewing Bill Cosby's Fatherhood for a second season. In addition, the Viacom-owned classic-TV channels are developing several tentpole programs to be showcased in upcoming quarters, including a 20th anniversary celebration for Nick at Nite, as well as what could be the Nickelodeon evening block's first original film. "We want to do big events throughout the year that are bigger than just series," said Sal Maniaci, vp production and development for the channels.

The second-season premiere of FX series Nip/Tuck was its most-watched episode yet, reaching 3.8 million total viewers on Tuesday. While just slightly above the viewership for the series premiere last year, Nip/Tuck looked especially strong among viewers 18-49, topping the first episode by 35% and beating out all basic-cable programming for the night. The plastic-surgery drama also encored strong at 11 p.m., bringing FX a gross total of 5.7 million. The 10 p.m. episode was presented commercial-free by XM Satellite Radio. Not as hot was the premiere of TBS series Outback Jack at 9 p.m., drawing a respectable 2.1 million. Jack built on the same time slot last year by 33%. Nick at Nite got more good news from animated series Fatherhood, which built on its Sunday sneak peek by 59% for a total of 2.9 million. Fatherhood was also sharply up in 18-49.