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    • When Liberace Battled Batman and Taught the Hulk How to Tickle the Ivories [Video]

      And eight more videos you've just got to see with the fabulously flamboyant entertainer at the center of HBO's "Behind the Candelabra."

      We'll get to see Michael Douglas playing the piano as Liberace in HBO's May 26 movie "Behind the Candelabra" — and the Oscar winner does a fine, fine job of playing the over-the-top performer — but for those who may want to become a little more familiar with the handiwork of the real Liberace, here's a roundup of 10 choice videos of the superstar in action, acting, dancing, singing, and, of course, playing the piano.

      Liberace Teaches Lou Ferrigno How to Play the Piano ... Sorta

      Liberace met the Hulk — "The Incredible Hulk" star Lou Ferrigno — during a January 1980 episode of "The Mike Douglas Show" and gave the actor a brief lesson in piano playing ... and costuming for piano playing. Side note: Did they just slap green body makeup on Ferrigno for his TV series? Because he looks very Hulkian, even in his street clothes.

      Liberace vs. Batman

      In a pair of Season 2 episodes from the 1966-68 "Batman" TV series, Liberace guest-starred as a Gotham City villain — make that two villains. Not only

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    • 'Rectify' Season Finale: Aden Young Talks About Daniel's Innocence ... or Guilt

      Will we find out if Daniel Holden really murdered his teenage girlfriend as the drama wraps its first season?

      The tense, haunting Sundance Channel drama "Rectify" wraps up its first season tonight, and one big question continues to hang over the story: Did Daniel Holden, newly exonerated and released from prison after 19 years on death row for raping and murdering his teenage girlfriend, commit the crime?

      The series, created by Oscar-winning filmmaker and actor Ray McKinnon ("Sons of Anarchy"), has been so mesmerizing, so beautifully written and purposefully slow-paced, as we've watched Daniel — who was just 18 when he was locked up — stumble back into a very different world, that at times most viewers have probably forgotten to ask themselves that question.

      [Related: 'Rectify' Cast Defends the Show's Slow Pace]

      Daniel was exonerated on a technicality (lack of DNA evidence), and though he later maintained that he was innocent, he originally confessed to the crime. Was he coerced into a false confession, a fairly common occurrence among younger defendants? Or did he really do it?

      "Rectify" star

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    • The CW's 2013-14 Season: Where Did All Your Favorite Shows Go?!

      The network will debut six new shows and a massively revamped lineup that means nearly every series is airing on a new night.

      Be prepared to reprogram your DVR to catch your favorite CW shows next season, because the network announced at its annual upfront presentation in New York City on Thursday that it will revamp most of its primetime schedule.

      [Related: See Which New Shows Are Joining the CBS Lineup This Fall]

      "The Vampire Diaries," the network's signature drama, will remain on Thursdays at 8 PM, but sophomore "Sex and the City" prequel "The Carrie Diaries" will move from Mondays to Fridays, the Rachel Bilson drama "Hart of Dixie" moves from Tuesdays to Mondays (when it originally aired), and the network's longest-running series, "Supernatural," will leave Wednesday nights behind to begin its ninth season on Tuesdays.

      [Related: See Which New Shows Are Joining the Fox Lineup This Fall]

      The CW also announced six new series for next season — three for the fall, three for midseason — including "The Originals," the "Vampire Diaries" spinoff that was introduced in a "Diaries" episode in April.

      [Related: See

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    • CBS's 2013-14 Season: Mork, the Beek, and Lots of the Same Old, Same Old

      The network picks up eight new series for its schedule, sets a two-hour comedy block on Thursday, and groups three top dramas on Tuesday.

      CBS has the luxury of adding just eight new series to its primetime lineup -- only five that will premiere in the fall -- as broadcast TV's No. 1 network unveiled its 2013-14 roster to advertisers at its annual upfront presentation in New York City Wednesday afternoon.

      The network's highest-profile new series features Oscar winner Robin Williams in the comedy "The Crazy Ones." "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" alum Sarah Michelle Gellar co-stars with Williams as his daughter and co-worker. He's the brilliant but quirky leader of an advertising agency, and she's equally talented but also tasked with keeping him grounded. The series is produced by David E. Kelley.

      [Related: See Which New Shows Are Joining the Fox Lineup This Fall]

      "Dawson's Creek" and "Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23" star James Van Der Beek will star in the ensemble comedy "Friends With Better Lives," and "The Big Bang Theory" producer Chuck Lorre will add a fourth show (including "Big Bang," "Two and a Half Men," and

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    • ABC's 2013-14 Season: 13 New Shows, More Comedy, Less 'Dancing With the Stars'

      The network will premiere eight of those new shows in the fall, including five new comedies and its "Once Upon a Time" spinoff.

      "Overhaul" is the only word that accurately describes ABC's fall 2013-14 season, as the network will add 13 new shows to its schedule, including eight in the fall, and its Tuesday-night lineup is packed with series premieres.

      [Related: See Which New Shows Are Joining the Fox Lineup This Fall]

      The most anticipated new show of the season on any network, "Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D." -- "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" and "Avengers" movie producer Joss Whedon's TV take on "The Avengers" -- kicks off ABC's Tuesday night in the fall, followed by back-to-back new comedies, "The Goldbergs" and "Trophy Wife," and another new drama, "Lucky 7." Whedon took the stage at the network's upfront presentation in New York City on Wednesday to introduce a clip from the show.

      [Related: See Which New Shows Are Joining the CBS Lineup This Fall]

      The biggest surprise on ABC's schedule is a change for its celeb reality series "Dancing With the Stars." Instead of taking up real estate across multiple nights,

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    • 'Seinfeld' Ended 15 Years Ago Today: Are You Still Hatin' on the Series Finale?

      You watched every episode, quoted characters from Kramer to Frank Costanza on a regular basis, and delighted at the many squirmy situations George found himself in. And when, after nine seasons, the "Seinfeld" crew decided to call it quits, you busted out a buffet of Drake's Coffee Cakes, Junior Mints, and Yoo-hoo and prepared to bid Jerry and his pals farewell.

      And then they aired that series finale.

      It's been 15 years -- May 14, 1998 -- since "Seinfeld" rode off into the primetime sunset in a finale that was one of the more polarizing series enders ever. Our own Yahoo! TV editor Dave Nemetz called the episode "shockingly unfunny," and pointed out that Jerry Seinfeld himself, while guest starring on "Seinfeld" co-creator Larry David's "Curb Your Enthusiasm," joked that they "screwed up" the finale.

      "The Sopranos" creator David Chase -- whose own series finale, with that infamous diner scene, stirred up controversy in 2007 -- joked to the New York Times last year, "'Seinfeld,' they

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    • 'Behind the Candelabra,' the Book: The 12 Best Revelations from Liberace's Former Lover

      What do Barbra Streisand, an NFL star, Debbie Reynolds, a "Dallas" star, and an Olympic figure-skating champ have in common with Liberace? Read on…

      Before there was "Behind the Candelabra," the upcoming HBO movie starring Michael Douglas as Liberace and Matt Damon as his lover, Scott Thorson, there was "Behind the Candelabra," the book, a 1988 tell-all written by Thorson about his years-long relationship with the late piano-playing superstar.

      The book, which had been out of print until its May 14 paperback, digital, and audiobook re-release from Tantor Media, is the basis for director Steven Soderbergh's HBO film and is a must-read for celebrity watchers and, of course, anyone else interested in Liberace and his blinged-out lifestyle.

      Here, 12 of the juiciest nuggets from the can't-put-it-down book:

      1. Michael Douglas isn't the only member of his family with a connection to Liberace. Thorson writes that because of the rumors (despite Liberace's steadfast denials) that Liberace had died of AIDS, most of his fellow celebrities stayed away from a public memorial service held after his February 4, 1987, death. Only two famous names paid

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    • Fox's 2013-14 Season: The Return of Jack Bauer and 11 New Series

      The network will feature new series with Greg Kinnear and Andy Samberg, while "24" returns as a limited-series event in May 2014 and M. Night Shyamalan debuts a spooky new miniseries in 2014.

      Sure, Fox will premiere 11 new series the network hopes will boost its 2013-14 TV schedule, but when the primetime going really gets tough, there's only one man Fox needs to call on: Jack Bauer.

      Fox, which presents its new fall lineup at its annual upfront presentation in New York City Monday afternoon, has confirmed that Kiefer Sutherland's action hero will return to the network next May for a 12-episode storyline that will run into the summer.

      [Related: See Which New Shows Are Joining the CBS Lineup This Fall

      "24: Live Another Day," as the miniseries will be called, will unfold the latest Jack Bauer adventure in chronological order, though with half the episodes, some hours will be skipped. The show's comeback season comes after "24" producers had tried for a couple of years to get a movie version of the series off the ground and after Sutherland's follow-up drama, "Touch," was canceled by Fox after its sophomore season.

      [Related: See Which New Shows Are Joining the NBC Lineup This

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    • NBC's 2013-14 Season: Michael J. Fox and Sean Hayes Back (in New Series) on Thursday Nights

      New James Spader drama "The Blacklist" gets the plum time slot after the network's reality hit, "The Voice."

      NBC is not only trying to return to its Thursday night comedy glory next season, but the network has called on two former Thursday night comedy champs -- "Family Ties" star Michael J. Fox and "Will and Grace" star Sean Hayes -- to help.

      [Related: See Which New Shows Are Joining the CBS Lineup This Fall]

      NBC, which makes its presentation to advertisers and the media Monday morning in New York City, officially announced its fall 2013-14 over the weekend, and while Fox and Hayes lead NBC's new comedies, the network also called on stars from its past for a pair of high-profile dramas, including former "Office" star James Spader in "The Blacklist" (which will air Mondays at 10 PM after "The Voice") and "L.A. Law" alum Blair Underwood in an "Ironside" remake.

      [Related: See Which New Shows Are Joining the Fox Lineup This Fall]

      In all, NBC adds 14 new scripted series -- eight dramas and six comedies -- to its new-season roster, along with new reality series "The Million Second Quiz" and "American

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    • Fall TV 2013: Dylan McDermott vs. Dermot Mulroney -- Do You Know Who Is Who?

      Because they're both in new fall TV pilots, and the pilots seem to have a lot in common…

      Do you already have trouble remembering which handsome, dark-haired fellow is Dylan McDermott and which is Dermot Mulroney? Yeah, things are about to get even more confusing, now that the two actors are starring in new fall 2013 TV pilots that also sound quite similar.

      McDermott -- he's the one who married Julia Roberts in "Steel Magnolias" -- will star in the CBS drama "Hostages," about people caught in a major political conspiracy that involves the president of the United States and the kidnapping of children. His character is an FBI agent, and his female co-star is an Emmy and Golden Globe winner (Toni Collette).

      Mulroney -- he's the one Julia Roberts wanted to marry in "My Best Friend's Wedding" -- will star in the NBC drama "Crisis," also about people caught in a major political conspiracy that involves the president of the United States and the kidnapping of children. His character is a former CIA analyst, and his female co-star is an Emmy and Golden Globe winner (Gillian

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