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    • 'All My Children,' 'One Life to Live' Return as Online Soaps: Six Things You Need to Know

      "All My Children" stars Debbi Morgan and Darnell Williams, who have starred on the daytime drama off and on for more than 30 years, were soapdom's first African American supercouple (and there's nothing daytime soaps love more than bringing characters back from the dead, aging kiddie characters a decade or more overnight, and creating supercouples).

      So, it's fitting that the co-stars will now help lead the soap known affectionately to its fans as "All My Kids" through a new trailblazing move, as "AMC" and "One Life to Live," another series canceled by ABC, make their debuts as online series on April 29.

      [Related: ‘All My Children’ & ‘One Life To Live’ Top Digital Streaming Charts]

      "Debbi and I were talking last night about the fact that soaps have gone from radio to TV, [and] now to online, and what an honor to be at the forefront of this brand-new day," Williams said in a conference call.

      Added Morgan, "Yes, I think it's huge, because I really think, in about four or five years or so,

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    • Conan O'Brien and Obama Earn Big Laughs at the White House Correspondents' Dinner

      Michael J. Fox, Bradley Cooper, stars from "Homeland," "Modern Family," and "Scandal," and the "Duck Dynasty" guys were among the celebs chuckling at Coco's jokes.

      Hey White House Correspondents' Association, what took you so long to have Conan O'Brien back as the comedian guest for your annual White House Correspondents' Dinner? The talk show host last entertained your audience in 1995, and 18 years later, on Saturday night at the Washington Hilton, the funny guy kept the laughter and applause going throughout his 20-minute speech.

      And that was after he followed President Barack Obama, who landed quite a few zingers of his own.

      Among TBS late-night host O'Brien's best jokes at the event nicknamed the Nerd Prom: comparing the room of media types to a high school cafeteria. "Fox is the jocks, MSNBC is the nerds, bloggers are the Goths, NPR is the table for kids with peanut allergies, Al Jazeera is the weird foreign exchange student nobody talks to," he said, "and print media, I didn't forget you. You're the poor kid who died sophomore year in a car crash … cheer up, we dedicate the yearbook to you."

      [Related: More White House Correspondent's Dinner

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    • TV on DVD: 'The Central Park Five' Retells How Teens' Lives Were Ruined by Wrongful Conviction

      Filmmaker Sarah Burns spent a decade investigating the case of the 1989 Central Park jogger rape and the roles that racial tension, the media, a violent city, and aggressive law enforcement played in wrongly convicting five boys of the crime.

      And it all came down to a fight over the TV. One of the many extraordinary details in "The Central Park Five" is the coincidental meeting that led to the exoneration of five teenagers whose lives had been upended when they were accused of and jailed for a crime they didn't commit.

      "Five," which is airing on PBS this month and is now available on DVD and Blu-ray, recounts the case of Antron McCray, Kevin Richardson, Yusef Salaam, Raymond Santana, and Korey Wise, the titular black and Latino teenagers who were convicted of the brutal beating and rape of a white woman jogging in Central Park in 1989.

      Wise, the oldest of the teenagers, had a run-in in the TV room at Rikers Island with a fellow inmate named Matias Reyes in 1989. Years later, they found

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    • 'Arrested Development' Netflix Revival: Like the 'Godfather II' of TV Shows?

      Creator Mitch Hurwitz says he set out to create new episodes that are (even) more substantial, rewatchable, and complex than the first three seasons of "AD."

      After all the stops and starts, the alleged returns to TV via Showtime and rumored big-screen movie adaptations, "Arrested Development" creator Mitch Hurwitz is really and truly unleashing new episodes of his beloved 2003-06 Fox comedy series -- 15 of them, to be exact -- in just one short month.

      And Entertainment Weekly has the proof, with a new "AD" cover story that includes set visits, interviews with Hurwitz and the cast, and even details of what sounds like a deliciously disturbing scene involving Gob Bluth (Will Arnett); his nephew, George-Michael (Michael Cera); and a wardrobe marked by leopard vests, leather and chains, and "a--less" pants.

      [Related: Netflix Sets Premiere Date for Jenji Kohan's 'Orange Is the New Black']

      Want more? The May 3 issue of EW, which hit newsstands on April 26, features three different "AD" covers; episode pics of the cast -- which also includes Jason Bateman, Tony Hale, David Cross, Jessica Walter, Alia Shawkat, Portia de Rossi, and Jeffrey Tambor --

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    • Flo the Insurance Lady Was on 'Mad Men'?!

      Yes she was, and comedian Stephanie Courtney's switchboard-operator character was as delightful as the Progressive Insurance-lovin' Flo.

      What, you don't remember when Flo, that superperky saleswoman from the Progressive Insurance commercials, traveled back in time to the "Mad Men" era? She did, when Flo's portrayer, comedian Stephanie Courtney, appeared as droll switchboard operator Marge in five memorable Season 1 episodes of the AMC drama.

      Whether she was watching, disgusted, with Peggy as Ken Cosgrove chased a secretary around an office party to sneak a peek at her panties or discussing the more titillating passages in great literature with Joan, Marge's appearances were brief but memorable.

      Check out videos of Courtney's "Mad Men" performances:

      Marge in "Nixon vs. Kennedy":

      Marge in "Marriage of Figaro":

      Here are eight more things you might not have known about the sassy headband wearer who just wants to make sure you get a good price on your auto insurance:

      1. Though fans of Flo think she's all that, Courtney doesn't find her advertising alter ego -- whom she's played since 2008 -- at all sexy. "I don't know what it is.

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    • What's 'Chopped' Judge Marcus Samuelsson's Favorite Junk Food?

      Hint: It might not be what you consider junk food…

      Doritos … cake … "cheese" that's sprayed out of a can … these are the things the rest of us might consider guilty-pleasure junk food.

      But award-winning chef and "Chopped" judge and champion Marcus Samuelsson doesn't break his commitment to healthy food even when he's in a snacking mood. His favorite junk food?

      "I don't know if it's necessarily a junk food, but I love some toasted peanuts and really dark chocolate, combine that. Almost like a Snickers flavor, right? I love that. That's just a good combination, any time of the day," says Samuelsson, who's judging the current season of Food Network's "Chopped All-Stars," which, last week, found his fellow judges duking it out with the mystery baskets.

      Chef Scott Conant won the judges' round and surprised everyone when he pulled out a red onion -- a veggie he has protested in numerous episodes -- and surprised them again when he forgot to put it on his appetizer plate.

      [Related: Get Exclusive 'Chopped: All-Stars' Content by Checking in With

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    • 'Clueless' Stars Reuniting on TV Land's 'The Exes' [Exclusive]

      We've got the exclusive details on what they'll be doing ... or rather not doing.

      Dionne and Murray, one of our favorite couples from one of the greatest movies known to personkind -- "Clueless" -- will soon reunite on TV Land's "The Exes."

      Stacey Dash, who played Dionne in the 1995 big-screen gem, will guest-star in an upcoming Season 3 episode of "The Exes," which stars Donald Faison, aka Murray from "Clueless."

      In a hint that the writers for "The Exes" might be fans of "Clueless" themselves, the episode's storyline revolves around Dana (Dash), a "recommitted virgin," a source tells Yahoo! TV, who meets Phil (Faison) at a bar. He, of course, pretends to be doing the revirgin-ing thang himself, and we're guessing that hilarity and Phil getting busted ensue.

      [Related: Watch a Clip of Alicia Silverstone With 'Clueless' Co-Star Jeremy Sisto on 'Suburgatory']

      "Clueless" fans will remember that virginity was also an issue for Murray and Dionne, who proclaimed that her man was "sat-is-fied," though she was "technically" a virgin. And then she nearly killed Murray and

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    • 'Brain Games': They'll Blow Your Mind

      The National Geographic Channel's series shows us those gray blobs that sit inside our heads are way more powerful than we might have thought.

      For those who think science experiments stopped being fun after seventh grade, National Geographic Channel begs to differ.

      The network's new weekly series "Brain Games" uses pop science to showcase the power of the human brain, meaning, if you love those Internet optical illusion games, this show's for you.

      "The experiments themselves at first come across as almost simple," says "Brain Games" host Jason Silva, whose enthusiasm proves to be one of the most infectious aspects of the series. "It's like, 'Wow, so all I have to do is stare at these footballs [and count them]? Or, 'All I have to do is look at this face and focus? Are they playing a trick on me?' That's almost what makes it more interesting -- it shows that the brain is so sophisticated [that] it seems simple.

      Silva explains "Brain Games":

      "It's been brilliantly designed to literally hack your brain, and it's interesting for the whole audience. Little kids can play along, and the adults can be like, 'Wow, this is

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    • 'Win, Lose or Draw': Which Oscar Nominee Inspired the Game Show?

      This actor's celebrity game nights inspired the '80s series and the upcoming Disney Channel remake.

      What's the biggest difference between the original "Win, Lose or Draw" game show and the Disney Channel's upcoming remake of the series? The set of the Disney do-over probably won't be modeled on Burt Reynolds's living room.

      The 1987-90 series, which aired both in daytime on NBC and at night in a syndicated version, was produced by Emmy and Golden Globe winner Reynolds and actor-host Bert Convy, and the idea for the show was sparked from a game-night experience at Reynolds's home.

      "One night several years ago, we were playing charades at Burt's house, and one of the players was Fred Astaire," original daytime "Win, Lose or Draw" host Vicki Lawrence told an interviewer in 1988. "Fred was given 'The Charge of the Light Brigade' to act out. Being a very shy man, Fred instead attempted to draw several hundred tiny soldiers.

      [Related: Who's Replacing Alex Trebek on 'Jeopardy!'?]

      "Burt told Bert Convy about the drawing idea, and they agreed it might make a good TV game show."

      The set,

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    • Time 100 TV Honorees: Bryan Cranston, Lena Dunham, Jimmys Kimmel and Fallon

      Other TV types on the mag's 2013 list include Mindy Kaling, Shonda Rhimes, and … Bassem Youssef.

      Which TV stars are so dominant they made Time magazine's 10th annual 100 Most Influential People in the World list? Walter White, a pair of Jimmys, and a trio of the most creative women in TV land.

      "Breaking Bad" star Bryan Cranston, late-night talk show hosts Jimmy Fallon and Jimmy Kimmel, "Girls" creator and star Lena Dunham, "The Mindy Project" creator and star Mindy Kaling, and "Grey's Anatomy" and "Scandal" creator Shonda Rhimes are among the TV types who join the likes of President Obama, NBA superstar LeBron James, married music superstars Beyoncé and Jay-Z, and designer Michael Kors on Time magazine's annual list.

      [Related: The 12 Best Jimmy Fallon Moments on 'Late Night']

      This year's lineup, which includes 35 women and will be represented with seven cover subjects, features the honorees' praises being sung by equally famous and influential guest contributors.

      Emmy- and Golden Globe-winning "Homeland" star Claire Danes writes of Dunham, "Lena's unique lack of vanity or shame

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