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Hawaii Five-O rides back to TV after 30 years

Scott Caan (L) and Executive Producer Peter Lenkov joke during the CBS, Showtime and the CW Television Critics Association press tour in Beverly Hills, California, July 28, 2010.

Classic detective series "Hawaii Five-O" is riding a big wave back to television with new stars and grittier action, but with the same legendary theme tune and idyllic surf culture that made it a worldwide hit more than 35 years ago.

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Flashpoint continues to shine

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Back with a bang

The Big Bang Theory has evolved into one of the most popular shows on TV.

July 27: The first sign of the apocalypse: the Jersey Shore cast ringing the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange.

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Look into the lives of stars as we give you the hottest celebrity photos from around the globe.

Marcia Cross and Eva Longoria Parker in a scene from Desperate Housewives.

More twists, turns on Wisteria Lane

Desperate Housewives gets its mojo back in the new season.

Canadian country music singer Gord Bamford performs at the Boston Pizza Restaurant at Mayfield Common in Edmonton on July 28, 2010, where the Canadian Country Music Association (CCMA) announced the nominees for the 2010 CCMA Awards. The awards will take place Sunday, September 12 at Rexall Place in Edmonton

Gord Bamford leads CCMA nominations

Gord Bamford's latest album, Day Job, has earned him the most nominations of any artist for the 2010 Canadian Country Music Association...

Survivor host Jeff Probst.

Survivor to throw a new twist into the mix

The tribes will initially be divided by age, into two groups: those over 40 and those under 30.

Mark Wahlberg and Will Ferrell in The Other Guys.

Ferrell's one of the Other Guys

Will Ferrell-foolery fills talk of new movie, a skewering of the '70s buddy-cop genre.

Scott Caan and Alex O'Loughlin in Hawaii Five-0.

Fall TV remarkably unpredictable

The forecast for this fall's TV season: unsettled, but clearing by Christmas.

Dafen Art Village looks like a tourist town, but in reality it is an art factory that produces about 60 percent of the "original" copied paintings currently on the world market.

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Copycats

In one month, a shop in Dafen, China sells as many as 200 'original' copies of famous paintings

This esoteric action flick is the biggest kick of the summer. Leonardo DiCaprio stars as a break-and-enter artist named Cobb -- whose expertise is dreams.

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Immaculate Inception

It's a complicated film but it follows its own logic so seriously that we are drawn into its point of view.

Bono (L) and musician Adam Clayton of U2 perform onstage during their '360 Degrees Tour' at the Rose Bowl on October 25, 2009 in Pasadena, California.

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Forbes reports that U2 has risen to become the world's top earning band.

Justin Bieber waves after winning the MuchMusic Video Award for best new artist at the 2010 MuchMusic Video Awards in Toronto June 20, 2010.

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Bieber rules

Canadian sensation ends Lady Gaga's reign as holder of the most-viewed video on YouTube.

Larry King announced June 29, 2010 that he would step down from his CNN show, "Larry King Live" this fall

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Talk king

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The old Wonder Woman, and the new.

Your thoughts

Superhero makeover

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Donald Trump places a ribbon on Miss California USA Carrie Prejean during a press conference at Trump Tower May 12, 2009 in New York. Trump announced that Prejean will keep her title despite controversy over semi-nude photos and charges by state pageant officials that she had abandoned her duties to devote time to opposition to same-sex marriage.

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Miss guided

Rima Fakih is the first Arab-American to win the Miss USA title, but not the first beauty queen to be embroiled in scandal.

Jackie Chan and Jaden Smith are both a joy to watch in The Karate Kid, but you'll have to watch them longer than you may care to. The '80s remake suffers from a bloated running time.

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The Karate Kid

Jackie Chan and Jaden Smith are both a joy to watch, but you'll have to watch them longer than you may care to.

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