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GLAAD president Jarrett Barrios: “Following outrage from community members and allies, Blake Shelton took the right step in speaking out against anti-gay violence and sending an important message to his fans and viewers of The Voice.” RELATED: Shelton’s original tweet and GLAAD’s demand for an apology are here.

“My father does not know that I’m gay. I haven’t actually told him yet. I guess he knows NOW.”

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Dinosaurs debuted 20 years ago today. The sitcom lasted for four seasons and 65 episodes (58 episodes aired during the first run; the remaining aired in syndication) before ultimately ending with the extinction of dinosaurs. (Inevitable, we suppose.) While ‘Dinosaurs’ was a sitcom, the show broke the mold by not having a studio audience or a laugh track. Brought to …

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After months of speculation, confirmation arrives today that the cast of Absolutely Fabulous will reunite for three new episodes. Jennifer Saunders and Joanna Lumley will reprise their roles as Patsy and Edina in three new episodes of the sitcom expected to begin filming later this year. The BBC said it was “putting the finishing touches to the deal” and is …

With a showtune. Oddly touching.

Australia’s aural whiz kid takes on H.R.Pufnstuf.

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The metaphor of vampires as gays continues.

TV Guide reports that China has banned the depiction of time travel on television and in movies because that “disrespects history.” In a statement on March 31, China’s State Administration for Radio, Film & Television said that fictional time-traveling in programs “casually make up myths, have monstrous and weird plots, use absurd tactics, and even promote feudalism, superstition, fatalism and …

ABC today announced the cancellations of two of television’s longest-running soap operas, All My Children and One Life To Live. The network announced Thursday that the two soap operas would end, with “All My Children” going off the air in September and “One Life to Live” going off the air in January. In their place, a Mario Batali-hosted food show …

This morning my mom tips me to the news that Orlando’s PBS station has been sold to a religious broadcaster. If the deal is approved by the FCC, Orlando will now have four local Christian television stations. Cable customers will continue to get the PBS station out of Daytona Beach. Television industry blog TVB reports: The Public Broadcasting Service has …

Wow. Just wow.

MTV has committed to ten episodes of Dan Savage’s sex advice show, Savage U. The show will follow Savage as he travels across the country taking personal questions from students while on tour of college campuses. “He could be our Dr. Drew,” Janollari said MTV’s head of programming David Janollari of Savage and the new show. “He’s able to do …

“It’s Karen. Get your ass over here. I got something that belongs to you. Little hint: it reeks of Mai Tais and you gave birth to it. If I wanted a drunk homo on my couch, I would have married my college boyfriend.” – Desperate Housewives character Karen McCluskey, on last night’s episode.