Jun 12, 2009 -
What do you call the type of sandwich shown here? Your answer may say something about where you grew up. Alternately called heroes, hoagies, grinders, and more, a submarine-style sandwich served on a long roll has different names depending on where you are in the country.
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Jun 08, 2009 -
Heroes has become known for beefing up its cast between seasons, and this year looks to be no different. The show has already added at least five new roles to its roster for season four. What new faces will be added to the roster when the newest volume, "Redemption," begins in the Fall?
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May 21, 2009 -
This pooch deserves all the love she's getting here — she's a hero! A terrier mix named Miley received the 27th Annual National Hero Dog Award on Tuesday for saving her beloved humans.
The 1-year-old saved this couple by her persistent barking one night in December, waking owner Stacie Pitts not once, but twice .
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May 04, 2009 -
NBC revealed a big chunk of its primetime plans for next TV season this morning, announcing six new dramas, four comedies, and four renewed series. But it left a lot of questions open, too — including the fate of Chuck and Law and Order and when all of these shows will fit on the new primetime schedule.
Those answers are supposed to come May 19 — the same week the rest of the networks will announce their schedules.
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Mar 27, 2009 -
The food world is full of unsung heroes. Take Benedetto Capaldo, the alleged creator of the submarine sandwich. Capaldo, a deli owner in New London, CT, was born this Sunday, March 29, in 1890.
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Mar 05, 2009 -
A couple of TV news tidbits worth noting today:
- Maybe you heard about the Greg Grunberg Twitter update that got people all worried that Heroes wouldn't be back for a fourth season (even though he clarified immediately) — or maybe you've just been following the show's sinking ratings and wondering if it might not return to NBC's lineup in the Fall. Well, no worries: NBC plans to order up another season of Heroes — albeit a slightly shorter one. The network will probably ask for 18 to 20 episodes of the series this time around (the first season had 23, the current season 25).
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Feb 03, 2009 -
Those of you still watching Heroes, what did you think of the first episode of Volume Four: Fugitives? Does this volume seem promising? Do you think it might be better than the last volume?
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Jan 29, 2009 -
Hayden Panettiere had a busy Wednesday both on and off the set of Heroes in LA. She goofed around with her on-screen father Adrian Pasdar before running some errands with Milo after work. Seems like Hayden may like to flirt with more than one of her male costars, but at the end of the day Milo is still the only hero she wants to go home with.
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Jan 16, 2009 -
It's the last day of the TCA press tour, and ABC is presenting a ton of new midseason series today, including Nathan Fillion's Castle and Amber Tamblyn's The Unusuals. The news has been coming fast and furious, so here are some tidbits from this morning's ABC sessions and yesterday's NBC panels:
- Apparently, we should stop using the term "ghost sex" to describe Izzie and Denny's relationship on Grey's Anatomy, stat. "It's not a ghost, which you will learn," ABC entertainment president Steve McPherson said.
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Let's talk about a warm, fuzzy feeling, 'cause I definitely get one from these warm, fuzzy creatures! In addition to all the things we voted on this year, I decided to recap some of the most heartwarming tales of rescue, assistance, and second chances. Check out this slideshow to remember these brave animals we met in '08.
