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Banksy leaves his mark on The Simpsons

Prolific British graffiti artist Banksy has left his mark on the famous title sequence of The Simpsons by directing a special intro to the popular cartoon. Banksy left his tags all over the streets of Springfield during the sequence as well as featuring an extended sweatshop sequence which points to the fact that Fox outsourced a bulk of their animation to a company in South Korea.

Lady GaGa Sopranos clip surfaces

A clip of a 15-year-old Lady GaGa appearing in the background of a scene in The Sopranos has hit the internet. The singer appears in a scene with Tony Soprano’s son AJ by a swimming pool, with her sitting in the background eating pizza with other minor characters.

Drescher lands chat show

Fran Drescher has signed a deal to feature in her own daytime chat show, with an initial testing period of three weeks. The former Nanny actress will launch the show on America’s Fox network and should it get picked up, that voice may be pouring from our screens in the future.

Doctor Who to shoot in the US

The next season of Doctor Who will feature a pair of episodes that will be shot in the Utah desert. The BBC show will head to the States to shoot the first two episodes of the new season, taking the full cast with them.

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