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By Hillary Busis on Jan 24, 2014 at 10:48AM

Gird yourselves, Equestrians: This week on My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic, Discord is back. This time, though, the onetime villain is relatively benign — he’s suffering from a bad case of the sniffles, and all he wants is for Twilight Sparkle to take care of him. She agrees… but naturally starts to regret that decision once Discord begins making a series of increasingly ridiculous demands. Like what? Discord is glad you asked — and happy to answer in song:

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One Direction visits 'Sesame Street' to teach us about 'U' -- VIDEO

By Andrea Towers on Jan 22, 2014 at 4:02PM

One Direction has added a new stop to their Where We Are tour, which kicks off April 25 in Colombia — but this location isn’t a place you’ll find on the back of a T-shirt. The popular boy band will make an appearance on Sesame Street in the fall singing about, what else? U, of course!

…The letter “U,” that is. The quintet — Harry Styles, Niall Horan, Liam Payne, Louis Tomlinson, and Zayn Malik — will join the hit PBS show to teach us all about the 21st letter of the alphabet with a catchy song that will probably sound more than a little familiar to die-hard 1D fans (hint: think a certain 2011 hit single).

Check out the preview clip below for some pure adorableness (and seriously, boys aside, that “U” puppet is pretty darn cute too.)
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'Pretty Little Liars' react: The calm before the storm

By Samantha Highfill on Jan 21, 2014 at 9:01PM

Image Credit: Ron Tom/ABC Family

I can feel it in the air. Something big is about to go down in Rosewood. Not only is Ezra yelling at random blondes in the middle of the street, but he’s slipping knives into Jake’s punching bag! I told you he was getting sloppier. Not to mention the fact that Ali is back, Hanna is breaking things, and Spencer seems to be spiraling (again). The storm is brewing, Liars! This should be fun.
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'Marvel's Avengers Confidential: Black Widow & Punisher': See the trailer here! EXCLUSIVE

By Hillary Busis on Jan 21, 2014 at 10:57AM

Marvel’s animated Avengers get even more muscle in the feature-length film Marvel’s Avengers Confidential: Black Widow & Punisher, which unites Thor, Iron Man, and their pals with the two titular supers — voiced, respectively, by Dexter‘s Jennifer Carpenter and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3‘s Brian Bloom. We’ve got a first look at the trailer for this direct-to-DVD release below. Warning: Dramatic music and astounding feats of heroism ahead.

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'My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic': Rainbow Dash is going for the gold -- EXCLUSIVE

By Hillary Busis on Jan 17, 2014 at 9:58AM

Image Credit: The Hub Network

In three weeks, human athletes from around the globe will gather in Sochi to compete in the ultimate competition: the Olympics. In Equestria, however, the pony equivalent of all that excitement begins tomorrow. This Saturday’s new My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic finds Rainbow Dash and her pals traveling to Rainbow Falls, where they’re set to compete in the qualifying round of the Equestria Games.

There’s just one problem: As The Hub Network’s official episode description puts it, Rainbow and company soon realize “that the competition definitely has a hoof up on them.” Things get even more complicated when the fast-flying pony gets a tempting offer to join Cloudsdale’s elite flying squad. Will she accept — and leave her friends in the dust?

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'Mr. Peabody and Sherman' trailer: Penny and Sherman head to Ancient Egypt

By Pamela Gocobachi on Jan 15, 2014 at 9:06PM

Sherman and Penny get into some trouble with Mr. Peabody’s time machine in the latest trailer released for 20th Century Fox and Dreamworks’ upcoming CGI family adventure film, Mr. Peabody and Sherman.

Watch the latest trailer for the film below:
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'Journey to the South Pacific': Exclusive footage from the IMAX film

By Pamela Gocobachi on Jan 15, 2014 at 8:51PM

Leatherback sea turtles, sharks as long as a school bus, and fish that are masters of camouflage are just a few of the exotic sea creatures taking center stage in the new IMAX film, Journey to the South Pacific. At the heart of the documentary is its star, a 13-year-old boy named Jawi, who serves as our guide to discovering what lies beneath the ocean waters that surround the Indonesian island of West Papua.

The exclusive EW.com clip below gives you a taste of the exotic creatures Jawi discovers as he explores the diverse waters that surround the island he calls home:
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'Sam & Cat' reunite with 'iCarly' & 'Victorious' pals in hour-long special -- EXCLUSIVE CLIP

By Hillary Busis on Jan 15, 2014 at 5:10PM

Image Credit: Nickelodeon

#Awesome.

This Saturday, Nickelodeon is airing an hourlong Sam & Cat that’s also something of a reunion special — several familiar faces from iCarly and Victorious, the pair of sitcoms where Sam (Jennette McCurdy) and Cat (Ariana Grande) got their respective starts, are set to appear.

Which familiar faces? Well, for starters, two lovable nerds are on board: namely, iCarly‘s tech-savvy Freddie (Nathan Kress) and Victorious‘ amateur ventriloquist Robbie (Matt Bennett). And when these guys find themselves getting drawn into a love square with Sam and Cat, let’s just say the gloves come off:
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Ringo Starr's number is up in new 'Powerpuff Girls' special -- EXCLUSIVE VIDEO

By Jodi Walker on Jan 15, 2014 at 2:17PM

Ringo Starr may be teaming up with Paul McCartney to perform at the Grammy Awards and accept the 2014 Recording Academy Lifetime Achievement Award for the Beatles on Jan. 26, but first he’s in need of some major rescuing by the Powerpuff Girls. Or, at least his voice is.

EW announced in December that The Powerpuff Girls would be returning to your TV screen for a new Cartoon Network special, Dance Pantsed, on Jan. 20, and now we have your first exclusive look at Starr’s guest-starring role as Townsville’s flamboyant mathematician, Fibonacci Sequins. Watch the clip below for a sneak peek at Mojo Jojo’s latest scheme to kidnap Sequins: an evil video game (“Dance Pants R-EVILution,” of course) that controls the minds and bodies of its players, namely, the Powerpuff Girls.
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Tyler Perry's 'The Single Moms Club' poster: See it here! EXCLUSIVE

By Ariana Bacle on Jan 15, 2014 at 10:09AM

Raising kids is tough enough — but it’s even tougher when you’re raising them alone. Tyler Perry’s latest film, The Single Moms Club, revolves around this struggle, and how five single moms band together to lean on and learn from each other.

Above is the just-released poster for the film, starring Nia Long, Amy Smart, Terry Crews, and Tyler Perry. The movie hits theaters March 14.

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