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Community Casts Hilary Duff for Mean Girls Spoof

That Community is planning on doing a Mean Girls spoof shouldn’t surprise you, but who the series is bringing aboard to play the Queen Bee just might. Hilary Duff will join the cast of the NBC comedy during November sweeps as a member of a clique that torments our favorite study group. That’s great and all, but really: No room for Lizzy Caplan? [ EW ]

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TV Bites: Jon Hamm and Paul Giamatti Find Their Way to 30 Rock

Also in this morning’s TV Bites: Josh Schwartz brings The O.C. to DC… someone from Twilight — K-Stew? R-Patz? — is now part of ABC’ s No Ordinary Family … and slightly more ahead.

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Modern Family Creator Steve Levitan: Why Hulu Will Lead to Televised Panda Sneezing

Earlier this month , Modern Family co-creator Steve Levitan took to Twitter to discuss the ever-growing rift between showrunners and Hulu: namely, without an adequate ratings system or business model, Hulu and other web streaming outlets (like his own network’s ABC. com) are costing him and other producers money. Fair point, indeed, but what does Levitan have in mind to correct this? Hint: Commercials.

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On DVD: 7 Other Desert Islands You Could Try Getting Lost On

With the series’ final season out now on DVD, you can’t be blamed for having Lost fatigue, generally experienced as a repetitive weary squint and a growing intolerance for elaborate enigmas. But as escapist locales go, remote tropical islands never go out of fashion — and so let’s review some alternative getaways worth viewing at home:

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Emmy Spotlight: Who Will Take Top Comedy Honors?

We’re just four days away from the Emmys, and we have two big categories to address. First, let’s break down the odds for all six Outstanding Comedy Series nominees: Is Glee equipped to overtake 30 Rock , and what about a crowd-pleasing favorite like Modern Family ?

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NBC Announces Fall Premiere Schedule, Jimmy Smits Still Exiled to Friday

To paraphrase Judge Smails in Caddyshack : CBS, we’re waiting . Following in the footsteps of The CW , ABC and Fox , NBC announced their fall premiere schedule today, leaving CBS the last network standing. After the jump, the complete schedule.

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TV Bites: Alec Baldwin Talks Upcoming Retirement From 30 Rock

Late Night Highlights: Jason Segel Marries His Stalkers and Julianne Moore Talks About Her Howard Johnson Days

Last week, Julianne Moore plugged her new film The Kids Are Alright by sharing a tale of masturbation-related injury on the Late Show and last night, she continued her New York City talk show tour at the Daily Show . After discussing her hopes for LeBron James , she explained how she picked up her 30 Rock Boston accent in a low-rent hotel lounge. Meanwhile over at the Tonight Show , Jason Segel confronted — and legally wed — his stalkers. Click through for those segments as well as the other highlights you missed last night while sorting out those dozens of Glee casting rumors.

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Which Shows Should NBC Put the Old Spice Guy In?

Old Spice’s “man your man could smell like” apparently impressed some suits with his 30-second Super Bowl ad. NBC just declared Isaiah Mustafa, star of the gone-viral cologne commercial , “a talent worth developing” who will now audition for parts on the network’s various series as part of a talent holding deal. Let’s analyze the network’s fall schedule and figure out where Mustafa can fit his aromatic allure.

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Is Tracy Morgan the Latest Celebrity Spokesman For a Weight-Loss Program?

First Kirstie Alley. Then Jason Alexander. And now Tracy Morgan? The 30 Rock star is just the latest comedic actor with an NBC hit under his belt to say suspiciously positive things about a diet program. Could Morgan be the most recent talent to sell out in the name of hawking weight-loss plans? If so, he is certainly the only one to do so while still starring in an Emmy-winning series. Click through to judge the evidence yourself.

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