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The 8 Stages of Oscar Winners Who Move to TV

Oscar-winners like Jane Fonda know TV is an ideal medium for actors seeking a challenge, but non-Oscar-winners like us know that TV is also a good way to forward an actor’s reputation. Don’t want to be a frightening character actress anymore? Join NBC’ s new legal drama! Want to maintain the prestige of your early career? Take up a lead role on Showtime’s new historical series! TV has become such a viable forum for thespian respect that some Oscar-winners are heading to the small screen before taking home the gold (Melissa Leo on Treme , anyone?). Here are the eight stages of Oscar-winners who move to the small screen — usually with great success.

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The 8 Stages of Oscar Winners Who Move to TV

REVIEW: Wholesome Ramona and Beezus Smothers a Spunky Kids’ Classic

To insist on any facet of popular culture as sacred is to be hopelessly left behind, every hour on the hour. Recycling, remixing, rebooting, renaming — no classic is safe. I am speaking, of course, of the Katrina and the Waves hit “Walking on Sunshine,” a chiseled gem that is knocked off to sacrilegious effect in Ramona and Beezus, a rummage sale of a family movie derived from the work of legendary children’s author Beverly Cleary.

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REVIEW: Wholesome Ramona and Beezus Smothers a Spunky Kids’ Classic

What’s On: Top Chef Makes Cold Cuts

The contestants on Top Chef attempt a culinary style rarely explored on the show. Judge Gail Simmons will be the least forgiving, as it’s a category that comes to closest to infringing upon her Top Chef: Just Desserts gig. I expect full-throttle stuffiness!

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What’s On: Top Chef Makes Cold Cuts

Bravo Replaces Real Housewife of New York Bethenny Frankel with Real Live Socialite—Kinda

Since she’s got her own show , it makes sense that Bravo has replaced Bethenny Frankel on the Real Housewives of New York . But who could really take her place?

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Bravo Replaces Real Housewife of New York Bethenny Frankel with Real Live Socialite—Kinda