Not content with offering an alternative to broadcast television and cable channels, the Web is starting to mimic its longtime brother-in-arms. YouTube is about to get a swarm of new channels filled with original programming. With some big-name celebrities attached for good measure.

Rumors Aplenty

Back in February of this year it was rumored that Google was seeking celebrities to front channels that would make up a new section on YouTube dedicated to original programming. $5 million per channel/celebrity was on offer to those willing to commit.

In April the rumors changed slightly, with a $100 million pool of money set aside to create content for 20 channels. These would be new vertical channels based around genres – art, sport, technology, etc. – and change the look and feel of YouTube.

It turns out neither set of rumors was spot on, but both combined got somewhere near the truth.

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Gyebaek Synopsis

The Korean drama Gyebaek is based on real history.

Lee Seo-Jin plays General Gyebaek of the Baekjye kingdom.

The kingdom of Baekjye lasted for nearly 680 years.

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The MPA, Hollywood, and the entertainment industry as a whole have scored a victory of sorts over illegal file-sharing in the U.K. But it’s a plaster being used on a gaping wound, and a waste of both time and money in the longterm.

Newzbin2 Ruling

This week saw a British judge rule that BT had just 14 days to block all access to Newzbin2, a website which indexes content, both legal and illegal, available through Usenet. This follows on from an injunction having been sought in June by the MPA (Motion Picture Association), the international counterpart to the MPAA.

In July the court ruled in favor of the MPA, and this week’s ruling gives the ISP a set time limit to block its users from accessing the site. Furthermore BT is being forced to cover the whole cost of doing so, and has to keep adding URLs and IP addresses leading to Newzbin2 to a blacklist at the behest of the MPA.

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May to December Synopsis

May to December is a situation comedy television series produced by BBC One that premiered in April of 1989.

Created by Paul Mendelson May to December follows the story of widowed solicitor Alec Callender (played by Anton Rodgers). While Alex wishes his cases would be more exciting like Perry Mason’s that is rarely the case. He tries to juggle his professional life with his personal life that includes dating a much younger woman named Zoë (played by Eve Matheson).

May to December aired six seasons and one special.

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Grimm Synopsis

Grimm is a fantasy crime television series produced by NBC that premieres in October of 2011.

Grimm is American fantasy crime series about Nick Burkhardt (played by David Giuntoli), a police detective who discovers that fairy tale creatures do exist and that he himself is a descendant from a long line of hunters. Now, with the help of a former “big bad wolf” Eddy Munroe (played by Silas Weir Mitchell), Nick has to fight supernatural creatures all the while hiding the truth from his police partner Hank (played by Russell Hornsby) and fiancée Juliette (played by Bitsie Tulloch).

Grimm is currently in its first season.

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Bureau of Alien Detectors Synopsis

Bureau of Alien Detectors is an animated television series produced by UPN that premiered in 1996.

Bureau of Alien Detectors was American animated series about a special unit of government operatives fighting a secret war against alien invaders. Led by Squadron Leader Sergeant Ben Packer (voice of Michael McConnohie), his team included a psychic, a hacker, life sciences expert and a survivor of an alien encounter.

Bureau of Alien Detectors aired only one season.

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Monster In-Laws Synopsis

The A&E series Monster In-Laws is a reality show about in-laws.

Monster In-Laws follows follows meddling in-laws who are giving newlyweds trouble.

These newlyweds enlist relationship experts to help smooth things over.

Watch Monster In-Laws online

• Watch Monster In-Laws on Amazon Video on Demand (US, all seasons, $1.99 per episode)
• Watch full episodes of Monster In-Laws on iTunes (US link, all seasons, $1.99 per episode)
• Watch Monster In-Laws on Hulu (US, recent episodes only)
• Watch Monster In-Laws at A&E (US, recent episodes only)
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