He'd bought the paintings a few years back at a farm auction together for $5.00. One of the paintings he rather liked, but he called the other one "ugly." So imagine his surprise when it was the "ugly" painting that caught the appraiser's eye.

She identified the painting as the work of William Victor Higgins, an American painter from the early 1900s. "It would sell in the range of $75,000," she told the man. If it were cleaned up, she could see it going for closer to $100,000. To say the man was stunned would be an understatement.

The good news is he could keep the painting he liked better -- it wasn't worth much -- and make a tidy profit off of its "ugly" counterpart. That's a win-win.

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House spent much of the episode in a drug-induced state, hallucinating various people who've meant something throughout his life. It was a way to bring back both Kutner and Amber who've died along the way. He was contemplating allowing himself to die in the burning warehouse he found himself in alongside his most recent patient.

The patient, a proud drug abuser, had been saved by House and his team, but now lay dead next to House. So somebody did die. Foreman and Wilson managed to track House down just as he decided to live, and seemingly watched him perish moments before the warehouse exploded.

So there was a funeral. Dental records for the body pulled out matched House and he was declared dead. So Wilson was stunned when House texted him during his eulogy -- the funeral is where almost everyone else who was still alive made their appearances, except for Cuddy.

The series ended with the two of them literally riding off into the great unknown, determined to live it up during Wilson's final five months of life. A fitting end? Critics seem mixed, with E! Online loving it, Entertainment Weekly dubbing it cheesy, and The AV Club thinking it rather terrible.

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The Wall Street Journal thinks the producers should have never sent the little boy out there to face the judges and the audience in the first place. Both Stern and Sharon Osbourne hit their "X" buttons during his performance, which was clearly not up to the level of talent needed to go to the next round.

But when Mir Money burst into tears after Howard told him he was brave to even go on, the judge rushed up to the stage to hug the boy. No one wants to see a child to cry, and to be the one responsible for the tears is even worse. "This job is too rough for me," Stern said after the emotional moment. "I don't really want to do it anymore."

Should producers be more responsible with child acts like this -- not putting them through unless they're absolutely dynamite -- or is it an accurate reflection of the world of show business. One thing that didn't help was the audience booing Stern, even though he was trying to be encouraging to the boy, as pointed out by Zap2It.

Probably simply because of how horrible they felt in that uncomfortable moment, the judges ultimately decided to send Mir Money through to the next round, where he'll surely get cut and get upset again. Is that better than cutting him now?

"America's Got Talent" continues Mondays at 8 p.m. ET and Tuesdays at 9 p.m. ET on NBC.

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Five Ways To Lose Your Viewing Audience

1. Make Them Watch You Cross Off the Honey-Do List
The first date is traditionally pretty sweet and hopes are high as Our Host Chris Harrison delivers a date card with Ryan's name on the envelope. Banking on a helicopter ride, private jet to Atlantic City or the chance to be picked up in a ridiculous tricked out sports car, you can imagine Ryan's disappointment when Emily shows up in her Tahoe full of groceries with a recipe in hand to make homemade chocolate chip cookies for little Ricki's soccer team. He was one step away from turning in his man card when she made him wear the frilly apron. I'm sure he changed three light bulbs, moved some furniture and took out the garbage before fixing a clogged toilet in the west wing of the mansion. Luckily, Emily arranged for the sports car later in the evening, a fancy dinner and a concert with country music group Gloriana as half of the women from the Junior League awkwardly watched them dance (eighth grade-style) on a makeshift stage in the parking lot. And we're not even in the second half of the first hour. SERENITY NOW.

2. Don't Take Advantage of Vintage Puppet Characters
How can you screw up anything that has to do with the Muppets, I ask you? After all Jason Segel has done for the brand recently, it's a shame that the viewing audience was subjected to such an uninteresting script. Emily looked like she was prepping for the interview portion of the Miss North Carolina pageant, Stevie and Tony were a little too geeked out to be dancing in a tuxedo and bowler hat with Miss Piggy, Charlie nearly threw up in his dressing room at the thought of speaking in front of a crowd and Kalon wasn't included on this date even though I'm confident he probably knows every word of "Rainbow Connection." Chris Harrison subbing in for Statler to heckle with Waldorf was a moment of genius that lasted a total of 2.5 seconds. Be honest. You fast forwarded most of this part, didn't you?

3. Take Dawson Away From the Creek
Joe landed the second one-on-one date. I had high hopes for him since he appeared somewhat energetic upon his limo exit last week. Sure, I became distracted by his tendency to channel the former WB teen heart throb James Van Der Beek, but his Dawson-ness is what made him special in my book. What a letdown that he displayed absolutely zero personality at his Greenbriar Resort date. He couldn't even answer Emily's straight forward question, "Where do you want to be in five years?" Everyone knows the answer is, "In California, making movies with Spielberg." I'm sorry that Emily sent you packing, Joe. Tell Pacey to call me when you get back to the Creek.

4. Make Your Villain Forgettable
Stevie: "Keiran, Kalon, Chopper ... whatever his name is ... he's bad news."

Wow. hen the deejay isn't even invested in knowing the name of his arch nemesis and producer-appointed villain, you've got problems. At least have Doug punch the luxury aviator sunglasses off his "youngest guy here" face for suggesting the single dad put fatherhood on hold while testing the waters with Emily. What a waste. I suggest he watches the tapes of Wes Hayden to see how it's really done.

5. Read Love Notes
Ryan decides the best way to let Emily know he was totally down with doing her household chores is by writing her a love note. Fifteen pages. Front and back. Tony goes in to intercept the exchange and is forced to listen as Emily takes 20 minutes of the audience's valuable time to read each and every sentiment. Confidence killer indeed. We watched Tony squirm, Ryan smile, Charlie sweat on behalf of Tony, the Andros exchange Spanish/Portuguese pleasantries and a few other mundane moments of filler as Emily trudged on through Ryan's epic novel. Where are Fozzie Bear and Miss Piggy when you really need them?

Here's hoping next week has at least a few action sequences and a hot tub.

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On this week's episode, Bravo did what every other network does when content is at a lull -- a FLASHBACK EPISODE. Yes. That will definitely keep viewers entertained for an entire hour! Couldn't get enough crazy talk from this kook? Unlikely. Nevertheless, here we are, looking back into the life of our sweet B. Because of that, I won't be tallying up her "Can't Live Without You" and "Run for Your Life" sides. Instead, we'll take a look at the most memorable moments from slightly-off-present time and back in the day.

"Reality TV-Real Time"

• Staring at the wall where her 73-inch television is going to be placed in her new apartment and gasping like an alien-like creature. Then concerned with the bar situation.


• "Booze. Bought. This. Apartment." Apparently this is B's only way of communicating with her design team when any furniture is being discussed that doesn't involve housing her SkinnyGirl cocktails. She even suggests a booze church to pray to the booze gods. And somewhere Hoppy's parents are paralyzed with the pain of her sin.


• "I've worked my balls off for this apartment," B explains to her crew. Translation = Don't f--k it up.


• Bringing Bryn to Spanish class for an adorable little lesson. Though Bryn is not the only baby in the class, Bernardo, the sex-on-a-stick instructor, can only focus on her. Maybe it's the fact that Bethenny is also the only parent sitting in. Or the cameras. Or maybe the two of them are just getting their margarita on after escuela.


• "I don't know if she's a genius or completely behind," B says honestly about Bryn. What a breath of fresh air to not hear a mom compare her baby to Jesus for one damn second.


• Meeting her birth father Bobby's best friend for dinner. Louie, who is undoubtedly the ringleader of some illicit group, struggles to defend Bethenny when she outwardly bashes her father. "My stepfather was more of a father to me," she says. "I know it's hard for you to hear, but he was the only father in my life." When Hoppy tries to interject earnestly about the importance of fatherhood and being a family man, Louie can only stare back with glass eyes, signaling his trusted "employees" to come over and kick his ass. Hoppy knows he's already said too much, and sheepishly backs out of the conversation. 'Atta boy.


• Wrapping up the already awkward dinner conversation by saying, "I used to be angry, but I just move forward. Now, we get to be the kind of parents we want to be." Loving B's level head right now. She must not have been drinking. Pregnant?


• Prepping before "The Wendy Williams Show," and talking out loud (surprise, surprise) about the pros and cons of hosting her very own talk show.


• Having Julie strip her out of her pants and then re-dress her into talk show-appropriate clothes -- equipped with potential camel toe, apparently. Ah, I'm going to miss this demented relationship.


• Wendy Williams asks B, "Do you ever feel like you're losing control?" Is this a trick question?, the audience wonders, before B rattles off some gibberish about roses and petals and thorns, or something.


• When asked about baby No. 2, B almost believably says she would absolutely LOVE to have another baby. Even though she's 41. And can hardly handle herself. As she rambles, I can only concentrate on the embarrassing eyebrow job she clearly did to herself using Nair and a rusty pair of tweezers.


• Explaining to Dr. Armadillo (they're going on year two of therapy, by the way ... think it's working?) how she's actually in a loving place with Hoppy. He will be staying at his job, which she seems to understand, and all is good in the world. Thank the lawd.


• It wouldn't be a true Dr. A. therapy session without some tears. So Bravo asks B to talk about her mom and there she goes, spewing out tears of confusion about whether or not to befriend the woman who's making bank on spreading rumors about her.


• Taking a look at the different kinds of toilet bowls for her apartment and gasping at the technology. "There is a toilet that has a person living in it that cleans your ass," she likes to believe. Though it already exists. Welcome to your new job, Jackie.


• Officially saying "thank you" to Hoppy for handling the logistics of the apartment renovation. And Bryn's room is officially the size of my apartment ... building.

"Way Back When"

• Alex McCord of "The Real Housewives of New York" (remember THOSE days) mocking Bethenny's original SkinnyGirl logo. "That looks nothing like you!" she squeaks.


• Being seven months pregnant and posing in a liquor store in front of her fans. Superb role model from the very start.


• Life-altering moment when Hoppy tells her she is going to be a very rich lady. Bring in the cocktails.


• When Costco was the only place Bethenny was invited to do a book singing. Sitting alone -- with dare I say, chub -- attempting to make some sales. Nothing.


• Practicing on the ice rink for "Skating With the Stars" and nearly trampling over. At least she looks flexible.


• Getting Hoppy to call her behind "juicy" as she struts around the apartment in her butt-enhancing shapewear.


• Getting fitted for her wedding dress with a pregnant belly larger than a watermelon on crack.


• Telling Hoppy's parents for the first time that they have a granddaughter and embracing their tears of joy like they're her family for the first time.


• At the racetrack with AHEM Jill Zarin, opening a gift from her father's friend, only to find that it's black lingerie. And we all just vomited again in our mouths.


• Finding out on the street with Julie that her mom is talking major s--- about her to the tabloids.


• Trying to plan the food menu for their wedding while Hoppy watches the March Madness tournament. "BEEF TARTARE, BEED TARTARE, ANSWER ME!"


• Moment Hoppy realizes the hell he's about to enter right before the big surprise at Bethenny's 40th birthday party. Watching his "Oh f--- what have I done" face makes up for the entire rewind episode.


• Rocking a massive baby bump and eating street meat for the first time ... uncontrollably. "Ill have a chicken gyro, please"


• Pumping breast milk openly, while talking about playing just the tip with Hoppy.


• Saying "I dos" into the microphone during their wedding ceremony. Where the romance officially began.

The episode left a bittersweet taste in my mouth with the finale rapidly approaching. That's right, only one more episode of Bethenny cracking jokes and sharing her frightening side with the world that many of us hold deep deep inside. If I know Bravo -- and I think I do -- they're saving the major tearjerker flashbacks for then. It also appears as though our Queen has some SERIOUS news, which requires a living room pow wow with her whole team. Is she expecting? Is she moving? Is she giving Hoppy back his testicles? We'll just have to sit back and wait to find out.

If you asked me who I thought was going to be the Season 14 champion in Week 1, I would have said William Levy. He has the full package. (Get your mind out of the gutter, Bruno.) He's incredible handsome, has a rabid fan base and he's not a bad dancer. Sounds like a win-win, right? Wrong.

In the last couple of weeks, William's "shake my hips, show my chest" routine has gotten old. Take his freestyle as an example. It offered little variation from what we've already seen William do. Lo siento, William, but I like my "Dancing With the Stars" winner to show a bit more variety.

Then there's opera singer Katherine Jenkins. Not only is she beautiful, but in just 10 weeks, she's managed to charm the pants off American audiences. Do I need to show you a "naughty bits" montage to prove it? She's also one of the most technically skilled dancers the show has ever seen. If this were a competition based solely on precision, then Katherine would take it, but we all know "Dancing With the Stars" is more like a popularity contest than an actual dancing competition. And unfortunately, she doesn't quite have the fan base to win it all.

Donald Driver, on the other hand, has the talent, charisma and Packer Nation behind him, and after tonight's spectacular, jaw-dropping freestyle, I think he should start clearing off some room (maybe next to his Super Bowl ring?) for that coveted Mirror Ball trophy. He promised something "crazy," and he certainly delivered.

Of course, this is only my opinion, and after tonight's scores, it's Katherine that's No. 1 on the leaderboard, with a perfect 60, while William and Donald are both tied for second with scores of 59.

Starting off the night with the judges' picks, William and Cheryl got to redo their first cha-cha-cha. It just so happened to be William's first dance of the competition, so needless to say, it was a full-circle moment for the Cuban heartthrob. Before he was the "Latin James Bond," he was just a man who didn't know how to cha-cha-cha properly.

Bruno came in during rehearsals to help William ... or stare at his bottom ... I'm not quite sure. "Your hip action is just like sex on legs." Yep. It pretty much went like that.

On the floor, William showed the judges exactly how far he's come since Week 1. Len said it was as good as he's ever seen in "14 seasons of cha-cha-cha." Len must have taken his happy pills because I definitely didn't think it was the best cha-cha-cha ever.

Meanwhile, Katherine and Mark had to redo their Rock Week paso doble, which the judges originally felt was too agressive. Even headbangers have hair metal ballads, Katherine! The second time around, Katherine packed less of a punch and more finesse.

Bruno complimented her "vivid, lush artistry" and her masterful technique, which has been Katherine's strength since Week 1. Carrie Ann dubbed the Welsh songstress the "prima diva of the 'Dancing With the Stars' ballroom."

Katherine received her first 10 from Len, scoring her first perfect 30 of the competition, and all I have to say is, it's about time.

To quote host Tom Bergeron, "Donald and his partner, wearing most of a whole dress" needed to give their Argentine tango another go.

During rehearsals, Carrie Ann told Donald that content was lacking from his original performance, so for his redo, Donald really brought the heat to the ballroom. Unfortunately, Len thought he could have taken it a bit further, saying that it was "a tad careful." Much to the dismay of the audience, Len gave the football star a 9. Poor Donald. He just can't catch a break from Len.

In my opinion, Donald's performance may have told a story, but it was also a bit boring. I think he could have amped up his footwork.

As for the "make it or break it" freestyle round, William and Cheryl's freestyle was everything that you'd expect from William: a wind machine, a partially bare chest and bon-bon shaking. For Len, this routine was getting old, and the head judge was "fed up with it."

I never thought I'd say these words, but I agree with Len. William played it safe. Yes, Cheryl added a few lifts into the routine, but on the difficulty scale, they were on the moderate side. William could have done more, but he relied on what he knows best. Regardless, he knows his fans will still vote for him -- and that's completely fine.

It's the freestyle; you can do whatever you want. I just wish he would have gone out of his comfort zone and tried something different. I'm not saying that he should stop shaking his bon-bon -- no, never! -- but he had the chance to do something different and blew it. Of course, the ladies still love him, so his performance probably won't hurt him in the slightest.

William could have taken a lesson or two from Katherine and Mark's freestyle. The high-energy routine combined jive, quickstep, lindy hop and tap. It was a bold move, and it certainly paid off for the duo. Although, I didn't think it was as epic as the judges said it was.

Did anyone else think Katherine and Mark's lifts were a little sloppy? She lost her footing more than once, or at least that's what I saw on my TV screen. But I guess the judges thought differently because the they praised Katherine for her freestyle and gave her a perfect 30.

Even though I thought her lifts were off, I will say that Katherine's technique was incredible. It reminded me of J.R. Martinez's jive last year, which also incorporated some lindy hop and lifts.

However, the true game changer for me was Donald, who took the ballroom by storm with his country hoedown freestyle.

Donald and Peta, showing their Green Bay Packers pride in green and yellow cowboy costumes, strategized their freestyle like a football play. First, they analyzed their competition. "William will probably do a salsa and Katherine will stick to ballroom," Donald told Peta during rehearsal. Then, the duo prepared their defense: Do something unexpected. "No one expects us to come out to country music," said Donald. You're right, Donald, I didn't expect that at all. Lastly, they came up with unbeatable offense: Lifts, lifts and more lifts!

Throughout the season, Donald's athleticism has been his biggest strength. He can literally toss Peta around like a rag doll, and it's incredible to watch. I spent most of Donald's freestyle with my hands on the side of my face.

It was fun, energetic, jaw-dropping and everything you want a "Dancing With the Stars" freestyle to be. But most importantly, it was memorable, and it finally earned Donald that coveted 10 from Len -- and his first perfect score of the competition.

Kudos to Donald for knowing the "Dancing With the Stars" audience and staying true to his Packer Nation. His love of the show is one of the things that make Donald the most endearing contestant this season ... not to mention that he probably wants that Mirror Ball more than his competition does.

Also, his family (did you see his adorable children?!) and friends were all wearing Cheeseheads. Well played, Donald, well played. You definitely know how to play this game.

Who do you think deserves the Mirror Ball? The "Dancing With the Stars" Season 14 finale airs Tuesday, May 22 at 8 p.m. ET on ABC.

"I will be a part of production again," Grammer told E! Online exclusively. "I guess it was something I couldn't let go of. I really enjoy being with the women and working with the producers. They're like my extended dysfunctional family."

It was announced in March that Grammer would not be back for Season 3 of "The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills," with the reality star telling HuffPost: "I didn't want to expose my personal life so much anymore ... I care very much for my family and children and that show tends to take me away from them."

She went on to elaborate on her reasons for quitting "Real Housewives" on "Good Morning America": "I gave them a list of things that I didn't want to shoot: my children and my relationship with my boyfriend. I don't think my ex would have signed off on it, and I don't feel comfortable exposing my kids."

But Grammer couldn't stay away for too long. In May, rumors serviced that she was back on Bravo's "Real Housewives," but a source told HuffPost's Rob Shuter that "she is not an official housewife and is no longer on the network's payroll."

The insider told Shuter: "Obviously she has close relationships with a few of the ladies and anyone who is close with these girls will end up on camera in the background."

Grammer seems to be involved more than that though.She teased Season 3 to E!, saying, "There's definitely drama ... The girls are bringing it."

For more on Grammer's return to "Real Housewives of Beverly Hills" on Bravo, click over to E! Online.

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"Johnny Bananas" had hired Lindsay Lohan's former attorney, Stephanie Ovadia, and alleged that Johnny Drama's "Entourage" cartoon, titled "Johnny's Bananas," infringed on his nickname, constituted defamation, and had caused him both emotional distress and financial harm.

HuffPost TV talked to a dejected, but resolute "Johnny Bananas" about how he was dealing with the legal setback, and tried to understand why he went forward with the lawsuit in the first place.

Sorry to hear about the lawsuit getting thrown out.
Yeah, it's kind of a bummer, man. But it's kind of the risk you run ... you're kind of taking a chance when you go into the legal realm. We always knew it was a possibility ... I see it more as a hurdle or roadblock that we're gonna have to figure a way around.

So why did you file the lawsuit? What about the Johnny Bananas "Entourage" character felt like a personal attack?
It's a situation where I've spent six years of my life creating a brand, and becoming a public figure being known by that name. So then for a show like "Entourage" to come along, who basically appeals to the same viewing audience as my show does, and turn my character into a cartoon monkey, that just didn't sit right with me.

The example I use is they have their own characters on that show. What would HBO do if I went on my show and started calling myself Johnny Drama? ... I'm sure HBO would have had a problem with that if it was the other way around.

Do you think they would have sued?
I have no idea. They probably would have threatened to.

Did the "Entourage" character actually cause you any financial harm?
Basically what this is about is I make a large part of my living doing appearances, just being at bars and clubs and colleges at different events. The problem that this posed is that there started to be confusion, where people started saying, "Well, who are we booking? Are we booking you, or are we booking the Johnny Drama character? Are people gonna know it's you?"

I've been to clubs before, and people have been like, "Where's Kevin Dillon at? We thought he was appearing here." That's basically what the basis of our law suit was: This has the ability to cause me harm financially and create confusion.

So you didn't see the cartoon character as a personal shot at you?
I didn't think "Entourage" was making fun of me ... but they didn't do their due diligence when researching this character. I'm sure before they came out with this character, somebody somewhere had to know there was another person in the entertainment industry going by Johnny Bananas ... Mark Wahlberg, who's one of the executive producers, is a huge fan of our shows, he watches the "Challenges." So for that to come out and for them to claim that they had no idea the name was being used, I just find that hard to believe.

Have you ever heard of the Chicago mobster named Johnny DiFronzo? He went by "Johnny Bananas" too.
Yeah, yeah. I've heard of him. He went by that too, but here's the thing: In the entertainment industry, nobody knows who that guy is. If you Google the name and scour through it, I'm sure 90 percent of the internet hits were about me.

In the lawsuit, you had claimed emotional stress. Is that just a legal term, or did this actually cause you emotional stress?
That's obviously legal jargon, but it has the ability to cause me financial losses, and that, in turn, yeah. Any time you're losing revenue or the ability to create revenue ... I mean, that could technically create emotional stress.

Did it cost you any money to bring the lawsuit?
No, no. Well, my attorney that was working for me, we had an agreement worked out as far as like, how fees were going to be paid and that sort of thing.

In all honesty, the financial part isn't even the upsetting part. We thought we had a strong case and still do ... the case wasn't dismissed based on merit, but on statue of limitations, which had apparently expired a month before we filed. We literally missed our deadline by a month. I didn't know there was a one-year statue of limitations on defamation, but apparently, that's the case. So that's what I want to make sure everyone understands. A judge didn't look at the case and say, "This is ridiculous. I'm throwing it out."

Editor's note: In addition to the statute of limitations ruling, the judge also included this rebuke: "In any event, the telecast, even if repeated, does not constitute atrocious, indecent or utterly despicable conduct meeting the requirements for an intentional emotional distress claim."

So you don't see this as a dead issue?
We'll see. I really haven't had a whole lot of time to digest it yet ... But I'm a fighter, dude.

What would you say to a critic of your lawsuit who might call it frivolous and a way to keep your name in the headlines?
Everyone's going to have their opinions, no matter what I do, no matter what anyone says. You can say whatever you want, I know what this is and what this isn't and that's really all that really matters. I couldn't' care less ... I've had people who disliked me from day one, and anyone who puts themselves in the public realm is going to have that.

The reality series followed Duane "Dog" Chapman and his family and friends, who made up his team of bounty hunters. The series debuted in 2004 and took a hiatus in 2007 after audio of Dog using a racial slur surfaced and caused a massive public controversy. Production resumed in 2008.

In 2011, Dog's sons Duane Lee and Leland left the series. Recent episodes of "Dog the Bounty Hunter" have shown the Chapman family attempting to reconcile.

This week, Dog and his wife Beth appeared on "Today" to discuss the death threats the reality stars have been receiving via e-mail for the past few weeks. The FBI is now involved, noting the e-mails are "a viable threat," according to Beth. The attacks have allegedly been directed at Dog's wife and their three daughters.

For more on the "Dog" cancellation, click over to TMZ.

TMZ broke the story, Brooke struck a plea deal with prosecutors back in March -- agreeing to plead guilty to one count of cocaine possession (less than 4 grams) following her Aspen drug arrest in December.

“We're honored to have been part of this incredible series," Mark Stern, president of Syfy Original Content and co-head of Universal Cable Productions, said in a statement. "In addition to garnering unmatched devotion by fans worldwide, 'Sanctuary' was a bona fide trailblazer, setting new standards with its highly innovative production techniques -- including pioneering green screen and RED camera technology -- and Emmy-nominated visual effects. It's been an amazing ride and we look forward to our next project with Amanda Tapping, Martin Wood and Damian Kindler."

"Sanctuary" Season 4 ended in December 2011, bringing in about 1.3 million viewers. The series, which starred Amanda Tapping as Dr. Helen Magnus, a scientist from Victorian England who searches the world for abnormals, had been a decent ratings player for the network. Season 4 of the series often averaged more than 1 million viewers.

Tapping took to Twitter to express her feelings about the cancellation.

Such industry ageism is nothing new. Indeed, it was an issue of near calamitous proportions for CBS back in the early 90s, when that network almost buckled under the weight of all the old folks who were enjoying so much of what it was offering before it went all procedural crime drama and smart-mouthed comedy. Shows such as Murder, She Wrote and Falcon Crest were enormously popular but unforgivably mature in their audience profiles. CBS doesn't skew as old today as it did back then; in fact, it manages to do just fine attracting large audiences of all ages -- and advertisers, as well.

In that context, it seems rather rash for NBC to go and kill one of the few shows on its network that drew a substantial audience even if that audience was "old," rather than to find a way to make it work. But Harry's Law, which appealed to millions of older people who enjoy watching television, was cut down in favor of a number of new series that NBC hopes will catch the eye of much younger viewers, many of whom choose not to watch television at all. They're too busy with anything and everything else, especially when it comes to entertainment. Also alienated by this cancellation are the millions of people who welcome challenging and thought-provoking drama. Harry's Law wasn't a perfect show, but it was the only scripted series on television that consistently tackled controversial contemporary issues. For example, and as if on cue, two days after word came down (via a tweet from 60-plus series lead Kathy Bates) that Harry's was toast, the show featured in what would turn out to be its penultimate episode a story about a gay man who could not give life-saving blood to his dying brother because of laws preventing gay men from donating blood without the written consent of the recipient, who in this case was unconscious on account of being near death and all.

Watching this show during its two seasons, even sporadically, I've heard numerous compelling and at times startling debates in many a lively courtroom sequence, on subjects ranging from human rights to animal rights to immigration concerns to the economic destruction of the American working class at the hands of the United States government, big banks and corporate giants. I believe a recent storyline that explored the potentially fatal dangers of high school football propelled that decidedly unpopular topic into the national conversation. I find it unbelievable that young people aren't interest in dynamic explorations of these and other issues.

This column continues over at MediaPost.

"Well, my big hope was to roll the cameras and have us show up and get in costume. That's looking good," Nick Offerman, who plays Ron Swanson, said with a laugh at the Peabody Awards, where "Parks and Rec" was honored. "Beyond that, I think all of us are hoping for some love interests this fall, of one sort or another. Everyone needs to get some."

Jim O'Heir, who plays the parks and recreation department's lovable oaf Jerry, said he's just happy to make more episodes of the series. "I'm just glad when my name's on the call sheet so whatever they figure out after that is fine," O'Heir said.

"Parks and Rec" executive producer Mike Schur, who called the Peabody Award "insane," talked to HuffPost TV about what to expect in Season 5.

The fan-favorite comedy returns for a 22-episode fifth season in the fall. Season 4 ended with Leslie Knope (Amy Poehler) winning the city council seat in the fictional Pawnee, Indiana, Ben (Adam Scott) getting a job offer in Washington, D.C. and Andy (Chris Pratt) toying with the idea of attending police academy. Schur said planning for the new season is just getting started, but Ben will be in D.C., even though the show might not actually film any episodes there.

"We get back to work with the writers in two weeks," Schur said. "Usually, what we like to do in our finales is throw a lot of balls in the air and then meet over the summer and figure out how to catch them. That's what we'll be doing. The plan right now is that Ben Wyatt will be in D.C. for a number of episodes. We don't know how many. There's a lot of potential storylines and possibilities and we don't know where we're going to go yet. We'll figure it out."

Could viewers see President Leslie Knope one day?

"I don't think the show will be on the air long enough," Schur said. "Season 21 -- if we beat 'Gunsmoke,' then maybe she can be president. She's an ambitious person and she's trying to move up the ladder in her chosen career path so I don't think she's going to be content just being a city councillor forever."

"Parks and Recreation" will return to NBC in the 2012-2013 season on Thursdays at 9:30 p.m. ET.

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Last night's Mad Men, "Christmas Waltz" was mostly devoted to Joan Harris (I'll get to her in a sec) and Lane Pryce, who engaged in a little holiday thievery to cover up a tax evasion charge back in Britain. He walks into Crane's office and asks for media projections; they look good but Crane explains it's sort of wishful thinking. Lane uses them at the bank anyway and gets $50k in advance credit for SCDP -- now he's just got to come up with a reason to get his hands on a piece of that money...

Okay remember Edwin Baker? The Jaguar guy that went out with Draper, Campbell and Sterling then got busted by his wife for having gum on his naughty-bits? (Roger calls him "Bazooka Joe.") Yeah that guy. That morning Campbell says they're back in the running for Jaguar because Baker was fired. Then Shady Lane pipes up and says he's checked the books and they have a $50k surplus. He wants to redistribute it for holiday bonuses, immediately. Don and Campbell nix it, saying they'd rather wait and pass them out at the Christmas party. Lane gets upset, using his desire to spread holiday cheer as a ruse to cover his need for that money.

At the front desk, a man shows up to serve Joan papers and she's PISSED and flips the EFF OUT on the front desk girl for letting him in -- it. was. awesome! She tries to say that the guy seemed to know Joan and said he was surprising her -- Joan's like "Here's a surprise!" and throws a model plane at her -- I'm in love!

Don appears and carries her out the door and they go to the Jag showroom. She falls in love with the SKE (don't we all), Don wants to take her out in it and it doesn't seat three -- so he hands the salesman a check for $6k and says if they don't come back to consider it paid for. At the bar Joan reveals the papers are from Dr. Greg seeking a divorce. They talk about life, each other, their marriages -- Don tries to get Joan to see that divorce is actually a great thing if you're stuck in a miserable marriage, but she's worried about starting over with a baby. She gets wistful, remembering back in the day when she used to date and get flowers all the time -- Don makes a crack that when he first started there he thought she was dating the Ali Kahn himself with all the flowers she'd get. He tries to get her to hook up with a rando dude at the bar but she's not into it; he pays for her drinks and car fare home and gets behind the wheel of the Jag... inspiration striking...

While Joan's contemplating her future and Don's about to get a plate of cold dinner thrown his way by an angry Megan, Lane sneaks into the office and takes out one of the bonus checks with Don's signature on it. Using a backlit table he forges Don's signature from the original onto a new one written out to him -- shady, shady... Except, uh oh! The next morning Campbell announces to the partners that Mohawk Air is striking and suspending their ad budget. Their immediate reaction is to suspend bonuses, but Lane jumps in and says that's not fair to the staff; Cooper agrees, but insists the partner's shouldn't get theirs. Lane asks, "Even the junior partners?" Crap! He's not going to get that bonus after all, and he's just taken money from the company!

As Lane's freaking out, Roger comes into Joan's office with beautiful flowers, assuring her they're not from him. The card reads, "Your mother did a good job" -- Ali Kahn. The fact that Don sent her flowers is totally adorable. I think that's my word of the day. Maybe as soon as this is done I've got an afternoon of looking at puppy and kitten videos in my future.

At the Christmas Party, Campbell announces the good news and bad news -- SCDP is going to lose Mohawk, but they're on the shortlist for Jaguar. In light of this, they're still giving out bonuses, but the partner's aren't going to take theirs. This draws a round of applause, and then Don announces he has something to say. He conveys to everyone how much it means to all the partners that the staff stuck by the company when they were fledgling last year and promises them all that it will be worth it. He then vows to lead by example: He'll be working over Christmas and New Year's so they can be on top of their game for this Jaguar pitch. His speech fires everyone up to get back to work, and as he and his writing team head straight to his office to get started, a worried Lane Pryce looks on, wondering what the hell he's going to do now to explain why thousands of dollars are missing and the windfall he spoke of is anything but -- he's now strapped SCDP with another $50k of debt!

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