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While the world still mourns the passing of Michael Jackson and fans of The King of Pop continue to stream into theaters to see This is It, the famous brothers of Michael Jackson - Jackie, Jermaine, Tito and Marlon - are about to take fans into The Jacksons: A Family Dynasty via A&E on December 13. The groundbreaking and highly anticipated six hour The Jacksons: A Family Dynasty will follow the personal and professional lives of the remaining Jackson brothers Jackie, Jermaine, Tito and Marlon - as they prepare to celebrate 40 years of music since the Jackson Five first hit the world stage. The Jacksons: A Family Dynasty will also show the world how the Jacksons are dealing with the untimely death of their brother Michael and how they will honor the legacy of Michael Jackson.

Once the Survivor tribes finally merged in Samoa, fans saw sparks fly as everyone scrambled for power, with strategies flipping and turning like never before seen on Survivor. Although Laura, Monica, and Jaison all had targets on their backs, it was outspoken Galu member, Erik Cardona, who realized Galu turned against him and was sent packing from Samoa. The next day we tracked down Erik for our weekly Survivor Samoa chat to find out what went wrong, whether Erik saw the blindside coming, his overall Survivor strategy, how the game changed for Erik after Russell Swan left Samoa, and what Erik thought of both Shambo and Russell Hantz.

With NBC making waves on the web as TV jumps into a new media age, Subtle Sexuality infuses the online webisode format with a music video, as Subtle Sexuality characters Kelly (Kaling) and Erin (Kemper) set out to realize celebrity dreams by starting a girl group and making a video. At the same Subtle time within the Sexuality comedy, Kelly is out to stick it to her roller coaster relationship flame, Ryan (Novak). Is Kelly the new Beyonce? Will Ryan get his comeuppance? Can Andy (Helms) finally find an audience for his acapella skills? Now that Mindy Kaling, Ed Helms, B.J. Novak, and Ellie Kemper have jumped to the online NBC world in Subtle Sexuality, TheDeadbolt has partnered with NBC for a Subtle Sexuality contest to give one lucky fan a Subtle Sexuality "World Tour" T-Shirt and CD.

We all know that Family Guy is one of the most popular and consistently hilarious animated shows on television due in large part to the comedically creative work of series creator Seth Mcfarlane. For Family Guy fans out there in the animation of real life who haven't seen Seth and Alex Borstein live, or almost live, out of the regular Family Guy comedy show, Fox will be presenting both Seth and Alex in their own comedy special on Sunday November 8 at 8:30pm called Family Guy Presents: Seth & Alex’s Almost Live Comedy Show.

Despite the fierce gameplay, Tracey couldn't maintain the weight loss needed to remain at The Biggest Loser ranch and fell below the yellow line this week, which ended the memorable run of Tracey Yukich as one of the most talked about Biggest Loser contestants in years. The next morning we caught up with Tracey for a follow up chat about her time on The Biggest Loser in which Yukich revealed the reasons behind her gameplay, her fears of leaving The Biggest Loser too early, what she learned from Jillian Michaels, and how Tracey was affected by the lack of support during her Biggest Loser weigh-in.

In the November 5 episode of Parks and Recreation called "Ron and Tammy", Andy (Chris Pratt) gets a job in hopes of winning Ann (Rashida Jones) back while Leslie (Poehler) discovers the library department is eyeing her lot and the library is run by Ron's (Nick Offerman) ex-wife Tammy played by Parks and Rec guest star Megan Mullally. During a recent Parks and Recreation conference call, we snagged a few brief minutes with Rashida Jones and Chris Pratt to learn more about their Parks and Recreation favorite episodes to date and whether Ann and Andy will have a larger presence on the web.

While some Amazing Race teams thought Maria and Tiffany were bluffing their poker persona to gain an advantage, Maria and Tiffany were almost eliminated early in the second leg of The Amazing Race 15 but found new life due to a non-elimination leg. This week, Maria and Tiffany hit a wall when they couldn't make it past both detours and ran out of time when all of the other Amazing race teams hit the mat to continue the race. Following their elimination, we caught up with Maria and Tiffany to learn more about their Amazing Race strategy, what happened in the last leg that led to their elimination, the dynamics with the other teams, and the turning point for Maria and Tiffany on The Amazing Race.

Mercy secrets are now being revealed as the character relationships of both Taylor Schilling and Michelle Trachtenberg are beginning to evolve with unexpected twists and turns. With Schilling's Mercy nurse, Veronica Callaghan back on the medical job after a stint in Iraq, Trachtenberg's naive Chloe Payne is finding her professional way despite a reunion with an old flame that may get in the way of her Mercy responsibilities. With the November 4 episode of Mercy upon us, which also guest stars Elisabeth Moss, Jerry Stiller and wife Anne Meara, we caught up with Taylor Schilling and Michelle Trachtenberg on a conference call to learn more about how Mercy has settled into the NBC line-up, how Schilling and Trachtenberg are adapting to the Mercy characters, and how Mercy may be benefitting from an unexpected but similar NBC series.

Back in 2008 when TheDeadbolt spoke to original V creator, Kenneth Johnson, and broke the exclusive about the new V remake, we knew that V had finally gained the necessary traction after years of failed attempts to revive the series on various networks. So when we learned that V was picked up by ABC and that fans would finally see a modern reincarnation of V, we couldn't wait to see how V would play to fans in a completely new and modern era 26 years after the original V mini-series.