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• aux Andy Samberg and Kit Harington will play tennis, hilariously, for HBO By Erik Adams July 24, 2014 | 5:40pm
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• tv FXX’s first Simpsons promo, for one, welcomes our new animated overlords By Erik Adams July 22, 2014 | 7:48pm
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• tv What’s your favorite TV show of the year so far? By Noah Cruickshank, A.A. Dowd, Josh Modell, Myles McNutt, Carrie Raisler, Molly Eichel, Caroline Framke, Erik Adams, Becca James, Sean O'Neal, Sonia Saraiya, Brandon Nowalk, Jesse Hassenger, Marah Eakin, Dennis Perkins, Mike Vago, John Teti July 18, 2014 | 5:00am
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