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SitcomsOnline Digest: Kyle MacLachlan Joins CBS Pilot Starring Patricia Heaton; Simpsons Episode Featuring Michael Jackson Pulled From Syndication

• Kyle MacLachlan has joined the cast of the CBS pilot, Carol's Second Act, which if it makes it to air would mark yet another sitcom for Patricia Heaton. (Variety)
• The "Stark Raving Dad" episode of The Simpsons, which featured Michael Jackson, is being pulled from syndication and streaming media (but if you have the DVDs, which we still love around here, they can't take that away from you). (Entertainment Weekly)
• Jeopardy! host Alex Trebek revealed that he has stage 4 pancreatic cancer this week. (NPR)
• It seems that we've entered into another period of deaths for classic TV stars again, and this week, Airwolf star Jan-Michael Vincent has died. (People)
• Actor Luke Perry died this week, which marks a first for Generation X as they have seen a beloved actor of their generation die from something that "old people" die of. (NBC/Today)
• Mad About You is coming back in rebooted form, and on a somewhat new outlet. (SitcomsOnline)

• Alice - The Complete Ninth Season (DVD, $24.99): We would have never guessed this would have ever been wrapped up on DVD, but low and behold, Warner Archive has finished up Alice on DVD with this release.

• Decades has a binge of Cannon this weekend.
• New episodes of Arrested Development land Friday on Netflix.

Posted by Skees -- SitcomsOnline.com at 1:00 PM

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