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Picked Up or Canceled? How the New Fall TV Shows Are Faring

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We've got good news and bad news, TV fans. The good news? Five new fall shows have received full-season orders so far. Huzzah! The bad news? A couple of newbies have been unofficially canceled (aka bumped from the schedule entirely or moved to—shudder—Saturday night). The TV gods giveth and the TV gods taketh.  So far, the fate of seven new offerings have been decided, including The CW's buzzy  Dynasty revival,  The Big Bang Theory 's spinoff  Young Sheldon  and  David Boreanaz 's return to TV. So many shows, so little time-slots available.  Photos Picked Up or Canceled? How the New Fall TV Shows Are Faring Find out fate of some of the fall's new dramas and comedies:  The CW DYNASTY The CW picked up a full season of their revival of the '80s soap. Enter: Alexis?! We can only hope.  CBS SEAL TEAM David Boreanaz has another hit on his hands, with his CBS military drama getting a full-season

Kevin Spacey Replaced by Christopher Plummer Weeks Before All the Money in the World Release

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In an shocking move by a major film studio, scenes for the upcoming Oscar hopeful  All the Money in the World  are being entirely re-shot with  Christopher Plummer  instead of  Kevin Spacey ,E! News has learned. Ridley Scott 's  J. Paul Getty  drama about the now-infamous kidnapping of his grandson has been getting award season buzz prior to sexual harassment and sexual assault allegations swirling Spacey. The film is still currently slated to be released in theaters on December 22, giving the studio merely weeks to fully shoot Plummer in the main role. All the Money in the World  was initially pulled from being screened on the closing night of this year's AFI Fest after the first allegations about Spacey were revealed. Watch House of Cards Ending After Kevin Spacey Allegations Earlier this week, Netflix officially severed ties with Spacey on both  House of Cards  and Spacey's upcoming project,  Gore . On Oct. 29, shortly after actor  Anthony

MC Lyte, Chuck D are among celebrities teaming with Smithsonian for Hip-Hop and Rap anthology with over 120 tracks funded by Kickstarter.

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Music legends MC Lyte, Chuck D and Questlove of The Roots are among celebrities who’ve teamed with the Smithsonian on a forthcoming rap and hip-hop anthology that’s being touted as a “powerful cultural statement” about the community’s influence on American and global culture. A $250,000 crowdfunding campaign is underway on  Kickstarter  to raise money for the "Smithsonian Anthology of Hip-Hop and Rap," which will celebrate hip-hop, a distinctly African-American music and art form that began in the 1970s in the Bronx. The compilation will include nine CDs, more than 120 tracks and a 300-page book with extensive liner notes and essays by various artists, produced and released by Smithsonian Folkways Recordings. The project will also feature never-before-published photos culled from the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture's vast collection. The Smithsonian anthology is being produced and released by Smithsonian Folkways Recordin