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Downton Abbey wants to cash in on itself—and plans to launch an apparel, furnishings, and beauty line. So now you can have all the elegance that comes with Dowager Countess's exercise in maroon, Lady Mary's never-wrinkled chiffon, or the American grandmother's fussy feather headbands.

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Okay, you knew that Arrested Development got picked up by Netflix, right? And that an entire fourth season of the beloved show is going to be available on May 26? Well, as if that wasn't exciting enough, there have been some recent, ah, developments since the original announcement that all 10 episodes would be released on the same day. As Netflix joked, they made a "huge mistake" in the number of episodes -- there are actually going to be 15 total installments premiering exclusively via their instant streaming service on the 26th. Hooray!

Also, it's just been announced that a familiar face from another beloved TV comedy series will be joining the already-amazing cast of guest stars. ALSO, Netflix released a genius outtake clip from the new season that's an absolute must-see sneak peek at the hilarity to come. Check it out!

First, the newest guest star: it's none other than John Krasinski from The Office. Aw, who doesn't love Jim Halpert? Krasinski is wrapping up The Office this month with a series finale on May 16, but you won't have to wait long to see him again, since he's set to appear in one of the new Arrested Development episodes. No word on which one or what sort of role he'll play, but I'm sure he'll be a fantastic addition. Krasinski will be joining Seth Rogen, Ben Stiller, Kristen Wiig, Conan O'Brien, and Isla Fisher, so I'd say the guest star roster is shaping up quite nicely.

Now for the sneak peek clip! This outtake scene was screened during panels at the Television Critics Association Winter Press Tour and SXSW, and it features Lucille and Buster Bluth in a rather ... dysfunctional moment:

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Oh, BLUTHS. I have missed you so.

Finally, the much-adored cast reunited in L.A. last night for the season 4 premiere, and in addition to providing a slew of amazing photo opportunities (please enjoy this random picture of an ostrich walking the red carpet), they dished about what's to come:

It's been what, seven years, and time has not been kind to him or anyone else in the family. So we're all kind of a little banged up. -- Jason Bateman (Michael Bluth)

The show we're doing, it's 15 episodes. Together they sort of become one giant Arrested Development that slowly unfolds … everybody kind of has their own chapter in it. (...) Everybody has gone out on a limb on this thing, in a very major way. We're doing something that I think is very new. -- creator Mitch Hurwitz

If there is a movie, I think we've kind of caught the audience up from 2006 to 2012. I think that was the purpose of this series. And now by the end of this series we'll be in current time. That's all I know. -- Portia De Rossi (Lindsay Bluth Fünke)

It was divine to put that hook back on. -- Tony Hale (Buster Bluth)

Are you looking forward to seeing the fourth season of Arrested Development?

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Just when we think we've seen every single Star Wars photo in existence, we find a new cache of behind-the-scenes glimpses that show just how crazy this set got. Here's a collection of images shows just how the sausage was made in The Empire Strikes Back.

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Not about to let some wayward baseball be the best photobomber of the day, The Walking Dead's resident rebel-with-a-crossbow Norman Reedus decided to drop by the Game of Thrones fan photo session at the Calgary Comic & Entertainment Expo and deliver a very necessary headshot to an otherwise quotidian snap of Peter Dinklage and Lena Headey with a pair of Thronies.

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Ellen Olenska: Is New York such a labyrinth?  I thought it was all straight up and down like 5th Avenue.  All the cross streets numbered and
big honest labels on everything. Newland Archer: Everything is labeled,
but everybody is not. 

Retired Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor has revealed in an interview that she maybe, possibly regrets the court taking on Bush v. Gore, the case that ultimately put George W. Bush into the Oval Office: "Maybe the court should have said, 'We’re not going to take it, goodbye.'"

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Inspector Otter Looks for Prohibited (or Tasty) Items in Tourists’ Car in Borneo

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I would DIE. Happy.

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The Women of Parks and Rec: People’s Most Beautiful issue [x]

Ever since Steven Moffat took over as head writer of Doctor Who, the show's been trying to be a "dark fairy tale." And the main sort of magic in Moffat's fairy-tale Who has been time-travel, with its arbitrary rules and get-out-of-jail-free cards. But after tonight's episode, I'm finally tired of "jargony-wargony" writing.

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We're just a few weeks away from seeing Neil Gaiman's take on Doctor Who's Cybermen in "Nightmare in Silver," and the BBC offers a graphic teaser of what's to come.

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