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It's not just for Les Miserables anymore!

* I neglected to post because it happened over the holiday, but Chevy Chase has left Community. Good riddance. It's pretty unlikely that the show will get a 5th season, so they really don't even have to write him off if they can't be bothered. Apparently there are still one or two more episodes of season 4 to film without him, but I doubt anyone will mind if he just doesn't show up for a couple weeks.

* Downton Abbey was renewed for a fourth season, but possibly without Maggie Smith? Or Dan Stevens? (As a sidebar, I didn't realize that Jessica Brown Findlay wanted out to pursue a Hollywood career. That... does not make [S3 spoiler - y'all know what I'm talking about] any better, but at least there was a reason for it?)

* In other Brit-TV news, if you've been waiting for season 2 of The Hour to air in the US, it premieres this Wednesday on BBC America.

* In still more Brit-TV news, Sherlock season 3 has been pushed back due to the actors' busy filming schedules.

* In not-at-all-about-TV news, this excerpt from a Louisiana textbook on evolution is downright terrifying.

* From the "Australia is AWESOME" file: Best PSA Ever. I will have that song stuck in my head for a long, long time, I expect.

* Okay, fine, one more Les Miserables review.