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If you haven’t taken advantage of all that Hulu has to offer lately besides “The Handmaid’s Tale” – which everybody should really, really watch right now – then you’re missing out.

“The Handmaid’s Tale’ has been a groundbreaking series for the streaming service, thanks to its foreboding story about a near future in which a portion of the United States has been turned into a theocracy. This new world of Gilead subjugates women and makes the fertile ones become breeders for high-ranking officials. Moving performances by Elisabeth Moss, Samira Wiley, Yvonne Strahovski, O-t Fagbenle and Alexis Bledel have made this series a must-watch.

Not only does Hulu have strong original programming like “The Handmaid’s Tale,” but it is one of the best places to watch shows that are currently on TV now, which makes cord-cutting that much easier. It also has an impressive catalog of past shows that are well worth revisiting.

Peter Scolari has been belatedly named a nominee in the Emmys’ Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series category for his performance on “Girls.” The move, which was announced by the Television Academy on Thursday, comes one day after Peter McNicol was disqualified for his role on “Veep” — also on HBO — after being originally announced as a nominee in the category. Scolari finished seventh in the voting — and with McNicol’s disqualification, he will be added to a roster of nominees that also includes Bob Newhart for “The Big Bang Theory,” Tracy Morgan and Larry David for “Saturday Night Live,...

Sony's female-lead Ghostbusters has just found its villain, with actor and former Saturday Night Live writer Neil Casey joining the cast. No details were given for his character, Rowan, but Deadline points out that he bears a slight resemblance to Peter McNicholl, who played the villainous Dr. Janosz Poha in 1989's Ghostbusters 2. It hasn't been confirmed if there are any connections to these two Ghostbusters characters.

Production is currently under way in Boston, with Kristen Wiig, Melissa McCarthy, Leslie Jones and Kate McKinnon starring as the new Ghostbusters, and Chris Hemsworth portraying their secretary. Just yesterday, we reported that Andy Garcia is playing the Mayor of New York City, with Michael K. Williams also joining the cast of this horror-comedy movie alongside Matt Walsh and Pat Kiernan. It isn't known how many more key roles are left to be cast, as shooting continues.

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HBO has released the first trailer for Game Change, which premieres in March 2012 on the cable network. Click on the video player below for your first look at Ed Harris as 2008 Republican Presidential candidate John McCain, and Julianne Moore as his running mate, Sarah Palin.

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Game Change, which also stars Woody Harrelson, Ron Livingston, Sarah Paulson, and Peter McNicholl, debuts March 2012 on HBO.