Barb Oates, Author at StayTuned Magazine

Trailer Park landlord talks Welcome To Myrtle Manor on TLC

March 1, 2013 Barb Oates

It seems almost overdue for reality TV, but Welcome to Myrtle Manor on TLC chronicles the people and personalities of an eclectic trailer-park community in South Carolina. The new 10-part series debuts on TLC Sunday, March 3 at 10pm ET. The series takes viewers inside Myrtle Manor, formerly Patrick’s Mobile Home Park, located off Highway 15 in Myrtle Beach, and exposes them to the oddball personalities and everyday conflicts of the tenants who live there. The cast of tenants include some reality-fare staples like the hot chicks (Chelsey, Lindsay and Amanda), part of a hot dog business on wheels known […]

Talking with Stephen Baldwin Celebrity Apprentice 2013

February 27, 2013 Barb Oates

For Stephen Baldwin Celebrity Apprentice 2013 — the All-Star competition — required a game plan. All-Star Celebrity Apprentice premieres on NBC Sunday, March 3. Early this year we enjoyed breakfast with the youngest Baldwin at the Television Critics Association winter press tour, where he had plenty to share about the new season and growing up Baldwin. “What day is it today?” Baldwin says when asked how frequently the Baldwin boys get together. “Well in five days I’m driving from New York City — just me and Alec — five hours to Syracuse to go see our mother. So that will […]

Oscars 2013 Red Carpet coverage, time, TV channel

February 22, 2013 Barb Oates

Oscars 2013 red carpet coverage, date, time, TV channel is a question we frequently get asked, so below we’ve detailed all the events leading up to the 85th Annual Academy Awards set to air live on ABC Sunday, Feb. 24 at 8:30pm. But long before any of golden statuettes are handed out, thousands of entertainment journalists and fans converge along the red carpet to get a glimpse at the stars as they arrive. E! is your place to start your Oscar viewing with the earliest of coverage. E! Live Red Carpet Coverage The network known for their red carpet coverage, […]

Season 2 Moonshiners Secret Summit recap

February 14, 2013 Barb Oates

Here’s your Moonshiners Secret Summit Part 2 recap, well, maybe more like a rundown of some of the more interesting things Discovery’s popular moonshiners shared during their round-table discussion with the show’s executive producer Matthew Ostrom. In Moonshiners Secret Summit Part 2, Tim Smith, Pickle, Jeff, Josh, Mark and Bill talk about why they don’t share their recipes, how to avoid a hangover, the biggest myths on moonshining and more. Jim Thom was a no show for the summit, but that wasn’t a real surprise, considering he floated in and out throughout the season – mostly getting on the nerves […]

Oprah Beyonce interview set for Feb.16, 2013 on OWN

February 14, 2013 Barb Oates

The Oprah Beyonce interview is scheduled on OWN for Saturday, Feb. 16 at 8pm ET, just an hour before the debut of her highly-anticipated, incredibly personal documentary Beyoncé: Life Is But A Dream on HBO. Part of Oprah’s Next Chapter series, which recently set ratings records for OWN with her Lance Armstrong interview, Oprah sits down with the global superstar for an intimate conversation where Beyoncé discusses what Jay Z is like as a father and husband, daughter Blue Ivy, letting her father (music executive Matthew Knowles) go as her business manager, her heartbreaking miscarriage and what her future career […]

Freakshow on AMC, Todd Ray is a modern day Ripley

February 8, 2013 Barb Oates

For Venice Beach FreakShow owner Todd Ray having his Freakshow on AMC is a dream come true. His show is unlike anything you’ve ever seen before, as well as his journey. Ray is a Grammy-winning producer who walked away from a successful music career to satisfy his sense of wonder. “I’ve always did things from the heart and when I got to a high level of the music business — it’s really corporate and really tough to stay creative, so much so, I got to the point that I was making a lot of money but it wasn’t making me […]

Woman addicted to eating cat hair, licking cat “My Strange Addiction” returns

February 7, 2013 Barb Oates

I thought I saw it all last season with the urine drinker episode of My Strange Addiction, but TLC has sucked me again — this time into the bizarre world of a woman addicted to eating cat hair and licking her cat. My Strange Addiction returns for a fourth season on TLC Wednesday, February 13 at 10pm ET/PT, where we meet Lisa, a 43-year-old woman from Detroit, Michigan, who enjoys eating cat hair and licking her cat as a way to bond with her pet. “Just chewing it is relaxing. It’s a comforting feeling,” she tells. “Her fur is such […]

The Wanted TV series comes to E! via “The Wanted Life”

February 7, 2013 Barb Oates

The Wanted TV series? Yep, the UK pop band The Wanted is following in the footsteps of the all-girl group The Saturdays, at least in the way of American docuseries go, with their own show, The Wanted Life, set to debut on E! in June. The Wanted Life will chronicle the group’s professional and personal lives as they make their way to California to record their third album, in addition to gearing up for a U.S. and European tour later in 2013. The move to the States for members — Max George, Nathan Sykes, Tom Parker, Jay McGuiness and Siva […]

Long Island Medium Season 4 returns May 2013

February 1, 2013 Barb Oates

Fans of Long Island Medium Theresa Caputo will need to wait a few more months for new episodes, as Long Island Medium Season 4 returns on TLC Sunday, May 12, 2013. Although it seems – FOREVER – since the hit medium and her lovable family have graced our screens with a new episode (after all, Season 3 finale was Nov. 2), Theresa’s nearly 3 million weekly viewers, and growing, will be thrilled to know that Long Island Medium Season 4 will include 30 half-hour episodes, which guarantees at least a three-month run of all-new Theresa. Theresa has been more than […]

Who are the models on Built? Style’s handyman, model series

January 28, 2013 Barb Oates

So who are these hot new handymen and models on Built? Style Network turns the camera on guys who model and remodel in its new 10-episode series Built, airing Mondays at 9pm ET beginning Jan. 28. The series follows five male models – Shane Duffy, Sandy Dias, Gage Cass, Donny Ware and Mike Keute — along with interior designer Kim Gieske, as they work on high-end home renovations. While the guys claim that some of their jobs are secured based on their good looks — well, it’s part of their moniker, isn’t it — their reputation for quality work and […]