Barb Oates, Author at StayTuned Magazine

“Long Island Medium” Season 3 recaps “The Flying Larrys” and “My Keys Now”

September 25, 2012 Barb Oates

Theresa Caputo wasn’t comfortable – at all – with husband and son (the Larrys) decision to try skydiving in the Long Island Medium Season 3 episode of “The Flying Larrys.” In her familiar Long Island tone, Theresa quipped, “People’s feet are made to stay on the street.” Long Island Medium She lost that battle and the boys headed to Skydive Long Island, Theresa in tow, along with their life insurance policy “up to speed.” While Theresa believes “no mother wants their child to go skydiving,” she did try to ensure their ultimate safety. As they readied for their jump, Theresa […]

Who are TLC undercover princes? “Secret Princes” fun new reality series

September 21, 2012 Barb Oates

There’s lots to love about TLC’s new reality series Secret Princes, which combines a fun blending of themes from Undercover Boss, Secret Millionaire and Eddie Murphy’s Coming to America. The series follows four royals (of some sort) as they go undercover in the U.S. in search of “real” love. The five-episode series, Secret Princes, begins on TLC Friday, Sept. 21 and will air on Fridays at 10pmET/9pmCT. The series features what TLC is describing as four international royals — U.K’s dashingly handsome and snarky Lord Robert Walters (age 29), Spain’s confident and cool Prince Francisco de Borbon (33), India’s lovably […]

“Long Island Medium” recaps “Help Me” and “The Princess and Her Prom”

September 17, 2012 Barb Oates

Long Island Medium Theresa Caputo reminds us again that life is about family and friends and cherishing those moments with them, a simple and often taken-for-granted thing that her show loudly reminds us of. In this Long Island Medium recap of Season 3 episodes “Help Me” and “The Princess and Her Prom,” Theresa hires an assistant, helps several families in their healing process and gets Victoria off to her senior prom. It’s honestly amazing Theresa’s gone this long without an assistant, but that changed in last night’s episode, “Help Me.” It took a bit of convincing, but Theresa eventually talked […]

“Long Island Medium” season 3 recaps for “Homecoming” and “A Medium Surprise”

September 10, 2012 Barb Oates

She’s baaack!!! Long Island Medium Theresa Caputo returned for a third season last night with two back-to-back new episodes: “Homecoming” and “A Medium Surprise.” Season 3 of Long Island Medium (TLC Sundays at 9pm ET/PT) features 16 new episodes, which means the Kleenex box at my house will now be part of my coffee table arrangement for the next eight-plus weeks. Initially, “Homecoming” lacked the natural conversational feel of the Caputo household, and instead felt more scripted and forced versus their usual fly-by-the-seat-of-their-pants diatribes and annoyances, but it eventually came together. Theresa carrying on about Larry Jr. coming home from […]

How to get tickets for Theresa Caputo tour

September 10, 2012 Barb Oates

Tickets are on sale for the Theresa Caputo tour. The Long Island Medium is taking her show on the road, making live appearances at various venues across the nation. Similar to her popular TLC series, Long Island Medium, Theresa will be doing super-sized group readings, hopefully connecting attendees with the spirits of their passed loved ones, along with sharing some of her personal stories about being a medium in her usual quirky style. Ticket prices vary per market but were averaging anywhere from $45 to $140. The promotional copy for her live event lists: “Theresa Caputo, star of the hit […]

‘Cheer’ follows competitive cheerleading at Central Jersey Allstars

September 7, 2012 Barb Oates

Look out Sue Sylvester (Glee), CMT’s new reality series Cheer shines the spotlight on competitive cheerleading at New Jersey’s Central Jersey Allstars (CJA) where director/co-owner Patty Ann Romero puts a new meaning to “cheerleading is my life.” Cheer debuts on CMT Friday, Sept. 7 at 11pm ET/10pm CT following the two-hour premiere of Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders: Making the Team at 9pm. The hour-long Cheer series will then move to its regular timeslot of 10pm ET/9pm CT the following week. Cameras follow the staff and students at CJA, as they train a senior team of 20 girls for the World Cheerleading […]

Iyanla Vanzant helps fix lives in new OWN series

September 5, 2012 Barb Oates

Oprah’s been raving about Iyanla for-ev-er, and now she’s giving her her own show. Iyanla Vanzant, the acclaimed spiritual life coach, empowerment speaker and best-selling author, takes to the road, providing viewers with an “emotional laxative of sorts” — you’re going to need some tissues — as she helps people confront their issues and address their real and perceived challenges so they can improve their lives. She does this by surrounding these individuals with her unconditional positive support and love. In the two-part season premiere of Ivanla, Fix My Life, airing Sept. 15 and 22 at 10pm ET/PT, Iyanla confronts […]

Theresa Caputo talks Season 3 of “Long Island Medium”

August 31, 2012 Barb Oates

Theresa Caputo, the famed medium who is the center of the successfully moving and always-shocking series Long Island Medium, returns for a third season on TLC beginning Sunday, Sept. 9 at 9pm ET/PT. Since the series debuted just over a year ago Caputo has become a household name making regular appearances on late night talk shows and recently being featured in Priceline’s latest TV spots. Caputo’s shock-and-awe approach — although not always deliberate — to connecting spirits with their loved ones (be it grocery stores, bowling alleys, restaurants, wherever — whether you want to connect or not) has stretched her […]

Jeff Foxworthy hosts “American Bible Challenge” on GSN

August 17, 2012 Barb Oates

For decades, the entertainment industry has tapped our nation’s No. 1 best-selling book of all time — the Bible — for its wealth of storylines and characters. From The Simpsons to The Ten Commandments, there have been countless interpretations and reinterpretations of the Bible woven into TV and film. While the Bible has had its own category on Jeopardy!, never has it been the sole focus of a game show. GSN’s The American Bible Challenge is looking to change that, as teams of contestants compete against each other in this nine-episode series. The series airs on GSN Thursdays at 8pm […]

Ryan Lochte on “Fashion Police” tonight

August 17, 2012 Barb Oates

Although it’s been less than a week since the Olympics ended, Olympic Gold Medalist Ryan Lochte is poised on staying in the spotlight. In addition to his talk show appearances and announcing his planned cameo on The CW’s 9021o this fall, tonight he’s joining E!’s Joan Rivers and crew on Fashion Police at 10:00 PM ET/PT. In the clip that was provided, Lochte demonstrated what a good sport he truly was, when Rivers dragged him from the studio to the network’s outside courtyard where the two of them took a dip in a 2-inch-deep fountain. To the apparent delight of […]