Barb Oates, Author at StayTuned Magazine

“Swinger Wives” from Atlanta subject of new TLC International series

October 21, 2011 Barb Oates

By Barb Oates Follow @ChannelGuideBO What’s with the wives? You’ve got TLC’s Sister Wives, VH1’s Basketball Wives, Investigative Discovery’s Prison Wives, then of course you’ve got the Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, New Jersey, New York, Atlanta, etc. There’s also the Desperate Housewives, The Stepford Wives, Army Wives and BBC’s Footballers’ Wives, but those are fictional so we’re not going there. Instead we’ll focus on the newest entry to the wives club, TLC International’s Swinger Wives. John Sechrist, TLC’s executive producer of the series, says “It’s going to make for some really fun and interesting television, which will be water […]

“The Sing-Off: Songs of the Season” CD released today

October 18, 2011 Barb Oates

Follow @ChannelGuide Looking for a good stocking stuffer? Fans of NBC’s series The Sing-Off, hosted by Nick Lachey, will appreciate The Sing-Off: Songs of the Season CD, which features the competing groups from the third season singing a cappella versions of holiday classics. The CD was released today (Oct. 18). The playlist includes the following songs and groups: 1. All I Want For Christmas Is You – Delilah 2. Santa Baby – The Collective 3. We Three Kings – Pentatonix 4. Infant Holy, Infant Lowly – Vocal Point 5. Christmas Time Is Here – Afro Blue 6. Coventry Carol – […]

Octomom Nadya Suleman goes on her first date in Roger Lodge’s “CelebriDate”

October 10, 2011 Barb Oates

By Barb Oates Follow @ChannelGuideBO There’s a reason “Octomom” Nadya Suleman never watches herself in TV interviews, and her latest venture in front of the cameras proves why. Suleman is the subject of the upcoming episode of HDNet’s new series CelebriDate, hosted and developed by Blind Date guru Roger Lodge. This episode will certainly rank as one of the most awkward dating experiences ever, which makes it a must see on HDNet Oct. 12 at 8:30pm ET. It starts with Lodge (pictured) briefly interviewing Suleman on dating, when she confesses: “It’s unfamiliar for me. I’ve never been on a date.” […]

Noah Wyle on Steve Jobs in “Pirates of Silicon Valley” airing tonight

October 6, 2011 Barb Oates

By Barb Oates Follow @ChannelGuideBO TNT will pay tribute to Steve Jobs, who died yesterday, by re-airing their 1999 Emmy-nominated film Pirates of Silicon Valley at 8pmET and 10pmET tonight. Below are extracts from our original review that ran in our June 1999 issue and comments from Noah Wyle on playing Jobs in the film. Wyle originally turned down the role of Steve Jobs saying: “I wanted to focus on ER. It’s a pivotal year for the show and I didn’t want to take on anything in addition to the part of Dr. Carter. But then Martyn Burke sent me […]

Beau Turner gives viewers unprecedented access to Turner properties in “Beau Knows the Outdoors”

September 23, 2011 Barb Oates

By Barb Oates Follow @ChannelGuideBO Wrangling Beau Turner, the fourth of five children of media mogul Ted Turner, to do an interview for his new Sportsman Channel series Beau Knows Outdoors proved more challenging than expected. Turns out Beau (whose birth name is Reed Beauregard) is just as busy as dad Ted trying to save the world in unique philanthropic ways. Beau has been on the go for the last several weeks hunting and fishing in remote locales, so our interview took place as an exchange of email questions and answers about his new series, which premieres Oct. 6 on […]

How to contact Theresa Caputo, star of TLC’s “Long Island Medium”

September 23, 2011 Barb Oates

Theresa Caputo, the star of TLC’s series Long Island Medium, says she was 28 when she was first introduced to the possibility that she was a medium. It took another five years for her to actually accept her gift. “There’s a big difference from when I accepted it to who am I?” Caputo told us. She said she struggled with feeling, “I’m no different than anybody else. Why was I chosen to do this? Why is this my journey?” The aftermath of 9/11 left her with clarity and a feeling of purpose for what she calls her role in the […]

“Long Island Medium” Theresa Caputo talks to my dead mother, for real

September 23, 2011 Barb Oates

I was about 15 minutes into my conversation with medium Theresa Caputo about her new TLC series Long Island Medium when my mom decided to show up. Caputo interrupts my questioning with, “You’ve lost a lot of loved ones.” I disagree, saying “I wouldn’t say a lot, but a few, yeah.” She confidently asks, “Is your mom departed?” “OK, that’s weird,” I think. After all, most people my age still have their mothers, so she really took a long shot throwing that one out there. But, I acknowledge that my mother is indeed deceased. Caputo goes on to explain that […]

Interview with “Long Island Medium” Theresa Caputo on new TLC series

September 23, 2011 Barb Oates

Talking to dead people is just an average day for Theresa Caputo. The Long Island, New York, housewife/medium doesn’t know why she’s been given this gift, but she certainly is using it as best as she can. Caputo is a psychic medium who spends her days and evenings helping people find closure and connecting them to loved ones they have lost. She’s never read a spiritual book. Doesn’t watch all those “I see dead people” movies. Nor does she follow paranormal stories or other mediums. “I’m a very sheltered person,” she tell us. Caputo’s built her business on reputation alone […]

“Modern Family’s” Sarah Hyland Goes From “Fashion Police” to “Geek Charming”

September 15, 2011 Barb Oates

Modern Family‘s hilarious Sarah Hyland talks everything fashion with Joan Rivers, Kelly Osbourne, Giuliana Rancic and George Kotsiopoulos on E!’s Fashion Police on Friday, Sept. 16 at 10:30pm ET/PT. Hyland plays the sassy, less-than-brilliant eldest daughter to Claire and Cliff Dunphy (Julie Bowen and Ty Burrell) on ABC’s hit comedy. Next up, Hyland stars in the Disney Original movie Geek Charming with her offscreen boyfriend Matt Prokop (High School Musical 3). The film is scheduled to air in November and explores the dynamics of high school popularity and its social hierarchy.

Michael J. Fox part of “Curb Your Enthusiasm” Season 8 finale on HBO

September 10, 2011 Barb Oates

By Barb Oates Follow @ChannelGuide When it comes to Larry David’s Curb Your Enthusiasm there’s a definite “love it” or “hate it” reaction to it. My husband cringes when he hears the theme song and exits the room quickly. Our art director scoffs at it, claiming he “just doesn’t get it.” But then there’s the rest of us who revert to traditional water cooler chatter about this season’s oh-so-familiar social faux pas from the simplest buffet line “chat and cut” to “upstreaming” when hailing a taxi to misinterpreting the meaning of a Japanese bow and so much more. For eight […]