Jeff Pfeiffer, Author at StayTuned Magazine

Spike Lee’s “Bad 25” makes television debut on ABC this Thanksgiving

November 15, 2012 Jeff Pfeiffer

This year marks the 25th anniversary of the release of Michael Jackson’s album Bad, his 1987 follow-up to the 1982 mega-smash Thriller. Bad was another critical, artistic and financial triumph for Jackson, launching several hit singles, including the title track, along with “I Just Can’t Stop Loving You,” “The Way You Make Me Feel,” “Man in the Mirror,” “Dirty Diana” and “Smooth Criminal.” The album itself is the fifth best-selling album of all time, and launched a world tour for Jackson in 1987-89. Naturally, with anniversaries of this sort — especially when related to departed mega-icons like Jackson — there […]

Thanksgiving TV marathons 2012

November 15, 2012 Jeff Pfeiffer

Updated Nov. 20, 2012, 9:39am CT As if overdoing it on your dinner isn’t enough on Thanksgiving, TV networks also give you plenty of opportunities to overindulge in many of your favorite movies and shows by airing marathons of all sorts over the Thanksgiving weekend. This year is no exception. Here is some of what various networks have on the menu in terms of Thanksgiving TV marathons in 2012 (all times ET): NCIS “Best of Season 3” Marathon — Nov. 21 from 6am-11pm on USA Network. “Gone With the Wednesday” Marathon — Nov. 21 at 10am-Nov. 22 at 6am on […]

Telemundo airing Guadalajara vs Toluca quarterfinal this Thursday

November 14, 2012 Jeff Pfeiffer

In a run-up to the Mexican soccer championship, Chivas de Guadalajara will try to unseat current league leader, Diablos Rojos de Toluca, in a quarterfinal match this Thursday, Nov. 15. Telemundo will air the match live, coast to coast, at 10pm ET. Andrés Cantor will be joined by soccer analyst Sammy Sadovnik to call the action at Omnilife Stadium in Guadalajara, Jalisco. Guadalajara barely squeaked into the league championships after Toluca’s Apertura 2012 victory, but it will make the most of its home field advantage to try to pull ahead in the quarterfinals. The team may have to do without […]

MTV helps to “Restore the Shore” with Hurricane Sandy relief special

November 14, 2012 Jeff Pfeiffer

Seaside Heights, New Jersey, has helped MTV to ratings success as one of the locations for its hit series Jersey Shore, and now the network — and the stars of that show — will be giving back to the area that is at the heart of the Jersey Shore, and which was recently devastated by Hurricane Sandy. MTV is airing Restore the Shore Nov. 15 at 11pm ET. The live event (tape-delayed PT) is a one-hour fundraising special to help Seaside get back on its feet. Restore the Shore will feature live performances from Gym Class Heroes (with special guest […]

History’s “Mankind” tells the epic tale of human history

November 13, 2012 Jeff Pfeiffer

History has certainly embarked upon a program worthy of its network name with its new 12-hour, six-night event series Mankind The Story of All of Us. Following in the wake of its successful America The Story of Us, this series takes the same approach, but — as its title suggests — expands its canvas to a much wider subject: nothing less than the history of the human race. Starting, indeed, as far back as the Big Bang and explaining how conditions on our planet became just right for our species to develop, the series fast-forwards to the first humans and […]

Two new cable documentaries examine Hurricane Sandy

November 12, 2012 Jeff Pfeiffer

It was the largest Atlantic hurricane on record, and it’s doubtful that anyone who either lived through it, or witnessed images and video of its startling devastation from afar, will ever forget Hurricane Sandy, which was eventually upgraded to a “superstorm” as it progressed through the Caribbean and up into the United States East Coast. Over 100 people were killed in the U.S. alone, and millions were left without power (thousands are still without power in the U.S. two weeks after the storm). The storm will surely be studied and talked about for a long time, including in two documentaries […]

Joe Biden to make a cameo on “Parks and Recreation”

November 8, 2012 Jeff Pfeiffer

Recently re-elected Vice President Joe Biden will make a cameo appearance as himself for a scene in next Thursday’s episode of NBC’s Parks and Recreation, airing Nov. 15 at 9:30pm ET. The scene was filmed last July at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building next to the White House. It was shot in the Vice President’s Ceremonial Office, also known as the Office of the Secretary of the Navy. During that visit to Washington, D.C., Parks and Recreation also filmed a scene with Senators Olympia Snowe, Barbara Boxer and John McCain for this season’s premiere, which aired Sept. 20. On the […]

Complete collection of James Bond movies now available on Movies On Demand

November 8, 2012 Jeff Pfeiffer

James Bond is back in action, as Daniel Craig steps into the suave shoes of Agent 007 once again in his latest adventure, Skyfall, which debuts in U.S. theaters tomorrow, Nov. 9. In advance of that release, and to celebrate 50 years of the James Bond movie legacy, Movies On Demand (MOD) on cable is showcasing the entire James Bond 007 collection from MGM. All 23 earlier Bond movie titles will be available for viewers to revisit, or watch for the first time. In addition, cable is presenting a selection of free extras, such as deleted scenes from Die Another […]

“Doomsday Preppers” Season 2 begins Nov. 13 on NGC

November 8, 2012 Jeff Pfeiffer

Don’t bug out! Stock up on those munchies — National Geographic Channel’s highest-rated series is back. Doomsday Preppers, which has become a pop-culture phenomenon and a ratings hit, is back for Season 2 starting Nov. 13. Over the course of 15 episodes we will meet more individuals who are committed to thinking through every contingency plan for what they personally believe will be the inevitable disaster that brings the complete breakdown of society. There’s a diabetic mother stockpiling insulin to survive the F-5 tornado she fears is coming; a 14-year-old prepping for global economic collapse; a millionaire doctor getting ready […]

“Downton Abbey Revisited” special to tide American audiences over until Season 3

November 7, 2012 Jeff Pfeiffer

As U.S. audiences await the Season 3 premiere of the internationally acclaimed British drama Downton Abbey — which hits American shores Jan. 6, 2013, as part of Masterpiece Classic on PBS — they can get a taste of what’s ahead, and take a look back at Seasons 1 and 2, in the premiere special Downton Abbey Revisited. Premiering Nov. 25 from 8-9:30pm ET on PBS (check local listings), Downton Abbey Revisited is hosted by Angela Lansbury (whom the PBS release describes as an “unabashed Downton Abbey fan). It will also feature popular series actors Dame Maggie Smith, Elizabeth McGovern, Hugh […]