Jeff Pfeiffer, Author at StayTuned Magazine

Season 2 of Syfy’s “Alphas” to feature new and returning notable guest stars

July 6, 2012 Jeff Pfeiffer

Syfy’s Alphas returns for its second season July 23 at 10pm ET/PT, coming off of its hit first season last summer, when it averaged 3.3 million total viewers. The series follows a clandestine group of ordinary people with superhuman mental and physical abilities. Led by neurologist and psychiatrist Dr. Lee Rosen (David Strathairn), the team takes on cases the CIA, FBI and Pentagon are unwilling or unable to solve, going head-to-head with many of the criminal Alphas hiding among the normal population. The rest of the cast includes returning stars Malik Yoba, Warren Christie, Azita Ghanizada, Ryan Cartwright and Laura […]

Twitter reacts to Andy Griffith’s passing

July 3, 2012 Jeff Pfeiffer

RIP, Andy Griffith. The legendary actor passed away today at the age of 86, leaving behind an incredible body of work and plenty of memories for scores of fans. As with many celebrity passings, Twitter was abuzz today with people expressing their emotions. There was a mix of nostalgia (especially from people of a certain generation, who grew up with Griffith’s most famous TV work, The Andy Griffith Show), sadness, wistfulness at remembering the type of wholesome entertainment his work often represented, and respect for Griffith’s total skill as an actor, not just in comedy roles (many people brought up […]

TCM to remember Andy Griffith with four-film tribute on July 18

July 3, 2012 Jeff Pfeiffer

Legendary actor Andy Griffith passed away today at the age of 86. While he may be most remembered and beloved from his television work on The Andy Griffith Show and Matlock, Griffith was also a fantastic actor of both the stage and screen, and not just in comedic roles. Turner Classic Movies will give you the chance to enjoy some of Griffith’s most memorable movie performances on July 18, when the network will air a four-film marathon in tribute to the late actor. The lineup will be as follows: Andy Griffith Film Marathon, Wednesday, July 18 on TCM 8pm ET […]

Barry Williams and Danny Bonaduce battle “Bigfoot” — and each other — in a Syfy original

June 29, 2012 Jeff Pfeiffer

It’s been kind of a ’70s flashback week here at Channel Guide. One of my compatriots, Lori, got to finally interview her teenage crush Leif Garrett, while I got to screen Syfy’s latest original movie, Bigfoot, which casts Barry Williams of The Brady Bunch and Danny Bonaduce of The Partridge Family. And in a way, the film somewhat resembles, in plot, anyway, one of those ’70s “nature strikes back” movies that had an environmental message. Of course, it’s filled with the usual Syfy cheese, too. Bigfoot takes place in Deadwood, South Dakota, where Bonaduce plays an obnoxious radio host (not […]

Independence Day TV schedule 2012

June 29, 2012 Jeff Pfeiffer

The Independence Day holiday in America falls on a Wednesday this year, which may put some people in a sort of No Man’s Land, where it might be kind of hard to stretch that into a long weekend. But, if you do have any time off on and around July 4 this year, TV once again will accommodate you if you choose to exercise your right to kick back on the couch. Whether you are feeling in a patriotic mood, or want to catch up with hit series or check out some films, the various marathons and specials the networks […]

In advance of “Chasing UFOs” series, NatGeo releases results of “Aliens Among Us” survey

June 28, 2012 Jeff Pfeiffer

More than 80 million Americans are certain that UFOs exist. A large majority think aliens might possess superpowers, including time-travel skills. And two-thirds of Americans think that Barack Obama is better suited to handle an alien invasion than Mitt Romney. These are some of the results that came out of NatGeo’s “Aliens Among Us” survey conducted last month, which asked questions about UFOs and the possibility that aliens exist and have visited Earth. The results were announced yesterday, a few days before the premiere of National Geographic Channel’s new series Chasing UFOs, which premieres on the network June 29 at […]

Episode lineup for Syfy’s 2012 “Twilight Zone” Fourth of July Marathon

June 28, 2012 Jeff Pfeiffer

The Twilight Zone may remain famous for its often-surprise endings, but at this point there is nothing surprising about the fact that Syfy’s annual 4th of July marathon airing of the classic series’ episodes has done well for the network. The popular programming event will return this Fourth of July, with 21 hours of Zone airing from 8am July 4 through 5am July 5 (times Eastern). Here is a rundown of the episodes airing during Syfy’s marathon: July 4 8am: “Probe 7 Over and Out” 8:30am: “Caesar and Me” 9am: “The Old Man in the Cave” 9:30am: “Mr. Dingle, the […]

TV’s “Roma” empire expands with NGC’s “American Gypsies”

June 28, 2012 Jeff Pfeiffer

American subcultures have become a hot trend in the past year, with TV shows delving into the lives of the Amish, a group called the Hutterites and, perhaps most infamously — and entertainingly, in some instances — Gypsies (some of whom prefer to be called “Roma”). TLC has had hits with My Big Fat Gypsy Wedding and My Big Fat American Gypsy Wedding (which were not short on gaudy fashions, emotional fireworks and dramatic fisticuffs — and that was just among the women). National Geographic Channel is now starting its own Roma series, American Gypsies, this month. RELATED STORY: GYPSIES […]

Charlie Sheen selects favorite “Two and a Half Men” episodes for FX marathon

June 25, 2012 Jeff Pfeiffer

As his new FX series Anger Management gets set to debut this Thursday, June 28, Charlie Sheen will be taking a look back at his former series, Two and a Half Men, when FX presents a 12-hour marathon of Sheen’s 24 favorite episodes of Men on Thursday from 9am-9pm, leading into the series premiere of Anger Management. RELATED STORY: DOES CHARLIE SHEEN “WIN” AGAIN WITH “ANGER MANAGEMENT”? “I’ve said, it’s not how you start, it’s how you finish,” Sheen says, about the process of selecting the Two and a Half Men episodes for this marathon. “Being tasked with the opportunity […]

Fracking spiders! Syfy unleashes “Arachnoquake”

June 21, 2012 Jeff Pfeiffer

If you remember the 1990 movie Arachnophobia, you might recall that it was (somewhat awkwardly) marketed as a “thrill-omedy,” trying to play up its effective combination of scares and laughs as it told the tale of a spider invasion of a small town. Syfy’s original movie Arachnoquake could be similarly billed as such, as it features thrills but less outright horror than most Saturday night movie titles the network has aired, and a lot more fun and humor, even down to the peppy, bouncy, and almost comic musical score that propels the action. The plot, of course, is ridiculous. A […]