Articles by Jeff Pfeiffer

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Documentary

HBO airs documentary on DADT as controversial law is repealed

September 19, 2011 Jeff Pfeiffer

Tonight at midnight ET/PT (early morning of Tuesday, Sept. 20) — at the exact moment that the repeal of the controversial “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” law takes effect — HBO will be offering a sneak preview of its new documentary The Strange History of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell. It’s the strange-but-true story of the U.S. military’s ban on gays and lesbians, from its implementation, through passionate protests and debates, and finally to its 2011 repeal as of tomorrow — after 17 years, three presidencies and the discharge of 13,368 active service members under the law. After this preview, the 90-minute […]

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TV News & Program Updates

Fall TV 2011 hits, misses and mehs: Week of September 19

September 19, 2011 Jeff Pfeiffer

By the Channel Guide staff Follow @ChannelGuide It’s a big Fall premiere week starting tonight! In addition to the returns of several favorites, including Two and a Half Men (with Ashton Kutcher replacing Charlie Sheen); Dancing With the Stars; Boardwalk Empire; Glee; and plenty more, there are several new programs debuting. Here are our must-sees, must-skips and so-sos for this week among the new shows. And for more Fall 2011 programming information, visit our Fall TV Preview website. HITS 2 Broke Girls CBS Premieres: Sept. 19, 9:30pm ET/PT Airs: Mondays, 8:30pm ET/PT Stars: Kat Dennings, Beth Behrs, Garrett Morris, Jonathan […]

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Awards Shows

How the stars reacted to the Emmys on Twitter

September 19, 2011 Jeff Pfeiffer

By Jeff Pfeiffer Follow @ChannelGuideJP Here is a selection of some of what the stars — nominees and observers — had to say, and a few of their pics, about last night’s Emmy Awards presentation via Twitter. All tweets are presented [sic]. Jane Lynch (@jamemarielynch), nominated for Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series as Sue Sylvester in “Glee,” and a first-time Emmy host — “EMMY RED CARPET all poised for the show! Mama is nervous!” Rainn Wilson (@RainnWilson), star of “The Office”; not nominated — “The world of TV should be ashamed of itself that Steve Carell never won an […]

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Awards Shows

Who should win at the 2011 Emmys

September 18, 2011 Jeff Pfeiffer

By Channel Guide Staff Follow @ChannelGuide The 63rd Primetime Emmy Awards air live tonight at 8pm ET/5pm PT on FOX, hosted by Jane Lynch, with a countdown special airing at 7pm ET/4pm PT. To prepare for the big event, we took an informal poll among our editorial staff to see who we think should (not necessarily will) win the big award in several notable categories (listed below, with our pick for the winner bolded as the last entry in each list of nominees). How do your picks compare with ours? LEAD ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES Laura Linney, The Big […]

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Action

“Star Wars: The Clone Wars” Season 4 premiere gets wet and wild

September 16, 2011 Jeff Pfeiffer

One of the reasons we had to wait until the Star Wars prequels before we saw any underwater denizens of George Lucas’ universe on their home, um, terrain — aside from story considerations — may likely have been that the special effects technology simply didn’t exist during the original trilogy to effectively present such a world to viewers. And even when we finally did see one of these societies in the form of Jar-Jar Binks and his fellow Gungans in Episode I, it was for a few minutes. But the two-part Season 4 premiere of Star Wars: The Clone Wars […]

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Lifestyle

Now you can dress like a “Gossip Girl”

September 16, 2011 Jeff Pfeiffer

By Channel Guide Follow @ChannelGuide In conjunction with the upcoming season premiere of The CW’s Gossip Girl, Warner Bros. Consumer Products has teamed with Romeo & Juliet Couture to launch an apparel collection inspired by that hit series. The fashions will hit high-end retailers — starting with Kitson, Neiman Marcus and Saks Fifth Avenue — this fall. The “Inspired-by Gossip Girl” collection will feature designs (one of which is pictured here) inspired by the characters, and will include tops, dresses, bottoms and outerwear priced from $80 to $200. The collection will extend into handbags and accessories in the spring.

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Animation

“Family Guy” hits the big screen for one-night event

September 14, 2011 Jeff Pfeiffer

By Jeff Pfeiffer Follow @ChannelGuideJP To help you gear up for the upcoming 10th season premiere of FOX’s hit animated comedy Family Guy — and if you live in certain areas — you can try to attend the special one-night only, exclusive, “Something, Something, Something Anniversary” midnight screening event this Thursday, Sept. 15, being held in 10 cities around the country. The event is in celebration of the series’ 10th anniversary (although the show began 12 years ago, there were some lost years in there after FOX had temporarily canceled it). Screening events will feature an exclusive sneak peek of […]

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Action

Showtime posts “Homeland” pilot online

September 13, 2011 Jeff Pfeiffer

Following a recent trend of networks posting pilot episodes online in advance of their fall premiere dates (as FOX recently did with New Girl), Showtime has uploaded the full pilot (although a note at the beginning indicates it has been edited, perhaps for content) for its new thriller series Homeland, which premieres Oct. 2 and stars Claire Danes and Damian Lewis.

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TV News & Program Updates

Entertainment records from the new “Guinness World Records” book

September 13, 2011 Jeff Pfeiffer

In promotion of the release of Guinness World Records 2012 — the latest edition of the long-running book series, which hits U.S. shelves Sept. 15 and will retail for $28.95 — we received notes on a few of the TV, movie, music and other entertainment records featured in the book as compiled by the global authority in record-breaking achievements. Here are some records that stood out: TV RECORDS Highest-Paid Actor in a TV Drama — Hugh Laurie (pictured) of FOX’s House pulls in $400,000 per episode, which makes sens e when you learn that, according to Guinness, House is the […]