Jeff Pfeiffer, Author at StayTuned Magazine

VOD Spotlight: “Jackass 3”

March 8, 2011 Jeff Pfeiffer

So you think your kid is crazy? In 1997, aspiring lunatic Philip John “PJ” Clapp shot himself in the chest with a .38-caliber revolver to test the strength of a bulletproof vest. But according to his mother, the man who would change his name to Johnny Knoxville was apparently crazed from early childhood. The toddler who would climb out of his playpen and throw himself on the floor “matured” into a teen who reportedly dove out of a second-floor hotel window into the pool. Jackass, the TV series and the films, worried Knoxville’s mom, Lemoyne Clapp, who says she hopes […]

VOD Spotlight: “Morning Glory”

March 8, 2011 Jeff Pfeiffer

There is a great tradition of comedies featuring ambitious young women, from the 1940 film His Girl Friday to the modern dramedy Working Girl. In Morning Glory, the comedy is set in the frequently funny world of morning news broadcasts. It stars Rachel McAdams as Becky Fuller, a talented television producer who tries to make peace between an egotistical news reporter (Harrison Ford) and a morning show host (Diane Keaton) so she can turn the falling ratings around. “If you’ve seen any clips on YouTube, you know that morning news is full of some of the most absurdly hysterical stuff […]

mun2 shows Jenni Rivera the love

March 4, 2011 Jeff Pfeiffer

By Jeff Pfeiffer Latin singing superstar Jenni Rivera has not only become the most prominent female recording artist in regional Mexican music — she is a multi-gold, platinum and double-platinum award-winning artist — but she has proven equally successful in the world of television and social media. Jenni is back on mun2 (pronounced moon-dos) following the huge success of last year’s series Jenni Rivera Presents Chiquis and Raq-C, which the singer co-executive produced. The series scored record ratings for mun2, helped the network’s website garner over 7 million page views, and established Rivera as a go-to franchise for the bilingual […]

Jimmy Fallon gets his own Ben & Jerry’s flavor

March 3, 2011 Jeff Pfeiffer

By Jeff Pfeiffer This week, you should start seeing a new Ben & Jerry’s ice cream flavor in your local supermarket or Ben & Jerry’s location — Late Night Snack. Late Night Snack was inspired by a Late Night With Jimmy Fallon skit in which Fallon and his house band, The Roots, performed an original song called “Ladysmith Snack Mambazo,” about Ben & Jerry’s ice cream. The flavor has been described as “unique,” and that might be an understatement. It’s a mix of salty and sweet, which, presumably, people are looking for in a late-night snack, and features a rich […]

Jon Cryer’s “temp job” with Ellen DeGeneres

March 3, 2011 Jeff Pfeiffer

Here’s a clip from today’s The Ellen DeGeneres Show, in which Jon Cryer — recently out of work because of the shutdown of Two and a Half Men following costar Charlie Sheen’s antics — takes a temp job answering phones for Ellen. The Ellen DeGeneres Show airs in syndication; check your local listings for channel and time.

New “DWTS” pairings announced

March 2, 2011 Jeff Pfeiffer

The celebrity and professional pairings of the new season of ABC’s Dancing With the Stars have been announced. The two-hour Season 12 premiere airs March 21 at 8pm ET. Kirstie Alley will dance with Maksim Chmerkovskiy, who is back for his 10th season Radio personality “Psycho” Mike Catherwood teams with Lacey Schwimmer, beginning her fourth season WWE star Chris Jericho teams up with two-time champ Cheryl Burke, returning for her 11th season Disney star Chelsea Kane is paired with two-time champ Mark Ballas, now back for his eighth season Sugar Ray Leonard will join Anna Trebunskaya, who is back for […]

Razzie Awards to be held tomorrow

February 25, 2011 Jeff Pfeiffer

You won’t seem them on TV (even though they seem to be ready-made to be presented as an hourlong special for Comedy Central, Spike or IFC; and they do have a YouTube channel), the Golden Raspberry Awards (aka “Razzies”) will be having their 31st installment tomorrow at a ceremony in Hollywood. These hilarious awards — which celebrate the worst in film from the past year — are traditionally held the night before the Oscar ceremony, and are sort of the anti-Academy Awards. Each of this year’s 10 categories has five nominees (it could be argued that the Razzies should expand […]

“America’s Got Talent” begins taping new season across the country

February 24, 2011 Jeff Pfeiffer

NBC will be taping the sixth season of its hit competition series America’s Got Talent in front of live audiences in various cities across the country, starting next week. Host Nick Cannon, and judges Sharon Osbourne, Piers Morgan and Howie Mandel, will travel to each city to determine which acts will make it through to Las Vegas for the summer’s shows. To attend a taping, potential audience members can apply for tickets at www.ocatv.com. To audition, videos can be submitted online only, at www.agtauditions.com. Upcoming tape dates and locations are: March 2-3: Seattle — 1pm-6pm at the Paramount Theater, 911 […]

“American Idol” to offer online voting for first time ever

February 24, 2011 Jeff Pfeiffer

Beginning immediately after the first American Idol performance show for this season (which airs next Tuesday, March 1 from 8-9:30pm ET/PT), fans will, for the first time, be able to vote for their favorite contestants online at americanidol.com. Only fans with a registered Facebook account in the United States, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands will be able to cast votes online, as they will be required to log in through these Facebook accounts to access the voting page during the voting window. The voting page will feature the name and photo of each of the current contestants, and […]

“The X Factor” announces audition dates and venues

February 24, 2011 Jeff Pfeiffer

Simon Cowell’s American version of his hit British singing competition series The X Factor will begin auditioning on March 27 in Los Angeles, followed by other venues throughout the spring: March 27: Los Angeles — L.A. Sports Arena April 7: Miami — Bank United Center April 14: Newark — Prudential Center April 20: Seattle — Key Arena April 27: Chicago — Sears Centre Arena May 26: Dallas — The Dallas Convention Center The series is looking for singers and vocal groups of 12 years of age or older as of March 1, 2011, who are legal U.S. citizens or eligible […]