Jeff Pfeiffer, Author at StayTuned Magazine

EWTN Chronicles Pope’s Holy Land Visit

April 30, 2009 Jeff Pfeiffer

EWTN Global Catholic Network will be airing complete coverage of Pope Benedict XVI’s historic visit to Jordan and Israel May 8-15. The network will follow Benedict across the region as he visits such sites as Bethany Beyond the Jordan; the Grotto of the Annunciation; the presidential palace in Jerusalem, where he will meet with Israeli President Shimon Peres; the Caritas Baby Hospital, the only baby hospital in the West Bank and Gaza Strip that cares for poor children; the Aida Refugee Camp near Bethlehem, where he will deliver an address; and more. Coverage also includes Pope Benedict’s meetings with other […]

Weather Channel Forecast Calls For Extended Periods Of Al Roker

April 30, 2009 Jeff Pfeiffer

By RabbitEars Famed NBC Today show weatherman Al Roker is going to be entertaining and informing people about their local and national forecasts on a second network starting this summer at a to-be-announced date. Wake Up With Al will be a new weekday series airing 6-7am ET on The Weather Channel, which Roker will be co-hosting with current Weather Channel meteorologist Stephanie Abrams. “Simply put, Al Roker is synonymous with weather,” says Lisa Gersh, interim CEO of The Weather Channel. “He has an energy and a style that jumps off the screen, and we already know that people want to […]

New Eminem Video Premieres On Cinemax

April 29, 2009 Jeff Pfeiffer

By RabbitEars In the first for the network, Cinemax exclusively debuts the latest, never-before-seen, uncensored music video from Eminem. The video is for the song “3 a.m.” — the third track to be released from his new album Relapse, which is coming out May 19 and is his first original studio album in over four years. Fortunately, the video — directed by Syndrome — does not air at 3am; you can see it at 10pm ET/PT this Saturday, May 2. _________________________ Credit: Karin Catt

Sitting Down (But Not Shutting Up) With Kristin Chenoweth of “Sit Down, Shut Up”

April 29, 2009 Jeff Pfeiffer

Beginning April 19 and airing Sundays on FOX, the new sitcom Sit Down, Shut Up features much of the creative team behind the unfortunately short-lived Arrested Development, including executive producer Mitchell Hurwitz and stars Jason Bateman and Will Arnett. Based on a live-action Australian series, SDSU is a unique animated program set against a live backdrop, and focuses on the lives of some not-particularly dedicated schoolteachers, each with their individual quirks. Among the vocal cast, which also includes Henry Winkler and Cheri Oteri, is Emmy nominee and singer Kristin Chenoweth, who was most recently seen on television in another show […]

For Good Or Bad, Syfy Original Movies To Pick Up Where SCI FI Left Off

April 29, 2009 Jeff Pfeiffer

By Jeff Pfeiffer Those of you who were worried that SCI FI Channel’s quality of programming would change too much when its name and branding becomes Syfy on July 7 don’t have to be concerned. The network has announced that, along with a very promising new series called Warehouse 13 debuting that day, July will also see the return of favorites like Eureka, Ghost Hunters, Ghost Hunters International and the annual Twilight Zone Independence Day Marathon. So rest easy. But not too easy. The network also indicated that its infamous slate of original films will likewise continue to “entertain” us, […]

The End Is Near!

April 24, 2009 Jeff Pfeiffer

By RabbitEars With all the bad news going on in the world today, you can’t really blame people if they are a little pessimistic about the environment, the economy, politics and pretty much anything else. But you can blame networks that fuel the fears in the name of ratings. It’s not really a surprise, though; in times of crisis, movies and TV often reflect and play upon terrors of the time, whether it was the atomic monster flicks of the ’50s or the eco-horror films of the ’70s. Today is no different, and in the next few months a slate […]

The Million-Dollar Question(s)

April 24, 2009 Jeff Pfeiffer

By RabbitEars Man, I can’t believe it’s been 10 years since the original, primetime version of Who Wants To Be a Millionaire, hosted by Regis Philbin, aired. (And 10 years later it still bothers me that they don’t end the title with a question mark.) Although a version of the show has continued in syndication with host Meredith Vieira, it doesn’t have quite the same panache without Regis. But that is changing this summer. To celebrate the show’s anniversary, ABC is creating new Regis-hosted shows for primetime in a special two-week event this August. So phone your friends and let […]

BET To Launch New Network

April 23, 2009 Jeff Pfeiffer

By RabbitEars Particularly following the election of President Obama, there has been increased interest in the “NEWBOs” — the New Black Overclass — a growing group of African Americans who have gone from working class to the wealthy class at a young age, and who are now building wealth for future generations.These include those who have made fortunes in the worlds of sports, entertainment and media. Black Entertainment Television (BET) today announced the creation of a new network to appeal to such affluent, trend-setting and sophisticated black adults. The network, called Centric, is set to launch in the fourth quarter […]

Nice To Eat You

April 23, 2009 Jeff Pfeiffer

By Jeff Pfeiffer You have to hand it to Animal Planet. They can do “cute and cuddly” better than anyone else, with shows like Puppy Bowl, Growing Up … and Cats 101. But they do realize that the animal kingdom is vast and varied, so they also don’t shy away from the types of creatures that you will never see featured in “365 (fill in the blank) a Year” calendars, like the ones in these current and upcoming series:

Amber Tamblyn Back On Series TV In A Quirky New Cop Show

April 22, 2009 Jeff Pfeiffer

Amber Tamblyn must have a taste for the unique, especially regarding her television projects — from Joan of Arcadia, in which she received assignments from God, to the unseen pilot for the dark-humored, zombie-themed Babylon Fields (“I wish [it had aired]; it was so good,” she says). Now she embarks on another unorthodox project, a new series that takes the tried-and-true police detective drama and incorporates the comic insanity sometimes found in that profession. The Unusuals, premiering April 8 on ABC (HD) and airing Wednesdays, follows a team of NYC Homicide cops who examine the “unusuals” — murder cases that […]