Jeff Pfeiffer, Author at StayTuned Magazine

Killing Kennedy’s Rob Lowe on how “every president today talks like” JFK

November 8, 2013 Jeff Pfeiffer

Rob Lowe stars as John F. Kennedy in National Geographic Channel’s film Killing Kennedy (Nov. 10). But to hear his analysis, it isn’t only actors who find much to emulate in the beloved 35th president of the United States. “Every president today talks like him,” Lowe told reporters at a press conference this summer. “They all just are, like, excuse me, bad actors who found the greatest one who ever was and do their variation of that performance, every single one of them. And I don’t want to call any of them out by name, but I could if we were […]

Miss Universe 2013 – date, time, TV channel

November 8, 2013 Jeff Pfeiffer

What: Miss Universe 2013 When and Where: In the United States, the Miss Universe 2013 pageant will air Saturday, Nov. 9, from 9pm-11pm ET on NBC and Telemundo. Telemundo will have exclusive Spanish-language coverage, and will begin its coverage with a pre-show at 8pm ET. About: One of the world’s top beauty pageants features contestants from more than 80 countries, judged in three categories — swimsuit, evening gown and interview — with Miss Universe 2012, Olivia Culpo, crowning her successor at the end of the evening. Miss Universe 2013 comes live from Crocus City Hall in Moscow, with musical performers […]

Veterans Day 2013 TV programming

November 7, 2013 Jeff Pfeiffer

Veterans Day 2013 in the United States is Monday, Nov. 11, 2013. On this day in particular, a federal holiday, the nation honors people who have served in armed service. As has become the custom in recent years, on and around Veterans Day 2013, there will be various TV specials and airings of movies in honor of veterans. Here is some of the notable TV programming airing for Veterans Day 2013. All times are Eastern; check back for updates and additions. Armed Forces Classic — Nov. 8 at 7:30pm on ESPN. As part of ESPN’s annual salute to Veterans Day, the network […]

Animal Planet series invites you to “Meet the Sloths”

November 6, 2013 Jeff Pfeiffer

Sloths — especially baby sloths — have been burning up the internet in recent years in terms of having their cuteness spread virally via pictures and videos. I have no way of measuring, of course, but they may even be close to rivaling cats in the number of adorable and funny pics populating the web, and in number of hits their images get. I know I’ve passed along my share of photos, trying to convince friends of the awesomeness of baby sloths, and last year, thanks to The Ellen DeGeneres Show, we found out that sloths even have the power […]

NBC Dateline special to interview skydivers and pilots from Wisconsin plane crash

November 6, 2013 Jeff Pfeiffer

In an incredible event last weekend, all nine skydivers, and both pilots, aboard two planes that collided in mid-air over Superior, Wisconsin, managed to survive the experience. This Friday, Nov. 8, NBC will air a special hourlong installment of Dateline featuring interviews with all nine skydivers and the two pilots. (NBC is receiving criticism from some outlets for agreeing to pay a six-figure fee to the skydivers for the exclusive interviews and airing of their amateur footage.) Dramatically titled “Miracle on the Sunset Dive,” this episode of Dateline takes a closer look at the Wisconsin plane crash that took place at about 12,000 feet. […]

ColorofChange.org statement on SNL Kerry Washington cold open

November 6, 2013 Jeff Pfeiffer

Saturday Night Live has long faced criticisms for its lack of racial diversity in general among its cast members, and recently it has drawn specific fire primarily for not including women of color (the show has now gone six years without a black female cast member, and there have only been four total in its 39-year history). Cast member Kenan Thompson stirred things up last month when he told TV Guide that a lack of quality black female comedians is to blame for their non-appearance on SNL. “It’s just a tough part of the business,” he told the magazine. “Like in auditions, they […]

History re-airing The Bible series starting Nov. 11

November 5, 2013 Jeff Pfeiffer

It was a ratings smash — and a favorite among our readers, who named it Best TV Movie or Miniseries by a large margin in our annual Viewers Voice Awards — in its original run, and now History is re-airing The Bible series, beginning Monday, Nov. 11, in connection with History’s new series Bible Secrets Revealed. The Bible series, created and executive produced by the husband-and-wife team of Mark Burnett and Roma Downey (who also costars in the production as Mary), first aired in March 2013 and, according to History, garnered an average of 11.4 million total viewers per episode. Over […]

Killing Kennedy movie interviews: Rob Lowe, Ginnifer Goodwin, Will Rothhaar

October 31, 2013 Jeff Pfeiffer

“I love history,” Rob Lowe tells me, “because you know somebody didn’t make it up. It actually happened.” Sometimes, those historical events that actually happen are tragic in nature, occasionally to the point of impacting an entire nation. Such was the case with the assassination of President John F. Kennedy on Nov. 22, 1963 — 50 years ago this month. As not only a student of history, but particularly as an admirer and voracious studier of Kennedy and the whole “Camelot” era, Lowe was drawn to his starring role as the iconic president in Killing Kennedy, premiering Nov. 10. The […]

JFK assassination 50th anniversary TV programming

October 31, 2013 Jeff Pfeiffer

50 years ago this month — on Nov. 22, 1963 — President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas by, it is presumed, Lee Harvey Oswald (himself later shot and killed by Jack Ruby). The JFK assassination caused political, social and emotional upheavals throughout the world, especially, of course, in America. But while the JFK assassination is an event embedded forever in American history, the 50-year distance may put its significance out of the reach of generations born well after the fact. Rob Lowe, who plays JFK in the film Killing Kennedy, told me in a recent interview, “I don’t think [younger […]

PBS re-airing Lou Reed “American Masters” documentary

October 30, 2013 Jeff Pfeiffer

Check your local PBS listings over the next week — the network has announced that it will be re-airing the 1998 American Masters documentary Lou Reed: Rock and Roll Heart nationwide Oct. 31 at 10pm ET. Select PBS stations, including the WORLD channel, will be airing the film through Nov. 7 (according to PBS, about two-thirds of the U.S. should be able to see the rebroadcast of this film). Confirmed air dates at this point are Oct. 31 at 10pm on PBS So Cal in the Los Angeles area, and Nov. 4 at 9pm on THIRTEEN in the New York […]