Kellie Freeze, Author at StayTuned Magazine

Nickelodeon Premieres Mutt & Stuff: A Tail-Wagging Series For Preschoolers

July 9, 2015 Kellie Freeze

Mutt & Stuff is an adorable new series premieres Friday, July 10 and is about a unique school for talented real-life pooches and hilarious puppets. The series is the brain-child of legendary producers Sid and Marty Krofft (H. R. Pufnstuf, Land Of The Lost) and producer Bradley Zweig. Calvin Millan, son of famed animal trainer Cesar Millan (who is also a producer), is the series’ human star and plays the doggie academy’s teen teacher. The prospects of a wriggling pile of pups sounds like heaven to many preschoolers; and not only are they cute, the dogs on Mutt & Stuff […]

Win A Role On FOX’s Smash Series, Empire!

July 9, 2015 Kellie Freeze

If you’ve ever dreamed of being a star, FOX is giving one talented fan the opportunity to get “signed” to one of Music’s hottest record labels, and appear on TV’s hottest shows! Today, FOX announced the contest, “FOX’s Next Empire Artist,” and a nationwide bus tour where fans can record their version of Empire’s greatest hits and enter to win a role on the show! Empire is bringing fans the ultimate music experience this summer as it launches the “FOX’s Next Empire Artist” nationwide bus tour, which kicks off Thursday, July 16 in Los Angeles. The gold Empire bus, outfitted […]

2015 Running of the Bulls: LIVE Broadcast Information

July 7, 2015 Kellie Freeze

Esquire network is airing live broadcasts from Pamplona’s 2015 Running of the Bulls. Beginning Tuesday, July 7, American viewers can watch LIVE as participants from around the globe fill the streets of Pamplona, Spain to participate in one of the world’s most iconic cultural traditions. So whether you’re a fan of Hemingway’s gripping account of the festival in The Sun Also Rises; love Billy Crystal in City Slickers, or just want to watch people tempt the horns of fate, set your alarm clocks verrrrrrry early to catch the events live. Esquire promises 25 cameras placed along the route, which runs […]

Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest 2015 TV Schedule

July 3, 2015 Kellie Freeze

What’s more American than apple pie? If your response is “Hot dogs,” more specifically, “Eating lots and lots of hot dogs,” then get ready to bust your gut with live coverage of the Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest 2015. And if you can’t make it to Coney Island to witness this celebration of gluttony, you can do the next best thing and watch the drama unfold on TV! Will superhuman garbage disposal Joey Chestnut win the title for a ridiculous 9th year in a row? Can he choke down more than his current record of 69 hot dogs and buns? […]

Now Available: New Episodes of Amazon’s Kids Series “Annedroids”

July 2, 2015 Kellie Freeze

This morning, Amazon released Season 2 of its Emmy-nominated children’s series Annedroids. The series follows a STEM (Science,Technology, Engineering and Math) curriculum and there is much rejoicing in the Freeze household today — this season features 13 all-new, 30-minute episodes. The live-action adventure continues with tween scientist Anne (Addison Holley, Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood) and her friends creating experiments in Anne’s fantastic junkyard laboratory. When Nick (Jadiel Dowlin) and Shania (perpetually hilarious Adrianna Di Liello) return to school after spending their summer in the junkyard, Anne finds new ways to stay in touch using Pidgely, a pigeon with a broken wing […]

Six Pilots Released For Potential Amazon TV Series For Kids

July 1, 2015 Kellie Freeze

Amazon has released pilots for six new children’s programs and wants our help in deciding which should pilots should be further developed into a series. Viewer feedback of the pilots will help choose the next wave of rewarding and award-winning programming for kids available on Amazon’s Watch it Now service and for subscribers to Amazon Prime. All pilots are now available (free!) via the Amazon Instant Video app for TVs, connected devices and mobile devices, or online. Check out the diverse slate of programming that Amazon is considering: Which series would your kids want to watch? I checked the six […]

“The Jim Gaffigan Show” — Jim And Jeannie Gaffigan’s Sixth Baby.

June 30, 2015 Kellie Freeze

The Jim Gaffigan Show feels like a family business. It stars comedian Jim Gaffigan as a fictionalized version of himself — a food- and nap-loving devoted father of five, who is raising his brood of fair-haired kids in a two-bedroom apartment in New York City. Gaffigan also writes and produces the scorchingly funny series with his wife and writing partner Jeannie, and while the three of us chat on the phone, they’re joined by their 3-year-old Michael (child No. 4), who entertains us before departing with a charmingly lisped “Thanks! Thanks! Thanks! Thank you!” Clearly, performing is in the youngster’s […]

Recap: Naked and Afraid “Redemption Road”

June 28, 2015 Kellie Freeze

A past contestant returns to the show and along with her partner attempts to survive the jungles of Guyana. Amanda Kaye (aka AK) is back! When we last met this butt-kicking mom, she was getting her fanny chewed on by Amazonian mosquitoes in Season 2, Episode 1. I’ve always hoped that she’d get a second chance. She seemed pretty strong, but the relentless mosquitoes that she and her partner Tyler faced would have made any mere mortal tap out. Now she gets to seek her revenge. AK Age: 32 years old Occupation: Stay-at-home mom Current Residence: Alabama Relationship Status: Married […]

Casting Director Reveals How To Get On Naked And Afraid

June 28, 2015 Kellie Freeze

Last year, I interviewed Kristi Russell, president of Metal Flowers Media. She revealed a lot about the Naked and Afraid casting process. Metal Flowers casts participants for a variety of reality series, but its largest, and most difficult client is Naked and Afraid. Kristi and her team scour the country for elite survivalists willing to participate in one of reality television’s most grueling experiences. And since I posted Kristi’s first interview, I’ve been wanting to do a follow-up interview to learn about: 1) Naked and Afraid XL; 2) Naked and Afraid, Show Us Your Stuff; 3) What’s coming up in Season 5 […]

Lifetime Film “Perfect High” Explores Teen Heroin Addiction

June 27, 2015 Kellie Freeze

Lifetime presents a gripping new drama that explores a danger that is reacing epidemi status amongst American teens: heroin addiction. In Perfect High, Bella Thorne plays Amanda, a high-school dance star who starts using prescription painkillers after a knee injury. When a popular group adopts her, what was once medication becomes recreation when pill sharing leads to an even more dangerous addiction. “The film shows that heroin can affect anybody and how addiction is a steep, downward slope,” says co-star Ross Butler. “It will derail your life.” Butler calls his character, “A party guy,” who is part of the new crowd […]