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I Want “Ted” – that cute little bear is so NOT kid friendly

November 18, 2012 Barb Oates

Seth MacFarlane was writer, director, producer and voice star of 2012’s hit comedy Ted. This somewhat endearing, completely raunchy, live-action/CG-animated film is about a grown man whose childhood teddy bear is a live, talking, walking bear. Mark Wahlberg plays John Bennett, a 30-year-old man, who still hangs with his best buddy Ted (that’s his teddy bear). Ted’s foul-mouth and reckless ways have been a long distraction to John, and an increasing annoyance of John’s only-so-patient girlfriend, Lori Collins (Mila Kunis). As John struggles to figure out a way to navigate adulthood, it will take the unexpected help of his boyhood […]

VOD Spotlight: “The Campaign” brings out the worst in its candidates

November 16, 2012 StayTuned Staff

The election is over, but people are still reeling from this year’s contest. With a hard-fought campaign like the one we just had, it might be perfect timing for a film like The Campaign. Starring Will Ferrell and Zach Galifianakis, The Campaign tells a story of a congressional race that should sound pretty familiar to anyone who’s survived a presidential campaign in the modern media age: The charismatic Cam Brady (Ferrell) and his supremely unlikely challenger Marty Huggins (Galifianakis) are locked in a dead heat, thanks to a gaffe on Brady’s part and a whole lot of money and influence […]

Brian Austin Green talks about Megan Fox’s guest spot on “Wedding Band”

November 16, 2012 StayTuned Staff

Seeing Megan Fox pop up on a show fronted by her hubby, Brian Austin Green, might seem natural, but in truth it was something neither ever thought would happen. Despite the couple’s highly visible status, neither of them crave the spotlight when it comes to their personal lives, and they figured that viewers seeing them onscreen together would distract from the story they were trying to tell. Still, Fox does turn up on Saturday’s episode of Wedding Band — airing at 10pm ET — playing an actress on a popular sci-fi show who has a fling with Tommy (Green), the hunky lead […]

“Marvin Marvin” brings Lucas Cruikshank back to Nickelodeon

November 15, 2012 StayTuned Staff

Even if you don’t know the name Lucas Cruikshank, if you’ve seen any Nickelodeon at all, chances are you recognize that voice he sported in all of those Fred shows and films. And whether that voice appeals to you or is the verbal equivalent of scraping a chalkboard, Cruikshank is back on Nickelodeon — without the elfin squeak — in a new series, Marvin Marvin, premiering Saturday, Nov. 24 at 8:30pm ET/PT. I talked to the former Fred: The Show star about his new series, what it’s like to leave Fred behind, and what he has going on for the […]

Joe Biden to make a cameo on “Parks and Recreation”

November 8, 2012 Jeff Pfeiffer

Recently re-elected Vice President Joe Biden will make a cameo appearance as himself for a scene in next Thursday’s episode of NBC’s Parks and Recreation, airing Nov. 15 at 9:30pm ET. The scene was filmed last July at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building next to the White House. It was shot in the Vice President’s Ceremonial Office, also known as the Office of the Secretary of the Navy. During that visit to Washington, D.C., Parks and Recreation also filmed a scene with Senators Olympia Snowe, Barbara Boxer and John McCain for this season’s premiere, which aired Sept. 20. On the […]

“7 Questions” With … Brian Austin Green of TBS’ “Wedding Band”

November 8, 2012 StayTuned Staff

Brian Austin Green is happy to just be playing a hard-partying ladies’ man on TV, having long passed the time when he found that lifestyle enjoyable. In TBS’ bawdy but heartfelt comedy Wedding Band — premiering Nov. 10 at 10pm — he plays Tommy, the frontman for Mother of the Bride, a group of four buddies who aren’t ready to give up the dream of being rock stars. In real life, the 39-year-old former Beverly Hills, 90210 star says he mostly avoids the nightlife, having recently welcomed a baby boy with wife Megan Fox, who guest stars on an episode of […]

VOD Spotlight: “Arthur Christmas” is on his way

November 6, 2012 StayTuned Staff

It’s one of the great mysteries of all time, and one that has puzzled children for over a century: How does Santa Claus manage to deliver presents to the all of the children of the world in just one night? It’s a question very much at the root of director Sarah Smith’s film for Aardman, Arthur Christmas. The film tells the story of the dysfunctional Claus family and their high-tech operation concealed at the North Pole that carries out the annual Christmas mission. When an elfin error results in one child being missed on the run, the race is on […]

“Reality Show” brings Adam Rifkin’s dark, satirical vision to Showtime

November 1, 2012 StayTuned Staff

Reality Show may be completely fictional, but Adam Rifkin would wager that it contains more truth than an actual, um, reality show. The writer/producer/director/star (no word on whether he did the catering as well) of the eight-part Showtime series — which begins airing tonight at 11:30 — says his goal was to make a “dark comedy” satirizing a genre that most of us like to ridicule but still can’t seem to tear ourselves away from. Well, “dark” is one way of putting it. You could also use words like “charred,” “blackened” or even downright “opaque” to describe the story of […]

“Up All Night” makes head-scratching decision to switch to multicamera format

October 29, 2012 StayTuned Staff

With its decision to switch from the more cinematic single-camera format to the traditional multicamera, the NBC sitcom Up All Night seems to be making a statement of some kind. A bewildering, random and somewhat off-putting statement, but a statement nonetheless. After it wraps its current batch of episodes in production, the last of which will air in December, the comedy about a formerly cool couple played by Christina Applegate and Will Arnett trying to adjust to parenthood will undergo a three-month hiatus so that the conversion can be made for filming to accompany a live studio audience. The company […]

“7 Questions” With … Rico Rodriguez

October 24, 2012 StayTuned Staff

Rico Rodriguez has no reason to be scared these days. The 14-year-old star just started his fourth season on Modern Family, where he is a vital part of one of TV’s best and most successful shows, and there appears to be no end in sight for his potential. Yet act scared he does in the new episode of R.L. Stine’s The Haunting Hour. In “The Weeping Woman,” which airs at 6pm Saturday, Rodriguez plays Chi, who must contend with “La Llorona,” a vengeful spirit that feeds on negative energy. Boy, that’ll ruin your sleepover real quick. Rodriguez took some time to […]