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“Planet Earth” Production Partners Go On A New Adventure

March 2, 2009 Jeff Pfeiffer

If you saw the astonishing natural history series Planet Earth a few years back, you’ll be happy to know that the BBC and Discovery Channel have teamed on a similar new series, premiering in May. Nature’s Most Amazing Events is a six-part high-definition series filmed over the course of two years that chronicles breathtaking natural events that take place across our planet, and which are triggered by seasonal and climate changes — from the flooding of the Okavango Delta in Africa to the great summer melt of ice in the Arctic. In addition to following Planet Earth‘s example of showcasing […]

“Biography: Mötley Crüe” Debuts On BIO Tonight At 10ET/8PT

February 19, 2009 Lori Acken

Move over, Bret Michaels — Vince, Tommy, Mick and Nikki have scored some TV time and a hit disc too. Biography: Mötley Crüe premieres tonight on BIO, featuring exclusive concert, tour and personal footage; music videos and photographs; and interviews with all of the band members — plus commentators including the band’s manager Allen Kovac, Billboard Magazine’s Christa Titus, author Neil Strauss (“The Dirt”), photographer Neil Zlozower and concert promoter Ron Delsener. Featured music includes “Shout at the Devil,” “Too Fast for Love,” “Kickstart My Heart,” “Looks That Kill,” “Home Sweet Home,” “Girls, Girls, Girls,” “Dr. Feelgood” and “Saints of […]

24 Day 7, Hour 9 — The things we do for love

February 17, 2009 StayTuned Staff

By ElaineB Lesson learned: Google prospective boyfriends I used to work with a gorgeous young woman with a very active dating schedule. The secret to her success in finding good men, she said, was weeding out the losers. She googled names, checked arrest records, whatever she could find before she moved beyond that first coffee date. To me, trusting soul that I am, her actions seemed a bit extreme. But Marika, Dubaku/Samuel’s girlfriend, should have done the same. Of course, she would have come up with nothing, as Samuel did not exist, but she might have tried. And, as noted […]

GOLF CHANNEL Presents "Uneven Fairways" Documentary

February 10, 2009 Ryan Berenz

Posted by Ryan On Tuesday, Feb. 11 at 9pm ET, GOLF CHANNEL (HD) airs a special Black History Month documentary presentation on the pioneers who broke racial barriers in the game of golf. Hosted by Samuel L. Jackson, Uneven Fairways reveals the little-known stories of African-Americans who were forbidden to play golf at its highest level but refused to accept their exclusion. The documentary celebrates the men and women of the United Golf Association — the “Negro Leagues” of golf — who challenged segregation and paved the way for future stars of the game. The documentary is based on the […]

Danica McKellar Part Of The Science Channel Equation

February 6, 2009 Jeff Pfeiffer

Posted By Jeff Pfeiffer Mathematics has been referred to as the “Queen of the Sciences.” But the “Queen of Math” may very well be Danica McKellar. The actress best known as Winnie Cooper on The Wonder Years also happens to be quite brilliant — she graduated summa cum laude from UCLA with a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics, and while there helped author a paper with a professor and another student called the “Chayes-McKellar-Winn Theorem.” Please don’t make me try to explain what it’s about.

Where’s Mario Now?

February 2, 2009 Jeff Pfeiffer

Posted By RabbitEars Our ongoing efforts to keep tabs on the ubiquitous Mario Lopez for you. This Friday, Feb. 6, Mario can be seen in the E! special Mario Lopez: The E! True Hollywood Story, at 9pm ET/PT. The hardworking Hollywood hunk joins E! for an exclusive new interview, talking everything from A.C. Slater and Saved by the Bell to the lean years after that hit show and his recent boost in popularity as a runner-up on the smash reality series, Dancing With the Stars, and his current hosting gig on Extra. He also gives the real scoop (or at […]

Victory for “Treasure Quest”

February 2, 2009 Jeff Pfeiffer

At a press conference today, the discovery of one of Britain’s greatest historic shipwrecks, the HMS Victory, was announced. The warship, lost in a storm in 1744, was discovered by Odyssey Marine Exploration (OME) in the English Channel last year, and was amazingly kept under wraps for several months during the identification process. This week’s episode of Discovery Channel’s Treasure Quest, airing Feb. 5 at 10pm ET/PT, follows OME’s efforts to piece together this deep-sea mystery. Here’s a preview:

Black History Month 2009 Is HERE

February 2, 2009 StayTuned Staff

Posted by: kjpaloucek Unless you’re living under a rock, you should be aware that Black History Month has a bit more to celebrate this year than in previous years. Thankfully, that means that there’s a bit more to look forward to in terms of meaningful Black History Month-themed programming on TV … because, frankly, we know — things had been getting a little wanting during February. (An explicit reminder to network programmers: Slotting repeated showings of Pootie Tang is not only NOT acceptable Black History Month programming, it diminishes the dignity of the occasion.) Here’s an overview of some the […]

Fish Stories Reel In Viewers

January 23, 2009 Jeff Pfeiffer

Posted By Jeff Pfeiffer Something fishy’s going on in the world of cable. Piscine programming is no longer being restricted to early Sunday mornings, where on a few local and national networks you can usually watch some guys floating lazily on a lake and rather easily reeling in a couple of fairly unimpressive bass or other harmless catches, all the while exclaiming excitedly about what beauties they are. Sorry, but no matter how sexy and adventurous ESPN tries to make the Bassmasters look, they’re just feeding us a line. But certain fish — not necessarily fishing — related programming seems […]

Talkin’ More “Baseball”

January 7, 2009 Jeff Pfeiffer

Posted By RabbitEars PBS has announced a new documentary film from Ken Burns that serves as an addendum to his classic 1994 film series, Baseball. The Tenth Inning, set to debut in 2010 along with a re-airing of the original 9-part documentary, follows baseball’s trajectory from 1993 — when the original series left off — through 2008. Obviously, even the casual baseball observer knows that this 15-year span has seen its share of heroics, tragedy and controversy, from the strike-shortened ’94 season that left us without a World Series, through the single-season home run chases of ’98 and Barry Bonds’ […]