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Late Add: Discovery’s “Mars Landing 2012”

August 10, 2012 StayTuned Staff

It’s been one of the chief goals of NASA scientists’ efforts for years, and we’re at one of the most exciting points in the journey. The search for the answers to whether or not the planet Mars has had, or ever had, the chemical building blocks for life took a major step with the landing of Curiosity on the Martian landscape this past week. And Discovery Channel is rushing to sate the curiosity of viewers about the mission with a new special, Mars Landing 2012: The New Search for Life, premiering tomorrow, Aug. 11, at 7pm ET/PT. In this special, […]

PBS celebrates Julia Child’s centenary

August 2, 2012 StayTuned Staff

I have my share of memories of Julia Child — from watching her truss a bird or flambée a dish in the pan when I was a kid, to that famous picture of her wielding a cleaver overhead, to eventually learning how to cook some of her recipes. For many of us, she’s been around all our lives, either cooking or even as the subject of good-natured parody. (Remember that hilariously bloody Saturday Night Live sketch with Dan Aykroyd playing her?) But make no mistake: Julia’s influence on the world of home cooking can never be overestimated, and we are […]

“Toddlers & Tiaras’” Honey Boo Boo Child Alana Thompson gets her own show!

July 20, 2012 Lori Acken

Say what you will about the kiddie pageant industry, TLC’s jaw-dropper reality hit Toddlers & Tiaras has still produced some of the most amusing tots on TV — few more so than 6-year-old rural Georgia resident Alana Thompson, a highly quotable, Kewpie-faced cutup who famously renamed herself Honey Boo Boo Child in one of the show’s most talked about episodes. Thompson’s antics — combined with the plain-spoken parenting style of her mother June Shannon — made her an overnight YouTube sensation. And now Honey Boo Boo’s coming back to TV in her own TLC docuseries, Here Comes Honey Boo Boo. […]

MeTV and Antenna TV also honor Ernest Borgnine

July 10, 2012 StayTuned Staff

Ah, those sentimental folks over at MeTV and Antenna TV. Gotta love ’em. And you’ve gotta love the fact that each network is remembering Ernest Borgnine in its own special way. MeTV goes first, airing the 1964 movie McHale’s Navy this Saturday, July 14 at 5pm ET. (Thank God they’re not airing the 1997 revisit.) The film — spawned by the popular series that still airs in syndication today — finds the crew of PT-73 in a pickle when they back a losing horse in a race, then don’t have the scratch to pay off the winners. Then, Sunday, July 15 starting […]

Jessica Tyler and “Degrassi” back for Season 12

July 5, 2012 StayTuned Staff

OK, yes, technically Degrassi has been around since 1979, but the reboots have been going on for a while. Degrassi: New Beginnings has the series celebrating Season 12’s premiere on TeenNick Monday, July 16 at 10pm ET, and the drama will be as thick as ever. To get a taste for what Degrassi’s new season will hold, I talked with series regular Jessica Tyler, who plays Jenna Middleton in the series. Jenna had quite the intense storyline in Season 11, having had a baby whom she subsequently gave up for adoption. Channel Guide Magazine: So how was last season for […]

Paula’s oldest boy, Jamie Deen, invites you “Home For Dinner” Saturdays on Food Network

June 15, 2012 Lori Acken

As the son of Southern cooking’s grande dame Paula Deen — and now her partner in the iconic Savannah eatery The Lady & Sons — Jamie Deen knows all about good food. So when it came time to ask for his now-wife Brooke’s hand in marriage, Deen went to his kitchen and whipped up … egg salad. “Egg salad is her favorite thing to eat on,” Deen — now dad to sons Matthew, 1, and Jack, 5 — laughs. “People know my family’s history — and I’ve been so fortunate to travel and eat everywhere — but I made egg […]

“The Aquabats” finish Season 1 with a little help from “Weird Al” Yankovic

June 15, 2012 StayTuned Staff

As the debut season on The Aquabats Super Show closes, M.C. Bat Commander (a.k.a. Christian Jacobs) can sum up his feelings in four words. “Wow! We did it!” In “ShowTime,” the wacky quintet faces off against a nefarious alien enemy bent on destroying the world. While they see it as a chance to prove their awesomeness to a doubting world, another superhero, Super Magic Power Man, looks like he’s going to ruin their chances once again. “Weird Al” Yankovic — whom Jacobs says he met on the set of Yo Gabba Gabba, then in line at a Pixies concert — […]

Tyler James Williams says Disney’s “Let It Shine” is about being yourself

June 14, 2012 Barb Oates

Disney Channel took inspiration for its latest original film, Let It Shine, from the classic play Cyrano de Bergerac, then added some 8 Mile and Footloose-like drama to deliver a refreshingly uplifting story about staying true to oneself. The film debuts Friday, June 15 at 8pm ET/PT. The mouse ears ventures out of its usual comfort zone for this music-driven film, as the story is set in the world of hip-hop, rap and gospel music. Everybody Hates Chris star Tyler James Williams plays Cyrus DeBarge, a shy teen whose heartfelt rhyme about his childhood friend Roxie — who is now […]

Exclusive “Dance Moms” party pics of Chloe, Christi, Clara, Nia, Holly and Paige!

June 14, 2012 Lori Acken

Dance Moms fans, lest you worry that it’s all work and stress and no play for our Pitt Crew ladies, big and small, we’ve got the adorable photos to prove otherwise! Courtesy of Dance Moms‘ own Christi Lukasiak, here are exclusive shots from Chloe’s and Nia’s joint birthday celebration last weekend, complete with Nia’s cuddly surprise gift, a peek at Kelly’s cute son Josh, precious pictures of Chloe’s little sister Clara — and a bonus Dance Moms Fashion Moment! The birthday girls: The birthday girls with Paige: “NIA GOT A DOG for her birthday! Big concession by Dr. […]

VOD Spotlight: Classic tales inspire “Journey 2: The Mysterious Island”

June 5, 2012 Meredith Ennis

In Journey 2: The Mysterious Island (the sequel to 2008’s Journey to the Center of the Earth) the characters are on a quest that takes them to an island located in place where no island is supposed to exist. Sean Anderson (Josh Hutcherson), his stepfather Hank (Dwayne Johnson), helicopter pilot Gabato (Luis Guzman) and Gabato’s niece, Kailani (Vanessa Hudgens) encounter a strange world on the island, one where the plant and animal life grow by rules not familiar to the visitors. The Island Rule, also known as Foster’s Rule, is explained by producer Charlotte Huggins. “It’s a genuine biogeographic theory, […]