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SpongeBob’s 10th anniversary celebration concludes with “Truth or Square” special

October 29, 2009 Jeff Pfeiffer

On Nov. 6 at 8pm ET/PT, Nickelodeon culminates its celebration of the 10th anniversary of its pop-culture hit series SpongeBob SquarePants with a star-studded, one-hour special called Truth or Square. Celebrity guests Rosario Dawson, Craig Ferguson, Will Ferrell, Tina Fey, LeBron James, Pink, Triumph the Insult Comic Dog and Robin Williams will appear as themselves in live-action sequences throughout the special, which follows SpongeBob and the Bikini Bottom gang as they reminisce through a series of original flashbacks. (Flashbacks include SpongeBob’s first visit to the Krusty Krab as a baby, a vintage Krusty Krab TV commercial, how SpongeBob found his […]

What to watch this Halloween season

October 12, 2009 Jeff Pfeiffer

**This was our 2009 Halloween preview. To see what’s coming up for Halloween 2010, click here. Whether you’re looking for hardcore horror, family-friendly frights, or something in between, here’s a selection of some of the shows and movies to get you in a macabre mood this Halloween season. For more detail on the scary movies listed here, and to search for others throughout the month, visit our online movie database. Goosebumps — Cartoon Network, weekdays at 4:30pm ET through Oct. 29. Episodes from all three seasons of the show that adapted R.L. Stine’s spooky book series for television. The Othersiders […]

Minus Jon: TLC announces retooled “Kate Plus 8”

September 29, 2009 Lori Acken

By Lori Acken Looks like Papa Gosselin is about to get his much-vocalized wish for more time [to party it up] away from the watchful eyes and lenses of TLC film crews … but possibly with much less cash in the bargain. TLC announced today that — no doubt in light of the show’s plunging ratings and Jon’s escalating affection for the lifestyle of an indulged frat boy — it will relaunch Jon & Kate Plus 8 in November minus its prodigal patriarch. According to the network, the newly named Kate Plus 8 will “adapt to the changing Gosselin family” and “continue […]

Sterling Knight headlines new Disney Channel movie

September 24, 2009 Jeff Pfeiffer

Production has begun on a new music-filled Disney Channel original movie called Starstruck, which features Sterling Knight, who has become a star in his own right thanks to his role in Disney’s popular series Sonny With a Chance. Scheduled to premiere on the network in 2010, the film is currently filming in and around Los Angeles at locations such as Hollywood Boulevard, Sunset Boulevard, the Hollywood sign, Grauman’s Chinese Theater and the Venice Boardwalk. The film introduces actress Danielle Campbell. The story follows Jessica Olson (Campbell), a down-to-earth Midwestern girl who literally collides with teen heartthrob and pop star Christopher […]

Five fabulous flicks (plus two!) to watch Sept. 11-17

September 11, 2009 StayTuned Staff

It’s unfortunate that for the anniversary of September 11, none of the networks is airing United 93 or anything close to it to honor the events of that day. (We did a pretty thorough combing of the schedules, just to make sure, even checking for possible late updates.) Failing a more appropriate title, recommending Tropic Thunder or something similar just didn’t seem right, so we kept tonight’s recommendation a family event before moving on to the remainder of the week’s movie highlights. Let’s proceed. As always, all times listed are ET: Sept. 11 Ratatouille (2007) One of the most delightful […]

Director Brian Levant restores “emotional reality” to new live-action “Scooby-Doo” film

August 19, 2009 Jeff Pfeiffer

By Jeff Pfeiffer Zoinks! Has it really been 40 years since Scooby-Doo and the gang of Mystery Inc. entered pop culture? It sure has. But one mystery we never fully pieced together in all of this time is how Fred, Daphne, Velma, Shaggy and Scooby got together in the first place. In the fun film Scooby-Doo! The Mystery Begins, premiering September 13 on Cartoon Network and continuing the net’s new direction toward increased live-action projects, we do find out how Shaggy came to own the famed Great Dane and how the disparate group became friends at Coolsville High. We also […]

Leggo my LEGO: Bricks headed for the movies

August 14, 2009 StayTuned Staff

The next onslaught is underway. In recent years, it could be argued that it was the desire for an omnipotent hero that led to the creation of some of the most stunningly successful comic book-based films ever made. Spider-Man, Batman, Iron Man, Fantastic 4, X-Men — these are just some of the characters that have stirred the public imagination lately, not to mention shaking up the box office and, on cable — as well as on DVRs — becoming staples of people’s home entertainment centers. All of these creations have expanded their “brands” exponentially as a result. Not long ago, […]

ABC rocks country fans with CMA Music Festival: Country’s Night To Rock

August 13, 2009 Lori Acken

Country music fans, if you’d like front-row seats to a 3-hour country music extravaganza without paying a single dime – or getting out of your jammies — tune in to ABC Monday night, August 31, at 8pm ET/PT for the network’s CMA Music Festival: Country’s Night to Rock. High voltage stage performances by chart-topping superstars along with revealing special segments about fan favorites will mark the return of ABC’s hottest music event this summer. The annual music bash — expanding to three hours for the first time ever — will air in HD with 5.1-channel surround sound. Scheduled to perform […]

Nickelodeon introduces “The Fresh Beat Band”

July 24, 2009 StayTuned Staff

by Karl J. Paloucek There must be a focus group or two behind this one. Nickelodeon has announced that its much-ballyhooed series The JumpArounds has been renamed. The Fresh Beat Band will premiere on Nickelodeon Monday, Aug. 24 (time TBD), kicking off two weeks of brand-new episodes. Encore presentations of two episodes will appear on Noggin Aug. 30 at 7pm ET. The basic format and content of the series remains the same — four

“Merlin” — Off With That Head!

July 14, 2009 StayTuned Staff

If Merlin comes back for a second season, the writers would do well to dispose of Uther as quickly as possible. […]