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From Bellator MMA Cage to Celebrity Apprentice boardroom, Chael Sonnen Thrives on Competition

December 31, 2016 Scott Fishman

Those who have followed Chael Sonnen within the mixed martial arts world know him as outspoken, competitive and never boring. These traits made him a perfect addition to the already eclectic cast of this season’s Celebrity Apprentice, premiering Monday, Jan. 2 at 8/7 on NBC. Sonnen, a past coach on the UFC Ultimate Fighter, isn’t too keen on reality shows. However, he watched the Apprentice and likes the concept, so he signed on the dotted line. “It’s the ultimate game,” he said. “Take some of the best games you’ve ever played, free games, like hide-and-seek, tag with your friends and […]

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Danica McKellar on New Year’s With “Mommy,” Her New Book and That Hilarious “Impractical Jokers” Episode

December 30, 2016 Barb Oates

She’s a New York Times best-selling author, Dancing With the Stars favorite, math genius, education advocate, actress and, of course, The Wonder Years’ beloved Winnie Cooper. Danica McKellar is lovingly warm, crazy smart and continues to surprise us. McKellar is kicking off the new year starring in the Lifetime original Mommy, I Didn’t Do It (Sunday, Jan. 1 at 8pmET). “This is a sequel to a movie called The Wrong Woman that we did three years ago, in which my character is wrongfully accused of attempted murder and I end up defending myself in court,” McKellar informs us. “For the […]

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Magazine Archive

Nashville on CMT: Charles Esten Talks The Music-Centric Soap’s New Network Home

December 29, 2016 Lori Acken

Nashies never give up. When ABC announced it would not renew its music-centric drama Nashville, fans of the Callie-Khouri-created nighttime soap took matters into their own hands. “I knew that we weren’t done telling these stories or singing these songs,” says Charles “Chip” Esten, who plays Deacon Claybourne, longtime bandmate and brand-new husband of country superstar turned business mogul Rayna Jaymes (Connie Britton). “I have been doing this a long time and understand that nothing’s a given, so I’ve tried to live every single season, every single episode and day here as fully as I can. The love that fans […]

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Music

RFD-TV will re-air “The Joey+Rory Show”

December 28, 2016 Lori Acken

Good news, Joey+Rory fans and RFD-TV viewers. Fans of the country/gospel duo — made up of Rory Feek and his late wife Joey, who bravely battled cancer until her death on March 4 — begged the network to re-air episodes of the pair’s popular series The Joey+Rory Show, which aired from 2012-2014. Beginning Dec. 31, their collective wish comes true. The popular RFD-TV series, produced by the down-home duo, chronicled the Feeks’ life on their small Tennessee farm, their performances and the joy they took in their then-newborn daughter Indiana Boon. As a complement to the encore episodes, Rory has produced a […]

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Movies

New to On Demand: Snowden

December 27, 2016 Paul Hall

Wait … is someone listening to me here or watching through my webcam as I type this review? Does it matter? That’s the question firmly behind the story of Edward Snowden, the whistleblower with access to government surveillance who went public in 2013. Now, director Oliver Stone gives us his take on the ripped-from-the-headlines story with his film simply titled Snowden. So how did a man who enlisted to become a soldier, who loved his country without reservation, and who seemed to be oozing patriotism out of every pore, turn out to be one of the most vilified men in […]

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On Demand DVD New Releases Dec. 26-Jan. 1

December 26, 2016 Meredith Ennis

On Demand DVD New Releases Dec. 26-Jan. 1 American Honey An adolescent girl from a troubled home runs away with a traveling sales crew who drive across the American Midwest selling subscriptions door-to-door. Sasha Lane, Shia LaBeouf (R, 2:43)  12/27 No Manches Frida  Fan favorites Omar Chaparro (Compadres) and Martha Higareda (Casese Quien Pueda) star in this over-the-top and funny comedy about love, life, and larceny. (PG-13, 1:40) 12/27 Spanish, subtitled in English. Snowden Is he a traitor or a hero? Edward Snowden revealed a shocking number of surveillance activities that the NSA was a part of, and he became one of the […]

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TLC Showcases Child Collectors On My Kid’s Obsession

December 25, 2016 Kellie Freeze

Any parent can tell you that children form unusual fixations throughout childhood, and can be of the opinion “If one if good, then a hundred is better.” My boys are obsessed with their “normal-seeming” collections of Legos and Halo mini-figures, but one of my boys had an intense obsession with mustaches way before they were hipster-vogue, while the other one went through a Caillou stage that still makes me shudder. But the precocious kids on TLC’s My Kid’s Obsession take collecting and coveting to the extreme. In the one-hour special airing Dec. 28, viewers will meet five kids who’ll show […]