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Sons of Anarchy recap: “You Are My Sunshine”

Now is about the time in every Sons of Anarchy run when it feels more like the end of the series is near, and not just the season. That’s never more true than after the events of “You Are My Sunshine,” this week’s Sons of Anarchy recap. We start with Patterson (CCH Pounder) reaming Jax (Charlie Hunnam) over the bloodbath he orchestrated involving Galen (Timothy V. Murphy) and Clay (Ron Perlman). She knows he’s lying, he knows she knows, but in the end they both came out better off. Perhaps Patterson is willing to let things slide a little bit […]

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Holiday

Holiday music specials on TV 2013

The holiday season tends to fill the world with music — from radio stations playing Christmas songs all day long, to church choirs rejoicing, to people just singing on the street. TV, of course, is also a place to find much music and singing this time of year, with 2013 being no exception. Below are some of the notable holiday music specials on TV 2013. Descriptions are from the networks; all times are Eastern; check back for updates and additions. ALSO SEE: Holiday TV schedule 2013 FREE download Holiday Hits On Demand — Through Jan. 6 on Music Choice On Demand. Holiday […]

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When is It’s a Wonderful Life on TV 2013?

When is It’s a Wonderful Life on TV 2013? You might recall the days of being able to watch It’s a Wonderful Life on TV a LOT. The 1946 Frank Capra classic was in the public domain at that time, about 20 or 30 years ago, and it seemed to air nearly nonstop in syndication between Thanksgiving and Christmas. ALSO SEE: Holiday TV schedule 2013 FREE download For the past several years, rights to It’s a Wonderful Life have belonged to NBC, so airings of the film have become more of a special viewing occasion, with the network usually airing […]

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HBO premieres State of Play Trophy Kids Dec. 4

HBO premieres State of Play Trophy Kids Dec. 4: State of Play features a topical sports documentary followed by a roundtable discussion of the issue with guest panelists including the filmmakers, subjects and other experts. The premiere, “Trophy Kids,” examines obsessed parents of student athletes. Peter Berg (Friday Night Lights) moderates. Premieres on HBO Wednesday, Dec. 4, at 9pm ET. State of Play: Trophy Kids Press release from HBO below:   HBO SPORTS® AND FILMMAKER PETER BERG TEAM UP TO PRESENT THE INNOVATIVE NEW DOCUMENTARY SERIES STATE OF PLAY, DEBUTING DEC. 4 Emmy® Nominee Berg Executive Produces NEW YORK, Oct. […]

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Big Ten-ACC Challenge 2013 schedule and preview

Big Ten-ACC Challenge 2013 schedule and preview: The 15th annual Big Ten-ACC Challenge takes place Dec. 3-4 with ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPNU televising all 12 games. Highlighting the battle for conference bragging rights and the Commissioner’s Cup are Indiana at Syracuse and Michigan at Duke (ESPN, Dec. 3), and North Carolina at Michigan State (ESPN, Dec. 4). The ACC holds a 10-3-1 record, winning the first 10 events while the Big Ten won the next three. The teams tied with six wins each in 2012.   Big Ten-ACC Challenge Preview By Sterling Silver Premier Matchups (All times EST) Tuesday, Dec. […]

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Science Channel special chronicles Comet ISON’s journey

Comet ISON has been the buzz among astronomers and average stargazers this year, and especially over the last month or so, with the “super comet” making its journey through our solar system at speeds exceeding 425,000 miles per hour. This Saturday, Dec. 7, Science Channel will be airing a special that the network claims will be the “definitive” chronicle of Comet ISON’s historic voyage. Entitled Super Comet ISON 2013, the one-hour special will offer views of the comet from NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter and from leading observatories across the world as it completed its 4.5 trillion-mile journey, which began millions […]

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Sports

Figure Skating TV schedule ISU Grand Prix Final

Figure Skating TV schedule ISU Grand Prix Final: NBC has coverage of the ISU Grand Prix Final from Fukuoka, Japan, on Sunday, Dec. 8, at 2pm ET. The Grand Prix Final is the first and only competition featuring the world’s best figure skaters in competition before the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. Steve Schlanger calls the action alongside analysts Johnny Weir and Olympic gold medalist Tara Lipinski. 2013 ISU Grand Prix Final Qualifiers MEN 1 Patrick CHAN (Canada) 2 Tatsuki MACHIDA (Japan) 3 Yuzuru HANYU (Japan) 4 Maxim KOVTUN (Russia) 5 Han YAN (China) 6 Nobunari ODA (Japan) LADIES […]

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Family

Cake Boss Buddy Valastro helps struggling bakeries in Bakery Boss on TLC

Cake Boss’ Buddy Valastro is taking to the road in his new series Bakery Boss on TLC debuting Monday, Dec. 2 at 9pm. It looks like Cake Boss superstar Buddy Valastro is picking up some cues from Gordon Ramsay when it comes to turning around the baking industry and helping save struggling family establishments. Valastro hits the road on a mission to help save a number of family-run neighborhood bakeries from extinction. He’s unapologetic for calling out problems and problem people as he sees them (although that’s nothing new for Valastro as he does that on a regular basis at […]

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Holiday

NBC breaks out the Bublé again with “Michael Bublé’s 3rd Annual Christmas Special”

“I’ve got 10 days, and I still haven’t written this,” Michael Bublé told me in a late October phone conversation about his new NBC holiday program, Michael Buble’s 3rd Annual Christmas Special. But given that the famed singer has done two of these before, and especially given the infectious Christmas spirit he displayed during our talk, there’s no doubt that he will come through in a big way once again for his fans. ALSO SEE: Holiday TV schedule 2013 FREE download Although he didn’t have too many details about the one-hour special when we talked, Bublé did say that it […]

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Bonnie and Clyde: A&E Networks’ miniseries event shows darker vision of outlaw couple

Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow, known much better without their surnames, have become unlikely folk heroes thanks largely to the 1967 Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway film that featured the tagline “They’re young. They’re in love. They kill people.” In that version, and subsequently in the public’s imagination, Bonnie and Clyde pulled off their violent crimes with the zeal of youth, and faced their notorious bullet-riddled deaths with smiles on their faces, the very embodiment of the philosophy of live fast, die young and leave a good-looking corpse. It’s a tall order to think any retelling could overshadow what seems […]