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Competition

Abby’s Ultimate Dance Competition recap Season 2 finale: McKaylee wins!

When the party’s oooooooverrrrrr!! Yes, it’s finale night, Abby’s Ultimate Dance Competition fans, and I don’t know about you, but I’m exhausted and ready for my happy ending. And since I very much like all of the dancers who are left in the battle, that’s a given, which is nice. We start with a little recap of the ladies and how they got there, complete with kiddie pictures and home video. Gianna says the money would mean she could afford to go to college in addition to the Joffrey. Cindy says Abby’s rough treatment of her daughter has only made Gianna […]

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Drama

BBC America Doctor Who 50th anniversary schedule

In the United States, the BBC America Doctor Who 50th anniversary celebration coverage leading up to the “Day of the Doctor” special began yesterday, continues today (Nov. 19) with a 10am-11pm ET marathon of The Ninth Doctor (Christopher Eccleston) episodes, and will continue tomorrow, Nov. 20, through the weekend of the airing of the 50th anniversary special worldwide on Nov. 23. BBC America Doctor Who Takeover Schedule, Nov. 20-24 (All Times Eastern) Doctor Who – The Tenth Doctor Marathon – Nov. 20 all day starting at 2am on BBC America. The Tenth Doctor, David Tennant. Doctor Who – The Eleventh Doctor Marathon Part 1 – […]

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Sports

Coaches vs Cancer 2013 date, time and TV channel

Coaches vs Cancer 2013 date, time and TV channel: truTV airs the 2013 Philips Norelco Coaches vs. Cancer Classic college basketball preseason tournament featuring Michigan State, Oklahoma, Seton Hall and Virginia Tech Nov. 22-23. The event from the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y., tips off Friday, Nov. 22, at 7pm ET with Oklahoma vs. Seton Hall, followed by No. 1 Michigan State vs. Virginia Tech. On Saturday, Nov. 23, the consolation game tips off at 7pm ET, followed by the championship game. Broadcasting for truTV are Brian Anderson (play-by-play), Greg Anthony and Steve Smith (analysts), with Craig Sager reporting. Press […]

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Documentary

PBS special traces Lincoln’s pioneering use of technology and his Gettysburg Address

Nov. 19, 2013, marks the 150th anniversary of President Abraham Lincoln’s famous Gettysburg Address. Though Lincoln stated during his speech that “The world will little note, nor long remember what we say here” his brief, approximately 270-word address has lived on to be remembered as one of the great speeches in American history. Through his address, Lincoln reaffirmed the meaning and purpose of the American democracy, and made his case that preserving the union was the only end that could justify the horrors of the war and slaughter of thousands in the fields and forests around Gettysburg, Pa., during the Civil […]

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Movies

VOD Spotlight: “The World’s End” brings Pegg and Frost together again

Actors Simon Pegg and Nick Frost and director Edgar Wright worked together on the films Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz. Their newest project, The World’s End, follows five middle-aged friends looking to redeem their honor by completing (some reluctantly) an epic pub crawl in their hometown, after having failed in their first attempt when they were teenagers.   The new movie fits right in as the third in what Pegg refers to as the “Blood and Ice Cream Trilogy” and Wright refers to as the “Three Flavours: Cornetto” trilogy. Pegg says, “Edgar put a Cornetto [a much-loved brand […]

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Movies

VOD Spotlight: “2 Guns” Behind the Scenes with Wahlberg and Washington

2 Guns stars Denzel Washington and Mark Wahlberg as operatives from competing bureaus forced to go on the run together, only neither one is aware that the other is an undercover federal agent. Wahlberg signed on to the project in the early stages and was glad to have Washington come aboard: “We have great chemistry. We’ve known each other for a while, and this is the perfect piece of material for both of us to show a different side of ourselves. People [will] be very surprised to see how playful Denzel can be. I remember shooting our very first scene, […]

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Sports

Soccer: USA vs Austria TV coverage on NBCSN

Soccer: USA vs Austria TV coverage on NBCSN: The U.S. Men’s National Soccer Team competes in its final match of 2013 against Austria in Vienna, as USMNT manager Jurgen Klinsmann continues to determine the roster for the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil. NBC Sports Network (NBCSN) airs the game live on Tuesday, Nov. 19, at 2:30pm ET. ALSO SEE: English-Language Coverage of Mexico vs. New Zealand Game 2 on ESPN Spanish-Language Coverage of Mexico vs Nueva Zelanda Game 2 on Univision networks Press release from the NBC Sports Group: NBCSN TO AIR U.S. MEN’S NATIONAL TEAM V. AUSTRIA TUESDAY, […]

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7 Questions With...

7 Questions With … Jonathan Kite of CBS’ “2 Broke Girls”

Three seasons into 2 Broke Girls, it still happens. People are shocked when they find out Jonathan Kite is a regular American guy from Skokie, Ill., and not Oleg, the lecherous short-order cook who perpetually harasses— er, flirts with Max (Kat Dennings) and Caroline (Beth Behrs). The hirsute funnyman left his accent at home, but brought his killer Vince Vaughn impersonation with him when he answered our “7 Questions.” 1. You’re at a magazine rack and can only pick three titles. Which ones do you choose? GQ, Esquire and ESPN. 2. If your TV only carried three shows, which ones […]

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Based On The Comic

The Walking Dead recap Season 4 episode 6: ‘Live Bait’

Well, well. Maybe ol’ Hershel is right after all and you really can come back from the bad things that happen to you here in the walker-pocalypse. Because of all the gents I expected to remain the epitome of ice-blooded, comrade-killing evil, Philip “The Governor” Blake is it. And yet, there he was, the most sinister guy we’ve yet to encounter on The Walking Dead, broken, abandoned and facedown in the street before the vision of a little girl in a window brought him back to his feet and back to life as a — gulp! — lion-hearted family protector […]

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News & Current Events

First Lady Michelle Obama to discuss education on BET’s “106 & Park”

The Nov. 19 installment of BET’s 106 & Park will feature a visit from First Lady of the United States Michelle Obama. The special edition of 106 & Park, which will run an hour long, airs at 6pm ET on BET. On the special 106 & Park episode, Michelle Obama will talk to hosts Bow Wow and Keshia Chanté about higher education and President Obama’s “North Star” goal, which aims to see America return to its position as the country with the highest proportion of college graduates in the world by 2020. The First Lady will also share her personal story of the pivotal role that […]