Season Two of FX’s 30 Days kicks off on August 2. If you’ve never watched the show…mark it on your calendar. It’s one of those shows that can get you hooked fast. The show stars Morgan Spurlock, the guy from Super Size Me, (3rd highest grossing documentary of all time) that follows the lives of people for—you guessed it—30 days.
The August 2nd show pairs a guy named Frank and a family of seven in a one-bedroom apartment in Los Angeles. Here’s the twist, Frank is part of the Minutemen Civil Defense Corps, the anti-illegal immigration group and the family is in the country illegally from Mexico. A hot topic, yes. A hot show, yes. Go set the TiVo now.
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Comedy Central’s news mockumentary Dog Bites Man is in the doghouse with the law. Comedy Central is trying to decide what to do with some of the footage from the half scripted, half improv show based on a dysfunctional morning news show in Spokane, Washington. The show’s in hot water south of the border in the state of Oregon. The state’s attorney general sent the network its second letter voicing their complaints about the cast filming one show in the state.
The LA Times printed part of the letter from the Oregon AG’s Office to Comedy Central. “We represent the state of Oregon and Portland State University in the dispute involving the fake news crew that visited PSU under false pretenses on May 16, 2006,” wrote Christine A. Chute with the office’s government services and education section. “Please provide me with written assurances that none of the footage filmed at PSU will be aired for any purpose whatsoever.”
The network hasn’t made up their mind on this video tape. But they’ve already yanked one episode after another college professor caused an uproar of being caught on the “Punk-d” style show.
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The Hills Continues to Redefine “Reality” Television
Posted by Auburn Scallon Categories: Prime Time, Reality, Cable, The Hills,
Fans of Laguna Beach will fall instantly for another glimpse into the ridiculously pampered lives of Southern California teens. In its debut episode, a Teen Vogue staffer begins his phone call to Lauren “LC” Conrad by listing all of the reasons why she’s not ready for an internship position, before throwing caution to the wind and offering it to her anyway (what magazine would turn away this kind of free publicity?!). This spin-off promises months of wishing you were born wealthy and beautiful while you watch as kids who have been given everything struggle to take orders.
We can surely count on her roommate Heidi, whose goal in school is to become a “fun, PR, party-girl”, fellow intern Whitney, and gorgeous new neighbor Audrina, to incite drama while good-natured LC struggles to learn how to stand up for herself. Don’t count on the return of womanizing ex-boyfriend and fellow LB alum Jason to make this any easier.
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The premiere picks up several months after last season’s finale. Aquaman has already been filmed and the premiere is just days away. The most important task at hand right now is figuring out which of the lovely ladies out there are premiere-ticket worthy.
Ari, of course, has other matters to worry about. His new West Hollywood digs don’t come with cleaning staff… or a working elevator… or a parking garage. His main client, Vince Chase, is coming by for his first visit and Ari is freaking out. As usual, his small staff of nine bears the brunt of his outbursts.
Although Vince seems perfectly at ease about his upcoming night, Ari is far from calm. Vince apparently doesn’t recognize the importance of the evening and Ari wants to make sure he rises to the occasion. This is Vinnie’s opportunity to show the world that is is man not a boy, and his date choice for the evening must reflect his status. Simply arriving with his usual entourage will not suffice. Vince still doesn’t seem concerned but decides that the only woman he would want to invite is his mom. AQUAMOM!. Vince’s brother, Johnny ‘Drama’, believes he would have to pull off a miracle to get her to LA… especially considering that she has never made an appearance at any of his affairs. Regardless, Vince is convinced that he can make it work.
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TBS just announced that it will air a half-hour pilot of a talk show called “Late Night Buffet.” Here’s the twist – it will involve Jim Henson puppets interviewing celebrity guests. No old school Muppets – like Kermit, Gonzo, Miss Piggy, etc. – here though. The show will feature a host named Augustus Pfiffle and his sidekick Delbert Kastle, as well as a late-night band of puppets. TBS plans to mainly target female viewers with this new venture…I know I’ll tune in! No word yet on the date of the pilot episode, but it will be taped July 22nd.
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VH1 Documentary Examines Evolution of Drug Use
Posted by Wendy Michaels Categories: Music, Prime Time, Cable,
Following a variety of kitschy pop culture specials, including the I Love the… (70’s, 80’s, and 90’s) series, VH1 is venturing into more serious territory with a four-part documentary about the drug culture and its evolution. Premiering tonight at 9:00 PM, VH1 will show an hour-long segment of this series Monday through Thursday. In association with the Sundance Channel, “The Drug Years” tells the tale of drug usage from the 1950s through present day with archival footage and interviews to tell the story. Check out each night’s topic:
- Break on Through (1950s - 1967): Monday, June 12th
- Feed Your Head (1967 - 1971): Tuesday, June 13th
- Teenage Wasteland (1970s): Wednesday, June 14th
- Just Say No! (1980 - present): Thursday, June 15th
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Food Network Caters Your Wedding
Posted by Kristen DeLeon Categories: Food & Home, Reality, Specials, Cable,
Food Network should be getting really excited about their new special, Food Network Caters Your Wedding. This show chooses one couple out of hundreds of contestants and helps them with their wedding by catering the entire thing. Even more exciting, the lucky pair becomes judges of a wedding cake competition given in their honor. The cake they choose to be the winner will be created for their very own reception. The couple may know a lot about food, but they couldn’t possibly make all of these decisions themselves. Food Network Stars come in at this point to aid the couple in making the best choice for food and wine. Giada de Laurentis and Bobby Flay helped out in this past episode making the Las Vegas wedding a complete success.
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Degrassi: High Fidelity - Part Two
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Drama, Kids, Cable, Degrassi, Features,
Part Two of the season finale starts with Marco and Spinner still working on the upcoming variety show. Marco praises Spin for the touching ceremony with Darcy he had just witnessed the night before, only to be surprised by the news of their breakup. Even more shocking was hearing Spinner admit to kissing someone else that same night. At that precise moment, Paige walks into the room causing Spinner to get all flustered and stumble onto the floor. Marco easily figures out that Paige was Spin’s mystery woman. Cue Darcy (having a Sandy from Grease moment) to walk into the gym and see her ex still lying on the ground. Instead of kicking him while he is down, she actually begs him to take her back—right before she plants a passionate kiss on him in public. She apologizes for being a freak and asks him to consider her.
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FOX Gives ‘Always Sunny’ Exposure
Posted by Wendy Michaels Categories: Comedy, Prime Time, Cable, FOX,
The upcoming second season of “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia” begins Thursday, June 29th at 10 PM on FX. To give it a boost, the FOX Network will be broadcasting several episodes from the series’ first season, beginning tonight, June 11th at 9:30 PM, following Family Guy. The following two Sundays will feature an episode each night as well. FOX is hoping that this additional exposure will give the series a lift in viewership when it begins airing on FX.
The show centers around four friends who own a bar in (where else?) Philly – and received excellent reviews during the first season as an offbeat comedy that took risks. This season, Danny DeVito joins the cast as well. Definitely worth a look if you missed the first season.
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Project Catwalk, the UK version of Project Runway has a new hostess- Ozzy’s little girl, Kelly Osbourne. Squeezing out former host Liz Hurley, (reportedly for being “too wooden”- who are these visionaries, and will they save us from Katie Joel?) Kelly brings her…wacky sense of fashion to the runway. Osbourne says she’s excited at “the chance to do a show that features two of my favorite loves- TV and fashion is a dream come true. What more could a girl want?”
Runway is brilliant, so I can only imagine Catwalk is just as juicy. However, hosting a reality show takes a little more than just having a famous relative (see rant on Katie Joel above), so let’s hope Kelly throws an f-bomb at any ragged seams- she’ll show those gauchos who’s boss!
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