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“Battleground: Rhino Wars” enlists special ops to stop poachers

February 28, 2013 | By Channel Guide Contributor
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“Battleground: Rhino Wars” on Animal Planet documents the conflict between bloodthirsty poachers and one of South Africa’s anti-poaching units dedicated to stopping the illegal, lucrative trade of rhino horns. By Kate O’Hare On Thursday, March 7, at 9pm ET, Animal Planet premieres Battleground: Rhino Wars, a new three-part series that follows four current and veteran U.S. special forces members as they head to Kruger National Park in South Africa to help park rangers and local security forces battle the poachers who are decimating rhinoceros populations. Unfortunately for the dwindling rhinos, their horns are in high demand in Asia and other [...]

Killing Lincoln movie brings Bill O’Reilly’s book to the screen

February 14, 2013 | By Channel Guide Contributor
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Killing Lincoln movie brings Bill O’Reilly’s controversial book to the screen on National Geographic Channel Sunday, Feb. 17. By Kate O’Hare On a sultry summer day in Richmond, Va. — the Confederate capital during the Civil War — a film crew has gathered at a historic building refitted to look like a telegraph office. The scene being shot features Abraham Lincoln (Billy Campbell) receiving a message and then discussing it with Secretary of War Edwin Stanton (Graham Beckel). Despite the sweltering heat, the bearded men wear waistcoats and jackets, and the women are decked out in period dresses with corsets. [...]

Shaquille O’Neal and Nick Cannon host Cartoon Network’s Hall of Game Awards 2013

February 11, 2013 | By Channel Guide Contributor
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There will once again be a slew of athletes and celebrity presenters at Cartoon Network’s Hall of Game Awards, now in its third year and premiering Feb. 11 at 7pm ET/PT on the network. The Hall of Game Awards let viewers vote for and honor their favorite sports stars and sports moments of the year. This year’s Hall of Game ceremony is co-hosted by Nick Cannon (America’s Got Talent) and NBA legend Shaquille O’Neal. Along with Shaquille O’Neal and Nick Cannon, other celebrities (athletes and non-athletes) making appearances at the 2013 Hall of Game Awards will include Jessica Alba, Ryan [...]

Leon vs Cruz Azul, Chivas vs San Luis highlight Liga MX soccer weekend on Telemundo

February 1, 2013 | By Channel Guide Contributor
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This weekend, Feb. 2-3, Telemundo will air two matches of Week 5 of the Clausura tournament of Liga MX. Both matches will be called by Andrés Cantor alongside Sammy Sadovnik, who will provide commentary and analysis from the booth. The matches will also be live-streamed on deportestelemundo.com. The first match features Leon vs Cruz Azul on Saturday, Feb. 2, live at 9pm ET. Cruz Azul is unbeaten so far, so it won’t be an easy task for Leon to get back to where they were in 2012, when they became one of the surprise teams. Leon is hoping that the [...]

Fringe on Science Channel, relive sci-fi series on Fridays

January 22, 2013 | By Channel Guide Contributor
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So what’s with Fringe on Science Channel? OK, don’t get overly excited, we’re not talking new episodes here. The critically-acclaimed series truly ended last Friday night after five seasons on FOX. Fringe fans can now turn to Science Channel on Friday nights from 8-11PM (ET/PT), beginning January 25, to enjoy back-to-back episodes of the series. In addition to airing past episodes, Science Channel will continue to enhance Fringe with leading experts, such as Dr. Michio Kaku, examining phenomena such as time travel, dream sharing and parallel universes with the short-form series, Science of FRINGE. Friday night airings of Fringe on [...]

Sean Rich and his “Lords of War” search for military history in new NGC series

January 21, 2013 | By Channel Guide Contributor
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National Geographic Channel’s (NGC) new series Lords of War makes its debut this Wednesday, Jan. 23, at 9pm ET/PT, and follows modern-day treasure hunter Sean Rich on a mission to track down masterpieces of military history. Throughout the 16-part series, Sean and his team of arms experts patrol the country for rare collectibles and auction them off to the highest bidder. Sean (pictured below firing a Dutch or Portuguese naval ship swivel cannon from the late 17th/early 18th century) is an expert in antique arms whose collection of weapons has been featured in films such as the Pirates of the [...]

Matthew Macfadyen hunts Jack the Ripper in BBC America’s “Ripper Street”

January 19, 2013 | By Channel Guide Contributor
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Whitechapel, London, 1889. The time and the place are synonymous with the most infamous unsolved murder cases in history, and they’re the setting for this new series coming to BBC America’s Dramaville beginning January 19. Matthew Macfadyen stars as Detective Inspector Edmund Reid, investigator of the Ripper murders and other crimes. Alongside him is Capt. Homer Jackson (Adam Rothenberg), the forensic investigator whose way with an autopsy renders him invaluable to Reid’s mission as the body count on the street starts to mount. It’s a fairly remarkable series, to start, but we have to admit that we’re glad that we [...]

Telemundo airs Leon vs Queretaro and Chivas vs Toluca Liga MX Clausura 2013 openers

January 3, 2013 | By Channel Guide Contributor
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Telemundo’s Fútbol Estelar returns with coverage of two matches in the opening weekend of the Liga MX Clausura: Leon vs Queretaro on Saturday, Jan. 5 at 9pm ET, and Chivas vs Toluca on Sunday, Jan. 6 at 6pm ET. Both matches will be called by announcer Andrés Cantor with commentary by play-by-play analyst Sammy Sadovnik. Each match can also be seen online at deportestelemundo.com. In the Leon vs Queretaro match, León will attempt to show Querétaro that its success at the top hasn’t been an illusion. The home team will try to win its fan base over with two of the [...]

VOD Spotlight: Joseph Gordon-Levitt channels Bruce Willis in “Looper”

December 28, 2012 | By Channel Guide Contributor
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In the futuristic action thriller Looper, time-travel is possible — but is illegal and only available on the black market. When the mob wants to get rid of someone, they send their target 30 years into the past, where a “looper” — a hired gun, like Joe (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) — is waiting to mop up. Joe is getting rich and life is good … until the day the mob decides to “close the loop,” sending back Joe’s future self (Bruce Willis) for assassination. The trouble for Joe begins when he “lets his loop run” — meaning he lets his older [...]

VOD Spotlight: “Resident Evil: Retribution” marks a return for Milla Jovovich

December 21, 2012 | By Channel Guide Contributor
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Resident Evil: Retribution, the fifth installment of the bloodthirsty franchise, finds Alice (Milla Jovovich) fighting alongside a resistance movement against the Umbrella Corporation and the undead. As always, the central figure in this gritty and gripping tale is Alice, played once again with implacable ferocity by Milla Jovovich. “Milla is a huge factor in the success of the films,” says Bolt. “One of the things that makes Resident Evil interesting is that we present a woman as a convincing action hero. She’s tough as hell. She’s a leader; she’s determined. If anybody’s going to beat Umbrella, it’s Alice.” Alice has evolved [...]