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“Best Funeral Ever,” “Husband Hunters” part of new 2013-2014 TLC lineup

April 5, 2013 | By Barb Oates
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Last year TLC brought us Honey Boo Boo, next up we can look forward to the Best Funeral Ever, Husband Hunters, Ballroom Blitz and a variety of other culture shockers. TLC makes no apologies for calling out their 2013-2014 programming lineup for what it is, claiming they will continue to open doors to “big personalities” and “can’t miss moments” that are remarkable yet relatable. “TLC prides itself on telling authentic stories and going into the hidden cultures that spark conversations, evoke emotion and open eyes to a different way of life,” said Amy Winter, General Manager for TLC, in a [...]

“Family S.O.S. With Jo Frost” comes to TLC in May

April 4, 2013 | By Barb Oates
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The popular Supernanny star Jo Frost has landed her next assignment on Family S.O.S. With Jo Frost, a new TLC series debuting May 28 at 9pm ET/PT. Frost has been a godsend in the U.K. and the States with her no-nonsense approach to dealing with unruly children and their dumbfounded parents. Her how-to-parent-properly tips and techniques has made her the TV expert in parenting, and the driving force behind this compulsively addictive genre of TV help shows. In Family S.O.S., Frost takes a timeout from naughty toddlers and their tantrums, and turns her attention to the dreaded, rebellious teens. The [...]

Long Island Medium Season 4 interview with Theresa Caputo

April 4, 2013 | By Barb Oates
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Fans have been waiting for Long Island Medium Season 4, which was originally planned for a March return but got pushed to May. Well, Theresa Caputo’s been very, very busy. Between seasons of her popular TLC series, Long Island Medium, she’s toured the nation and written a book. She comes back to her roots with the Season 4 premiere of Long Island Medium on Sunday, May 12. Caputo took a few minutes from her hectic schedule to answer some quick questions. Now that Victoria is off to school, what can we expect for Season 4 for the Caputo family? Theresa [...]

Joel McHale hosts 2013 The Soup Awards

April 2, 2013 | By Barb Oates
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Get ready for a hilarious evening of award-show mockery as Joel McHale presents the 2013 The Soup Awards, where he honors the best and worst in TV, pop culture and engineering miracles (thank you very much Lifetime’s Double Divas). The Soup Awards will air on E! Wednesday, April 3 at 10pm ET/PT. “Welcome to our annual award show that for some reason we skipped last year, but tonight we’re so bloated and full of self importance that we’re stretching this bitch out way longer than it actually should go,” McHale begins. “That’s right, it’s nine full hours of fake awards.” [...]

Rat Lady kicks off My Crazy Obsession Season 2 of TLC series

April 2, 2013 | By Barb Oates
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The Rat Lady is the perfect choice to kick off My Crazy Obsession Season 2 of TLC’s oddly entertaining lifestyle series that spotlights the strangest of strange things people do. My Crazy Obsession returns on Wednesday, April 3 at 10pm ET/PT where viewers will meet Chantal Banks, a middle-age woman who can’t live without her extended family of 19 rats. “I love rats more than I love people,” Chantal declares. In fact she loves her rats so much, she left her home and husband of 11 years (Chester) for a two-bedroom condo she now shares with her 16-year-old son Kevin [...]

Interview with Tom Riley Da Vinci’s Demons

April 1, 2013 | By Barb Oates
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Interview with Tom Riley Da Vinci’s Demons Da Vinci’s Demons, a Starz original series airing Fridays beginning April 12, introduces us to a young, swashbuckling Da Vinci tortured by his gift of intelligence. Art history class would have been so much more interesting if only we were schooled on the young Leonardo da Vinci, a sexy, smart, complicated, arrogant outcast — a vision that’s rarely conjured when you think of the Italian Renaissance man and his masterpieces. Cowriter of The Dark Knight trilogy and this summer’s Man of Steel, David S. Goyer shatters any stereotypes you may have had of [...]

Katie Leclerc interview on “Switched At Birth,” “The Confession”

March 28, 2013 | By Barb Oates
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In our Katie Leclerc interview the Switched at Birth star talks new episodes, her new Hallmark Channel original film The Confession and more. The second half of Season 2 of Switched at Birth is coming fast for star Katie Leclerc, as the series returns to ABC Family June 10. “We start filming on April 9 and I’m so excited,” Leclerc says, although pretty much in the dark on upcoming story lines. “You know what? The only thing, literally, the only thing I know is that the first line of the script I’m in a bikini. So I’m like, ‘Thank you [...]

Tatiana Maslany Orphan Black new star

March 22, 2013 | By Barb Oates
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Tatiana Maslany Orphan Black – New Star Of BBC America Series The idea of knowing there’s a clone of you certainly has a creepy intrigue factor about it and BBC America plays off that in its new sci-fi thriller series Orphan Black, debuting Saturday, March 30 at 9pm ET. The series follows a troubled woman named Sarah (Tatiana Maslany, The Vow) whose life takes a dramatic turn when she witnesses the suicide of a woman who looks exactly like her. Sarah quickly reacts to Beth’s suicide by grabbing her purse, then eventually assuming her identity, her boyfriend and her bank [...]

World According to Dick Cheney dates, times, preview

March 15, 2013 | By Barb Oates
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When is The World According To Dick Cheney on? Below details the Showtime air dates and times, as well as gives a preview of the highly anticipated documentary. Supporters and critics will find much to debate and insights to be learned in Showtime’s grossly engaging documentary The World According to Dick Cheney, which debuts tonight on Showtime at 9pm ET/PT (additional air dates below). The documentary is produced by award-winning filmmaker R.J. Cutler, whose work includes The War Room, The September Issue, 30 Days and TV’s current hit drama Nashville. Cutler presents a thorough examination of Dick Cheney’s life, career, key [...]

“The Littlest Wedding” episode on AMC’s Freakshow tonight

March 14, 2013 | By Barb Oates
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Tonight’s episode of AMC’s Freakshow, “The Littlest Wedding” (9:30pm ET), features Amazing Ali (the littlest lady in L.A., standing at just 3’5″) and her upcoming nuptials to fellow little person Matt. Ali shares her wedding options with Venice Beach Freakshow owners and friends Todd and Danielle Ray, contemplating whether she should have a big wedding. Of course, Todd Ray — whose driving force of life is that feeling of pure amazement and astonishment — would never settle for something simple. Todd suggests going big. “Go grand and people will remember it forever, and you will too,” he tells Ali. Todd pulls [...]