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Straight From The Trailer!
Canadian television has given us some comedy gems over the years, like the ground breaking series SCTV. Now another import has unveiled itself to Direct TV viewers via the 101 channel, with the roll out of Trailer Park Boys. Full out sheer madness, mayhem, decadence, and comedy! You can't keep from laughing at Canada's take on white trash culture. This show is seriously juvenile - but also adult in content. It's hard to believe such an envelope pushing series would originate from Canada! The series follows the misadventures of a group of trailer park residents, some of whom are ex-convicts, living in a fictional trailer park located in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. It is shot as a reality series, however the cast pretty much ad libs their lines and antics. This series isn't for everybody - but a guilty pleasure for sure! So check it out eh?

Jay's Back!
Jay Leno is back in the late night saddle again on The Tonight Show.
After NBC's attempt to have Conan O'Brien
take over the late night franchise, network execs moved Jay back into play. Already the ratings are double what Conan had in the same slot, and Leno is back to leading David Letterman. It almost seems like being awaken from a bad dream. Bummer, Conan was so talented and brought back a Carson-type atmosphere back to the The Tonight Show. Leno is using his same prime-time show set, with a few changes, including bringing back the desk. Hopefully Fox will bring Coco back to late-night!


Oh... Olivia!
Every young American male knows who Oliva Munn is. Now the rest of us are getting a peek.
Obscure model-actress turned host of G4's Attack of the Show, now heading to the big screen in the sequel to Iron Man. Who is this sexy media vamp? Her rise from forgettable B-movies to gracing the cover of Playboy is a pretty quick rise to fame! She has become the pinup for nerds across the world... and she's proud of it! She has stepped on the set of every late-night talk show, as well as appearing in
campaigns for Nike, Pepsi and Neutrogena. Lets not forget her running tradition of being named one of Maxim's Hot 100 for several years. You can't look anywhere without seeing her these days, now we just need to lock in that name, we have another megastar on the rise.... just sayin'.


Peacock Gets
Feathered Again

Comcast Corp. has finalized a deal to buy a majority stake in NBC Universal for $13.75 billion, giving the nation's largest cable TV operator control of the Peacock network, an array of cable channels and a major movie studio. That's the official scoop, does anyone really understand what that means? Simply America's largest cable tv company has purchased the oldest broadcast television network, Universal Studios, and a slew of cable channels. Not to say that the inmates are running the prison, but this is history in the making. Nobody ever would think decades ago that the a mere cable operator could own an actual broadcast network! Now just a dime a dozen. One company will have control over of a lot of entertainment content, and the right to distribute it any way they like!  It really is a new era of monopolies, and the ramifications of this deal with trickle down to a new century of media players. It will also effect how we see our favorite TV shows, movies, music, news... and yeah, everything else! Brace yourself for the madness!


Guilty Pleasures
Most of us who have premium cable channels such as HBO and Showtime, have acquired a handful of "guilty pleasure" programs over the years. You know what I mean, those decadent shows that would never make broadcast television or basic cable. In order to compete with  hundreds of channels, the pay services has pumped a lot of cash into sinful programs that borderline basic comedies and dramas. Yes, Curb Your Enthusiasm and The Sopranos fall into this category, but it's the under the radar shows I'm craving, such as Showtime's Californication and Weeds. These new shows are pushing the envelope and in a really sweet way! Basic channel FX is the most cutting edge amongst its peers with shows like Nip/Tuck and Sons Of Anarchy, yeah you what I'm talking about now! We're talking real appointment television which is real TiVo worthy!  Gotta love em! This is the new face of television in the 21st century, so get ready for the levy to break!
 


Going Headless
We just signed to our label, a group of talented rock musicians from Arizona know as Headless Charlie. It brings me back to my hard rockin' roots of the 1980's when metal saw a revival. There was a new sound of progressive rock that had its roots in Black Sabbath, Led Zeppelin, and even Iron Maiden. Headless Charlie brings all that, with a twist of theatrics and modern tones. Their new music video for the single The Edge is near completion, and really a lot of fun! Headless Charlie got their name from an old ghost story in Jerome Arizona, about a miner who lost his head! If you like this old school sound like I do, look out for their new release Reconnect due this Spring.

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