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'Brientake 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.
