Twisted! Man! The reality TV shows keep
getting better and better... right? Well here's one that some have
accused of being a rip-off of Gene
Simmons' (KISS) series Family Jewels, but it still
rocks! The A&E
network is rolling out Growing Up Twisted, which
follows the daily antics and adventures of veteran rocker and Twisted Sister lead throat Dee
Snider. As viewers grow a bit tired of Gene's ego and
lifestyle, Dee brings some down to earth family life situations into
the fold. This show is hilarious, you gotta love Dee, he is the real
deal - a true character! There is no doubt, that the execs at A&E are trying to spin-off this
popular genre of legendary rockers home lives, so give the Snider's
some love!
Pawn Stars Rules! One of America's favorite TV shows
is not on ABC, CBS, or FOX, but non other than the History
Channel, with a reality series that revolves around the business of
a Las Vegas pawn shop. Pawn Stars has
become the highest rated program on the revamped History Channel, followed by the
also highly rated companion reality show American Pickers. History has
hit gold! Households in the U.S. just can't get enough of the antics of
Rick Harrison, the
Old Man, Big Hoss, and
that lovebale nut Chumlee!
This show's under the radar success, goes to show you a guilty pleasure
is hard to aviod in television. I'll admit, it is one of my favs as
well!
The Hammer Drops! Big
news out of Hollywood,
as the 2009-2010 television season comes to an end. Many high profile
shows
from the last decade are coming to an end, as many of your favorites
have been officially
cancelled by the networks.
R.I.P. to the following programs:
ABC: Scrubs, Ugly Betty, FlashForward,
Romantically Challenged, Better Off Ted,
The
Forgotten, Hank and
Eastwick.
CBS: Cold
Case, Ghost Whisperer, Numb3rs, New Adventures of Old Christine, Gary
Unmarried, Accidently on Purpose, and
Three Rivers.
NBC: Law
& Order, Heroes, Mercy, and Trauma.
FOX: 24, Til
Death, Dollhouse, Sons of Tuscon, The Wanda Sykes Show, and Brothers.
Almost
canceled but survived the axe, really? V
(ABC), Castle (ABC), Chuck (NBC), Community (NBC), and Fringe (FOX).
Cherry Bomb! If you grew up in the
1970s, you probably remember a pushing the envelope tune on the radio
called Cherry Bomb
by a group known as The Runaways.
The first all female rock band to break the ceiling for woman in the
rock biz. The band also launched the careers of several high profile
rockers of the 1980s, such as Joan
Jett and Lita Ford. I
had the pleasure of interviewing both rockers back in the day, and
couldn't help but relive my fascination with their original project.
Well, Hollywood is bringing their story to the big screen with the new
movie The
Runaways. The film features Twilight's Kristen Stewart as Joan Jett and Dakota Fanning as Cherie Currie. Offering a behind the
scenes look at the rock industry, and how these young girls had to
fight their way to the top in an ole'-boy network atmosphere. A must see movie for
fans of hard rock for sure!
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?
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!
