Blog Profile / TV Squad
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| Archived Since: | July 8, 2008 | |
Blog Post Archive
TV REVIEW: Neil Armstrong - First Man On The Moon
The fact that more people in the world could today recognise the butt of Kim Kardashian than the face of Neil Armstrong is one that, for our sanity, we are probably best overlooking. Nevertheless, it is one of the reasons that marking and sharing the huge achievements of this quiet man remain more important than ever. Show More Summary
'Be The Boss': From Client To Jazzercise Franchise Owner
Sophia was so pleased with her 60-pound weight loss through Jazzercise that she started working for the company. Since then, she's spent the last ten years teaching classes. When "Be the Boss" came calling, she thought she was going to be competing for a promotion in the company she'd come to love. Show More Summary
'Drugged': Man Drinks Three Pints Of Vodka Daily
In the "High on Alcohol" special edition of "Drugged," viewers were presented with a story that was both a tragedy and a cautionary tale. Ryan, a 28-year-old alcoholic, drank three pints of vodka a day. Ryan turned to alcohol when his father, who was also an alcoholic, passed away four years ago. Show More Summary
Royal Mail Releases 'Dr. Who' Stamps
In celebration of the 50th anniversary of BBC's "Dr. Who," the Royal Mail is releasing collectible stamps featuring the show's characters. "It's 50 years since a strange old man stepped out of a Police Box in a scrapyard down Totter's...Show More Summary
'The Following' Sneak Peek Videos
Get ready to get hooked. Fox has released new videos giving viewers an inside look into their new drama, "The Following," starring Kevin Bacon and created by "Dawson's Creek" and "The Vampire Diaries" developer, Kevin Williamson. "The...Show More Summary
'Roseanne' Star Gets New Role Off Broadway
FOR someone who pretty much worships Laurie Metcalf, Joe Mantello isn't making her life easy in "The Other Place," opening Jan. 10 on Broadway. "I used to leave the stage for a total of, like, 10 seconds," Ms. Metcalf said of her experience in the show. Show More Summary
Andy Plesser: VH1's Sacher: Social TV is the New Reality of Television as 80 Percent of Viewers Use a Second Screen
Some 80 percent of viewers of VH1 programming use a mobile device (phone,tablet, laptop) while watching, says Dan Sacher, SVP for Digital at VH1 in this interview with Beet.TV These new viewing habits have redefined what had been called "social TV" to the new reality of television itself, he says. Show More Summary
Andy Plesser: Ensequence Drives TV Ratings up to 20 Percent with Interactivity for "First Screen"
While much has been said about a "second screen" powering television viewership, Ensequence is harnessing the power of the TV set, or "first screen," in driving ratings as much as 20 percent for programmers, says CEO Peter Low, in this...Show More Summary
Obama To Appear On Meet The Press
NEW YORK -- President Barack Obama will appear Sunday for an exclusive interview on "Meet the Press," as fiscal cliff negotiations come down to the wire before the Dec. 31 deadline. Obama didn't sit for interviews on any of the Sunday public affairs shows while running for reelection in 2012. Show More Summary
SUPERCUT: TV's Best Kisses Of The Year
New Year's Eve has long been a celebration of kissing, so in honor of the annual event, HuffPost TV rounded up the best TV kisses from 2012. From Damon and Elena's very long-awaited hookup on "The Vampire Diaries" to Leslie and Ben's...Show More Summary
The 6 Most Outrageous CNBC Rants Of The Year
Sometimes people yell at their TVs. Sometimes the TV yells at you. That's especially true if you watch a lot of CNBC. As the business news network struggled to keep ratings afloat this year, its personalities certainly did their best to keep people watching -- absolutely losing it at the drop of, well, basically anything. Show More Summary
Pam Jenoff: To Downton, With Love: A Writer Chimes In
When I began writing The Ambassador's Daughter, a novel set in Europe after the First World War, I had never heard of Downton Abbey. Rave mentions of the ITV/PBS series began creeping up with increasing frequency on my Facebook and Twitter feeds and so I decided to check it out. Show More Summary
WATCH: 'Dual Survival' Stars Debate Drinking Pee
"Dual Survival" is back for a new season with "Dual Survival: Unbraided" and nothing is off the table, including pee drinking. Yep, pee drinking. The one-hour special airs Tuesday, January 1 at 8 p.m. EST with Season 3 premiering at 9 p.m. Show More Summary
WATCH: Honoring Their Hero
After 30 years of making a nation laugh on late night TV, comedian David Letterman received the highest honor an American performer can be given at the 35th Annual Kennedy Center Honors in Washington D.C. The ceremony and show held earlier this month aired on Wednesday Dec. Show More Summary
The BEST Memes Of 2012
2012 was a landmark year for memes -- and we could say that due to the Ikea Monkey alone -- but it's not always easy to remember everything that went viral in the last 12 months. Since the end of 2012 had our minds filled with presidential...Show More Summary
NBC Wants Matt And Ann To Have Lunch
NBC is trying to get Matt Lauer and Ann Curry to publicly lunch together as a way of boosting Lauer's tattered popularity, the New York Daily News reported on Friday. 2012 has not been an especially good year for Lauer's public image. Show More Summary
Misty May On Life After Vollyball: 'Family Is Our Number One Goal'
Misty May-Treanor won three consecutive gold medals with her teammate, Kerri Walsh, in Athens, Beijing and most recently in London, to become the only duo ever to accomplish such a feat. The Los Angeles native won a national championship...Show More Summary
'Mockingbird Lane' Is Dead
"Mockingbird Lane" will not proceed on NBC. The pilot, which aired as a one-off Halloween special, will be all that's produced of "The Munsters" remake. Series creator Bryan Fuller tweeted the news to his followers. Fuller wrote theShow More Summary
'Shocking Family Secrets': Teacher By Day, Dominatrix By Night
Karen was living a secret double life on "Shocking Family Secrets." Her co-workers during the day knew her as an English-language teacher at an adult school, but they wondered about her life outside of school. She never spent time with them or talked much about her personal life. Show More Summary
'Shocking Family Secrets': Terrorist Sends Wife To Be Tortured, Raped
Lori's story on "Shocking Family Secrets" was a horrible saga of torture and suffering. She was happily married to a man named Mohammed and moved to Iran with him. But there, he became controlling. Mohammed beat her, and then she found out he was going to anti-American meetings. Show More Summary