March 2011 Archives - Channel Guide Magazine

“Taking On Tyson” Shows Ex-Champ’s Love Of Pigeons

March 30, 2011 Channel Guide Staff Comments Off

It should be no surprise to anyone paying attention that Mike Tyson has finally come to reality TV. The subject of his new show, however, might just sucker-punch you. “The first thing I ever loved in my life was a pigeon,” the ex-boxing champ says. “I don’t know why. … I feel ridiculous trying to explain it. Pigeons are a part of my life. It’s a constant with my sanity in a weird way; this is just what I do. If I’m lucky enough to die an old man, I’m going to have birds.” That’s right, the man who once […]

Kate Winslet Puts Her Art Into The Title Role Of HBO’s “Mildred Pierce”

March 25, 2011 Channel Guide Staff Comments Off

Kate Winslet never tires of playing the strong-willed woman. So many years after establishing herself onscreen with her Titanic success, she’s lived up to that role herself, often eschewing roles that might make her a bigger star in favor of the ones that will challenge her abilities and teach her something about herself and her craft. She’s an actor’s actor, and this month sees her meet one of her most ambitious challenges yet in the title role of HBO‘s five-part original series, Mildred Pierce (premiering March 27), based on the James M. Cain novel of how a single mother’s pathological […]

Dr. Drew Pinsky Is The Next Real-Life TV Doctor Helming His Own Show

March 10, 2011 Channel Guide Staff Comments Off

It’s fair to say that many Americans are news addicts, obsessed with the self-destructive behavior of our favorite stars, most famous athletes and business and political leaders. And while pundits may weigh in with their opinions, many a viewer would like to hear an expert discuss Lindsay Lohan’s multiple rehabs, Tiger Woods’ sex addiction or why teen idol Miley Cyrus would let loose so publicly. Enter Dr. Drew Pinsky, America’s foremost expert on extreme behavior, to explain it all to us in the new HLN series Dr. Drew, premiering March 28. Each week, Dr. Drew — the physician and the […]

Cops Use Crooks To Catch Crooks In A&E’s Latest Crime Drama, “Breakout Kings”

March 9, 2011 Channel Guide Staff Comments Off

Who better to help catch a bad guy than another bad guy? Or, if you follow the premise of A&E’s new crime drama Breakout Kings, a bunch of bad guys. That’s what happens when two U.S. Marshals put together a task force made up of themselves and convicts in an effort to catch escaped prisoners currently on the run. For every fugitive successfully captured, the convicts get a month knocked off their sentences. But since they are out in the field with the Marshals, the temptation to try to flee is always present. The task force is the brainchild of […]

Scientist Pat Spain Travels The Globe Seeking Legendary Creatures

March 8, 2011 Jacqueline Cutler Comments Off

Some of the hyper-educated sign their names with “doctor” or “esquire” but no title is as much fun as Pat Spain’s. Spain refers to himself, quite accurately, as a “microbiologist, wildlife scientist and beast hunter.” Yes, it’s as exciting as it sounds. Part adventurer, part explorer and all scientist, Spain stakes out legendary creatures in National Geographic Channel‘s Beast Hunter, airing Fridays beginning March 4. He searches for the “man ape” of Sumatra; a one-eyed, smelly monster with claws, in Brazil; a swamp monster in the Congo; a sea serpent in British Columbia and a Mongolian death worm. “The goal […]

Lots Of Attitude And Antics Expected For New Season Of “Celebrity Apprentice”

March 7, 2011 Barb Oates Comments Off

Oh, this is trouble. The cast of characters NBC has assembled for the next season of Donald Trump’s Celebrity Apprentice could make it its best. Imagine hothead Gary Busey spewing his insane rhetoric at the likes of a dumbfounded Dionne Warwick. Or how about some Star Jones nastiness going up against the lippy Lisa Rinna? Tensions are always high when you combine eccentric egos with a drive to further a career or restart an ailing one. Britain’s Piers Morgan, Celebrity Apprentice‘s first winner, still holds a deep hatred for his rival Omarosa, recently saying he no longer wishes her dead. […]

Famed Photographer Peter Lik Photographs Our Nation Like No Other

March 3, 2011 Barb Oates Comments Off

Peter Lik is an adventurist at heart. The self-taught, most successful landscape photographer in the world — who just celebrated a personal first, bagging a million dollars for one of his photos — brings his Aussie charm and adrenaline-fueled devotion to Mother Nature to The Weather Channel in From the Edge With Peter Lik. The 13-episode series puts Lik in front of the lens where he shares and shows his fascination of America’s landscape. Each episode follows his journey in getting to the location to take the ultimate shot. “I’ve taken over, you know, 2 million photographs in my life, […]

PBS Celebrates The Heyday Of The Troubadour And The Legends Whose Careers Were Launched On Its Stage

March 2, 2011 Lori Acken Comments Off

“By 1970, the heart of ’60s rock was going down. The Beatles were breaking up. The Stones were inactive. So rock ‘n’ roll was losing its energy. It needed time to take its breath. And when it was taking its breath, that’s when this singer/songwriter movement was at its most powerful,” says Robert Hilburn, former music critic for the Los Angeles Times, in the opening moments of American Masters: Troubadours: Carole King/James Taylor & The Rise of the Singer-Songwriter, premiering on PBS March 2. Watch the full episode. See more American Masters. For the next hour and a half, fans […]