October 2010 Archives - Channel Guide Magazine

7 Questions With … Willie Robertson of A&E’s “Duck Dynasty”

October 8, 2012 Channel Guide Staff 27

With America salivating over shows like Swamp Wars, Rocket City Rednecks, Hillbilly Handfishin’ and, lest we forget, Here Comes Honey Boo Boo, it’s a good time to be a TV redneck. A&E’s Duck Dynasty is among the most successful in the genre, following the always colorful Robertson clan of Louisiana. Willie, along with his brother Jase, father Phil and uncle Si run the family’s profitable duck-call empire, which not surprisingly has soared to new heights as the show has become popular. With the series beginning an eagerly anticipated Season 2 at 10pm Wednesday, Willie Robertson took some time to answer […]

Optimus Prime speaks: An interview with Peter Cullen of “Transformers Prime”

November 30, 2010 Channel Guide Staff 3

The main draw of Transformers — whether it be in an after-school cartoon or a blockbuster feature film — is that it features giant robots changing shapes. But a deeper appeal is what hasn’t changed. Peter Cullen first provided the voice of Autobot leader Optimus Prime in 1984 when Transformers (known to fans as the Generation 1 era) was created. Prime was killed off in the 1986 movie version of the series, a move that simultaneously confused Cullen and permanently scarred movie-going children everywhere. While Transformers continued in various forms over the next two decades in cartoons and video games, […]

American Occult Looks At Cult Killings In America

October 31, 2010 Channel Guide Staff Comments Off

Because I write vampire novels and Katherine Ramsland is an expert on modern vampire culture, cults and serial killers, our paths have occasionally crossed. We recently met at a Dracula convention in Windber, Pa., where we were both staying in a small former hotel rumored to be haunted. So, when we connected for an interview for the Investigation Discovery three-part series American Occult, airing with back-to-back episodes on Oct. 30, it was like continuing our last conversation — which was, no surprise, also about forensics. No surprise because Ramsland is both a forensic psychologist who has worked with former FBI […]

Drew Van Acker Is Literally Stuck At School In Cartoon Network’s “Tower Prep”

October 30, 2010 Jeff Pfeiffer Comments Off

In Cartoon Network’s latest live-action series, Tower Prep, rebellious teen Ian Archer (Drew Van Acker) awakens one morning to find himself suddenly transferred to the mysterious prep school of the title, from which there appears to be no escape. If that sounds like it’s The Prisoner for kids, it has some of that vibe, but one difference — at least in the pilot episode — is that while the school has some sinister-seeming elements, there are also hints that it might not have bad intentions at its core. “We don’t really know what Tower Prep is,” says star Van Acker. […]

8 Questions With … Elvira, Mistress Of The Dark

October 29, 2010 Channel Guide Staff Comments Off

What’s been your strangest fan encounter? Elvira: There was a girl who came up to me and said, “Oh, Elvira, I’ve been waiting to meet you, and I’ve been practicing this for so long.” Then she took out a 2-by-4 and nailed her tongue to it. When was the last time, or the first time, you were starstruck? I’ve been starstruck just a few times. Let’s see … with Michael Jackson. Then Jack White of The White Stripes, who I’m a big fan of and who does a song for my new show. And Ann-Margret. I ran into her again […]

Giuliana & Bill Are Back For A Third Season Of Their Hit Series

October 15, 2010 Channel Guide Contributor Comments Off

By Emily Mitchell The word “reality,” as in “reality show,” has become discombobulated. The culprit? Reality shows that are anything BUT reality! See: The Hills. The City. The Real Housewives of (Insert name of any U.S. city, seeing as though almost every one has a series!) Point being: “real” doesn’t mean “real,” but Giuliana and Bill Rancic are taking “real” back to its roots. The third season of their wildly popular reality show on Style, Giuliana & Bill, which follows E! news anchor Giuliana and her Apprentice-winning husband Bill as they make their marriage work cross-country (she in Los Angeles, […]

After A Serious Health Scare, Bret Michaels Moves On To The Next Stage

October 3, 2010 Channel Guide Staff Comments Off

It has been a rough year for Bret Michaels, but he couldn’t be happier. Despite enduring an emergency appendectomy, a brain hemorrhage and a “warning” stroke brought on by a heart condition, the Poison singer and Celebrity Apprentice winner has been able to spend the bulk of his time in the two places he loves most — on the road playing music, and at home spending time with his family. That’s where he’ll be — together with his on-again, off-again girlfriend of nearly 17 years, Kristi Gibson, and their two daughters, Raine and Jorja — on a new reality series, […]