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Fish Oil in Desserts? Chef Ludo Talks ‘Rat in the Kitchen’

March 31, 2022 Barb Oates 0

Who put fish oil in the dessert? That sure seems like the rat. Or maybe not? TBS’ fun new 10-episode cooking competition series, Rat in the Kitchen (Thursdays 9/8c) is a whodunit of sorts, as a mix of professional chefs and passionate home cooks compete in a series of creative cooking challenges against — you guessed it — a rat. The rat in this case is competing for his/her own take of the money, secretly sabotaging dishes so they can steal the money. If the rat succeeds, the rest of the contestants get nothing. Judging what’s tasty and what’s just […]

Sean Scheidt
Interview

Forgotten Treasures: Meet Magnolia Network’s ‘The Craftsman’ Eric Hollenbeck

March 15, 2022 Barb Oates 35

Far north of San Francisco sits the exquisite oceanside town of Eureka, California, known as one of California’s best-kept secrets for its giant redwoods, remote ocean landscapes and ornate timeless Victorian homes. The town also serves as home to about 25,000, including woodworking extraordinaire Eric Hollenbeck, a self-taught master woodworker who’s built his life around preserving and restoring buildings and items of the past. Hollenbeck is the delightful subject of Magnolia Network’s newest series The Craftsman. The nine-episode series begins on Magnolia Network Tuesday, March 15 at 9/8c with two back-to-back episodes and will run through Tuesday, May 3. The […]

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Interview

Jeff Probst Talks ‘Survivor 42,’ Players and the Future of ‘All-Stars’

March 9, 2022 Barb Oates 1

It’s Season 42, fans, and the competition series that tasks players to outwit, outplay and outlast just keeps getting better. Survivor is back tonight (Wednesday  at 8/7c on CBS) with Season 42. Big kudos to host and executive producer Jeff Probst, who got the show back in motion after COVID shutdowns. Probst never left Fiji after Season 41; in fact, three days after the finale, he began shooting Season 42. Here he shares some of the behind-the-scenes on shooting back-to-back seasons and what we can expect for the new season. He also gives us insights on the future of All-Star […]

Alison WrightDavid Bukach
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‘Snowpiercer’ Star Alison Wright Fills Us In On Season 3 —It’s Not Going to Be Easy

January 24, 2022 Barb Oates Comments Off on ‘Snowpiercer’ Star Alison Wright Fills Us In On Season 3 —It’s Not Going to Be Easy

The postapocalyptic thrill ride, Snowpiercer, returns for Season 3 on TNT (Monday, Jan. 24) with some hope for a possible warm location to restart civilization. But the current uninhabitable frozen world really isn’t the survivors’ main problem. When last we left the divided group, Layton (Daveed Diggs) and Ruth (Alison Wright) plotted to take back Snowpiercer from the unhinged and sadistic Mr. Wilford (Sean Bean). Melanie (Jennifer Connelly) made it back to the research station after the train passed her by on her scheduled pickup, but it appears she didn’t survive the elongated isolation. Layton and Alex (Rowan Blanchard) are […]

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Lots to Love About Sophia Black-D’Elia and ‘Single Drunk Female’

January 20, 2022 Barb Oates Comments Off on Lots to Love About Sophia Black-D’Elia and ‘Single Drunk Female’

Freeform introduces the charming and heartfelt dramedy Single Drunk Female (Thursdays at 10/9c beginning Jan. 20, next day on Hulu) starring Sofia Black-D’Elia in the lead as 20-something alcoholic Samantha Fink, whose only chance to avoid jail time is to sober up and move back home with her overbearing mother (played by Ally Sheedy). “I had one bad day that turned into a Class A misdemeanor [aka reckless assault],” tells 28-year-old alcoholic Samantha “Sam” Fink to her probation officer in the pilot. That drunken workplace meltdown almost blinded her coworker and definitely solidified her termination from a New York media […]