Barb Oates, Author at Channel Guide Magazine

Darcy LaPier interview for Rodeo Girls on A&E, an inside look at barrel racers

December 11, 2013 Barb Oates 4

Darcy LaPier interview on Rodeo Girls, a new series that goes inside the world of barrel racing following five female racers. Rodeo Girls has a two-part series premiere Wednesday, Dec. 11 at 11pm ET/PT and Thursday, Dec. 12 at 10pm ET/PT. “I’ve been hurt quite a few times,” says Darcy LaPier. “I had a compound fracture to my left arm. I’ve broken probably three or four fingers and toes. I’ve cracked a rib. I had three concussions.” She’s one of the five brazen beauties who are featured in A&E’s new six-episode reality series Rodeo Girls. Darcy LaPier’s name may ring […]

Extreme holiday decorating is focus of ABC’s Great Christmas Light Fight

December 9, 2013 Barb Oates 2

It’s a holiday showdown as extreme holiday decorating is the focus of ABC’s The Great Christmas Light Fight, a new competition series beginning Monday, Dec. 9 at 9pmET. Never have cameras captured the intense planning, drive and pure spectacle of “extreme” holiday decorating like this. We’re talking about those festive individuals — those beacons of holiday spirit — who put a whole new meaning to Christmas decorating by adorning just about anything and everything with lights and holiday trimmings. ABC has found 20 of America’s most enthused home decorators and will pit them against each other in the new, short-run […]

Cake Boss Buddy Valastro helps struggling bakeries in Bakery Boss on TLC

December 2, 2013 Barb Oates Comments Off

Cake Boss’ Buddy Valastro is taking to the road in his new series Bakery Boss on TLC debuting Monday, Dec. 2 at 9pm. It looks like Cake Boss superstar Buddy Valastro is picking up some cues from Gordon Ramsay when it comes to turning around the baking industry and helping save struggling family establishments. Valastro hits the road on a mission to help save a number of family-run neighborhood bakeries from extinction. He’s unapologetic for calling out problems and problem people as he sees them (although that’s nothing new for Valastro as he does that on a regular basis at […]

After pay dirt Todd Hoffman from Gold Rush is starting a rock band

November 8, 2013 Barb Oates Comments Off

“When I’m done gold mining, I’m starting a rock band,” Todd Hoffman from Gold Rush tells us. And, he’s not kidding. The star of Discovery Channel’s most successful series, Gold Rush — which airs on Discovery Fridays at 9pm ET— isn’t seeking big-time celebrity status, though, he just loves music. He actually hates even being considered a celebrity. Hoffman’s more about faith, family and living life to the fullest. He took some time to answer our “7 Questions” from his home in Sandy, Ore. Here’s what he had to say: 1. You’re at a magazine rack and can pick three […]

Carrie Underwood interview on live Sound of Music event

November 8, 2013 Barb Oates Comments Off

You couldn’t have picked a more iconic movie to attempt what truly will be an unprecedented television event, but NBC, Carrie Underwood and True Blood’s Stephen Moyer are up for the challenge in the live, three-hour event The Sound of Music Live! airing Thursday, Dec. 5 at 8pm ET. The live Sound of Music special is certainly turning into one of the most anticipated programs this holiday season, and Underwood looks and sounds amazing in NBC’s most recent teasers. “I remember hearing about it and thinking, ‘Wow that’s ambitious. I wonder who they are going to get?’” Underwood tells us. […]

Best Halloween shows on TV Oct. 31, 2013

October 31, 2013 Barb Oates Comments Off

For the non-Netflix audiences who rely on linear television to provide them with an eerie evening of TV treats, this list of the best Halloween shows on TV for tonight — Thursday, Oct. 31, 2013 — is for YOU! While these aren’t all “Halloween” related, each do provide the best creeps and scares to leave you satisfied. So sit yourself down in front of that tube and let the creepfest begin! Here are 8 picks you can’t got wrong with! (All times listed below are Eastern.) 1. The Returned Sundance Channel, 9pm Topping my list is Sundance Channel’s new series, […]

Gold Rush Season 4 is “frickin intense” Todd Hoffman tells us

October 24, 2013 Barb Oates 5

“It’s going to be the best episode in the history of Gold Rush,” Todd Hoffman tells us of the two-hour Gold Rush Season 4 premiere scheduled for Friday, Oct. 25 at 9pm ET on Discovery. And the premiere is just the beginning of what promises to be the craziest, most dangerous season yet, as Hoffman and his crew headed to the jungles of South America to mine for gold. Discovery is marketing the season as Yukon vs. the Jungle, “the veteran” [Hoffman] vs. “the kid” [Parker Schnabel]. Either way, it’s going to be insane. “The first episode of Gold Rush […]

What Not to Wear series finale makes for a good time to revisit Clinton Kelly interview

October 18, 2013 Barb Oates Comments Off

How do you celebrate the What Not to Wear series finale? If you’re like us, you’ll celebrate Clinton Kelly’s and Stacy London’s decade-long crusade of helping people look and feel fabulous by cleaning out your own closet and updating your wardrobe (any excuse to shop, right?!). Think about it — they’d love you for it! After 10 years and more than 300 makeovers, Stacy and Clinton officially hang it up for good tonight on TLC with the What Not to Wear series finale at 9pmET. The finale finds the duo heading to Las Vegas to help one final fashion-challenged female, […]

Matt Bomer, Tim DeKay talk White Collar Season 5 premiere

October 17, 2013 Barb Oates Comments Off

White Collar season 5 premiere Thursday, Oct. 17 on USA: Thursday is the new night for USA Network’s hit series White Collar, which returns for it’s fifth season beginning Thursday, Oct. 17 at 9pmET/8pmCT. Series star Matt Bomer says that this season — at least for his character Neal — is all about “best intentions going awry.” A statement that leads back to last season’s cliffhanger that left FBI agent Peter Burke (DeKay) and conman-turned-consultant Neal Caffrey (Bomer) in one hot mess — where Peter was accused of murdering the senator, when really it was Neal’s father (Treat Williams) who […]

Gold Fever on Discovery traces California Gold Rush

October 11, 2013 Barb Oates 2

Gold Fever on Discovery Friday, Oct. 11 beginning at 9pm ET and Friday, Oct. 18 beginning at 9pm ET: Discovery just can’t get enough gold these days. In addition to its hit series Gold Rush, which makes it Season 4 return Oct. 25, the network is introducing a new four-part documentary miniseries titled Gold Fever. The documentary plays out as part documentary with narration and expert opinion, and part movie with elaborate sets, characters and a continued storyline. It’s an engrossing educational look at the California Gold Rush and how America was transformed from a fledgling nation into one of […]