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VOD Spotlight: “The Campaign” brings out the worst in its candidates

November 16, 2012 Channel Guide Staff Comments Off on VOD Spotlight: “The Campaign” brings out the worst in its candidates

The election is over, but people are still reeling from this year’s contest. With a hard-fought campaign like the one we just had, it might be perfect timing for a film like The Campaign. Starring Will Ferrell and Zach Galifianakis, The Campaign tells a story of a congressional race that should sound pretty familiar to anyone who’s survived a presidential campaign in the modern media age: The charismatic Cam Brady (Ferrell) and his supremely unlikely challenger Marty Huggins (Galifianakis) are locked in a dead heat, thanks to a gaffe on Brady’s part and a whole lot of money and influence […]

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“Marvin Marvin” brings Lucas Cruikshank back to Nickelodeon

November 15, 2012 Channel Guide Staff Comments Off on “Marvin Marvin” brings Lucas Cruikshank back to Nickelodeon

Even if you don’t know the name Lucas Cruikshank, if you’ve seen any Nickelodeon at all, chances are you recognize that voice he sported in all of those Fred shows and films. And whether that voice appeals to you or is the verbal equivalent of scraping a chalkboard, Cruikshank is back on Nickelodeon — without the elfin squeak — in a new series, Marvin Marvin, premiering Saturday, Nov. 24 at 8:30pm ET/PT. I talked to the former Fred: The Show star about his new series, what it’s like to leave Fred behind, and what he has going on for the […]

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Yvette Walts talks “Abby’s Ultimate Dance Competition,” her hopes for Hadley — and THAT situation with Kristie Ray

November 13, 2012 Lori Acken 16

Suffice it to say that no one is more surprised than Yvette Walts to discover that the primary villainess of Abby’s Ultimate Dance Competition is not the notoriously starchy star of the show, Dance Mom’s Abby Lee Miller — but rather the bubbly blond Walts herself. The Evansville, Indiana, native and 28-year dance industry vet says she thought her 12-year-old daughter Hadley was vying for a spot on a new reality show called “My Kid Can Dance” and had no idea Miller would be even be involved when they hopped a plane for Los Angeles. But Abby Lee was only one […]

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Michael J Fox on “Katie,” plus Kelly Ripa, Michael Strahan

November 2, 2012 Channel Guide Contributor 1

Michael J Fox on Katie next week has been confirmed. Katie Couric interviews Fox about his return to TV, his devotion to fighting Parkinson’s and family life. Also scheduled on Katie Couric’s guest list for the week of Nov. 5 are Kelly Ripa and Micahel Strahan, Keyon Fooling and an entire episode dedicated to reviewing the year’s most astounding miracles (big and small).     MONDAY, NOVEMBER 5 — Hurricane Sandy A week after Hurricane Sandy battered the East Coast, Katie continues to follow the storm’s aftermath. She will see firsthand some of the devastated areas, and bring viewers the […]

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Documentary

“Catfish” star Nev Schulman helps other online lovers on MTV’s “Catfish: The TV Show”

November 2, 2012 Lori Acken 12

If you’re a fan of the 2010 hit documentary Catfish, you know Yaniv “Nev” Schulman as the 24-year-old New York photographer who formed a long-distance, technology-driven relationship with “Megan,” a luscious but evasive Michigan woman, then discovered that his online dream girl was actually a troubled middle-aged mom name Angela. In the wake of the film — which concludes with Schulman making peace with his deceiver — Schulman heard from an astounding cross section of people worried that their own online lovers aren’t really who they seem. • RELATED: Will Manti Te’o hoax become an episode of Catfish? The result is […]

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Awards Shows

Taylor Swift talks CMA Awards, “Red,” “Ronan” and “Never Ever Getting Back Together”

November 1, 2012 Channel Guide Contributor 1

By Jay Bobbin If it’s not officially the Season of Swift, it certainly is close. With her fourth album, Red, just out — and including “We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together,” the first tune she’s placed at No. 1 on Billboard’s Hot 100, though she’s been in that slot six times on the magazine’s country-song chart — Taylor Swift again is proving herself one of the most energetic, as well as creative, young talents in the entertainment world today. In a month that also sees her in the running for five honors in MTV2’s telecast of the MTV European […]