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Downton Abbey series finale: Crawleys party like it’s 1926

March 5, 2016 Ryan Berenz Comments Off

ALSO SEE: Michelle Dockery content with Lady Mary’s closure on Downton Abbey It’s the Christmas gift that Downton Abbey fans in the U.S. have waited more than two months to open. The series finale aired in the U.K. as a Christmas special in December, and fans stateside have had to avoid the temptation of peeking at news and reviews from across the pond. The Downton Abbey series finale airs on PBS Sunday, March 6, at 9pm ET (check local listings). While we’re not exactly in the Christmas spirit this month, fans should still expect to experience all of the feels […]

Preview: Face Off Season 10 episode 8: Smoke and Mirrors

March 2, 2016 Ruth Boulet Comments Off

Channel Guide Magazine has received another exclusive preview clip of this week’s episode of Face Off. This week’s episode is Smoke and Mirrors: Inspired by fairy tales, the artists must transform beautiful models into their ancient, evil selves revealed against a magic mirror. In this clip, Rob is struggling with his face sculpt. His character is female and he thinks his sculpture is reading too male. He calls on Anna and Mel for help. Where on some other reality shows, this might spark a passive-aggressive reaction either in the workroom or in snarky confessional commentary. But not here. Mel & […]

Hap and Leonard: James Purefoy talks naked mud scenes, filming in Louisiana and an unlikely friendship

March 2, 2016 Barb Oates Comments Off

Author Joe R. Lansdale’s noirish book series is brought to life in SundanceTV’s new Hap and Leonard, a sometimes dark, sometimes funny, but thrillingly endearing story of two best friends in the late ’80s who set out to uncover a lost fortune. The six-hour series event premieres Wednesday, March 2 at 10pmET/9pmCT. Hap Collins (James Purefoy) is a white ex-hippie with a huge heart. You seriously want to hug the guy. He struggles with his bad habit of falling in and out of love with the wrong woman, his biggest temptation being his ex-wife Trudy (Christina Hendricks). His best friend, […]

“A Year in Space” on PBS: Inside Scott Kelly’s 12-month space odyssey

March 1, 2016 Ryan Berenz Comments Off

If humankind will someday travel to and live on Mars, much will be owed to the scientific groundwork laid by astronaut Scott Kelly’s year on the International Space Station (ISS). After more than 340 days in space, Kelly is scheduled to return to Earth on March 1 at 11:25pm ET. Marking the occasion, PBS and Time have partnered to present A Year in Space, a two-part documentary tracking his entire mission. The first part (March 2 at 8pm ET, check local listings) follows Kelly’s extensive training, his launch into orbit, and his life aboard the ISS. Part 2 airs in […]

The Mother/Daughter Experiment: Celebrity Edition — A Different Type of Mama Drama

February 29, 2016 Channel Guide Staff 1

When you throw 12 women into one house, you’re bound to get drama — that’s just a fact. When those 12 women are sets of mothers and daughters, things get more complicated. When those mother-daughter pairs are celebrities, you’d better get ready to hear a lot of bleeped-out words and watch some catfights. 😼 The Mother/Daughter Experiment: Celebrity Edition is coming to Lifetime on March 1. This is not to be confused with the regular Mother/Daughter Experiment, which, uh, doesn’t exist. (The “Celebrity Edition” thing really threw me for a loop.) I couldn’t care less about regular mother-daughter problems. I […]

Who is Reza Aslan? He’s changing the talk show focus with “Rough Draft”

February 26, 2016 Maxine Bass 1

Who is Reza Aslan? Learn more about the New York Times best selling author who is hosting a new talk show you’re going to want to check out … Ovation introduces its first talk show with Rough Draft With Reza Aslan, beginning Feb. 28 at 8:30pmET. The show focuses on the art of writing in all its different forms as Reza Aslan, the best-selling author of a number of books himself (Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth), invites authors, screenwriters and songwriters to discuss their creative process. Sound boring? Far from it. And let’s be clear, this […]

A troubled detective hunts down the truth in BBC America’s “Prey”

February 25, 2016 Ryan Berenz Comments Off

John Simm, Philip Glenister and Rosie Cavaliero star in Prey, a high-octane six-part thriller on BBC America beginning Thursday, Feb. 25, at 10pm ET/PT. Set up as two three-part stories, the first one finds Simm playing Detective Constable Marcus Farrow, a man on the run who will do things he never thought possible to clear his name for the sake of his family. The second story stars Glenister as prison officer David Murdoch, whose life spirals out of control when he receives an unexpected phone call threatening the life of his pregnant daughter. In both cases, Detective Sergeant Susan Reinhardt (Cavaliero) must […]

“The Big Bang Theory” celebrates 200th episode (and Sheldon’s birthday) tonight

February 25, 2016 Ryan Berenz Comments Off

In the The Big Bang Theory‘s 200th episode “The Celebration Experimentation,” the gang throws a birthday party for Sheldon (Jim Parsons), surprising him with a special guest: 1960s Batman star Adam West. Recurring guest stars Christine Baranski, John Ross Bowie, Sara Gilbert and Wil Wheaton also return. “The Celebration Experimentation” premieres on CBS Thursday, Feb. 25, at 8pm ET/PT. Get a sneak peek at the magic words that will make Sheldon disappear. https://t.co/TvfB8Dv8JA #BigBangTheory #BBT200 pic.twitter.com/Kvnjp3iZgt — The Big Bang Theory (@bigbangtheory) February 25, 2016 Photo: Credit: Monty Brinton/CBS ©2016 CBS Broadcasting, Inc. All Rights Reserved

Up in “Smoke”: 2016 NASCAR season and Daytona 500 preview

February 18, 2016 Ryan Berenz Comments Off

The 2016 NASCAR Sprint Cup season starts with the “Great American Race,” the Daytona 500 from Daytona International Speedway on Sunday, Feb. 21, on FOX. Top contenders include Kevin Harvick, Carl Edwards, Martin Truex Jr., Jimmie Johnson, Dale Earnhardt Jr., 2015 Daytona 500 winner Joey Logano and reigning Cup Series champion Kyle Busch. Chase Elliott is the youngest driver ever to start the Daytona 500 in the pole position. Recently retired driver Jeff Gordon joins Mike Joy and Darrell Waltrip in the FOX broadcast booth. Here’s what else is new at the races in 2016: So Long, Smoke Gordon had […]

Preview: Who are these Venom Hunters?

February 17, 2016 Barb Oates 4

I haven’t been this twitchy watching TV in a long time. Props to Discovery Channel as they suck you in to their new docuseries Venom Hunters — premiering Wednesday, Feb. 17 at 10pmET — with just the show’s precautionary warning (“Do not attempt anything you are about to see”). In the new series you’ll learn plenty about snakes, but mostly about the deadly occupation of venom hunting and the eclectic types of people who do it. So who are these venom hunters? How do they collect venom? And what is venom worth? Let’s get you started first by knowing that […]