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Swingtown: Longing, Shame and that Rosy Perfection recipe

June 20, 2008 Channel Guide Staff 11

By Elaine B Can we return to a more innocent life after innocence is lost? Can we, as Quentin Crisp asserted, reclaim our virginity through rigorous practice of prudishness? Susan, still reeling from her discovery of lawyer Sylvia’s business card in her husband’s pocket, certainly tries. First, she has a surprised Bruce say prayers at Sunday breakfast. Then she hustles everyone to church to hopefully give Bruce a dose of good old religious guilt. They see Janet and family there, and Susan asks Janet to help her organize a housewarming party. Janet, in her element, hits the recipe books while […]

8 Questions With … Bill Engvall

June 19, 2008 Channel Guide Staff Comments Off

1. What has been your strangest fan encounter? Bill Engvall: In the Charlotte airport … it’s early in the morning, I’m half asleep, walking through the airport, and this guy walks up to me and — not slugs me — but hits me in the shoulder, and goes, “Hey, man,” and it just scared me so much. I thought, “What’s this guy going to do, is he going to bite me?” And he goes, “I think you’re hysterical and I watch your show on TBS! It’s awesome!” 2. You’re at a magazine rack and can pick three magazines. What are […]

Dissecting Rambo: David Morrell Discusses The Icon He Created

June 18, 2008 Channel Guide Staff Comments Off

Novelist David Morrell looks not one bit like a pumped-up, anger-fuelled, out-of-control one-man-force of lethal destruction, but he does know a thing or two about that — having created the character John Rambo in his novel First Blood, and in the novelizations of the subsequent films in the popular franchise. I first met Morrell at Chicon V, the 1991 World Science Fiction Convention. We were sitting next to each other at a mass book signing. As we waited for the doors to open, we discussed, among other things, how the incredible shades of gray in his novel First Blood shifted […]

Tube Talk: Demi Lovato Goes From Camp Rock To Mollywood

June 18, 2008 Channel Guide Staff 1

You probably already know that the Jonas Brothers movie Camp Rock premieres on Disney Channel this Friday. What you might not know, is that Demi Lovato, the Jonases’ costar in the movie — and the official “Next Big Thing” among the teen set — has signed on to star in her very own series on the network called Welcome to Mollywood. Production begins this September, with a 2008-09 season premiere expected. So there’s that. Oh, and in case you haven’t seen it a thousand times already, here’s a Camp Rock preview clip:

Tube Talk: Dating Brad Garrett

June 18, 2008 Channel Guide Staff Comments Off

Posted by Mike He’s 48, divorced and just a shade shorter than the average Sequoia. Sound like your kind of guy? What if we told you we were talking about former Everybody Loves Raymond/current ‘Til Death star Brad Garrett? This fall, the nearly 6-foot-9-inch actor is starring in Dating Brad Garrett, a new web-exclusive series on Crackle.com. The show will feature Garrett going on dates with 10 women whose video applications were approved by an unlikely panel that includes both his ex-wife and his urologist — and you could be one of them, if you submit your video to Crackle.com. […]

Secret Diary of a Call Girl: Not worth watching?

June 18, 2008 Channel Guide Staff Comments Off

By Elaine B Recently, I commented that Swingtown would be so much better if it were on Showtime. Now I am not so sure. Tuning in to my DVR’d premiere of Billie Piper trying to be sexy, I found myself longing for Elizabeth Berkley in the smarmier and far more entertaining Razzie award-winning film Showgirls. What’s wrong with Call Girl? Well, almost everything. First off, in spite of her perky voice-over narration (the best thing about the premiere), Belle is … Not. Very. Nice.

Nashville Star: Week Two Recap

June 16, 2008 Channel Guide Staff 3

Posted by Mike Unlike Charley Jenkins, who was voted off by the judges last week, we’re back for Week 2. At the end of tonight’s show, another act will be joining Charley in the also-ran pool. Will it be his partner from last week’s Bottom 2, Alyson Gilbert? We can only hope. But first we’ll see performances by all 11 artists (as well as Trace Adkins), who have been divided into three groups and been assigned a mentor for the remainder of the competition. Jewel will help the men, John Rich will take care of the women, and Jeffrey Steele […]

My Boys “The Transitioning”

June 13, 2008 Channel Guide Staff Comments Off

Last season left us with a cliffhanger: Who got on the plane with PJ!? The cute baseball player Matt? The cute globe-trotting reporter Thorn? The cute botanist Evan? Or maybe just one of the guys? Dum Dum Dummmmm (drumroll please) And the mystery man is… Bobby!! Of course. It all makes sense. PJ’s seat was upgraded to first class! And it was revealed last season that Bobby is incredibly wealthy! His family even owns a villa in Florence. As far as travel companions go, Bobby definitely had the most to offer. And romance? There has been potential between PJ and […]

Swingtown Revisits Seventies Sexism

June 13, 2008 Channel Guide Staff Comments Off

By Elaine B Sometime in the mid ’70s, I listened as a pair of bus drivers exchanged ideas about the philosophies of Kant and Camus. It occurred to me that these guys have a job in which they use a bit of brawn (managing a seventies-something bus was not easy) and about half a brain, leaving the other half for deep thoughts. As a budding novelist, it seemed like a great career change. So, armed with the new sexual non-discrimination laws, I went off to the Milwaukee Transit Company’s employment office and applied. The interviewer took one look at my […]

ESPN's "TitleTown USA" Even Worse Than Expected

June 12, 2008 Ryan Berenz Comments Off

Posted by Cubicle QB Remember ESPN’s SportsCenter “Who’s Now?” thing from last summer? This summer, they managed to find something even dumber than that to fill airtime: “TitleTown USA.” People have been nominating cities on ESPN.com for the honor of being the best sports town in the nation. Six finalists have been revealed, with 14 still left to go between now and June 27. The remaining finalists will be named each weekday on the 6pm ET edition of SportsCenter. As part of “TitleTown USA,” SportsCenter will embark on a 20-city tour beginning in Green Bay, Wisc., on July 4 and […]