June 2013 Archives - Channel Guide Magazine

Lifetime’s Anna Nicole examines the life and loves of the troubled pinup

June 11, 2013 Lori Acken Comments Off

The Lifetime original movie Anna Nicole premieres Saturday, June 29 at 8pm ET/PT. Maybe you remember her as the va-va-voom blonde who made Guess the must-wear brand of the ’90s. Or maybe you recall the multiple Playboy spreads — or the reality show that made a prime-time spectacle out of her horrific downward spiral. Or the rabid media coverage of her marriage to octogenarian oil tycoon J. Howard Marshall and the contentious battle for his estate that followed when he died. But odds are you remember Anna Nicole Smith, the teen mom from Mexia, Texas, turned international sexpot turned tabloid train wreck. […]

“Twisted”: ABC Family adds another killer mystery for summer

June 7, 2013 Channel Guide Staff Comments Off

Twisted Tuesday, June 11 ABC Family, 9pm ET In Twisted, Danny Desai has the worst of both worlds. He’s the new kid in school, but everyone also already knows about his troubled past, making him an instant outcast. Before you feel too sorry for him, though, keep in mind that when he was 11 Danny strangled his aunt with a jump rope and has spent the last five years in juvenile detention. His crime scandalized his community of Green Grove and traumatized his childhood friends Lacey (Kylie Bunbury, The Sitter) and Jo (Maddie Hasson, The Finder), who both discovered the […]

Love, Marilyn: HBO’s haunting documentary delves into the mind of Marilyn Monroe

June 6, 2013 Lori Acken 1

Coinciding with the 50th anniversary of Marilyn Monroe¹s death, HBO presents the insightful and often heartbreaking documentary Love, Marilyn from Oscar-nomiated filmmaker Liz Garbus on Monday, June 17, at 9pm ET/PT. Filmmaker Liz Garbus has spent nearly two decades crafting acclaimed documentaries on a wide variety of social-justice issues — including 2007’s Emmy-winning Ghosts of Abu Ghraib. So dissecting the psyche of Hollywood’s ultimate sex symbol, Marilyn Monroe, wasn’t exactly on her radar for future projects. That is, until she encountered a trove of the actress’ letters, notes and diaries released by the estate of Monroe’s beloved acting coach and […]

“7 Questions” With … Sara Canning of Syfy’s “Primeval New World”

June 6, 2013 Channel Guide Staff 2

Fans shed more than a few tears when character Sara Canning played exited The Vampire Diaries in 2011, but they’ll get a chance to see the actress back in action this month as Primeval: New World comes to Syfy (Saturday, June 8, at 10pm ET). The North American spinoff of the British series has Canning playing a predator-control expert who suddenly finds herself trying to wrangle dinosaurs that have found their way to modern-day Vancouver via temporal anomalies. The 25-year-old Canadian native also used to write a blog for teen.com, and was a competitive figure skater in her youth. 1. […]

Devious Maids: Lifetime presents a spicy new soap from Desperate Housewives’ Marc Cherry

June 3, 2013 Lori Acken Comments Off

Inspired by a popular Mexican telenovela and executive produced by Eva Longoria and her Desperate Housewives boss Marc Cherry, Lifetime’s new nighttime soap, Devious Maids, stars Ana Ortiz (Ugly Betty), Dania Ramirez (Entourage), Roselyn Sanchez (Without a Trace), Edy Ganem (Livin’ Loud) and Judy Reyes (Scrubs) as housekeepers chasing a better life of their own while working for Beverly Hills’ wealthiest families. Like Housewives, the series begins with the women’s stories unfolding as one of their own dies under mysterious circumstances. But if you think that Devious Maids is just Desperate Housekeepers in a tonier locale, you’re in for a […]

Liev Schreiber takes the lead in Showtime’s “Ray Donovan”

June 3, 2013 Channel Guide Staff Comments Off

Ray Donovan Sunday, July 30 Showtime, 10pm ET When discussing why he never saw himself doing TV, Liev Schreiber brings up some of the usual concerns: He didn’t want to get locked into the same character for years on end, and moving his New York-based family to Los Angeles just didn’t seem logical. But there was another overlying issue that might sound surprising. “I’ve always felt that no one would ever want to watch me as a lead,” says the veteran of more than 40 films, the vast majority of which have seen him play supporting roles. “I’ve got kind […]

Bill Hader returns to host TCM Essentials Jr.

May 20, 2013 Channel Guide Staff 1

TCM Essentials Jr. Sundays beginning June 2 TCM, 8pm ET Like you, we’re lamenting the loss of Bill Hader on Saturday Night Live, where he filmed his final episode as a regular cast member last weekend. No more Stefon, no more Vincent Price, no more plasticine game-show hosts. Ah, but the diverse funnyman will still be on television, only this time just being himself. Hader returns June 2 for his third go-round as host of TCM Essentials Jr., a showcase of 13 films — one airing each Sunday — aimed at helping parents introduce their children to classic films. “It’s […]

Jo Frost talks ‘Family SOS with Jo Frost’ on TLC

May 20, 2013 Lori Acken 12

As TV’s beloved Supernanny, Jo Frost spent seven seasons coming to the rescue of parents whose tots were creating havoc — but she says she did much of her best counseling when the cameras were off. So Frost pulled the plug on the long-running ABC hit and began contemplating a new show in which she could assist all kinds of clans, not just those in need of the “naughty step.” “I wanted to focus on a format that would allow my expertise to be shown on every level, and I wanted to be able to create a format that allows me […]