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TV Show Feature: Mork and Mindy

Friday, December 31, 2010 | Labels: | 0 comments |

Mork and Mindy is an American science fiction sitcom aired for four seasons on ABC, from 1978 to 1982. The series starred Robin Williams as Mork, an alien who comes to Earth from the planet Ork in a small, one-man egg-shaped spaceship. Pam Dawber co-starred as Mindy McConnell, his human friend and roommate.

Mork's mission is to observe human behavior. He befriends Mindy and after discovering Mork is an alien, she promises to keep his true identity a secret and allows him to move into her attic. Storylines usually centered on Mork's attempts to understand human behavior and American culture as Mindy helps him to adjust to life on Earth. At the end of each episode, Mork reports back to his superior, Orson (voiced by Ralph James) on what he has learned about Earth. These end-of-show summaries allow Mork to comment humorously on social norms.

The show was a spin-off from the sitcom Happy Days, where in the character of Mork first appeared in the season five episode "My Favorite Orkan". The character proved to be popular enough with the audience to go forward with the planned series of his own. Mork and Mindy married in the show's final season.

TV Show Feature: Diff'rent Strokes

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Diff'rent Strokes is an American television sitcom that ran for eight seasons, on the NBC network from November 1978 to May 1985, and on ABC from September 1985 to March 1986. The series starred Gary Coleman, Todd Bridges, Conrad Bain, and Dana Plato.

The show revolved around two orphaned children, Arnold and Willis Jackson (Coleman and Bridges), who were taken in by a rich businessman Phillip Drummond (Bain) and his daughter Kimberly (Plato). During the first season, Charlotte Rae also starred as the Drummonds' housekeeper, Mrs. Garrett (who ultimately spun-off into her own successful show, The Facts of Life).

Diff'rent Strokes made stars out of child actors Coleman, Bridges, and Plato, and they became known for the "very special episodes" in which serious issues such as racism, drug use, and child molestation were dramatically explored. And as a result of the overnight success of the tv show, NBC commissioned another new series on their schedule, Hello Larry, to establish a connection with Strokes via an hour-long crossover episode. A spin-off, The Facts of Life (1979-1988), was also made, involving Mr. Drummond's former maid, Mrs. Garrett, as the house-mother for a dormitory at an all-girls private school, East Lake Academy.

TV Show Feature: The Flying Nun

Monday, November 29, 2010 | Labels: | 0 comments |

The Flying Nun is an American sitcom based on the book The Fifteenth Pelican, by Tere Rios, which starred Sally Field. The sitcom ran for three seasons, from September 7, 1967, to September 18, 1970, on ABC.

Developed by Bernard Slade, the series centered on the adventures of a community of nuns in the Convent San Tanco in Puerto Rico. The comic elements of the storyline were provided by the flying ability of a novice nun, Sister Bertrille (Field). She could be relied upon to solve any problem that came her way by her ability to catch a passing breeze and fly. Her flying talents caused as many problems as they solved.

The unusual premise caught the attention of the public and the program was a success. The show was commended by several Roman Catholic orders in the late 1960s for humanizing nuns and their work. Its three season run left such an indelible impression upon its viewers that, more than 30 years after it ceased production, it continues to be satirized and referenced in modern films and television.

Celebrity Feature: Nick Jonas

Sunday, October 31, 2010 | Labels: , , | 0 comments |

Nick Jonas is definitely one of the hottest teen stars of today's generation. This 17-year-old American cutie is a singer-songwriter, musician, and actor. He is best known as one of the Jonas Brothers, a pop-rock band he formed with his brothers Joe and Kevin.

Born in Dallas, Texas, Nick began performing on Broadway at the age of seven. He had acted in several plays, including A Christmas Carol, Annie Get Your Gun, Beauty and the Beast, Les Misérables, and The Sound of Music. As a solo singer, he has already released a self-titled album Nicholas Jonas. He is currently working on a side project from the Jonas Brothers called "Nick Jonas and the Administration".

Nick and his brothers starred in two Disney Channel Original Movies, Camp Rock and Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam. They also star as the Jonas Brothers in the Disney Channel Original Series JONAS about a pop band trying to live a normal life.

TV Show Feature: The Practice

Monday, October 18, 2010 | Labels: | 0 comments |

The Practice is an American legal drama which starred Dylan McDermott and Michael Badalucco. Created by David E. Kelley, the show ran for eight seasons from 1997 to 2004 and won the Emmy in 1998 and 1999 for Best Drama Series. It centered on the partners and associates at a Boston law firm (Robert Donnell and Associates).

The show's plots typically featured the firm's involvement in various high-profile criminal and civil cases that often mirror current events. Conflict between legal ethics and personal morality was a recurring theme. Kelley claimed that he conceived the show as something of a rebuttal to L.A. Law (for which he wrote) and its romanticised treatment of the American legal system and legal proceedings.

The series holds the Emmy Award record for most wins in the Guest Actor and Actress categories for a single series, as well as most nominations in those categories. It won the Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series for five consecutive years (from 1998–2002) and spawned the successful and lighter spin-off series Boston Legal, which ran for five more seasons, from 2004 to 2008.

TV Show Feature: The Pretender

Monday, October 11, 2010 | Labels: | 1 comments |

The Pretender tv showThe Pretender is an American television series that aired on NBC for four seasons from 1996 to 2000. It starred Michael T. Weiss as Jarod, a genius and a child prodigy, who has the ability to become anyone he wants to be. He can flawlessly impersonate anyone in virtually any line of work.

Patrick Bauchau and Andrea Parker co-starred as Sydney, Jarod's childhood teacher and mentor, and Miss Parker, a childhood friend and an operative for the mysterious organization (called "The Centre") that took Jarod from his parents as a child and forced him to unwittingly use his talents for their own interests. Jarod begins traveling around the country, searching for clues to his true identity and posing as doctors, police officers, attorneys, and various other figures in order to help those in trouble.

After the show's cancellation on NBC, two television movies were aired on TNT that picked up where the series finale left off. According to show creators Steven Long Mitchell and Craig Van Sickle, the character of Jarod was inspired by serial impostor Ferdinand Waldo Demara.

Celebrity Feature: Joe Jonas

Monday, September 6, 2010 | Labels: , | 0 comments |

Joe Jonas in Jonas tv showJoe Jonas is definitely the hottie every teenage girl wishes for. One of the members of the teen sensation pop-rock band Jonas Brothers, he is also a succesful television actor. He and his brothers star in their own Disney Channel Original Series, Jonas.

Born in Casa Grande, Arizona, Joe, together with his brothers Nick and Kevin, formed a band and named themselves Jonas Brothers. He shares the lead singer role with his younger brother Nick. In August 2007, the brothers guest starred in an episode of Hannah Montana. The episode broke basic cable records with a record 10.7 million viewers, becoming basic cable's most watched series telecast ever.

Teenage fans can't get enough of the Jonas Brothers that they filmed two Disney Channel Original Movies, Camp Rock and Camp Rock 2, where they play a band called "Connect Three." Joe played the lead male role and lead singer named Shane Gray.

Celebrity Feature: Ryan Reynolds

Thursday, August 12, 2010 | Labels: , | 1 comments |

Ryan Reynolds in Two Guys, a Girl and a Pizza PlaceActor Ryan Reynolds is totally a head turner. With his good looks and ravishing physique, this hunk celebrity is best known for his roles in several comedy and romantic films. But did you know that he started his acting career on television?

Born in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, Ryan's career began in 1990 when he starred as Billy in the Canadian-produced teen soap Hillside, distributed in the United States by Nickelodeon as Fifteen. As an adult, he was then cast in the American television series Two Guys and a Girl (originally titled Two Guys, a Girl and a Pizza Place), where he played the medical student Michael "Berg" Bergen. The show was a hit and he became popular with the American audience. He has also appeared in the second season finale of Scrubs.

Ryan's successful television career paved the way for him to try the big screen. He has starred in a string of films such as Van Wilder, Waiting..., Just Friends, Definitely, Maybe, The Proposal, the remake of The Amityville Horror, Blade: Trinity, and Smokin' Aces. He also portrayed Deadpool in the X-Men spinoff X-Men Origins: Wolverine and will portray him again in a recently announced spin-off called Deadpool. He will also play the superhero Hal Jordan/Green Lantern in Warner Bros.' upcoming film Green Lantern, slated for release in 2011.


TV Show Feature: Two Guys and a Girl (Two Guys, a Girl and a Pizza Place)

Tuesday, August 3, 2010 | Labels: | 0 comments |

Two Guys and a Girl tv showTwo Guys and a Girl (originally titled Two Guys, a Girl and a Pizza Place) is an American sitcom that ran on ABC for four seasons from 1998 to 2001. The series stars Ryan Reynolds as Michael Leslie "Berg" Bergen, Richard Ruccolo as Peter "Pete" Dunville, and Traylor Howard as Sharon Carter (later Carter-Donnelly).

The show centered around the lives of Berg, an aimless graduate student, who was working at a Boston pizza parlor, Beacon Street Pizza, with Pete. They both attended graduate school together at Tufts University, unlike their college roommate, Sharon, who worked as the spokesperson (or apologist) for Immaculate Chemicals.

The series had strong ratings success during its run, peaking in season 2 and averaging 12.0 million viewers. It was ranked #1 in its time period with Total Viewers, outperforming Beverly Hills, 90210, The Nanny, and Dawson’s Creek. Its finale was titled "The Internet Show", an hour-long episode in which the fans of the show voted on the outcome online.


TV Show Feature: Ally McBeal

Friday, July 30, 2010 | Labels: | 0 comments |

Ally McBeal tv showAlly McBeal is an American comedy-drama series created by David E. Kelley and stars Calista Flockhart in the title role as a young lawyer working in the fictional Boston law firm (Cage, Fish, and Associates). The show was aired on the Fox network for five seasons, from 1997 to 2002.

The tv show focused on the romantic and personal lives of young lawyers, often using legal proceedings as plot devices to contrast or reinforce a character's drama. The main characters' lives and loves were portrayed as eccentric, humorous, and dramatic. Opposing legal arguments were also frequently used to explore multiple sides of various social issues.

Ally and her colleagues' working place is depicted as a highly sexualized environment, symbolized by its unisex public restroom. Lawyers and secretaries in the firm routinely date, flirt with, or have a romantic history with each other, and frequently run into former or potential romantic interests in the courtroom or on the street outside.

TV Show Feature: Hannah Montana

Sunday, July 4, 2010 | Labels: | 1 comments |

Hannah Montana tv showHannah Montana is an American television series that debuted in March 2006 on Disney Channel. It stars Miley Cyrus, Billy Ray Cyrus, Emily Osment, Mitchel Musso, and Jason Earles. The series focuses on a girl named Miley Stewart (Miley Cyrus) who lives a double life as an average teenage school girl by day and a famous pop singer named Hannah Montana by night, concealing her real identity from the public, other than her close friends and family.

Created by Michael Poryes, Rich Correll, and Barry O'Brien, the show has been renewed for the fourth and final season, which was produced from January to May 2010. The final season is expected to premiere in July 2010 and is being promoted as Hannah Montana Forever.

Hannah Montana and its soundtrack albums are a commercial hit, catapulting Miley Cyrus to stardom. The sitcom also spawned two successful movies -- one is a concert film presented in 3-D, which is Hannah Montana and Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert, and the other one is the film adaptation of the series, Hannah Montana: The Movie.

Celebrity Feature: Miley Cyrus

Tuesday, June 29, 2010 | Labels: , | 0 comments |

Miley Cyrus in Hannah Montana tv showNo doubt about it, Miley Cyrus is one of the hottest young celebrities of today's generation. She catapulted to stardom via the hit Disney Channel tv series Hannah Montana, in which she plays a regular teenage girl with a secret life of a pop star.

Born in Nashville, Tennessee, Miley is the daughter of country singer Billy Ray Cyrus. Her early career was marked by minor roles, the first of which was playing a girl named Kylie on her father's tv show Doc. At the age of 12, she auditioned for the role of "best friend" in a Disney Channel series about a "secret pop star", entitled Hannah Montana. Disney Channel executives at first judged her to be too young, but her persistence resulted in her being called back for further auditions and she eventually won the lead role.

Hannah Montana was a hit among children and teenagers, leading Miley to a successful career in music and film. In 2008, she was listed in Time magazine's 100 Most Influential People in The World. Forbes magazine ranked her #35 on the "Celebrity 100" list for earning $25 million in 2008 and in 2009, her rank improved to #29. She was also ranked number four on Billboard's list of the Top Female Artists of 2009, above artists such as Britney Spears and Kelly Clarkson.

Celebrity Feature: Selena Gomez

Saturday, June 19, 2010 | Labels: , | 0 comments |

Selena Gomez in Wizards of Waverly Place tv showThis hot young actress is best known for her portrayal of Alex Russo on the Emmy Award winning Disney Channel Original Series, Wizards of Waverly Place. She also starred in the made-for-television Disney Channel movies, Princess Protection Program and Wizards of Waverly Place: The Movie.

Born in Grand Prairie, Texas, Selena began her acting career at age seven, playing Gianna on Barney and Friends. She was discovered in 2004 by Disney Channel during a nationwide scouting and she first appeared as a guest star on The Suite Life of Zack and Cody. She also had another guest appearance, that later turned into a recurring role, on Hannah Montana from season's two to three. In early 2007, she was cast in the Disney Channel series Wizards of Waverly Place as one of the three main characters.

Wizards of Waverly Place was a hit and it made Selena one of the hottest young celebrities today. Not only that, the 17-year-old star also branched out into the music scene. Her band, Selena Gomez and the Scene, released their debut studio album in September 2009 and it was certified Gold by RIAA in March 2010.

TV Show Feature: Beverly Hills, 90210

Wednesday, June 16, 2010 | Labels: | 0 comments |

Beverly Hills, 90210 tv showBeverly Hills, 90210 is an American drama series created by Darren Star and produced by Paul Robinson. The show lasted for 10 seasons and was aired from 1990 to 2000 on Fox in the United States, and subsequently on various networks around the world. It followed the lives of a group of teenagers living in the upscale, star-studded community of Beverly Hills, California.

The original premise of the show was based on the adjustment and culture shock that twins Brandon (Jason Priestley) and Brenda Walsh (Shannen Doherty) experienced when their family moved from Minneapolis, Minnesota to Beverly Hills. They began attending West Beverly Hills High School, where they were eventually introduced to several friends who composed the remainder of the cast: Kelly Taylor (Jennie Garth), Steve Sanders (Ian Ziering), Andrea Zuckerman (Gabrielle Carteris), Dylan McKay (Luke Perry), David Silver (Brian Austin Green), and Donna Martin (Tori Spelling).

The series gained popularity, becoming one of Fox's top shows. Viewership increased dramatically and the cast members became teen sensations. In addition to chronicling the friendships and romantic relationships of a group of close-knit teenagers, the show also addressed numerous topical issues including date rape, alcoholism, domestic violence, gay rights, gay parenting, drug abuse, teenage suicide, AIDS, teenage pregnancy, bulimia, and abortion.

TV Show Feature: Scrubs

Wednesday, May 26, 2010 | Labels: | 1 comments |

Scrubs tv showScrubs is an American comedy-drama television series created in 2001 by Bill Lawrence and starred Zach Braff, Sarah Chalke, and Donald Faison. The show revolves around the lives of several employees of Sacred Heart, a teaching hospital.

Scrubs features fast-paced screenplay, slapstick, and surreal vignettes presented mostly as the daydreams of the central character, Dr. John "J.D." Dorian (Braff). Its title is a play on surgical scrubs and a term for a low-ranking or insignificant person (at the beginning of the show, most of the main characters were medical interns, one of the lowest ranks in the medical hierarchy).

The tv series premiered in October 2001 on NBC and ran for seven seasons. During the seventh season, NBC announced that it would not renew the show and ABC picked up the series for a new season. In January 2009, the eight season of Scrubs premiered on ABC and the ninth season in December 2009. However, in May 2010, it was recently announced that the show was officially cancelled.

TV Show Feature: Wizards of Waverly Place

Sunday, May 23, 2010 | Labels: | 0 comments |

Wizards of Waverly Place tv showWizards of Waverly Place is a live-action Disney Channel Original Series about three siblings with magical powers. Created by Todd J. Greenwald, the show won an Emmy Award in 2009 for outstanding children's program. Filming for the third season began in July 2009 and ended in March 2010.

Wizards of Waverly Place centers on the Russo family, which includes Alex (Selena Gomez), her younger brother Max (Jake T. Austin), and their older brother Justin (David Henrie). The siblings are wizards in training and live with their Italian-American father Jerry (David DeLuise), a former wizard, and their Mexican-American mother, Theresa (Maria Canals Barrera) who is a mortal. They have to keep their secret safe while living in the mortal world. When they become adults, they will have a wizard competition to decide who will become the family wizard of their generation and keep their powers forever.

The tv show, which debuted on Disney Channel in October 2007, gathered 5.9 million viewers and in 2009 became cable's number one scripted telecast in total viewers. In February 2009, the episode "Helping Hand" broke the record for the largest audience in the 7:00 PM (Eastern Time) time period on the Disney Channel, with a total of 4.5 million viewers. In June 2009, "Paint By Committee" became the series' most-watched episode with 6 million viewers until "Wizards vs. Werewolves". In January 2010, “Wizards vs. Werewolves” hit a series highs in total viewers with 6.2 million.

TV Show Feature: Lost

Tuesday, April 6, 2010 | Labels: | 0 comments |

Lost tv showLost is an American tv series following the lives of plane crash survivors on a mysterious tropical island, after a commercial passenger jet flying between Sydney and Los Angeles crashes somewhere in the South Pacific. Currently airing on ABC, its pilot episode was first broadcast in September 2004, and since then five full seasons have aired, with a sixth currently in progress set to finish in May 2010.

Due to its large ensemble cast and the cost of filming primarily on location in Oahu, Hawaii, the series is one of the most expensive on television. Created by Damon Lindelof, J. J. Abrams, and Jeffrey Lieber, each episode of the show typically features a primary storyline on the island as well as a secondary storyline from another point in a character's life, though other time-related plot devices change this formula in later episodes.

Critically acclaimed and a popular success, Lost garnered an average of 16 million viewers per episode on ABC during its first year. It has won numerous industry awards including the Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series in 2005, Best American Import at the British Academy Television Awards in 2005, the Golden Globe for Best Drama in 2006, and a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Ensemble in a Drama Series.

Celebrity Feature: Amber Heard

Saturday, April 3, 2010 | Labels: , | 0 comments |

Amber Heard in Hidden Palms tv show She is best known for her role of Greta Matthews on the tv show Hidden Palms. And with her gorgeous face and physique, this 23-year-old hot and sexy young actress has captivated the eyes of both tv and movie audiences.

Born in Austin Texas, Amber Heard appeared in various tv shows such as Jack and Bobby, The Mountain, and The O.C. before landing her first feature film, Friday Night Lights, in 2004. It was then followed by several appearances in movies, including a lead role in the horror film All the Boys Love Mandy Lane, which premiered at the Toronto Film Festival in 2006. The young star was also cast in CW Network's tv series Hidden Palms as Greta, who suffered the losses of both her mother and boyfriend, and befriends the anti-hero of the show.

It was not until 2008 that Amber got her biggest break, thanks to the martial arts drama film Never Back Down, which did well in the box office. This was immediately followed by the successful comedy Pineapple Express which garnered her more fame and a small role in the hit horror-comedy Zombieland (2009). The young actress will also co-star alongside Johnny Depp in The Rum Diary, slated for release in 2010.

TV Show Feature: The Partridge Family

Tuesday, March 30, 2010 | Labels: | 0 comments |

The Partridge Family tv showThe Partridge Family is an American television sitcom about a widowed mother and her five children who embarked on a music career. The series, which was originally broadcast on ABC, ran for four seasons from 1970 to 1974.

Created by Bernard Slade, the show was inspired by and loosely based on The Cowsills, a real pop music family famous in the late sixties. The cast included Shirley Jones as mother Shirley Partridge, David Cassidy as her eldest son Keith, Susan Dey as Laurie, Danny Bonaduce as Danny, Jeremy Gelbwaks as Chris, and Suzanne Crough as Tracy. Dave Madden played Reuben Kincaid, who was their manager and family friend. At the end of the first season, Jeremy Gelbwaks and his family moved out of Los Angeles and he was replaced by Brian Forster.

The first season of The Partridge Family features the band performing in various venues. The shows would often contrast suburban life with the adventures of a showbiz family "on the road." At the start of the second season, the show focused more on the "at home" themes and less on their touring.

Twin Peaks DVD

Thursday, March 4, 2010 | Labels: | 0 comments |

Twin Peaks DVDTogether at last are the seasons one and two of David Lynch's sci-fi tv series, Twin Peaks. This Definitive Gold Box Edition includes the show's pilot episode and its international version.

Those who have not seen the international version before will now understand the differences and the alternate ending between this and the U.S. network version. Not only that, this special DVD box set also includes the never-before-seen four deleted episodes of the series and an inclusive interview with its creator, Lynch.

No doubt about it, fans of Twin Peaks are excited at finally owning the entire show in one DVD box set. So what are you waiting for? Own this precious Twin Peaks Definitive Gold Box Edition and relive your favorite episodes of this groundbreaking sci-fi series.

TV Show Feature: The Green Hornet

Wednesday, February 3, 2010 | Labels: | 0 comments |

The Green Hornet tv showThe Green Hornet was a television show aired for one season from 1966–1967 and consisted of 26 episodes. It starred Van Williams as the Green Hornet/Britt Reid and Bruce Lee as Kato.

The Green Hornet is a masked crime fighter, a newspaper publisher by day (Britt Reid) who by night goes out in his masked identity to fight crime as a vigilante. He is accompanied by his similarly masked Asian manservant Kato who drives a car, called "Black Beauty", equipped with advanced technology. The Green Hornet is often portrayed as possessing fair to above average hand-to-hand combat skills and is often armed with a gun that sprays knock-out gas (a sonic blast weapon called the "Hornet's Sting").

Originally created by George W. Trendle and Fran Striker for an American radio program in the 1930s, the character has appeared in other media as well, including film serials in the 1940s, a network television program in the 1960s, and multiple comic book series from the 1940s to the 1990s.

TV Show Feature: Wonder Woman

Monday, January 11, 2010 | Labels: | 0 comments |

Wonder Woman tv show Wonder Woman is an American television series based on the DC Comics comic book character created by William Moulton Marston. The show, which aired for three seasons from 1975 to 1979, starred Lynda Carter as Princess Diana/Diana Prince (Wonder Woman) and Lyle Waggoner as Steve Trevor.

Following an abortive attempt in 1967 to create a series in the mold of the then-popular Batman television series and a pilot film in 1974 with Cathy Lee Crosby and Kaz Garas, Wonder Woman debuted in 1975 on ABC as a television movie set during Wonder Woman's early days of World War II. The success of the film led ABC to order first two more special episodes then 11 additional episodes (season one) which aired in 1976.

Despite its success on ABC, the network was hesitant about continuing the series. Wonder Woman's producers took the show to CBS, which did pick it up as a regular series, airing for another two more seasons.

Celebrity Feature: Eliza Dushku

Sunday, January 10, 2010 | Labels: , , , , | 0 comments |

Eliza Dushku in Dollhouse tv show You have known her as Faith on the hit television show Buffy the Vampire Slayer and its spinoff series Angel, as well as the main character Tru in the short-lived series Tru Calling. Currently, she produces and stars as Echo on the sci-fi tv series, Dollhouse.

Born in Watertown, Massachusetts, Eliza started her acting career at age 10 and appeared in films such as That Night, This Boy's Life, and True Lies. Fame came when she landed the role of Faith on the hit tv show Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Though initially planned as a five-episode role, the character became so popular that she stayed on for the entirety of the third season and returned for a two-part appearance in season four. In addition, the remainder of her original story arc was played out as part of the first season of the Buffy spin-off series Angel. Repentant and rededicated, Faith returned as a heroine in a number of further episodes of Angel and in the last five episodes of Buffy.

After the success of her television appearances, the hot and sexy female celebrity starred in the hit cheerleader comedy movie Bring It On and in other films such as Soul Survivors, The New Guy, City by the Sea, Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back, Wrong Turn, and The Kiss. In 2003, she starred in a new Fox TV series, Tru Calling, where she played the main character, Tru Davies. She is currently the CEO of her production company Boston Diva and the producer on her recently released Fox sci-fi series, Dollhouse.