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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title>Planet Earth premieres tonight on Discovery</title><link>http://www.tvsquad.com/2007/03/25/planet-earth-premieres-tonight-on-discovery/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tvsquad.com/2007/03/25/planet-earth-premieres-tonight-on-discovery/</guid><comments>http://www.tvsquad.com/2007/03/25/planet-earth-premieres-tonight-on-discovery/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/hdtv/" rel="tag">HDTV</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/discovery/" rel="tag">Discovery</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/documentary/" rel="tag">Documentary</a></p><img width="250" vspace="4" hspace="4" height="125" border="0" align="right" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.tvsquad.com/media/2007/03/planetearth.jpg"  alt="planet earth; discovery" />Those of you who are lucky enough to own an HDTV should check out <em>Planet Earth</em> tonight on Discovery Channel. I keep <a href="http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=%22planet+earth%22+discovery&amp;search=Search">seeing previews</a> for it today as I absent-mindedly watch a marathon of <em>Deadliest Catch</em> and it looks stunning. <a href="http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/television/reviews/article_display.jsp?&amp;rid=8955">The series</a> is basically Earth Science, featuring all sorts of unique animals and plants, and examining various landscapes.<br /><br />Besides the fact that it looks beautiful, the story behind it is almost as impressive. The miniseries took five years to make and photographers put their lives on the line more than once to document the extreme living conditions on this planet.<p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2007/03/25/planet-earth-premieres-tonight-on-discovery/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Planet Earth premieres tonight on Discovery</em></a></p><p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2007/03/25/planet-earth-premieres-tonight-on-discovery/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/forward/859002/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2007/03/25/planet-earth-premieres-tonight-on-discovery/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>animals</category><category>april</category><category>high definition</category><category>mountains</category><category>ocean</category><category>planet earth</category><category>PlanetEarth</category><category>plants</category><category>pole to pole</category><category>sunday</category><dc:creator>Anna Johns</dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 25 Mar 2007 15:18:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Little People, Big World returns on April 9th</title><link>http://www.tvsquad.com/2007/03/17/little-people-big-world-returns-on-april-9th/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tvsquad.com/2007/03/17/little-people-big-world-returns-on-april-9th/</guid><comments>http://www.tvsquad.com/2007/03/17/little-people-big-world-returns-on-april-9th/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/reality/" rel="tag">Other Reality Shows</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/programming/" rel="tag">Programming</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/discovery/" rel="tag">Discovery</a></p><p><img height="370" alt="The Roloffs return on April 9th" hspace="4" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.tvsquad.com/media/2007/03/little_people2.jpg" width="250" align="right" vspace="4" border="0" />From the comments I received in my last <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2006/12/26/little-people-big-world-moving-to-mondays/"><em>Little People, Big World</em> post</a> it seems that there is a fairly big fan base for this TLC show. So, all of you will be happy to hear that the 3rd season of <em>Little People</em> will be premiering on April 9th. This is a move from Saturday to Monday nights.</p>
<p>Much has happened to the Roloff family since we left them during a very successful pumpkin season (I'm sure assisted by their appearance on television). In the fall youngest son Jacob and Matt's business partner Mike were both <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2006/10/30/pumpkin-catapult-injures-child-from-little-people-big-world/">injured in a pumpkin catapult mishap</a>. Both recovered quickly as it seemed that their injuries weren't as severe as first thought. Over the Christmas holiday another Roloff entered the hospital. This time it was Zach, who went in for surgery due to constant pain in his leg, something that was shown during the last season of the show. Like brother Jacob, Zach is also fully recovered.</p>
<p>But the biggest news is that the Roloffs have decided to close the U-Pick peach portion of the farm in order to clear that area for more pumpkins. I know you are all upset about it, but that's progress for you. More information about <em>Little People, Big World</em> and the Rolloff family can be found at <a href="http://www.mattroloff.com/index.html">mattroloff.com</a>.</p><p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2007/03/17/little-people-big-world-returns-on-april-9th/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/forward/853011/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2007/03/17/little-people-big-world-returns-on-april-9th/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>Little People, Big World</category><category>LittlePeople,BigWorld</category><category>Matt Roloff</category><category>MattRoloff</category><category>Pumpkin Catapult</category><category>PumpkinCatapult</category><category>TLC</category><dc:creator>Richard Keller</dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 17 Mar 2007 12:01:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Lost Tomb of Jesus to air on Discovery</title><link>http://www.tvsquad.com/2007/02/26/lost-tomb-of-jesus-to-air-on-discovery/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tvsquad.com/2007/02/26/lost-tomb-of-jesus-to-air-on-discovery/</guid><comments>http://www.tvsquad.com/2007/02/26/lost-tomb-of-jesus-to-air-on-discovery/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/celebrities/" rel="tag">Celebrities</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/discovery/" rel="tag">Discovery</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/documentary/" rel="tag">Documentary</a></p><img width="200" vspace="4" hspace="4" height="187" border="0" align="right" alt="Lost Tomb of Jesus" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.tvsquad.com/media/2007/02/tombjesus.jpg" />"King of the World" James Cameron takes on the "King of Kings" Jesus Christ. Announced in a <a href="http://www.lostremote.com/2007/02/25/the-lost-tomb-of-jesus-to-air-on-discovery/">press conference earlier today</a> and slated for a Discovery Channel debut on March 4th is executive producer Cameron's <a href="http://dsc.discovery.com/convergence/tomb/tomb.html?dcitc=w99-502-ah-1024"><em>The Lost Tomb of Jesus</em></a>. The documentary introduces new archaeological evidence that shows where the remains of Jesus of Nazareth and his family were kept, and by "his family," Cameron's not talking about Mary and Joseph. The evidence reveals that Jesus may have had a son named Judah with Mary Magdalene.<p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2007/02/26/lost-tomb-of-jesus-to-air-on-discovery/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Lost Tomb of Jesus to air on Discovery</em></a></p><p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2007/02/26/lost-tomb-of-jesus-to-air-on-discovery/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/forward/840684/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2007/02/26/lost-tomb-of-jesus-to-air-on-discovery/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>archaeology</category><category>Catholic</category><category>Christ</category><category>controversy</category><category>God</category><category>James Cameron</category><category>Jesus</category><category>Magdalene</category><category>Mary</category><category>protest</category><category>record</category><category>Tomb</category><category>Trinity</category><dc:creator>Julia Ward</dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 26 Feb 2007 13:41:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Behind the scenes at Puppy Bowl</title><link>http://www.tvsquad.com/2007/02/07/behind-the-scenes-at-puppy-bowl/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tvsquad.com/2007/02/07/behind-the-scenes-at-puppy-bowl/</guid><comments>http://www.tvsquad.com/2007/02/07/behind-the-scenes-at-puppy-bowl/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/cable/" rel="tag">Cable</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/programming/" rel="tag">Programming</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/discovery/" rel="tag">Discovery</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/documentary/" rel="tag">Documentary</a></p><img width="250" vspace="4" hspace="4" height="225" border="0" align="right" alt="Puppy Bowl III" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.tvsquad.com/media/2007/02/puppybowl.jpg" />There are so many jobs I'd love to have. I'd love to ghostwrite <a href="http://www.melaniegriffith.com/in2mec/index.html">Melanie Griffith's blog "In 2 Me C."</a> I'd love to join Jackie Chan's stunt team, but mostly, I'd love to produce <em>Puppy Bowl</em>. Sadly, the job has already been taken by Discovery Productions' Molly Hermann. For those of you who turn a blind eye to Super Bowl counter programming, the <em>Puppy Bowl </em>is the annual Animal Planet alternative to the blockbuster sporting event.<br /><br /><em>Puppy Bowl </em>is the furry equivalent of those Yule Log or Aquarium DVDs that you pop in your player to create party time ambiance. It's like watching a traffic camera trained on one corner for three hours. Puppies come. Puppies go. Puppies drink water from a see-through bowl with a "water cam" attached to its underside. This year, <em>Puppy Bowl</em> included a Puppy Tailgate party and a Kitty Halftime Show to spice things up, but mostly, it really is just puppies running around in front of a handful of still cameras for three hours. It's the most adorable Warhol film ever.<br /><br /><em><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/discussion/2007/02/02/DI2007020200858.html">Washington Post</a> </em>readers were lucky enough to chat with Hermann online prior to <em>Puppy Bowl</em> airtime. She provided some behind-the-scenes details to the annual pooch extravaganza. Among the shocking revelations:<p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2007/02/07/behind-the-scenes-at-puppy-bowl/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Behind the scenes at Puppy Bowl</em></a></p><p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2007/02/07/behind-the-scenes-at-puppy-bowl/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/forward/749466/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2007/02/07/behind-the-scenes-at-puppy-bowl/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>alternative</category><category>Animal Planet</category><category>counter programming</category><category>dogs</category><category>kitties</category><category>Kitty Halftime</category><category>Molly Hermann</category><category>puppies</category><category>Puppy Bowl</category><category>Super Bowl</category><category>Tailgate</category><category>Washingotn Post</category><dc:creator>Julia Ward</dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 07 Feb 2007 10:03:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Discovery Channel visits the year 2057 tonight</title><link>http://www.tvsquad.com/2007/01/28/discovery-channel-visits-the-year-2057-tonight/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tvsquad.com/2007/01/28/discovery-channel-visits-the-year-2057-tonight/</guid><comments>http://www.tvsquad.com/2007/01/28/discovery-channel-visits-the-year-2057-tonight/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/discovery/" rel="tag">Discovery</a></p><p><img  height="177" alt="2057" hspace="4" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.tvsquad.com/media/2007/01/20576s.gif" width="200" align="right" vspace="4" border="0" />Tonight starting at 8:00pm, the Discovery Channel will look fifty years into the future with a three-part series called <em>2057</em>. The series will mix speculation from leading scientists with dramatic storytelling to try and envision how our world will change over the next few decades. One of the questions, of course, is whether or not we'll have flying cars, and more importantly, will Martian hookers be both plentiful and affordable? Okay, the second one is my own personal preference, but I think it's worth looking into.</p>
<p>The first part of the series, "The Body" airs at 8:00pm and looks at modern technology and what it holds for human health and longevity in the future: things like robotic surgery and custom-built organs. At 9:00pm, "The City," the second part in the series, will look at advances in robotics, automobiles and surveillance systems. Finally, at 10:00pm, "The World" will examine how technology will help transfer more information even faster than before, and the possibilities of space travel for average folks like us.</p>
<p>You can watch clips from the series <a href="http://dsc.discovery.com/beyond/index.html?playerId=203711706&amp;categoryId=433318910&amp;lineupId=433347090">here</a>.</p><p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href=http://dsc.discovery.com/convergence/2057/2057.html?clik=www_wh_5>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2007/01/28/discovery-channel-visits-the-year-2057-tonight/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/forward/743679/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2007/01/28/discovery-channel-visits-the-year-2057-tonight/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>2057</category><category>cities</category><category>future</category><category>people</category><category>resources</category><category>science</category><category>technology</category><dc:creator>Adam Finley</dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 28 Jan 2007 09:03:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Monster Garage fined 300K for smog violations</title><link>http://www.tvsquad.com/2007/01/27/monster-garage-fined-300k-for-smog-violations/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tvsquad.com/2007/01/27/monster-garage-fined-300k-for-smog-violations/</guid><comments>http://www.tvsquad.com/2007/01/27/monster-garage-fined-300k-for-smog-violations/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/reality/" rel="tag">Other Reality Shows</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/celebrities/" rel="tag">Celebrities</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/discovery/" rel="tag">Discovery</a></p><img width="200" vspace="4" hspace="4" height="298" border="0" align="right" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.tvsquad.com/media/2007/01/jessejames.jpg" alt="Jesse James Monster Garage" />It turns out all those souped-up choppers and pimped-out rides aren't up to code. California air regulators announced yesterday a nearly $300,000 settlement with <em>Monster Garage's</em> Jesse James and his West Coast Choppers operation. Fifty of his custom-built bikes did not meet California air quality standards. They were built without certified emissions equipment on their exhaust and fuel systems. According to the <a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-pimpmysmog27jan27,1,6262907.story?track=rss"><em>LA Times</em></a>, the bikes were spewing hydrocarbons at rates that exceeded state limits times ten. <br /><br />James isn't the first celebrity grease monkey to get hit with fines. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration fined the customizers behind <em>Pimp My Ride </em>for replacing steering wheel air bags with TV monitors. The between-seat popcorn poppers, rims-turned-fish tanks and fold-out ping-pong tables weren't a problem. I'm surprised it's taken authorities this long to figure out that vehicles nicknamed "666 El Diablo" and the "Undertaker" aren't street legal. As a rule, air regulators, any school bus with a jet engine strapped to its chassis is probably gonna be in violation.<p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2007/01/27/monster-garage-fined-300k-for-smog-violations/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/forward/743526/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2007/01/27/monster-garage-fined-300k-for-smog-violations/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>air regulations</category><category>fine</category><category>Jesse James</category><category>Monster Garage</category><category>Pimp my Ride</category><category>regulations</category><category>safety</category><category>smog</category><category>traffic</category><category>violations</category><dc:creator>Julia Ward</dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 27 Jan 2007 13:37:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Discovery looks at moon explorations</title><link>http://www.tvsquad.com/2007/01/22/discovery-looks-at-moon-explorations/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tvsquad.com/2007/01/22/discovery-looks-at-moon-explorations/</guid><comments>http://www.tvsquad.com/2007/01/22/discovery-looks-at-moon-explorations/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/discovery/" rel="tag">Discovery</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/documentary/" rel="tag">Documentary</a></p><p><img  height="170" alt="moon" hspace="4" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.tvsquad.com/media/2007/01/mooooooooooooooooooooooooooon.jpg" width="200" align="right" vspace="4" border="0" />There's a lot of good programs on television, and there's always something new popping up that catches my interest. However, I rarely get too excited about what gets beamed into my living room from the ol' idiot box. In this instance, though, I have to say I'm a lot more curious than usual.</p>
<p>I'm talking about <em>In the</em> <em>Shadow of the Moon</em>, a new documentary from Discovery Films that screened recently at Sundance and will also premiere at some point on the Discovery Channel and Discovery HD Theater, takes a look at the Apollo moon missions and brings together the surviving astronauts from those missions to talk about their experience. I'm a total sucker for anything having to do with space exploration. One of my favorite things to watch on television is those satellite images of Earth shown on the NASA channel. I find it oddly comforting.</p>
<p>I quick search of Discovery's site didn't pull up any info on the documentary, but I'll keep my eye out for when it might air.</p><p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href=http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=109&amp;STORY=/www/story/01-19-2007/0004509247&amp;EDATE=>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2007/01/22/discovery-looks-at-moon-explorations/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/forward/740408/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2007/01/22/discovery-looks-at-moon-explorations/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>apollo</category><category>astronauts</category><category>in the shadow of the moon</category><category>moon</category><category>nasa</category><category>walking on the moon</category><dc:creator>Adam Finley</dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jan 2007 18:30:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>TV's Top 5!: The Ocean's Deadliest is Steve's Irwin's message not outcome</title><link>http://www.tvsquad.com/2007/01/22/tvs-top-5-the-oceans-deadliest-is-steves-irwins-message-no/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tvsquad.com/2007/01/22/tvs-top-5-the-oceans-deadliest-is-steves-irwins-message-no/</guid><comments>http://www.tvsquad.com/2007/01/22/tvs-top-5-the-oceans-deadliest-is-steves-irwins-message-no/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/video/" rel="tag">Video</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/discovery/" rel="tag">Discovery</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/documentary/" rel="tag">Documentary</a></p><a href="http://television.aol.com/franchise/top5.adp" target="_blank"><img height="150" alt="Steve Irwin" hspace="4" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.tvsquad.com/media/2007/01/steve_irwin_deadliest_tv.jpg" width="200" align="right" vspace="4" border="0" /></a> We all know what happens at the end of <em>The Ocean's Deadliest</em>. You did not have to watch the premiere on Discovery last night to know <a href="http://television.aol.com/franchise/top5.adp">what happens to Steve Irwin</a>.
<p> </p>
<p>But you can't help but wonder if they had come up with the title for the posthumous release before or after Irwin's untimely death. If indeed this was the original name for the documentary and not just a unclassy way to capitalize on the tragedy, then you can add that as another indication of the film's eeriness. </p><p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2007/01/22/tvs-top-5-the-oceans-deadliest-is-steves-irwins-message-no/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>TV's Top 5!: The Ocean's Deadliest is Steve's Irwin's message not outcome</em></a></p><p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2007/01/22/tvs-top-5-the-oceans-deadliest-is-steves-irwins-message-no/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/forward/740196/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2007/01/22/tvs-top-5-the-oceans-deadliest-is-steves-irwins-message-no/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>steve irwin,aol,top 5</category><category>SteveIrwin,aol,top5</category><dc:creator>Elizabeth Chan</dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jan 2007 10:42:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>The Five: The reality shows you should be watching</title><link>http://www.tvsquad.com/2007/01/21/the-five-the-reality-shows-you-should-be-watching/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tvsquad.com/2007/01/21/the-five-the-reality-shows-you-should-be-watching/</guid><comments>http://www.tvsquad.com/2007/01/21/the-five-the-reality-shows-you-should-be-watching/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/reality/" rel="tag">Other Reality Shows</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/cable/" rel="tag">Cable</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/oped/" rel="tag">OpEd</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/the-five/" rel="tag">The Five</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/the-cw/" rel="tag">The CW</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/discovery/" rel="tag">Discovery</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/mtv/" rel="tag">MTV</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/vh1/" rel="tag">VH1</a></p><img width="274" vspace="4" hspace="4" height="223" border="0" align="right" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.tvsquad.com/media/2007/01/whiterappers.jpg" alt="ego trip's white rapper show persia and john brown" />Reality shows are an easy target. At their worst, they combine narcissistic competitors in a state of arrested development with manipulative editing and piss poor production values. They are base, coarse, often times racist and tedious beyond belief. They bring out the worst in us - our collective desire to see other people humiliated.<br /><br />Fortunately, all reality shows are not the same. I mean, would Tim Gunn be involved in anything that wasn't a class act? Shows like <em>Project Runway</em> and, to some extent, <em>The Amazing Race</em> redeem an otherwise unfortunate genre littered with wife-swaps, cat fights, strangers picked to live in a house and competitive testicle eating. There is plenty of good among the bad, and in my neck of the woods, certain reality shows are as much "must see TV" as any scripted program. I'm looking for the same thing in both anyway - emotional truth.<p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2007/01/21/the-five-the-reality-shows-you-should-be-watching/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>The Five: The reality shows you should be watching</em></a></p><p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2007/01/21/the-five-the-reality-shows-you-should-be-watching/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/forward/739396/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2007/01/21/the-five-the-reality-shows-you-should-be-watching/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>american chopper</category><category>beauty and the geek</category><category>bravo</category><category>ego trip</category><category>made</category><category>mark burnett</category><category>O.C.C.</category><category>Paul Jr.</category><category>Paul Sr.</category><category>PaulJr.</category><category>PaulSr.</category><category>top chef</category><category>white rapper's show</category><dc:creator>Julia Ward</dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 21 Jan 2007 10:09:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Two new shows from MythBusters creators</title><link>http://www.tvsquad.com/2007/01/08/two-new-shows-from-mythbusters-creators/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tvsquad.com/2007/01/08/two-new-shows-from-mythbusters-creators/</guid><comments>http://www.tvsquad.com/2007/01/08/two-new-shows-from-mythbusters-creators/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/science-fiction/" rel="tag">Other Sci-Fi/Supernatural Shows</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/industry/" rel="tag">Industry</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/mythbusters/" rel="tag">MythBusters</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/discovery/" rel="tag">Discovery</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/pickups-and-renewals/" rel="tag">Pickups and Renewals</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/documentary/" rel="tag">Documentary</a></p><img width="200" vspace="4" hspace="4" height="278" border="0" align="right" alt="Mythbusters hosts" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.tvsquad.com/media/2007/01/mythbusters.jpg" />The production team behind the Discovery Channel's <em>MythBusters</em> have <a href="http://www.smh.com.au/news/tv--radio/no-myths-busted-about-australian-success/2007/01/06/1167777322697.html">two new shows in the works</a> for the science-loving channel. First up is <em>Prototype This</em>, a 13-part series that looks at the viability of gadgets seen in sci-fi movies. As in, they'll actually try to build some of these futuristic marvels. I'm sure the military will be ecstatic. I'll just take my <em>Jetsons</em> personalized jet pack and robot maid, thank you very much.<br /><br />The second show, <em>Cool Stuff: How It Works</em>, is a four-part series that takes a look at how the wonders of the modern world work - fireproof suits, robotic bomb detonators, etc. No word on whether or not they'll be able to explain TiVo, the electoral college or how a penalty kick shootout is fair, but they're smart guys. I'm sure they'll get around to it.<p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2007/01/08/two-new-shows-from-mythbusters-creators/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/forward/731478/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2007/01/08/two-new-shows-from-mythbusters-creators/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>Cool Stuff</category><category>fireproof suit</category><category>gadgets</category><category>Jetsons</category><category>new series</category><category>Prototype This</category><category>robotic bomb denotator</category><category>science</category><category>science-fiction movies</category><category>technology</category><dc:creator>Julia Ward</dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 08 Jan 2007 14:31:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Bindi Irwin to make American television debut</title><link>http://www.tvsquad.com/2007/01/08/bindi-irwin-to-make-american-television-debut/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tvsquad.com/2007/01/08/bindi-irwin-to-make-american-television-debut/</guid><comments>http://www.tvsquad.com/2007/01/08/bindi-irwin-to-make-american-television-debut/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/celebrities/" rel="tag">Celebrities</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/children/" rel="tag">Children</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/discovery/" rel="tag">Discovery</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/documentary/" rel="tag">Documentary</a></p><img width="250" vspace="4" hspace="4" height="191" border="0" align="right" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.tvsquad.com/media/2007/01/bindi_steve.jpg" alt="bindi irwin; steve irwin; crocodile hunter" />Bindi Irwin, daughter of the <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2006/09/04/crocodile-hunter-steve-irwin-killed-breaking-news/">late Steve Irwin</a>, is making the rounds on American television shows this week. The 8-year old cutiepie is promoting her upcoming <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2006/10/16/bindi-irwin-filming-a-documentary-for-discovery/">Discovery Kids series</a>, <em>Bindi the Jungle Girl</em>. It sounds like a kid-version of <em>The Crocodile Hunter</em>. This week's press blitz includes appearances on <em>The Ellen DeGeneres Show</em> and <em>Letterman</em>, and she'll be giving a speech to the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. Her high-profile media appearances coincide with the premiere of her father's <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2007/01/04/animal-planet-to-air-steve-irwins-last-filming/">final documentary</a>, <em>Ocean's Deadliest</em>, which airs on Discovery on January 21. Bindi's American tour includes a guest appearance dancing with The Wiggles in Los Angeles and New York.<em> Bindi the Jungle Girl</em> airs later this year on Discovery Kids, but a premiere date has not been announced.<br /><br />I think it's important to note that Bindi Irwin started filming her Discovery Kids series before her father died. She probably would've received a bunch of American press attention even if her father was still alive, but it's logical to assume she's receiving more attention now that he has died.<p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href=http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/SYD142560.htm>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2007/01/08/bindi-irwin-to-make-american-television-debut/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/forward/731226/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2007/01/08/bindi-irwin-to-make-american-television-debut/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>bindi irwin</category><category>bindi the jungle girl</category><category>BindiIrwin</category><category>steve irwin</category><category>the crocodile hunter</category><dc:creator>Anna Johns</dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 08 Jan 2007 10:44:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Animal Planet to air Steve Irwin's last filming</title><link>http://www.tvsquad.com/2007/01/04/animal-planet-to-air-steve-irwins-last-filming/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tvsquad.com/2007/01/04/animal-planet-to-air-steve-irwins-last-filming/</guid><comments>http://www.tvsquad.com/2007/01/04/animal-planet-to-air-steve-irwins-last-filming/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/reality/" rel="tag">Other Reality Shows</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/tv-royalty/" rel="tag">TV Royalty</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/programming/" rel="tag">Programming</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/discovery/" rel="tag">Discovery</a></p><p><img alt="Steve Irwin" hspace="4" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.tvsquad.com/media/2007/01/steve_irwin150.jpg" align="right" vspace="4" border="0" /><a href="http://animal.discovery.com/tvlistings/series.jsp?series=120184&amp;gid=14765&amp;channel=APL">Animal Planet</a> has plans to air the final special that Steve Irwin taped entitled<em> The Ocean's Deadliest</em>. It was during the filming of this show that Irwin was <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2006/09/04/crocodile-hunter-steve-irwin-killed-breaking-news/">killed</a> when his chest was punctured by a stingray barb.</p>
<p>I understand that The Crocodile Hunter was loved all over the world and that his loss has been mourned by millions, but is this necessary? I'm not sure what the episode looks like, whether it's complete, or if Irwin is even in the whole thing, but it just feels like more of a ratings grab to me. If anything I just hope that Animal Planet handles the airing of the episode gracefully, gives credit where credit is due, and doesn't try to spin this as "the last minutes of a legend" or something like that.</p>
<p>The episode premieres on Sunday, January 21 at 8:00PM and there will be numerous repeat airings to follow.</p>
<p>[via <a href="http://www.digg.com/television/Animal_Planet_to_air_Steve_Irwin_s_last_filming">digg</a>]</p><p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href=http://www.steveirwin.com/>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2007/01/04/animal-planet-to-air-steve-irwins-last-filming/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/forward/729218/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2007/01/04/animal-planet-to-air-steve-irwins-last-filming/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>Australia Zoo</category><category>Discovery Channel</category><category>Steve Irwin</category><category>The Crocodile Hunter</category><category>The Ocean's Deadliest</category><dc:creator>Jonathan Toomey</dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jan 2007 16:49:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>The other side of Everest</title><link>http://www.tvsquad.com/2006/12/20/the-other-side-of-everest/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tvsquad.com/2006/12/20/the-other-side-of-everest/</guid><comments>http://www.tvsquad.com/2006/12/20/the-other-side-of-everest/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/web/" rel="tag">Web</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/watercooler-talk/" rel="tag">Watercooler Talk</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/discovery/" rel="tag">Discovery</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/documentary/" rel="tag">Documentary</a></p><img width="250" vspace="4" hspace="4" height="192" border="0" align="right" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.tvsquad.com/media/2006/12/everest.jpg" alt="mt. everest" />The Discovery Channel has been running a documentary series called <em>Everest: Beyond The Limit</em>. You may have caught the big marathon over the weekend. It's an interesting look at what goes into making an attempt to summit the world's tallest peak. And there is some truly amazing footage included along the way. But there is more to the story. It seems that expedition leader Russel Brice is not the most popular guy in mountaineering circles.<br /><br />In poking around the internet looking for more information on the show, I ran across a couple articles that may be of interest to viewers of the show. They take Brice to task and paint a much different picture of the man than what we have seen in the Discovery documentary.<p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2006/12/20/the-other-side-of-everest/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>The other side of Everest</em></a></p><p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2006/12/20/the-other-side-of-everest/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/forward/720747/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2006/12/20/the-other-side-of-everest/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>david sharp</category><category>DavidSharp</category><category>everest</category><category>everest: beyond the limit</category><category>Everest:BeyondTheLimit</category><category>explorersweb</category><category>himex</category><category>russell brice</category><category>RussellBrice</category><dc:creator>Brett Love</dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 20 Dec 2006 10:03:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Steve Irwin's final documentary to air in January</title><link>http://www.tvsquad.com/2006/12/02/steve-irwins-final-documentary-to-air-in-january/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tvsquad.com/2006/12/02/steve-irwins-final-documentary-to-air-in-january/</guid><comments>http://www.tvsquad.com/2006/12/02/steve-irwins-final-documentary-to-air-in-january/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/programming/" rel="tag">Programming</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/celebrities/" rel="tag">Celebrities</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/discovery/" rel="tag">Discovery</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/documentary/" rel="tag">Documentary</a></p><img width="200" vspace="4" hspace="4" height="295" border="0" align="right" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.tvsquad.com/media/2006/12/irwin200.jpg" id="vimage_1" alt="steve irwin; crocodile hunter" />Animal Planet and the Discovery Channel are planning on simultaneously airing a two-hour tribute to Steve Irwin on Sunday, January 21. The first hour-and-a-half will be the world premiere of Irwin's final documentary, called <em>Ocean's Deadliest</em>. This is the special that he was filming with adventurer Philippe Cousteau when Irwin was <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2006/09/04/crocodile-hunter-steve-irwin-killed-breaking-news/">struck in the heart by a stingray barb and died</a>. Thankfully, the video of his death <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2006/09/27/croc-hunters-widow-says-death-footage-wont-air/">will not air</a>. Instead, the special is about Irwin and Cousteau's expedition to find the deadliest sea creature off the Australian coast.<em> Ocean's Deadliest </em>will take them on different adventures that include wrangling a giant crocodile, watching great white sharks feast, and capturing deadly sea snakes. Cousteau narrates. As with all of Irwin's work, the documentary is meant to raise awareness about the roles of these dangerous creatures in our ecosystem.<br /><br />The last half-hour of the special will be a tribute to Steve Irwin's life and legacy, featuring interviews with his wife and daughter, and others who knew him. It will also include some of his most exhilirating moments on film and some never-before-seen footage.<br /><br />The tribute to Steve Irwin airs January 21 at 8 pm on both Animal Planet and Discovery.<p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href=http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=LRTVN.story&amp;STORY=/www/story/12-01-2006/0004483757&amp;EDATE=FRI+Dec+01+2006,+01:38+PM>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2006/12/02/steve-irwins-final-documentary-to-air-in-january/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/forward/711545/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2006/12/02/steve-irwins-final-documentary-to-air-in-january/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>animal planet</category><category>australia</category><category>crocodile hunter</category><category>discovery</category><category>ocean's deadliest</category><category>Ocean'sDeadliest</category><category>philippe cousteau</category><category>PhilippeCousteau</category><category>steve irwin</category><category>SteveIrwin</category><category>stingray</category><category>tribute</category><dc:creator>Anna Johns</dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 02 Dec 2006 16:45:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>TLC announces new slate of reality shows</title><link>http://www.tvsquad.com/2006/11/15/tlc-announces-new-slate-of-reality-shows/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tvsquad.com/2006/11/15/tlc-announces-new-slate-of-reality-shows/</guid><comments>http://www.tvsquad.com/2006/11/15/tlc-announces-new-slate-of-reality-shows/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/reality/" rel="tag">Other Reality Shows</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/food-home-diy/" rel="tag">Food/Home/DIY</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/cable/" rel="tag">Cable</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/industry/" rel="tag">Industry</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/discovery/" rel="tag">Discovery</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/pickups-and-renewals/" rel="tag">Pickups and Renewals</a></p><img width="201" vspace="4" hspace="4" height="122" border="0" align="right" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.tvsquad.com/media/2006/11/tlc.jpg" id="vimage_1" alt="TLC" />TLC has <a href="http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117953864.html?categoryid=14&amp;cs=1">announced a new slate of reality series</a> in its "Live and Learn" line-up. The new shows include etiquette boot camp <em>Mind Your Manners</em>, first-time buyers guide to real estate <em>My First House</em> and the hospital-set <em>Family Surgeons</em>. The shows are set to debut early next year along with new episodes of returning series <em>Little People, Big World</em>, <em>Miami Ink </em>and <em>Honey, We're Killing the Kids</em>.<br /><br /><em>My First Home </em>is the most straightforward of the three offerings and the most seemingly limited. How many episodes of compelling television can mortgage financing options make? <em>Mind Your Manners </em>has slightly more promise. The series promises to walk audiences through all kinds of etiquette-heavy occasions - job interviews, first dates, weddings, etc. In this modern world, however, I'd far rather see the etiquette police take on what to do when your bitter ex-boyfriend starts up an online diary documenting your break-up or how to manage the parent-teacher conference after your kid was caught selling dope to the assistant principal.<p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2006/11/15/tlc-announces-new-slate-of-reality-shows/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>TLC announces new slate of reality shows</em></a></p><p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2006/11/15/tlc-announces-new-slate-of-reality-shows/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/forward/702097/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2006/11/15/tlc-announces-new-slate-of-reality-shows/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>American Chopper</category><category>Family Surgeons</category><category>gastric bypass surgery</category><category>Live and Learn</category><category>Mind Your Manners</category><category>My First House</category><category>TLC</category><dc:creator>Julia Ward</dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 15 Nov 2006 12:02:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Bindi Irwin's television series on hold -- UPDATE</title><link>http://www.tvsquad.com/2006/10/20/bindi-irwins-television-series-on-hold-update/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tvsquad.com/2006/10/20/bindi-irwins-television-series-on-hold-update/</guid><comments>http://www.tvsquad.com/2006/10/20/bindi-irwins-television-series-on-hold-update/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/celebrities/" rel="tag">Celebrities</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/discovery/" rel="tag">Discovery</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/documentary/" rel="tag">Documentary</a></p><img width="250" vspace="4" hspace="4" height="191" border="1" align="right" alt="bindi irwin" id="vimage_1" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.tvsquad.com/media/2006/10/bindi_steve.jpg" />Bindi Irwin, the darling 8-year old daughter of the late Steve Irwin, is going to hold off for a year before filming her wildlife series. Apparently a lot of people got pretty upset when they saw the <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2006/10/16/bindi-irwin-filming-a-documentary-for-discovery/">recent news</a> that Bindi was going to star in <em>Bindi,</em> <em>The Jungle Girl</em> for Discovery Kids. Critics complained that the little girl was being exploited by television producers because of her father's fame and <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2006/09/04/crocodile-hunter-steve-irwin-killed-breaking-news/">headline-grabbing death</a> from a stingray barb to his heart. The family's manager says the media speculation did not figure into their decision and that he needs a one-year vacation after the death of his close friend.<br /><br />To be clear, Bindi's series for Discovery Kids started several months before Steve Irwin died. The series was to be about Bindi, with Steve making occasional appearances to do some crazy stuff. It was supposed to begin airing in January.<p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href=http://today.reuters.com/news/NewsArticle.aspx?type=televisionNews&amp;storyID=2006-10-20T031157Z_01_SYD203498_RTRIDST_0_TELEVISION-AUSTRALIA-IRWIN-DC.XML>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2006/10/20/bindi-irwins-television-series-on-hold-update/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/forward/688022/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2006/10/20/bindi-irwins-television-series-on-hold-update/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>australia</category><category>bindi irwin</category><category>BindiIrwin</category><category>crocodile hunter</category><category>steve irwin</category><dc:creator>Anna Johns</dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 20 Oct 2006 14:23:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Bindi Irwin filming a documentary for Discovery</title><link>http://www.tvsquad.com/2006/10/16/bindi-irwin-filming-a-documentary-for-discovery/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tvsquad.com/2006/10/16/bindi-irwin-filming-a-documentary-for-discovery/</guid><comments>http://www.tvsquad.com/2006/10/16/bindi-irwin-filming-a-documentary-for-discovery/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/celebrities/" rel="tag">Celebrities</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/discovery/" rel="tag">Discovery</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/documentary/" rel="tag">Documentary</a></p><img width="250" vspace="4" hspace="4" height="191" border="1" align="right" alt="bindi irwin; steve irwin; crocodile hunter" id="vimage_1" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.tvsquad.com/media/2006/10/bindi_steve.jpg" />Bindi Irwin, the daughter of the late Steve Irwin, will carry on her father's legacy. The 8-year-old sweetheart is currently filming a documentary series for Discovery Kids. The wildlife series is called <em>Bindi, The Jungle Girl</em>. People.com has a quote from her that will tug at your heartstrings, she says, "I'm trying to get across the message that don't be afraid of animals, they're just put here on this earth to help the environment and everything like that." Steve Irwin will actually appear in some of the 27-part series, which he was filming <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2006/09/04/crocodile-hunter-steve-irwin-killed-breaking-news/">when he died</a>, but Bindi is the star. In fact, his death will never be mentioned during the series. Just like her dad, Bindi plays a girl who is fearless when it comes to nature. <em>Bindi, The Jungle Girl </em>will begin airing on Discovery Kids in January 2007<p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href=http://people.aol.com/people/article/0,26334,1546416,00.html>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2006/10/16/bindi-irwin-filming-a-documentary-for-discovery/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/forward/685796/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2006/10/16/bindi-irwin-filming-a-documentary-for-discovery/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>australia</category><category>bindi irwin</category><category>bindi the jungle girl</category><category>BindiIrwin</category><category>crocodile hunter</category><category>discovery kids</category><category>documentary</category><category>steve irwin</category><category>wildlife</category><dc:creator>Anna Johns</dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 16 Oct 2006 18:31:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Background info on Mythbusters Jamie and Adam</title><link>http://www.tvsquad.com/2006/09/30/background-info-on-mythbusters-jamie-and-adam/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tvsquad.com/2006/09/30/background-info-on-mythbusters-jamie-and-adam/</guid><comments>http://www.tvsquad.com/2006/09/30/background-info-on-mythbusters-jamie-and-adam/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/cable/" rel="tag">Cable</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/mythbusters/" rel="tag">MythBusters</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/celebrities/" rel="tag">Celebrities</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/discovery/" rel="tag">Discovery</a></p><img width="250" vspace="4" hspace="4" height="131" border="1" align="right" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.tvsquad.com/media/2006/09/mythbusters.jpg" id="vimage_1" alt="Jamie and Adam - Mythbusters" />The team at TV Squad scours all the corners of the net looking for interesting junk, so you don't have to. And that's how I found my way to The Christian Science Monitor. Not one of my usual haunts, but they have a really <a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/2006/0914/p20s01-altv.html">good article</a> on Jamie and Adam from <em>Mythbusters</em>. I'm a fan of the show, but I never really knew much more about the two of them than what they have revealed on the show. <br /><br />While not an in depth bio, we do learn some more details about the backgrounds of the pair. A couple highlights - Jamie ran away from home for six months when he was 14, making it halfway across the country. Previous to the M5 effects shop he also owned a pet store and a boat charter business in the Caribbean. And somewhere along the line he got a degree in Russian literature. Adam has worked as an animator, graphic designer, set designer, and actor. His father did animation for <em>Sesame Street.</em><br /><br />The article also gets into just how different the two are. So much so that Jamie comments "I wouldn't spend five minutes with Adam outside of work if I didn't have to." But it's clear that the two are enjoying what they are doing and respect each other for their unique talents. Worth a click if you are a <em>Mythbusters</em> fan. The new season of the show will begin airing in January.<br /><br />[ via <a href="http://digg.com">digg</a> ]<p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href=http://www.csmonitor.com/2006/0914/p20s01-altv.html>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2006/09/30/background-info-on-mythbusters-jamie-and-adam/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/forward/677482/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2006/09/30/background-info-on-mythbusters-jamie-and-adam/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>adam savage</category><category>AdamSavage</category><category>background</category><category>christian science monitor</category><category>ChristianScienceMonitor</category><category>jamie hyneman</category><category>JamieHyneman</category><dc:creator>Brett Love</dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 30 Sep 2006 14:02:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Adam's Fall TV Schedule</title><link>http://www.tvsquad.com/2006/09/16/adams-fall-tv-schedule/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tvsquad.com/2006/09/16/adams-fall-tv-schedule/</guid><comments>http://www.tvsquad.com/2006/09/16/adams-fall-tv-schedule/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/comedy/" rel="tag">Other Comedy Shows</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/reality/" rel="tag">Other Reality Shows</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/fox/" rel="tag">FOX</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/cable/" rel="tag">Cable</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/news/" rel="tag">News</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/programming/" rel="tag">Programming</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/oped/" rel="tag">OpEd</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/house/" rel="tag">House</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/the-simpsons/" rel="tag">The Simpsons</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/the-daily-show/" rel="tag">The Daily Show</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/american-dad/" rel="tag">American Dad</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/animation/" rel="tag">Animation</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/everybody-hates-chris/" rel="tag">Everybody Hates Chris</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/adult-swim/" rel="tag">Adult Swim</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/mythbusters/" rel="tag">MythBusters</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/the-colbert-report/" rel="tag">The Colbert Report</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/king-of-the-hill/" rel="tag">King of the Hill</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/the-cw/" rel="tag">The CW</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/moral-orel/" rel="tag">Moral Orel</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/south-park/" rel="tag">South Park</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/wonder-showzen-1/" rel="tag">Wonder Showzen</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/discovery/" rel="tag">Discovery</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/comedy-central/" rel="tag">Comedy Central</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/game-show/" rel="tag">Game Show</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/tom-goes-to-the-mayor/" rel="tag">Tom Goes to the Mayor</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/dog-bites-man/" rel="tag">Dog Bites Man</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/reno-911/" rel="tag">Reno 911!</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/the-venture-bros/" rel="tag">The Venture Bros.</a></p><p><img width="200" vspace="4" hspace="4" height="148" border="1" align="right" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.tvsquad.com/media/2006/09/chriospichsh.jpg" alt="everybody hates chris"  />Ever since getting a Tivo a little over a year ago, I no longer watch TV shows when they actually air. When I'm not catching up with what's on my recorder, I'm either reading, listening to podcasts, or pounding out a blog post about what I'm watching on television. The big deletion from my Tivo Season Pass this year is <em>House</em>. I still admire the show, but for me the magic is gone. The season opener sat on my Tivo for quite a few days, unwatched. When I finally sat down to view it I realized, about fifteen minutes into it, that I had completely lost interest in it. I didn't even finish the episode, and took it off my Tivo for good. Perhaps my attitude will change in the coming weeks, but who knows? Anyway, some of these shows are winding down their current seasons, some have yet to air. All times are Central because I live in Minnesota.</p><p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2006/09/16/adams-fall-tv-schedule/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Adam's Fall TV Schedule</em></a></p><p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2006/09/16/adams-fall-tv-schedule/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/forward/667267/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2006/09/16/adams-fall-tv-schedule/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>adam</category><category>adult swim</category><category>cartoons</category><category>comedy</category><category>fall</category><category>picks</category><category>schedule</category><category>shows</category><category>sunday</category><dc:creator>Adam Finley</dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 16 Sep 2006 08:01:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Animal Planet plans tribute to Steve Irwin</title><link>http://www.tvsquad.com/2006/09/06/animal-planet-plans-tribute-to-steve-irwin/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tvsquad.com/2006/09/06/animal-planet-plans-tribute-to-steve-irwin/</guid><comments>http://www.tvsquad.com/2006/09/06/animal-planet-plans-tribute-to-steve-irwin/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/reality/" rel="tag">Other Reality Shows</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/tv-royalty/" rel="tag">TV Royalty</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/programming/" rel="tag">Programming</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/discovery/" rel="tag">Discovery</a></p><p><img width="200" vspace="4" hspace="4" height="146" border="1" align="right" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.tvsquad.com/media/2006/09/animalplanet.jpg" alt="Animal Planet plans a tribute to Steve Irwin" id="vimage_1" />The partnership between Animal Planet (owned by Discovery Communications Inc.) and the late Steve Irwin can be traced to the network's inception in 1996. Back then, Irwin's series <em>The Crocodile Hunter</em> was one of the initial offerings of the fledgling network. The pairing of the two resulted in Irwin becoming an international star and Animal Planet reaching 160 countries across the globe. That's why it's no surprise that Animal Planet channels around the globe will honor Irwin on Sunday, September 10th with an all-day marathon of <em>Best of the Croc Hunter </em>programming.</p>
<p> </p><p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2006/09/06/animal-planet-plans-tribute-to-steve-irwin/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Animal Planet plans tribute to Steve Irwin</em></a></p><p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href=http://animal.discovery.com/fansites/crochunter/steve/pressrelease_02.html>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2006/09/06/animal-planet-plans-tribute-to-steve-irwin/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/forward/664236/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2006/09/06/animal-planet-plans-tribute-to-steve-irwin/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>Animal Planet</category><category>AnimalPlanet</category><category>Discovery Communications</category><category>DiscoveryCommunications</category><category>Steve Irwin</category><category>SteveIrwin</category><category>The Crocodile Hunter</category><category>TheCrocodileHunter</category><dc:creator>Richard Keller</dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 06 Sep 2006 08:04:00 EST</pubDate></item></channel></rss>