ElvisPresley-related stories
Posted Nov 24th 2009 11:25AM by Allison Waldman
Filed under: Industry, OpEd, Music and Variety, Celebrities, Judges, Reality-Free
If you don't already know her story, get ready to hear all about it. On December 13, the
TV Guide Network will present a Susan Boyle special. An hour all about the unlikely Scottish singing sensation.
I Dreamed a Dream: The Susan Boyle Story is a one-hour documentary/interview/performance special chronicling the rise of the
Britain's Got Talent performer who became a You Tube phenom and has just released her first CD.
American Idol's Simon Cowell is the mastermind behind this production, which will also be broadcast in England on the ITV1. It'll have celebrity interviews including Simon himself, footage of Susan's hometown, her TV appearances till now, and -- naturally -- Susan singing songs from
I Dreamed A Dream, the new CD.
Continue reading Coming soon: the Susan Boyle TV special
Posted Oct 27th 2009 1:06PM by Allison Waldman
Filed under: OpEd, Celebrities, Pickups and Renewals, Reality-Free
George Clooney learned a lot about television toiling away on
The Facts of Life and
E/R. The latter wasn't NBC medical drama that made him a star. I'm talking about the
1984 Elliott Gould sitcom on CBS that lasted a year, just 22 episodes.
But the point is this: he may be a major movie star today, but George knows and appreciates television. That could be why
George Clooney's behind Delta Blues, a cop drama that TNT has just picked up.
I use the term drama loosely, because it's something goofier than a straight drama. The lead character is an Elvis Presley impersonator when he's not working for the Memphis Police Department. One more thing: Like Elvis, he honors his mother... and lives with her. Does that make him a mama's boy? I guess we'll have to wait and see.
Continue reading George Clooney, Elvis, the cops and TNT
Posted Nov 3rd 2008 10:25AM by Allison Waldman
Filed under: Late Night, Celebrities, Reality-Free
If you believe in such things, Johnny Carson is likely spinning in his grave right now. The great star of
The Tonight Show is about to be revealed, the good, the bad and especially the ugly and unsavory, in a memoir.
Johnny Carson's attorney Henry Bushkin is writing a book about the star,
spilling all the secrets that he kept confidential while Johnny was alive, and it's all legal. Bushkin is looking for one more way to cash in on his client, one he soaked plenty when Johnny was alive.
Carson is a beloved TV icon, maybe the most beloved after Lucille Ball, but nobody believes that the affable, funny man who came into our bedrooms every night was a sweetheart. He was known to hold a grudge, to be snippy and cranky on occasion, and to have a temper.
Continue reading Johnny Carson... warts and all
Posted Aug 18th 2008 5:12AM by Paul Goebel
Filed under: Ask TV Squad, Reality-Free, Stump the King
I got a great letter this week from a TV fan named Jim R.
"Dear TV Squad, About 15 years ago, I watched an episode of a scifi/fantasy TV show wherein an Elvis impersonator traveled back in time to meet (and eventually kill) the real Elvis. Could you please tell me the name of this program? Thanks"
Continue reading Stump the King - Sci-Fi
Posted Jun 21st 2007 4:04AM by Brett Love
Filed under: Other Reality Shows, Episode Reviews
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S03E08) It's becoming quite apparent that this is going to be a tough race. The competition is just entering the second week and there really isn't anyone that sticks out as being noticeably below the rest of the group. Depending on the styles drawn each week, every team in the competition has the potential to have the best performance of the night. It should make some difficult decisions for both the voters and the judges.
This week Nigel and Mary were joined at the judges table by Mia Michaels for what turned out to be quite an impressive group of performances. She told Cat that she was disappointed to see Ricky leave and that America got it wrong, putting the best three male dancers in the bottom three. I didn't agree with Ricky being let go last week, but I think she's going a little far there.
Continue reading So You Think You Can Dance: Week 2
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