Posts with tag Grinch
Posted Dec 18th 2007 10:42AM by Paul Goebel
Filed under: Festivus, TV Squad Lists
As I was watching all my favorite holiday specials this season, it became clear to me that there's a desperate need for some new offerings. Then I started thinking that if weekly shows can spinoff characters then why can't specials? With that in mind, here are my ideas for spinoffs to make your holidays more festive.
Out of the Box
Nobody wants a Charlie in the Box...except Charlie. After years of being not being delivered by Santa Claus, Charlie from the island of misfit toys decides it's time to make a change. Determined to find himself and discover what he was really made for, Charlie travels the country living on the road and meeting adventures head on. After living the life of Kerouac, Charlie returns to share his wisdom with the jelly squirting gun, ostrich riding cowboy and the doll with the unnamed condition.
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Posted Dec 20th 2006 8:40AM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Industry, Programming, Ratings
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NCIS (CBS)
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Deal Or No Deal - Mon (NBC)
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Survivor - Finale (CBS)
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House (FOX)
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Criminal Minds (CBS)
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CSI: Miami (CBS)
7. CSI: NY (CBS)
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Two and a Half Men (CBS)
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Sunday Night Football (NBC)
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CSI (CBS)
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Survivor (CBS)
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NFL Sunday Post Game (NBC)
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60 Minutes (CBS)
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The Santa Clause 2 (ABC)
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The Unit (CBS)
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Survivor - Reunion (CBS)
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The New Adventures of Old Christine (CBS)
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Biggest Loser (NBC)
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Numb3rs (CBS)
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How The Grinch Stole Christmas (ABC)
Posted Nov 25th 2006 11:29AM by Anna Johns
Filed under: Other Comedy Shows, ABC, NBC, CBS, Programming, Animation, Children, TNT
Okay. Now that I've eaten turkey and pumpkin pie, bring on the holiday TV! Already, we've been subjected to Christmas commercials, but now the good holiday television really begins.
USA Today was kind enough to put together a comprehensive list of holiday specials (new and traditional) that air between now and Christmas Day.
Here are some of the notables:
- A Charlie Brown Christmas, ABC, Tuesday Nov. 28 at 8 pm;
- Polar Express, ABC, Friday December 1 at 8 pm;
- Santa Claus is Comin' to Town, ABC, Tuesday December 5 at 8 pm;
- Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, CBS, Friday December 8 at 8 pm;
- Frosty the Snowman, CBS, Friday December 8 at 9 pm;
- Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas (Jim Carrey version), ABC, Saturday December 9 at 9 pm;
- Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas (animated version), ABC, Tuesday December 12 at 8 pm;
- It's a Wonderful Life, NBC, Saturday December 16 at 8 pm;
- National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation, TBS, Sunday December 17 at 8 pm;
- A Christmas Carol (Patrick Stewart version), TNT, Wednesday December 20 at 8 pm;
- A Christmas Story (24-hour marathon), TBS, Sunday December 24 at 8 pm;
- Yule Log, INHD, Monday December 25 at 7 am.
Posted Aug 18th 2006 4:01PM by Adam Finley
Filed under: News, Daytime, Children
How the Grinch Stole Christmas, Chuck Jones' beloved animated adaptation of Dr. Seuss' classic children's book, is being re-imagined yet again, this time as a Broadway musical. The producers of the musical are staging a contest to find Whos, and they're looking for talented kids ages eight to fourteen who are five feet tall or less. If you happen to fit that description, or if you're a parent wanting to experience your failed Broadway dreams vicariously through your child, the deadline to submit your tape is August 30. The finalists will appear on the Today show on September 7, and a winner will be chosen on the air. All losers will be executed. Wait, sorry, only the first part of that is true.
Posted Jun 10th 2006 5:00PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Talent, Celebrities
You've seen her on
The Drew Carey Show, you've seen her on
One On One, you've seen her on
Hope and Faith, and you've seen her on her own show last year, the short-lived
Bad Girl's Guide on UPN. Now, you can see her on...Jim Carrey!
Sorry, that was rude. I guess I just don't see these two together. Sure, they're both goofy and all that, but for some reason I'm just surprised at the pairing. Why? I don't know, that's Dr. Phil and Oprah territory. There's just something about these two being together that doesn't quite click.
But what the hell do I know. I'm a very lonely man.
Posted Dec 22nd 2005 4:59PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Programming
FOX has two repeat Christmas episodes of The O.C., starting at 8pm.- ABC has a repeat holiday ep of Extreme Makeover: Home Edition at 8, followed by
Primetime at 10.
- CBS is repeats tonight, with Without A Trace, CSI, and then another Without A
Trace.
- Yup, another night of Deal or No Deal on NBC. It's on at 8, followed by repeats of Joey,
Will and Grace, and ER.
- UPN has repeats of Everybody Hates Chris, Love, Inc., Eve, and Cuts, while
the WB has repeats of Smallville and Everwood.
- If you missed, CNBC is running last night's finale of The Apprentice: Martha Stewart at 8.
- ABC Family has Jim Carrey in How The Grinch Stole Christmas, also at 8.
- What the hell is Earth, Wind & Fire Tribute On Ice? Is that serious? It's on Bravo at 8.
- Some Christmas stuff on PBS tonight: Christmas at Belmont and Christmas With The Mormon
Tabernacle Choir. Check local listings.
- At 9 on CNN, Larry King has author Kay Redfield Jamison and Art Linkletter.
- Lifetime has the movie Christmas In My Hometown at 9, while Food Network repeats the Gingerbread
Challenge.
- At 10, Nip/Tuck repeats the Quentin Costa episode from last night.
- More Christmas merriment: the "Christmas With The Browns" episode of Being Bobby Brown.
It's on Bravo at 10.
- Also at 10, TCM has Robert Mitchum and Janet Leigh in Holiday Affair.
- HBO Comedy at the George Carlin special Playin' With Your Head. It's on at 10 too.
- At 11, a new episode of Isaac on Style Network, with guests Andie MacDowell, chef Todd English, and
designer Betsey Johnson.
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