JesseJames-related stories
Posted Jun 2nd 2009 12:02PM by Danny Gallagher
Filed under: Other Reality Shows, Programming, OpEd
The show that transformed the Discovery Channel from a stuffy science documentary network that even A/V club nerds found drab and dull into the media franchise it is today is returning to the network that birthed it.
Monster Garage will return to the cable network for a new series run set in Detroit called
MG: Motor City. It is set to debut in the fall.
The new series will gather a gaggle of gearheads to task them with turning a timid Ford Model T into a fire-breathing, fuel-guzzling, Firestone tire-eating race dragster. What's the grand prize? What else? A multimillion dollar government bailout!
Continue reading Monster Garage rises from the ashes
Posted Mar 30th 2009 12:01PM by Joel Keller
Filed under: OpEd, The Apprentice, Watercooler Talk, Celebrities
I'll admit that
The Celebrity Apprentice is a guilty pleasure of mine. Why? Two words: Nutty celebrities! Just like any other reality show, seeing people get along and be friends just doesn't cut it. There needs to be an agitator, someone who's going to make everyone roll their eyes and bitch and moan that they have to work or live with such a loose cannon/nutjob/free spirit. The fact that those people are celebrities is a plus in my book.
It amazes me that these reality shows consistently cut their most interesting players because everyone is annoyed by them. And this year's
Celeb Apprentice just committed that cardinal sin.
Continue reading The Celebrity Apprentice made its latest cut too soon
Posted Jan 29th 2007 5:22PM by Brigitte Dale
Filed under: Video, Podcasts, TV Squad Daily
Hey, Brigitte here with TV Squad Daily. I'll be covering the TV stories I find interesting each day, Monday through Friday, in this video blog.
Today on TV Squad Daily:
- Don't want to watch the Superbowl? How do you feel about afghans? Check out your Super Sunday alternatives.
- Jesse James of Discovery Channel's Monster Garage is paying hefty fines after his custom-made bikes failed to meet California's emission standards.
- Cashing in on the recent rehab fad, the creators of UK's Big Brother are reportedly working on a new reality show called Rockstars in Rehab.
The video's embedded below, or you can
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subscribe to this vodcast via our feed.Posted Dec 2nd 2006 3:23PM by Anna Johns
Filed under: Food/Home/DIY, Cable, Celebrities
Jesse James, the host of
Monster Garage, may be a bad ass but he also is a kind-hearted fellow. When a homeless shelter opened up across the street from his Long Beach, California motorcycle shop, West Coast Shoppers, he decided to make a connection. In a
short article in People magazine, James says he decided to help people get off the street by giving them employment. The first person he hired is now making $8.50/hour and has an apartment with his wife. James says, "Not everyone has been as lucky as I have, and it's time for me to use the success I have been blessed with to help others in Long Beach." Ahhh.. what a nice guy!
In other Jesse James/gossip news, he and wife Sandra Bullock
are not expecting a baby.
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