Reba-related stories
Posted Jun 22nd 2009 6:03PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: TV on DVD, Reality-Free
Here are the new TV DVDs, in stores tomorrow.I can't think of another DVD week where there's so much that I don't want to buy. So few new releases, and nothing that really screams out "buy me." OK, maybe the Tom and Jerry set could be fun, but for some reason I was never into that series of cartoons. For my animal battle cartoons I'm more a Sylvester/Tweety and Road Runner/Wile E. Coyote fan.
- Bizarre Foods with Andrew Zimmern - Collection 3
- Ghost Hunters - Fans Favorite Investigations: Special Edition
- The Girls Next Door - Season 5
- Monster Squad - Complete Series
- Mr. Troop Mom
- Reba - Season 6
- Tom and Jerry - The Chuck Jones Collection
Posted Jan 12th 2009 6:03PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: TV on DVD, Reality-Free
Here are the new TV DVDs, in stores tomorrow.
How can there be so many DVDs released in one day and there not be one that I want to buy? I never got into
Stargate, I don't want to own
Dallas on DVD, ditto Reba, and I refuse to buy
Walker Texas Ranger because a.) it's not very good, and b.) it replaced a show that I really loved in the early 90s. I enjoyed
Benny Hill, but I don't know if I enjoyed it enough to own it. So it looks like I'm going to save some money this week.
Yeah, right. Like I won't find something to buy that was released a while ago.
- Alvin & The Chipmunks - The Chipettes
- Ben 10 Alien Force - Season 1, Vol. 2
- The Benny Hill Show - Best of the Early Years
- Captain and the Kings - Miniseries
- Dallas - Season 10
- House of Payne - Vol. 3
Continue reading New TV on DVD releases this week
Posted Jun 11th 2008 7:00PM by Allison Waldman
Filed under: Pickups and Renewals, Casting, Reality-Free
When I interviewed Susanne Daniels, the President for Entertainment at the Lifetime Network, she was high on the success of
Army Wives, and anxious to bring more comedy to the network.
"Viewers tell us that they love our comedies, our movies,
Army Wives. I would argue that more people identify
Reba and
Will and Grace with our network now than the networks that launched them. And I was at the WB when
Reba launched!" she said in
TV Week. Well, now she's launching a new comedy, this time for Lifetime.
Lifetime has ordered 13 episodes of a new sitcom called Rita Rocks for this fall and cast Nicole Sullivan as Rita. The show will be part of a one-hour comedy block with
Reba. "We've assembled a fantastic team in front of and behind the camera," said Ms. Daniels in a statement today.
Continue reading Lifetime greenlights a new sitcom
Posted Jan 22nd 2008 3:29PM by Jason Hughes
Filed under: Programming, Casting
You might want to make a note of this because it's gonna be a long time before you see it. Lifetime wants us to know there's been
some major casting done on their holiday-themed movie
A Very Merry Daughter of the Bride. Luke Perry, JoAnna Garcia, Helen Shaver and Kenneth Welsh have all jumped on board the film, which is cleverly scheduled to air in December 2008. I wish they'd give me a date because I really need to schedule a hair appointment that night.
It looks like it's the story of a daughter (Garcia) who disapproves of her mother's (Shaver) upcoming nuptials and so enlists the groom's (Welsh) son (Perry) to try and persuade the pair to not wed. But the groom's son is Luke Perry, and this movie's on Lifetime so I think we all know what happens. And then Judith Light makes a cameo appearance as an empowered woman who survived an abusive past to become a stronger person (Okay, not really but you believed me for a minute there). I'm ashamed to admit it, but I'm weeping a bit right now just thinking about how touching it all is. I mean trying to break up your parents' wedding; what spells H-O-L-I-D-A-Y-S better than that!
Posted Jan 8th 2007 12:31PM by Richard Keller
Filed under: Industry, Programming, OpEd, Gilmore Girls, Smallville, Everybody Hates Chris, The CW, America's Next Top Model
(Part 5 of 5) In the winter of 2006 CBS and Warner Brothers got together to create a new 5th network . . . The CW. You read right, I said 5th network. That's probably confusing you right now since you thought there were six major broadcast networks on the air last winter: ABC, CBS, NBC, Fox, WB, UPN. Yes, that's true, but The CW was to do something unique to make it the 5th network. It was going to combine the programming of both the WB and UPN, eliminating those networks completely.
It sounded like a good idea at first. Take the best programming from both WB and UPN and put it on one network. No more jumping between the two networks to find the show you wanted to watch. No more confusion as to whether Veronica Mars was on WB or UPN. Plus, there was elimination of much of the mediocre crap that filled their weeknight schedules.
Like I said, it sounded like a good idea.
Continue reading Top TV Stories of 2006: The CW
Posted Dec 10th 2006 4:53PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Programming
At 7, ABC has a new America's Funniest Home Videos, followed by new episodes of Extreme Makeover and Brothers & Sisters. - CBS has a new 60 Minutes at 7, followed by new episodes of The Amazing Race, Cold Case, and Without A Trace.
- NBC has a new Football Night In America at 7, then the Saints vs. the Cowboys.
- Lifetime has Whoopi Goldberg in Call Me Claus at 7, followed by Christmas on Chestnut Street.
- Also at 7: Food Network has All Star Holiday Gifts, where the network's cooks give food gift ideas.
- At 7:30, The CW has a new Reba, then a new 7th Heaven and a repeat America's Next Top Model.
- At 8, FOX has new episodes of The Simpsons, American Dad, and Family Guy, then a repeat Family Guy.
- AMC has Prancer at 8.
- The Travel Channel has Puppet Planet: A Very New York Christmas at 8, followed by Dazzling Holiday Lights and Crazy For Christmas.
- At 9, Food Network has a new Iron Chef Amercia, Cat Cora vs. Walter Royal.
- CMTV has the 20 Merriest Christmas Videos at 9.
- At 10, MTV has a new new Love Ride, featuring Pam Anderson and Kid Rock. Awww, remember when?
- Also at 10: HBO has a new ep of The Wire, while Showtime has a new Dexter.
Posted Dec 3rd 2006 9:03PM by Adam Finley
Filed under: Other Comedy Shows, Cable, Celebrities
Melissa Peterman of Reba will be hosting the first four episodes of CMT's new stand up comedy showcase, CMT Comedy Stage. The series, which will tape in front of an audience at Nashville's Belcourt Theater, will debut in February of 2007. The series will feature comedians such as Etta May, Jon Reep, Vic Henley and Killer Beaz. Out of that list the only one I've heard of is Etta May, but that's why God created YouTube, so y'all can get up to speed on these comics.
When Jeff Foxworthy first brought Southern humor to the masses, it wasn't the kind of humor I was into. However, that scene has since exploded and I no longer think it's possible to crowbar every Southern / rural /red state comedian into the same category. It's like saying all New York comedians are the same, it just isn't true. Hey, it doesn't matter to me if you watch this new show or not, but thar ain't nuttin' wrong with expanding your comedy horizons a li'l.
Posted Nov 26th 2006 4:59PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Programming
At 7, ABC has a new America's Funniest Home Videos, followed by new episodes of Extreme Makeover, Desperate Housewives, and Brothers & Sisters. - CBS has a new 60 Minutes at 7, followed by a new episode of The Amazing Race and the movie Candles on Bay Street.
- NBC has a new Football Night In America at 7, then it's the Eagles vs. the Colts.
- There's a repeat Reba on The CW at 7, then a new episode, then a new 7th Heaven and a repeat America's Next Top Model.
- At 8, FOX has a new Simpsons, followed by new eps of American Dad, Family Guy, and The War At Home.
- Emeril cooks up some "Christmas Recipes" on Food Network at 8.
- At 9, Lifetime has the movie Her Sister's Keeper.
- At 10, MSNBC repeats this morning's Meet the Press.
- Food Network has a new Challenge at 10, with teams competing to make the best cakes.
- HBO has a new ep of The Wire at 10, while Showtime has a new Dexter.
Posted Nov 19th 2006 5:30PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Programming
At 7, ABC has a new America's Funniest Home Videos, followed by new episodes of Extreme Makeover, Desperate Housewives, and Brothers & Sisters. - CBS has a new 60 Minutes at 7, followed by new episodes of The Amazing Race, Cold Case, and Without A Trace.
- NBC has a new Football Night In America at 7, then it's the Chargers vs. the Broncos.
- There's a repeat American Dad on FOX, then a repeat Simpsons, the new eps of Simpsons, American Dad, Family Guy, and The War at Home.
- The CW has two new eps of Reba starting at 7, a new 7th Heaven, then a repeat America's Next Top Model.
- The History Channel has the special Home For The Holidays: The History of Thanksgiving. It's on at 7 too.
- At 8 on Food Network, Emeril Lagasse cooks a "Firehouse Thanksgiving" dinner.
- At 9, TV Guide Channel has Tom & Katie: Inside The Wedding, a roundup of the wedding by a panel of experts. Panel of experts?
- PBS has the conclusion of the Prime Suspect finale at 9.
- At 10, HBO has a new ep of The Wire.
- Also at 10: a new Dexter, on Showtime.
Posted Nov 14th 2006 10:55AM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: TV on DVD
The Adventures of Superman - Seasons 5 and 6- The Bugs Bunny/Loony Tunes Hour - Golden Collection, Vol. 4
- CSI - Season 6
- Columbo - Seasons 6 and 7
- DuckTales - Vol. 2
- Family Guy - Vol. 4
- Friends - Complete Series
- Get Smart - Complete Series
- Home Improvement - Season 5
- Homicide - Complete Series
- Lois & Clark - Season 4
- NCIS - Season 2
- Northern Exposure - Season 5
- Quantum Leap - Season 5
- Reba - Season 4
- Six Feet Under - Complete Series
- That Girl - Season 2
- Third Rock From The Sun - Season 6
Posted Jun 30th 2006 4:40PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Programming
At 8, ABC has a repeat America's Funniest Home Videos, followed by repeats of Kyle XY (they're running the ABC Family show to expose it to ABC viewers), then a new 20/20.- CBS has repeats of Ghost Whisperer, Close To Home, and Numb3rs.
- NBC has a new Dateline at 8, followed by repeats of Las Vegas and Law and Order.
- Over on FOX at 8, two 24 repeats.
- The WB has a repeat What I Like About You at 8, followed by repeats of Twins, Reba, and Living With Fran.
- UPN has a new Smackdown! at 8.
- A&E has a new Biography of Johnny Depp at 8.
- Also at 8: Disney has a new Hannah Montana, followed by a new The Suite Life of Zack & Cody.
- OLN has a preview of The Tour de France at 9.
- At 9:30, Rachael Ray explores Portland, OR on Tasty Travels.
- At 10, TCM has North By Northwest.
Posted Jun 25th 2006 5:03PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Programming
At 7, ABC has two repeats of Extreme Makeover, followed by repeats of Desperate Housewives and Grey's Anatomy.- CBS has a new 60 Minutes at 7 (probably repeat segments), followed by a repeat Cold Case and the movie Enough.
- NBC has a new, two hour Dateline at 7, followed by repeats of Law and Order: CI and Crossing Jordan.
- The WB has two Reba repeats at 7, followed by two Charmed repeats.
- At 9, Dustin Hoffman guests on a new Inside The Actor's Studio.
- USA has a new The 4400 at 9, followed by a new The Dead Zone.
- Also at 9: HBO has a new Deadwood, followed by new eps of Entourage and Lucky Louie.
- At 10, Food Network has the special Vegas Pastry Battle.
- Showtime has a new Huff at 10.
Posted Jun 23rd 2006 4:38PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Programming
At 8, ABC has a repeat America's Funniest Home Videos, followed by two repeats of Hope & Faith and a new 20/20.- CBS has repeats of Ghost Whisperer, Close To Home, and Numb3rs.
- NBC has a repeat Treasure Hunters at 8, followed by a repeat of the America's Got Talent premiere.
- Over on FOX at 8, two repeats of 24.
- The WB has repeats of What I Like About You, Twins, Reba, and Living With Fran, while UPN has a new Smackdown!
- Also at 8: TLC has two new eps of Take Home Chef, followed by a new What To Wear.
- At 9, CMT has a Greatest Moments bio of Johnny Cash.
- Regis Philbin guests on CNN's Larry King Live at 9.
Posted May 22nd 2006 12:30PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Other Sci-Fi/Supernatural Shows, Industry, Programming, The CW
Last week it was announced that The CW had passed on
Aquaman, but now it looks like, officially,
it's not dead yet. It is still in contention as a mid-season replacement. The superhero show is from the
Smallville people, and many thought the show was a shoo-in to make the fall schedule.
And for those of you who were ticked that
Reba had been canceled, it too might come back mid-season. So I guess all you
Reba/
Aquaman fans (can't wait for that crossover episode) will have just pray that one of the new shows does really badly.
Posted May 18th 2006 7:58AM by Keith McDuffee
Filed under: Industry, Programming, WB, UPN, Gilmore Girls, Smallville, Veronica Mars, Supernatural, Everybody Hates Chris, The CW, America's Next Top Model
The CW (formerly known as UPN and The WB, its official logo to the right) officially announces its 2006-07 prime-time schedule today, though there was a preview given last night. Some favorites from both old networks have made the cut, while there are some fans of old shows who will likely feel disappointed. The changes in brief:
Returning: 7th Heaven; Gilmore Girls; Smallville; Beauty and the Geek; Supernatural; One Tree Hill; All of Us; Girlfriends; Veronica Mars; WWE Smackdown; America's Next Top Model; Everybody Hates Chris.
Out: The Bedford Diaries; Blue Collar TV; Everwood; Living With Fran; Modern Men; Pepper Dennis; Reba; Related; Survival of the Richest; Twins; Cuts; Eve; Get This Party Started; Half & Half; Love, Inc.; One on One; South Beach; What I Like About You; Charmed.
New: Runaway; The Game; Palm Springs.
Moving: Everbody Hates Chris (to Sundays at 8);
All Of Me (to Sundays);
Girlfriends (to Sundays);
The Game (Sundays); One Tree Hill (Wednesdays at 9).
Check back here later in the day for any updates that may come from the official Upfront presentation. Detailed descriptions of the new shows are after the jump below.
[Thanks to
The Futon Critic for the info.]
Continue reading The Upfronts: The CW
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