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Posted Nov 20th 2009 8:57AM by John Scott Lewinski
Filed under: Other Reality Shows, Programming, Children, Documentary
As December rolls around, your kids will want to watch the usual line-up of holiday specials. But, I'm guessing they wouldn't mind watching a T-Rex hunt down and tuck into a Triceratops, whatever the time of year.
Discovery Channel will put cutting-edge imaging technology to bring giant lizards to life inside and out with
Clash of the Dinosaurs. Premiering December 6 at 8 p.m. (ET/PT), the four-part series looks inside the body of a dinosaur to with cinematic photo-real 3D graphics.
According to Discovery's announcement, consulting anatomy and paleontology experts help to peel back the skin, muscles and bones of the creatures to show how they thrived. So, on second thought, maybe the kids should stick with
A Year without a Santa Claus.
Continue reading Discovery roars into December with Clash of the Dinosaurs
Posted Nov 10th 2009 2:00PM by John Scott Lewinski
Filed under: Other Reality Shows, Programming
Nothing says "holiday season" like tornadoes, ghosts and animal dung. So, Discovery Channel is running marathons of their reality shows to make the yuletide season gay.
The network's scheduling release states that
Mythbusters,
Deadliest Catch, Dirty Jobs,
Storm Chasers and
Ghost Lab will each get a turn offering guys something to watch while they undo their belts after the big meal (and while the ladies do the dishes).
Here's the programming slate for when you're not watching football or
A Year without a Santa Claus:
Nov. 26: Thanksgiving Day:
Mythbusters – 9 a.m. ET/PT – 3AM ET/PT
Nov. 27: Day after Thanksgiving:
Deadliest Catch – 9 a.m. – 3 a.m.
Nov. 28:
Dirty Jobs – 10 a.m. – 3 a.m.
Nov. 29:
Storm Chasers – 1 p.m. – 3 a.m.
Dec. 24: Christmas Eve:
Dirty Jobs – 9 a.m. – 3 a.m.
Dec. 25: Christmas Day:
Mythbusters – 9 a.m. – 3 a.m.
Dec. 26:
Deadliest Catch – 9 a.m. – 3 a.m.
Dec. 31: New Year's Eve:
Ghost Lab – 10 a.m. – 3 a.m.
Jan. 1, 2010/New Year's Day:
Mythbusters – 9 a.m. – 3 a.m.
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 Apr 15th 2008 9:26AM by Brett Love
Filed under: Other Reality Shows, Video
If you turned on your TV over the weekend, you probably noticed that Discovery had gone all
Deadliest Catch, all the time. That was, of course, because the new season is upon us today. That's a good thing, because it really is the best of the deadliest, scariest, dirtiest, frozenest job-based programming. To get ready for the big event, I thought I'd toss up this little video from youtube.
As part of the background filming for the show, the Discovery crew headed out to one of the local watering holes, J. R. Phinickeys, with Josh from the Cornelia Marie. After the jump, you get a look at a whole lot of flaming monkey shots being set ablaze. You'll also see the Discovery camera man on the left, and Josh coming in to high five the bartender at the end. One more reason to order up that Discovery HD.
Continue reading Deadliest Catch behind the scenes - VIDEO
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