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The History Channel taps Jon Stewart and Lewis Black for specials

Jon StewartThe History Channel has gained the nickname "The Hitler Channel" among some I know for its constant airing of World War II specials (many of featuring, well, Hitler). Perhaps they were thinking of that reputation when they put together their new slate of specials, which, according to Broadcasting & Cable, includes specials hosted by Jon Stewart and Lewis Black of The Daily Show.

Stewart will be given two hours with which to target the immigration issue in a special called The Naturalized. Considering the current economic implications of immigration and its role in last year's presidential campaign, there should be plenty for Stewart to work with to keep the special current. Stewart has already begun work on it, according to B&C. The special will follow eight people on the track to becoming U.S. citizens. the special will air in the fourth quarter of 2009.

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CBS wants you to have yourself a merry little prostate exam

CBS logoWhat do you get the man who has everything?

CBS is running their "CBS Cares" PSAs, and the new ones are quite...something. You've probably seen them. One of them features a bunch of women talking about what to get their husbands for Hanukkah. I think a lot of guys would like a Nintendo WII, but a woman suggests a prostate exam! And no, it's not some sort of sexual foreplay, they're actually talking about making an appointment with the doctor for the guys to have a prostate exam ("honey, wait, you're not talking about role-playing?"). There's a PSA for prostate-exams-as-Christmas-gifts too, because even people who aren't Jewish need them.

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Oprah's Favorite Things now cost around $2.99

OprahEvery year, Oprah Winfrey has her "Favorite Things" episode around the holidays. This year's edition will air next Wednesday, November 26. This time though, her gift suggestions will be a little more affordable.

Because of the hurting economy, Oprah has decided that her list of favorite things this year will showcase more affordable items, some that cost next to nothing (not sure what exactly "next to nothing" really means). In fact, Oprah is going to unveil one special gift that costs zero dollars. Not sure what she means by that, but I'm guessing that gift will be something like a hug or good thoughts.

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Damn it, I missed Stephen Colbert on Martha this morning!

Martha StewartI hate when this happens.

You're all set to watch something, and you don't even set your DVR or your VCR or any other recording device you might have because you've known about the show for weeks and weeks and you plan to watch this particular episode because you watch the show all the time anyway. And then the day comes and you either oversleep or you're busy doing something else or it just slips your mind for some reason and you miss it.

That's what happened to me this morning.

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The Twel... Ten Days of Festivus starts today!

festivus logoFor the next twelve ten straight days, we here at TV Squad will be performing our own rendition of The Ten Days of Festivus, counting down from Jackie's number ten later today. Be sure to check back every day for the next gift that TV has given us this Festivus season -- you won't want to miss any of them.

Be sure to also check out last year's list if you've got no idea what the heck I'm talking about.

TiVo holiday pricing discount + lifetime service option returns

TiVo HDTiVo is offering up a few pre-holiday specials. First up, if you buy a new TiVo between now and Feb 2, you get a discount on monthly or annual subscriptions:
  • The $16.95 monthly fee drops to $12.95
  • Get a year of service for $129 instead of $179
  • Pay $249 for two years instead of $279
  • A 3 year service contract will cost you $299, which is the same price the company's charging now
If you're already a TiVo customer, you don't qualify for any of those discounts. But the company is bringing back product lifetime service option. $399 will get you all the electronic program guide updates you could want. You know, until you decide to upgrade to the TiVo Series4.

[via Crave]

Are you ready for a Christmas-themed reality show?

Rockefeller Center treeNot even Christmas is safe from reality show producers.

The people who brought you Dancing with the Stars have another show up their sleeves: Clash of the Choirs. It will pit five celebrity singers who will go back to their hometowns and try to build a choir. Once the choirs are built and perform live, viewers will vote for them via phone (of course). The winner gets to pick a prize for their hometown (I suggest maybe passing a law that says no reality shows can be filmed in their hometowns). The four episode show will run just before Christmas, December 17-20.

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Everybody Hates Chris: Everybody Hates Kris

everybody hates chris(S02E10) I was basically a good kid, so during the Christmas season I didn't fret too much about upsetting my parents and not getting presents. I did worry about Santa, though, a fictional being I believed in slightly longer than most kids. What was interesting about this episode is that the "real" Santa is never referred to. I don't know if this was for plot convenience, or because Chris' family was more realistic about what the kids could and could not get for Christmas.

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The Twelve Days of Festivus starts today!

TV Squad Festivus LogoFor the next twelve straight days, we here at TV Squad will be performing our own rendition of The Twelve Days of Festivus, counting down from Rich's number twelve later today. Be sure to check back every day for the next gift that TV has given us this Festivus season -- you won't want to miss any of them.

FesTiVus is here again!

TV Squad FesTiVusWe've already kicked in with the new FesTiVus holiday season, though I felt it fitting to at least make some sort of official-sounding announcement. Some things to look forward to this year:
  • An all-new twelve days of Festivus!
  • Retro Squad reviews of some top holiday specials!
  • Another Festivus contest!
  • TV Squad gift guides!
  • All we want for Festivus!
  • Top TV stories of 2006!
  • Best and Worst of 2006!
Keep your browsers pointed to our Festivus category for all the festivities!

Muppet Christmas album out next month

muppetsI know, I know, it's a bit early to be thinking about Christmas, but the ever-diligent Muppet News Flash is reporting that a brand new Muppet Christmas album will be out on October 17. The album, titled, "A Green and Red Christmas" will feature twelve holiday songs, and is retailing for about ten bucks, which is a pretty good bargain. I wonder though, what makes them think they'll ever be able to top the Christmas album the Muppets made with John Denver, possibly the greatest Christmas album of all time next to Vince Guaraldi's soundtrack for A Charlie Brown Christmas? Not to mention the John Denver album is only $5.98 on Amazon. I'm just sayin'.

The Festivus contest is over!

festivus tvsquadIf you're reading this post past midnight, the morning of Christmas, then you now know we've come to the end of our great Festivus contest. Thanks everyone for your great entries, both on Flickr and via email! We'll get to awarding the prize once we judge them next week.

Oh, and Merry Christmas!

The last minute TV Squad Gift Guide

festivusAll you've got is hours left. Everyone else planned ahead, bought their gifts... probably even wrapped them already. And what are you doing? Sitting here reading this post. Nice job. So what are you going to do? Fight the crowds, scour the many picked over store shelves? There's not going to be much left. It happens to the best of us, and I should know because I plan on doing most of my shopping after I finish writing this. So what's going to be left? Not much, but here's a few things you might be lucky to find sitting next to the empty spaces where Lost Season 1 DVDs and SpongeBob memorabilia used to rest.

Now as I said, you're going to be lucky if these items are still around especially because I'm probably going to scoop them up before you. Honestly though, everyone wants these... I'm telling you, that Munsters calendar? This year's "Tickle me Elmo."

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