Posts with tag puppy bowl
Posted Feb 6th 2008 10:00AM by Jackie Schnoop
Filed under: Other Reality Shows, Programming, Children, Documentary, TV Squad Lists
Growing up as a child of the television generation, I was always mesmerized by any shows having to do with nature or animals. I'd glue myself to the set as Marlin Perkins and Jacques Cousteau took me on fantastic adventures far removed from my own life of domesticated animals.
But I always loved the domestic animals as well. Dogs and cats have always been a part of my life and I'm enriched by their presence in our world. What I didn't have when I was growing up was an Animal Planet exploring the world of animals from pets to deadly predators. From sentimental to educational to outright odd and scary, Animal Planet explores both the worlds of the wilds and the inner cities -- as long as there are animals involved. And, it's not just for kids.
Continue reading Seven reasons I watch Animal Planet
Posted Feb 1st 2008 3:28PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Programming
I'm not into football, but I do watch the Super Bowl every single year. I watch it for the new expensive commercials (which we'll be covering here at TV Squad). But if you're the type of person who doesn't like the game or the commercials, here's what you can watch instead on Sunday (not just during the game at night but during the all-day pre-game show too). Puppies and Klingons and Beatles, oh my!
Continue reading What to watch on Sunday if you don't like football
Posted Feb 7th 2007 10:03AM by Julia Ward
Filed under: Cable, Programming, Discovery, Documentary
There are so many jobs I'd love to have. I'd love to ghostwrite
Melanie Griffith's blog "In 2 Me C." I'd love to join Jackie Chan's stunt team, but mostly, I'd love to produce
Puppy Bowl. Sadly, the job has already been taken by Discovery Productions' Molly Hermann. For those of you who turn a blind eye to Super Bowl counter programming, the
Puppy Bowl is the annual Animal Planet alternative to the blockbuster sporting event.
Puppy Bowl is the furry equivalent of those Yule Log or Aquarium DVDs that you pop in your player to create party time ambiance. It's like watching a traffic camera trained on one corner for three hours. Puppies come. Puppies go. Puppies drink water from a see-through bowl with a "water cam" attached to its underside. This year,
Puppy Bowl included a Puppy Tailgate party and a Kitty Halftime Show to spice things up, but mostly, it really is just puppies running around in front of a handful of still cameras for three hours. It's the most adorable Warhol film ever.
Washington Post readers were lucky enough to chat with Hermann online prior to
Puppy Bowl airtime. She provided some behind-the-scenes details to the annual pooch extravaganza. Among the shocking revelations:
Continue reading Behind the scenes at Puppy Bowl
Posted Feb 4th 2007 4:15PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Programming, What To Watch Tonight
The Super Bowl officially begins at 6:30, but CBS' pre-game coverage started at noon. After the game there's a new episode of Criminal Minds. - TBS has a My Boys marathon starting at 5.
- Animal Bowl has Puppy Bowl III all night (starts at 6).
- ABC, NBC, and FOX all have repeats all night (they don't want to compete with the game).
- At 10, HGTV has a new episode of Living With Ed.
- HBO has a new Rome at 10, followed by a new Extras.
- Also at 10: Showtime has a new episode of The L Word.
- At 11:30 (or after local news), CBS has a special Late, Late Show With Craig Ferguson, with Billy Bob Thornton, Hank Williams, Jr, Gloria Estefan, Dan Marino, and Mike Ditka.
Check your local TV listings for more.
Posted Feb 9th 2006 4:02PM by Adam Finley
Filed under: Other Reality Shows, Web
Is it possible to be paralyzed by cuteness? Because I think that's what happened
while I watched these
highlights from Puppy Bowl II on Animal
Planet. Puppy Bowl was aired during the Super Bowl and consisted of three hours of different breeds of puppies
frolicking on a tiny football field. The show was then repeated for a total of twelve hours. How could even the most
jaded person not find this adorable? I think they should run this all the time. It would be the perfect respite from
the nightly news.
Oh yeah, and halftime featured kittens, of course.
[via Onion AV Club blog]
Posted Feb 5th 2006 11:03AM by Anna Johns
Filed under: Other Drama Shows, Other Comedy Shows, Other Reality Shows, Sports, Food/Home/DIY, Cable, Programming, Monk
If you're not watching the Super Bowl
today, you don't have to go out and, like, do something outdoors. You can still veg out in front of the television with
a beer and some chips. Here are the five stand-out options for your television viewing pleasure:
5.
TBS: Yes, Dear marathon. It seems like an odd choice of show to be watching all day long, but TBS
thinks somebody will be interested. Sixteen episodes of
Yes, Dear begin at 7 pm ET.
Continue reading The Five: Things to watch instead of the Super Bowl
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