secret life of the american teenager-related stories
Posted Aug 7th 2009 7:30PM by Jane Boursaw
Filed under: OpEd, Casting, Reality-Free
I watched the feature film
In the Loop the other day, a documentary-style comedy that looks behind the scenes of the British and U.S. governments.
James Gandolfini plays Lt. Gen. George Miller, and all I could think was, "Hey, there's Tony Soprano in a U.S. military uniform." I think his character may have even said something along the lines of, "I'll break your kneecaps if..."
I know James Gandolfini has done a lot of projects since
The Sopranos, but Tony Soprano is so cemented in my mind, I wonder if I'll ever see him as anything else. I have the same reaction when I see Steve Schirripa playing Leo on
The Secret Life of the American Teenager. "Hey, that's Bobby Baccalieri!"
Continue reading Will James Gandolfini ever be anything but Tony Soprano?
Posted Jul 14th 2009 1:00PM by Kona Gallagher
Filed under: Other Drama Shows, Interviews, Celebrities, Reality-Free
I suppose if you want to be cynical, you could say that
Mayim Bialik is in the midst of a comeback, with several recent television roles, including guest stints on
Bones,
Secret Life of the American Teenager, and now,
Saving Grace. However, it's not as though the erstwhile star of
Blossom has spent the last fifteen years sitting around waiting for the phone to ring. After the series' end, she attended UCLA, got married, had two children, and even earned her PhD last year.
Ms. (er, Dr.) Bialik has indeed been busy, but she is now looking to make her way back into Hollywood. She's guest-starring on
Saving Grace tonight as Esther, a Hasidic Jewish mother of seven, whose own mother is found murdered in a field full of dead cows. I spoke with Mayim about
Saving Grace, the lasting legacy of
Blossom, and how she hopes people see her today.
Continue reading Mayim Bialik talks about her faith and her return to acting
Posted Jul 7th 2009 8:01AM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Other Drama Shows, Watercooler Talk, Reality-Free
The other night I was watching a special on BBC America about all of the pregnant girls in the Gloucester, MA (where I was born) high school. That has nothing to do with this show, of course, but every time I see a show about a pregnant teen I think of that real-life story. I'm waiting for the inevitable movie that Lifetime will make about the situation.
Last night's episode of
The Secret Life of the American Teenager was about how Ben's preoccupation with sex is causing trouble with Amy. More than the trouble it has already caused, that is. Yo, Adrian!
Posted Jul 6th 2009 4:00PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Late Night, Programming, Celebrities, Talk Show, What To Watch Tonight, Reality-Free
At 8, ABC has a new, two-hour episode of The Bachelorette, followed by a new Here Come The Newlyweds.
- ABC Family has a new Secret Life of the American Teenager, then a new Make It Or Break It.
- Versus has the Tour de France at 8.
- At 9, PBS has a new History Detectives.
- USA has a new Monday Night RAW at 9.
- TNT has a new episode of The Closer at 9, then a new Raising The Bar.
- At 10, NBC has a new Dateline.
- Showtime has a new Weeds at 10, followed by a new Nurse Jackie.
- TLC has a new Cake Boss at 10.
- Spike has a new 4th and Long at 10.
- Also at 10: Bravo has a new Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List.
Check your
local TV listings for more.
After the jump, the late night talk shows.
Continue reading What's On Tonight: Tour de France, Cake Boss, Raising The Bar
Posted Jun 23rd 2009 10:27AM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Other Drama Shows, Watercooler Talk, Reality-Free
Last night was the second season premiere of
The Secret Life of the American Teenager, a show that's really superficial. That's not me saying that,
it's Tom Shales at the Washington Post, who says that the show is "an unabashed throwback to soaps of ages past" and one that "makes no attempt to camouflage artifice and superficiality." And I think he
likes the show (though it sounds like he hasn't watched a soap opera since 1976).
What did you think of the season opener?
Posted Jun 22nd 2009 4:00PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Late Night, Programming, Celebrities, Talk Show, What To Watch Tonight, Reality-Free
At 8, ABC has a new, two-hour episode of The Bachelorette, followed by a new Here Come The Newlyweds.- NBC has a new I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out Of Here at 8, then a new Dateline.
- ABC Family has the season premiere of Secret Life of the American Teenager, followed by the series premiere of Make It Or Break It.
- Also at 8: Food Network has a new Good Eats.
- At 9, PBS has a new History Detectives at 9.
- USA has a new Monday Night RAW at 9.
- TNT has a new episode of The Closer at 9, then a new Raising The Bar.
- TLC has a new Jon & Kate Plus 8 at 9, followed by a new Cake Boss.
- History Channel has The Crumbling of America at 9.
- Food Network has a new Unwrapped at 9.
- At 10, Bravo has a new Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D List.
- Food Network has a new Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives at 10.
- TCM has Shane at 10.
- Showtime has a new Weeds at 10, then a new Nurse Jackie.
Check your
local TV listings for more.
After the jump, the late night talk shows.
Continue reading What's On Tonight: Good Eats, Jon & Kate, Raising The Bar, Weeds
Posted Jun 22nd 2009 3:22PM by Jason Hughes
Filed under: Other Drama Shows, Casting, Reality-Free
We all watched her grow up on
Full House and then we watched her disappear from our television screens, seemingly forever. I don't know if I'll go so far as to say Candace Cameron was to the early '90s what Alyssa Milano was to the late '80s, but that's because I'll be forever loyal to my boyhood crush on Samantha Micelli. But while Milano has been on the airwaves virtually every season since the question of
Who's the Boss? was answered when the network canceled it, not so for Cameron.
She got married and went off to raise her kids for ten years, giving us only a few appearances in that time. Now 33 and ready to get back to work full time, Candace Cameron Bure will be one of the stars in
ABC Family's gymnastic-themed Make It or Break It, premiering tonight at 9pm ET.
Continue reading Candace Cameron (Bure) returning to television on Make It or Break It tonight
Posted Apr 14th 2009 12:01PM by Eliot Glazer
Filed under: Other Comedy Shows, OpEd, Video, Reality-Free
As a TV Squad contributor who, admittedly, could be considered a "niche viewer" (in that I watch few shows, but never miss an episode), I was naturally hesitant to check out
Roommates on
ABC Family. A friend guaranteed me that the show was not only as bad as one might expect, but that it was so utterly, bafflingly wretched that investing thirty minutes in it turned out way more entertaining than I'd expected, and not just in the so-bad-it's-funny way, either.
Roommates is
so atrocious, its production should be considered a criminal offense, considering that, even as a basic cable program, hundreds of thousands of dollars (at the very
least) have surely been invested in the show. And that's money that could have easily gone toward refugees or food banks or, say, into the budget of
ABC Family's other critically lauded programming like
Greek or
Secret Life of The American Teenager.
Continue reading Yep, Roommates is atrocious - VIDEO
Posted Jan 5th 2009 4:00PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Late Night, Programming, Celebrities, Talk Show, What To Watch Tonight, Reality-Free
Sci-Fi is showing Lost all night.- At 8, ABC has the season premiere of The Bachelor, then the premiere of True Beauty.
- NBC has a new, two-hour Superstars of Dance at 8, followed by a new Momma's Boys.
- The CW has new episodes of Gossip Girl and One Tree Hill.
- PBS has a new Antiques Roadshow at 8.
- ABC Family has a new Secret Life of the American Teenager at 8.
- Also at 8: BBC America has a new Top Gear.
- At 8:15, FOX has The Tostito's Fiesta Bowl.
- At 8:30, Lifetime has a new Rita Rocks.
- At 9, USA has a new Monday Night RAW.
- At 10, Lifetime has the premiere of DietTribe.
- There's a new Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives on Food Network at 10.
Check your
local TV listings for more.
After the jump, the late night talk shows.
Continue reading What's On Tonight: Bachelor, Secret Life, Fiesta Bowl, RAW
Posted Dec 29th 2008 6:04PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: TV on DVD, Reality-Free
Here are the new TV DVDs, in stores tomorrow.The end of the year is always a lame time for TV DVD releases (there were hardly any at all last week). Of course, if you're a fan of any of the seven DVDs that follow, this is a great week.
- 10 Items Or Less - Seasons 1 and 2
- Comedy Central Roast of Bob Saget: Uncensored
- Death Note - Vol. 8 LImited Edition
- Greek - Chapter 2
- Kyle XY - Season 2
- Nip/Tuck - Season 5, Part 1
- The Secret Life of the American Teenager - Season 1
Posted Sep 2nd 2008 4:04PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Programming, What To Watch Tonight, Reality-Free
The news channels, some PBS channels, and CSPAN have coverage of the Republican National Convention all night. The networks join in at 10.- At 7, USA has coverage of The U.S. Open.
- At 8, NBC has a new, two-hour America's Got Talent.
- The CW has the series premiere of 90210 at 8.
- ABC Family has The Secret Life of an American Teenager at 8, then a new Greek.
- ESPN has two new episodes of The World Series of Poker starting at 8.
- At 8:40, BBC America has a new Gavin & Stacey.
- At 9, ABC has a new Wanna Bet?
- CBS has a new Big Brother at 9.
- There's a new Food Detectives on Food Network at 9.
- At 10, FX has the season premiere of The Shield.
- A&E has a new episode of The Cleaner at 10.
- E! has a new Pam on the Loose at 10.
- Sci-Fi has a new ECW at 10.
- Also at 10: Bravo has the season premiere of The Janice Dickinson Modeling Agency.
Check your
local TV listings for more.
Posted Aug 5th 2008 4:00PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Programming, What To Watch Tonight, Reality-Free
- At 8, ABC has a new Wipeout, followed by the two hour season finale of I Survived A Japanese Game Show.
- ABC Family has a new Secret Life of the American Teenager at 8, then the new movie Picture This!
- ESPN has two new episodes of The World Series of Poker at 8.
- At 9, CBS has a new Big Brother.
- NBC has a new America's Got Talent at 9.
- Sci-Fi has a new Eureka at 9, then a new ECW.
- Food Network has a new Food Detectives at 9, followed by a new Road Tasted with The Neelys.
- At 9:30, HGTV has a new episode of The Stagers.
- At 10, A&E has a new episode of The Cleaner.
- FX has another new Rescue Me minisode at 10.
- There's a new How To Look Good Naked on Lifetime at 10.
- Discovery has a new Smash Lab at 10.
- At 11, Bravo has the season premiere of Million Dollar Listing.
Check your
local TV listings for more.
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