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60s-Era Sesame Street Episodes Not Meant for Kids

Posted by K.C. Morgan Categories: Daytime, Kids, PBS, DVD, Gossip

Sesame Street

In celebration of forty years of , some of the early-season episodes are being released on DVD - just don’t show them to your kids. A disclaimer on the packaging explains: “These early Sesame Street episodes are intended for grown-ups, and may not suit the needs of today’s preschool child.”

But don’t get it wrong - from the very beginning, Sesame Street was designed just for kids. So, what gives?

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TV on DVD: November 3, 2009

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Kids, Reality, Sci-Fi/Horror, ABC, BBC, Cable, CBS, HBO, NBC, PBS, DVD

Fraggle Rock final season DVDHere are some of the options available today.

  • Art:21 (Season 5)
  • The Botany of Desire
  • Craft in America (Season 2)
  • Doctor Who: The Black Guardian Trilogy
  • Doctor Who: The War Games
  • Edge of Darkness (Complete Series)
  • Fraggle Rock (Final Season)
  • Here’s Lucy (Season 2)
  • Mission Impossible (Final Season)
  • The Rockford Files: Movie Collection
  • The Shield (Complete Series)
  • Spin City (Season 3)
  • Star Wars; The Clone Wars (Season 1)
  • Walt Disney Treasures: Zorro (Seasons 1&2)

Make sure to also check out the DVD and Blu-ray film options for this week.

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Celebs Celebrate 40 Years of Sesame Street

Posted by K.C. Morgan Categories: Daytime, Kids, PBS

Sesame Street - Oscar the GrouchCelebrities are lining up to appear on the children’s series Sesame Street. Though the viewers probably aren’t in the target audience for many of these A-list stars, Sesame Street holds a special place in many of our hearts. The series is celebrating its 40th season on TV, and it’s going to get a year to remember.

So far, the guest list for the season includes huge names like , Adam Sandler, Cameron Diaz, Eva Longoria-Parker, Ricky Gervais, Christina Applegate, Paul Rudd, Hugh Jackman, Maggie Gyllenhaal and Matthew Fox. First Lady Michelle Obama will also be putting in an appearance.

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PBS Reopens Century-Old Crime

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On Monday night, will be digging into Georgia’s old case files to present The People v. Leo Frank, the story of a factory supervisor who was tried for the murder of a young girl who worked at the plant.

The case sparked national media attention, the trial carrying on for days and days until eventually Frank was convicted of the crime. A Yankee, a Jew, an outsider and a convenient target, Frank was charged with the terribly brutal murder of Mary Phagan, 13. After he was interred in jail, local citizens formed a vigilante squad to forcibly remove Frank from captivity. They took him to the outskirts of town, where a lynch mob waited. An unknown man later gave Frank’s wedding ring to his wife, ostensibly Leo’s last request.

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TV on DVD: October 6, 2009

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, Food & Home, Prime Time, Reality, Sci-Fi/Horror, BBC, CBS, FX, FOX, MTV, NBC, PBS, Medium, Nip/Tuck, DVD

Bones Season 4 DVDHere are some of the options available this Tuesday.

  • Ally McBeal (Season 1, Complete Series)
  • Blood Ties (Season 2)
  • Bones (Season 4)
  • A Charlie Brown Christmas  **Blu-ray**
  • The F Word (Series 3)
  • Get Smart (Season 4)
  • The Hills (Season 5, Part 1)
  • How the Grinch Stole Christmas  **Blu-ray**
  • Ken Burns: The National Parks - America’s Best Idea
  • Lark Rise to Candleford (Season 1)
  • Man v. Food (Season 1)
  • The Mary Tyler Moore Show (Season 5)

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Mad Men…as Done by Sesame Street

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This may be the widest range of emotions I’ve ever seen “Don Draper” display.

For their show’s 40th season, the characters of parody the execs of Madison Avenue.

What would it look like if the advertising sycophants tackled a honey account? Watch EMC’s version of and find out!

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TV Extensions, Renewals and Cancellations (9/8)

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Drama, Games, Kids, Music, Prime Time, Reality, Cable, FX, PBS, TNT-HD, Cancellations, Renewals

Leverage

Here’s an update on the shows you will and won’t be seeing in the months to come:

RENEWALS

  • Giuliana & Bill (Style) - Season 2
  • Leverage (TNT) - Season 3
  • Mad Men (AMC) - Season 4
  • The Singing Bee (CMT) - Season 2

CANCELLATIONS

  • Reading Rainbow (PBS) - The program aired its last episode on August 28.
  • Rescue Me (FX) - The seventh and final season will air in 2011.

(To get a look at TV Envy’s 2009 Fall Programming Schedule, click here.)

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Michelle Obama Takes a Walk on Sesame Street

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Daytime, Kids, PBS, Video


That large white residence at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue might be impressive, but it’s not the most exciting place ‘s been to this year. Earlier this week, the First Lady reached out to children everywhere with a PSA she recorded on Sesame Street. The clip, which also features that oh-so-cute red guy, stresses the importance of good eating.

An ecstatic Obama shared her joy with diplomats and staff members at the U.S. Mission to the United Nations. “I’m thrilled to be here, but I was just at —I’m sorry. And I never thought I’d be on Sesame Street with Elmo and Big Bird and I was thrilled. I’m still thrilled. I’m on a high,” she said. “I think it’s probably the best thing I’ve done so far in the White House. But we were there talking about nutrition and healthy eating, and it’s just been a thrill.”

Obama is not the first FLOTUS to appear on the classic children’s program. Laura Bush and Hillary Clinton have both guested as well.

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This Week on TV (1/5-1/11)

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Damages

(You can view TV Envy’s Midseason Programming Schedule here.)

MONDAY 1/5)
Other Premieres: Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations (Travel), Antiques Roadshow (PBS), DietTribe (Lifetime), Superstars of Dance (NBC/Monday premiere),

  • The Bachelor (ABC, 8pm):  Season 13 premiere. “Single dad searches for a mate among 25 young women. In a new wrinkle, the bachelorettes get to vote for a competitor they’d like to see leave, but Jason has the final say.” Maybe the kid should have the final say. After all, he’s the one who’ll eventually call her “evil stepmom.”
  • Gossip Girl (CW, 8pm):  “Blair tries to get accepted into a distinguished ladies club and Jenny returns to school.” Just to clarify - Blair is hoping join a ladies club, not the gentlemen’s kind.
  • The Secret Life of the American Teenager (ABC Family, 8pm):  Series return. “After Amy hears that she needs to find a job, she and Ben decide to get married.” Unfortunately, she later realizes that she still needs to find a job.
  • True Beauty (ABC, 10pm):  Series premiere. “Beginning an eight-episode elimination contest in which 10 gorgeous people face challenges to determine the most beautiful—and inner beauty counts as much as physical attractiveness—while they live together in an LA mansion.” Welcome to the future of the Miss America pageant.

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Let the Arguments Begin: Debate Schedule Released

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John McCain and Barack Obama

Both sides have met, looked over their schedules, and finally come to a conclusion. That’s right, America’s two greatest political parties have at long last worked together to reach a decision: after weeks and weeks, they’ve finally agreed to a schedule for the Presidential and Vice Presidential debates.

The interrogation begins in September. The 26th of the month, to be precise, the first Presidential debate will take place in Oxford, Mississippi at the University of Mississippi. You can view the arguments on PBS, as the event will be moderated by Jim Lehrer (The NewsHour). The time is scheduled for talk on foreign policy and national security, i.e. the war in Iraq.

October 2 will see the Vice Presidential debates, which I fully expect will score record this year. This takes place in St. Louis, Missouri at Washington University and can also be viewed on PBS. The moderator is Gwen Ifill, also of The NewsHour.

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