TV on DVD: August 4, 2009

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, Kids, Music, Prime Time, Reality, Sci-Fi/Horror, ABC, BBC, Bravo, Cable, HBO, DVD

Here are some of the TV on DVD options available this Tuesday.

• The Adventures of Black Beauty (Season 2)
• Agatha Christie’s Marple (Series 4)
• The Beast (TV movie) **Blu-ray**
• Days That Shook the World (Season 2)
• Flight of the Conchords (Season 2)
• Labor Pains
• The Love Boat (Season 2, Vol. 2)
• Project Runway (Season 5)
• Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! (Season 3)

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

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Project Runway Returns with All-Star Special

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Prime Time, Reality, Cable, Gossip

On August 20, Heidi Klum and Tim Gunn will finally make their return to television…and they’ll be bringing a list of old faces with them.

Project Runway’s long-awaited debut on Lifetime will be preceded by a special event. At 8:00, fans will get to see past faves outsew each other in an all-star competition.

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Project Runway Carries On Without a Home

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Prime Time, Reality, Bravo, Cable, Gossip

As they say, the (fashion) show must go on.

Even though Lifetime and Bravo are still fighting over Project Runway’s future, production on the reality program has been going on as planned. For attendees of New York’s Fashion Week, that meant viewing collections from a bunch of unknown designers. Literally unknown.

At today’s Bryant Park taping, Season 6’s final three contestants got the opportunity to see their clothes on the runway. Unfortunately, unlike in seasons past, the designers weren’t allowed a chance to speak. Nor did anyone know whose creations they were. In an attempt to keep the outcome a surprise, the collections were presented to the audience blindly.

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This Week on TV (12/1-12/7)

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Music, Prime Time, Reality, Sci-Fi/Horror, Specials, ABC, Bravo, Cable, CBS, FOX, NBC, TNT-HD, Amazing Race, The, Desperate Housewives, ER, Grey's Anatomy, Heroes

(You can view TV Envy’s Master Programming Schedule here.)
MONDAY 12/1)

• Shrek the Halls (ABC, 8pm): Hopefully this Mike Myers laugher will help us all forget The Love Guru.
• Inside the Actor’s Studio (Bravo, 8pm):  “Daniel Radcliffe, star of the Harry Potter film franchise, charts his career journey.” I’m not sure I want to see James Lipton enthusiastically talking about Radcliffe’s nude Broadway performance.
• Heroes (NBC, 9pm):  “Ando, Sam and Frack try to restore Hiro’s memory with a comic book.” Any person trying to follow this series should be given an instruction manual.
• Boston Legal (ABC, 10pm):  “When Denny receives bad news about the state of his Alzheimer’s, Alan goes before the Massachusetts Supreme Court to plead for access to an experimental drug that can help his condition.” Alzheimers? Maybe Shatner simply forgot why George Takei dislikes him so.

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TV on DVD: November 4, 2008

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, Kids, Prime Time, Reality, ABC, Bravo, Cable, CBS, HBO, WB, DVD

Here are some of the TV on DVD options available today:

• Batman (Complete Animated Series)
• Fraggle Rock (Complete Series)
• JAG (Judge Advocate General) (Season 7)
• Primeval (Complete Series 1 and 2)
• Project Runway (Season 4)
• Reaper (Season 1)
• Route 66 (Season 2)
• Spin City (Season 1)
• Tori and Dean: Inn Love (Season 2)
• The Wild Wild West (Complete Series)

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The 60th Primetime Emmy Awards

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Award Shows, Comedy, Drama, Prime Time, ABC, Cable, FX, HBO, Entourage, Editorial, Features

Even though the previous television season was marred by the annoying writers’ strike, I find myself really excited for the 60th Primetime Emmy Awards. Not only will this ceremony give us a chance to start anew, it’ll be the academy’s chance to celebrate what’s new.

Tonight, two basic cable shows (Damages, Mad Men) will get a chance to win for Outstanding Drama Series. (That would be an Emmy first.) Meanwhile, nominees in several categories will have an opportunity to compete in a Sopranos-less environment. An added bonus? A new category. This year, reality show hosts will finally be acknowledged for their programming contributions as well.

So who won? Who lost? Who ran up and grabbed the award even though they didn’t win? Read our West Coast play-by-play account of this evening’s telecast and find out!

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This Week on TV (9/15-9/21)

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Award Shows, Comedy, Drama, Prime Time, Reality, Sci-Fi/Horror, ABC, Bravo, Cable, FX, FOX, HBO, NBC, The CW, Entourage, Prison Break

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

MONDAY (9/15)

• Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles (FOX, 8pm): “John’s schoolwork suffers, but his social circle widens when he makes a new friend.” Uhh, what exactly does he need to learn? He already knows that he’s in charge of saving the world.
• Prison Break (FOX, 9pm):  “Michael and Linc happen upon T-Bag by chance.” Seriously, by chance? That’s like saying I just stopped watching this show…by chance.
• I Want to Work for Diddy (VH1, 9pm):  “The teams must each throw a party that meets the high standards of a Diddy event, attending to such details as theme, decor, signature cocktails and guest list.” How would they know how to throw a Diddy event if they’ve never been invited to a Diddy event?
• Luke’s Parental Advisory (VH1, 10:30pm):  “Luke tells Lacresha and Luther Jr. that they have a 2-year-old half brother. Later, he tries to bond with the child during a weekend visit.” What would we do without television cameras to record special family moments like these?

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Hosting Quintet for 60th Annual Primetime Emmys

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Award Shows, Prime Time, Reality, ABC, Bravo, CBS, FOX, NBC, American Idol, Dancing With The Stars, Survivor, News

If you hated 2007’s Emmy Awards coverage, I have some good news and some bad news. The good news? The theater-in-the-round crap will be gone. (At least, I hope.) The bad news? Ryan Seacrest will once again be hosting. Though, in this case, he’ll be getting a little bit of help.

Instead of burdening one person with the ringleader task, the ceremony’s producers will be doling out the responsibility to five this time around. After all - who better to host a broadcast than the nominees for Outstanding Reality Host?

For the 60th Annual Primetime Emmys, those up for this year’s new category - Tom Bergeron (Dancing with the Stars), Heidi Klum (Project Runway), Howie Mandel (Deal or No Deal), Jeff Probst (Survivor) and Ryan Seacrest (American Idol) - will coincidentally be representing five different networks. Could this mean a much wider audience for ABC? They better hope so. Otherwise, one of them could be eliminated…

This fall’s telecast will be broadcast from Los Angeles on September 21.

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Project Runway’s Season 5 Cast and Judges

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Prime Time, Reality, Bravo, Cable, News

While it may be hard for Project Runway to land style icons bigger than Sarah Jessica Parker or Victoria Beckham, the producers will always try to outdo themselves.

Here are the list of celebrity names we should expect to see on the reality show’s last season on Bravo: Diane Von Furstenberg, Sandra Bernhard, Apolo Ohno, Brooke Shields, LL Cool J, RuPaul, Rachel Zoe, Cynthia Rowley, and Francisco Costa.

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Gossip Girl Star Lands Modeling Deal

Posted by Kathleen Kane Categories: Drama, Kids, Prime Time, The CW, Announcements, Gossip, News, Rumors

For someone who plays a character who is completely immersed in the world of fashion, it was only a matter of time before Gossip Girl star Taylor Momsen would bag a modeling deal for herself.

Of course, it was also no surprise that the 14 year old signed with one of the most lucrative agencies, IMG Models, who employs A-list celebrities including Drew Barrymore, Heidi Klum, Liv Tyler, and Hilary Duff.

No word yet as to the details of the contract, but Taylor did spill some of her own fashion secrets: “I love wearing jeans and T-shirts. That’s like a uniform for me. But at the same time, I love getting dressed up. I don’t follow trends with my everyday fashion. I wear what I feel like. Sometimes it doesn’t match and sometimes that’s okay.”

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