Mark your calendar and set your smart phone – your favorite design show is back! No one does hot celebrity judges, showbiz-inspired exhibitions, and finds the best new interior designers like HGTV Design Star 2012, premiering Tuesday, May 29, at 9 p.m. Host David Bromstad brings his charismatic take on design challenges, and with the help of celebrity judges will help find the next great star of HGTV.
House MD – Excellence Overcomes Addiction
April 15, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Unlike other medical drama series, the House television series is definitely one that is very different from the rest. This particular series can be classified as a drama and thriller series though the cast of House does not use their investigative skills to solve a crime, rather they use their skills to figure out what is causing the ailments of their patients.
The House television series is commonly known as House even though its official title is House, M. D. The entire series revolves around the life and work of Dr. Gregory House. He is one genius diagnostician who has a very unconventional way of going about his diagnosis and also about the way he deals with his team. He is both witty and serious at the same time. Doctor House’s diagnostic skills are not like the conventional methods the other doctors seem to follow. Usually his diagnosis not only looks at the symptoms that are out there, but also certain facts that the others seem to overlook. Thus, he typically comes up with a completely different diagnosis that is not even remotely related to the mentioned symptoms – and, of course, he is always right. [Read more...]
The Vampire Diaries and The Scare Factor
April 10, 2012 By Leave a Comment
The Vampire Diaries is undoubtedly a very popular TV show, especially with young people. Amid the current trend for making vampires more like glamorous pin-up idols than the monstrous, menacing creatures of the night they once were, The Vampire Diaries is right up there as it continues to accrue a massive fan following, a jaw-dropping popularity that shows no signs whatsoever yet of diminishing.
This is all very well and good if you like your vampires to be a little more human and, as such, besetted by all the everyday hang-ups and problems that normal mortals have to face. But what if you are a traditional, die-hard horror fan like me who prefers their vampires to be much more like Nosferatu (or Dracula), sleeping in coffins or crypts by day, then rising from the grave at sundown like a demon from hell, to stalk the night in search of the next human feast to satiate their raging bloodlust? In short, a real, mean – proper evil – vampire. Well, if you are one of those fans, then a program like The Vampire Diaries would definitely prove to be very unappealing and unentertaining. [Read more...]
Food Network Star Returns for Eighth Season with Star-Studded Challenges
April 6, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Season eight of Food network’s popular competition show Food Network Star promises to be the most exciting one yet. For the first time, viewers will see former judges Bobby Flay and Giada De Laurentiis lead one of the three teams. The other team will be led by renowned chef and beloved Food Network personality Alton Brown. Watching as a Food Network Star Returns for Eighth Season with Star-Studded Challenges will no doubt entice viewers. These three leaders will square off during each episode, leading teams of five hopeful chefs. The ultimate winner will get his or her own Food Network show, to be produced by their team leader.
Bob Tuschman, General Manager and Senior Vice President, Programming and Production, Food Network, expressed his excitement about season eight. “Having Bobby, Giada and Alton compete against each other to discover and develop the next Food Network Star took this series to a whole new level,” he said. “These three iconic star/producers are ideal mentors for the talented hopefuls they found – but it’s hard to say if the competition was more intense among the finalists or their three Star mentors.” [Read more...]
Top 10 TV Box Sets You Need To Have
April 3, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Might I remind that these are in a list of how enjoyable we found the entire series to watch.
1. 24
Jack Bauer really has had some bad days in his time, all of which can be bought in the eight season 24 box set – what better way to get you into the mood for the upcoming feature film. P.S Touch is the latest Jack Bauer TV work since 24 and is a great new TV series
2. Lost
Lost started very well as a great TV show, then got progressively weirder and more confusing. ‘Others’, polar bears, smoke monsters and time travel are just the tip of the iceberg, but if you accept that Lost is a supernatural drama where such oddities are allowed rather than simply a story about a plane crash then it really is worth sticking with to the end.
3. The Sopranos
In our opinion – the greatest thing that has ever been shown on the small screen. Telling the story of Tony Soprano and the less than wholesome lifestyle of his associates in New Jersey, each episode of The Sopranos feels like a film in its own right – and in six seasons there isn’t a weak one amongst them.
4. Entourage
Based largely on the experiences of executive producer Mark Wahlberg, Entourage tells the story of an up-and-coming film star and his friends as they navigate the unfamiliar world of Hollywood. Each episode of the show includes at least one celebrity cameo – during the eight seasons the show ran, everyone from Kanye West to John Cleese made an appearance.
5. Band of Brothers
A TV show that involved Stephen Spielberg and Tom Hanks was also going to be a bit on the epic side, and Band Of Brothers doesn’t disappoint. Following the story of ‘Easy Company’ from basic training right through to the end of the war, the show is widely regarded as one of the best TV shows of recent years… so what are you waiting for!
6. The Wire
Each season of The Wire tells the story of a different part of broken Baltimore – namely the drug trade, the ports, politics, the school system and the press – and it seems nowhere is safe from death and corruption.
7. The OC
Attractive ‘teens’ hanging out by their infinity pools, attending large college house parties and having an unrealistic amount of sex doesn’t sound the makings of a great TV show – but if you can get past the jealousy, The OC is without doubt the best show of its kind – much better than 90210.
8. One Tree Hill
One Tree Hill is in it’s final series where it has seen ups and down along the way, some say they may have over done it by a few series but it is a great teen watch none-the-less.
9. Big Bang Theory
Big Bang Theory is a great current series still going on, now on Series 5 the gang are still going strong. It’s a small group of 4 nerds and 1 pretty neighbour across the hallway. Worth a watch/buy and full of laughs and giggles – may even learn a thing or two.
10. Prison Break
When the nights are long and the rain is incessant you need something to keep you occupied that doesn’t involve leaving the familiar warmth of your bed. Box sets have become something of a phenomenon over recent years – not only do you get real value for money compared to buying an individual season, but you’re guaranteed not to be at a loose end for months at a time.
3D TV
March 25, 2012 By Leave a Comment
At the end of a long, exhausting day most of us look forward to having dinner, spending time with our family, and enjoying television. The technology for making the latter experience exceptionally thrilling has come a long way in the last decade: particularly in the form of 3D TV. Images are bolder and more striking in 3D TV than in any other kind of television format. The remarkable images that one experiences with c TV make every evening at home pleasant and exciting.
Home entertainment has taken a great leap forward with 3D TV. It used to be that one could only enjoy such a visual experience by going to watch films in a theater. Nowadays, the joys and sensations of 3D technology can be had in the comfort of one’s own home. But that’s not all. It is now possible to enhance all television content with 3D technology. One now has the ability to stream multimedia content of various kinds into a 3D format. And now that television can be linked to mobile and PDA devices as well as laptop and desktop computers one can experience the perceptual pleasures of 3D TV wherever one has a screen that can take it. [Read more...]
New season of Chopped All-stars
March 14, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Ted Allan is back with a new season of Chopped All-stars.
Chefs and hosts from From food networks other shows will be competing for $50.000 to give to their chosen charit.
The task is to create a masterpiece from a mystery basket with ingredients ranging from beef tendon and crawfish, to black beans with queso fresco and chicken feet
Chooped All-stars will be aired in 5 themed episodes [Read more...]
Luck – HBO’s New Sopranos for Real Life Gangsters
March 10, 2012 By Leave a Comment
If you have ever spent a full day at a race track, be it Churchill Downs, Dover Downs or Philadelphia Park, it doesn’t take long to get the feeling of being surrounded by some of the smartest math minds turned gambling junkies on the planet. The behaviors are always the same: smoking cigarettes, rolling racing programs and then stuffing them into their back pockets, mumbling numbers to themselves and an uncanny inability to sit still. If you don’t know what I’m describing, turn on HBO and watch “Luck” to get an eerily accurate depiction of true race track junkies.
HBO has succeeded once again and this time the portrayal is as real as ever. The new series “Luck” has kept audiences glued to their television sets, with an addiction reminiscent of the Sopranos circa 2004. The intricate plot mixed with the star-studded cast including Dustin Hoffman and Nick Nolte, combines for a freakishly authentic trip into the shadows of the underworld. HBO was even kind enough to add a “Glossary” to the show’s website to help those who didn’t grow up at a racetrack keep up with the fast paced track-talk.
Learn Who Has The Best Cable Deals In 4 Simple Steps
March 1, 2012 By Leave a Comment
You may not be as astounded by the cost of monthly cable service as your parents are if you are not old enough to remember the days when television was free, but you should still be interested in getting the best cable TV packages and deals that are available.
If you take the time to compare cable deals, you could be saving hundreds of dollars each year and enjoying a wider variety of channels, even if you currently think there is little difference from one TV provider to another. [Read more...]
TV Show Review: Alcatraz
February 25, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Each episode begins with Emerson Hauser (Sam Neill) narrating the following lines: “On March 21st, 1963, Alcatraz officially closed. All the prisoners were transferred off the island. Only that’s not what happened. Not at all.”
J.J. Abrams continues to push the envelope, combining suspense with extraordinary science fiction that enables the viewers to truly leave their day to day life behind for an hour. As with “Fringe” and “Lost”, the story can change directions with a stroke of the pen (keyboard). Bad Robot Productions, run by Abrams, produced the pilot and continues under the helm of J.J. along with several other executive producers.