April 30, 2012 ABC Announces it will Air
The Glass House, A BB Look-A-Like
ABC announced today it will air its own summer competition, The Glass
House, that sounds a lot like Big Brother Season 1. The winner of
The Glass House will get $250,000 (and I thought BB was cut-rate for
not making the prize a million).
The Glass House will premiere Monday, June 18 at 10PM following
The Bachelorette. Like Big Brother, 14 contestants will live in a
house monitored by cameras that observe their every move.
As in Season 1 of Big Brother, the viewers will vote to evict the
houseguest. There won't be 24/7 feeds like Big Brother, but there
will be occasional online live streams from inside the house and viewers
will have a chance to influence who stays, who gets a chance to come back,
what games they play, what the contestants wear, where they sleep, etc.
The Glass House is being produced by a former Big
Brother producer, Kenny Rosen, whose credits also include Hell's
Kitchen. Rosen will executive produce for Keep
Calm and Carry On Prods., an in-house company that is also
producing Duets.
This isn't the first time ABC tried to mimic a CBS hit, anyone remember
Expedition Impossible last summer?
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TV To Look Forward To...
April 24, 2012 CBS Announces Official Summer Schedule and "Big Brother" Start DateBig Brother will return to its three-night schedule beginning July 12 in the Thursday 9:00PM. time slot, which will be a live eviction episode. Additional hours are Sunday and Wednesday at 8:00PM.
CBS is stepping up its summer unscripted slate by introducing two new series along with returning veteran "Big Brother."
A 90-minute edition of the dating series "3" will be launched after the Sunday edition of "Brother"
on July 22, CBS announced Thursday. An Israeli format, "3" features three single women of different ages, life experiences and backgrounds meet for the first time with the common goal of finding true love.
Another new unscripted series, "Dogs in the City," will bow shortly after the fall season ends in the "Survivor" time slot, Wednesdays at 8:00PM, beginning May 30.
"Dogs," which features New York City dog guru Justin Silver, a master at resolving issues between canines and their owners, is from CBS' Raquel Prods. in association with Shed Media and Carol Mendelsohn Prods.
Mrs. Eastwood & Company
E!
Series Premiere
May 20, 2012
Keeping Up With the Kardashians
E!
Season 7 Premiere
May 20, 2012
Hip Hop Squares
MTV2
Series Premiere
May 22, 2012
Hollywood Treasure
SyFy
Season 2 Premiere
May 22, 2012
Duets
ABC
Series Premiere
May 24, 2012
Men at Work
TBS
Series Premiere
May 24, 2012
Rookie Blue
ABC
Season 3 Premiere
May 24, 2012
So You Think You Can Dance
FOX
Season 9 Premiere
May 24, 2012
Mystery Diners
FOOD
Series Premiere
May 25, 2012
24/7
HBO
Season 17 Premiere
May 26, 2012
Monster-In-Laws
A&E
Season 2 Premiere
May 28, 2012
The Catalina
The CW
Series Premiere
May 29, 2012
Hell's Kitchen
FOX
Season 10 Premiere
May 29, 2012
HGTV Design Star
HGTV
Season 7 Premiere
May 29, 2012
Masterchef
FOX
Season 3 Premiere
May 29, 2012
Dogs in the City
CBS
Series Premiere
May 30, 2012
Breaking Pointe
The CW
Series Premiere
May 31, 2012
Rizzoli & Isles
TNT
Season 3 Premiere
June 5, 2012
Franklin & Bash
TNT
Season 2 Premiere
June 5, 2012
True Blood
HBO
Season 5 Premiere
June 10, 2012
Glass House
ABC
Series Premiere
June 18, 2012
Weeds
SHO
Season 8 Premiere
July 1, 2012
Big Brother
CBS
Season 14 Premiere
July 12, 2012
Breaking Bad
AMC
Season 5 Premiere
July TBA
From the TV Almanac
Morty's TV Salutes These People Celebrating a Birthday Today:
Harry
Carey, Jr. is He appeared in over 90 films. He is mostly remembered for
appearing in Western films — notably those by his friend John Ford — and in
television programs.
Yvonne
Joyce Craig is Best known for her role as Batgirl from the 1960s TV series
Batman, and as the Orion Marta in the Star Trek: The Original Series
episode “Whom Gods Destroy.”
Dan
"Danny" Trejo is He has appeared in numerous Hollywood films, most notably
in roles as an antagonist or anti-hero. Major releases in which he has acted
include, Bubble Boy, Anaconda, Desperado, Heat, From Dusk till Dawn, Con Air,
Spy Kids, Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy, Predators, Delta Farce, Rob
Zombie's Halloween and Snoop Dogg's Hood of Horror.
William
Stanley Zmitrowicz Jr. aka Bill Smitrovich is His first prominent TV
series role was in the 1980s series Crime Story as Det. Danny Krychek. He
went on to star in series Life Goes On (1989–93). Smitrovich has also
starred in a number of varied characters in military roles.
Actress
comedian and former cast member of Saturday Night Live, Denise "Denny"
Dillon is Dillon found success as Toby Pedalbee, on the HBO sitcom Dream
On. She is remembered for her cameo in the 1977 blockbuster Saturday
Night Fever.
Mary
Debra Winger is A three-time Oscar nominee, she received awards for acting
in Terms of Endearment, and in A Dangerous Woman.
Mare
Winningham is born Mary Megan Winningham, she has been nominated for a
Golden Globe, 6 times for Emmy Awards (winning two). She is known for her role
as Georgia Flood in the film Georgia earned her an Academy Award
nomination. She has also starred in films such as St. Elmo's Fire, Miracle
Mile, and Turner & Hooch.
Kevin
Hamilton McDonald is Known as a member of the Canadian sketch comedy group
Kids in the Hall. Since the Kids in the Hall show's end in 1994,
he has played many roles in films including Boy Meets Girl, Agent
Pleakley the cross-dressing alien in Lilo & Stitch, and Harry Potter in
Epic Movie.
Gregory Scott Reeves is He is known for his role as Ryan McNeil on The
Young and the Restless (1991–2001) and for his role as Dr. Steven Webber on
General Hospital (2009–present)
Actor,
television producer, and director, David Paul Boreanaz is Known for his
role as Angel on the supernatural drama series Buffy the Vampire Slayer
and Angel, and as Special Agent Seeley Booth on the television crime
drama Bones.
Tracey
Gold is Best known for playing Carol Seaver on the 1980s sitcom Growing
Pains. In early 2009, she co-hosted with Fred Roggin on the live show GSN
Live.
Actor
and stuntman, Derek Mears is Best known for his role as Jason Voorhees in
the reboot of Friday the 13th.
Khary Payton is Best known for playing Cyborg in the Teen Titans
animated series. He also provided the voice of Drebin in the game Metal Gear
Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots. Currently, he appears on a recurring basis as
Dr. Terrell Jackson on the ABC daytime soap opera General Hospital.
Victoria
Davey "Tori" Spelling is Spelling became known in the early 1990s for
appearing in Beverly Hills, 90210 as Donna Martin. She later appeared in
several independent films such as Trick and The House of Yes. She
reprised her prominent role in the spinoff, 90210 in 2009. Her
autobiographical book sTORI Telling
was named the best celebrity autobiography
of 2009.
Jason
Acuña also known as Wee-Man is He is one of the stars of Jackass on
MTV and the host of NESN's skateboarding show 54321. Acuña has achondroplasia, a
form of dwarfism, and is 4 ft 0.5 in (1.23 m) tall. He is also a professional
skateboarder.
Adam Richman is He is the host of the Travel Channel's eating challenge
program Man v. Food.
Melanie
Jayne Lynskey is Lynskey is a New Zealand actress best known for playing
Charlie Harper's neighbor/stalker Rose on Two and a Half Men, and a range
of characters in films such as Win Win, Up in the Air, The Informant!, Away
We Go, Flags of Our Fathers, Shattered Glass, Sweet Home Alabama, Ever After
and Heavenly Creatures.
Pornographic
actress, McKenzie Lee is She started dancing at a strip club in Birmingham, then later moving
to dance at clubs in London. In 2009 she returned to the industry after a
three-year break, during which she had two children.
British
actor and musician, James Anthony "Jim" Sturgess is His breakout role was
playing Jude in 2007's Across the Universe.
Megan Denise Fox is She played a recurring role on Hope & Faith. In
2004, she launched her film career with a role in Confessions of a Teenage
Drama Queen. In 2007, she was cast in the blockbuster film Transformers
which became her breakout role. Fox reprised her role in the 2009 sequel,
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen.
Thomas Brodie Sangster is The English film and television actor, best known
for his roles in Love Actually, Nanny McPhee, The Last Legion, and voice
of Ferb Fletcher in Phineas and Ferb.
Miles Heizer is His most notable film appearance was in Rails & Ties,
playing Davey Danner when he was 12 years old. He also played the recurring
character Joshua Lipnicki on the television series ER. He also stars in
the 2010 show Parenthood as Drew Holt.
Ariel Waller is Waller, started acting at age six. Her first major role was
as James J. Braddock's daughter Rosemarie in Cinderella Man in 2005. She
is best known for having starred as Martina "Marti" Venturi in the Canadian TV
series Life With Derek.
Gone, But Not Forgotten, They Were Born on This Date:
Jack
Dodson (16 May 1931 - 16 September 1994) Born John S. Dodson in Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania, was an American television actor best remembered for the
milquetoast character Howard Sprague in The Andy Griffith Show and its
spin-off Mayberry R.F.D. From 1959 until his death in 1994, Dodson was
married to television art director Mary Dodson.
Wladziu Valentino Liberace (May 16, 1919 – February 4, 1987), better known by only his
last name Liberace, was a famous American entertainer and pianist. During the
1950s–1970s he was the highest-paid entertainer in the world. The Liberace
Show. In 1966, Liberace appeared in the highly popular 1960s TV show
Batman, playing a dual role as evil pianist Chandell and his gangster-like
twin Harry in the episodes "The Devil's Fingers" and "The Dead Ringers."
Today in TV History:
In 1978, tonight, at 8:30PM on Laverne and Shirley,
Laverne dreams that she and Shirley are in their 80s, still together, still
unattached and praying for a last-chance marriage to anyone -- even those dirty
old men Lenny and Squiggy.
In 1990, Jim Henson, the man who created the Muppets died of a
streptococcus pneumonia infection, he was 53.
In 1991, NBC and Jay Leno's manager, Helen Kushnick, sign an unpublicized
contract guaranteeing that Jay Leno would host the Tonight Show after
Johnny Carson leaves.
In 2005, Everybody Loves Raymond aired its series finale on CBS.
We're Known for Our Big Brother Coverage
[September
20, 2011 by Morty] Yes, I spent another summer watching the Big Brother
live feeds with 155 posters (we call them "Live Feed Updaters") to provide thousands of fans
with 24/7 coverage of what was going
on in the Big Brother House.
Judging from
the ratings, the fans loved Big Brother 13, and CBS has
renewed it for the summer of 2012. Now that
it's over, I want you to stay around. I always try to provide
links to stories about what the former houseguests do after getting out
of the house. In the past, their shenanigans haven't failed to
fulfill appetite for puerile gossip and scandals.
Salmon-Pasta Toss Betty Crocker Cookbook for Women shares a recipe! Salmon dinner, complete with veggies, can be on your dinner table in just 30 minutes.-Read More-
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William
Stanley Zmitrowicz Jr. aka
Actress
comedian and former cast member of Saturday Night Live,
Actor,
television producer, and director,
Actor
and stuntman,
was named the best celebrity autobiography
of 2009.
is He is the host of the Travel Channel's eating challenge
program Man v. Food.
Pornographic
actress, 
is She started dancing at a strip club in Birmingham, then later moving
to dance at clubs in London. In 2009 she returned to the industry after a
three-year break, during which she had two children.
British
actor and musician, 
[September
20, 2011 by Morty] Yes, I spent another summer watching the Big Brother
live feeds with 155 posters (we call them "Live Feed Updaters") to provide thousands of fans
with 24/7 coverage of what was going
on in the Big Brother House. 
