new show depicts family life in summer camp
This summer, NBC invites you to camp. In the tradition of “Meatballs” and “Dazed and Confused,” Little Hawk Family Camp is a wicked slice of lake-side heaven. In the one-hour drama, parents decompress with gin while teenagers make gleeful mischief and fall in and out of love. Little Hawk Family Camp – where mother nature and human nature collide.
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New York has a Guardian Angel who has anonymously left 10 checks for a million dollars for specific people.
Unfortunately, the Guardian Angel isn’t able to prevent the murder of attorney Mitchell Hinde and a young mechanical engineer Justin Vanderheyden. Thankfully, our CSIs will be able to solve it.
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Original Air Date: Jan 3, 2013
Kym – Senior Reviewer
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I love Giant Jenga! Of course, Sheldon would need a helmet to be willing to play. I can also see why Tiny Twister would have been a bit awkward at the very least. Alex’s arrival to pick up Sheldon’s latest nocturnal musings – Sheldon After Dark – puts a kink in things though when she blatantly asks Leonard out. I knew this would happen eventually.
So, what will Leonard do?
three night event
Set against this backdrop of impending catastrophe is the story of English aristocrat Christopher Tietjens, trapped in a marriage to an unfaithful wife, and caught between his commitment to the values of Toryism and his unspoken love for a fearless young suffragette.
Spanning the glittering, shallow world of London high society, the trench-scarred battlefields of France, and the breathtaking English countryside, the sweeping five-part HBO Miniseries presentation PARADE’S END debuts TUESDAY, FEB. 26 (9:00-11:05 p.m. ET/PT), WEDNESDAY, FEB. 27 (9:00-11:05 p.m.) and THURSDAY, FEB. 28 (9:00-10:00 p.m.), exclusively on HBO. Adapted from Ford Madox Ford’s groundbreaking novels by Sir Tom Stoppard (Oscar®-winner for “Shakespeare in Love”), the drama was directed by Susanna White (HBO’s Emmy®-winning “Generation Kill”).
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A kindly South Korean preacher runs an underground railroad to rescue young North Korean women from sex slavery in China.
A hallucinogen is so powerful that it’s banned by the U.S. government, but is the key ingredient in a witch doctor’s bizarre ritual designed to cure heroin addicts.
These are the kinds of stories – usually overlooked by mainstream media outlets – that will be presented on VICE, the news magazine series debuting this spring, exclusively on HBO. Hosted by Shane Smith, founder of the revolutionary new media company of the same name, the weekly show will be executive produced by Bill Maher, Shane Smith and Eddy Moretti, VICE’s chief creative officer, with CNN’s Fareed Zakaria serving as consultant.
christopher guest
Written and created by Christopher Guest and Jim Piddock, the new comedy series FAMILY TREE is a single-camera, documentary-style show in the manner of Guest’s acclaimed feature films (such as “Best in Show,” “Waiting for Guffman” and “A Mighty Wind”). Chris O’Dowd (“Bridesmaids”) stars as Tom Chadwick in the HBO presentation, along with Tom Bennett and Nina Conti. The series also features appearances by Carrie Aizley, Bob Balaban, Ed Begley, Jr., Maria Blasucci, Matt Griesser, Christopher Guest, Don Lake, Michael McKean, Lisa Palfrey, Jim Piddock, Kevin Pollak, Amy Seimetz, Meera Syal, Ashley Walters and Fred Willard.
Christopher Guest recently took a break from production on FAMILY TREE, which debuts this spring, to discuss the series.
Q: You are well-known for feature films such as “Best in Show,” “Waiting for Guffman” and “A Mighty Wind.” What led to your conceiving a TV series?
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Sponsors present their best commercials during the Super Bowl, and the big game wouldn’t be quite the same without them. For the advertising COMMUNITY, the Super Bowl is their Super Bowl, and often creates commercials specifically for the enormous viewership that The Game provides. For many, watching the commercials is the most entertaining part of the Super Bowl. Advertisers try to get their money’s worth by rolling out their most creative and innovative spots. This one-hour special, now in its 13th year, will originate from Mercedes Benz Superdome in New Orleans, home of “Super Bowl XLVII.”
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The mystery begins on #H50 when the team must investigate the death of an O’ahu State University professor. His boss, his teaching assistant and a student who he busted for cheating are all viable suspects.
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Original Air Date: Jan 2, 2013
Caitlin – Senior Staff Writer
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It might be a new year, but, perhaps due to disrupted scheduling, the SVU detectives are still celebrating the holidays. In fact, they’re having a party with everyone in the police department, right down to the morticians.
Nick is trying to have an early holiday with his daughter, but not everyone is enjoying themselves. Especially the priest who gets beat up in the street, and Fin’s ex-brother-in-law, who gets arrested for the crime.
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Original Air Date: Jan 2, 2013
Ryan O – Associate Staff Writer
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The Elimination Challenge features memorable dishes from seasons past as inspiration but made more healthfully. Well, not memorable dishes, really, but, because this is still reality TV, dishes associated with memorable moments. Huge difference.
The show pulls a fast one and changes the format on us a little bit and does it effectively but I won’t spoil what happened by mentioning it here.
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