Adjustments needed with digital TV transition
It’s snowing on some TV sets in Oklahoma City, but the problem can be solved by rescaning the digital TV or converter box.
Here’s what to do:
••Turn the converter box or digital TV set to Channel 3 or Channel 4.
••Look for the menu button and select the menu option.
••In the menu, select the settings, configurations or scanning options.
••Then select set-up, scan, tuning, acquire channels or a related option.
Each box or TV set uses different terminology, but the general wording deals with tuning the device to acquire channels.
The process can take between one to 10 minutes. After scanning is complete, hit “exit” or “return” on the remote to return to regular TV viewing (some devices may return to the main screen automatically).
That’s what needs to be done to be able to watch Oklahoma City stations OETA, KWTV, KOKH, KOCB and KAUT on televisions not connected to cable or satellite.
And keep these rescanning instructions handy, as this process should be done once a month to receive new digital channels being added at a later date.
–Penny TV
See ‘The View’ from Walt Disney Studios
“The View” co-hosts normally tape their daytime talk show live From New York City. But Barbara Walters, Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar, Elisabeth Hasselbeck and Sherri Shepherd will be at The Walt Disney Studios in California the week of March 9.
Tickets for the Disney dates are gone — all except two. And those two tickets come with round-trip airfare and hotel accomodations.
To enter “The View from The Walt Disney Studios” sweeptakes, go to www.abc.com/theview and click on the Walt Disney Studios icon . You must be a registered member of ABC.com to enter, but that’s no big deal because registration is free and will take only a few seconds more.
For those who can’t attend the California tapings, tune in to “The View” March 9-13 on ABC (10 a.m. on KOCO-5 in Oklahoma City) for a front-row seat from home. All week long, the co-hosts will celebrate the history and magic Disney has to offer, including appearances by some of the world’s most beloved characters, retrospectives of classic Disney and Pixar films, fun factoids, a private tour of the Disney archives, giveaways, surprise guests and more.
Among the guests already scheduled to appear are Miley Cyrus (“Hannah Montana”), Eva Longoria Parker (“Desperate Housewives”), Jay Leno (“The Tonight Show with Jay Leno”), Sally Field and Calista Flockhart (“Brothers & Sisters”), Jimmy Kimmel (“Jimmy Kimmel Live!”) and “The Hills’” Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt.
–Penny TV
Top 50 Talk Show Guests on TV (Feb. 19-25, 2009)
Wednesday is when The Oklahoman posts a list of all the guests (and all the topics) coming up on TV talk shows.
Here are 50 of the best guests appearing on talk shows airing Thursday through Wednesday (Feb. 19-25, 2009). For a practically complete list, go to www.newsok.com/tv and click on Talk Shows (located under Resources).
But just like everything else on TV, talk show lineups are subject to change.
BEST GUESTS
••Paula Abdul (“American Idol”), Feb. 19 on “The Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson”; Feb. 25 on “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” (pictured in Fox Photo above)
••Jennifer Aniston (“He’s Just Not That Into You”), Feb. 25 on “The Tonight Show With Jay Leno”
••Kevin Bacon (“Taking Chance”), Feb. 19 on “Live With Regis and Kelly”
••Drew Barrymore (“He’s Just Not That Into You”), Feb. 24 on “The Tonight Show With Jay Leno”
••Tom Bergeron (“Dancing With the Stars”), Feb. 19 on “Good Morning America”
••Selma Blair (“Kath & Kim”), Feb. 20 on “Live With Regis and Kelly”
••Chris “Ludacris” Bridges (“RocknRolla”), Feb. 19 on “The Martha Stewart Show”)
••Glenn Close (“Damages”), Feb. 23 on “Live With Regis and Kelly”
••Toni Collette (“United States of Tara”), Feb. 23 on “The Tonight Show With Jay Leno”
••Daniel Craig (“Defiance”), Feb. 24 on “Live With Regis and Kelly”
••Tony Danza (“Aftermath”), Feb. 20 on “Today”
••Kara DioGuardi (“American Idol”), Feb. 19 on “The Tonight Show”; Feb. 25 on “Live With Regis and Kelly” (pictured in Fox Photo above)
••Michael Clarke Duncan (“Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li”), Feb. 24 on “The Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson”
••Jimmy Fallon (“Late Night With Jimmy Fallon”), Feb. 23 on “The Martha Stewart Show”
••Laurence Fishburne (“CSI: Crime Scene Investigation”), Feb. 19 on “The Early Show” and “The View”
••Jane Fonda (“Georgia Rule”), Feb. 23 on “The View”
••Jeff Foxworthy (“Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader”), Feb. 25 on “The View”
••Brendan Fraser (“Inkheart”), Feb. 19 on “The Bonnie Hunt Show”
••Kathy Griffin (“My Life on the D List”), Feb. 19 on “Rachael Ray”
••Kate Hudson (“Nine”), Feb. 23 on “Live With Regis and Kelly”
••Chris Isaak (“The Chris Isaak Hour”), Feb. 20 on “The Tonight Show With Jay Leno”
••Tom Jones (“What’s New Pussycat”), Feb. 24 on “The View”
••Khloe Kardashian (“The Celebrity Apprentice”), Feb. 25 on “Jimmy Kimmel Live”
••Jimmy Kimmel (“Jimmy Kimmel Live”), Feb. 20 on “Good Morning America”
••Denis Leary (“Rescue Me”), Feb. 20 on “The Bonnie Hunt Show”
••George Lopez (“Beverly Hills Chihuahua”), Feb. 20 on “The Ellen DeGeneres Show”
••Rob Lowe (“Brothers & Sisters”), Feb. 25 on “Jimmy Kimmel Live”
••Shirley Manson (“Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles”), Feb. 21 on “Talkshow With Spike Feresten”
••Danny McBride (“Eastbound & Down”), Feb. 19 on “Jimmy Kimmel Live”
••Dennis Miller (“What Happens in Vegas”), Feb. 19 on “The Tonight Show With Jay Leno”
••Jennifer Morrison (“Star Trek”), Feb. 21 on “Talkshow With Spike Feresten”
••Rosie O’Donnell (“America”), Feb. 20 on “The Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson”
••Rosie Perez (“Pineapple Express”), Feb. 19 on “Jimmy Kimmel Live”
••Tyler Perry (“Madea Goes to Jail”), Feb. 20 on “The View” and “Dr. Phil”
••Freida Pinto (“Slumdog Millionaire”), Feb. 19 on “The Tonight Show”
••Jeff Probst (“Survivor: Tocantins”), Feb. 19 on “Good Morning America”
••Keshia Knight Pulliam (“Madea Goes to Jail”), Feb. 20 on “The View”
••Don Rickles (“Toy Story 3″), Feb. 24 on “Jimmy Kimmel Live”
••Mickey Rourke (“The Wrestler), Feb. 23 on “The Tonight Show With Jay Leno”
••Kyra Sedgwick (“The Closer”), Feb. 25 on “Live With Regis and Kelly”
••Molly Sims (“Fired Up”), Feb. 24 on “The Martha Stewart Show”
••David Spade (“Rules of Engagement”), Feb. 19 on “Late Show With David Letterman”
••Ben Stiller (“Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa”), Feb. 25 on “Live With Regis and Kelly”
••Wanda Sykes (“The New Adventures of Old Christine” ), Feb. 25 on “The Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson”
••Aisha Tyler (“Bedtime Stories”), Feb. 20 on “The Bonnie Hunt Show”
••Emily VanCamp (“Brothers & Sisters”), Feb. 19 on “The Bonnie Hunt Show”
••Meredith Vieira (“Today”), Feb. 20 on “The Tonight Show With Jay Leno”; Feb. 23 on “The Ellen DeGeneres Show”
••Barbara Walters (“The View”), Feb. 20 on “Late Show With David Letterman”
••Olivia Wilde (“House”), Feb. 23 on “The Ellen DeGeneres Show”
••Kate Winslet (“Revolutionary Road”), Feb. 24 on “Live With Regis and Kelly”
Top 25 Talk Show Topics on TV (Feb. 19-25, 2009)
Wednesday is when The Oklahoman posts a list of all the topics (and all the guests) coming up on TV talk shows.
Here are TV Editor Penny Soldan’s Top 25 picks for shows airing Thursday through Wednesday (Feb. 19-25, 2009). For a practically complete list, go to www.newsok.com/tv and click on Talk Shows (located under Resources).
But just like everything else on TV, talk show lineups are subject to change.
TOP TOPICS
••Financial advice from Suze Orman (Feb. 19 on “Today”)
••Questions to ask before any heart procedure (Feb. 19 on “The Early Show”)
••Fixing one’s finances (Feb. 19 on “The Morning Show With Mike & Juliet”)
••A scorned transgender woman (Feb. 19 on “Jerry Springer”)
••Makeup for less than $10 (Feb. 19 on “The View”)
••Preventing thermostat wars in the home (Feb. 19 on “Rachael Ray”)
••Using color to give a child’s room a cohesive decor (Feb. 19 on “The Martha Stewart Show”)
••People say they have no sex drive (Feb. 19 on “Montel Williams”)
••Dog behaviorist Dina Zaphiris brings dogs available for adoption (Feb. 19 on “The Bonnie Hunt Show”)
••Tyra examines the trend of girl fights (Feb. 19 on “The Tyra Banks Show”)
••A couple drowning in debt try to save their house and their marriage (Feb. 19 on “Dr. Phil”)
••Secrets for looking and feeling 10 years younger (Feb. 19 on “The Doctors”)
••Organizer Peter Walsh provides tips for managing clutter in the home (Feb. 19 on “Oprah Winfrey”)
••Products from the Global Pet Expo (Feb. 20 on “The Early Show”)
••Dealing with anxiety (Feb. 20 on “The Morning Show With Mike & Juliet”)
••Samantha Harris (“Dancing With the Stars”) reveals her secrets for preventing red-carpet fashion faux pas (Feb. 20 on “Rachael Ray”)
••Chef José Andrés demonstrates how versatile potatoes can be with three Spanish-inspired recipes (Feb. 20 on “The Martha Stewart Show”)
••Three easy ways to relieve stress (Feb. 20 on “The Doctors”)
••Tips, tricks and secrets for losing weight in 2009 (Feb. 20 on “The Tyra Banks Show”)
••Advice for women who want to meet men and learn more ways to be approachable to the opposite sex (Feb. 23 on “The Tyra Banks Show”)
••Furniture-care tips you need to keep your sofas, tables and chairs in good condition for years to come (Feb. 24 on “The Martha Stewart Show”)
••Guests discuss living with autism and Tourette’s syndrome (Feb. 24 on “Montel Williams”)
••Teen mom fears her baby’s abusive father (Feb. 25 on “The Steve Wilkos Show”)
••Psychic Sylvia Browne answers questions about unsolved mysteries and hauntings (Feb. 25 on “Montel Williams”)
••Helping women who make excuses for men’s bad behavior (Feb. 25 on “The Tyra Banks Show”)
Happy Birthday, Cybill Shepherd
Feb. 18, 2009 – Cybill Lynne Shepherd, who played Madelyn ‘Maddie’ Hayes on “Moonlighting” (1985-1989 on ABC), turns 59 today.
She plays Phyllis Kroll on “The L Word” (8 p.m. Sundays on Showtime).
Her first acting role was as Jacy Farrow in the 1971 movie “The Last Picture Show.” She was 21.
Best wishes to Cybill and everybody who shares this special day with her.
–Penny TV
Pictured at right: Cybill Shepherd poses as she arrives at the Barnstable Brown Derby party in Louisville, Ky., Friday, May 4, 2007. The 133rd Kentucky Derby will be held on Saturday, May 5th. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings).
Audition for ‘Can You Duet’
CMT is looking for the next Brooks & Dunn.
Actually, you don’t have to sing country music or be from Tulsa like Ronnie Dunn, but you do have to be a duo and audition to be considered for the show “Can You Duet.”
There are two ways to try out for the weekly music competition series, which will begin Season 2 in June:
(A) Send in an audtion tape. It needs to be two to five minutes long, include a performance of either an original song or one from the approved song list (available online at www.canyouduet.com) and be mailed in the next few days to Can You Duet Tape Submission, c/o Filmhouse, 810 Dominican Dr, Nashville, Tenn. It it’s not received by Feb. 20, it won’t be considered.
(B) Attend an open casting audition March 7 at the Wildhorse Saloon in Nashville. For audition applications and more information, go to www.canyouduet.com
Last year, ”Can You Duet” was CMT’s highest-rated original series premiere last year. Finalists from Season 1 have already taken great strides in their respective careers. Winners Caitlin and Will were signed to Sony Music Nashville’s Columbia Records, and their debut single “Even Now” will impact radio next month. Third place finishers Joey and Rory landed a recording contract with Sugar Vanguard/Sugar Hill Records, and their debut CD recently cracked the Top 30 on the country charts. Fourth place runners-up Kate and Kacey (The Coppolas on the show) have signed with Big Machine records and will join Little Big Town on for a West Coast tour.
But even though “Can You Duet” airs on CMT — which stands for Country Music Television — casting producers are looking for singers from all musical backgrounds. And sinbgers of all ages are welcome to audition, althought those under 18 have to have parental approval.
–Penny TV
Happy Birthday, Paris Hilton
Feb. 17, 2009 – Paris Whitney Hilton, who appeared as herself in “The Simple Life” (2003-2007 on Fox), turns 28 today.
She played Cristabel Abbott in the 2008 movie “The Hottie & the Nottie.”
Her first acting role was as Girl on Beach in the 1993 movie “Wishman.” She was 12.
Best wishes to Paris and everybody who shares this special day with her.
–Penny TV
Pictured at right: Paris Hilton arrives at the 51st Annual Grammy Awards on Sunday, Feb. 8, 2009, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello).
Oklahoman starts ‘The Amazing Race’ strong, but …
Christie Volkmer from Choctaw was thisclose to being eliminated on the Season 14 premiere episode of “The Amazing Race.”
She and teammate Jodi Wincheski of Houston, both flight attendants for Southwest Airlines, started off strong, reaching the race’s first destination — Locarno, Switzlerland — in first place. But they were in sixth place when they reached the first road block — a bungee jump off Verzasca Dam, which Jodi did while Christie cried nervously — and they were the last to complete the task of transporting 200 pounds of cheese down a hill at Kleine Rugen Weise.
But they knew what to do to stay in the race, and that was run as fast as they could in the final stretch to the pit stop in Stechelberg. They finished about 10 paces ahead of Preston and Jennifer from Columbia, S.C.
Christie also knows what attracts viewers to “The Amazing Race,” which has won all six Emmy Awards handed out for outstanding reality-competition program.
“I see people come on (the plane) and they are stressed to the max,” she said. “By the time they check in at the gate, go through security, then are selected to do more security, they’re frustrated, they’re running late and they’re at each other’s throats. And they’re going on vacation. They’re supposed to be happy.
“The formula for the race spans over such a long period of time and you’re exhausted, you’re hungry, you’re tied, you’re mad at yourself, you’re mad at your teammate and you’re trying to be strong for each other. It’s interesting for people to watch the relationships unfold and how people grow within it. And they might relate to one or more of the teams in their own life and the way they deal with their family and friends.”
–Penny TV
CBS Photo above: Flight Attendants Christie (far left) and Jodi and dating couple Jennifer and Preston race to the find the yodelers at the Pit Stop in Stechelberg, Switzerland on “The Amazing Race” episode “Don’t Let a Cheese Hit Me” that aired Feb. 15, 2009. (Photo by Robert Voets/CBS).
Happy Birthday, LeVar Burton
Feb. 16, 2009 – Levardis Robert Martyn Burton Jr., who played Lt. Commander Geordi La Forge on “Star Trek: The Next Generation” (1987-1994), turns 52 today.
He hosted the PBS series “Reading Rainbow” (1983-2005).
His first acting role was as Dave in the 1976 TV movie “Almos’ a Man.” He was 19.
Best wishes to LeVar and everybody who shares this special day with him.
–Penny TV
Pictured at right: LeVar Burton gestures while delivering the keynote speech at Public Broadcasting Service annual meeting Wednesday, June 9, 1999, in San Francisco. On Saturday, Oct.5, 2002 Burton gave a keynote speech at the William Allen White Children’s Book Awards at Emporia State University. He said books were an important part of his growing up but TV showed him that he could find his place in the world. Characters in books weren’t black,but Star Trek, the TV series had Lt. Uhura, a black communications officer. (AP Photo/Ben Margot).
Add words to ‘The Office’ Addictionary.
NBC’s “The Office” has a language all its own. Like the “epiphery” Michael experienced.
In the episode “Ben Franklin,” Michael explains that while scraping some gunk off his wall sockets with a metal fork, he got a nasty shock. And when he came to, he had an epiphery: life is precious.
That’s why NBC has created “The Office” Addictionary. Those associated with the show submitted the first 30 words — epiphery is one of them — and fans have since added 700-plus more to the interactive site.
To offer your input, go to www.NBC.com and submit new words, rate and comment on others’ words and submit definitions for words yet-to-be created.
Among the words fans have added since “The Office” Addictionary launched in November are:
••Rid Dit Dit Di Doo – adjective, (exclamation) 1. Andy Bernard’s spontaneous exclamation. 2. Nonsense words used as filler to pretend one was paying attention to a conversation.
••gruntled – adjective, the opposite of “disgruntled”; happy; content
••Jim Face – noun, The facial expression given by Jim Halpert to express disappointment, confusion, or surprise.
••Beer – verb, To give something to somebody else. Most commonly used when the speaker is requesting materials or services from somebody else.
••concierge – noun, a woman who has been trained in the fine arts of fanciness and pleasure; equivalent to a geisha
If “The Office” lingo isn’t your thing, check out these sites: E! Entertainment’s Celebrity Addictionary on www.eonline.com and Comedy Central’s Political Addictionary on www.indecision2008.com/.
–Penny TV
