SYTYCD — The Podcast!
Listen to Lisa Potts and I riff on “So You Think You Can Dance.” You’ll find it here.
\”So You Think You Can Dance\” — The Podcast!
SYTYCD — Wade Robson tribute to Michael Jackson
For those Wade Robson fans (and if you watch “So You Think You Can Dance” you probably are), Robson did a dance tribute several years ago to Michael Jackson. Watch it here.
TV Tributes for Michael Jackson and Farrah Fawcett
Several networks will honor the
memory of Michael Jackson and Farrah Fawcett with special broadcasts.
Fawcett died at 9:28 a.m. Thursday in the intensive care unit of Saint John’s Health Center in Santa Monica, Calif., with longtime companion Ryan O’Neal and friend Alana Stewart by her side. She was 62.
Jackson was pronounced dead at 2:26 p.m. Thursday at the UCLA Medical Center in Los Angeles. He was 50.
CBS aired an hourlong tribute to Jackson Thursday night. NBC turned Thursday’s “Dateline” into a two-hour tribute to Fawcett and Jackson. CNN’s “Larry King Live” featured the show’s host interviewing colleagues and friends of Jackson live at 8 and 11 p.m. Thursday.
More specials and tributes to these two entertainment icons are in the works. Here is what networks have already announced:
TV Tributes for Michael Jackson
and Farrah Fawcett
FRIDAY, JUNE 26
••5 p.m. on MTV — “A Celebration of Michael Jackson on MTV.” This special will feature Jackson’s greatest moments on MTV, as well as messages from artists expressing their thoughts and memories of Jackson.
••7 p.m. on TV One – “The Michael Jackson Story.” This hour-long documentary celebrates the career of the international superstar, from his start in Gary, Indiana with the Jackson Five to the announcement of his 2009 World Tour. TV One airs on channel 157 on U-verse, 167 on Cox Digital Cable, 328 on DirecTV.
••8 p.m. on ABC — “20/20 – Michael Jackson: The Man and His Music.” Anchored by Elizabeth Vargas, the special will trace Jackson’s career, from his 1968 Motown audition tape to his 18 No. 1 singles and his tremendous influence on music, dance and pop culture.
••8 p.m. on NBC — “Farrah’s Story” (originally aired May 15). This two-hour documentary tells Fawcett’s story in her own words as she explains her battle and her journey with cancer. It was shot with her own video camera over the past two-and-a-half years, and it is her narration that tells this story.
••9 p.m. on NBC — “Michael Jackson — The King of Pop.” NBC News’ Ann Curry will anchor the hour-long look at Jackson’s legacy as a musician and cultural icon.
••9:30 p.m. on VH1 — “Michael Jackson: King Of Videos.” Word is that when this two-hour video tribute originally premiered, Jackson himself called the producers to thank them for their work.
SATURDAY, JUNE 27
••9:30 a.m. on E! — “E! News Special: Michael & Farrah: Lost Icons.” This 30-minute special chronicles the lives of two famous American icons that the world lost on Thursday.
••11 a.m. on E! — “True Hollywood Story: Michael Jackson.” This two-hour documentary about the life of Jackson charts his journey from childhood to superstardom. It will air again at noon Sunday (June 28).
••2:30 p.m. on Oxygen — “Farrah’s Story” (originally aired May 15 on NBC). Shot with her own video camera, the intimate and emotional footage served as Fawcett’s video diary in which she shared her thoughts and feelings about her battle with cancer, as well as what treatments she received in the U.S. and Germany.
••8 p.m. on TV Land — “Chasing Farrah” episodes 1 and 2 (originally aired in 2005). TV Land produced seven episodes of this series that gave viewers a behind-the-scenes look at the actress and her travels, both in and out of the spotlight.
In episode 1, Ryan O’Neal spends the day with Farrah and the show’s director to capture what she’s truly like. In episode 2, Farrah and her actress-friend Alana Stewart go to a party. There she talks to her tennis coach about her controversial appearance on “The Late Show with David Letterman” in June 1997.
••8 p.m. on WGN – “Charlie’s Angels” mini-marathon. It begins with the first episode from Season 1 titled “Hellride,” in which Sabrina becomes a race driver while Kelly, Jill (Farrah Fawcett) and Bosley assume unusual disguises to learn why a pretty woman driver lost control of her car and died in a flaming wreck. That episode is followed by No. 4 from Season 1 titled “Angels in Chains.”
••9 p.m. on BIO — “BIO Remembers: Michael Jackson.” This profile covers Jackson’s days as a child star growing up in Indiana, through his formative years at Motown, his emergence as the King of Pop, the difficulties faced more recently and his tragic sudden death. Includes interviews with Jackson’s family, friends and colleagues.
••7 p.m. on CNN — “Michael Jackson – The Man in the Mirror.” CNN’s Don Lemon reports on the extraordinary life and unexpected death of Michael JacksonThe documentary includes new interviews with music artist Usher and producer and close family friend Rodney Jerkins, who collaborated with Jackson on his last finished album.
SUNDAY, JUNE 28
••1 p.m. on TV Land — “The Jacksons: An American Dream.” This 1992 TV miniseries based on the Jackson’s true story takes viewers through five decades of the Jackson Family’s career– from their early beginnings in the mid-western steel town of Gary, Indiana to their quick rise to stardom. Cast includes: Lawrence Hamilton Jacobs, Angela Bassett, Jason Weaver, Jermaine Jackson II, Holly Robinson and special appearances by Billy Dee Williams and Vanessa Williams. Featured music sung by The Jackson 5, Boyz II Men, Jermaine Jackson & Syreeta Wright and Jason Weaver and includes the hits, “Never Can Say Goodbye,” “The Love You Save,” “ABC,” “Beat It,” “Billy Jean,” and “I’ll Be There.”
••5 p.m. on WGN — “Charlie’s Angels” marathon (eight episodes from Season 1). Hosted interstitials recalling highlights of Farrah Fawcett’s career will air in between the episodes. The marathon lineup features “The Killing Kind” (episode 6), “Lady Killer” (episode 8), “Bullseye” (episode 9), “Consenting Adults” (episode 10), “Angels on Wheels” (episode 12), “Terror on Warn One” (episode 18), “Dancing in the Dark” (episode 19) and “Blue Angels (epsiode 22).
MONDAY, JUNE 29
••7 p.m. on Fox — “American Idol: Michael Jackson-themed Performance Show.” In this encore presentation from March, the Top 13 contestants perform music from Michael Jackson’s songbook, including “The Way You Make Me Feel,” “Black or White,” “P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing),” “Remember The Time” and “Beat It.”
••9 p.m. on BIO — “BIO Remembers: Farrah Fawcett.” Through archival footage and interviews with family members, friends, journalists and colleagues, this documentary chronicles Fawcett’s rural upbringing in Corpus Christi, Texas, her breakout roll as private detective Jill Munro in “Charlie’s Angels” and her life spent under the public eye.
WEDNESDAY, JULY 1
••7 p.m. on My Network TV — “2006 World Music Awards.” The event marked one of Michael Jackson’s first public appearances in nine years and one of his last onstage performances. He was also honored with the Diamond Award, presented to him by Beyonce, which is given to artists who have sold over 100 million albums. And Jackson helped close the show with a choir of fans performing “We are The World.”
••9 p.m. on E! — “E!ES Michael Jackson.” This documentary, made with full cooperation from Sony, Michael Jackson and the Jackson organization, charts the life journey of the international superstar. It features personal home videos and interviews with Jackson, his family and friends, including a comment from the choreographer who taught the pop icon how to do his trademarked Moonwalk.
–Penny TV
Pictured above:
Michael Jackson in a Nov. 14, 1996 file photo. He performs during his first Australian concert in Sydney. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft, file).
Farrah Fawcett in an Aug. 29, 2004 file photo. She arrives for the MTV Video Music Awards in Miami. (AP Photo/Chris O’Meara, file).
Local TV special featuring Oklahomans premieres Saturday on KOCO-5
“Believe in Oklahoma: Most
Fascinating Oklahomans” is a local TV special that should not be missed.
It is missing from the TV book listings, but it is on Saturday’s TV grid in The Oklahoman that accommodates late programming changes made by networks.
Here are the details: “Believe in Oklahoma” premieres at 6:30 p.m. Saturday (June 27) on KOCO-5. Country rock recording artist Shawna Russell is featured in the special.
Russell, an Okemah native, discusses her third and latest single, “Fire In The Desert,” from her debut CD, “Goddess,” and how it was recorded in Oklahoma City with several famous musicians and engineers who joined her on the project.
Other Oklahomans featured in the special include Oklahoma State University football coach Mike Gundy; P.C. and Kristin Cast, mother and daughter authors who live in Tulsa; Congressman Dan Boren, who is the son of former Oklahoma governor/ U.S. Senator David Boren (now president at the University of Oklahoma); and Paul Folger, KOCO “Eyewitness News 5 at 5” anchor.
“I am amazed that they have chosen a small town girl like me to be in the company of the illustrious names who are included in this special,” Russell said in a press release for “Believe in Oklahoma.” “I am truly honored.”
–Penny TV
TV Preview Podcast: ‘Warehouse 13’
"Warehouse 13" cast (SyFy Photo)
Each week, The Oklahoman TV Editor Penny Soldan hosts an audio podcast discussing an upcoming TV premiere.
This week’s premiere is the new SyFy series “Warehouse 13” premiering at 8 p.m. Tuesday, July 7.
To hear her discussion with Melissa Hayer, assistant news research editor for The Oklahoman, click here
Top 30 Guest Stars on TV Shows airing June 28-July 4, 2009
F Murray Abraham on "Saving Grace" (TNT Photo)
Friday is when The Oklahoman posts a list of the top guest stars (and all the premieres and finales, see separate blog) appearing on TV next week.
And here are 30 celebrities making special TV appearances the week of June 28.
If a well-known personality was missed, feel free to add his or her name in the comments section to help make this list a complete and accurate source for TV watchers everywhere.
GUEST STARS
••F. Murray Abraham (”Amadeus”) on “Saving Grace,” 9 p.m. Tuesday on TNT.
••Leslie Bibb (”Confessions of a Shopaholic”) on “Kings,” 7 p.m. Saturday on NBC.
••Julie Chen (”Big Brother”) on “Million Dollar Password,” 7 p.m. Sunday on CBS.
••Guy Fieri (“Diners, Drive-ins and Dives”) on “The Next Food Network Star,” 8 p.m. Sunday on Food Network.
••Jon Hamm (”Mad Men”) on “30 Rock,” 8:31 p.m. Thursday on NBC.
••Paris Hilton on “Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List,” 9 p.m. Monday on Bravo.
••Orlando Jones (”Men in Trees”) on “Rules of Engagement,” 7:30 p.m. Monday on CBS.
••Carol Kane (”Taxi”) on “Two and a Half Men,” 8 p.m. Monday on CBS.
••Phil Keoghan (”The Amazing Race”) on “Million Dollar Password,” 7 p.m. Sunday on CBS.
••Garry Marshall (“Race to Witch Mountain”) on “According to Jim,” 8:30 p.m. Friday on ABC.
••McFly (British rock band) on “Gordon Ramsay’s F Word,” 8 p.m. Wednesday on BBC America.
••Megan Mullally (”Will & Grace”) on “The New Adventures of Old Christine,” 7 p.m. Wednesday on CBS.
••Jodi Lyn O’Keefe (”Prison Break”) on “The Big Bang Theory,” 8:30 p.m. Monday on CBS.
••Brad Paisley (Grammy winner) on “Good Morning America,” 7 a.m. Friday on ABC.
••Teri Polo (”Meet the Parents”) on “CSI: Miami,” 9 p.m. Monday on CBS.
••Susan Ruttan (”L.A. Law”) on “HawthoRNe,” 8 p.m. Tuesday on TNT.
••Will Sasso (”MADtv”) on “How I Met Your Mother,” 7 p.m. Monday on CBS.
••Cybill Shepherd (”Cybill”) on “Criminal Minds,” 8 p.m. Wednesday on CBS.
••Jeffrey Tambor (”Arrested Development”) on “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation,” 8 p.m. Thursday on CBS.
••Rob Thomas (Grammy winner) on “Today,” 7 a.m. Friday on NBC.
••Robert Wisdom (”The Wire”) on “NCIS,” 7 p.m. Tuesday on CBS.
NOTE: Times are CST (for EST, add one hour)
TV Premieres, Finales and Marathons airing June 28-July 4, 2009
"Hung" (HBO Photo)
Friday is when The Oklahoman posts a list of all the premieres and finales (and all the guest stars, see separate blog) coming up on TV next week.
And here are the shows beginning and ending the week of June 28.
If one was missed, the network did not issue a press release about it. But feel free to add it in the comments section to help make this list a complete and accurate source for TV watchers everywhere.
BEGINNINGS
••“Built to Shred,” 7 p.m. Sunday on Fuel TV (second-season premiere).
••“HGTV Showdown,” 9 p.m. Sunday on HGTV (third-season premiere).
••“Hung,” 9 p.m. Sunday on HBO (series premiere).
••“Dance Your … Off,” 9 p.m. Monday on Oxygen (series premiere).
••“Stager Invasion,” 7 p.m. Tuesday on TLC (series premiere).
••“18 Kids and Counting,” 8 p.m. Tuesday on TLC (third-season premiere).
••“NOVA scienceNOW,” 8 p.m. Tuesday on OETA-13 (fourth-season premiere).
••“Monsters Inside Me,” 8 p.m. Wednesday on Animal Planet (series premiere).
••“Moments of Impact,” 8 p.m. Thursday on Discovery (series premiere).
••“Bathtastic,” 8 p.m. Friday on DIY (second-season premiere).
ENDINGS
••“Clean House: Search for the Messiest Home in the Country,” 8 p.m. Wednesday on Style Network (first-season finale).
MARATHONS
••“Burn Notice,” 5 a.m. to 10 p.m. Thursday on USA.
••“Twilight Zone,” 7 a.m. Thursday to 5 a.m. July 5 on SCI FI.
••“Mantracker,” 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday on Science Channel.
••“Martin,” 7 p.m. Friday to 7 p.m. Saturday on TV One.
••“Deadliest Catch,” 8 a.m. to 2 a.m. Friday, Saturday and July 5 on Discovery.
NOTE: Times are CST (for EST, add one hour)
Happy Birthday, Sean Hayes
June 26, 2009 — Sean Patrick Hayes, who played Jack McFarland on “Will & Grace” (1998-2006 on NBC), turns 39 today.
He played Jerry Lewis in the 2002 TV movie “Martin and Lewis.”
His first acting role was as a spectator in the 1986 movie “Lucas.” He was 16.
Best wishes to Sean and everybody who shares this special day with him.
–Penny TV
Pictured at right: Sean Hayes poses on the press line at the premiere of the animated feature film “Igor” in Los Angeles on Saturday, Sept. 13, 2008. (AP Photo/Dan Steinberg).
SYTYCD– Asuka’s out, so is Jonathan
On “So You Think You Can Dance” Thursday: More couples are split. Asuka goes, leaving Vitolio partnerless, and Jonathan exits, leaving Karla.
Of course, that means that Vitolio and Karla will dance. It’s not surprising that these two would go tonight. Asuka, a lovely and lithe as she was, never seemed to connect with the audience. Conversely, Jonathan did connect with the audience, but still found himself in the bottom 3. He simply wasn’t that good compared to his competition.
On Wednesday, several of the couples performed amazing dances. Ade and Melissa did a sizzling Rhumba, Evan and Randi did a Mia Michael special contemporary dance, and Brandon and Janette followed last week’s incredible disco performance with another strong partnership.
A side note: Mary Murphy tweeted about the death of Michael Jackson today, shortly before the show:
“Michael Jackson just passed away. I am so sad and crying in my dressing room, this will be a hard show to get through tonight .” Trying to verify what I heard about a Michael Jackson tribute show.
We’re down to the top 14. I expect Jason and Karla will be in trouble. After that, your guess is as good as mine. Other than perhaps Phillip, the remaining dancers would be really hard to cut. Of course, I called it for Ade from the very beginning, so you know my choice.
Vote for your favorites, America. After next week, it’s going to be ugly!
– Yvette Walker
SYTYCD — Results!
Watching SYTYCD results show now. I see my favorites — Ade & Melissa, Evan & Randi are safe. Phillip and Jeanine got saved, too.
Wow! GREAT solo from Caitlin! Jason still very strong. I like these two, but dancing solo rather than together.
Will report back after the show!
