Happy Birthday, Billy Crystal
March 14, 2010 — William
Jacob Crystal, who played Jodie Dallas on “Soap” (1977-81), turns 62 today.
He played Ben Sobel on “Analyze This” (1999) and “Analyze That” (2002).
His first acting role was in a 1975 episode of “Keep on Truckin.” He was 27.
Best wishes to Billy and everybody who shares this special day with him.
–Penny TV
Pictured at right: Billy Crystal adjusts his cap after stretching with some members of the team during a workout with the Yankees at Legends Field in Tampa, Fla.,Wednesday, March 12, 2008. The Yankees gave Crystal a chance to work out and play with the team for two days as a 60th birthday present. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)
TV Premieres and Finales airing March 14-20, 2010
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 March 14.
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.
NOTE: Times are CST (for EST, add one hour)
BEGINNINGS
••”Minute to Win It,” 6 p.m. Sunday on NBC (series premiere).
••”Sonny With a Chance,” 7 p.m. Sunday on Disney (second-season premiere).
••”The Celebrity Apprentice,” 8 p.m. Sunday on NBC (third-season premiere).
••”The Pacific,” 8 p.m. Sunday on HBO (first installment of 10-part miniseries).
••”Ultimate Recipe Showdown,” 8 p.m. Sunday on Food Network (third-season premiere).
••”Sons of Tucson,” 8:30 p.m. Sunday on Fox (series premiere).
••”America’s Worst Driver,” 9 p.m. Sunday on Travel Channel (series premiere).
••”Antonio Treatment,” 9 p.m. Sunday on HGTV (series premiere).
••”Fatal Attraction,” 9 p.m. Sunday on Animal Planet (first installmne of 3-part miniseries)
••”Zeke and Luther,” 6:30 p.m. Monday on Disney XD (second-season premiere).
••”Top Gear,” 7 p.m. Monday on BBC America (14th-season premiere).
••”Home Rules,” 8 p.m. Monday on HGTV (series premiere).
••”Jessica Simpson’s The Price of Beauty,” 9 p.m. Monday on VH1 (series premiere).
••”Transform Me,” 9:30 p.m. Monday on VH1 (series premiere).
••”Justified,” 9 p.m. Tuesday on FX (series premiere).
••“Love Games: Bad Girls Need Love Too,” 10 p.m. Tuesday on Oxygen (series premiere).
••”Marriage Under Construction,” 10 p.m. Tuesday on HGTV (series premiere).
••”Addicted,” 9 p.m. Wednesday on TLC (series premiere).
••“South Park,” 9 p.m. Wednesday on Comedy Central (14th-season premiere).
••”Ugly Americans,” 9:30 p.m. Wednesday on Comedy Central (series premiere).
••“FlashForward,” 7 p.m. Thursday on ABC (series returns).
••“My First Sale,” 7:30 p.m. Thursday on HGTV (series premiere).
••“Selling New York,” 8 p.m. Thursday on HGTV (series premiere).
••”Tough as Nails,” 8:30 p.m. Thursday on HGTV (series premiere).
ENDINGS
••”Hannah Montana,” 6:30 p.m. Sunday on Disney (third-season finale).
••“Ultimate Power Builders,” 7 p.m. Sunday on Planet Green (first-season finale).
••“Scrubs,” 7 p.m. Wednesday on ABC (ninth-season finale).
••“Archer,” 9 p.m. Thursday on FX (first-season finale).
Pictured above: MINUTE TO WIN IT — Season 1– Pictured: (l-r) Lauren Gilmore, Guy Fieri, Alli Wang — Photo by: Chris Haston/NBC
Happy Birthday, Jon Hamm
March 10, 2010 — Jonathan Daniel Hamm, who plays Don Draper on “Mad Men” (Season 4 returns in summer), turns 39 today.
He played Inspector Nate Basson on “The Division” (2002-04).
His first acting role was as Buzz on a 2000 episode of “The Hughleys.” He was 29.
Best wishes to Jon and everybody who shares this special day with him.
–Penny TV
Pictured above: Jon Hamm of the television series Mad Men eats pizza during the second period of a preliminary round men’s ice hockey game between USA and Canada at the Vancouver 2010 Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Sunday, Feb. 21, 2010. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
Evan Lysacek, Shannen Doherty, Pamela Anderson and Kate Gosselin among upcoming “Dancing With the Stars’ cast
Olympic gold medal-winning figure skater Evan Lysacek - AP Photo
Well “Dancing With the Stars” fans, brace yourselves, because the rumors are true:
Pamela Anderson and Kate Gosselin are going to be cast members of the upcoming “Dancing With the Stars” installment beginning Monday, March 22. This premiere airs from 7 to 9 p.m. on ABC.
Other cast members are astronaut Buzz Aldrin, sports reporter Erin Andrews, actress Shannen Doherty, Olympic figure skater Evan Lysacek, host/producer/actress Niecy Nash, NFL football player Chad Ochocinco, “Bachelor” Jake Pavelka, singer Nicole Scherzinger, and actor Aiden Turner.
I’m going to make Evan Lysacek my early pick to win the disco ball trophy this time and I think Kate Gosselin will be the first to go – who are your picks?
– Melissa Hayer
Belt buckles don’t slow Oklahoma cowboys down on ‘Amazing Race’
When Jet and Cord
McCoy arrived at the Leg 3 finish line in first place on “The Amazing Race” (Feb. 28 on CBS), host Phil Keoghan had a question for the Oklahoma cowboys.
“Don’t those belt buckles slow you down?” Keoghan asked.
“We’d be slower if our pants were around our ankles,” Jet said.
Jet also delivered the line that was used for the episode’s title. He said “Thing is, we don’t have to run like scalded dogs,” before hopping on a bus to Argentina.”
The McCoy brothers from Tupelo did fall behind a bit during this leg of the race. One time was on purpose so the other teams wouldn’t follow them to el Boliche Viejo, an old saloon where Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid hid out in Argentina. The other time was when they needed three hands to beat a Gnome at five-card stud.
But they regained the lead at the Road Block where one team member had to rope a steer-horned hay bale target 18-feet away.
“I can’t believe I missed it on the first try,” Jet said. “I’m going to hear about that.”
And they extended their lead by hitting a ball and hauling a wooden practice horse down a polo field.
As winners of the third leg of the race, the McCoy brothers won a trip for two to Patagonia.
Next up are stops in Germany (Leg 4) and France (Leg 5).
Upcoming episodes, which are taken from quotes made by the racers, are titled “We Are No Longer in the Bible Belt” and “I Think We’re Fighting the Germans, Right?”
Sounds like something Jet or Cord McCoy might’ve said, doesn’t it? To find out, tune in to CBS at 7 p.m. Sundays.
–Penny TV
Pictured above: “Run Like Scalded Dogs! (Argentina)” — Jett performs Detour B in which teams carry a wooden horse through a Polo Training Field and hit a ball inside the goal in order to receive the next clue on THE AMAZING RACE. Photo: Monty Brinton/CBS
Happy Birthday, Josh Brolin
Feb. 12, 2010 – Josh J. Brolin,
who played Bill Sterling on “Mister Sterling” (2003), turns 42 today.
He played James Butler Hickok on “The Young Riders” (1989-92).
His first acting role was as Brand Walsh in the 1985 movie “The Goonies.” He was 17.
Best wishes to Josh and everybody who shares this special day with him.
–Penny TV
Pictured at right: Josh Brolin poses on the press line at the British Academy of Film and Television Arts Los Angeles annual awards season tea party at the Beverly Hills Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif. on Jan. 10, 2008. (AP Photo/Dan Steinberg)
‘The Biggest Loser’ Danny Cahill receives surprise from ‘The Doctors’
Oklahoma native Danny Cahill dropped 239 pounds to win Season 8 of “The Biggest Loser.”
Now “The Doctors” are going to help him take off another 15 to 20 pounds.
Danny, who grew up in Midwest City and now lives in Broken Arrow, heard the good news during a guest appearance on the syndicated talk show. The episode in which he talks about how profoundly things have changed for him will air at 3 p.m. Friday (Feb. 5) on KWTV-9 in Oklahoma City.
“People ask me all the time, ‘What did you do with all that skin?’ ” Danny said on the show. “I didn’t do anything with it. It’s still there.”
Danny, who went from 430 to 191 pounds, even lifted his shirt to reveal the extra skin around his waist, stomach and breast areas. The doctors addressed the fact that people who lose a severe amount of weight are typically left with an excessive amount of loose skin.
And that’s when Dr. Drew Ordon, a reconstructive surgery expert, announced that “The Doctors” want to arrange for Danny to have surgery to remove the excess skin, which amounts to about 15 to 20 pounds.
“The Doctors” also plans to follow Danny as he begins this new chapter in his life.
“Losing all the weight was a weight lifted off my soul,” Danny said on the show. “I’m able to pursue my passions again and try to get people motivated to do what I did, to wake up.”
–Penny TV
Pictured above: Dr. Ordon examines the loose skin on Danny Cahill, the Season 8 winner of “The Biggest Loser,” during a taping of “The Doctors.” The episode will air Friday. (CBS Photo)
Rascal Flatts involved in case on ‘CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Good news for Rascal Flatts fans: Members of the country music band will guest star as themselves in an upcoming episode of “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation.”
Bad news for one Rascal Flatts band member: In the episode titled “Unshockable,” one band member is electrocuted by his own guitar during a concert. The CSI team is called in the investigate whether it was a case of foul play.
Since Joe Don Rooney from Picher is the band’s lead guitarist, could he be the one who is electrocuted?
Tune in to CBS at 8 p.m. Thursday, March 4, to see.
–Penny TV
Pictured above: “Unshockable” — Country music sensation Rascal Flatts guest stars on an episode of CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION, Thursday, March 4 on the CBS Television Network. Pictured: band members Joe Don Rooney (left) and Gary Levox (second right) with CSI cast members Marg Helgenberger (second left) and George Eads (right).
Photo: Sonja Flemming/CBS
ABC cancels “Ugly Betty”
The cast of "Ugly Betty" - ABC Photo
Although the character of “Ugly Betty” overcame a lot of obstacles, the show itself couldn’t overcome the obstacles of shifting time slots and low ratings.
According to an Associated Press report, ABC is cancelling “Ugly Betty,” but ABC promises that a proper series finale will be written.
I had hoped its new Wednesday night time slot would help the ratings, but I guess it wasn’t enough help for ABC, though they only aired a few episodes at this new time.
My first thought for the finale is that I hope Betty will end up happily ever after with former love Henry, but maybe she should end up happily ever after on her own, because that’s one of the best messages this show has promoted – being strong and independent, and that your self-worth is not based on whether you have a significant other or not.
Please don’t end with Betty and Daniel together! Their relationship is perfect the way it is.
Sorry to hear you’ll be going “Ugly Betty,” but thanks for always being entertaining and inspiring.
– Melissa Hayer
Pictured above: ABC’s “Ugly Betty” stars Judith Light as Claire Meade, Becki Newton as Amanda, Vanessa Williams as Wilhelmina Slater, Eric Mabius as Daniel Meade, America Ferrera as Betty Suarez, Michael Urie as Marc, Tony Plana as Ignacio, Mark Indelicato as Justin and Ana Ortiz as Hilda. (ABC/ANDREW ECCLES)
Martha Stewart celebrates her love of “how-to” all month long on show in February
Martha Stewart - AP Photo
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Leading up to Valentine’s Day and beyond, the nationally syndicated, Emmy-winning “how-to” program, “The Martha Stewart Show,” warms the winter chill with more one-of-a-kind ideas for the homemade and handmade.
From the kitchen to the craft room, things get a little sweeter with romantic menus and treats and tokens suited for just about everyone.
On February 4, daytime host Martha Stewart will double viewers pleasure with a special show dedicated to twins.
Then on February 5, Martha gets up close and personal with a testosterone-filled audience as part of the second annual “Man Show.” This male-themed episode will feature tips every guy must know, including scrumptious recipes for Super Bowl Sunday.
The celebration continues on February 10 when Martha rings in the Chinese New Year with authentic recipes and festive table setting ideas.
And love is in the air on February 12 with a special hour-long episode dedicated to Valentine’s Day. With the holiday being less than 48 hours away, Martha pulls out all the stops with gifts and dishes your sweetheart (and wallet) will love.
Other upcoming themed shows include: the Wedding Show (February 11) where the winner of the “Sandals Wedding By Martha Stewart™” contest will be announced; the Tall Show (February 18) where each audience member and guest stands over six-ft tall; the Soups & Stews Show (February 22) which will put the spotlight on recipes that are sure to warm the soul; the Everyday Food Show (February 23) featuring Everyday Food TV hosts Sarah Carey, Lucinda Scala Quinn, John Barricelli, and Everyday Food magazine editor Anna Last who will celebrate the release of Martha’s latest book, Everyday Food: Fresh, Flavor Fast; and the ladies are in the house for the second annual Great Female Chefs Show (February 25) where Martha will get cooking with the best in the biz; the “Wrap” Show (March 1) which will put a spotlight on everything from Martha’s favorite musical performers to wrapped pastry; and on March 2, Martha will give viewers an insider look at her recent trip to South Africa.
As always, Martha will be joined by headline makers, celebrities, renowned chefs, artisans, crafters and collectors, as well as accomplished viewers who will showcase their amazing talents in Martha’s studio.
Some of the show’s upcoming guests include: actor Jonathan Rhys Meyers (February 2); Martha Stewart Weddings editorial director Darcy Miller (February 11); Café Boulud executive chef Gavin Kaysen (February 22); chef Emeril Lagasse (February 26) and more.
