TV Talk: Captains Return to Deadliest Catch, Starz Recasts Spartacus
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Action, Comedy, Kids, Prime Time, Reality, Specials, Cable, NBC, Saturday Night Live, Gossip, News, Renewals,
-After threatening to leave the program, Capts. Sig Hansen and Johnathan and Andy Hillstrand have agreed to return to Deadliest Catch. Filming on Season 7 of the Discovery Channel series will begin this week.
-A number of comediennes will return to NBC for a two-hour special airing November 1. Familiar faces on The Women of SNL will include Laraine Newman, Nora Dunn, Cheri Oteri, Julia Louis-Dreyfus and, of course, Tina Fey.
-Starz has decided to renew Spartacus with a new actor in the lead role. Andy Whitfield had hoped to continue with the series, but was forced to drop out after his non-Hodgkin lymphoma returned.
-An HIV-positive muppet will be included in the Nigerian version of Sesame Street. The female character named Kami will help the show address important regional issues including AIDS, malaria and gender inequality.
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Deadliest Catch Captains Claim They’re Done with Show
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Prime Time, Reality, Cable, Gossip, News,
UPDATE: All three captains have agreed to return to the show.
There could be more than bad weather ahead for one of the most popular programs on the Discovery Channel.
Three of the cast members from the Deadliest Catch—Capts. Johnathan and Andy Hillstrand of the Time Bandit and Capt. Sig Hansen of the Northwestern—have released a joint statement announcing their departure from the series.
“We have been through a lot over the past year and unfortunately given the current situation with Discovery we are unable to continue participating in Deadliest Catch. It has been a fantastic ride, and we wish the best to all of the amazing and supportive Catch fans we have met over the years,” the trio stated.
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TV on DVD: March 30, 2010
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Prime Time, Reality, BBC, Bravo, Cable, CBS, DVD,
Here are some of the TV on DVD options available this Tuesday:
- The Abbott and Costello Show (Complete Series)
- Ben 10: Alien Force (Volume 6)
- Deadliest Catch (Season 5)
- iCarly: iFight Shelby Marx (TV Movie)
- The Jacksons: A Family Dynasty (Season 1)
- Judge John Deed (Season 1)
- Lord Peter Wimsey Collection (Set 1)
- MysteryQuest (Season 1)
- Nostradamus Effect (Season 1)
- Ouran High School Host Club (Complete Series)
- The Real Housewives of New Jersey (Season 1)
- Rhoda (Season 2)
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