April 30, 2012 ABC Announces it will Air
The Glass House, A BB Look-A-Like
ABC announced today it will air its own summer competition, The Glass
House, that sounds a lot like Big Brother Season 1. The winner of
The Glass House will get $250,000 (and I thought BB was cut-rate for
not making the prize a million).
The Glass House will premiere Monday, June 18 at 10PM following
The Bachelorette. Like Big Brother, 14 contestants will live in a
house monitored by cameras that observe their every move.
As in Season 1 of Big Brother, the viewers will vote to evict the
houseguest. There won't be 24/7 feeds like Big Brother, but there
will be occasional online live streams from inside the house and viewers
will have a chance to influence who stays, who gets a chance to come back,
what games they play, what the contestants wear, where they sleep, etc.
The Glass House is being produced by a former Big
Brother producer, Kenny Rosen, whose credits also include Hell's
Kitchen. Rosen will executive produce for Keep
Calm and Carry On Prods., an in-house company that is also
producing Duets.
This isn't the first time ABC tried to mimic a CBS hit, anyone remember
Expedition Impossible last summer?
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TV To Look Forward To...
April 24, 2012 CBS Announces Official Summer Schedule and "Big Brother" Start DateBig Brother will return to its three-night schedule beginning July 12 in the Thursday 9:00PM. time slot, which will be a live eviction episode. Additional hours are Sunday and Wednesday at 8:00PM.
CBS is stepping up its summer unscripted slate by introducing two new series along with returning veteran "Big Brother."
A 90-minute edition of the dating series "3" will be launched after the Sunday edition of "Brother"
on July 22, CBS announced Thursday. An Israeli format, "3" features three single women of different ages, life experiences and backgrounds meet for the first time with the common goal of finding true love.
Another new unscripted series, "Dogs in the City," will bow shortly after the fall season ends in the "Survivor" time slot, Wednesdays at 8:00PM, beginning May 30.
"Dogs," which features New York City dog guru Justin Silver, a master at resolving issues between canines and their owners, is from CBS' Raquel Prods. in association with Shed Media and Carol Mendelsohn Prods.
Mrs. Eastwood & Company
E!
Series Premiere
May 20, 2012
Keeping Up With the Kardashians
E!
Season 7 Premiere
May 20, 2012
Hip Hop Squares
MTV2
Series Premiere
May 22, 2012
Hollywood Treasure
SyFy
Season 2 Premiere
May 22, 2012
Duets
ABC
Series Premiere
May 24, 2012
Men at Work
TBS
Series Premiere
May 24, 2012
Rookie Blue
ABC
Season 3 Premiere
May 24, 2012
So You Think You Can Dance
FOX
Season 9 Premiere
May 24, 2012
Mystery Diners
FOOD
Series Premiere
May 25, 2012
24/7
HBO
Season 17 Premiere
May 26, 2012
Monster-In-Laws
A&E
Season 2 Premiere
May 28, 2012
The Catalina
The CW
Series Premiere
May 29, 2012
Hell's Kitchen
FOX
Season 10 Premiere
May 29, 2012
HGTV Design Star
HGTV
Season 7 Premiere
May 29, 2012
Masterchef
FOX
Season 3 Premiere
May 29, 2012
Dogs in the City
CBS
Series Premiere
May 30, 2012
Breaking Pointe
The CW
Series Premiere
May 31, 2012
Rizzoli & Isles
TNT
Season 3 Premiere
June 5, 2012
Franklin & Bash
TNT
Season 2 Premiere
June 5, 2012
True Blood
HBO
Season 5 Premiere
June 10, 2012
Glass House
ABC
Series Premiere
June 18, 2012
Weeds
SHO
Season 8 Premiere
July 1, 2012
Big Brother
CBS
Season 14 Premiere
July 12, 2012
Breaking Bad
AMC
Season 5 Premiere
July TBA
From the TV Almanac
Morty's TV Salutes These People Celebrating a Birthday Today:
Grace
Zabriskie is After making her major film debut in 1979's
Norma Rae, Zabriskie went on to appear in dozens of other works, including the 1981
miniseries East of Eden, 1981's The Private Eyes, as the nanny; as Paula's
mother in An Officer and A Gentleman She had a recurring role on Santa Barbara,
and on Twin Peaks.
William "Bill" Paxton is He gained popularity after starring roles in the
movies Apollo 13, Twister, Aliens, True Lies, and Titanic. Paxton also starred
in the HBO series Big Love.
Actor, stand-up comedian, and television host,
Robert Lane "Bob" Saget is
He is best known for his past roles in Full House and
America's Funniest Home Videos, Saget is known outside of television for his
starkly blue stand-up routine.
Jean Paige Turco is She is known for playing April O'Neil in Teenage Mutant
Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III.
Francis Harper is , known professionally as Hill Harper. Best known for his
portrayal of Dr. Sheldon Hawkes on the CBS drama television series CSI: NY.
Thom Filicia is Fillica is an interior designer, most famous for his role
as an interior design expert on the American television program Queer Eye for
the Straight Guy. He is also a co-author of a book based on the show.
Website
Sasha Alexander is She is known for several roles, including: Gretchen
Witter, the sister of Pacey Witter on Dawson's Creek; NCIS Special Agent Kate
Todd in the first two seasons of NCIS; as Lucy in Yes Man (2008); and as
Catherine in He's Just Not That Into You (2009). She currently stars as Medical
Examiner Maura Isles on Rizzoli and Isles.
Sendhil Ramamurthy is He is best known for the role he plays as geneticist
Mohinder Suresh in the NBC drama Heroes.
Greek actor, Kostas Sommer is In 2005, he appeared in the Hollywood film
Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo as the Greek gigolo Assapopoulos Mariolis.
Tahj Dayton Mowry is Mostly known for his role of T.J. Henderson on the
sitcom Smart Guy.
Nicole "Nikki" Houston Reed is She became known in 2003 for the film
Thirteen, that she co-wrote. Reed has since appeared in several films, including
Lords of Dogtown and Mini's First Time. She also portrays Rosalie Hale in
The
Twilight Saga.
Leven Alice Rambin is She is best known for playing look-a-like
half-sisters Lily Montgomery and Ava Benton on All My Children (2004–2008) and
her recurring roles in; Grey's Anatomy, Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles,
One Tree Hill and CSI: Miami.
Daniel Curtis Lee is He is best known in Nickelodeon's Ned's Declassified
School Survival Guide, in which he played the nerdy Simon Nelson-Cook. Lee has
also appeared in other television shows such as First Monday and The Shield, and
motion pictures such as Friday After Next. He recently starred in Zeke & Luther
as Kojo.
Gone, But Not Forgotten, They Were Born on This Date:
Maureen Paula O’Sullivan (17 May 1911 – 23 June 1998) was an Irish actress who
was considered Ireland's first film star. After several roles at other movie
studios, she was chosen to appear as Jane Parker in Tarzan the Ape Man opposite
co-star Johnny Weissmuller, with whom she had a brief affair during the early
1930s. Besides playing Jane, she was one of the more popular ingénues at MGM
throughout the 1930s. In all, O'Sullivan played Jane in six features between
1932 and 1942.
Dennis
Lee Hopper (May 17, 1936 – May 29, 2010) was an American actor, filmmaker and
artist. He appeared in two films featuring James Dean, Rebel Without a Cause
(1955) and Giant (1956). During the next 10 years, Hopper appeared frequently on
television in guest roles, and by the end of the 1960s had played supporting
roles in several films.
Jason Bernard (May 17, 1938 – October 16, 1996) was an American actor who
starred in movies and on television. His best known TV role was in the 1980s TV series
Cagney & Lacey as Inspector
Marquette from 1982–1983, Days of our Lives as Preston Wade in 1982, and a
recurring role in the first season of Night Court as Judge Willard. His big role
came in the 1983 hit NBC miniseries V as Caleb Taylor, Jason reprised his role
in the 1984 sequel V: The Final Battle.
Matthew McGrory (May 17, 1973 – August 9, 2005) was an American actor, known for
his great height. Due to his height, he was in demand to play roles in movies
cast as a giant – he did so in films such as Bubble Boy, Big Fish, House of 1000
Corpses and The Devil's Rejects and television shows including Malcolm in the
Middle, Charmed, and Carnivŕle. The Guinness Book of World Records also gave him
the title of the tallest actor, the largest toe, and having the world's largest
feet not caused by Elephantiasis – size 29˝. He was also a frequent guest on The
Howard Stern Show.
Website
Howard Ashman (May 17, 1950 – March 14, 1991) was an American playwright and
lyricist. He collaborated with Alan Menken on several films, notably animated
features for Disney, Ashman writing the lyrics and Menken composing the music.
Little Shop of Horrors, Little Mermaid, Beauty & the Beast.
Bob Merrill (May 17, 1921 – February 17, 1998) was an American
songwriter, theatrical composer, lyricist, and screenwriter.
Merrill was born Henry Merrill Levan. Following a stint with the Army during
World War II, he moved to Hollywood, where he worked as a dialogue director for
Columbia Pictures. One of his first major hits was the 1950 novelty song "If I Knew You Were Comin' I'd've Baked a Cake", co-written with Al Hoffman and Clem Watts. His three most famous songs were "(How Much Is) That
Doggie in the Window?", a hit for Patti Page , "Mambo Italiano"
recorded by Rosemary Clooney. He wrote
the scores to the musicals Funny Girl and Carnival.
Today in TV History:
In 1958, on the cover of TV Guide: "Danny Thomas
and TV Family".
In 1992, bandleader Lawrence Welk dies in Santa Monica, Calif., of
pneumonia at age 89. Known for his "champagne music" style, he hosted his own TV
show, which ran on ABC for 16 years and continued in syndication for 11 more.
His biggest pop hit came in 1961 when "Calcutta" topped Billboard's Hot 100 for
two weeks.
In 2004, Actor Tony Randall died in New York at age 84.
We're Known for Our Big Brother Coverage
[September
20, 2011 by Morty] Yes, I spent another summer watching the Big Brother
live feeds with 155 posters (we call them "Live Feed Updaters") to provide thousands of fans
with 24/7 coverage of what was going
on in the Big Brother House.
Judging from
the ratings, the fans loved Big Brother 13, and CBS has
renewed it for the summer of 2012. Now that
it's over, I want you to stay around. I always try to provide
links to stories about what the former houseguests do after getting out
of the house. In the past, their shenanigans haven't failed to
fulfill appetite for puerile gossip and scandals.
Salmon-Pasta Toss Betty Crocker Cookbook for Women shares a recipe! Salmon dinner, complete with veggies, can be on your dinner table in just 30 minutes.-Read More-
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Actor, stand-up comedian, and television host,
Scottish-born,
, a novel, and 
,
an autobiography.
Francis Harper is , known professionally as
Jason Bernard
(May 17, 1921 – February 17, 1998) was an American
songwriter, theatrical composer, lyricist, and screenwriter.
Merrill was born Henry Merrill Levan. Following a stint with the Army during
World War II, he moved to Hollywood, where he worked as a dialogue director for
Columbia Pictures. One of his first major hits was the 1950 novelty song "If I Knew You Were Comin' I'd've Baked a Cake", co-written with Al Hoffman and Clem Watts. His three most famous songs were "(How Much Is) That
Doggie in the Window?", a hit for Patti Page , "Mambo Italiano"
recorded by Rosemary Clooney. He wrote
the scores to the musicals Funny Girl and Carnival. 
In 1958, on the cover of TV Guide: "Danny Thomas
and TV Family". 
[September
20, 2011 by Morty] Yes, I spent another summer watching the Big Brother
live feeds with 155 posters (we call them "Live Feed Updaters") to provide thousands of fans
with 24/7 coverage of what was going
on in the Big Brother House. 
