Category: TV
New American Gladiators Season 2 Tapings/Tickets
Season 2 of the new American Gladiators is coming in May and tapings begin on Tuesday, April 8th.
This time around, it’s being treated more appropriately as a sporting event, rather than a studio TV show, as AG will be shot at the Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena.
From 1iota.com:
IF YOU GET FREE TICKETS THRU 1IOTA.COM, YOU WILL BE SEATED IN THE V.I.P. SECTION OF THE AUDIENCE. THE BEST SEATS IN THE HOUSE AND A SPECIAL V.I.P. ENTRANCE
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Doors open at 4:00pm and close at 5:00pm. Early arrival is recommended. Should you arrive before the doors are scheduled to open, please be aware that you will wait outside until check-in begins.
Taping dates are as follows:
April 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 15, 16, 21, 22, 23, 25, 26, 27, 29, & 30
May 1, 3, 4, & 6
I wanted to attend last season’s tapings, and was in the LA area at the time with tickets, but ended up not going due to horror stories about slow, boring tapings with very little action. This time around, tapings will still be 4-5 hours long, but it seems like they’ll be better equipped to ensure audience members enjoy their time.
TweetMiley Cyrus gets a wax figure at Madame Tussauds
From canoe.ca:
TweetMadame Tussauds New York unveiled a wax figure of the wildly popular teen actress-singer on Thursday amid such likenesses as Depp, Leonardo DiCaprio, David Wright, Rachael Ray and Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton.
The smiling wax Miley — aka Hannah Montana — is featured in skinny black jeans, a blue and gold silk top, open-toed shoes and, of course, long flowing hair.
The flock of young fans was not deterred by the fact that she’s faux.
Said Emma Brick: “I’ve seen every episode of hers and she has so much personality. . . . It is almost the spitting image of her. It is so exciting.â€
Kids In the Hall on Tour!
If you’re like me, you grew up watching the Kids in the Hall on TV. Great sketch comedy… a bit on the mature side sometimes, but hilarious nonetheless. Well now, the “kids” are grown up but I would imagine are as funny as ever and are on a United States tour.
They’re coming to Orlando on May 22nd and I just may have to go. Tickets go on sale this Saturday. Anyone else planning on going?
TweetTechnology downgrade? BrightHouse 8300HDC
I’ve been using a DVR (digital video recorder… like Tivo) for a couple of years now and love it. The model I have been using is an 8300HD, provided to me by my able company, BrightHouse Networks. While it may have a few quirks, it reliably does everything I want it to do with little difficulty. I can view TV listings, record single shows, set up series recordings, all in both standard definition and HD.
So, when I purchased a second HDTV and moved my old one to the bedroom, I felt like it was time to get a second DVR for the house. What I got, however, was a nightmare. Instead of giving me the 8300HD, a BrightHouse rep handed me the 8300HDC, a newer model. At first, I thought this was a good thing… new version, must be upgraded. No. Definitely not. In fact, it’s a major downgrade.
The new model is slow, unresponsive, randomly freezes, takes over 10 minutes to reboot, and often does not record what I want it to. It also is MISSING features that were previously available… features that are vital to a successful DVR.
One such feature is the complete lack of priority when it comes to setting up series recordings. Both boxes have 2 tuners and can record 2 programs at the same time. If I have it set up to record three different shows that are all on at the same time, the 8300HD would choose which 2 to record based on its priority list, which is set by me. The 8300HDC, however, has no priority list, so it seems to randomly select which 2 of the 3 to record. I have no control over it. So, I’ve had to cancel all conflicting shows to ensure that only the ones I absolutely want are recorded.
Occasionally, I’ll turn on the TV in the bedroom and find that the 8300HDC has completely forgotten how to tune in to channels and thus has not recorded anything since the last time I turned it on. Somehow I feel like that defeats the point of having a DVR.
So.. what’s my point here? First, if you have an 8300HD with BrightHouse, hang onto it. Guard it with your life. You won’t get another one if something happens to it. Second, if anyone out there works for BrightHouse or knows how I can replace my terrible 8300HDC with an 8300HD, please let me know. I’d love to get rid of this terrible piece of technology.
And please, don’t tell me to switch to DirecTV, Tivo, or Dish Network. Trust me, I’m already considering it.
TweetNBC’s ‘Las Vegas’ Cancelled.
From imdb.com:
Although the last “all new” episode of NBC’s Las Vegas ended with the words “to be continued,” the storyline won’t be. After receiving word that the network had canceled the series, its creator, Gary Scott Thompson, told TV Guide Online: “We were probably the first victim of the strike. The strike did us in. We had three more episodes to shoot for the season, which we didn’t get done. And the ‘To be continued…’ was actually supposed to be the first part of a two-parter. But that’s as far as we got.” Thompson said that he had warned his writers, “If there’s a strike, it’s going to be shows like ours that get hurt the most.” (He was presumably referring to shows with mediocre ratings.) He said that after the strike ended, he had hoped that he would at least have been allowed “to wrap it up and make it satisfying for all the fans, and, in some ways, give ourselves an incredible curtain call with all the major characters.”
I watched this show religiously since its first episode and while it has definitely had its ups and downs in quality, I’m upset to hear that we won’t be seeing more of it. A grand finale show would be nice.
Now the question is what will NBC do with their elaborate Montecito casino floor set that they seem to use in every other show they own (Heroes, Knight Rider, etc)
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