Clint Eastwood is a Hollywood megastar and now his family is opening their home to America when E! brings us their new reality series Mrs. Eastwood & Company on May 20 at 10/9c!
This 10 episode half-hour series will introduce us to the unconventional Eastwood family, following Dina Eastwood, the wife of the film legend, their 18-year-old and 15-year-old daughters Francesca and Morgan and the all-male six member vocal group from South Africa called “Overtone” that Mrs. Eastwood serves as mentor, manager and mother to.
“Nothing is more important to me than family – no matter how you define that,” said Dina Eastwood. “People might be surprised by how we live our lives and our unconventional approach, and I also believe that it’s hard not to fall in love with my band, ‘Overtone.’”
“I’m really proud of my family,” adds Clint Eastwood. “They are a constant source of inspiration and entertainment.”
In their Carmel, CA home, Dina and company prove that not every Hollywood family has to adopt a Hollywood lifestyle… instead, they can adopt a South African boy band! Check out a sneak peek of what to expect below:
Series Premiere of Mrs. Eastwood & Company airs May 20 at 10/9c on E!
The Top 3 will get to go home for the coveted Hometown Hero visits, and the 4th will just get to go home. And who wouldn’t rather have the parade and adoring fans?
Group sing…awkward group sing…of California Dreamin‘. What’s with the faux red carpet and people behind the velvet ropes and stanchions? Nothing can redeem a lame group sing. Not even the Ford Music Video. Yawn. And behind the scenes footage of the video. Double yawn.
On to the results. First up is Phillip, with critique by Jimmy Iovine. Jimmy said that when Phillip changed up the arrangement of Have You Ever Seen The Rain to include a sax rather than acoustic guitar, it was the beginning of finding his own identity. His Volcano finally delivered on the promise of what they’ve been looking for. Phillip said it’s been a long journey to get to this point, and he feels really blessed. Back to the couch.
By the way, there were almost 70 million votes; 10 million more than last week.
Hollie is next. Oh, we’re going in the order they performed last night. Clever. Jimmy thought that Hollie’s tendency to over-sing actually worked to her benefit when she sang Faithfully. Jimmy decided not to push anyone with their personal song choice, and thought she understood the core of the Bonnie Raitt song. She didn’t, so she crashed and burned. Back to the couch.
Season 7 winner David Cook debuted his new single The Last Song I’ll Write For You.
Joshua was up next, and Jimmy said he had had the opportunity to show a different side, and should have kept the Josh Groban song simple. The gospel trick didn’t work on You Raise Me Up. The James Brown song was magical though, and captivating. Back to the couch.
Jimmy thought Jessica impersonated an older jazz singer with the Etta James song, and relied on the growl she’s been using since she was 5 years old once again. She used her artillery in all the right places during the Dreamgirls song, and murdered it. Back to the couch.
J-Lo performed Dance Again. (Note to X-tina: this is how a bodysuit is supposed to look).
Ryan asked Steven how he’s seen Phillip evolve. Steven said he’s seen him go from “I Don’t Care” to finding himself and not caring. Yeah, Steven, I think he always knew who he was…you all just had to come around and accept it. J-Lo remembers Hollie’s tear-filled first audition, and is happy to see her now. Randy said that Joshua had mad potential when he first auditioned, and has grown leaps and bounds since then. Jessica’s trick is apparently good singing.
Results:
Jessica: Top 3 Joshua: Top 3
Dramatic pause and commercial break.
Phillip: Top 3 Buh-bye Hollie. She opted for The Climb as her farewell song, and hugged each of the 3 while Joshua and Jessica cried. Stepford Hollie remained dry-eyed.
Cougar Town fans, rejoice! While Cougar Town may have been on the cancellation bubble over at ABC, the “cul de sac crew” is not saying goodbye this year, they’re just moving to a different neighborhood!
TBS, known for its always funny and increasingly original programming has ordered a fourth season of the acclaimed sitcom, to begin airing in early 2013. TBS has also garnered the encore rights to Cougar Town’s first three seasons of 61 episodes that originally aired on ABC.
“Cougar Town is a smart, whimsical sitcom that draws its humor from likable, relatable characters” said Michael Wright, president, head of programming for TBS, TNT and Turner Classic Movies (TCM). “We are thrilled to have Cougar Town moving to the TBS neighborhood as the network continues to expand its slate of original comedy series.”
Need to catch up or start tuning in? There won’t be a better time than when TBS starts up their Cougar Town encores. Here’s what you need to know to get started. The lovely Courteney Cox stars as Jules Cobb, a recently divorced mom struggling with the challenges and pitfalls that come with a new chapter in life. With a group of friends played by actors Brian Van Holt, Christa Miller, Ian Gomez, Josh Hopkins and Busy Philipps and Dan Byrd starring as Jules’ college-student son, there is never a short supply of laughter!
The announcement of Cougar Town moving to TBS makes it one of many new series TBS is adding to its line-up. This summer we’ll see the premieres of Men at Work and Sullivan & Son and later this year, the debut of the new series Wedding Band.
When TAPS co-lead investigator Grant Wilson announced his impending departure from the team and Syfy’s Ghost Hunters in the winter finale, millions of fans poured in to watch. Now, the time has finally come for Grant to say that final goodbye on next week’s episode… but not without one final investigation.
The episode entitled “Please Sign the Ghost Book” will not only look back at Grant’s most memorable moments over the past eight seasons, but it will also feature his very last investigation at the Spalding Inn in Whitefield, NH.
We don’t want to give away too much from his final investigation, but we can share with you one of his best moments – all the way back in the first episode(!) when he consoles Brenda after hearing some shocking EVPs. Reminisce here:
We also have some preview pictures to show you taken on Grant’s last day with the team. Hopefully this will help tide you over until May 16 where we will have to say one last goodbye to a man we’ve all come to love throughout the many adventures we’ve gotten to share alongside the TAPS team.
Don’t miss Grant’s last episode on Ghost Hunters airing
Wednesday, May 16, at 9 PM on Syfy.
Everyone loves a good Lifetime movie, don’t we? They hook us in and keep us on our couches for much longer than we likely intended. Well, get ready for another evening on the couch, then, because Lifetime is set to premiere their latest film, Shadow of Fear, Monday, May 28 at 8 PM.
The movie will tell the story of when a new boy is employed to work in a coffee shop and turned out to be a schizophrenic who refuses to take his medication, making the life of the popular young waitress who works there a misery.
Admit it, it sounds like something certainly worth tuning in for! And with a cast featuring the likes of Blue Bloods’ Will Estes, The Mentalist’s Amanda Righetti, L.A. Law’s Harry Hamlin, CSI’s Eric Szmanda and 7th Heaven’s Catherine Hicks, there is really no reason not to tune in!
Shadow of Fear Premieres Monday, May 28, at 8 PM on Lifetime.
Tonight’s show will be split into two rounds. The first, California Dreaming, will feature songs from artists that are from California, or songs that are about California. The second round will feature songs that the contestants wish that they had written, aka, songs that personally inspire them.
Oh, yeah. Don’t forget the inevitable clips of each of the four’s journey to get here. They have to fill 2 hours of broadcasting, you know. And duets. And a group sing.
Leading off is Phillip Phillips, with CCR’s Have You Ever Seen The Rain? Let me start by saying that I absolutely love this song, so it pleased me to see him drop the guitar, use the melody, and still make it his own. Definitely a different vibe without his guitar, too.
Steven said that he’s the proof that the road to success is under construction. Huh? J-Lo liked the Joe Cocker quality he brought to the song, and thought that he was perfect for it. Randy thought it started a little rough, until he smiled and got into the fun of it, and that it was perfect from that point on.
Hollie Cavanaugh took on Journey’s Faithfully. This was a good song choice for her, and she seemed to find an emotional connection for once. Of course, it turns out that she had to have the meaning of the song explained to her. Sad.
Steven has enjoyed watching her blossom and her creativity come around. He thought her song choice was over the top and beautiful. J-Lo was verklempt, either by the song or the video clips. She admitted to being emotional about watching Hollie grow, and thought it was very beautiful. Randy thought that she was peaking at the right time in the competition, and that she was right in the zone. Blah blah Steven Perry, playing the song countless times when he was with Journey, blah blah. (We hear this any time someone does a Journey song).
Joshua Ledet sang Josh Groban’s You Raise Me Up. The only thing they have in common is their first names. I didn’t think Joshua’s voice suited this song at all, and vice versa. Of course, any excuse to bring out a choir. (And I couldn’t help but compare this to Chris Mann slaying the same song on The Voice. But I digress).
Steven thought he sang his little tush off. J-Lo thought the competition would be getting interesting now, and loved the drama of the raised platform. Randy was extremely happy that he auditioned again this year, and said he was an amazing artist with a great career ahead of him.
Jessica Sanchez sang Steal Away by Etta James. Yhis song was waaaaaayyyyy too old for her. As usual. I didn’t like it.
Steven loved it (of course he did), and thought that she had nailed it. He liked that she showed the other side of her voice. J-Lo thought it was crazy. Randy loved the vibe of blues/soul at 16.
Duet time, with Phillip and Joshua singing Maroon 5′s This Love. They seemed much more comfortable with their duet this week, and seemed to have fun. And I had fun watching Joshua try to be convincing with the lyrics. Try. Phillip had no problem on that score.
Steven thought it was the perfect song for them, J-Lo thought it was the perfect song given how different they are, and Randy thought they sounded amazing.
Next duet, with Hollie and Jessica on swings singing The Bangles EternalFlame. Note to both: beautiful ballad, age appropriate. I thought it was a good choice that suited both their voices.
Randy thought it was strange, and he didn’t like it, saying they didn’t get the best of either one. J-Lo thought it showed the sweetness and power of both. Steven said they weren’t as good as the guys.
Group sing time, with Foreigner’s Waiting For a Girl Like You. Love the song, hate group sings.
Round Two started with Ryan asking Phillip about his health. Phillip said he’s doing OK. Phillip sang Volcano by Damien Rice. WOW!!!!! I love this guy. It was a beautiful, tender song, accompanied by a cello and a singer. Simple, beautiful, perfection. Sigh.
Steven said he heard the musician, and thought his voice and character were beautiful. And it was beautiful. J-Lo said that very few people could have pulled that off on this type of show, and that it was one of the most beautiful, poignant moments she had ever seen. Randy said that dude, this is what it’s all about. He thought it was amazing, and one of his best performances all season.
Hollie sang Bonnie Raitt’s I Can’t Make You Love Me. And I didn’t. (Wait…deja vu. I had the same comment when this was performed on another show). I just wasn’t feeling it, and I don’t think she did either; back to Stepford Hollie.
Steven thought it felt a little short of the dynamic range. Just say boring, Steven. J-Lo said it’s hard to interpret a heartbreak song if you haven’t felt it, and that it didn’t happen. Randy thought it was a great song, but didn’t suit her voice, and she had no “moments”. He thought it was the wrong choice at the wrong time. Ouch all around!
Joshua sang James Brown’s It’s a Man’s Man’s Man’s World. This was a good choice for him, but honestly, I’ve heard it performed better. And recently, on another show. By a woman.
Standing ovation from the judges. Please tell me they were just stretching their legs. Steven said that no man or woman has ever sung it with that compassion ever. J-Lo thought it was sickening, and that everyone had thought they had heard everything that Joshua could do, and they were wrong. Randy thought he had delivered tonight, and gave one of the best performances on any singing show.
OK, I feel compelled to interject here. I think Joshua is a one-note wonder. He screeches, and is most comfortable surrounded by a choir. They give him standing ovation after standing ovation, but that’s easy when he follows Stepford Hollie, who is beautiful, but emotionally- challenged in her songs. And where is Phillip’s standing ovation? They heap him with praise (well-deserved), but won’t stand for him. And kids, except for Phillip, these are the songs that inspire you? Really? OK, enough with the rant.
Jessica closed out the show with Jennifer Holliday’s And I’m Telling You I’mNot Leaving. I guess she told us. This song was in her element, or wheelhouse. Whatever.
Another standing ovation. Steven said it was another winning performance, just over the top. He congratulated her on getting out of herself. J-Lo thought it was crazy, and had nothing to say, other than her vocal ability is not something you see all the time. (Yes, she can sing. But she is NOT a dynamic PERFORMER!) Randy said she was really in it to win it, along with Joshua and Phillip (poor Hollie). He thought she slayed it.
At this point, it’s anybody’s guess, but I would say we’ll be saying good-bye to Hollie.
To celebrate the seventh season of Futurama, premiering Wednesday, June 20 at 10 PM, Comedy Central launched a countdown at the beginning of May that is to feature 50 days of exclusive content.
The Countdown to Futurama will run for 50 consecutive days, leading right up to the premiere, and will provide fans with exclusive content including preview clips, character designs, episode stills, story boards and more each day! Futurama’s Facebook page is where you can find all the goodies, so be sure to “like” the page and get your own countdown going. T-minus 42 days now!
But that’s not all! Starting this past Monday, Comedy Central Digital will feature one podcast a week – seven in total – which will include a week’s worth of “Countdown to Futurama” content within each one. Hosted by Executive Producer David X. Cohen, who will be joined by a rotating cast of other Futurama writers and producers, this all-new feature will provide viewers with inside commentary on each piece of exclusive content along with a first look at images from upcoming episodes and more! The Futurama weekly podcasts will only be available on iTunes.
Season Premiere of Futurama airs Wednesday, June 20 at 10 PM on Comedy Central.
Amidst Housewives and house flippers, Bravo has always saved a little room for food. With Top Chef as one of their fan favorite series, it’s about time they got around to adding another culinary competition to the network! Tonight at 10, we’ll be introduced to the latest competition show that we’re bound to be sucked into: Around the World in 80 Plates.
Hosted by chefs and food experts Curtis Stone and Cat Cora – really, need we say more to entice you to watch? – this culinary competition is taken to the next level as 12 chefs travel across 10 countries in 40 days and test their skills and determination.
In each episode, the contestants will travel to a different international city where they will learn the local customs, cultures and cuisines as they participate in a gauntlet of culinary challenges. Ultimately, they will face-off in a kitchen takeover where they will not only recreate, but reinvent the menus for world-renowned restaurants and their demanding owners.
And as we see in the promo below, it doesn’t matter what country you’re in… there’s going to be some high drama and intense heat in the kitchen. And if you can’t take that, well, you know what they say. Get out of the kitchen!
Tonight, the series kicks off with the first stop in London, where the contestants not only learn about regional food, but participate in a pub crawl as well. Oh, and, again, there will be Curtis Stone and Cat Cora. Reason enough to check out this delectable premiere.
Series Premiere of Around the World in 80 Plates airs tonight, May 9 at 10 PM on Bravo.
Dating games seem to be the trend for the summer (like NBC‘s Ready for Love) and now FOX will have two of them to add to your weekly line-up. We’ve already told you about Take Me Out, but now we’ll also have a new celebrity dating game show, The Choice, coming our way June 7.
The Choice, hosted by Cat Deeley, is a dating series with a twist… or should we say a spin? Just check out the promo to see what we mean:
It’s a bit strange to see something with such a similar outline to The Voice – four celebrities, blind auditions and spinning chairs – and rhyming name, but we admit, our curiosity is peaked and we’ll certainly be tuning in this summer.
In an attempt to show that love is really blind and that you shouldn’t judge a book by its cover, each episode will begin with four of the world’s most eligible bachelors sitting in rotating chairs, turning their backs on love and unable to see the sexy singles looking for a date with fame.
But we don’t have to wait to see who’ll be spinning around in those chairs! The list of celebrity bachelors is varied and promising, leaving us wondering where we were when they were doing casting calls.
Over the course of five episodes we’ll see eligible celebrities like musician Joe Jonas, model Tyson Beckford, actor Dean Cain, chef Rocco DiSpirito, Jersey Shore members Pauly D and Mike “The Situation” Sorrentino, American Idol winner Taylor Hicks, reality TV star Rob Kardashian, as well as other names of note like Romeo, Parker Young, Jeremy Bloom, Mike Catherwood, Jason Cook, Rob Grownkowski, Steven Lopez, Finesse Mitchell, Warren Sapp, Ndamukong Suh, Seth Wescott and Dr. Robert Nettles (who apparently is still single since the last time we saw him on Millionaire Matchmaker. If you remember him, this fact, then, probably comes as no surprise.)
For a new show right at the start, the celebrity list is fairly impressive. If you don’t know some of the names, just google them. You’ll probably recognize more than you expect.
But the bachelors aren’t the only ones who’ll be looking for love – or a really good date – this summer. There will also be a special sixth episode where some of the most famous bachelorettes will have their chance to get heads spinning when they sit in the hot seat and look for a good match of their own. Those ladies are actress Carmen Electra, model Hope Dworaczyk, Miss USA 2010 Rima Fakih and performer Sophie Monk.
In the initial “Blind Round,” each celebrity can only use his (or her) suitors’ voices and the information they share about their life, passions, turn-ons and turn-offs, to help him make the choice. If the celeb bachelor likes what he hears, he’ll pull his “love handle,” spinning his chair around to bring him face-to-face for the first time with his potential date. But if more than one guy pulls the handle, they’ll have to battle each other for her affection until the lady gets the choice to pick whose dating pool she wants to swim in.
The “Blind Round” ends when each bachelor has his three ladies and continues with the “Speed Choice” round, where each woman has only seconds to convince her leading man to sweep her off her feet to the final round.
In the final round, love is on the line when host Cat Deeley poses a challenge question to each of the team’s final two. Based on their answers, the celebrities must then make the choice between each of their two remaining ladies, whisking one away on a dream date and leaving the other in no man’s land.
We’ll be tuning in to see the hilarity that is sure to ensue on both ends of the match… or at least see what types these celebrities go for, will you?
Series Premiere of The Choice debuts Thursday, June 7 at 9 PM on FOX.
Getting back to nature… going off the grid… searching for a more truthful existence… however you describe it, the “simple life” is not so simple. And we’ll see this in full form when the new series from History called Mountain Men premieres Thursday, May 31, at 10 PM ET.
This new 8-part series follows three men who are the last of their kind, Eustace Conway, Tom Oar and Marty Meierotto, who have chosen the wilderness life as they race against time to obtain the food and supplies they’ll need to make it through the brutal winter months ahead.
For more than 25 years, Eustace Conway has lived off the land deep in Daniel Boone country at the western edge of North Carolina’s Blue Ridge Mountains. In this unspoiled wilderness, dangers like mudslides, falling trees, ravaging weather and hungry bears are a fact of life. He does his own lumbering, tanning, and blacksmithing, subsisting solely on what he can grow, fish or hunt.
Ancient survival skills can mean the difference between life and death in the wild. It takes a whole year for Tom Oar to prepare for the seven-month-long winters on the Yaak River in Montana, about 100 miles from the nearest town. He needs to chop some 700 square feet of wood to heat his home and find enough food to last the long, unrelenting winter. All the while, he must keep a vigilant eye out for aggressive grizzlies, mountain lions, and wolves.
Meanwhile, up in the northern range of Alaska, Marty Meierotto is piloting his bush plane in search of animal pelts to make a living. But staying alive is a full-time job. As the days grow shorter and shorter, he must cut and gather enough wood to survive, in complete isolation, an Arctic winter that can reach 60 degrees below zero. He’ll live off mountain sheep and caribou – if the wolves and bears don’t get him first.
As the last of their kind, these true American originals represent something we certainly don’t see in our everyday lives which will surely prove for an insightful and enlightening watch – even if we’re not living “the simple life” ourselves.
Series Premiere of Mountain Men debuts Thursday, May 31 at 10 PM on HISTORY.