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Tweens have taken over the world. In case you don’t believe me, take a look at Clue on the Hub. Where there were once characters of, let’s say, advanced age in the board game of Clue, there are now Tween sleuths as the iconic game characters. The mini-series begins on November 14th and my kids [...]
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Have you seen Our America with Lisa Ling on OWN? It’s a phenomenal show, in its second season and pulling no punches. Nowhere else are you seeing the kinds of subject matter she’s dealing with in such a straightforward, non-sensational way. The first few episodes of this season include Amateur Porn, the story of regular [...]
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Tween girls will love this: Strawberry Shortcake has a new gal pal: Cherry Jam! She’s the newest character to join the world of Berry Bitty City. And she’s a rock star. Literally. Cherry Jam is described as a “mega-singing star” who comes to the world of Strawberry Shortcake and her friends to be appreciated for [...]
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Pumpkinhead is the newest episode from R.L. Stine’s The Haunting Hour: The Series on The Hub. It premieres this Saturday, October 29th, guest stars Frankie Jonas – and if you’re not careful, it may scare the pants off you. Frankie Jonas, younger sibling of the famous singing Jonas Brothers, guest stars in this episode as [...]
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Ken Burns has made the definitive documentary about Prohibition in America and it will air on PBS starting this Sunday, October 2nd. And I have decided that even though October 2nd, 3rd and 4th are school nights, we ought to play a drinking game during the show. I mean, come on, it’s so obvious, right? [...]
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Well, of course, Family Game Night never really left. We have game night at my house and it’s always a big hit. (We love Uno.) But Family Game Night the show is back on the Hub network as of tomorrow – with new families competing to win over $500,000 in total prizes this season. I [...]
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My kids and I were invited to the set of Hole In The Wall, a funny family game show on Cartoon Network. We had a great time, got to meet Teck Holmes, the host of the show, and got to watch them tape an episode. We have renewed respect for game show audiences everywhere since [...]
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If you’re like me and have a kid who loves PBS’ Dinosaur Train, I hope you’ll enter this contest for tickets to attend the National Train Day Celebration at the Los Angeles Live Steamers Railroad Museum on May 7, 2011. PBS SoCal and The Jim Henson Company will host this afternoon of activities that will [...]
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I had never seen any of the Real Housewife shows before last night. Blame it on my lack of cable TV (and possibly some foresight), but I had missed the whole phenom up until now. Of course I’ve seen People Magazine and TMZ – don’t get me wrong: I knew that the shows existed and [...]
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To kick off its move to Wednesday nights, NOVA debuted part 1 of the 4-part series Making Stuff with David Pogue last week. The first episode was all about trying to create the strongest man-made thing and there were segments concerning spider silk and genetically-modified goat’s milk (you’ll have to watch the show to get [...]