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Actor Charles 'Chip' Estern Before 'Nashville' [VIDEOS]

Leslie Morgan — Fri, 25 Jan 2013 21:02:44 +0000

If you are a fan of the music city drama ‘Nashville, ‘ then you know Charles Estern who plays Deacon, a tortured singer-songwriter. But did you know that once upon a time he wasn’t necessarily known for his rugged and sexy good looks but his sense of humor? Charles ‘Chip’ Estern has a long list [...]

2012 Emmy Awards: 'Modern Family' Takes Outstanding Comedy Series

Kevin Fitzpatrick — Mon, 24 Sep 2012 13:08:39 +0000

Well, isn’t that something.Â ‘Modern Family’ seems to have won itself an award.Â Did we not tell you that this show would likely come up again when it won the first award of the night, awarding Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series to Eric Stonestreet?Â Sigh.Â Well, if you’re a ‘Modern Family’ fan, congratulations!Â [...]

Lauren Alaina Returns To American Idol [VIDEO]

Leslie Morgan — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 16:45:35 +0000

Lauren Alaina came close to winning ‘American Idol‘ last season. But, WHO CARES, She’s doing JUST fine WITHOUT the title!! Last night she performed on Idol!! Let’s hope that, this season’s country faithful, Skylar Laine, was taking note. They are cut from the same hunk of cheese, and Skylar could follow the same career path, if she plays it right. Watch Lauren [...]

Garth Brooks Is Going Into The Country Music Hall Of Fame

Jon Prell — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 18:37:02 +0000

There are very few performers who can be known simply by their first name alone….Merle, Patsy, Conway, Elvis, Hank and Garth. Garth Brooks was just notified that he will be inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame later this year in the category of ‘Modern Era Artist’ and it’s about time. Garth’s record setting achievements are well [...]

Modern Family's 'Lily' Drops F-Bomb On Tonight's Episode Draws Criticism

Jon Prell — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 20:17:47 +0000

ABC TV's 'Modern Family' is one of the most popular shows on television right now, in fact, the show won a Golden Globe last Sunday night and won an Emmy Award last fall for best comedy. Tonight's episode, (if it airs), will be a groundbreaker in that, 'Lily', the adopted daughter of 'Cam' and 'Mitchell', will drop what appears to be the F-Bomb as she serves as a flower girl in a wedding.

Barbara Walters Insults Kardashians – To Their Face [Video]

Jon Prell — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 23:19:36 +0000

Barbara Walters is my new hero. During Walters’ recent interview with the Kardashians for her 18th annual ’10 Most Fascinating People’ special that aired last night, Walters said, “You are famous for being famous”. There was no sugarcoating either as Walters continued, “You don’t really act; you don’t sing; you don’t dance. You don’t have any [...]

Lady A To Perform On The Dancing With The Stars Finale

Leslie Morgan — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 18:10:08 +0000

Three finalists are left vieing for the disco ball trophy during next week’s ‘Dancing With the Stars’ finale, and Lady Antebellum will be there to see it all unfold. The country trio announced on their Twitter page that they’ll be performing.

Down Syndrome Student Scores Big Touchdown In His First Football Game [Video]

Jon Prell — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 19:12:33 +0000

Every bench warmer on every high school football team in America dreams of scoring just one touchdown before the playing days are over. That was the dream of Patrick Myshrall, a 17-year-old junior at his high school in Massachusetts who joined the football team without his parents’ knowledge and did what seemed to be the unthinkable. [...]

Brad And Carrie Gearing Up To Host CMA Awards Or Maybe Donnie And Marie [Video]

Jon Prell — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 10:16:59 +0000

The CMA Awards are coming to ABC on November 9th and will be hosted by Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood for the third year in a row. Paisley is a big fan of having as much fun as possible at whatever he is doing including the promos for the show. Brad won’t say too much [...]

Road Workers Return Lost Teddy Bear To Heartbroken Little Girl [Video]

Jon Prell — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 19:30:48 +0000

When you were a kid, you probably had a stuffed animal or some kind of toy that you would not part with for any reason or any amount of money. If you have kids or grandkids, you are probably intimately familiar with this scenario. Well, meet 6-year-old Justice Wadsworth of Washington state. Justice lost her teddy [...]

CMA Award Nominees Announced

Jon Prell — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 17:38:12 +0000

The nominees for the 45th annual CMA Awards were announced today in a couple of stages. Jason Aldean, Brad Paisley, Blake Shelton and Taylor Swift lead the way with five nominations each. This is particularly sweet for Aldean who is a first time nominee and one of his five nominations includes Entertainer of the Year. Brad [...]

All My Children And One Life To Live Get New Life On The Web

Jon Prell — Thu, 07 Jul 2011 19:02:57 +0000

Earlier this year it was announced that Long running soap operas ‘All My Children’ and ‘One Life To Live’ would be cancelled which sent shock waves through the legions of fans for the shows that have each been on the air more than 40 years. You can now breathe a big sigh of relief because [...]

Hoover Needs To Just Suck It Up

Jon Prell — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 17:58:23 +0000

It looks like vacuum maker Hoover is about to play dirty.

According to the Hollywood Reporter, Hoover plans to pull its ads from ABC following the network's decision to cancel two of its soap operas -- 'All My Children' and 'One Life to Live' -- last week.

VP of marketing Brian Kirkendall claims they will stop advertising on the network effective Friday, and that they're "making every attempt" to pull their spots from the soaps sooner.

ABC Ending 84 Years Of TV History

Eric Cornish — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 19:49:30 +0000

It's the end of an era: ABC announced today that it is canceling its long-running soap operas 'All My Children' and 'One Life to Live.'

According to the LA Times, 'All My Children' will end in Sept. 201