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Discovery Cancels 'American Guns' After Sandy Hook Massacre

Kevin Fitzpatrick — Mon, 17 Dec 2012 18:35:20 +0000

Just days after the terrible tragedy of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shootings, the country, and even the world at large, faces an undeniable need to re-examine the role of gun control on the world stage. As with numerous tragedies in the past, much of the focus shifts to violence in media as depicted across film and television, which today faces one of its first casualties. Discovery has opted to pull the plug on its pro-firearm reality series 'American Guns.' But what will the reaction to the news bring?

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CNN Looking To Reality TV and Late-Night Talk Shows. Oh Joy.

Kevin Fitzpatrick — Mon, 13 Aug 2012 17:11:41 +0000

Understandably, all TV networks have to adapt to keep pace with a changing landscape. Just a few short years ago, we relied on The History Channel for educational programming rather than extra-terrestrial conspiracy theorists and original series, and now it seems that the notoriously stagnant CNN is looking to shake up its image in the coming years as well. Just what do they have in mind, and who might be the new face of the network?

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Here We Go Again — Bristol Palin to Star in Another Reality Show

Shauna Wright — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 19:05:31 +0000

Looks like the Palins aren’t out of the reality show business yet — eldest daughter Bristol has just inked a deal with Lifetime for a new 10-episode series called ‘Bristol Palin: Life’s A Tripp.’

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Computer Ties Man On Jeopardy [VIDEO]

Andree Valentine — Tue, 15 Feb 2011 14:30:09 +0000

Though technology has advanced tremendously in the last ten years, Monday night's 'Jeopardy' episode showed that computers won't be taking over the world --yet.

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