Friday, August 31, 2012

Around the Tubes - 8/31/12


I have gotten a plethora of cool press releases have been flooding my inbox recently that you may find interesting. This post will include blurbs on An Animal #$*% My Vacation, Adventures of the Wilderness Family, Mad Monster Party, Ghost Hunters, Dexter, The Wedding Band, Alaska State Troopers, Austin City Limits, Jamie Bendell, Annoying Orange, Dead Sara, Beanie Sigel, Ultimate Fighter, Hunting Season, The New Normal, and Beverly Hills Nannies.

- Nothing like a title like An Animal #$*% My Vacation to grab your attention. The first episode will feature a bear fighting a Prius, a randy dolphin, and a mass baboon ambush. Check out a clip over at the NatGeo website.

- The family classic Adventures of the Wilderness Family trilogy is finally getting a digital high definition make over for the first time. All three films will be available via Video on Demand this Tuesday with the first film in the series will also become available the same day.

- Also hitting DVD shelves next week is the timeless fan favorite Mad Monster Party starring Boris Karloff, Gale Garnett, and Phyllis Diller. Stock up now for your Halloween party.


- Ghost Hunters is returning for a new season next Wednesday at 9:00 on Syfy. Check out a sneak peak below:

A Serial Killer’s Revenge

You may have to wait another month to see Dexter on your television screen, but you can watch the animated webisode series Dexter Early Cuts right now on sho.com/earlycuts.

- Save the date: The new TBS show The Wedding Band will premiere Saturday, November 10 at 10:00.

- As for returning show, Alaska State Troopers will have a two hour special even Sunday October 7 at 8:00 followed by the season premiere at 10:00 on the National Geographic Channel.

- Then on October 6, Austin City Limits returns for its 38th season with Radiohead taking the stage for a rare full hour. Also slated for this season is Bon Iver (10/13), Bonnie Raitt with Mavis Staples (10/20), The Shins and Dr. Dog (10/27), The Civil Wars and the Punch Brotherws (11/3) and the Americana Music Festival (10/10).

- Jamie Bendell calls herself the “intellectual Colbie Caillat” and she just released her three song EP I'm Not Sorry Anymore and you can download the sweet new single Five Little Minutes for free. Take a listen and download below:



- You probably would not think Danny Trejo and cupcake at the same time , but the actor will be lending his voice to “Cupcake Leader” in Monday’s episode of Annoying Orange on the Cartoon Network.

Danny Trejo as a cupcake

- Dead Sara has hit the road with The Offspring kicking off their tour last night (Neon Trees are set to join next Thursday), and you can check out tour dates here.

- Poor Beanie Sigel, the guy is already going to prison (dude forgot to pay his taxes), and then he was arrested again during a traffic stop. But you can enjoy his incarceration of two years (maybe more after this week) with his new album This Time from the recently resurrected Ruffhouse Records.

- We are two weeks away from the new season of the Ultimate Fighter, September 14, at 9:00 on FX. The two hour special premiere will feature 16 elimination fights while bitter rivals former interim UFC heavyweight champion Shane Carwin and top contender and previous TUF™ winner Roy Nelson will serve as coaches.

- “Hunting Season is a new web series based on the funny and painfully truthful blog of Alex, a single gay 20-something in Manhattan, a smart and successful blogger at Gawker by day who turns the spotlight on himself and his friends when he starts anonymously writing about his social (and sex) life.” You can head over to HuntingSeason.tv September 12 when the first three episodes will debut with new episodes debuting every Wednesdays until 10/17. Check out the trailer below:


- For those that want to watch The New Normal early (or at all if you live in Utah), you can head over to NBC.com to watch the first episode in its entirety.

- Beverly Hills Nannies may only have two episodes left (and a reunion special) but if you need more from the show, you can download the Beverly Hills Nannies Digital Magazine on iTunes.

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