Friday, January 28, 2011

Around the Tubes - 1/28/11


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 Ultimate Factories, Restrepo, Still Bill, Mega Python vs. Gatoroid, Life After Film School, Lizzie Olsen, Operation Repo, One Born Every Minute, Discover and Travel Channel DVD's, and Archer.

- Car fanatics will want to turn into the National Geographic Channel next Thursday at 10:00 for the new series Ultimate Factories. The first episode will follow the making of the making of Dodge Challenger in the first episode and will later feature Maserati, Mercedez-Benz, Dodge Viper, and Bentley. Check out a preview below:

The Paint Shop


- In other National Geographic Channel news, for those that missed it when it originally ran, the channel is re-airing the now Oscar nominated documentary Restrepo Wednesday at 8:00. You can also go back and read my original Preview of Restrepo.

- One of my personal favorite soul singers of all-time, Bill Withers is getting a documentary treatment on Showtime next month. Next Friday on Showtime, tune into Still Bill will feature concert footage and interviews with music legends, peers, family and his closest friends.

- After all the hype, what may be the greatest movie ever (or the least greatest ever made for basic cable movie) premieres tomorrow. Of course I am referring to Tiffany / Debby Gibson showdown, Mega Python vs. Gatoroid. Below is a preview of the throw down between the former teen idols.



- This Sunday Justified executive producer and showrunner Graham Yost will be the guest on Fox Movie Channel’s Life After Film School. And do not forget Justified returns for its second season Wednesday, February 9.

- Who better to cover the Sundance Film Festival than the Sundance Channel? Below is an interview with Lizzie Olsen, star of Sundance films Martha Marcy May Marlene and Silent House (and, yes, she is the sister of Mary-Kate and Ashley).



- If you enjoy TruTV’s Operation Repo you will want to head over to Facebook to like the show because if they reach 500,000 “likes” by the end of the season in April, truTV will create and present a bonus, full-length, fans-only episode on the Operation Repo Facebook fan page.

- Lifetime has a new series premiering next week. One Born Every Minute takes an in-depth look at life inside the maternity ward at Riverside Methodist Hospital in Columbus, Ohio. Here is a promo of the show that will air eight episodes Tuesdays at 10:00.

One Born Every Minute Trailer


- Discovery Communications has a couple DVD’s hitting shelves next month including Eyewitness to Jesus, out 2/8, which follows Matthew D’Ancona of Magdelena College in Oxford on his journey from Egypt to the Holy Land in search of evidence that can prove this papyrus was, in fact, written during the life and times of Jesus. Then Speed of Life, out 2/1, exposes life invisible to the naked eye by using modern technology to manipulate time, light, and size to reveal the hidden splendor of nature.

- Travel Channel is also releasing some DVD’s of their own including Bizarre Foods With Andrew Zimmern Collection 4/Part 2 and Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations, both out now.

- Just in time for Archer’s return yesterday, Pandora has created a Archer Horizontal Mambo Mix.

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