Jim Henson’s Turkey Hollow — Tonight on Lifetime!

Posted on November 21, 2015 at 8:00 am

Lisa Henson, CEO of The Jim Henson Company and daughter of Jim Henson, discovered an unproduced script by her father, a Thanksgiving story. Tonight, it premieres on Lifetime. “Turkey Hollow is an unproduced gem from our Company’s archives. I have fond memories from my childhood of my father planning and developing this production. He was delighted by the idea of magical creatures living in the woods and was excited to portray them in a more realistic way than his other well-known puppet characters,” she said.

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Shining a Light — A Concert and Conversation About Race, Tonight on Television

Posted on November 20, 2015 at 8:00 am

Tonight six television networks join together for Shining a Light: A Concert for Progress on Race in America.

Campus unrest over bigotry and complaints about racism in law enforcement demonstrate the urgency of constructive engagement on race. It is part of an initiative from A+E Networks, iHeartMedia and United Way. They have joined forces to launch Shining a Light, “a multi-platform initiative designed to promote real progress on race in America, following the Emanuel AME Church tragedy and inspired by the reaction of the family members and Charleston community. The program is designed to inspire others to go beyond short-lived, symbolic gestures and to explore the uncomfortable truth about the racial inequity and bias in our country and to help individuals and organizations that are working to make progress on issues of race.”

The concert will include Pink, Pharrell Williams, Ed Sheeran, Bruce Springsteen, Sia, Jamie Foxx, Jill Scott, and Sting.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KMCg6MwcOSk

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Now on DVD: The Great American Dream Machine

Posted on November 18, 2015 at 8:00 am

Between the anarchic comedy of “Rowen and Martin’s Laugh-In” and sketch comedy powerhouse “Saturday Night Live” was the outrageously funny PBS series The Great American Dream Machine from 1971-73. It was hosted by humorist and commentator Marshall Efron and featured Chevy Chase, Albert Brooks, and Andy Rooney, and it featured sketches, short films, and political commentary.

This classic show is now available on DVD and I am delighted to have one to give away. Send me an email at moviemom@moviemom.com with American in the subject line and tell me your favorite PBS series. Don’t forget your address! (US addresses only) I’ll pick a winner at random on November 30, 2015.

New Online Comedy Channel from NBCUniversal

Posted on October 20, 2015 at 8:00 am

NBCUniversal is starting a new streaming comedy channel called Seeso for $3.99 a month. According to Variety, it will include

40 years of “SNL,” including day-after-air episodes; “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon”; “Late Night with Seth Meyers”; “Parks and Recreation”; “30 Rock”; both the U.K. and U.S. versions of “The Office”; “The Kids in the Hall”; and “Saved by the Bell.”

Seeso expects to produce about 20 original series in the first year of operation, Shapiro said. Among the first: “The UCB Show” featuring Amy Poehler and other Upright Citizens Brigade troupe founders Matt Walsh, Ian Roberts and Matt Besser; an animated series from “Community” creator Dan Harmon, dubbed “HarmonQuest”; and a standup series from Wyatt Cenac (“The Daily Show with Jon Stewart”).

Other Seeso originals on deck: reality show spoof “Bajillion Dollar Propertie$” from executive producers Scott Aukerman, Ben Garant, Tom Lennon and Kulap Vilaysack; workplace comedy “Thingstarter,” and dating game improv show “Dave & Ethan: Lovemakers,” both from Broadway Video’s Above Average Productions; standup series “Take My Wife” from creators and hosts Cameron Esposito and Rhea Butcher; travel show parody “Hidden America with Johan Ray”; comedy series “Live From The Barrel House” and “The Comedy Show Show” from Rooftop Comedy; “Sammy J & Randy in Ricketts Lane,” a musical comedy about two mismatched housemates, one a human and the other a puppet; and dark family comedy “Flowers,” starring Julian Barratt and Olivia Colman.

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Mr. Peabody to Appear on Jeopardy!

Posted on October 8, 2015 at 4:35 pm

Everyone’s favorite educated canine appears tonight on Jeopardy to match his matchless historical knowledge against the contestants. He will be the first dog to host an entire category.

“The Mr. Peabody & Sherman Show” premieres on October 9th, 2015 exclusively on Netflix. Set in their swanky penthouse apartment atop beautiful Templeton Tower, Mr. Peabody and Sherman take late night television to a hilarious new level in the first animated talk show for kids! Complete with a “live” studio audience, special guests, and plenty of lights, camera, action, music and laughs.