Saturday, April 22, 2006

'so noTORIous' Commercial Free; E! TV's 'Child Star Confidential'

Commercial free sitcom! Tori Spelling takes over the VH1 airwaves as her critically acclaimed scripted comedy so noTORIous airs back-to-back-to-back episodes commercial free on Sunday, April 23 beginning at 10 PM ET/PT. VH1 will premiere two new episodes and, based on overwhelming internet response, will also re-air the viewer favorite episode "Whole," which first premiered on April 2.
Below are descriptions for the episodes airing commercial free on April 23:

Beginning at 10PM ET/PT in "Jealous," Charo (The Love Boat) guest stars as herself in this episode during which Tori meets a handsome and successful plastic surgeon who has to her dismay, captured the attention of her mother Kiki (Loni Anderson).

Next at 10:20PM ET/PT (approximately) in "Cursed," Tori seeks the help of a celebrated Santeria priestess to the stars, Mama Belle, portrayed by Whoopi Goldberg (Whoopi), after being hit with a string of bad luck, including being crowned worst-dressed by a tabloid and being replaced in her latest "F" movie.

Then at 10:40PM ET/PT (approximately) in "Whole," Tori and her friends decide to accompany her boyfriend Scott to one of his "Wholeness" sessions only to discover that the self-help group has questionable ethics. Tori finally denounces "whole" and dumps Scott.

E! TV has started a new half-hour limited series dedicated to child stars titled Child Star Confidential. It airs every Saturday at 5 p.m., with a lot of encores during the week. It debuted last Saturday with a look on "Teen Idols." Scott Baio of Happy Days and Charles in Charge was one of the teen boys featured. This week's episode focuses on the female idols, titled "Primetime Princesses." Tatyana Ali (Fresh Prince), Alyssa Milano (Who's the Boss?), Kim Fields (Facts of Life), Dana Plato (Diff'rent Strokes), are among the teen girls featured. Next week's episode focuses on the bullies, titled "Bad Boys & Mean Girls."
Posted by Pavan -- SitcomsOnline.com at 5:06 PM

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Monday, February 24

The Neighborhood - "Welcome to the Re-Rack" (CBS, 8:00PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
One year after the Johnsons moved next door to the Butlers, Dave is eager to take on a bigger role in Calvin’s annual Yardecue and prove how much a part of the community he’s become. But Calvin’s reaction makes it clear that, while the relationship between the two families has grown, the friendship between Calvin and Dave still has a way to go.

Bob Hearts Abishola - "There's My Nigerians" (CBS, 8:30PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
While Bob and Abishola struggle to pull Dottie out of her depression, Auntie Olu and Uncle Tunde come over to lift her spirits. Wendie Malick and Marilu Henner guest star as Jen and Trish, Dottie’s friends.

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Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of February 24)

Monday, February 24

  • Tony Rock (Living Biblically/All of Us) - Tony is a panelist on Lights Out with David Spade at 11:30pm on Comedy Central.
  • Raven-SymonĂ© (Raven's Home/That's Ro Raven/Hangin' with Mr. Cooper/The Cosby Show) - Raven-SymonĂ© chats on The Talk on CBS at 2pm ET/1pm CT-PT.
  • Juliette Lewis (Camping/I Married Dora) - Juliette talks about Sacred Lies on LIVE! with Kelly and Ryan, so check your listings.
  • Josh Radnor (How I Met Your Mother) - Josh visits LIVE! with Kelly and Ryan, so check your listings.
  • Lauren Ash (Superstore/Super Fun Night) - Lauren is a guest on Home & Family on Hallmark Channel at 10am ET/PT.
  • Corey Feldman (The Bad News Bears/Madame's Place) - Corey says he's finally ready to reveal who he claims abused his best friend, the late Corey Haim, on The Dr. Oz Show, so check your local listings.
  • Nia Long (Uncle Buck/The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air) - Nia appears on the BUILD Series at 3pm.

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02/18 - Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt - The Complete Series (Blu-ray)
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