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DISH On Demand
2008-02-08 19:34:00 With DISH Network’s ‘DISH on Demand ’ feature you can watch whatever you want, whenever you want. You access the DISH on Demand feature by using your DISH Player DVR. You just press the DVR button on your remote control which brings up a DISH on Demand menu. To select Movies on Demand, you just select ... More About: Dish , On Demand
American Idol Final Audition Night
2008-02-07 03:20:00 Well the last of the nationwide auditions are over and now 164 contestants will move on to Hollywood. As usual it was another weird night of auditions. One blonde contestant did poorly; but then Randy and Paula both felt she sounded alot like Dolly Parton and insisted that she go out, learn a Dolly Parton ... More About: American Idol , Night , American , Final , Idol
American Idol in Atlanta
2008-02-06 17:54:00 Well, last night the American Idol crew took its roadshow to the deepsouth and Atlanta , Georgia. Did they find a ‘peach’? Only time will tell; but the judges did advance nineteen of the contestants on to Hollywood. Did you see the guy with a spinning hubcap around his neck? That was different. And you thought waiting ...
Super Win for Eli Manning and Giants
2008-02-04 23:58:00 It was great to see young Eli Manning come through in the clutch against the “unbeatable” New England Patriots. I kind of thought that the Patiots run was going to end as they had won several close games towards the end of the season, some where they had to come from behind to win. Just ... More About: Super , Giants
DISH Network ViP 722 DVR
2008-02-03 20:08:00 DISH Network DVR’s combine the power of Digital Video Recording (DVR) technology with satellite receivers that have virtually unlimited capabilities to allow you to watch TV when and how you want to. With DISH DVR’s you can pause and even replay live TV or simply record everything on your powerful DVR player. Now there is ... More About: Dish
Nielsen?s Top 10 TV Shows
2008-02-02 16:47:00 The Nielsen Rating’s Top 10 TV Shows for the week of January 21st. were: 1. American Idol-Tuesday FOX 16.2 2. American Idol-Wednesday FOX 15.1 3. Moment of Truth FOX 12.9 4. 60 Minutes CBS 9.5 5. CSI CBS 8.6 5. Hallmark Hall of Fame (S) CBS 8.6 7. Deal Or No Deal-Monday NBC 8.5 7. Deal Or No Deal-Wednesday NBC 8.5 7. House FOX NBC ...
Watching TV Land is a Trip Down Memory Lane
2008-02-01 01:28:00 One of my favorite channels to watch is TV Land . TV Land shows reruns of classic shows from the 50’s, 60’s and 70’s. Some of the shows you can see on TV Land are Leave It To Beaver, The Addams Family, The Bob Newhart Show, The Andy Griffith Show, The Beverly Hillbillies, Cheers, Good Times, Green ... More About: Memory , Lane , Trip , Watching
American Idol in Miami
2008-01-31 07:16:00 Well it was on to Miami for last night’s American Idol auditions. It showed Simon and Randy riding up an escalator when they first arrived and Simon asks “where are we”? He seemed to be suffering from jet lag. As for the show only 17 contestants were selected to go to Hollywood; but some of ...
American Idol in Omaha
2008-01-30 20:51:00 Host Ryan Seacrest sat in as a judge for Paula Abdul who was MIA. Well, in my opinion, at least there was *some* talent in Omaha , the same can’t be said for Charleston, South Carolina. Paula finally shows up and just in time for many of the auditioners to forget the lyrics. ... More About: American Idol , American , Idol
Apple?s iPhone is One Great Gadget
2008-01-30 07:24:00 The Apple iPhone is definitely on my favorite list of new gadgets. The iPhone has taken the cell phone industry by storm. And for good reason. It’s lightweigt, sleek and very easy to use. It looks great too. It has a bright and responsive touchscreen. The iPhone hit the market last June and is easily ... More About: Iphone , Great , Gadget
Terminator - The Sarah Connor Chronicles
2008-01-29 09:57:00 In last night’s episode, Sarah decides that she and her son must move and in a hurry. They’re baack! John doesn’t want to be uprooted; but must go along with his mother and so they move. Sarah breaks off her engagement and when her fiancee goes to the police, is he in for a surprise. ... More About: Chronicles , Connor , Sarah Connor , Terminator
DISH Network Offering Free HD
2008-01-28 17:50:00 The DISH Network Corporation is currently offering free HD programming for the first 6 months. New subscribers must make an 18 month commitment to qualify. You also get HBO and Cinemax premium movie packages free for the first three months with this offer. A free HD/DVR upgrade comes with the offer also. The HD programming ... More About: Free , Dish
Terminator - The Sarah Connor Chronicles
2008-01-27 20:27:00 Terminator - The Sarah Connor Chronicles airs on Monday nights on FOX at 9 p.m. ET, 8 p.m. CT. This TV version of the big screen franchise shows promise with Lena Headey playing Sarah Connor and her son John being played by Thomas Dekker. At the end of ?Terminator 2: Judgment Day,? Sarah had vanquished ... More About: Terminator
The Return of ABC?s ?Lost?
2008-01-26 20:37:00 ABC’s Lost TV series returns on Thursday, January 31 at 8:00 p.m. ET. Lost returns for its much anticipated fourth season (shortened by the writer’s strike) with 8 all new episodes airing without any reruns. Thursday’s premiere will be a 2 hour affair. My favorite character on Lost is Kate, played by Evangeline Lilley a ... More About: Return , The Return
DISH Network Premium Movie Channels
2008-01-25 14:55:00 Along with DISH Network ’s regular programming, DISH also offers premiums channels from HBO, Showtime, Cinemax, Starz and the Playboy channel. There are nine HBO channels to watch, including HBO East, HBO West, HBO2 East, HBO2 West, HBO Comedy, HBO Family, HBO Latino, HBO Signature and HBO HD. HBO offers original and powerful hit movies, World ... More About: Movies , Movie , Channels , Dish
American Idol in Charleston
2008-01-24 22:50:00 Well at the end of the American Idol Charleston tryouts, the natives seemed more than a bit restless. Downright hostile I would say. It turned out that out of over 10,000 people that showed up for the auditions, only 23 moved on to Hollywood! That might be an all-time low record for number of contestants to ...
DISH Network Programming - America?s Top 100 Package
2008-01-24 03:43:00 The DISH Network ‘America ’s Top 100′ programming package is DISH Network’s most economical package and has something of interest for the entire family to enjoy. The package starts at just $29.99 per month and is DISH’s most popular programming package. The package supplies most of the major entertainment, movies, news and kids programming channels and ... More About: Programming , Dish , Package
Actor Heath Ledger Dies
2008-01-23 20:04:00 I was as shocked as anyone I guess to hear that 28 year old Australian actor Heath Ledger was found dead in his New York city apartment. Early reports indicated that Ledger had a bout with pneumonia recently while in England working on a movie. Also, it appears that prescription sleeping pills were found in ... More About: Actor , Dies
Slingbox from Sling Media
2008-01-22 20:13:00 You might ask “what is a Sling box?” A Slingbox manufactured by Sling Media is a brick sized black box that hooks up to your cable TV system or satellite TV system and allows you to watch your home TV set from anywhere in the world using your laptop computer. As Sling Media says “watch TV in ...
My Favorite All-Time TV Show
2008-01-21 17:19:00 My favorite TV show of all-time would have to be ‘Seinfeld’. I’ve seen some episodes five times or more and to me they never grow old. My favorite character on Seinfeld was Kramer played by Michael Richardson. The guy was totally bonkers and yet you loved him. Who else would get applause just for opening ... More About: Time , Show , Favorite
DISH Network Expands Number of HD Channels
2008-01-20 16:24:00 The DISH Network company plans to expand its number of Hi Definition Channels offered from 76 up to 100 channels. The announcement was made January 7th. of this year. DISH will be launching three new satellites in 2008 which will provide DISH the capability of adding the new channels and also to add local HD to ... More About: Dish , Number
The Apprentice 7- Celebrity Apprentice
2008-01-19 22:02:00 I used to be a big fan of “The Apprentice ”, the show that Mark Burnnett created several years ago. The first year or so, the show was interesting and you really felt like at the end of the show, that someone was going to apprentice with the ‘Donald’ for a year and learn the ropes. Then ... More About: Celebrity , Celebrity Apprentice
Bionic Woman
2008-01-18 11:54:00 Just when a really great show “new” show came along last fall, the new Bionic Woman ; the Writers Guild strike had to come along. In the newest version of Bionic Woman , after a near-fatal car crash, the life of a bartender (Jaime Sommers) struggling to care for her teenage sister is saved with bionic technology ... More About: Featured
Pocket DISH
2008-01-18 00:20:00 PocketDISH by DISH Network is a video, music, game and photo device small enough to fit into your pocket and take anywhere, anytime. It can capture forty hours of DISH network satellite TV programming or 120 hours of video from other sources at a lower resolution. The PocketDISH is a portable DVR designed for recording content ... More About: Featured , Pocket , Dish |
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