-Actress and socialite Zsa Zsa Gabor, 93, was rushed to the hospital over the holiday weekend complaining of pain from a severe blood clot that’s prompted doctors to consider amputating the lower half of the dame’s right leg. Though she’s battling the onset of gangrene, MDs are trying their best to save Zsa Zsa’s leg. [...]
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Monday Crumbs: Toni Braxton Reality Show! Mystery As Thousands Of Birds Fall From Arkansas Sky; “American Idol†Gets New Bandleader
January 4th, 2011 |
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Michael Jackson Autopsy TV Reenactment Met With Outrage
December 31st, 2010 |
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Creepiest TV Show Ever? In mid-January, Britain’s Discovery Channel will air an European TV special called Michael Jackson’s Autopsy: What Really Killed Michael Jackson?, which for reasons unknown includes a reenactment of the “Thriller” singer’s autopsy. John Branca and John McClain, executors of Jackson’s estate, have fired off an angry letter to the network, calling [...]
President Obama On “Mythbusters†[Sneak Peek]
November 26th, 2010 |
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Heads up, Science Lovers: President Obama’s coming to Mythbusters. Never one to shy away for a beer conference or a guest spot on late-night TV, Obama is now turning his efforts to a bid to promote science education. In this sneak peek clip, we get our first look at the Commander-in-Chief’s guest spot on the [...]
“Deadliest Catch†Captains Jump Ship
September 29th, 2010 |
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Mutiny on The Northwestern! Three captains featured on the hit Discovery Channel adventure series Deadliest Catch are bailing out on the show in a fit of fury that could send the docu-drama sinking to The Television Graveyard.Capts. Johnathan and Andy Hillstrand, who are in the middle of a lawsuit with the network, as well as [...]
Discovery Hostages “Oprah†Interview Thursday
September 14th, 2010 |
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Oprah — whose joint venture with Discovery launches with the creation of The Oprah Winfrey Network early next year — has landed the first television interview with the three hostages held at gunpoint inside Discovery Channel headquarters in Downtown Silver Spring, Maryland two weeks ago.The hostages — two Discovery employees and a security — are [...]
James Jay Lee — Discovery Channel Protestor-Gunman — Killed By Cops
September 1st, 2010 |
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Police have shot and killed a gunman who spent Wednesday afternoon holding three hostages in the lobby of the Discovery Communications Building in Downtown Silver Spring, Maryland. James Jay Lee, a man with a history of mental illness and environmental extremism targeting the Discovery Channel, entered the building at One Discovery Place at approximately [...]
James Jay Lee Is Discovery Channel Gunman
September 1st, 2010 |
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The lunatic responsible for the takeover at Discovery Channel Headquarters in Silver Spring, Maryland Wednesday has been identified as James Jay Lee, a slightly-disturbed, “Save-The-Planet” zealot with a history of protesting against the Discovery Channel and loitering outside the network’s central offices at Georgia Ave. and Colesville Rd. in suburban Washington. In 2008, Lee [...]
Discovery Channel Headquarters Hostage Situation! Armed Gunman Barricaded Inside One Discovery Place
September 1st, 2010 |
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Oh dear! An ongoing hostage situation at the Discovery Channel Headquarters — One Discovery Place — in Silver Spring, Maryland has the Washington suburbs on high-alert this hazy Hump Day.On Wednesday afternoon, an armed Asian male entered the Discovery Channel’s corporate offices and barricaded himself inside with what is believed to be a hostage. Police [...]
Tuesday Crunch Crumbs
June 30th, 2010 |
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-Not this bitch again: Famewhore Debrahlee Lorenzana wasn’t at work again today. Instead, the lusty Latina called a press conference to explain why her human rights were violated. In case you’ve been under a rock for the past few weeks, Debbie used to work at Citibank in Manhattan but was fired “because she’s too [...]
Britney Spears â€wants to be frozen after deathâ€
May 25th, 2010 |
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Britney Spears is doing groundwork to get herself frozen after her death, hoping that she can be brought back to life, sources say.
The singer wants her body preserved in liquid nitrogen, in a process known as “cryogenic” freezing.
The ”Womanizer” plans to invest in a firm, The Alcor Life Extension Foundation, which specializes in the life [...]
A&E, Discovery Channel Eyeing Sarah Palin Reality Show “Sarah Palin’s Alaskaâ€
March 19th, 2010 |
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At least two cable networks have expressed interest in purchasing a new reality series that would see former White House hopeful and ex-Alaska governor Sarah Palin giving guided tours of her native Alaska.
A&E and The Discovery Channel — each known for its diverse reality fare — both want to acquire the rights to Sarah Palin’s [...]
Discovery Channel Planning Tribute To Captain Phil Harris
February 11th, 2010 |
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The Discovery Channel is in the middle of planning a tribute to Captain Phil Harris. Harris, of Discovery’s hit docu-series Deadliest Catch, died Feb. 9 of complications from a stroke he suffered late last month. He was 53. The cranky but proud captain of the Cornelia Marie was a veteran commercial fisherman.
Harris will be [...]
“Deadliest Catch†Captain Phil Harris Dies
February 10th, 2010 |
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Hate starting the day off with bad news…..
Phil Harris, the fishing boat captain whose adventures off the coast of Alaska were captured on the hit Discovery Channel series Deadliest Catch, died at a hospital near Anchorage late Tuesday. He was 53.
Harris suffered a stroke while in port off-loading at St. Paul Island in [...]
Captain Phil Harris, “Deadliest Catch†Star, Wakes From Coma
February 3rd, 2010 |
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Deadliest Catch Captain Phil Harris is showing “good signs of improvement” after suffering a stroke last Friday, sons Jake and Josh Harris told fans this week.
Harris was airlifted to an Anchorage hospital after collapsing while unloading his boat, The Cornelia Marie, at a port on St. Paul Island, Alaska. Doctors there placed Harris under [...]
Phil Harris, ‘Deadliest Catch’ Captain, Hospitalized With Stroke
January 31st, 2010 |
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Captain Phil Harris
‘Deadliest Catch’ captain Phil Harris has been hospitalized with a stroke. Harris is the captain of the Cornelia Marie on the popular Discovery Channel show, and has captained the boat for 18 years. He now works with his two sons on the boat. Producers of the show told TMZ that Harris “suffered a [...]
Erik Gates, “Mythbusters†Expert, Dies In Fall
December 31st, 2009 |
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Erik Gates, who guest-starred as an Amateur Rocket Expert on the popular Discovery Channel show MythBusters, died in a freak accident Dec. 20. He was 47.
Gates was doing electrical work on a roof at a building in Newbury Park, California when he fell 30 feet from a skylight. Gates was an owner of Gateco Electric, [...]
Jon Gosselin No-Show For Court Hearing In TLC Suit
December 10th, 2009 |
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Jon Gosselin, the star of the now-defunct reality hit Jon and Kate Plus 8, did not show up to a hearing in his on-going legal fight with the show’s former parent network, TLC.
Gosselin’s attorney, Mark Heller, had previously said the celebrity dad would attend Thursday’s hearing in Maryland, but the hearing has started without him. [...]
Full List Of 2009 Emmy Award Winners
September 21st, 2009 |
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Mad Men won big at the 2009 Emmy Awards
Mad Men and 30 Rock were the big winners at the 2009 Emmy Awards (and deservedly so in both cases), but here’s your full list of who took down the top prizes:
Drama Series: “Mad Men,” AMC.
Comedy Series: “30 Rock,” NBC.
Actor, Drama Series: Bryan Cranston, “Breaking Bad,” AMC.
Actress, [...]
John Kerry Teams With Discovery Channel To Protect Sharks
July 28th, 2009 |
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Senator John F. Kerry’s office announced today that he’s joining forces with the Discovery Channel to help end the illegal practice of shark finning.
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