The invasion continues as Univision's Despierta América (think Today except with hotter chicks, Ann Curry notwithstanding) films a segment with The Mexican this Tuesday (mañana) at 6 p.m. on the corner of Spurgeon and Fourth streets in downtown SanTana. No punches, please--just amor!
In terms of media attention, Long Beach has always languished in the shadow of the colossus of the north, L.A. And of course, it has never provided TV networks with the hours of advertising-delighting conspicuous consumption that OC has (The OC, The Real Housewives of…, Laguna Beach). But tonight the spotlight is on Long Beach-- it's featured in one of the most talked about segments of a top-rated network program. Unfortunately, the program is Dateline NBC and the segment is "To Catch
Disney is a notoriously litigious corporation that defends what it feels belongs to them, whether intellectual property rights or the city of Anaheim. So it'll be interesting to see what, if any, reaction, they'll do after this children's television show aired on Hamas' Palestinian television network that featured a Mickey Mouse rip-off railing against the Zionists and dancing to a song about an AK-47. So Disney: will you give the terrorists the same treatment you give Florida day care centers?
Costa Mesa-based band Supernova is taking on the Motley Crue drummer, reality TV God Mark Burnett and the CBS network over the band on Rock Star Supernova performing under just the name Supernova:
Rock band seeks to stop CBS and Mark Burnett's new band from performing under the name Supernova
Request for Preliminary Injunction Filed
San Diego, CA., (August 11, 2006) - Supernova - an Orange County, California rock and roll band that contributed its song "Chewbacca" to the cult movie "Clerks" -
The Travel ChannelPass the Nexium, please.Adam Richman, the host of the Travel Channel's Man Vs. Food, is bringing his live show, Eat Your Heart Out, to the Wiltern on Dec. 16 at 7 p.m. He'll be talking about the making of Man Vs. Food, handicapping the Los Angeles food scene and there will be audience participation.This is the guy who, in his trip to the City of Angels, ate one of those 8-zillion-calorie El Tepeyac platters, a French dip at Philippe's and then the spicy ramen challenge at Or
Adam Richman, the lovable foodie from the Travel Channel's Man V. Food, is coming to the House of Blues Dec. 15. If you don't know Richman, your first question probably is, "So?" But if you know all about how the Brooklyn native travels the country to enter eateries that serve ridiculous portions in hopes of chowing them in one sitting, you might have a few more when the host/actor gets into his Q&A section of the show. I don't plan on attending, but if you do, here are a few freebies to get
Photo Courtesy Travel ChannelI don't like where this is going.
Scripps Network Interactive Inc., owner of the Food Network, which has slowly but noticeably descended into semi-homemade mediocrity, bought a controlling stake in the Travel Channel last week.
For Anthony Bourdain's sake, I hope that the "controlling" part doesn't mean what it sounds like. Bourdain, as people know, jumped the Food Network ship for creative reasons, to put it mildly, taking his food travel show concept to Tra
