Mashable – Pac-Man, one of the most popular video games of all time, is being turned into a reality TV show. Yes, this means Pac-Man could be joining the ranks of Survivor and Jersey Shore.
Yahoo! News: Technology – Video Games
18-Jan-2011
02-Jan-2011
Buzz: A Graphic Reality Check for Teens Dealing With Drugs and Alcohol
The Real Deal
Life is tough. You’ve got questions. You’ve got choices…and the results are yours to live with. So go ahead—do a little investigating and discover the answers for yourself. The graphically captivating books in the FlipSwitch series are the real deal. They unashamedly tackle pressing issues that you face every day. After pinpointing God’s solution, they offer practical steps that will help you take your life in the right direction…without a doubt. Check ’em out:
HEAT : Sex. A huge reality check complete with stats and facts on who’s doing it and who’s paying for it (STD information).
BLUR : Who defines you? A startling glimpse into the reality of your self-image.
SPLIT : Divorce. Guidance as your own or your friends’ parents go ring-less.
BUZZ: Drugs and alcohol. What you need to know about beer, bongs, weed, tobacco, and other tempting substances.
Story Behind the Book
A team of youth pastors approached Multnomah with the need for a visual pivotal-issues series for teens—something that would enter into their world and confront the stuff they actually think, talk, and wonder about every day. These products called for a “back of the school bus” feel. Kids don’t get spoon-fed answers; they simply get enough cards on the table to create their own conversations. Now youth pastors everywhere can’t seem to hand out enough of them!
From the Trade Paperback edition.
List Price: $ 7.00
Price:
Addiction
- The feature length documentary film ADDICTION brings together the nation’s leading experts on drug and alcohol addiction with a collection of award-winning filmmakers to shed light on addiction, its causes and the latest and most prominent developments in treatments. Its focus is on case studies and new medical treatments. A supplementary series of 13 short films delves deeper into the various dim
The feature length documentary film ADDICTION brings together the nation’s leading experts on drug and alcohol addiction with a collection of award-winning filmmakers to shed light on addiction, its causes and the latest and most prominent developments in treatments. Its focus is on case studies and new medical treatments. A supplementary series of 13 short films delves deeper into the various dimensions of addiction.
DVD Features:
Documentary:Includes 3 discs of additional content that will not premiere on the network.
Interviews:Includes additional interviews with: Nora Volkow, M.D. Mark Willenbring, M.D. Michael Dennis, Ph.D. Kathleen Brady, M.D., Ph.D.
This groundbreaking HBO series teams some of America’s foremost experts on the vexing problem of addiction with some of the most talented documentary filmmakers working. The result, Addiction, is a riveting pastiche of short spotlights on the deep wounds, scars, and battles affecting the growing numbers of people plagued with addictions, especially to drugs and alcohol. In A Mother’s Desperation by Grey Gardens co-filmmaker Albert Maysles and Susan Froemke, a Pittsburgh mom is wrung nearly dry in her frantic attempt to keep her daughter alive through her horrifying addiction to opiates. At one point, she resorts to having her arrested: the ultimate in tough love. Other segments look at the devastation wreaked by alcohol, that most sanctioned of social drugs, and how people in varying social and economic strata have tried (and in some cases, failed) to overcome their heart-breaking diseases. A lot of emphasis is given to medical solutions and research, and less to some methods with very established success records (notably, Alcoholics Anonymous and other 12-step groups). But the filmmakers may have felt the work of A.A. has been explored deeply over the years, and also doesn’t necessarily work as a film subject. The ones they have chosen to focus on, including struggling teens, insurance lapses, workplace stigma, etc., are gripping enough.
The set comes with even more intense and deeply reported footage (more than four hours’ worth of extras) including interviews with addiction experts, and fascinating brain research that shows how the flawed addict brain reacts. There’s also a helpful paper guide to the series, with talking points, which can make the series a useful tool for health professionals, teachers, 12-step groups, and even families who are desperate to understand this often baffling condition. It’s not a breezy experience, but watching Addiction will surely change hearts and minds of those touched by one of the most destructive conditions in modern life. –A.T. Hurley
List Price: $ 24.98
Price:
10-Dec-2010
Hell’s Kitchen Voted Top Reality Show
Category : Teen Jobs
Hell’s Kitchen Voted Top Reality Show
Reality Rocks Expo announces the Top 75 Reality Shows ( Read )
Read more on antiMUSIC
Around the capitol
Michigan residents observed Pearl Harbor Day on Tuesday by lowering flags to half staff and remembering those who lost their lives in the attack on Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941.
Read more on The News-Herald
05-Nov-2010
More trouble for Anderson reality show teen mom
Fox59 News has learned Anderson police plan to subpoena MTV for the unedited footage of a fight between “Teen Mom” star Amber Portwood and her child’s father, Gary Shirley. Fox59 News has learned Anderson police plan to subpoena MTV for the unedited footage of a fight between “Teen Mom” star Amber Portwood and her child’s father, Gary Shirley.
Read more on FOX 59 Indianapolis
19-Jul-2010
The CW’s Gossip Girl tells the tales of teens in the elite world, and the nitty gritty details including sex, dtugs and underage drinking. Since its first airing, the show has received criticism for its provocative subject matter, and unrealistic portrayal of individuals. However, stars from the series had come to the show’s defense, saying that Gossip Girl does not exactly emulate reality, but rather presents a number of issues relevant to the youth today.
“I think that our show takes place at a heightened reality a little bit… I think a lot of the realism is lost in the sparkle, and it’s meant to. You need that for the entertainment and the grit,” Blake Lively, who plays Serena van der Woodsen on Gossip Girl, said on The View. “But this stuff does happen and it’s good that we get to address these issues. It does open the door for conversations for parents to have with their children.”
Penn Badgley, who plays Dan Humphrey on the teen series also expressed his sentiments about the show, saying that the characters who are most engaged in the crazy elite lifestyle are the ones who have “the most shattered family lives.”
“You see the repercussions of it at such a young age,” Badgley said. “There’s an element of it that’s very realistic… It is heightened reality because it is television, but they did get it from somewhere.”
Despite the criticism from the older crowd of viewers, Gossip Girl, which is based on the book of the same name written by Cecily von Ziegesar, has become a big hit among teens. In fact, it is one of the most downloaded programs on iTunes. Moreover, the show’s success came as a surprise to Blake Lively, who isn’t used to all the publicity.
“It’s a little strange to walk down the street and see the big billboards” the young actress said.
Gossip Girl airs on Wednesdays, 9/8c on The CW.
For more resources about Gossip Girl or for the full story of Gossip Girl Stars Say Show is Heightened Reality please review http://www.buddytv.com
For more resources about Gossip Girl or for the full story of Gossip Girl Stars Say Show is Heightened Reality please review http://www.buddytv.com
