Gail Simmons: Top Chef Masters Meets Modern Family
TVGuide.com caught up with tTop Chef Masters’ newest judge, Top Chef‘s Gail Simmons, to find out if she’ll be harsher on the renowned cheftestants and to get the scoop on an upcoming challenge involving the Modern Family cast.
TVGuide.com: Was a celeb challenge exceptionally fun for you?
Simmons: The one that stuck out for me for sure was working with the cast and crew of Modern Family. They’re just the most lovable group. We had this extraordinary day with them … But sadly, we shot this in the fall when the show just came out and I hadn’t seen it yet. So when I came home from shooting, I was totally hooked on the show.
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Jesse Tyler Ferguson – Hot On The Internet
One of the hottest celebrities to search on the Internet today is Jesse Tyler Ferguson. After joining the Modern Family, he continues to attractive huge viewership ratings. Previously, he starred as Gabe Farkus in a two-episode arch on Ugly Betty and as Larry on Do Not Disturb.
Source: Two Minutes News
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Eric Stonestreet Visits Cubicle Confessions
Modern Family’s hilarious Eric Stonestreet swings by Cubicle Confessions to dish on his greatest fear, his worst job and a close encounter with Hawaiian whales while filming the season finale.
Source: TV Guide Magazine
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Modern Family is the best sitcom on TV
True Slant has a review of Modern Family, here are the highlights:
When the commercials first urged me to watch ABC’s rookie sitcom Modern Family, my approximate reaction was “I’d rather die.” It just looked so, well, lame. Another stupid family sitcom about stupid family situations, now “freshly” updated to include the terribly cutting edge notion of gay people and minorities. If it was 1992, perhaps I’d be intrigued. But it’s not, so…yeah. However, a funny thing happened on the way to the snark forum…I watched an episode. I must’ve been sick, or drunk, or sick and drunk, but somehow Modern Family wound up on my TV screen. And it was pretty good. I kept watching, and it progressed. Now, eighteen episodes later, Modern Family is the best thirty minutes on television.
Ladies and gentlemen, I give you Manny Delgado. He’s Frasier meets Don Juan, except twelve and Colombian. I never thought a recipe as old “precocious pre-teen” could yield good results – but trust me, Manny is aces.
Read the rest of the review on True Slant.
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Modern Family Not The Only T.V. Show Talking About The iPad
The iPad is getting all the buzz! And Modern Family was not the only T.V. show talking about it. So to celebrate Phil’s birthday, here are some other T.V. shows talking about the iPad:
| The Colbert Report | Mon – Thurs 11:30pm / 10:30c | |||
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Source: Hyped World
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Modern Family Dunphy Pedia: Phil Of All Trades
Happy birthday Phil – hope you are enjoying your iPad.
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Checkout the new ‘Modern Family’ forums
Don’t forget to checkout the “Modern Family” Forums. the “Modern Family” Forums is your place to chat with fellow Modern Family fans, review episodes, and post opinions about the characters.
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‘Modern Family’ Did Not Sell Out To Apple
“Modern Family” co-creator Christopher Lloyd told THR that the show’s heavy use of Apple’s iPad wasn’t paid product placement and explained how the episode came about.
Said Lloyd:
“In fact, there was no product placement. This was widely assumed, and everybody was wrong. We wanted to do a show about Phil getting very excited about a new product and it seemed the perfect one to use, since it was debuting [April 1]. We approached Apple about getting their cooperation (using the product, for example, and they are notoriously secretive about their products prior to their being launched) and they agreed and gave us a few other small concessions. But there were no stipulations as with normal product placement, i.e. we give you X dollars and you have to feature our product such-and-such a way and say such-and-such nice things about it. We are not angels — we have made those agreements with other companies. But that was not the deal with Apple. It was all story-driven.”
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Ty Burrell (“Modern Family”) To Present At The 31st College TV Awards
ACADEMY OF TELEVISION ARTS & SCIENCES FOUNDATION ANNOUNCES
STAR-STUDDED GROUP OF PRESENTERS FOR
THE 31st COLLEGE TELEVISION AWARDS
Ty Burrell, Chris Colfer, Jennie Garth, Kelly Osbourne,
Peter Facinelli, Jim Parsons, Busy Philipps, Kerr Smith,
the Cast of MTV’s “The Buried Life,” and More Tapped to Present
NORTH HOLLYWOOD, CA, Mar. 31, 2010 – The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Foundation announced today a slate of celebrity presenters for the upcoming 31st College Television Awards. This year, more than 600 students from 156 schools across 38 states entered the competition. Of this group, 24 projects across 11 categories will be honored at the gala ceremony hosted, for the 4thconsecutive year, by Tom Bergeron (“Dancing with the Stars”) on April 10th at the Renaissance Hotel in Hollywood.
Presenters at the ceremony include a long list of television stars: Paris Barclay (“In Treatment”), Yvette Nicole Brown (“Community”), Ty Burrell (“Modern Family”), Chris Colfer (“Glee”), Peter Facinelli (“Twilight,” “Nurse Jackie”), Hill Harper (“CSI: NY”), Pat Harvey (“KCAL 9 News”), Gillian Jacobs (“Community”), Tim Kang (“The Mentalist”), Benito Martinez (“The Sheild”), Kelly Osbourne, Jim Parsons (“The Big Bang Theory”), Busy Philipps (“Cougar Town”), Amanda Righetti (“The Mentalist”), Kerr Smith (“Life Unexpected”), Jon Tenney (“The Closer”) and the cast of the MTV’s “The Buried Life.”
Television producer, philanthropist and disability rights activist Loreen Arbus, and television star Robert David Hall (“CSI: Crime Scene Investigation”) will present the Loreen Arbus Focus on Disability Scholarships, which focus on the needs, achievements and contributions of people with disabilities. Loreen Arbus, the first woman television executive in America to head up programming at a major network (Showtime and Lifetime), is committed to heightening awareness and support of people with disabilities through this scholarship program and her work with United Cerebral Palsy, the organization co-founded by her parents, Isabelle and Leonard H. Goldenson, Founder/Chairman, ABC.
“The College Television Awards has become a tremendous vehicle for spotting new talent in the industry,” said Television Academy Foundation Executive Director Terri Clark. “We’re thrilled that such an accomplished group of presenters will join us in honoring the next generation of television industry leaders.”
In addition to honoring student work, the College Television Awards gala is an opportunity for this talented group of students, and soon-to-be industry professionals, to meet and network with high-level Hollywood decision-makers. Past winners’ work has caught the attention of top Hollywood executives and kick-started careers. Shane Acker’s College Television Award-winning short film “9” was later produced into a full length film by Tim Burton. Jorge Gutierrez’s “El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera” was picked up by Nickelodeon and went on to win an Emmy.
The College Television Awards recognizes excellence in undergraduate and graduate student work in the areas of video, digital production and film production by students around the country. The awards honor work in 11 categories including: Animation, Children, Comedy, Commercial, Documentary, Drama, Magazine, Music Composition and Music Best Use, Newscast and Narrative Series. Information on how to purchase tickets to the College Television Awards can be found on the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Foundation website. Winners’ work will be showcased at a special screening hosted by Kevin Frazier (“Entertainment Tonight”) on Sunday April 11th at the Foundation’s Leonard H. Goldenson Theatre adjacent to the Television Academy in North Hollywood.
About the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Foundation
Established in 1959 as the charitable arm of the Television Academy, the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Foundation preserves and celebrates the history of the medium while educating and guiding those who will shape its future. Prominent among its many initiatives are the Archive of American Television, education programs such as the College Television Awards and its renowned student internship program, all of which utilize the resources of the Television Academy. For more information about the Foundation, its many programs and services, please visit emmysfoundation.org.
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‘Modern Family’ wins Peabody Awards
ABC’s “Modern Family” was among this year’s prestigious Peabody Awards winners.
“Modern Family” was praised for “quirky, contemporary twists in family ties but maintains an old-fashioned heart.”
Modern Family (ABC)
Twentieth Century Fox Television in association with Levitan Lloyd Productions
This wily, witty comedy puts quirky, contemporary twists in family ties but maintains an old-fashioned heart.
Source: THR
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