February 2, 2018, 8:23 am
This episode of Married with Secrets spotlights the death of Angela Dixiano, which soon becomes much more than a tragic end after a life of drug and alcohol abuse. 2010 in Anchorage, Alaska, and Angela Dixiano went missing and this prompted the police and her family to try and find out what happened to her. Husband William “Mike” Dixiano gave different stories to different people, saying to some she’d died of cancer, others that it was organ failure and some that he’d given her $10,000 and she’d just disappeared. However, investigators were unable to find any death certificate in Alaska and
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February 2, 2018, 9:56 am
Awaking to find himself in a new body 250 years after his death, Takeshi Kovacs learns that he has been resurrected to help a titan of industry solve his own murder. Thus starts the new Netflix series Altered Carbon, which has just been made available today for streaming. The series is an adaptation of the popular books by Richard K. Morgan and it’s a series that is bound to have fans of science fiction talking for days. The complex world of Altered Carbon is very similar to our own, but with the added incentive of potential immortality. It’s a world
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February 2, 2018, 11:11 am
Morgan Geyser, one of the two teenagers who stabbed their friend 19 times to appease the online character Slender Man, penned a letter to her victim ahead of her sentencing. The letter was read out by the 15-year-old’s mom in an interview with ABC 20/20 as the teenager was sentenced by a judge to spend 40 years in a mental hospital. She had pleaded guilty to attempted first-degree murder as part of a deal with prosecutors to avoid going to jail. Anissa Weier, 16, with whom she carried out the attack, was sentenced in December when she was ordered to spend
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February 2, 2018, 11:14 am
This week Married with Secrets looks at the missing person case of Stephanie Roller Bruner, which turned out to be a complex love triangle and a murder. Dale Bruner reported his wife missing during a blizzard in November 2010 just before Thanksgiving and three days later her body was found in the nearby Blue River. Stephanie had been strangled, beaten and then dumped in the river alive, where she died from a combination of the beating, drowning and hypothermia. The murder of the mother of three shocked the community and Bruner’s story that she went for a walk in the storm seemed a
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February 2, 2018, 11:28 am
Stop the press! Discovery has announced that their number one series Gold Rush has a new live special coming in two weeks. The episode will see the core cast of miners, including Tony Beets, Parker Schnabel and Todd Hoffman, pitted like never before — with one of them making a huge announcement. The Gold Rush live broadcast is a startling new series announcement, and promises to forever change the network’s #1-rated show. Hosted by singer Matt Rogers, Gold Rush Live will sit down with Viking Dutchman Beets, heir apparent Schnabel and the Saint, Hoffman, to get their “unfiltered thoughts”. Get
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February 2, 2018, 1:57 pm
This week Bride Killa sheds light on the case of Amber Smith and Trenton Mallory, an young couple who never made it up the aisle after one of them turned murderous. Levering, Michigan on March 6, 2014, and 28-year-old Smith called the police to report that her house had been broken into. When Sheriff deputies arrived they found her fiancé Mallory dead in the bedroom, he’d been killed by a single shot to the head from a .22 caliber rifle. The police investigation could find no evidence of anyone else having been in the house and further digging turned up
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February 2, 2018, 2:50 pm
This week on Discovery’s Gold Rush: White Water, that first gold nugget looks promising but searching for gold in raging torrents like McKinley Creek is never easy. The plan is to fix the beam to the sides of the creek, holding it in place with a pole and a cable under tension. Next the planks will be slotted in, all the way down the bed of the river. The aim of this diversion is to stop any boulders coming down the creek and create a calm area where they can dredge in peace. As Fred explains: “You just can’t work in
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February 3, 2018, 10:10 am
This episode of Your Worst Nightmare features the tragic case of Julie Curry Boyd and her father, both gunned down by her ex. Julie was married to Kenneth Boyd for 13 years, but it was a volatile relationship and by 1988 the pair were estranged. She had moved with her sons to live with her father, but it was no easy task getting away from Kenneth. He stalked Julie several times, even giving her son a bullet with a note saying it was for her. Eventually things came to a head and Kenneth drove round to where Julie was staying
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February 3, 2018, 10:16 am
Tonight on The Incredible Dr. Pol “Three Vets and a Baby,” there’s babies galore, lots of sore hoofs and lots of problem labors…including the show ending with an emergency for a near-term pregnant Dr. Emily Thomas. Dr. Emily is 5 weeks from being due so Dr. Brenda Grettenberger is doing all the field calls while Emily is in the office. Spring is busting out all over in Michigan. The birds, bees and babies are afoot. A sow in labor for six hours kicks off the show. You will see a poor mama pig who needs some help getting her litter
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February 3, 2018, 10:30 am
Cinemax is back in the action-drama business as a new season and new cast dazzles in Strike Back: Retribution. It is the sixth series and second revamp in total based on the eponymous novel by former Special Air Service (SAS) soldier Chris Ryan. The previous Cinemax iteration that ended in 2015 starred Berlin Station’s Richard Armitage and The Walking Dead’s Andrew Lincoln. The result of the reboot is a tight, non-stop action yarn made with cinematic production and a cracking new cast who have sweat equity in their respective roles. There’s a team of four badass soldiers in the field,
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February 3, 2018, 11:34 am
The Dead Files is back with an all-new season as Amy Allan and Steve DiSchiavi head to Flint, Michigan, where a young family has reported some paranormal activity. Steve’s investigation of the properties history turns up some interesting incidents and people, including that of a seemingly ordinary family man who had murder in his past. Amy starts her nighttime walk through the property but gets a little sidetracked when she spots a couple of cute cats. Later things get more serious when Amy comes in contact with an unknown entity that likes to prey on those who are least able to
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February 4, 2018, 1:00 pm
Steven Tyler’s new 2018 Super Bowl commercial for the Kia Stinger sees the Aerosmith frontman find youth again — as he undergoes reverse-aging by speeding around a race track backwards. The 69-year-olds advert comes in two parts, one in which the clock turns back time while another shows him returning to the present day — but with everything happening in reverse. The first part of the Super Bowl commercial sees him walking out of his caravan then get into his Stinger as semi-retired Brazilian racing driver Emmerson Fittipladi looks on. But instead of driving forwards, he thrusts the stick into
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February 4, 2018, 1:15 pm
Hyundai is “surprising millions” with its Super Bowl commercial for 2018 — with an ad not shown to the public before the big game. Last year the automobile firm surprised three heroes at the U.S. Military Base in Zagan, Poland, by letting them watch the game on 360° screens hooked up to live video feeds, which made them feel as if they were next to their loved ones inside the stadium. You can watch that ad below: This year Hyundai teased 2018 Super Bowl viewers before the big day with teasers. One showed three soldiers silhouetted against the sky, with a
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February 4, 2018, 1:15 pm
You’d absolutely LOVE the Skittles Super Bowl commercial for 2018 — if only you could see it! Why? Because the advert for the candy is only going to be shown to one person, a teenager from Canoga Park, California, named Marcos Menendez. In the lead-up, Skittles released four spots featuring David Schwimmer questioning whether he was part of the advert. The first showed him sitting on a bench feeding skittles to a sandwich. A second showed him floating in some sort of other dimension. In the third, Schwimmer has some sort of super-powers — and a bowl cut. While in the
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February 4, 2018, 1:45 pm
The story of Paralympian Lauren Woolstencroft’s emotional path to glory is told in one of Toyota’s commercials for the 2018 Super Bowl. The ad, titled Good Odds, depicts her as a baby back in 1981 when she was born missing both legs below the knees and her left arm below the elbow. A caption reads: “Odds of winning a gold medal? 1 in 997,500,000” — before the odds begin to drop as she grows up. We see her learning to walk using her knees, and learning to ski and dance ballet. At one point she falls while skiing, as the lyrics
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February 4, 2018, 1:54 pm
You’ve probably heard “Dilly Dilly” before, and you’re almost certainly going to be hearing a lot more of it — with the phrase taking center stage in Bud Light’s 2018 Super Bowl ad campaign. Dilly Dilly was first used back in August 2017 when Bud Light started its series of new medieval-themed commercials with the “Banquet” spot below. The phrase has since made several more appearances, with characters using it as a toast similar to “cheers” or as a phrase signifying approval, such as “hear hear”. Is Dilly Dilly real or made up? Well, both, actually. “Dilly” on its own is
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February 4, 2018, 1:55 pm
Cindy Crawford recreates her iconic 1992 Pepsi advert in drinks giant’s 2018 Super Bowl slot, which features a look back at the famous faces from each generation who’ve appeared in Pepsi ads. The ad takes viewers on a trip in time back through the 50s to present day as it tells viewers this is the same Pepsi your father drank and his father and might even be the first Pepsi on Mars! The tongue-in-cheek ad also features nods to Michael Jackson to Britney Spears, who both appeared in ads for the soda. Near the end Crawford is joined by her 18-year-old
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February 4, 2018, 2:00 pm
Hollywood actor Chris Pratt features in the Michelob ULTRA commercial at the 2018 Super Bowl, with the Guardians of Galaxy star very excited about being the new spokesperson for the brand. He is telling everyone he can, from friends to cops in the street, that he’s working out to get in shape for the role of the lifetime. He’s even getting into some heavy method acting and doing some bar work to make sure he leaves nothing to chance. However, when he turns up on set he’s disappointed to discover that he’s just an extra in the campaign! The second slot
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February 4, 2018, 2:05 pm
Pro golfer Brooks Koepka, pro surfer Kelly Slater and 2017 NYC Marathon winner Shalane Flanagan join actor Chris Pratt in this 2018 Super Bowl commercial for Michelob ULTRA — joining a group singalong to the song I Like Beer. The ad sees the sports stars taking part in their various activities while singing Tom T. Hall’s song, in a version by singer-songwriter Jon Pardi. Michelob says that Michelob ULTRA is “a low carb & low calorie light beer that won’t undo the work you put into working out”. A caption at the end of the advert reads: “Live fit. Live fun.
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February 4, 2018, 2:10 pm
Lexus teamed up with Marvel’s Black Panther for its 2018 Super Bowl commercial — which includes footage from the actual movie. The advert for the LS 500 Sport shows Chadwick Boseman’s character from the new movie, King T’Challa aka Black Panther, clinging to the roof of a speeding car being driven by Okoye, played by Danai Gurira. He then attacks some bad guys and gets back a quantity of mythical metal Vibranium which they stole from T’Challa’s home nation of Wakanda, before putting it safely in the trunk. She drives off, before T’Challa’s sister Shuri, played by Letitia Wright, gets another car to
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