Happy Holidays! The Discovery Blog will be on vacation starting December 22 and returning January 3, 2012. We wish all of our readers a very happy holiday and a wonderful new year — see you in 2012 for another year of satisfying curiosity! We leave you with this image of MythBusters‘ Buster and a friend celebrating in their own way. -Amber and Gayle
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Fill Your Holidays With Marathons From Discovery Communications
If you’re looking at long days ahead at your in-laws’ and wondering how you’re going to pass those hours, we have just the answer for you: marathons of your favorite Discovery Communications programs! Here’s a guide to what we’ve got over the next week or two: Friday December 23: Gold Rush on Discovery starting at 9am ET/PT, Dr. G: Medical Examiner Fan Favorites on Discovery Fit & Health starting at…
Get Into The Festive Spirit With The Hub’s Holiday Programming
If the barrage of Christmas music, sale emails, and holiday cards in your mailbox hasn’t been enough to get you in the holiday spirit, The Hub has a full schedule of holiday programming over the next week to get you in the mood. Here are some of the highlights: My Little Pony Friendship is Magic holiday episode, in which a Christmas pageant shows how a group of diverse creatures put…
Holiday Gift Guides from Animal Planet, TreeHugger and Parentables
Any procrastinators out there? If you’re still working on your holiday gift list and coming up short in the inspiration department, we have a few gift guides that might help you, even with the pickiest of recipients. Animal Planet has a series of gift guides for hipster pets, overindulged pets, dog and cat lovers, and even green pet lovers. My favorite is the DJ Cat Scratch Turntable from Perpetual Kid: Meanwhile,…
Petfinder Helps Facebook Fans Help Homeless Pets This Holiday
Want to help a homeless pet this holiday? Next Tuesday, December 13, from 3-4pm ET, Petfinder is hosting a live Facebook Q&A session on how to help homeless pets — the topic that Petfinder Facebook fans voted on as the one they most wanted to learn more about. Sara Kent, Petfinder’s Director of Shelter Outreach, will be answering questions about everything from becoming a pet foster parent and volunteering at a shelter…
‘Moonshiners’ Comes to Discovery Channel This Week
If we told you that Discovery Channel is premiering a new show called Moonshiners tonight, you might think that it was taking you back to another era in a historical piece. Not a chance. Moonshining may be a tradition dating back hundreds of years, but this multi-million dollar industry is all too current. And it comes with its own risks (let’s just say it’s not legal everywhere). In Moonshiners, Discovery goes…
‘Virgin Diaries’ Airs on TLC on Sunday Night
TLC enters uncharted territory on Sunday night with Virgin Diaries, a special about the lives of adult virgins who reveal the challenges, truths, and anticipations of losing their virginity. This show has a lot of people talking, from Ellen DeGeneres to The Huffington Post. The special airs Sunday night at 9pm ET/PT on TLC. Check out a sneak peek below, which includes what has to be the one of the most…
Discovery Channel and Discovery Fit & Health Premiere ‘Weed Wars’ Thursday at 10pm ET/PT
Oakland CA’s Harborside Health Center isn’t your typical Northen California startup: it’s the nation’s largest medicinal cannabis dispensary, serving over 94,000 patients. Weed Wars, which premieres Thursday at 10pm ET/PT on Discovery Channel and Discovery Fit & Health, features Harborside’s staff, growers, “patient farmers” and clients, many of whom say that their lives have been forever changed by the plant. Harborside founder and executive director Steve DeAngelo has made twin missions of…
3net Launches New Interactive Website and Social Platforms
3net, the joint venture 24/7 3D network from Sony, Discovery and IMAX, has launched an equally forward-looking website: 3net.com, the online experience of the 3net television brand. Designed to appeal to the emerging in-home 3D audience, 3net.com features a modern user experience, including visual and navigational features intended to mirror how today’s consumers interact and consume content. The site combines elements of a traditional website, in addition to features of…
‘Watch and Give’ with Animal Planet on Saturday
Want to help pit bulls without leaving your couch? As part of Animal Planet‘s ongoing commitment to make a positive impact in the animal world, the network is asking viewers to tune in to Pit Bulls and Parolees this Saturday night, November 26, to help drive donations to Villalobos Rescue Center, a nonprofit organization featured in the series. The campaign called “You Watch. We Give.” is part of the network’s nonprofit initiative…