Guy Fieri, who hosts the  Food Network shows, Guy’s Big Bite and Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, is known for his enthusiasm on the road and in the kitchen.

And that zest for life is exactly what makes him a perfect fit for his new gig, Minute to Win It, which debuted last night on NBC. On the show, Fieri hosts contestants who perform seemingly simple, but actually difficult,  tasks within one minute. “I really have to keep it in check. There are moments where I want to run right out there and put the ball in the thing for them or yell, ‘Try your left hand!’” says Fieri.

But, Fieri also explains that its worth the stress because  he always wanted to host a talk show.  “I think anyone that grew up in the ’70s and ’80s grew up with Bob Barker and Wink Martindale and I think that was just always … when you were a game show host, you were the man of the hour,” Guy told TV Guide. “I never in a million years would have believed this is the opportunity that I got, but knowing my personality, knowing my attitude and knowing my energy, I can’t believe it’s not one of the first things I ever did … To be on the Food Network and then to get a call from NBC and get this opportunity has just been monumental, and especially a game show that fits me so well.”

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Sunday night, the cast of Glee met with 2000 fans during the closing night of the PaleyFest in Beverly Hills, and not only did fans get to participate in a Q & A, they also got a sneak peek at “Hello,” the next episode set to air April 13.

Here’s are just a few of the secrets the show’s creator and cast spilled during the panel:

Ryan Murphy, the show’s creator said that Puck and Rachel will reunite.”Yes, they will get back together. But the great thing about Puck is he’s a bad boy, so he has an affair with almost every girl on the show.”

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Even after Google has put out Gmail and Google Earth, they are reportedly developing yet another thing that you might need from them.  They are looking into the television set-top box business that includes a small test with Dish Network.  The test would use Google’s Android operating system for the satellite experience.  Viewers would be able to search satellite programming along with partnered websites like YouTube with a keyboard.  This has interesting ramifications for both companies.

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Dish Network Corp. is a satellite service provider that specializes in offering direct broadcast satellite TV and audio to private homes as well as to business throughout both the US and Mexico. This wide reaching corporation first began offering its services back in 1996 as an offshoot of EchoStar, a leading “big dish” provider.

By 1998 EchoStar had purchased the broadcasting assets previously held by the combined group of MCI Worldcom and News Corp’s ASkyB. This gave EchoStar 28 out of 32 transponder licenses for the 110° West orbit. This move increased the current US continental broadcasting capability by more than two times.

It was this purchase that led to the creation of the Dish 500 system which was purported to be able to receive more than five hundred channels. By January 2005 EchoStar had bought out HDTV provider Voom as well as its satellite. As of January 2008 EchoStar had grown large enough that it made the decision to split into two individual businesses. The newly minted Dish Network Corp. was the larger of the two.

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The judgment is in and TiVo has been declared the winner by the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. This has been hailed as a potential game winning victory. So why is Dish Network celebrating its so called loss in this long and drawn out battle?

There are a few simple reasons that have led Dish Network to begin declaring a roundabout victory in the fight with TiVo that has been ongoing for the past six years. The first of these is that by losing the court battle, Dish may find itself with the opportunity to bid on being an exclusive provider of DVR technology through a contract with TiVo.

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I grew up with Saturday Night Live, sometimes being allowed to watch the first half of it when I was young.  The comedy show first aired on October 11, 1975 and has since become one of the longest running shows on television.  Lorne Michaels is the brains behind the operation and sometimes gets 10 seconds of air time every now and again.  The show has turned out an impressive resume of actors, and I would even go as far to say the best show to launch an actor’s career.  Those include John Belushi, Dan Aykroyd, Mike Myers, Dana Carvey, Will Ferrell, and Amy Poehler.  The parodies are priceless and one can endlessly watch YouTube clips of the classics like Cowbell, Schwete Balls, and Jeopardy.  But more recently, the show has been struggling mightily.

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If you recognize the title, then you’ve passed the test of being a fan.  The CBS comedy How I Met Your Mother is now in it’s fifth season and is still going strong. Personally I thought for sure that it would be about two seasons then done for the show, but anything with NPH in it (Neil Patrick Harris) is pretty much guaranteed to be a hit.  They do a lot of things well in the show, more than just providing good laughs in the half-hour span.  Each character brings their own quirks to the group.  While they are five different middle-aged characters, they all support one another, creating a New York family.  NPH is the most recognizable person from the show because of Doogie Howser and more recently the Harold & Kumar movies.  Jason Segel has been in a number of Judd Apatow movies and Alyson Hannigan is from the American Pie series.

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American Idol shifted its schedule last week, but not to accommodate one its high profile judges, instead it was to help out one of their contestants. Idol switched the order for the guys and girls, and let the guys go first after doctors kept Crystal Bowersox out of the competition on Tuesday. If they hadn’t made the change for Crystal, she would have been disqualified for not performing, even though she was hospitalized at the time.

It was an unprecedented move  for one of TV’s biggest shows and one that paid off for Bowersox, who swept the incident aside and landed in the Top 12. But, will her health keep her from winning it all?

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Jon Voight’s having a good year.

First, he was reunited with his daughter, Angelina Jolie and her family after beign astraigned for several years. Though he’s keeping tight lipped about the reunion, which took place in Italy a couple weeks ago, he did say, “It was wonderful, it was a wonderful trip. It was wonderful to be with the family and each of the kids is very special in their own way. And Brad and Angie are wonderful parents, so I had a great time.”

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If you are a big fan of your DirecTV DVR and you have an iPhone then there is a must have app that can make things a ton easier! The free DirecTV DVR Scheduling app for the iPhone will help you to make sure that you never miss your shows again. You can program your DVR quickly and easily from anywhere.

Just think, with a few simple taps you can be enjoying all that DirecTV and your DVR have to offer. The app is simple to download from the Apple store and quick to install. Once installed using this app is extremely easy.

You will be able to go into the app and search for your favorite show. By inputting the name of the show you can then choose to view the info on the different upcoming episodes. After you have found the episode or series you want to record you will have a couple more choices to make.

You will need to choose which receiver you want to record the show or series. You then need to set your recording priority i.e. definitely record, etc. Lastly you will want to set the length of time you want the show to stay in memory.

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