Following gold medal gymnast Gabby Douglas and her support system, which include matriarch Natalie Hawkins, sisters Arielle "Arie” Hawkins, Joyelle "Joy” Douglas, brother, Johnathan Douglas and grandmother Miss Carolyn, this series chronicles their journey and sacrifices as Gabby heads back to the Olympic Games and attempts a history-making performance.
African American Lives is a PBS television miniseries hosted by historian Henry Louis Gates, Jr., focusing on African American genealogical research. The family histories of prominent African Americans are explored using traditional genealogic techniques as well as genetic analysis.
Gates has written an associated book, In Search of Our Roots: How 19 Extraordinary African Americans Reclaimed Their Past, which was published in early 2009.
Fifty years after his death, President John F. Kennedy’s life and legacy continues to capture the hearts and minds of an entire nation. Remembered for his charisma and formidable intellect, this series explores the highlights of his life – from WWII hero and respected U.S. Senator, to the 1960s Presidential race against Richard Nixon and his famous inaugural speech, to his final days of his brief presidency and all points in-between. Journey through the pivotal moments that created one of America’s most beloved, influential, and controversial figures!
Football Wives is an American reality television series on VH1. The series premiered on October 24, 2010 and showcases the wives and girlfriends of professional football players.
Chainsaw Gang is a reality TV show that features Stacy Poitras – one of the country's top chainsaw artists – and his crew as they create works of art from logs and other large blocks of wood. The trials and tribulations of the crew portrays everyday dangers and irritations of the trade, including blades breaking and chainsaws bursting into flame, near-finished sculptures splitting open from an unseen issue in the wood, and customers who change their mind about what they want after the work is done.
Chainsaw Gang debuted on November 9, 2012 as part of an initial 10 show series
The series is principally filmed at Poitras' business, Deadwood Tree Sculptures in Malibu, California and other locations where the crew may be carving as demonstrations.
The daily lives of a group of racing wives in Lake Norman, N.C., where the who's who of stock car racing live. Go inside the personal and professional lives of the women as they support their husbands, friends and one another, both on and off the raceway.
Trailblazers is a television series presented by Kara Miller and first aired in October 2007 on the Community Channel. Trailblazers is a celebration, for Black History Month, of people of colour who have achieved extraordinary things. The four interviewees are performing at the highest level in their chosen fields.
Explore the social and professional lives of some of Brooklyn’s most sought after and influential personalities- from up and coming hip-hop artists to internationally known DJs to one of RocNation's protégé's.
Former Heisman Trophy winner and NFL MVP Cam Newton has achieved his dream of playing in the NFL, and now he's trying to help kids get on the right track toward fulfilling their dreams.
Get ripped, flat abs in 6 weeks with America’s toughest trainer, Jillian Michaels. Forget boring sit-ups – Jillian’s ab-shredding system will chisel the midsection with her winning combination of core-focused cardio circuits and ab-toning exercises. 6 Week Six-Pack includes two dynamic 30-minute workouts plus warm-ups and cooldowns. Start with Level 1 for three weeks, then advance to Level 2 for increased intensity and fat burn. Stick with it and see dramatic results!
Tarek and Christina revisit their most intense, interesting, and engaging house flips. Because there's never enough time to tell the whole story in every episode of Flip or Flop, this series is an opportunity to dig deeper into the trials and tribulations of house flipping, and to find out what actually happened behind the scenes of the renovations. We'll also follow up on houses that remained unsold at the time of production - revealing now what they ended up selling for, and if Tarek and Christina actually made or lost money.
In watching eccentric, carefree Barry Weiss during his four seasons on "Storage Wars," one got the feeling he was much more into the business of buying storage lockers for the fun and not the money. But there are more good times to be had on the road, and now that Weiss has retired from the storage auction game, his search for adventure has paved a new treasure-seeking avenue. With a motley crew of friends in tow, Weiss travels the U.S. to buy rare and fascinating collectibles, and in doing so he meets equally rare and fascinating collectors, with whom he haggles. "Barry'd Treasure" also finds its star straying from his intended routes, resulting in some misadventures along the way.
MOVE OR IMPROVE follows homeowners who are no longer happy with their home and find themselves at a crossroads. They all are wondering if they can find their dream home for the same price as their current home. We follow homeowners embarking on the journey to make a life-changing decision: renovate and stay in their home, move nearby, or relocate to a new city entirely. Will they MOVE OR IMPROVE?
The first three days after somebody is abducted are extremely important. Statistically, the chances of finding the abductee alive diminish significantly after the first 72 hours. ``Three Days to Live'' chronicles kidnapping cases, using re-creations and first-hand testimony from authorities and loved ones to illustrate what went on -- from the crucial periods early on in the cases, which all feature females who were taken, through the twists and turns the kidnappings took before reaching their conclusions. Journalist SuChin Pak narrates the hourlong series.