Own is extending its relationship with Craig Piligian. The executive producer behind the network's Raising Whitley has boarded the cable network's upcoming Lindsay Lohan docuseries, Own executives announced Thursday during its presentation at the Television Critics Association's summer press tour. Piligian, via his Pilgrim Studios banner, will executive produce the upcoming untitled eight-hour docuseries following Lohan's effort to rebuild her career and stay healthy. The series is slated for 2014. For Pilgrim, the Lohan vehicle marks his latest foray into the unscripted arena, joining a long roster of titles including The Big Brain Theory, My Fair Wedding, The Ultimate
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- 7/25/2013
- by Lesley Goldberg
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
It's time for the season finale of "The Big Brain Theory," which finds astronaut and guest judge Buzz Aldrin joining host Kal Penn to see if the final two contestants are up for the toughest challenge yet: creating a portable bridge that can be deployed from the bed of a truck. You mean that doesn't come included? While one team goes with complexity and creativity, the other goes with simplicity. Which method will win its team leader the $50,000 grand prize and the one-year contract at Wet? Astronaut Buzz Aldrin joins the final episode as a guest judge. Watch this exclusive...
- 6/19/2013
- by Liane Bonin Starr
- Hitfix
“I think there are explosions in almost every episode. Some of the explosions mean that the contestants won, and some of them mean that they failed miserably,” says Kal Penn, host of Discovery’s competitive reality show for engineers, The Big Brain Theory: Pure Genius (Wednesdays at 10 p.m. Et). He admits he cowers on-camera for every blast. “And the reason being that I’m the only person on that set who is an actor — so this face,” he says, laughing. “I was always like, ‘Man, even if I get a little scar, that could really make a difference in...
- 5/15/2013
- by Mandi Bierly
- EW.com - PopWatch
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