Budiey
Christmas Specials on 25 December 2013, Wednesday, from 12noon onwards
12:00 noon – Winter Wipeout
SYNOPSIS
OVERVIEW
Wipeout is a reality game show series in which contestants compete in what is billed as the “world’s largest obstacle course”. Wipeout is hosted and commentated by John Henson and John Anderson, while Vanessa Lachey acts as the “on-location” presenter. The former presenter was Jill Wagner, but it is said that Jill is returning to Wipeout in Season 6. The creators and executive producers are Matt Kunitz and Scott Larsen.
1:00 pm – Totally Insane Guinness World Records Marathon (5 episodes)
OVERVIEW
The undisputed authority on record breaking achievement, Guinness World Records aims to entertain, inform and educate. GWR celebrates the world’s best in all fields, and aims to inspire ordinary people to do extraordinary things. Since 1998 Guinness World Records TV shows have been seen by a quarter of a billion people in more than 90 countries. Totally Insane Guinness World Records scours the globe for the very best Guinness World Records attempted on TV.
2.50 pm – David Blaine Specials – Discover Magic & Beautiful Struggle
OVERVIEW
David Blaine – Discover Magic
This TV special offers unprecedented access to Blaine’s yet-to-be seen magic through his early years; including the first tape he shot to redefine the concept of magic.
The show follows Blaineʼs evolution from his beginnings performing magic tricks at children’s parties to his teen years, independently shooting a pilot for a chance at a network broadcast, through his development into a prime time star whose special brand of magic is recognized around the world.
Enjoy a behind-the-scenes look at how this incredible performer gets people from all walks of life in America absorbed in his magic and elicits great reactions.
David Blaine – Beautiful Struggle
Have you ever wondered what moves David Blaine to risk his life in order to progress contemporary magic? This offers an insight into how Blaine has become one of the world’s foremost magicians of our time.
Revealing the inspiration behind Blaine’s legendary endurance art, we will see WHY he performs his stunts, WHAT drives him, and his meetings with greats along the way. They include Evel Knievel, accident survivor Aron Ralston, Kobe Bryant, high wire artist Philippe Petit, elite Navy SEALs, and world record-holding free divers.
The show will explore the risks Blaine takes in performing these acts, as well as the beauty he sees in completing them. It will also feature beautiful and never-before-released footage of Blaine’s encounters with some of nature’s most dangerous beasts.
4:40 pm – The Voice 5 (FINALE)
OVERVIEW
Airing on AXN in the same week as the US telecast, The Voice Season 5 brings the original four coaches back to their red swivel chairs from where they will get started by picking their teams by only hearing contestants sing in the signature blind auditions of the innovative series.
As with previous seasons, the decisions from the musician coaches are based solely on voice and not on appearances. The coaches hear the artists perform, but they don’t get to see them – thanks to rotating chairs. If a coach is impressed by the artiste’s voice, a button is pressed to select the artist for his/her team. At this point, the coach’s chair will swivel to face the artist he/she has selected. If more than one coach pushes their button, the artistes choose which coach they want to work with.
Once the teams are set, the battle is on. Coaches dedicate themselves to develop their teams of artistes, offer advice and share the secrets of their success, along with help from their celebrity advisers. During the battle rounds, the coaches will pit their own team members against each other and choose which singers will advance to the next round of competition, while those not selected are available to be stolen by another coach. Each coach has two steals available during the battle rounds.
At the end of the battles, only the strongest members of each coach’s roster remain and proceed to the knockout rounds. The artistes will be paired again with a member of their own teams, but this time, they find out with whom they are competing only minutes before performing. The artistes each select their own songs to perform individually, while their direct competitor watches and waits. They vie for their coach’s confidence and decision to take them to the live shows. The coach will choose the winner, and the artistes not selected will be sent home.
In the final live performance phase of the competition, the top artistes from each team will compete against each other at a live broadcast. America’s TV audience will vote to save their favourite artists, and the two artists with the fewest votes will be sent home each week. At stake is the grand prize of a recording contract for ‘The Voice’.
7.30 pm – Surf’s Up
OVERVIEW
Surf’s Up is an animated action-comedy that delves behind the scenes of the high-octane world of competitive surfing. The film profiles teenage Rockhopper penguin Cody Maverick (Shia LaBeouf), an up-and-coming surfer, as he enters his first pro competition. Followed by a camera crew to document his experiences, Cody leaves his family and home in Shiverpool, Antarctica to travel to Pen Gu Island for the Big Z Memorial Surf Off. Along the way, Cody meets Sheboygan surfer Chicken Joe (Jon Heder), famous surf promoter Reggie Belafonte (James Woods), surf talent scout Mikey Abromowitz (Mario Cantone), and spirited lifeguard Lani Aliikai (Zooey Deschanel), all of whom recognize Cody’s passion for surfing, even if it’s a bit misguided at times. Cody believes that winning will bring him the admiration and respect he desires, but when he unexpectedly comes face-to-face with a washed-up old surfer (Jeff Bridges), Cody begins to find his own way, and discovers that a true winner isn’t always the one who comes in first.
9:05 pm – The Smurfs
OVERVIEW
When the evil wizard Gargamel chases the tiny blue Smurfs out of their village, they tumble from their magical world and into ours — in fact, smack dab in the middle of Central Park. Just three apples high and stuck in the Big Apple, the Smurfs must find a way to get back to their village before Gargamel tracks them down.
The Smurfs is an American 3D family comedy film loosely based on The Smurfs comic book series created by the Belgian comics artist Peyo and the 1980s animated TV series it spawned. It was directed by Raja Gosnell and stars Hank Azaria, Neil Patrick Harris, Jayma Mays and SofÃa Vergara, with Jonathan Winters and Katy Perry as the voices of Papa Smurf and Smurfette. It is the first CGI/live-action hybrid film produced bySony Pictures Animation
Source : http://www.sonypictures.com/movies/
: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Smurfs_(film)
10:55 pm – MR. DEEDS
OVERVIEW
Small-town guy Longfellow Deeds (SANDLER) goes to the big city to collect a $40 billion inheritance from a long lost uncle. Living in a palatial mansion with the services of an unusual personal valet (JOHN TURTURRO) isn’t too bad. Things get even better when he meets a beautiful school nurse (WINONA RYDER). But money changes everything, and things aren’t what they seem – his sweetie is actually a journalist feeding reports of his outrageous behavior to the press! Now, it’s up to Deeds to straighten everybody out – with a few right hooks and lots of common sense.
Source: http://www.sonypictures.com/movies/
