Review: 'DogTown': 'The Michael Vick Dogs'
It has been a summer of awe-inspiring, thought-provoking spectacle on television. First the Summer Olympics, then the Democratic and Republican national conventions and now the return of "DogTown." If that sounds sarcastic or snarky, it isn't meant to. The two-hour season premiere of the popular National Geographic Channel show is titled "Saving the Michael Vick Dogs," and if there were such a thing as an Olympics for animal rescue and rehabilitation, this would be it. Last December, the Atlanta Falcons'

Stella McCartney’s New Deer Head Backpack Is Perfect For Carrying A Deer’s Head
The mind boggles when attempting to explain Stella McCartney’s latest creation. As you can see, it’s in the shape of a deer’s head — while also featuring a deer’s, um, head. McCartney was commissioned to lend her design expertise to the creation of a new eco-friendly line of handbags and travel gear for LeSportsac. This Deer Rucksack is one of those new products and is made from recycle polyester and other green materials. It’s also just about the ugliest thing anyone co

Lucky Dogs: National Geographic Rescues Michael Vick's Pit Bulls
Old dogs can learn new tricks, even the ones trained to be killing machines by Michael Vick and his cohorts. National Geographic's Dogtown: Saving the Michael Vick Dogs (tonight at 9 pm/ET) — a two-hour special edition of the Dogtown series — looks at the miraculous techniques being used by the Best Friends Animal Society in Utah to rehabilitate pit bulls rescued from the NFL superstar's dogfighting compound. The program is sure to bring tears — mostly happy ones. "Despite the horrors the

All Of Free World Hoping McCain Drops Dead After Election Day [A Star Is Born]
Well, if the McCain campaign lacked a little something called star power—and let's face it, the guy is about as fabulous as Mr. Magoo with hemorrhoids—then that gaping hole was filled by...wait, let's reword that. Um...drill, baby, drill? Ugh, nevermind. There's no way we are going to get around sexualizing America's newest superstar hockey mom and lipstick-smothered graduate of the Michael Vick Canine Attack Academy, Sarah Palin! But don't take our word for it. Just look at these numbers: Pali

Television Review: From Fight Dog to Man’s Best Friend
“Saving the Michael Vick Dogs,” the season premiere of “DogTown,” the National Geographic Channel series, follows the progress of a few of the dogs rescued from Mr. Vick’s Virginia property.

The Lords Of DogTown [Must See TV]
The season premiere of DogTown, a National Geographic Channel show that follows rescued dogs at the largest no-kill animal facility in the U.S. by the same name, will have an extra-special focus tonight: The pit bulls rescued from Atlanta Falcons quarterback and kennel/dog fight ring operator, Michael Vick. The episode focuses 4 of the 50 dogs that were rescued from Vick's compound, some of which have a great fear of humans, intense scarring, and physical illnesses due to abuse. The show follows the dogs' h

Michael Vick dog-fighting case made into TV special
Well, it was only a matter of time until someone decided to cash in on the Michael Vick dog-fighting drama. Animal Planet has announced that they will be screening a one-hour special documenting all the gory gruesome details of the case, to be screened on August 24th. "Animal Planet presents THE Michael Vick CASE, premiering Sunday, August 24, at 10 PM, a one-hour special that tells the full, wrenching story of the Michael Vick case. The investigative report gives an in-depth report on Michael Vick,

Michael Vicks dogs kick off Dogtown; The Locator, Sandhogs also debut this weekend
A diverse group of of new reality shows debuts this weekend, with subjects ranging from rehabilitated dogs to men who work in sewers. Tonight with the 9 p.m. ET return of National Geographic Channel’s DogTown, the series that follows the rehabilitation of dogs at the Best Friends Animal Sanctuary in Utah, which the network says is “often the last hope for dogs requiring specialized or urgent medical attention or for abused and neglected animals.” Tonight, a special two-hour episode tit

What's on TV Friday night
Fresh from the conventions, CBS' Katie Couric, NBC's Brian Williams and ABC's Charles Gibson hold a cancer awareness show and telethon of sorts. They'll also step aside for a group of A-list celebrities to perform. 8 (Fox) "Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader." Honestly, given what's happening on the other major networks Friday night at this time, it's hard to suggest not watching "Stand Up to Cancer." But, for those looking for something perhaps not so deep, Fox, is offering this show, hosted by Jeff Foxwort