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G4 AND THE UNITED STATES NAVY PARTNER FOR NEW GROUNDBREAKING DOCUMENTARY SERIES “BOMB PATROL: AFGHANISTAN” FOLLOWING AN ELITE SPECIAL OPERATION UNIT AS THEY PATROL WAR-TORN BATTLEGROUNDS TO DISARM DEADLY EXPLOSIVES
10-Episode Series From Big Fish Entertainment Premieres Tuesday, October 25 at 10PM ET/PT and Embeds Viewers Inside the U.S. Military for a First Person War Zone Account of the Most Dangerous Job in the World, in One of the Most Dangerous Places on Earth
Los Angeles, CA, September 27, 2011 – Since World War II, the United States Military has relied on the steady hands and steadier nerves of the U.S. Navy Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD), the world’s premier combat force for countering Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs), Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD), and all other types of weaponry. This fall, G4 and the U.S. Navy will give viewers an extraordinary, never-before-seen look at an elite, eight man U.S. Navy EOD platoon as they seek out danger and put their lives on the line. The ground-breaking, 10-episode documentary series follows the EOD Unit as they patrol the war-torn battlegrounds of Afghanistan using state-of-the art robotics and technology to search for and disarm explosives. Produced by Big Fish Entertainment, “Bomb Patrol: Afghanistan” premieres Tuesday, October 25th at 10pm ET.
Over 15 cameras, including both helmet and body mounted, were utilized to capture the eight-man team’s five-month tour. The series premiere begins as the platoon says farewell to their family and loved ones at Naval Air Station North Island, where G4 cameras were granted access. From there, the elite teams are stationed in Northern Afghanistan, and the EOD Unit patrols the battle zones dismantling explosives and responding to IED hunting and clearance requests. G4 and Big Fish Entertainment teamed up with three-time Oscar nominated documentary filmmaker, Vince DiPersio (Blues Highway, Death on the Job, Crack USA: Country Under Siege), to give the series an extraordinary, genuine look at the one of the most dangerous jobs in the United States military.
“Bomb Patrol: Afghanistan” is produced by Big Fish Entertainment with Doug DePriest and Dan Cesareo serving as executive producers. Laura Civiello and Tim Rummel are the series’ network executives for G4.
For additional info and exclusive video content please go to: http://www.g4tv.com/bombpatrol
Sweet Sisters: Stars Of TLC Series DC Cupcakes Scheduled To Unlock Their Diary For QVC Viewers And Offer Famous Cupcakes
The queens of Georgetown Cupcake and stars of the TLC series DC Cupcakes Katherine Kallinis and Sophie Kallinis LaMontagne are scheduled to appear on QVC Sunday, October 23 at noon (ET) with their popular cupcakes and to launch their first book The Cupcake Diaries: Recipes and Memories from the Sisters of Georgetown Cupcake.
During the QVC program In the Kitchen with David, the sisters will give viewers an inside look at the inspiration behind The Cupcake Diaries, which chronicles their sweet success after choosing cupcakes over the corporate world. The new book not only reveals their secrets of building a nationally recognized business but also offers readers 42 recipes, including the bestselling red velvet cupcake and their grandmother’s Greek Easter bread. Fans will have the opportunity to purchase The Cupcake Diaries more than two weeks in advance of its release date.
As the sisters share stories and recipes, they will also offer the cupcakes that started a craze by the dozen to QVC shoppers nationwide. The Georgetown Cupcake Gourmet Cupcake Assortment consists of six of the most popular flavors, including lava fudge and salted caramel, plus six flavors exclusive to QVC. The new flavors are chocolate toffee crunch, apple crumble, chocolate marshmallow, maple walnut crunch, chocolate peanut butter caramel fudge, and citrus blossom.
“Katherine and Sophie are truly an entrepreneurial inspiration and we are thrilled to bring their story and one-of-a-kind cupcakes to QVC,” said John Kelly, vice president of merchandising for QVC.
TLC’s Georgetown Cupcake Sisters Share a Chocolate Cupcake Recipe & Their Recipe for Success!
Unable to get a loan and unwilling to hit up friends and family, sisters Katherine Kallinis and Sophie LaMontagne maxed out their credit cards and gave up careers in fashion and private equity to pursue their dream of opening a little cupcake bakery together. Their little bakery didn’t stay little for long. In addition to the flagship store in Washington, D.C.’s tony Georgetown neighborhood, their little Georgetown Cupcake bakery has expanded to Bethesda, Maryland and beyond, with more than 300 employees.
At Dulles International Airport, they opened a third bakery in order to meet demand from all over the country for their fresh, moist, exquisite cupcakes. This winter, 2012, they will open a shop in Manhattan’s hip Soho area. Moreover, they reach out to charities and have sent 10,000 cupcakes to our troops in Afghanistan. As for star quality, Sasha Obama had her birthday party at Georgetown Cupcake. Lucky me, I got to sit down for a fun hour with the sisters and talk about how this all came to be. Their mom Elaine, who enjoys long days helping her daughters, joined us.
The sisters have practically no memory of being anywhere in their home but in the kitchen with their Greek grandmother, who “baked for breakfast, lunch and dinner” while the girls’ parents were at work. I asked Elaine how she raised such fabulous daughters. “Enjoy their dream and enjoy the ride with them and have fun.” she said.
Katherine enthused how lucky she and Sophie feel to spend all this time with their mom. Recognizing, however, that there is never a smooth day—such as when they make a cupcake structure for an event that is too big to fit through the door—these enterprising women havelearned to embrace uncertainty. ”We thrive on it,” they say.
Sophie explains, “Our biggest concern is that our customers are happy; we take it personally. Our bakery is like our home. Everyone comes in happy and leaves happy.”
I asked if people get moody waiting in the line, which sometimes grows quite long. With the same enthusiasm with which they embrace the uncertainty of each day, the cupcake sisters point out that a lot of peole love to stand in line and talk to others around them. In winter, Georgetown Cupcake serves free hot chocolate to those waiting. “We appreciate that people are spending time to be here . . . . The worst would be for them to be disappointed.”
On November 11, TLC will air Katherine’s wedding, which includes the 9-foot cupcake creation Sophie made for the occasion.
The sisters’ new book, The Cupcake Diaries: Recipes and Memories from the Sisters of Georgetown Cupcake, will hit bookstore shelves on November 8th.