Lovetown, USA

Lovetown USA – A Little Show with a Big Heart

by paula on August 27, 2012

The Oprah Winfrey Network has opened it’s heart to a whole new kind of programming…and it seems to be working.  It seems like anything that’s included in Sunday night turns to magic. Lovetown USA is no different.  From the heart of Georgia, matchmakers have come to town to help heal old wounds and find those looking for love a little more of an open heart and possibilities.  As the program takes us on the journey of watching a wave of love take over a town and seep into people’s lives, the program is a reminder of the power of collective energy and a little focus.

Debuting last week, this little show brings a lot of heart and lessons to OWN.  Watching people navigate through their own love lives or through healing old hurts is only part of the process.  This is the second week of Lovetown and it’s a little bit like something we might have seen on The Oprah Winfrey Show – how a town navigates through a social love experiment.  As we watch the process, these two Lovetown fans and viewers are routing for love and are a little hopeful that at the end of the series, OWN will sit everyone down with Oprah or an Oprah-host and let us know first-hand what the experience was like and how it’s changed their lives. Lovetown USA is on each Sunday at 10/9c. Be sure to catch it! You’ll be glad you did.  Be warned…you will probably fall in love with it.

From OWN: Oprah’s Challenge to Lovetown, USA

From OWN: Matchmaker Paul Brunson on the Language of Love

From OWN:Welcome to the Love Shack!

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Send a Little Love with OWN’s New Lovetown Ap!

by paula on August 15, 2012

While Lovetown, USA may not be coming to OWN until this Sunday for its premier, The Oprah Winfrey Network is giving us plenty to  fall in love with.  Today, OWN launched a little love of their own with their “Be the Love” Ap over on Facebook.

Spread a little love to those who mean the most in your life by creating and sending them a very special card! Give a little shout out to make someones day! Fall in love for the first time or all over again! It all starts with one click of a button and one little action.  Create a love card.  You know you want to…and remember, this energy comes back to you. So really, when you send a little love out into the world, you are really sending a little love to yourself too.

Then, don’t forget to bring more love into your life and watch what happens when one town comes together in the name of love.  Lovetown, USA premiers Sunday, August 19th at 9/8c only on OWN.

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OWN Announces Summer Primetime Lineup & Show Previews

by patricia on April 28, 2012

OWN has released their summer primetime schedule and we are SO excited!  President of OWN, Sheri Salata shared that “Our new summer series have a common thread of being fun, entertaining and meaningful…It’s important to give the audience programming that makes them feel good, or provides them with inspiration in their own lives.”  That is one thing that OWN seems to be getting right as they continue to build the network show by show.   It won’t be long until the world considers them to be the template for exceptional programming.

“We feel strongly about the current state of the channel,” added Erik Logan, president, OWN. “We’re seeing success with our original programming and are continuing to build the network one night at a time.”

Here is how the schedule lays out from OWN.  As a special treat, they have released previews to all the shows except ONC.  I included them below with the show descriptions.  Enjoy!

Fridays: (starting June 8th)
     9-10PM – “Lives On Fire”
Saturdays:  (starting June 9th)
     9-1PM “Million Dollar Neighborhood”
     10-11PM “Real Life: The Musical”
Sundays:
     9-10PM “Oprah’s Next Chapter” featuring actor Neil Patrick Harris, Spiritual Healer John of God & more.
     10-11PM “Our America with Lisa Ling” (starting June 10th)
Mondays: (starting June 4th)
     9-10PM “Are You Normal, America?”– Sneak preview after “Oprah’s Next Chapter”  on June 3rd at 10PM

Coming in…
July:“Super Saver Showdown”
August:“Lovetown, USA”

Lives on Fire highlights the journey of four women who risk their lives daily to assist in California’s most dangerous disasters. These female firefighters respond to life and death situations; battle the intense heat…all in a predominately male profession while they struggle to find the balance in work and home as mothers, daughter, wives, and girlfriends. Each of the women bring a little something different to the show as they try to balance the danger and normal everyday life.

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Three New Original Shows Coming to OWN – “Lovetown, USA”, “Lives on Fire” & “Are You Normal, America?”

by patricia on January 13, 2012

Time to get excited! OWN announced today that three new shows will be coming to OWN…Lovetown, USA, Lives on Fire and Are You Normal, America?. “Each of our new shows is right on brand and aligned with Oprah’s intention to bring our audience meaningful, entertaining programming,” said Sheri Salata, president, OWN. Added Erik Logan, president, OWN, “We feel really good about the direction the network is heading in 2012 and we’re just getting started.”

Lovetown, USA follows a pair of matchmakers (“Hitch,” Paul Carrick Brunson, and “love whisperer” Kailen Rosenberg with over 200 successful marriages to her name) and eight singles as they search for love. This “social experiment” takes place in the small town of Kingsland in Georgia. For 30 days, they take up residence in this small town helping the locals to find love in their own neighborhoods. Everyone in the town is getting involved! “This one-of-a-kind social experiment is the biggest dating challenge in TV history; examining the effects love can have on the DNA of one American community.” The show will be produced by BBC Worldwide Productions for OWN.

Lives on Fire is a totally different show. The show highlights the journey of four different women who risk their lives daily to assist in California’s most dangerous disasters. These female firefighters respond to life and death situations; battle the intense heat…all in a predominately male profession. As their fight heats up against nature’s forces, they struggle to find the balance in work and home as mothers, daughter, wives, and girlfriends. Each of the women brings a little something different to the show. Nica Vasquez is a mother with 15 years’ experience in the fire field; Rosanne Grier is in her 5th year as a seasonal firefighter trying to get a foot hold in the field; Michele Dyck has 7 years’ experience who recently transferred to a more dangerous station; and Diley Greiser, a mother in her 7th year as firefighter/paramedic. The show allows viewers a look into a dangerous profession and how it impacts normal life. This show is also produced by BBC Worldwide Productions.

The final series is a game show called Are You Normal, America?. I am most excited about this show! Through juries of peers, by polling and simple man-on-the-street interviews, real life situations shot in the field and in-studio demonstrations, this show will take a look at odd behaviors and see just how common they may be in our society. Finally we will all find out if we are NORMAL. On each of the episodes, contestants will try to win big money as they learn whether they are normal or not. On their road to discovery, viewers may find comfort in knowing their oddities are really normalcies….or they find out they are bit abnormal. Either way it is all in good fun! Produced by Harpo Studio and Zoo Productions and with executive producers like Jill Van Lokeren and Jon Sinclair from Harpo, I am certain the show will be a BLAST! We’ve have been hoping for a game show…and finally it is here.

We will keep you posted on air dates as soon as we hear anything. Thanks OWN!

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Lovetown, USA – OWN is looking for Lovers

by patricia on November 14, 2011

BBC Worldwide Productions and OWN, the Oprah Winfrey Network, have come together to bring a new show to OWN called “Lovetown, USA”. Currently the producers of the show are narrowing down their search for the perfect town to be the backdrop. Once one is selected, they will send a team of matchmakers to set up shop in this small town for 30 days…getting the residents involved in their own matchmaking process.

Several cities have been considered and many of them have already gone through the application process. The producers were hoping for a small picturesque town with around 15,000 residents that has a strong sense of community. Many towns have been considered, such as: Newton (NC), Clayton (NC), Reidsville (NC), Brunswick, Fuquay-Varina (VA) and Jacksonville (TX)…to name a few.

It appears the final decision hasn’t been made. You can find a sample of the application here. They already held a casting call in Carraboro, NC and a video was shot of some of the hopeful participants. The audio is a little off at times, but it gives you an idea. Take a look!

‘Lovetown, USA’ casting call in Carrboro, NC at Glasshalfull from Arcate Media on Vimeo.

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