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Post by UPN on Jun 25, 2009 14:27:37 GMT -5
A special Monday Night features a lineup that is very attractive to men but just like SPIKE we know many women will especially the eye candy athletes featured on Just Us Guys at 8pm. UPN is looking at this as their second biggest night in their first nine days since Sunday.
For the first time ever UPN's Wide World of Sports which was successful last night with their first original series Anything You Can Do, I Can Do Better! scoring 2.1 million viewers at 8pm on Wednesday. Will feature a scripted original comedy called Just Us Guys starring the NBA's two most popular superstars Kobe Bryant and LeBron James along with NHL Stanley Cup winner Sidney Crosby, steroid user Alex Rodriguez and multiple Super Bowl winning champion quarterback Tom Brady. Their trying to adjust to their new life as career ending athletes who reside in a Cleveland apartment together without the millions of bucks they had in recent years.
For the first time in over 25 years an important fight is coming back to the airwaves as boxing is coming back to the broadcasters with Monday Night Showdown along with up and coming powerhouse mixed martial arts action led by UFC champion Brock Lesnar and boxing's own dream matchup between Floyd Mayweather, Jr. faces off against Manny Pacquiao. Also internet sensation Kimbo Slice faces Ken Shamrock in a matchup all of the internet fan boys are talking about. Don't miss a minute of this hot action at 8:30pm.
It all begins tonight at 7:30pm with KO Nation featuring a low-card boxing matchup. Then the prime-time coverage starts at 8pm with Kobe's new sitcom Just Us Guys leading into the 3 hour slamfest Thursday Night Showdown. Presented by EA Sports and Miller Lite.
Tonight's schedule: 8:00 Just Us Guys 8:32 Monday Night Showdown
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Post by UPN on Jun 25, 2009 14:27:57 GMT -5
UPN's Wide World of Sports & Miller Lite presents the biggest fighters in the world in the world of mma and boxing. Its going to be big, real big! Its all going down live Thursday Night from Dallas' American Airlines Center presented by Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban. Dallas is also the site of this year's first Summer Athletic Games this August. A big card is scheduled as some of the biggest fighters in the world are going to come together. The biggest money fight of the evening presenting $1,310,000 to the winner and $665,000 to the loser is Money Mayweather vs. Manny Pacquiao in a dream match of the sport's two current best boxers. At 10pm its Kimbo Slice in action against Ken Shamrock. After 10:30pm there will be two of the biggest fights from both sports of MMA and boxing: -Brock Lesnar vs. Andrei Arlovski -Floyd Mayweather, Jr. vs. Manny Pacquiao 8:32 - Series Premiere: Thursday Night ShowdownHD, Live, (2009), Its been a longtime since basic television hosted the big fight. You use to need PPV to see the big fights live, well no more. In a recent deal reached with UPN's newly acquired Wide World of Sports brand, you can now see the biggest fights in the world of mixed martial-arts and boxing. For the first time ever all promotions and the two sports will be shared in the same program and same arena for a 3 hour slugfest. The main two fights on the MMA card features Ken Shamrock vs. Kimbo Slice and Brock Lesnar vs. Andrei Arlovski. In boxing Floyd Mayweather, Jr. faces off against Manny Pacquiao. The show features brand new underground fighters who will become stars on the cards. All potential PPV buyrates will be paid off before hand by shared sponsors and the UPN network to help support the revenue for these fights. (Sports) EA Sports Fight Night Round 4 preview is highlighted during the show and a short mini-series depicting the tales of the popular Nike muppet commercials of LeBron James and Kobe Bryant.
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Post by UPN on Jun 25, 2009 14:28:18 GMT -5
The awaited premiere of the male sitcom Just Us Guys. The series premiere of this all-star cast of athletes Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, Sidney Crosby, Tom Brady and Alex Rodriguez who all live together in one apartment outside of Cleveland and struggle living normal lives after their sport careers ends. They adjust to each other's egos and cockiness and getting use to living life without a boat load of money. Tonight's episode info:New, HD, "Just Us Guys Meeting", (2009), (TV-PG), Opener: Kobe takes control of the house and the new roommates don't like it so they play a game of basketball to figure out who is boss of the house. (Sitcom) S01 E01
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Post by UPN on Jun 25, 2009 14:28:34 GMT -5
Just Us Guys will be a multi-cam sitcom.
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Post by UPN on Jun 25, 2009 14:28:49 GMT -5
Presented in spectacular 720p HD.
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Post by UPN on Jun 25, 2009 14:29:17 GMT -5
That's all night in 720p and every program in 720p to give you the crisp replay action that ABC HD gives you.
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Post by UPN on Jun 25, 2009 14:30:10 GMT -5
Tonight's HD action will be presented in both Sony HD cameras and through ABC HD technology.
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Post by UPN on Jun 25, 2009 14:35:57 GMT -5
If you go to your local grocery, entertainment stores and other selected stores you can purchase movie tickets for Theme Park in 3D which opens up next Friday in theaters.
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Post by UPN on Jun 25, 2009 14:37:17 GMT -5
Vegas and other betting organization including your friend's local betting pools are heating up bets. People will be spending lots of money on the fights tonight.
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Post by UPN on Jun 25, 2009 14:37:51 GMT -5
Don't miss it all tonight presented by EA Sports, Miller Lite, Snickers and Wall-Mart.
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Post by UPN on Jun 25, 2009 14:39:23 GMT -5
Advertising posters or images were made by Josh Poncheck.
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Post by UPN on Jun 25, 2009 14:41:44 GMT -5
Get your popcorn ready starting tonight at 8pm.
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Post by UPN on Jun 25, 2009 15:00:30 GMT -5
Just Us Guys has some reviewers and here they are.
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Post by UPN on Jun 25, 2009 15:00:47 GMT -5
Critics:
"Just Us Guys is very funny and surprisingly good as you can feel the emotions of these guys in this brilliantly run sitcom". - Toronto Sun
"This looks good as hell in UPN HD". - Science & Technology Magazine
"Athletes are not supposed to be good actors but they surprisingly are and their sure good entertainers". - Hollywood Reporter
"LeBron James is a star and he has great humor making this show work". - Chicago Sun-Times
"Who would've known five guys could be so interesting". - USA Today
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Post by UPN on Jun 25, 2009 15:01:04 GMT -5
More Critical Acclaim:
"LeBron is a lot like his muppet character on here and Kobe plays it cool". - ESPN the Magazine
"A-Rod can't cheat in acting and it shows here as he actually earns his praises". - Media Today
"LeBron might be important to Cleveland than New York as Cleveland Rocks"! - New York Times
"Just Us Guys is the perfect title and UPN has a gem here" - Daily Herald
"A++++++" - Rolling Stones
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