TVLandPRIME.com's Got The Beat With New 'High School Reunion' 'Awesomely 80's' Music Video Widget
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NEW YORK, Feb. 18 -- Video killed the radio star and
TVLandPRIME.com aims to prove it with the launch of its "Awesomely 80's" music
video widget in support of TV Land's new original series "High School Reunion"
which premieres tonight at 10PM ET/PT on TV Land. Visitors to TVLandPRIME.com
can relive the teased hairstyles and rock fashions of the 80's as they watch
videos of their favorite head bangers and pop stars. Users will then be able
to post this video player on favorite social networking sites like MySpace,
Friendster and Blogger, as well as their own personal web page. Videos on the
widget include music featured in TV Land's "High School Reunion" series such
as "Every Rose Has Its Thorn" by Poison and other 1980's iconic video
favorites such as The Go-Go's hit "We Got The Beat," John Mellencamp's "Jack &
Diane," Rick Springfield's "Jessie's Girl," Peter Gabriel's "Sledgehammer" and
Bruce Springsteen's "Dancing In The Dark." Other featured bands on the
"Awesomely 80's" music video widget include Bon Jovi, Guns N' Roses, Cyndi
Lauper, The Pretenders, Tom Petty, U2, INXS and more. TVLandPRIME.com is also
offering a "Totally 80's" streaming radio channel.
Visitors to the "High School Reunion" Website can also play free,
exclusive games such as "High School Volleyball," where contestants can test
their volleyball skills in real time against other online gamers, or challenge
their 1980's expertise with the "Totally 80's Trivia" game. Users are also
invited to check out cast members' personal photo galleries, watch exclusive
video taken by the cast as well as bonus moments not seen on-air and read
weekly behind-the-scenes cast blogs.
"High School Reunion" features nineteen classmates from the 1988
graduating class of Arizona's Chandler High who have been brought together for
their own special reunion set on an exotic and romantic Kauai estate to
rekindle old relationships, reveal long-held secrets and resolve deep-seated
issues from 20 years ago. The TV Land original eight-part reality series
premieres on TV Land PRIME, TV Land's new primetime programming destination
designed to appeal to the attitudes, life stage and interests of people in
their 40s. "High School Reunion" is produced by Next Entertainment in
association with Warner Horizon Television.
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