The Game

A roast is defined as a public means of giving out insults, tributes, or even telling outlandish stories (be they true or outright lies) while keeping it fun and entertaining for all. There is a roast-master and the "roastee" is often a celebrity of some sort, and participants include friends, co-workers, fans, and family, many of whom also participate in putting the "roastee" on the hot seat. Among the "roastees" are Pamela Anderson, Denis Leary, William Shatner, David Hasselhoff, Donald Trump, Joan Rivers, and Charlie Sheen. Each of the participants have to have a thick skin and a broad sense of humor because some of the comments bestowed on them can be rather colorful and even downright mean spirited, yet all meant to be in fun. The 90 minute programs may have certain requests that some topics be left out of the final airing including William Shatner's request that the fact his late wife drown in their pool as well as Pamela Anderson asking that her bout with Hepatitis C be kept from the show. Charlie Sheen also requested jokes referencing his mother not be aired. Others have made no such requests, leaving themselves wide open for a happy roasting!

"Reba" was a television series that aired from 2001 to 2007. The show followed Reba Hart, a divorced mother of three, as she navigated her personal and family life. Reba's ex-husband, Brock, had an affair with Barbra Jean, his dental hygienist, which led to their marriage and the birth of their son, Henry. Reba tried to maintain a civil relationship with her ex-husband and his new wife while raising her own children.

Inspired by Sex and the City, Girls are the remarkable product of HBO's 2011-2012 season. Written and directed by Lena Dunham, a Tiny Furniture's Aura, this TV series showcases a "sex and life" everyday situations of four twenty-something girls. A recently financially cut of her parents Hannah, played by Lena Dunham - how do you like writer / director / actress "“ all in one person?. Her best friend Marnie, played by Allison Williams, who's may be familiar to you as Deborah from American Dreams. Shoshanna is another friend of Hanna, portrayed by Zosia Mamet, a Kelsey in Parenthood. And Jessa, played by the real-life friend of Lena Dunham, funny Jemima Kirke, a Charlotte from Tiny Furniture. It's remarkable that all of the actress are daughters of big names in entertainment industry. Jemima Kirke is a daughter of Simon Kirke, you may know this drummer from Bad Company band. Zosia Mamet is a daughter of the Oscar nominee, screenwriter David Alan Mamet. Allison Williams' father is the famous NBC Nightly News anchor Brian Williams. As for reception of this series, many critics define it as promising but not genre-revolutionizing, although some of the awkward sex scenes that are showcased in Girls is not usual for this type of series. Despite of glossy Sex and the City, many moments in Girls unfold the true relationships between the youngsters.

Fox's latest venture into the dysfunctional family sitcom is Raising Hope. It features young adult man, Jimmy Chance (Lucas Neff). The shiftless Jimmy works as a pool boy and commensurate with the stereotype, has a one-night stand with Lucy (Bijou Phillips). He finds out later she is a wanted felon and has had their baby while in jail. Jimmy is given custody of the baby and takes her home to his "˜family'. If grandmother, "Maw Maw" (Cloris Leachman) is an off-the-rocker type who lives with Jimmy, his mother Virginia (Martha Plimpton), father Burt (Garret Dillahunt), and his coz Mike (Skyler Stone). With a family that knows nothing about good parenting or how to take care of a baby the comic zaniness of caring for the baby, Hope, begins. As the family struggles thorough the difficulties of "Raising Hope", they learn about themselves and each other, with plenty of laughs thrown into the mix.

Follow romance, rivalry and high-stakes drama in Port Charles on ABC's landmark daytime soap General Hospital, airing weekdays.

The serene suburb of Kansas City, Kansas called Overland Park is the setting for a Showtime hit called United States of Tara which follows the life of Tara Gregson. She is a wife and mother of two who doctors have diagnosed as having dissociative identity disorder. She has multiple personalities that she transitions into when severely stressed. She may become a flirty teen who calls herself "T" or Alice who is a housewife straight out of the 1950's. She may turn into a beer swilling, loud male she calls Vietnam Vet Buck when particularly pressured or even displaying a fourth personality who goes by the name of Gimme. Multiple personalities are uncontrollable and can't be chosen but just happen when she is in a weak moment or facing problems difficult to cope with. Tara does have the support of son and daughter as well as her husband, Max. Charmaine, her doubting sister, sometimes thinks Tara is faking it for sympathy reasons. This intriguing show follows her various personality changes and how they affect the family unit.