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Anthony LaPaglia [Without A Trace] Christine Adams [Terra Nova] Ashley Greene [The Twilight Saga] Emilie de Ravin [Once Upon A Time, Lost] Chris Riggi [Gossip Girl] Tiffany Hines [90210, Nikita] Annabeth Gish [Pretty Little Liars] and Ken Olin [thirtysomething, Alias, Brothers & Sisters] star in ABC's pilot, Americana.
Americana (2012 TV series) Americana is an American drama television pilot created by Michael Seitzman and produced by Mark Gordon, Phillip Noyce, Nicholas Pepper and Michael Seitzman.
ABC has ordered pilot on January 30, 2012. The pilot will be directed by Phillip Noyce (Revenge) and filmed in March-April 2012 and will begin production on its first season in Summer, if picked up as new series for the network.
"A legendary fashion designer - his life, his job and his family" ~ imdb
Anthony LaPaglia as Robert Soulter, legendary fashion designer and patriarch of the Soulter's family, Robert Soulter, whose career is in jeopardy when a younger designer arrives on the scene.
Ashley Greene as Alice Clarke, Martin's daughter, a young designer whose shocking arrival turns the family and the legendary label inside out.
Emilie de Ravin as Francesca Soulter, Robert Soulter's daughter who is head of events
Christine Adams as Sierra, Robert’s wife, a bronze-skinned East African beauty and former supermodel.
Natalie Mendoza as Wendy Law-Soulter
David Alpay as Jesse, Robert’s oldest son who has recently been promoted to co-president of Americana.
Ken Olin as Martin, the owner of a company which makes clothes
Annabeth Gish as Rachel, Alice’s mother
Tiffany Hines as Shane Kelly, a medical student and Alice's best friend
ABC TV's Americana, Production/Development Information ~ from thefutoncritic
DEVELOPMENT HISTORY: 8/10/11 - 3/6/12 STATUS: currently in development (2012-2013 season) DEVELOPMENT STAGE: ordered to pilot DESCRIPTION: drama about a legendary fashion designer, his family and his business PRINCIPAL CAST INFORMATION: · [casting update via imdb] Chris Riggi as Vince Banning · Annabeth Gish as Rachel Garano · Anthony LaPaglia as Robert Soulter · Ashley Greene as Alice Garano · Christine Adams as Sierra Delon-Soulter · David Alpay as Jesse Soulter · Emilie de Ravin as Francesca Soulter · Ken Olin as Martin Garano · Natalie Mendoza as Wendy Law-Soulter · Tiffany Hines as Shane Kelly CREW INFORMATION: · Mark Gordon as EP · Michael Seitzman as CRTR/EP · Nicholas Pepper as EP · Phillip Noyce as EP/DIR (Pilot) GENRE(S): · drama STUDIO INFORMATION: · ABC Studios · Mark Gordon Company, The
E! ENTERTAINMENT - PRESS RELEASES March 24, 2012 E! EXCLUSIVE: KIM KARDASHIAN MAY PRESS CHARGES AGAINST FOUR-BOMBER: "IT IS NOT ACCEPTABLE"
by Ken Baker and Natalie Finn Talk about Kim Kardashian dusting herself off!
Though she played it cool on the red carpet last night after a young woman tossed a bag of flour on her, the Keeping Up With the Kardashians star is considering pressing charges, she exclusively tells E! News' Giuliana Rancic and Ken Baker.
"I said earlier no I wasn't [going to file a complaint]," Kim said. "I am just going to think about it, because I don't want someone to think they can really get away with that. So we are going to handle that."
She said that she really wanted to reach out, however, to point out that she felt worse for the people running the event last night than she did for herself. Not to mention, it was kinda terrifying...
MORE: Guess Who's "So Proud" of Kim for Taking That Flour Bomb Like a Champ?!
Kim was posing for pics at the launch of her new fragrance, True Reflection (also benefiting Dress for Success) at the London West Hollywood hotel, when the not-yet-identified woman seemingly came out of nowhere, catching even the cameras by surprise. Kim was escorted off the carpet to clean up, ASAP, with concerned mom Kris Jenner following closely behind.
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Security led the rogue flour girl away, but authorities did not release her name because she was not taken into custody at the scene.
"I was laughing it off earlier and, you know, I think that is the only thing I knew how to do at the time," Kim admitted. "But I just think it is such a shame that someone like that...would ruin an event, or attempt to ruin an event, that was based around, not only my fragrance, but this organization, Dress For Success. I mean that's what the event was about. These women flew in from all over the country to be a part of this event, that are underprivileged women, that really got the shine taken away from them a little bit. That's why I am calling in now. I feel bad that it was kind of derailed from that."
"Now that I think about it and had some time to digest it," she added, "I think, 'What if that was some other substance? What if that person had a dangerous weapon?' It's scary. And what's even scarier is this woman acted as if she was a part of the press. She just came out of nowhere! And so we are definitely changing things up a little bit, amping up security, taking some measures, and...I'm gonna definitely deal with it because it is not acceptable."
Meanwhile, scariness aside, how did Kim tidy herself up so quickly and return to the red carpet within minutes after such a shock?
"I have no idea," she replied. "I didn't think it was that bad until I saw the pictures today and was like, 'Wow, there was so much powder on me,' or flour, or whatever it was!"
"But," Kim concluded, "as soon as I got in the elevator, 'I said, 'Guys there are a ton of people that are paying money to be at this event." If she didn't go back, she would feel as if she were "letting them down...disrespecting them.
So, "my mom was using a blow dryer trying to get it out of my hair. My whole jacket was wet, because you know we were making sure it didn't look like it was white. She was wetting it down and I said, 'I don't care. Wet or not I'm just gonna put this back on, get all this powder off and go back down there and finish the event. We're not going to let this ruin it.'"
Press Release: March 14, 2012 E! News Exclusive: Jon Hamm: Kim Kardashian Slam "Not Personal"
It's a mad, mad world, all right. And Jon Hamm is just trying to bring a little sanity to it, particularly when it comes to the media firestorm that erupted when people—including Kim Kardashian—were rubbed the wrong way by some of his pop culture criticisms.
Well, OK, by just the one criticism: particularly the one in which he namechecked the reality star and then went on to proclaim that "stupidity" and being a "f--king idiot" had proven to be quite the valuable commodities in this day and age.
Turns out, it was all a misunderstanding! Um, kind of...
Speaking to E! News at last night's Mad Men-centric PaleyFest panel, Hamm openly discussed the comments he made in Elle UK last week.
"It's surprising to me that it has become remotely a story," he told E! News. "I don't know Ms. Kardashian, I know her public persona.
"What I said was meant to be more on pervasiveness of something in our culture, not personal, but she took offense to it and that is her right."
Not exactly an apology, but a clarification that should go some way to easing Kim's hurt feelings.
On Monday, Kardashian broke her silence on the actor's widely-publicized remarks and in doing so, kept her feet firmly planted on the high road.
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"I respect Jon and I am a firm believer that everyone is entitled to their own opinion and that not everyone takes the same path in life," she said.
"Calling someone who runs their own businesses, is part of a successful TV show, produces, writes, designs and creates 'stupid,' is in my opinion careless."
NBC ENTERTAINMENT - PRESS RELEASES March 12, 2012 UPDATES-NBC PRIMETIME SCHEDULE - SATURDAY, MARCH 17, 2012 - SATURDAY, MARCH 31, 2012
"LAW & ORDER: SPECIAL VICTIMS UNIT"
(X) "HUNTING GROUND"
03/24/2012 (10:00PM - 11:00PM) (Saturday) : DETECTIVES OLIVIA BENSON (MARISKA HARGITAY) AND NICK AMARO (DANNY PINO) LEAD THE SEARCH FOR A SERIAL KILLER WHO TARGETS YOUNG PROSTITUTES. HARRY CONNICK JR. GUEST STARS.
Detective Benson (Hargitay) and Executive ADA Haden’s (Connick) romantic weekend is interrupted by news that an underage prostitute has gone missing. As the SVU detectives dig into her disappearance, they find a pattern of several missing escorts who all posted ads on a popular newspaper’s website. The line between Benson and Haden’s personal and professional lives starts to blur as the squad races against the clock to find the girl before it’s too late.
Also starring Ice-T (Detective Odafin Tutuola), Dann Florek (Captain Donald Cragen), Richard Belzer (Sergeant John Munch), Danny Pino (Detective Nick Amaro) and Kelli Giddish (Detective Amanda Rollins.) Special appearance by Tamara Tunie (M.E. Melinda Warner.)
"LAW & ORDER: SPECIAL VICTIMS UNIT"
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03/31/2012 (10:00PM - 11:00PM) (Saturday) : DETECTIVE BENSON (MARISKA HARGITAY) CALLS ON BAYARD ELLIS (GUEST STAR ANDRE BRAUGHER) FOR LEGAL HELP WHEN HER ESTRANGED BROTHER (GUEST STAR MICHAEL WESTON) GETS CAUGHT IN A CHILD CUSTODY BATTLE.
Detective Benson’s (Hargitay) half-brother Simon Marsden (guest star Weston) turns up in New York after a five year absence, and asks for help – Child Services is threatening to take his children away from him. She asks defense attorney Bayard Ellis (guest star Braugher) to represent her brother, but the seemingly simple case turns into a disaster for Ellis and his client. Meanwhile, a homeless couple finds a newborn baby abandoned near a hospital, and Detectives Fin (Ice-T) and Rollins (Kelli Giddish) follow the evidence to a shocking discovery. Also starring: Dann Florek (Captain Donald Cragen), Richard Belzer (Sergeant John Munch) and Danny Pino (Detective Nick Amaro)
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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. In Season 13, Danny Pino and Kelli Giddish joined the cast as new lead Detectives Nick Amaro and Amanda Rollins respectively.
Many exterior scenes of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit are filmed on location in New York City, show creator/producer Dick Wolf's hometown, throughout all five of New York City's boroughs. As the NYPD encounters varied law enforcement challenges on a daily basis, the backdrop provides the writers a supply of ideal locations to choose from.
Law & Order:Special Victims Unit season 13 cast, exterior location shoot NYC UES
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Tuesday, January 10, 2012 ABC Television Network PRESS RELEASE - ENTERTAINMENT - "SCANDAL," A NEW DRAMA SERIES "PREMIERES THURSDAY, APRIL 5 AT 10:00 P.M., ET ON ABC "SCANDAL," A NEW DRAMA SERIES "PREMIERES THURSDAY, APRIL 5 AT 10:00 P.M., ET ON ABC Starring Kerry Washington as Olivia Pope
"Private Practice" Moves to Tuesday Evenings at 10:00 p.m., from April 24 through May 15 The creator and executive producers of "Grey's Anatomy" and "Private Practice" delve into the behind-the-scenes machinations of a mesmerizing top crisis manager, Olivia Pope (Kerry Washington), in ABC's highly anticipated new drama, "Scandal," premiering THURSDAY, APRIL 5 (10:00-11:00 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network.
Everyone has a secret... and Olivia Pope has dedicated her life to protecting and defending the public images of the nation's elite and keeping those secrets under wraps. Revered and feared at the same time, Olivia, a former communications director to the President of the United States, left the White House to open her own prominent crisis management firm. She is hoping to start a new chapter in her life -both professionally and personally-but she can't seem to completely cut ties with her past.
Olivia's former boss, President Fitzgerald Grant (Tony Goldwyn), and his chief of staff, Cyrus Beene (Jeff Perry), are never far, and it soon becomes clear that Olivia's clients aren't the only ones with secrets. Olivia's accomplished staff includes Stephen Finch (Henry Ian Cusick), a womanizing lawyer who's trying to settle down; Harrison Wright (Columbus Short), a slick litigator with his fair share of secrets; Huck (Guillermo Diaz), a hacker extraordinaire with a CIA past; and Abby Whelan (Darby Stanchfield), an investigator who has a love/hate relationship with Stephen. Although Olivia and her team specialize in fixing the lives of other people, they can't quite seem to fix the problems closest at hand-their own.
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In the premiere episode, young lawyer Quinn Perkins (Katie Lowes) is offered a job with Olivia Pope and Associates, and she is in awe. Olivia and her team of "gladiators in suits" will do whatever it takes to make their clients' problems go away, and newbie Quinn is initiated into the group with trial by fire on day one -- when a White House intern accuses the President of having an affair. Olivia is the only one the White House trusts to diffuse the problem, but as she gets deeper into the situation, Quinn soon realizes Olivia's clients aren't the only ones with secrets.
"Scandal" stars Kerry Washington ("Ray") as Olivia Pope, Henry Ian Cusick ("Lost") as Stephen Finch, Columbus Short ("Stomp the Yard") as Harrison Wright, Guillermo Diaz ("Half-Baked") as Huck, Darby Stanchfield as Abby Whelan, Katie Lowes as Quinn Perkins, Tony Goldwyn ("Ghost") as President Fitzgerald Grant, and Jeff Perry ("Grey's Anatomy") as Cyrus Beene.
"Scandal" is written by Shonda Rhimes ("Grey's Anatomy," "Private Practice"). Rhimes and Betsy Beers ("Grey's Anatomy," "Private Practice") are executive producers. Judy Smith is co-executive producer. Paul McGuigan (BBC's "Sherlock") is the director. "Scandal" is produced by ABC Studios.
Bewitchingly talented and beautiful Vanessa Williams will continue to cast a spell on her fans as she moves from starring in ABC's Desperate Housewives to star in the pilot for the network's series 666 Park Avenue. Based on the book 666 Park Avenue by Gabriella Pierce, Williams plays Olivia Doran a socialite who with her husband Gavin Doran played by Terry O' Quinn own a historic and upscale building on NYC's Upper East Side. But success and wealth come with a price---the Dorans [and some of the building's other tenants] have sold their souls to the devil to make their dreams reality.
The show shoots all over NYC and this week they will be on the Upper West Side
[ABC Press Release via the thefutoncritic] DEVELOPMENT HISTORY: 9/20/11 - 3/9/12 STATUS: currently in development (2012-2013 season) DEVELOPMENT STAGE: ordered to pilot DESCRIPTION: drama about a young couple who accept an offer to manage one of the most historic apartment buildings in new york city where they begin to experience supernatural occurrences PRINCIPAL CAST INFORMATION: · ??? as Hannah Fletcher · ??? as Nona Clark · ??? as Scott Corwin · ??? as Tony DeMeo · Dave Annable as Henry Martin · Mercedes Masohn as Louise Leonard · Rachael Taylor as Jane Van Veen · Robert Buckley as Brian Leonard · Terry O'Quinn as Gavin Doran · Vanessa Williams as Olivia Doran
CREW INFORMATION: · Alex Graves as DIR (Pilot) · David Wilcox as CRTR/EP · Gabriella Pierce as BOOK · Gina Girolamo as EP · Leslie Morgenstein as EP · Matt Miller as EP GENRE(S): · drama STUDIO INFORMATION: · Alloy Entertainment · Warner Bros. Television
Thanks to @Juliechangfox5 for inviting me to attend the World Premiere screening of FOX' Touch Episode "1 + 1 = 3". The event was sponsored by Degree Men/Unilever and held in NYC at the Museum Of Natural History at the Judy and Josh Weston Pavilion on Sunday March 18 2012. Attendees viewed a screening of the Touch episode "1 + 1 = 3" which will air on the FOX network on Thursday March 22 2012 at 9:00pm [please check your local listings].
After the screening the show's stars Kiefer Sutherland as Martin Bohm [Mr.Sutherland is also Executive Producer] David Mazouz as Jake Bohm and Gugu Mbatha-Raw as Clea Hopkins shared their thoughts about the show, their characters & had a Q&A with the fans. As part of a world-wide event fans from Spain, Mexico, Russia, France, China, Japan, England, Australia and other international locations participated via social media sites. After the Q&A a VIP gathering was held for some of the guests. i was unable to attend the VIP portion of the evening but i did have a great time at the screening and Q&A.
FOX Press Release: CONNECT TO THE “TOUCH”
WORLD PREMIERE AND GLOBAL Q&A EVENT
LIVE FROM NEW YORK CITY
SUNDAY, MARCH 18 AT WWW.FOX.COM/TOUCH
World Premiere and LIVE Global Q&A Event To Be Presented by DEGREE MEN
Fans from Hong Kong
and Germany, Italy, Mexico, Spain, Thailand and Turkey
Connected to the LIVE Event Through LIVE Satellite and Social Media
In the premiere episode of TOUCH airing Thursday, March 22 (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT),
Martin Bohm (Kiefer Sutherland), a widower and single father trying to connect with his mute 11-year-old son Jake (David Mazouz),
is led to a pawn shop where a robbery triggers a sequence of unpredictable events that connect a distraught flight attendant in New York, a son visiting from India on a mission to spread his father’s ashes, a middle school magician in Moscow, a cancer patient in New York and a mobster in the Bronx. It’s up to Jake and Martin to link the thread to them all in the World Premiere “1+1=3” episode.
Cast, Writers, & Producers Of FOX' Touch Q&A World Wide Event At NYC's Museum Of Natural History Weston Pavilion
TOUCH World Premieres nearly simultaneously in more than 100 countries the week of March 19.
The global launch will make the much-anticipated drama available on channels all around the world, including FOX International Channels in 64 countries
throughout Latin America, Asia and Europe, and on Sky 1 in the United Kingdom, Global Television in Canada, ProSieben in Germany, Yes TV in Israel and Channel One in Russia.
“Like” TOUCH on Facebook at www.facebook.com/TOUCHonTV. Follow the series on Twitter @TOUCHonTV and join the discussion at #Touch. Visit www.fox.com/TOUCH for additional information regarding TOUCH, including exclusive videos, interviews, photos, special behind-the-scenes information and all of your TOUCH news.
TOUCH is a production of Chernin Entertainment and Tailwind Productions, in association with 20th Century Fox Television. Tim Kring created the series and wrote the pilot. Kring, Francis Lawrence (“Water for Elephants”), Peter Chernin, Katherine Pope, Kiefer Sutherland, Suzan Bymel (“The War at Home”) and Carol Barbee (“Jericho”) are executive producers. Lawrence directed the pilot.
About Unilever
Unilever works to create a better future every day. We help people feel good, look good and get more out of life with brands and services that are good for them and good for others. Unilever is one of the world’s leading suppliers of fast moving consumer goods with strong operations in more than 100 countries and sales in 180. Consumers buy 170bn Unilever packs around the world every year, and our products are used over two billion times a day. Our portfolio includes some of the world’s best known and most loved brands including twelve €1 billion brands, and global leadership in many categories in which we operate.
The portfolio features iconic brands such as: Knorr, Hellmann’s, Lipton, Dove, Vaseline, Persil, Cif, Marmite and Pot Noodle. We have around 167,000 employees in over 100 countries, and generated annual sales of €46.5 billion in 2011. For more information about Unilever and its brands, please visit www.unilever.com. Unilever is Leader in the Food Producers sector in the Dow Jones Sustainability World Indexes for the 13th year running. We are included in the FTSE4Good Index Series and attained a top environmental score of 5, leading to inclusion in the FTSE4Good Environmental Leaders Europe 40 Index. We are also ranked seventh in the Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations in the World, a list compiled by Corporate Knights Magazine. We achieved Platinum Plus standard in the U.K.’s Business in the Community Corporate Responsibility Index 2009, and were named Company of the Year in 2010.
Press Release: March 15, 2012 E!'s FASHION POLICE Welcomes Celebrity Guests Mena Suvari & Jonathan Adler on Friday, March 16th
“AMERICAN REUNION” STAR MENA SUVARI AND CELEBRITY INTERIOR DESIGNER JONATHAN ADLER ARE FRONT AND CENTER THIS WEEK ON “FASHION POLICE”
Also, for the first time ever, the "Fashion Police" ‘Worst of the Week’ is……… A FASHION POLICE HOST?!?
Be sure to check out "Fashion Police" this Friday at 10:00/9:00 PM CT on E! when Mena Suvari dishes with Joan, Giuliana, Kelly and George. Talking about her bold fashion choices the petite blonde actress was right at home with the “Fashion Police” foursome.
Also, on this Friday's show, the designer behind "Fashion Police's" new set, Jonathan Adler, visits with the E! hosts and talks about the process for dressing the set.
Inspired by old Hollywood glamour with a modern twist, the new set is the perfect backdrop for the weekly riotous fashion dish.
When Joan asks Adler which colors they should NEVER wear on the set, Adler quickly answers "mauve"....at which point Joan immediately points to Kelly Osbourne's hair!
Sorry Jonathan, seems we have mauve on the "Fashion Police" set after all…
“Fashion Police” airs on Friday nights at 10:00/9:00 PM CT on E!
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3~14~2012 via Forbes: "HBO announced the sudden cancellation of Luck, the horseracing drama produced by David Milch and Michael Mann and starring Dustin Hoffman, after a third horse died during the production of the show’s second season."
3~14~2012 3:55pm [via press release from HBO]
HBO Ceases All Future Production on "Luck"
Statement on Luck
It is with heartbreak that executive producers David Milch and Michael Mann together with HBO have decided to cease all future production on the series LUCK.
Safety is always of paramount concern. We maintained the highest safety standards throughout production, higher in fact than any protocols existing in horseracing anywhere with many fewer incidents than occur in racing or than befall horses normally in barns at night or pastures.
While we maintained the highest safety standards possible, accidents unfortunately happen and it is impossible to guarantee they won't in the future. Accordingly, we have reached this difficult decision.
We are immensely proud of this series, the writing, the acting, the filmmaking, the celebration of the culture of horses, and everyone involved in its creation.
Quote from Michael Mann and David Milch: "The two of us loved this series, loved the cast, crew and writers. This has been a tremendous collaboration and one that we plan to continue in the future."
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AMC Announces Q1 & Q2 2012 Premiere Dates for New and Returning Original Series
“Mad Men” Season 5 Debuts with Two-Hour Premiere on Sunday, March 25
SUNDAY, MARCH 25
As one of the most highly anticipated season premieres of the year, the Emmy® and Golden Globe® Award-winning drama “Mad Men” is back with a two-hour season 5 premiere on Sunday, March 25 at 9pm ET/PT. Written by Matthew Weiner and directed by Jennifer Getzinger, the season premiere episode will also be available on amctv.com the Monday after air.
Following the premiere, on Sunday, April 1, “Mad Men” will return to its regular timeslot at 10pm ET/PT with an episode written by Erin Levy and Matthew Weiner and directed by Jon Hamm.
Fans looking to catch up on “Mad Men” can watch the fourth season On Demand, beginning Monday, January 23, or set their DVR every Sunday morning at 6:00am ET/PT when AMC continues to air episodes from seasons one through four (in order) leading up to the season five premiere.
Created by Emmy® and Golden Globe® winner Matthew Weiner and produced by Lionsgate, “Mad Men” made history last September as the first basic cable series ever to win the Emmy® for Outstanding Drama Series in four consecutive years. “Mad Men” stars Golden Globe® winner Jon Hamm, Elisabeth Moss, Vincent Kartheiser, January Jones, John Slattery, Christina Hendricks, Jared Harris and Kiernan Shipka.
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About AMC AMC reigns as the only cable network in history to ever win the Emmy® Award for Outstanding Drama Series four years in a row, as well as the Golden Globe® Award for Best Television Series - Drama for three consecutive years. Whether commemorating favorite films from every genre and decade or creating acclaimed original programming, the AMC experience is an uncompromising celebration of great stories. AMC's original stories include “Mad Men,” “Breaking Bad,” “The Walking Dead,” “The Killing” and “Hell on Wheels.”
AMC further demonstrates its commitment to the art of storytelling with its slate of unscripted original series, as well as curated movie franchises like AMC’s Can’t Get Enough and AMC’s Crazy About. Available in more than 97 million homes (Source: Nielsen Media Research), AMC is owned and operated by AMC Networks Inc. and its sister networks include IFC, Sundance Channel and WE tv. AMC is available across all platforms, including on-air, online, on demand and mobile. AMC: Story Matters HereSM.
Friday, March 09, 2012 ABC Television Network PRESS RELEASE - PRESS RELEASE - ENTERTAINMENT - NEXT WEEK ON JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE
SCHEDULED GUESTS ON ABC'S "JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE," MARCH 12-16
"Jimmy Kimmel Live" airs every weeknight (12:00-1:06 a.m., ET) following "Nightline" and features a diverse lineup of guests that include celebrities, athletes, musical acts, comedians and human interest subjects, along with comedy bits and a house band.
Following are the episodes scheduled to air the week of March 12-16 (subject to change):
March 12 1. Dr. Phil McGraw ("Dr. Phil") 2. Runner up from "The Bachelor" 3. Musical guest Keane
March 13 1. Actor Will Ferrell ("Casa de mi Padre") 2. Actress Ellie Kemper ("21 Jump Street") 3. Musical guest Allen Stone
March 14 1. Actor Jonah Hill ("21 Jump Street") 2. Musical guest The Crystal Method featuring Martha Reeves
March 15 1. Actor Channing Tatum ("21 Jump Street") 2. Actor Genesis Rodriguez ("Casa de mi Padre") 3. Musical guest The Joy Formidable
March 16 TBD
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"Jimmy Kimmel Live" is broadcast in 720 Progressive (720P), ABC's selected HDTV format.
Jimmy Kimmel and Jill Leiderman serve as executive producers. Jason Schrift, Douglas DeLuca and Erin Irwin serve as co-executive producers. Emmy Award-winning "Jimmy Kimmel Live" is shot live in front of a studio audience and produced by Jackhole Industries in association with ABC Studios. (CLOSED- CAPTIONED)
Enjoy "Jimmy Kimmel Live" on the web at www.abc.com/JimmyKimmeLive and at youtube/JimmyKimmelLive Each episode of "Jimmy Kimmel Live" will be available on ABC.com the day after airing on the network for users to watch online. Artwork is available on www.abcmedianet.com
[01/14/12 - 06:04 PM] "Shannen Says" - All-New Series Premieres Tuesday, April 10 at 10PM ET/PT on WE tv
Shannen Doherty and Kurt Iswarienko star in the eight-episode series, which track the weeks leading up to their wedding. [via press release from WE tv]
EVERY KIND OF FAMILY, ALL KINDS OF DRAMA!
She's Met Her Match.
SHANNEN SAYS
All-New Series Premieres Tuesday, April 10 at 10PM ET/PT
Take a hilarious peek into Shannen's world as she attempts to swiftly pull together the wedding of her dreams to the man of her dreams.
PASADENA, CA - January 14, 2012 - The world knows her as an icon, but she's also a devoted daughter and friend and now a newlywed. In the brand-new original series, SHANNEN SAYS, premiering Tuesday, April 10 at 10pm ET/PT, WE tv reveals a woman with substance and a sense of humor as she takes viewers on the hilariously bumpy ride of planning her wedding.
Eight hour-long episodes of SHANNEN SAYS follow Shannen and her groom-to-be, famed photographer Kurt Iswarienko - two busy career-focused individuals with strong and often conflicting viewpoints - as they plan for their special day. Wedding preparations are sure to be stressful enough, but they've added to the pressure by allotting only seven weeks to get it all done!
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Pre-wedding jitters, a career-distracted groom, family turmoil and wardrobe malfunctions should be enough to make them pull the plug - but maybe love will conquer all in SHANNEN SAYS.
After being engaged for over a year, Shannen and Kurt finally set a wedding date and did we already mention it's only seven weeks away? Shannen and Kurt are new to actual wedding planning and being from very different backgrounds with loyal sets of opinionated friends and family, they have quite an undertaking ahead of them.
Viewers will witness a multitude of difficult, dramatic and comical moments when these two lovebirds set out to celebrate their union, all-the-while juggling their careers and keeping the peace at home. When the stress becomes almost too much to bear, Shannen enlists event planner to the stars and MY FAIR WEDDING host, David Tutera, to help bring her vision to life. Most wedding planning includes a hefty dose of drama and in SHANNEN SAYS viewers see every bump in the rocky road along the way.
Highlights include:
- Finding that perfect dress for the big day is not easy, so Shannen picks three!
- Shannen's DANCING WITH THE STARS partner Louis Van Amstel is set to help the couple with their first dance.
- As the big day approaches, Shannen is having a tough time coming to terms with the fact that her father won't be there to walk her down the aisle.
- Two weeks before the wedding, Kurt accepts not one but two jobs overseas leaving Shannen to question if they are ready to take the next step.
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SHANNEN SAYS is produced for WE tv by No Apologies Productions and RelativityReal. Executive Producer for No Apologies Productions: Shannen Doherty. Executive Producer: Kurt Iswarienko. Executive Producers for RelativityReal: Tom Forman and Russell Heldt. Executive Producer for WE tv: Kate Farrell.
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WEtv is the women's network that features original stories about every kind of family and all kinds of drama. From the hit series Braxton Family Values and Joan & Melissa: Joan Knows Best? to popular wedding shows like Bridezillas and My Fair Wedding with David Tutera, WE tv provides a modern view of family life that viewers can't get anywhere else. Audiences connect to WE tv and its personalities online, on demand and via WE tv Sync, a live, dual screen viewing experience tailored to each new original episode. Owned and operated by AMC Networks Inc., WE tv is available in over 76 million U.S homes.
ABC Press Release 3~5~2012: Quick Take For Sunday March 4 2012 [Fast Affiliate Live + Same Day Ratings]
“GCB”(10:00-‐11:00p.m.)
Exhibiting strong retention of its “Housewives” lead-‐in(93% in viewers/88% in young adults) during the 10 o’clock hour, ABC’s series debut of “GCB” finished a solid No.2 in its slot against established competition, drawing 9% more viewers than the second half of NBC’s 2-‐hour “Celebrity Apprentice” (7.6 million vs. 7.0 million) and beating out CBS’ veteran “CSI:Miami” by 10% in Adults 18-‐49(2.2/6 vs.2.0/5).
The new ABC drama ranked No.1 in its time period with Adults 18-‐34 and across all key Women (W18-‐34/W18-‐49/W25-‐54). In viewers and young adults “GCB” produced a 5-‐month high for ABC with regular programming in the time period – since 10/2/11. The new drama improved its hour year to year, outperforming “Brothers & Sisters” on the same night last year (7.4 million and 2.1/6 on 3/6/11) in both viewers (+3%) and young adults (+5%).
A note about increasing DVR penetration and year-‐to-‐year rating comparisons: Year-‐to-‐year rating comparisons based on the Live + Same Day data stream are distorted by the level of DVR penetration in the Nielsen sample, which has jumped up to 43% currently, from 40% at the same point in 2011. More viewers are watching shows on their own timetables, which may not be reflected in the overnight next day numbers. The only truly valid year-‐to-‐year comparison would be one based on the Live + 7 Day metric, once those stats are released by Nielsen.
Source: The Nielsen Company (Fast Affiliate, Live + Same Day Program Ratings), 03/04/12.
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WEtv Press Release: WEtv Greenlights "Mary Mary" for 2012
Original Series Showcases the Popular Gospel Group and Sisters as They Balance Family and Career
Show Will Air on Thursday Nights as Part of WEtv’s Strategy to Launch a Third Night of Original Programming Dedicated to Serving its Growing Urban Audience
Eight Episodes Debut Thursday, March 29, 2012
New York, NY – November 21, 2011 – WEtv has greenlit an eight-episode, one-hour original series showcasing Erica and Tina Campbell, sisters and musicians in the three-time Grammy award winning Gospel duo, Mary Mary. The series, tentatively titled Mary Mary, will follow the sisters as they balance busy careers and growing families. It will debut on March 29, 2012 and air on Thursday nights, a new night dedicated to WE tv’s growing line up of original programming that showcases every kind of family and all kinds of drama.
“Mary Mary is a great fit for WE tv. The series speaks to our programming strategy of producing stories that feature every kind of family and all kinds of drama,” said Kim Martin, President & General Manager, WE tv. “Erica and Tina are modern women balancing careers and family and doing it in the spotlight. Their issues are the same as so many women today, and this show will capture the entertaining ups and downs of life that they face on a daily basis.”
Airing on Thursday nights and debuting after the second season run of Braxton Family Values in the spring, Mary Mary will help WE tv build its new, third night of original programming. Since the network’s launch, WE tv has established itself as a destination for popular bridal programming like Bridezillas and My Fair Wedding with David Tutera, on Sundays. Earlier this year, the network unveiled a second night of originals on Tuesdays, dedicated to showcasing a modern view of family life with shows like Joan and Melissa: Joan Knows Best? and Braxton Family Values. Thursdays are an extension of this strategy and will be dedicated to super serving WE tv’s growing urban audience.
Added Martin: “WE tv has experienced incredible success with Braxton Family Values, especially among African-American women. By developing more shows for this underserved audience, we are super serving a valuable fan base that consumes more television than any other audience and is highly engaged with their favorite shows on social media platforms.
Through research and ongoing conversations with our viewers we know that this audience is hungry for content that reflects their lives and we are thrilled to be the network to bring it to them.”
As the popular duo Mary Mary, Erica and Tina Campbell are busy career women touring the country, promoting their sixth album, “Something Big” and walking Hollywood red carpets. Music is a family business for the Campbell sisters: Erica’s husband, Warryn, is the group’s producer and Tina’s husband, Teddy, is the drummer in Jay Leno’s band. Outside of the recording studio, Erica and Tina struggle to balance family life—Erica and Warryn are expecting their third child in February, and Tina and Teddy are raising a blended family of four. The sisters also deal with their large, extended family of seven siblings, one of which is the group’s stylist, and their parents who have been married and divorced three times, to each other, and are currently separated.
Mary Mary is produced for WE tv by eOne Televison, executive produced by Tara Long, John Morayniss, Eric Hoberman and Mitchell Solarek. Kate Farrell serves as the executive producer for WE tv.
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WE tv is the women’s network that showcases an unfiltered, modern view of family life. The original programming presents stories from a woman’s perspective and features celebrities and personalities audiences can relate to and embrace. The network’s slate of original series, including the hit shows Braxton Family Values, Joan & Melissa: Joan Knows Best?, Bridezillas and My Fair Wedding with David Tutera, underscore WE tv’s brand position and tagline, Life As WE Know It, which signifies the connection women share based on similar life experiences during life’s defining moments – like getting married, raising a family, dealing with sibling rivalry, and making ends meet. Owned and operated by AMC Networks Inc., WE tv is available in over 76 million homes and is available in HD and on demand.
Dedicated to producing quality programming and movie content for more than 30 years, AMC Networks Inc. owns and operates several of the most popular and award-winning brands in cable television. AMC, IFC, Sundance Channel, WE tv, and IFC Films produce and deliver distinctive, compelling and culturally relevant content that engages audiences across multiple platforms. The company also operates AMC/Sundance Channel Global, an international programming business, and AMC Networks Broadcasting & Technology, a full-service network programming feed origination and distribution company.
03.01.2012 “STAR TREK” ICON LEONARD NIMOY BEAMS UP TO “THE BIG BANG THEORY”
Feb. 29, 2012 – It’s a dream come true for Sheldon when he has a close encounter with his hero, Mr. Spock, on THE BIG BANG THEORY, Thursday, March 29 (8:00-8:31 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. Legendary sci-fi icon Leonard Nimoy guest stars, lending his voice to a unique reprisal of his three-time Emmy-nominated “Star Trek” role.
“Leonard Nimoy's first appearance on BIG BANG was as DNA on a napkin,” stated Executive Producer Bill Prady. “For this episode, we are delighted to hear his voice. We look forward to introducing Mr. Nimoy, body part by body part, over the course of many seasons to come."
Currently in its fifth season, THE BIG BANG THEORY, airs Thursdays at 8:00 PM, ET/PT on CBS. The Emmy and Golden Globe-nominated series was created by Chuck Lorre and Bill Prady, who serve as executive producers along with Steven Molaro.
Press Contacts: Lori DelliColli 818-655-1589 ladellicolli@cbs.com Lana Kim 212-975-4574 lana.kim@cbs.com Photo Contacts: Kathleen Tanji 818-655-1543 kathleen.tanji@cbs.com Jeff Staab 212-975-4107 jrstaab@cbs.com
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i'm a gemini from wash.dc, married 35 yrs to an aries from san antonio texas.
i'm sookie, he's tex, together we are sookietex.
Many people think i adopted the name sookie after HBO's TrueBlood heroine Sookie Stackhouse.
Nope. It's not my birth name, but my older brother gave me the nickname sookie when i was a baby.
Best and might i add most prescient gift bro' ever gave me ;D
hubby and i live in nyc and even though we like it here, we dream of the day when we'll pull up stakes and move to austin, or maybe some other town in the lone star state.
a bit more about me and In A Lather public domain image credits
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i am a child of the south, a "boomer", born in 1958, a child of the television age. This was a time when "African-Americans" referred to themselves as "colored". In fact on my birth certificate under racial description, "colored" is the word that is used. Today i still affectionately refer to myself as a "colored child". my paternal great grandpa was Blackfoot Nation, and my maternal great grandmother was also Native American, [but i have not found out which Nation]---i affectionately refer to that part of my heritage as 'injun'---hey i'm never going to be described as politically correct and have no desire to be.
my mother was a woman who was far ahead of her time in terms of "feminist" survival. Long before it was fashionable, she was a single parent. She did have support, and not just financial from my pop, but they did not live together as husband & wife. In fact they never did take that walk down the aisle...but that's another story. Mom was a woman who worked outside the home long before most women of her generation would have even thought of making that choice, much less do it. She fully appreciated the value, neccessity, and strength of a loving extended family. She did not need anyone to tell her it "takes a village".
When mother was at work, i, the youngest of 4 (2 sisters 1 brother & me), was alternately cared for by mother's eldest sister, "auntie" as we used to call her, and our nextdoor neighbors. They were like family to us. We called the elder woman 'grandma' (to this day I do not know her given name), and her daughter Miss Elsie, or more usually 'aunt'Elsie. They were very religious folk. God fearing, bible reading, honest, and i and my family loved them dearly. 'Aunt'Elsie always made sure my days were full of activity, but one of my favorite times of the day was when she would look at her watch and say "oh my, we'd better hurry, it's almost time for my stories". By her 'stories'
she of course meant the day's soap operas. For Elsie and her mother, watching the soaps was sort of a guilty pleasure, but at the same time they made it seem sacred. It was a ritualistic activity. Her favorites were The Edge of NightThe Secret Storm and General Hospital
Paul Harvey would say i am giving you "the rest of the story" so that you may better understand its importance, and how it relates to the spirit of this blog. Which is to say we all have drama of some level going on in our lives, so sometimes the plotlines of our favorite shows may seem either tame, empathetic, or absurd, depending on where life may take you on any given day.
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