[Press Release - Released by TNT]

Jason Lee Takes Starring Role in TNT Pilot DELTA BLUES

Offbeat Drama from Smokehouse Pictures and Warner Horizon Television
Being Executive-Produced by George Clooney, Grant Heslov and Writer Liz M. Garcia

Jason Lee, who starred for four seasons in the critically acclaimed comedy My Name Is Earl, has been cast in the lead role of the TNT pilot DELTA BLUES. He will play Dwight Hendricks, a Memphis police officer who lives with his mother and moonlights as an Elvis impersonator.

The pilot for DELTA BLUES, which comes to TNT from George Clooney and Grant Heslov's Smokehouse Pictures and Warner Horizon Television, will be directed by Emmy® nominee Clark Johnson (The Shield) from a script by Liz M. Garcia (Cold Case) and actor Joshua Harto (The Dark Knight). Clooney, Heslov and Garcia serve as executive producers. Henry Bronchtein (The Sopranos) and Smokehouse's Abby Wolf-Weiss are co-executive producers, and Harto is a producer. Johnson will also receive an executive-producer credit for the pilot.

"Jason Lee is the ideal choice to bring the compelling, off-kilter Dwight Hendricks to life," said Michael Wright, executive vice president, head of programming for TNT, TBS and Turner Classic Movies (TCM). "With extraordinary talent in front of and behind the camera, along with an outstanding script, DELTA BLUES is shaping up to be a hugely entertaining show and a great fit with our lineup of original dramas."

Lee's career includes two Golden Globe® nominations and two Screen Actors Guild Award® nominations for his starring role as Earl Hickey on the hit comedy series My Name Is Earl. Lee also served as a producer on the show, which followed a hapless crook who, determined to change his karma, sets out to right all the wrongs he inflicted on people.

Lee has completed production on Kevin Smith's latest feature, A Couple of Dicks. The film revolves around a pair of cops, played by Bruce Willis and Tracy Morgan, who track down a stolen baseball card, rescue a Mexican beauty and deal with gangsters and laundered drug money. The film is scheduled to be released Feb. 26, 2010, by Warner Bros.

Lee previously starred as Dave Seville, the songwriter/father-figure to singing chipmunks in the blockbuster Alvin and the Chipmunks, which grossed over $350 million worldwide. He has a cameo in the upcoming Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel, set to be released Dec. 23, 2009, by Fox 2000 Pictures.

This past summer, Lee filmed the independent thriller Columbus Circle. The story, written by Kevin Pollack, centers on a reclusive heiress in an upscale Manhattan apartment building who is brought face-to-face with her fears when a detective shows up to investigate a homicide that occurred in the apartment next door. Lee and Amy Smart play a couple who end up moving into the now empty apartment. Columbus Circle is directed by George Gallo (Bad Boys) and stars Selma Blair and Giovanni Ribisi.

Lee is represented by manager Gay Ribisi, William Morris Endeavor Entertainment and attorney Ken Richman.

Warner Horizon Television (WHTV) is one of the entertainment industry's fastest-growing television companies, specializing in the creation of scripted series for the cable marketplace, and primetime reality series for both network and cable. Founded in 2006, this second production entity allows the Warner Bros. Television Group to expand its programming offerings and explore creative options made possible under a new business model. WHTV is producing more than a dozen series for broadcast and cable networks in 2009–2010.

TNT, one of cable's top-rated networks, is television's destination for drama and home to such original series as the acclaimed and highly popular detective drama The Closer, starring Kyra Sedgwick; Saving Grace, starring Holly Hunter; HawthoRNe, with Jada Pinkett Smith; Leverage, starring Timothy Hutton; Raising the Bar, with Mark-Paul Gosselaar, Gloria Reuben and Jane Kaczmarek; and Dark Blue, starring Dylan McDermott, as well as the newly acquired Southland, from ER creator John Wells. TNT also presents such powerful dramas as Bones, CSI: NY and Numb3rs; broadcast premiere movies; compelling primetime specials, such as the Screen Actors Guild Awards®; and championship sports coverage, including NASCAR and the NBA. TNT is available in high-definition.

Turner Broadcasting System, Inc., a Time Warner company, creates and programs branded news, entertainment, animation and young adult media environments on television and other platforms for consumers around the world.

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Jason Lee to Star in TNT's DELTA BLUES

[Press Release - Released by Hallmark]

A MULTI-PLATINUM ARTIST GOES MULTI-PLATFORM!

Original Song Written for and Inspired by Cyrus' New Hallmark Channel Original Movie, "Christmas In Canaan,'Premiering December 12

Billy Ray Cyrus, the world-renowned country music superstar, Grammy® nominee and television and film actor, will STAGE the world premiere of his newest music video exclusively on Hallmark Channel, Saturday, November 28, during the premiere of the Hallmark Channel Original Movie "The National Tree" (Saturday, November 28, 8-10p.m. ET/PT). In addition, the song and video will get an unprecedented, multiplatform rollout across a variety of Hallmark Channel websites and social networking accounts.
The new song, "We'll Get By Somehow (We Always Do)," the audio and video which were recently filmed at Cyrus' farm in Nashville, was penned by Cyrus as an emotional response to the storyline of his new Hallmark Channel Original Movie, "Christmas in Canaan," which premieres on the network Saturday, December 12 (8p.m. ET/PT, 7C).
The excitement begins early for fans of Hallmark Channel USA on Facebook, where Cyrus aficionados will get a rare opportunity to stream the song on November 24 – four days before the video's world premiere. Additional opportunities to access the song and the video will be announced at Twitter/HallmarkChannel, along with instructions on how fans can win one of 100 signed copies of Billy Ray Cyrus's current CD, BACK TO TENNESSEE.
In the film, which is based on the book co-written by Grammy winner Kenny Rogers, Cyrus stars as Daniel Burton, a widower struggling to get by as he raises his children in Canaan, TX, in the early 1960s. When his young son picks a fight with a black classmate, Daniel forces the two of them to spend time together, leading to an unlikely, lifelong friendship.
"When I read the script, I was floored to realize that this character I'm playing, Daniel, was my dad," says Cyrus, whose father passed away in 2006. "I had to take it on because it's like I'm able to honor him with this role, and that's a bigger thrill than I can say. And to also be able to write and sing the theme song really brings it all full circle."
Hallmark Channel, owned and operated by Crown Media Holdings, Inc., is a 24-hour basic cable network that provides a diverse slate of high-quality entertainment programming to a national audience of 88 million subscribers. The top tier program service is distributed through more than 5,450 cable systems and communities as well as direct-to-home satellite services across the country. Hallmark Channel consistently ranks among the highest-rated cable networks and is the nation's leading network in providing quality family programming. Hallmark Channel's sibling network is Hallmark Movie Channel which focuses on the greatest family movies of all time.

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Billy Ray Cyrus' New Music Video To Premiere on Hallmark Channel and more

Watch a sneak peek of EXPEDITION WEEK "When Crocs Ate Dinosaurs" which airs tonight, Saturday, November 21 at 9PM ET/PT on the National Geographic Channel.

Synopsis: EXPEDITION WEEK "When Crocs Ate Dinosaurs" - Some hundred million years ago, crocodiles were the ruling T. rexes of the waters. They galloped on land, ambushed prey at the river’s edge … even terrorized dinosaurs. And more, these swift predators evolved through the ages into the modern crocs we know today. Now, armed with newly discovered prehistoric crocodile bones, Explorer-in-Residence Dr. Paul Sereno is determined to bring the ancient creatures to life — and tell their fantastic untold story. Learn about a croc that pursued prey across land, a supercroc that locked its jaws around dinos, with a startlingly canine face. Blending art, forensics and biology, a team reanimates a lost world of strange Cretaceous crocs that paleontology forgot.

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EXPEDITION WEEK "When Crocs Ate Dinosaurs" on National Geographic Channel

Now that you have seen the new original AMC miniseries, The Prisoner, how about watching the entire series of the original The Prisoner?

A&E Home Entertainment has released the original television The Prisoner: The Complete Series on Blu-Ray and DVD, and we have one copy of each to give away (you can also get your own copy on DVD and Blu-ray).

If you would like a chance to win, it's an easy 2 step process:

• First, email us at contest@daemonstv.com and tell us whether you are entering the Blu-ray or DVD "The Prisoner giveaway." (Note: If you don't specify which giveaway you would like to enter, you will be entered in the DVD giveaway by default.)
• Second, subscribe to our daily email newsletter. (Click here to subscribe)

Note: You will need to activate your email subscription (check your spam folder for the activation email) and make sure you use the same email for both steps. You do not have to remain a subscriber and may unsubscribe at anytime after the giveaway is over (in this case anytime after December 4th).

The winners will be picked randomly and we will check the winners' email against our newsletter subscription. Those without a subscription will be disqualified.

The giveaway is open until December 4th 2009. Good Luck!

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Giveaway: THE PRISONER The Complete Series Blu-ray & DVD

Watch a sneak peek of EXPEDITION WEEK "The First Jesus?" which airs tonight, Friday, November 20 at 9PM ET/PT on the National Geographic Channel.

Synopsis: EXPEDITION WEEK "The First Jesus?" - He was called the King of the Jews, believed to be a Messiah. Just before Passover, the Romans beheaded him and crucified many of his followers outside Jerusalem. But his name was not Jesus ... it was Simon, a self-proclaimed Messiah who died four years before Christ was born. Now, new analysis of a three-foot-tall stone tablet from the first century B.C., being hailed by scholars as a "Dead Sea Scroll on stone," speaks of an early Messiah and his resurrection. Was Simon of Peraea real? Did his life serve as the prototype of a Messiah for Jesus and his followers? And could this tablet shake up the basic premise of Christianity? We'll go to Israel to assess this unique and mysterious artifact, including testing by a leading archeological geologist and comprehensive review of the letters, script and content by a Dead Sea Scroll expert. Then, from Jerusalem to Jericho, we'll investigate key archeological ruins that could help prove Simon was indeed real — all of which just might sway the skeptics.

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EXPEDITION WEEK "The First Jesus?" on National Geographic Channel

It's official, we have a premiere date for DOCTOR WHO's final two specials, Doctor Who: The End of Time.

Part One will premiere on Saturday, December 26, 2009 on BBC America, and the premiere date for Part Two should be announced very soon as well.

This will be the last Doctor Who episodes starring David Tennant as the Tenth Doctor. He will then be replaced by Matt Smith who will become the Eleventh Doctor in the new season slated to premiere in 2010.

Doctor Who: The End of Time will also bring back a favorite of mine: The Master. I personally can't wait to see John Simm back as The Master. And if the last episode featuring The Master is anything to go by, we should expect this one is going to be epic!

Watch the preview and a clip for Doctor Who: The End of Time, and you can also read the press release below.

[Press Release - Released by BBC America]

DOCTOR WHO FINAL TWO SPECIALS BEGIN DECEMBER 26 ON BBC AMERICA

The finale to the era of David Tennant as the Tenth Doctor, is one of the most eagerly anticipated adventures in the history of Doctor Who. As previously announced, the next special, Doctor Who: The Waters of Mars premieres Saturday December 19, 9:00pm ET/PT on BBC AMERICA. The final two specials, Doctor Who: The End of Time, Part One and Doctor Who: The End of Time, Part Two, will premiere over the holiday season starting December 26 on BBC AMERICA. Guest stars John Simm, Timothy Dalton, Catherine Tate, Lindsay Duncan and Bernard Cribbins join Tennant on his final journey. Doctor Who: The End of Time, Part One premieres Saturday December 26, 9:00pm ET/PT on BBC AMERICA. The End of Time, Part Two premiere date will be announced very soon.

BBCAmerica.com/DoctorWho has exclusive Doctor Who clips including a sneak peek to The Waters of Mars, which The Times says is "a big-budget, knock-yer-socks-off blockbuster" and the Guardian exclaimed "it's a belter, a watery nightmare - scary, moving, relevant, believable."

The site also has a new world premiere clip from The End of Time, Part One, with never-before seen footage that will keep fans all over the globe wondering what's in store for the Doctor.

This slick re-imagination of Doctor Who, created by Russell T Davies (Torchwood, Queer as Folk), puts a fresh spin on the adventures of the iconic Time Lord and his feisty companions - who travel across the universe to protect Earth from dangerous aliens and terrifying monsters. Davies and Tennant are passing the baton to Steven Moffat and actor Matt Smith, who will play the Eleventh Doctor in a new season of the re-imagined series premiering in 2010 on BBC AMERICA.

The BBC will release The Waters of Mars and The End of Time, Part One and Part Two on DVD and Blu-ray, Tuesday, February 2, 2010. A 5-disc set, Doctor Who: Specials Collection, which includes The Next Doctor, Planet of the Dead, Waters of Mars, The End of Time, Part One and Part Two and a 16-page booklet with an introduction written by David Tennant, hits stores the same day.

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DOCTOR WHO: The End of Time Preview & Clip

Check out some photos and a new preview from the new DOCTOR WHO special, The Waters of Mars. It has already aired in the UK and will premiere on BBC America on Saturday December 19, 9:00pm. I can't wait!

Synopsis: Lindsay Duncan (Alice and Wonderland, Rome) joins the Doctor as his sharpest and most strong-minded companion yet for the second of four Doctor Who Specials. The Waters of Mars is a dark, scary thriller that sees the Doctor land on the planet Mars, at a base in peril. A creeping infection beneath the Martian surface threatens not only the human race, but also the Doctor's most fundamental beliefs. Together with Adelaide Brooke (Lindsay Duncan), the base's commander, the Doctor must defeat a seemingly unstoppable menace before it can reach Earth, and wipe out mankind. The Doctor must fight not only the water but destiny itself... while also confronting his own existence, when the prophesy about his future begins to resonate. Is his song about to come to an end? The Waters of Mars is written by Russell T Davies (Torchwood, Queer as Folk) and Phil Ford and directed by Graeme Harper. The executive producers are Russell T Davies and Julie Gardner (Torchwood, Life on Mars).

(Photo: Courtesy of BBC)

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DOCTOR WHO: The Waters of Mars Photos & Preview

Watch a sneak peek of the new USA series WHITE COLLAR "The Portrait" Episode 5 which airs Friday November 20 on USA Network (10-11 p.m. ET).

Episode Synopsis: WHITE COLLAR "The Portrait" Episode 5 - The FBI assigns Caffrey and Burke on a sting operation to retrieve a stolen portrait. Neal tries to trace where the piece is from as they get close to identifying the felon.

Regular cast: Matt Bomer, Tim DeKay, Tiffani Thiessen and Willie Garson.

(Photos: Courtesy of USA)

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WHITE COLLAR "The Portrait" Episode 5

Watch a sneak peek of MONK on USA "Mr. Monk and the Badge" Season 8 Episode 14 airing Friday November 20 at 9 pm on USA.

Episode Synopsis: MONK "Mr. Monk and the Badge" Season 8 Episode 20 - Upon being reinstated, Monk is put in charge of tracking down a serial killer.

About the Show
Tony Shalhoub (“Big Night,” “Wings,” “Men in Black,” “Cars”) has earned three Emmy Awards, a Golden Globe Award and two SAG Awards for Best Actor in a Comedy Series for his portrayal of Adrian Monk, a brilliant detective who suffers from obsessive-compulsive disorder. In the critically acclaimed original series “Monk,” Monk's psychological disorder costs him his position as a legendary homicide detective on the San Francisco Police force. Due to the tragic unsolved murder of his wife, Monk has developed an abnormal fear of germs, heights, crowds and virtually everything else, which provides an unusual challenge to solving crimes … not to mention his day-to-day existence. Traylor Howard (“Two Guys and a Girl,” “Me, Myself and Irene”), Ted Levine (“Heat,” “Moby Dick”) and Jason Gray-Stanford (“Taken,” “A Beautiful Mind”) also star.

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MONK on USA "Mr. Monk and the Badge" Season 8 Episode 14

Watch a sneak peek of STARGATE UNIVERSE "Life" Episode 9 which airs Friday November 20 at 9 pm on Syfy.

Episode Synopsis: STARGATE UNIVERSE "Life" Episode 9 - Some of the crew use the Ancient Long Range Communications Device to reassure their loved ones that they are okay.

About the Show
When a secret military research base is attacked, a small group of civilians and military personnel escape through the Stargate to a ship that is locked on course through deep space.

"Stargate Universe" follows a band of soldiers, scientists and civilians, who must fend for themselves as they are forced through a Stargate when their hidden base comes under attack. The desperate survivors emerge aboard an ancient ship, which is locked on an unknown path and unable to return to Earth. Faced with meeting the most basic needs of food, water and air, the group must discover the secrets of the ship’s Stargate to survive. The danger, adventure and hope they find on board the Destiny will reveal the heroes and villains among them.

Edgier and younger in tone, "Stargate Universe" will take the franchise in a dynamic new direction, appealing to longtime "Stargate" fans and first-time viewers alike. The series stars award-winning Scottish actor Robert Carlyle ("Trainspotting," "The Full Monty") as Dr. Nicholas Rush, an acclaimed and respected scientist who will gamble the livelihood of many for the advancement of science itself. The series also stars Ming-Na ("The Joy Luck Club," "ER") as Camile Wray, Lou Diamond Phillips ("La Bamba," "Stand and Deliver") as Lieutenant Telford, as well as David Blue as Eli Wallace, Alaina Huffman as Master Sergeant. Tara Johansen, Louis Ferreira as Col. Everett Young, Jamil Walker Smith as Master Sergeant Ronald Greer and Brian J. Smith as Lt. Matthew Scott.

Watch Stargate Universe episodes here

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STARGATE UNIVERSE "Life" Episode 9

Watch a sneak peek at SANCTUARY "Veritas" Season 2 Episode 7 which airs Friday November 20 on SyFy (9-10 p.m. ET).

Episode Synopsis: SANCTUARY "Veritas" Season 2 Episode 7 - Will tries to defend Magnus from the heads of the Sanctuary Network when they accuse her of committing a shocking murder.

Also watch any Sanctuary episode that you may have missed by clicking here

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SANCTUARY "Veritas" Season 2 Episode 7

Watch a sneak peek of IT'S ALWAYS SUNNY IN PHILADELPHIA "The D.E.N.N.I.S System" Season 5 Episode 10 which airs on Thursday November 19 at 10pm on FX.

Episode Synopsis: IT'S ALWAYS SUNNY IN PHILADELPHIA "The D.E.N.N.I.S System" Season 5 Episode 10 - Dennis reveals to the gang how he seduces women.

Watch any It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia episodes here.

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IT'S ALWAYS SUNNY IN PHILADELPHIA "The D.E.N.N.I.S System" Season 5 Episode 10

[Press Release - Released by A&E]

A&E GREENLIGHTS NEW ORIGINAL REAL-LIFE SERIES "BOB SAGET'S STRANGE DAYS" (WORKING TITLE)

CURRENTLY IN PRODUCTION ON SEVEN ONE-HOUR EPISODES SLATED FOR 2010 PREMIERE

NEW YORK – November 17, 2009 – A&E Network announced today a new original real-life series, "Bob Saget's Strange Days," (working title) which busts down barriers to investigate some of America's most fascinating and mysterious worlds. Documenting his journey around America, Saget immerses himself in different unusual cultures from the world of mail-order brides to joining a survivalist cult prepping for the end of the world to rushing a fraternity. The series is currently in production on seven one-hour episode slated for premiere in 2010.
"Bob Saget has been a part of the television landscape for years, but now we'll be seeing him in a completely different light as he travels the country to explore ways of living that most of us know nothing about," said Robert Sharenow, Senior Vice President, Nonfiction and Alternative Programming, A&E. "The show will reveal hidden corners of the real America and the real Bob Saget, who is even funnier and more relatable when just being himself than any other role he's ever played."
Best known for his roles as the loveable Danny Tanner in "Full House," the host of "America's Funniest Home Videos" and for his hilarious stand-up comedy routines, Bob Saget definitely has a unique view of the world.  His unflinching observations about offbeat people and lifestyles in his stage performances have sparked him to take a more in-depth, hands-on investigation of this subject matter. He'll go from the back of a Harley with a biker gang, to prepping for the end of civilization with a secretive survivalist group, to living with a group of partying Amish teenagers before they decide on whether or not they'll commit to be baptized as Amish adults, to submerging himself in the world of mail order brides.

"Bob Saget's Strange Days" will enable viewers to get an insightful understanding of what makes individuals tick in these alternative lifestyles and daring situations.  Bob will also uncover the humanity and the shared values inside all of these odd and absurd situations that each of us will be able to relate to. 
"Bob Saget's Strange Days" (working title) is produced for A&E Network by Tijuana Entertainment ("Obsessed," "The Two Coreys") and Brillstein Entertainment Partners. Executive producers for Tijuana are Troy Searer and John Foy. Peter Traugott will executive produce for Brillstein Entertainment Partners. Bob Saget will also serve as executive producer. Executive producers for A&E are Robert Sharenow and Scott Lonker.

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A&E Greenlights BOB SAGET'S STRANGE DAYS

[Press Release - Released by TNT]

Mary J. Blige, Neil Diamond, Sugarland, Rob Thomas and Usher To Ring in the Holidays with TNT's Annual Music Concert CHRISTMAS IN WASHINGTON, Hosted by George Lopez

Concert Premieres Exclusively on TNT Sunday, Dec. 20, at 8 p.m. (ET/PT)

TNT is going to ring in the holidays in musical style with its annual presentation of CHRISTMAS IN WASHINGTON, premiering Sunday, Dec. 20, at 8 p.m. (ET/PT). Mary J. Blige, Neil Diamond, Sugarland, Rob Thomas and Usher are scheduled to join host George Lopez in TNT's spectacular holiday celebration.

"We take pride in presenting CHRISTMAS IN WASHINGTON each year as we bring together musical artists from a variety of genres for a fantastic holiday concert," said Michael Wright, executive vice president/head of programming for TNT, TBS and TCM. "This year, we're especially thrilled to welcome a lineup of top-name performers and an equally amazing host, George Lopez. Together, they will make this a holiday celebration to remember."

Annually attended by the President and First Lady and other Washington VIPs, CHRISTMAS IN WASHINGTON is a holiday musical celebration benefiting the National Children's Medical Center. The show will be taped at the National Building Museum in Washington, D.C. Sunday, Dec. 13. TNT's Dec. 20 premiere telecast will be the network's 11th presentation of CHRISTMAS IN WASHINGTON, which is in its 28th year overall. The event will be followed at 9 p.m. (ET/PT) by the network television premiere of the film The Nativity Story (2006), starring Keisha Castle-Hughes and directed by Catherine Hardwicke.

George Lopez is host of TBS's new late-night series Lopez Tonight and one of the top five highest grossing comedians in the world. His groundbreaking sitcom, George Lopez, remains a hit in syndication and helped catapult Nick at Nite to one of the top 10 cable networks. His 2009 comedy special, George Lopez: Tall, Dark and Chicano, was the highest rated stand-up special on HBO in five years. This year, Lopez received the Teen Choice Award for Favorite Comedian. Lopez's feature film career continues to thrive as well. Next year, Lopez has three films set for release: The Spy Next Door, Valentine's Day and Marmaduke.

Mary J Blige is a nine-time Grammy-winning singer and songwriter with eight multi-platinum records and more than 40 million units sold since her 1992 debut of the modern classic What's the 411. She has helped to redefine R&B and more importantly has been an artist that uses her gift of song to lift spirits and touch lives while bringing her heart, soul and truth to those who are willing to listen. She is loved for her passionate, chart-topping hits like "Be Without You," "No More Drama" and "Family Affair," all of which have made her a force in music. Blige's new album, Stronger, is due for release on Dec. 22. As a multi-faceted mogul, Blige owns Matriarch Records, which produced the soundtrack for the heavily buzzed about film Precious – Based on the Novel Push By Sapphire, and co-owns Carol's Daughter along with Will Smith, Jada Pinkett Smith and Jay-Z. Blige has worked her celebrity in the world of philanthropy, from starting with the M-A-C AIDS Fund as a spokesperson to starting her own foundation, The Foundation for the Advancement of Women Now (FFAWN), which she co-found with Steve Stoute in 2008. FFAWN focuses on inspiring women of all walks of life to reach their full potential and is based in her hometown of Yonkers, N.Y. She recently partnered with Gucci on a charity watch, with the limited-edition black PVD twirl watch that features a face framed in black diamonds sold to benefit FFAWN. Blige has brokered a multitude of endorsement deals with companies that have sought her out to bring value to their products. Campaigns include working with such high-powered brands as AT&T, Apple, M-A-C and Chevrolet. She will soon begin to promote her own product lines that include a selection of sunglasses, starting with the Melody line and a Fragrance called My Life. One who's star never fails to shine, Blige has become more involved with her TV and film career. She most recently was a part of the cast for Tyler Perry's I Can Do Bad By Myself and has appeared on such hit TV shows as 30 Rock and Entourage. Her own Matriarch Entertainment, home to Matriarch Records, has also formed a TV and film component that has begun developing projects.

Neil Diamond, whose most recent releases include A Cherry Cherry Christmas, Hot August Night NYC and the critically acclaimed #1 album Home Before Dark, has been a fixture in the music world for over four decades. This summer, CBS aired a primetime special featuring performances from his hugely popular Hot August Night NYC Live from Madison Square Garden DVD, which won the night in ratings. He has sold more than 125 million albums worldwide, with a remarkable track record of 16 Top 10 albums and 37 Top 10 singles. A Grammy-winning artist, Diamond has been inducted into the Songwriter's Hall of Fame and is a recipient of the Sammy Cahn Lifetime Achievement Award. Among his many other honors, he has received a Golden Globe® and 12 Grammy nominations, and he was named the 2009 MusiCares Person of the Year. His many chart-topping songs include "Sweet Caroline," "I Am…I Said," "Song Sung Blue," "Love on the Rocks" and "America."

Sugarland, the country duo comprised of Jennifer Nettles and Kristian Bush, has sold more than 8 million records since exploding onto the music scene in 2004 with Twice the Speed of Life ("Baby Girl"/"Something More"). Enjoy the Ride ("Want To"/"Settlin'"/"Stay") quickly followed in 2006, and their third studio album, Love On The Inside ("It Happens"/"Love"/"All I Want To Do"/"Already Gone") in July 2008, which skyrocketed them to superstardom and drew fans from all genres and critics abroad. Sugarland is credited with co-writing all tracks from all three albums and co-producing the last two. In August 2009, the duo offered thanks to their loyal fans with Live On The Inside, a CD/DVD set of live tracks, covers and footage from their tour. They have performed in six European countries and toured and headlined shows tirelessly. They've received trophies from the Grammys, American Music Awards, Academy of Country Music, CMT Music Awards and the Country Music Association. Nettles has performed for the Obama Presidential celebration, and the duo performed on Oprah. Their latest album is Gold And Green, a 10-track holiday collection consisting of half standards and half originals, all of which Nettles and Bush co-wrote and co-produced.

Rob Thomas is a Grammy-winning superstar who has sold more than 80 million albums and penned a remarkable string of #1 smashes, including "Her Diamonds" off his acclaimed new solo album, cradlesong, as well as "Lonely No More," "This Is How a Heart Breaks," "Ever the Same," "Streetcorner Symphony" and the Matchbox Twenty hits "Push," "3AM," "If You're Gone," "Bent," "Disease" and "Unwell," to name a few. In 1999, Thomas' smash collaboration with Santana, the Thomas-penned "Smooth," earned him three Grammys and today ranks #1 on Billboard's Top Hot 100 Rock Songs chart and #2 on the magazine's Hot 100 All-Time Top Songs. He has also worked with the likes of Willie Nelson, Mick Jagger, Marc Anthony and Bernie Taupin. In 2004, the Songwriters Hall of Fame presented Thomas with its first ever Starlight Award. He has won numerous BMI and ASCAP Awards and has earned the Songwriter of the Year crown from both Billboard and BMI for two consecutive years. With the 2005 release of his first solo album, the #1 multi-platinum …Something to Be, Thomas embarked on a major, sold-out world tour. In 2007, he reunited with Matchbox Twenty for Exile on Mainstream, their first album in five years. Debuting at #3 on the Billboard 200, the RIAA gold album scored the biggest first week ever for a greatest hits collection. In December 2008, he performed at the 31st Annual Kennedy Center Honors in Washington D.C., where he paid tribute to Pete Townshend and Roger Daltrey with an emotionally charged rendition of The Who's "Baba O'Riley," featuring a choir of 150 New York City policemen and firefighters.

Usher, whose latest CD, Raymond v. Raymond, is due in stores Dec. 21, has achieved global superstardom as a singer, composer, producer, film and television actor, businessman and philanthropist. Since hitting the music scene in 1994, he has sold more than 40 millions albums worldwide and won countless awards and accolades, including five Grammys. His fifth album, Confessions in 2004, sold more than a million copies during its first week of release, the highest debut-week numbers ever for a male R&B artist. It went on to become the biggest selling album of the year and earned Usher three Grammys and numerous other accolades. "Yeah!," "Burn" and "Confessions Part II" all topped the charts as Usher became the first solo artist in history to have three singles within Billboard's Top 10 simultaneously. He followed up with the highly rated Showtime special One Night, One Star: Live from Puerto Rico, a 2006 run as Billy Flynn in the hit Broadway musical Chicago and the 2008 platinum CD Here I Stand, featuring such hits as "Love in this Club" and "Moving Mountains." Outside the recording studio, Usher is the visionary leader behind Usher's New Look, Inc., an organization established to empower youth from underserved communities by giving them the skill necessary to enter careers in the sports and entertainment industry. New Look hosts a free, two-week residential Sports and Entertainment Camp in Atlanta. More than 1,300 disadvantaged youth from around the country have been given the extraordinary opportunity to improve their athletic, academic and artistic talents. Through the New Look Foundation, he has also continued his long-term commitment to help rebuild the Gulf Coast. In 2007, Usher launched the top-selling men's and women's fragrance line, Usher HE and Usher SHE, through a partnership with Elizabeth Arden, with a second line UR For Men and UR For Women in 2008. His most recent collaboration with Elizabeth Arden is a new line of men's fragrances called VIP. Usher recently became owner of several wine bar & bistros titled The Grape.

CHRISTMAS IN WASHINGTON, a two-time Emmy®-winning program for Musical Direction and 12-time nominee overall, is executive-produced by 12-time Emmy-winner George Stevens, Jr. and directed and produced by Michael Stevens for The Stevens Company. Most recently they produced the We Are One concert at the Lincoln Memorial on the eve of the Inauguration of President Barack Obama and were awarded an Emmy for the The Kennedy Center Honors as Outstanding Special in September. For TNT, Ricki Rosenfeld and David Bryant serve as executives in charge of production, with Mark Shimmel returning for his fifth year as music talent consultant.

TNT, one of cable's top-rated networks, is television's destination for drama and home to such original series as the acclaimed and highly popular detective drama The Closer, starring Kyra Sedgwick; Saving Grace, starring Holly Hunter; HawthoRNe, with Jada Pinkett Smith; Leverage, starring Timothy Hutton; Raising the Bar, with Mark-Paul Gosselaar, Gloria Reuben and Jane Kaczmarek; and Dark Blue, starring Dylan McDermott, as well as the newly acquired Southland, from ER creator John Wells. TNT also presents such powerful dramas as Bones, CSI: NY and Numb3rs; broadcast premiere movies; compelling primetime specials, such as the Screen Actors Guild Awards®; and championship sports coverage, including NASCAR and the NBA. TNT is available in high-definition.

Turner Broadcasting System, Inc., a Time Warner company, creates and programs branded news, entertainment, animation and young adult media environments on television and other platforms for consumers around the world.

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TNT's Annual Music Concert CHRISTMAS IN WASHINGTON To Premiere in December 2009

Watch a sneak peek of NIP/TUCK " Alexis Stone" (Season 6 Episode 6) which airs on Wednesday November 18 at 10pm.

Episode Synopsis: NIP/TUCK "Alexis Stone" Season 6 Episode 6 - Julia's recently remarried mother (Vanessa Redgrave) threatens to take custody of Annie and Conor, and Sean and Julia put aside their differences to stop her. Meanwhile, Christian bonds with a new patient; and Mike reveals his plans with Kimber.

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NIP/TUCK "Alexis Stone" (Season 6 Episode 6)

Watch sneak peeks of AMC's remake of THE PRISONER "Schizoid" episode 5 and "Checkmate" episode 6 which airs Tuesday November 17 2009 at 8pm on AMC.

The Prisoner Synopsis: A man, known as "Six," finds himself inexplicably trapped in "The Village" with no memory of how he arrived. As he explores his environment, he discovers that his fellow inhabitants are identified by number instead of name, have no memory of any prior existence, and are under constant surveillance. Not knowing whom to trust, Six is driven by the need to discover the truth behind The Village, the reason for his being there, and most importantly -- how he can escape.

The Prisoner stars Ian McKellen, Jim Caviezel, Hayley Atwell, Ruth Wilson, Lennie James, Rachael Blake, Jamie Campbell Bower, Vincent Regan, Jeffrey R. Smith, Jessica Haines, Sara Stewart, Warrick Grier, David Butler, Leila Henriques, Renate Stuurman, Norman Anstey, Hanle Barnard, Wilmien Rossouw, Lauren Das Neves, Iain Paton, John Whiteley, and James Cunningham.

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THE PRISONER (2009- AMC) "Schizoid" & "Checkmate" Episode 5 and 6

Watch a sneak peek of SONS OF ANARCHY "Service" Season 2 Episode 11 which airs on Tuesday November 10 at 10pm.

Episode Synopsis: SONS OF ANARCHY "Service" Season 2 Episode 11 - While Opie seeks both revenge and reconciliation, Chibs makes a secret deal with Agent Stahl (Ally Walker) to protect his wife and daughter.

Online Episodes:Also watch every single Sons Of Anarchy episode that you may have missed here.

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SONS OF ANARCHY (SOA) "Service" Season 2 Episode 11

I recently got a chance to speak with MARK DUPLASS who plays Pete on FX's new show, The League, which airs on Thursdays at 10:30pm.

He talked about what's coming up for Pete on The League this season, his future projects, his love of "Friday Night Lights," and much more. So enjoy the interview below.

Congratulations on 'The League'. Can you talk about how you first got involved with the show?

Mark Duplass: Thank you very much, yeah. I met Jackie [Schaffer] and Jeff [Schaffer] and I knew they were looking around for some actors who could do the improv thing because it's definitely a specific process. We're working from outlines and there's no formal script. So there's a lot of not only what's said but sort of what your character does and even the narrative drive of the show is kind of in your lap as an actor. So, Katie [Aselton] met with Jeff and Jackie after they had seen a movie we made called 'The Puffy Chair'. Katie and I acted in that and my brother and I wrote and directed that. It just felt like a really good fit because Jackie and Jeff are this couple, this amazing couple. They're super self-aware. They are constantly making fun of each other but it's totally done with love and Katie and I are very similar. We were having breakfast with them and it was sort of these mirror images of ourselves. It's a very precarious thing to try and work with your spouse and we kind of connected over that. I think that Katie is a filmmaker and I'm a filmmaker so there's a specific type of acting that you do here where you're acting but you're also writing as you go. You're thinking where the scene should go, what your character should do here and so I think we all felt comfortable like that. It just seemed from about ten minutes into the meeting we were all just like, 'Alright, I know there's going to be auditions and I know there's going to be studio approvals but I think this is going to be what's happening.' Then six months later we were shooting the pilot.

Do you like improvising more than actually having to memorize a script and act off of that?

Mark Duplass: I'm more comfortable in it just because I think it's what I'm used to. As a filmmaker, my brother and I have a whole philosophy of working where nothing feels as fresh, obviously, as something that is coming up right in the moment there. So it's kind of what I think I'm better at. But I did do a role with Noah Baumbach and Ben Stiller in this movie 'Greenberg' where Noah is super specific about his script and being on that. So I had to do more preparation with it. Honestly, I was nervous but it is its own version of challenging and it was really, really fun.

Now we know that Pete has left his wife already on 'The League'. Will there be a new love interest for him this season? What's coming up for him?

Mark Duplass: I can definitely say that Pete is on the loose, but the thing about Pete is that he's so confident and so great at fantasy football that you'd kind of think if you don't know him that well that he carries that through every other aspect of his life and that's really not the case. He's basically a God of the virtual gridiron and pretty much a loser at everything else. So he gets himself out into the dating world and he has absolutely no idea what to do. He's been married for a while and he's just clueless. So a lot of it is Pete trying to make his way through there and the guys giving him some good advice and some horrible advice as he tries to find someone to connect with. It's pretty fun for me.

What's been the reaction to the show so far, any encounters with fans of the show?

Mark Duplass: We've gotten recognized on the street and stuff. It's hard to figure out because in some ways we are the little show that could, the little show on FX. I haven't had any negative encounters. I don't think people go out of their way to trash a new show. It's mostly positive stuff. They say, 'It's great because it feels like what I do in my fantasy football league.' Or on the flipside of that, 'I have that conversation with my wife after we drink too much.' It's good. It's what I've always tried to do as a filmmaker as well, try to present something that feels natural and feels real and it's not too preposterous. It's just some real life stuff that you can connect with.

How has this experience been different from something else that you've done?

Mark Duplass: Well, the main thing for me, honestly I do work mostly as a writer/director and so just being an actor on this show, it's basically just pure fun with no pressure. I leave set and I don't have to worry about, 'Oh my God, how am I going to carry this storyline through? What am I going to do with this edit? What am I going to do about this actor?' It's literally like just showing up, have a scenario to play, play that with a bunch of people that I really like playing it with. Jeff and Jackie, they're so, laid back is not the right word. They just have the right perspective on what's important and what's not. It's a very low stress set. It's just a lot of fun. We eat some good food and then we go home. It's really this ridiculous dream job. My brother and I put a lot of pressure on ourselves when we're making our movies and so it's the perfect antithesis to making movies. It's like camp.

Who's your favorite character on the show apart from yours?

Mark Duplass: That's a good question. Favorite character? I like them all for different reasons. It's funny because when you're on a show for a while, and even though we've only shot six episodes, you start to get into the more subtle stuff of what's really going on. There's some very special stuff about the character of Andre that I'm tapping into as I really watch the intricacy of his performance. On the surface level he's just kind of the rich dork in this group of friends. We know that character but when you really, really watch him you realize that this guy is trying so hard to fit in with his friends and he's constantly quoting things that they said before to try and make him sound funny, like he's one of them, but he's just one click off. He's so close to getting it but he's not quite there. To me, the more that I watch it, it's funny but it's so tragically sweet. He just wants in and he's so close, he's saying all the right words with the jokes but it just doesn't land and he can't figure out why. That to me, a little bit of that lovable loser aspect – I love that stuff.

Do you know at which point they might renew the show?

Mark Duplass: I don't know at which point they're going to renew the show. I'm very new to the TV world and the business end of it. I don't know how that all works but I do know that FX loves the show and I think sponsors are super happy with what the response has been and so we're all very hopeful that we're going to be around for a little bit.

I think it's a great pairing with 'It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia'.

Mark Duplass: It is. It's a good balance. I think those two, and we've been kind of following the responses to the show on Twitter and Facebook and there's definitely this thing that's happening where people are starting to make a night of FX on Thursdays. I think that's good, a good companion piece.

You have quite a few projects coming out. Can you talk about some of those?

Mark Duplass: Yeah. We are editing our first quote/unquote big movie which for us, we came from the world of making micro-budget movies for Sundance and stuff. So we wrote and directed a movie for Fox Searchlight earlier this year. It's a comedy with John C. Reilly and Jonah Hill and Marisa Tomei and Catherine Keener. We're literally just about to finish the edit. We've been testing it and people are loving it. We're nervous but super excited to get it out in the world and so that'll be out sometime next year. We have a second movie that we are just kind of about to announce a deal on. I can't talk about it but it's something that we're going to shoot earlier next year that Jason Reitman is producing for us and we're just super excited about that. So it's been kind of busy going back and forth between the writing/directing world and the acting world but it's a really cool balance.

Do you like one of those three more than another one of them?

Mark Duplass: I definitely like doing it all. There's something, I can't quite figure out what the balance is but I think there's something to the fact that I like to stay busy and I'm a type A workaholic. I know that about myself. I couldn't write and direct more than one movie in a year because that would destroy me and there's something about the balance of writing and directing a movie, as I said before, and the ease and fun and freedom of acting on a TV show like 'The League' or doing little parts with Noah in 'Greenberg' that balances my life out really, really well. So I kind of like the idea of making a movie and then acting in something each year. That seems like a way to stay creative but also stay relatively healthy.

If you could guest star on any show which one would it be?

Mark Duplass: That's a pretty good question. I don't know if I'm right for it, but I'm so obsessed with 'Friday Night Lights' and the way that they shoot. It's very similar to the way that my brother and I like to shoot except ours are comedic versions of that. That would be like a giddy school boy thing. I would probably suck on the show because I'd just be looking at all the actors, smiling, but I would still love to do it. One of the guys who's a cameraman on that show shoots our movies with us. It's like a very similar aesthetic.

Is there an actor or a director that you would love to work with?

Mark Duplass: God. So many. I love Richard Linklater and I went to college in Austin when he was really hitting his stride. He's always been a kind of hero of mine. As a director he's kind of definitely way up there. As an actor – God that's tough to say – there are people that I'd really like to direct and see what we could do with them. I'm obsessed with Richard Jenkins, the guy who plays the lead in 'The Visitor'. He's an older guy who's been a character actor for a while and I think he's just got this explosive potential. It's very obvious on some level, but any chance to get near Meryl Streep in any capacity, even if it's just delivering some coffee would be [great]. I just feel like she's a living legend and I don't know anyone who's better at what they do than she is.

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MARK DUPLASS (The League) Exclusive Interview

Watch sneak peeks and check out more photos of AMC's remake of THE PRISONER "Arrival" episode 1 and "Harmony" episode 2 which premieres Sunday November 15 2009 at 8pm on AMC.

The Prisoner Synopsis: A man, known as "Six," finds himself inexplicably trapped in "The Village" with no memory of how he arrived. As he explores his environment, he discovers that his fellow inhabitants are identified by number instead of name, have no memory of any prior existence, and are under constant surveillance. Not knowing whom to trust, Six is driven by the need to discover the truth behind The Village, the reason for his being there, and most importantly -- how he can escape.

The Prisoner stars Ian McKellen, Jim Caviezel, Hayley Atwell, Ruth Wilson, Lennie James, Rachael Blake, Jamie Campbell Bower, Vincent Regan, Jeffrey R. Smith, Jessica Haines, Sara Stewart, Warrick Grier, David Butler, Leila Henriques, Renate Stuurman, Norman Anstey, Hanle Barnard, Wilmien Rossouw, Lauren Das Neves, Iain Paton, John Whiteley, and James Cunningham.

(Photos: Keith Bernstein/AMC)

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THE PRISONER (2009- AMC) "Arrival" & "Harmony" Episode 1 and 2

Check out this brand new poster for Syfy's CAPRICA featuring a naked Alessandra Torresani, who plays Zoe Graystone. This poster is pretty similar to one we posted a while ago.

I really loved the introduction to the series (read my review here) and have been looking forward to the premiere of Caprica ever since.

Don't forget to tune in on Friday, January 22 at 9pm on Syfy for the premiere. Check out the full poster below.

Show Description: Set 50 years before "Battlestar Galactica," "Caprica" follows two rival families – the Graystones and the Adamas. Bound together by tragedy, their ensuing struggle will determine the fate of the 12 Colonies.
"Caprica" is a society rife with advanced technology. Little do they know they are trembling on the brink of the creation of the first cybernetic life-form node, or CYLON.
Passion, intrigue and betrayal set the stage for the coming revolution.
The Graystones and Adamas come from different cultures and wildly different socio-economic backgrounds. Daniel Graystone (Eric Stoltz) is a computer genius and the leading businessman of the 12 Colonies. His wife, Amanda Graystone (Paula Malcolmson) is an elite neurosurgeon. Joseph Adama (Esai Morales) is an immigrant, a lawyer with ties to the mob, and a father who is desperate to reconnect with his estranged son, William (Sina Najafi).
Their bitter rivalry will bring the end of life as they know it.
Their children are the future.
"Caprica" is produced by Universal Cable Productions and executive produced by Ronald D. Moore and David Eick ("Battlestar Galactica") and Remi Aubuchon ("24"). It is co-written by Aubuchon and Moore and directed by Jeffrey Reiner ("Friday Night Lights").

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CAPRICA Poster with Alessandra Torresani