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Nick Cannon Signs a New Deal with NBC

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Rebecca Murray
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Nick Cannon
Nick Cannon (Photo Courtesy of NBC)

Nick Cannon and his NCredible business partner will be developing programs for NBC after Cannon signed a first-look production deal with the network. Paul Telegdy, President, Alternative and Late Night Programming, NBC Entertainment, announced the new partnership, stating: “We are gratified to know that this new agreement will expand our successful working relationship with Nick beyond America’s Got Talent and allow him to further draw on his notable creative instincts. Nick already has produced content for many entertainment genres and formats, and we look forward with great anticipation to his cutting-edge ideas in the months to come.”

“Working closely with Paul Telegdy and the folks at NBC has been incredibly rewarding. I am thrilled to expand my role and contributions by creating original programming for the NBC Universal team,” said Cannon.

Cannon will also continue as the America’s Got Talent host.

Among Cannon’s other current projects are the HALO Awards on Nickelodeon and the upcoming 30 minute live-action sketch show Incredible Crew on The Cartoon Network. The show will premiere on January 21, 2013. He’s also relaunching Wild ‘N Out, a series Cannon created and hosted for four seasons on MTV. The relaunch, which is currently casting, will air on MTV2 in 2013.

New Video: The Hobbit TV Spot #8

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Rebecca Murray
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December 14th is almost here and as we move closer to the release date of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, Warner Bros has been busy releasing new trailers and behind-the-scenes videos. This new TV spot finds Bilbo (played by Martin Freeman) meeting up with the dwarves and getting ready to take off on a big adventure.
 
Watch the clip:
 

 
The Plot:
 
The adventure follows the journey of title character Bilbo Baggins, who is swept into an epic quest to reclaim the lost Dwarf Kingdom of Erebor from the fearsome dragon Smaug. Approached out of the blue by the wizard Gandalf the Grey, Bilbo finds himself joining a company of thirteen dwarves led by the legendary warrior, Thorin Oakenshield. Their journey will take them into the Wild; through treacherous lands swarming with Goblins and Orcs, deadly Wargs and Sorcerers. Although their goal lies to the East and the wastelands of the Lonely Mountain, first they must escape the goblin tunnels, where Bilbo meets the creature that will change his life forever… Gollum. Here, alone with Gollum, on the shores of an underground lake, the unassuming Bilbo Baggins not only discovers depths of ingenuity and courage that surprise even him, he also gains possession of Gollum’s “precious” ring that holds unexpected and useful qualities… A simple, gold ring that is tied to the fate of all Middle-earth in ways Bilbo cannot begin to know.

Fox Announces Touch Premiere Details

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Rebecca Murray
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Kiefer Sutherland stars in Touch
Kiefer Sutherland stars in 'Touch' - © Fox Broadcasting Co
Fox had previously announced the second season premiere of Touch would take place on February 1, 2013. However, they’d changed things up a bit, moving the premiere to Friday, February 8th and expanding it to two hours.
 
The action-packed season 2 premiere will air at 8pm on Fox.
 
The Plot:
 
In Season Two of Touch, the dramatic action shifts from New York to Los Angeles, where single father MARTIN BOHM (Kiefer Sutherland) and his gifted son, JAKE (David Mazouz), are on the run. Their critical mission is to help distraught mother LUCY ROBBINS (Maria Bello) find her missing – and equally gifted – daughter AMELIA (Saxon Sharbino). When it’s discovered that they are all targets of the mysterious and possibly sinister corporation, Aster Corps., the desperate search for Amelia intensifies. Factoring into the unfolding equation is the genius of Aster Corps., CALVIN NORBURG (Lukas Haas), who’s on the verge of making a career-defining discovery, as well as the extreme religious zealot GUILLERMO ORTIZ (Said Taghmaoui), who stops at nothing to attain his vision. As ominous connections appear, Martin remains determined to uncover a global conspiracy in order to protect his family and save the lives of the innocent.
 
Source: Fox
 

CBS Goes Under the Dome Next Summer

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Rebecca Murray
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Stephen King's Under the Dome
Stephen King's 'Under the Dome'
CBS and Steven Spielberg’s Amblin Television are teaming up on Under the Dome, a 13 episode series based on the bestselling book by Stephen King. Simon & Schuster will be re-releasing Under the Dome in April followed by the airing of the series next summer.
 
Announcing the series, Nina Tassler, President of CBS Entertainment, stated: “This is a great novel coming to the television screen with outstanding auspices and in-season production values to create a summer programming event,. We’re excited to transport audiences Under the Dome and into the extraordinary world that Stephen King has imagined.”
 
Brian K Vaughan adapted the book for TV and will executive produce the series. Neal Baer, Stephen King, Justin Falvey, Darryl Frank, and Stacey Snider are also executive producing. Niels Arden Oplev (the original Swedish The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo film) has been tapped to direct the first episode.
 
The Plot [Courtesy of StephenKing.com]:
 
On an entirely normal, beautiful fall day in Chester’s Mill, Maine, the town is inexplicably and suddenly sealed off from the rest of the world by an invisible force field. Planes crash into it and fall from the sky in flaming wreckage, a gardener’s hand is severed as “the dome” comes down on it, people running errands in the neighboring town are divided from their families, and cars explode on impact. No one can fathom what this barrier is, where it came from, and when—or if—it will go away.
 
Dale Barbara, Iraq vet and now a short-order cook, finds himself teamed with a few intrepid citizens—town newspaper owner Julia Shumway, a physician’s assistant at the hospital, a selectwoman, and three brave kids. Against them stands Big Jim Rennie, a politician who will stop at nothing—even murder—to hold the reins of power, and his son, who is keeping a horrible secret in a dark pantry. But their main adversary is the Dome itself. Because time isn’t just short. It’s running out.
 
Source: CBS
 

Last Man Standing, Malibu Country Get Additional Episodes

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Rebecca Murray
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The cast of 'Last Man Standing'
The cast of 'Last Man Standing' - © ABC
ABC’s made it official: Both Malibu Country and Last Man Standing have received orders for five additional episodes. The popular comedies make up ABC’s Friday night comedy block and have been big ratings winners for the network.
 
Last Man Standing claims the top spot as the #1 show on Fridays at 8pm, and it’s increased its viewership by 76% year-over-year. Malibu Country has been able to retain viewers from its lead-in, Last Man Standing, while also increasing its audience year-over-year. And it’s the “most-watched freshman comedy this season,” according to ABC, averaging 8.7 million viewers. The network also announced Malibu Country “opened as Friday’s top-rated scripted series debut on any network in over 5 years — since October 2007.”
 
More on Last Man Standing:
 
Men may have built civilizations, invented the locomotive, the car, bacon western cheeseburgers, and ESPN, but they’re about to find out that it’s not a man’s world anymore.
 
More on Malibu Country:
 
When Reba Gallagher (Reba McEntire) discovers her husband Russell (Jeff Nordling), a country music legend, has a cheatin’ heart…her world blows up, right along with the family fortune. Reba dreamt of becoming a country star herself, but put her career on hold to raise a family with Russell. Now, she’s questioning all of that, big-time. With the ink on her divorce barely dry, Reba packs up her sharp-tongued mother Shirley (Lily Tomlin), her three kids, and the U-Haul, and heads for sunny California to begin a new chapter. Leaving Nashville in the rear view, they’re moving to Malibu, to the last remaining asset they have left – a little beach house. But liberal LaLa Land is quite an adjustment for this traditional Southern Belle. From the Bentleys to the Malibu Barbies, the West Coast seems like the polar opposite of Music City, and Reba feels like an outsider. But with the support of her family, she sets about finding her voice, jump starting her music career, and embracing this chance to begin again.
 
Source: ABC
 

‘Star Wars: The Clone Wars’ Season 5 Episode 10 Preview

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Rebecca Murray
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A scene from 'Star Wars: The Clone Wars'
A scene from 'Star Wars: The Clone Wars' - Photo © Lucasfilm

R2-D2 joins with the Republican droids in the December 1, 2012 episode of Star Wars: The Clone Wars airing at 9:30am on Cartoon Network.

The “Secret Weapons” Plot: This Saturday marks the beginning of a new story arc on Star Wars: The Clone Wars. R2-D2 is part of a team of Republic droids chosen for an important mission led by the diminutive Colonel Gascon (voiced by Stephen Stanton) to obtain an encryption module from a Separatist dreadnought. The droids must overcome numerous challenging obstacles to succeed in this crucial assignment in “Secret Weapons.”

Episode Trivia:

  • The opening logo on the episodes of this arc is blue rather than the traditional yellow, as a tribute to R2-D2.
  • The Jedi Knights seen accompanying their droids during the war room briefing are Anakin Skywalker (with R2-D2), Aayla Secura (with QT-KT), Thongla Jur (with U9-C4) and Tera Sinube (with M5-BZ).
  • WAC-47’s master is Clone Commander Neyo, a trooper first seen on Saleucami in Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith.
  • QT-KT is inspired by R2-KT, a pink astromech droid created by Star Wars fans in tribute to Katie Johnson, daughter of Albin Johnson, founder of the 501st Legion. The droid, who is now dedicated to the memory of the late Katie, makes appearances at children’s hospitals. Though R2-KT previously appeared in The Clone Wars movie, Qutee is a separate droid to avoid having two droids named “Artoo” on the same mission.
  • The hazard labels on R2-D2’s enhanced booster rockets read: “WARNING: Supercharger boost must not exceed 150 percent” and “KEEP BACK.”
  • Dr. Gubacher is voiced by Dee Bradley Baker, who fans will recognize as the voice of all of the clones as well as numerous other series characters.

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Glee: The Music, The Christmas Album Vol 3 Details

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Rebecca Murray
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Glee: The Music, The Christmas Album Vol 3Those Glee kids are at it again, bringing more cheery holiday music into homes with Glee: The Music, The Christmas Album Vol. 3 coming to stores on December 11, 2012. The album’s filled with holiday classics – six of which will be included on this season’s holiday-themed Glee show airing on December 13th at 9pm.
 
The cast of Glee has sold more than 49 million songs and 12 million albums worldwide.

Glee: The Music, The Christmas Album Vol. 3 Track List:

1. Feliz Navidad, featuring Artie
2. Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas, featuring Puck, Jake, Sam, Brittany, Blaine, Kurt
3. Hanukkah Oh Hanukkah, featuring Jake and Puck
4. White Christmas, featuring Blaine & Kurt
5. Jingle Bell Rock, featuring Sam
6. The First Noel, featuring Marley
7. I’ll Be Home For Christmas, featuring Rachel
8. Silent Night, featuring Santana
9. Joy To The World, featuring Unique
10. Happy Xmas, featuring Finn
 
Compare prices on Vol. 3-Glee: the Music-Christmas Albumat Amazon.
 
Source: Columbia Records
 

Psy and Diana Ross Headline ‘Christmas in Washington’

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Rebecca Murray
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Diana Ross

TNT’s Christmas in Washington holiday special has just added a batch of performers. Hosted by Conan O’Brien, the concert is set to include performances by Diana Ross, Megan Hilty, Demi Lovato, The Voice‘s Chris Mann, and American Idol‘s Scotty McCreery and will premiere on TNT on Friday, Dec. 21, 2012 at 8pm.

Psy (real name Jai-Sang Park) will close out the show with a special performance.

This year’s holiday special marks the annual event’s 31st anniversary. Christmas in Washington benefits the Children’s National Medical Center, and among the Washington notables expected to attend are the President and First Lady.

Kid Rock Reveals Rebel Soul Tour Dates

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Rebecca Murray
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Kid Rock Rebel SoulKid Rock will be touring in support of his Rebel Soul album, kicking off February 2, 2013 in Kansas City. The first leg of the tour will finish up in Louisville, Kentucky, on March 2nd, with additional tour dates to be announced soon.
 
Buckcherry and Hellbound Glory will be supporting the tour.
 

KID ROCK TOUR DATES:

2013
 
Feb 2 Kansas City, MO – Sprint Center
Feb 5 Springfield, MO – JQH Arena
Feb 7 Beaumont, TX – Ford Park Event Center
Feb 9 Tulsa, OK – BOK Center
Feb 10 Wichita, KS – INTRUST Bank Arena
Feb 13 Bossier City, LA – CenturyLink Center
Feb 15 Nashville, TN – Bridgestone Arena
Feb 16 Greenville, SC – Bi-Lo Center
Feb 18 Fort Myers, FL – Germain Arena
Feb 20 Pensacola, FL – Pensacola Civic Center
Feb 21 New Orleans, LA – New Orleans Arena
Feb 23 Birmingham, AL – BJCC Arena
Feb 24 Huntsville, AL – Von Braun Center
Feb 26 Greensboro, NC – Greensboro Coliseum Complex
Feb 27 Knoxville, TN – Knoxville Civic Auditorium
Mar 1 Memphis, TN – FedEx Forum
Mar 2 Louisville, KY – KFC Yum! Center
 
Source: Atlantic Records
 

Check Out a New ‘Django Unchained’ Trailer

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Rebecca Murray
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The Weinstein Company’s showing off a new trailer for Quentin Tarantino’s Django Unchained starring Jamie Foxx, Christoph Waltz, and Leonardo DiCaprio. Hitting theaters on Christmas, Django Unchained could be a late entry in the Oscar Best Picture sweepstakes – if it lives up to the pre-release buzz.

The Plot: Set in the South two years before the Civil War, Django Unchained stars Academy Award-winner Jamie Foxx as Django, a slave whose brutal history with his former owners lands him face-to-face with German-born bounty hunter Dr. King Schultz (Academy Award-winner Christoph Waltz). Schultz is on the trail of the murderous Brittle brothers, and only Django can lead him to his bounty. The unorthodox Schultz acquires Django with a promise to free him upon the capture of the Brittles – dead or alive.

Success leads Schultz to free Django, though the two men choose not to go their separate ways. Instead, Schultz seeks out the South’s most wanted criminals with Django by his side. Honing vital hunting skills, Django remains focused on one goal: finding and rescuing Broomhilda (Kerry Washington), the wife he lost to the slave trade long ago.

Django and Schultz’s search ultimately leads them to Calvin Candie (Academy Award®-nominee Leonardo DiCaprio), the proprietor of “Candyland,” an infamous plantation. Exploring the compound under false pretenses, Django and Schultz arouse the suspicion of Stephen (Academy Award®-nominee Samuel L. Jackson), Candie’s trusted house slave. Their moves are marked, and a treacherous organization closes in on them. If Django and Schultz are to escape with Broomhilda, they must choose between independence and solidarity, between sacrifice and survival…




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