No strangers to the X Factor format, boy band One Direction will be taking the stage on the American version of the show on November 8, 2012. The group was discovered during the 2010 U.K. X Factor so it’s only fitting that they wind up on the U.S. version of the series where they’ll be singing two of their hits, “Little Things” and “Live While We’re Young.”
One Direction will perform during The X Factor‘s first live results show of the season. Following their performances, co-hosts Mario Lopez and Khloé Kardashian Odom will reveal the bad news as to which competitors won’t be sticking around.
“Having come from the U.K. X Factor, we can’t wait to perform on the U.S. stage – it’s going to be a great night!” said group member Zayn Malik.
“We’re really excited to be on the American X Factor,” added fellow member Niall Horan. “It’ll be the first time we’ve performed in front of ‘Uncle Si’ since we were on the U.K. X Factor. So, hopefully, we’ll make him proud!”
This Week on The X Factor:
November 7 (8:00-10:00 PM ET live/PT tape-delayed) – The X Factor heats up as the finalists, with the help of their mentors, take the stage once again. But this time, it will be up to America, as well as the judges, to decide who moves forward in the competition. Immediately after Wednesday’s performance show, fans will be able to vote via 1) Verizon Touch Voting on The Xtra Factor App on Verizon Android devices; 2) toll-free calling; 3) text messaging for Verizon Wireless customers; and 4) online at TheXFactorUSA.com. Fans with valid Facebook accounts can also vote at Facebook.com/TheXFactorUSA.
Source: Fox
One Direction Coming to The X Factor
Elementary Gets a Prime Viewing Slot
The Details:
Elementary stars Miller as eccentric, mischievous detective Sherlock Holmes and Liu as Dr. Joan Watson, a former surgeon turned sober companion. Following his fall from grace in London and a stint in rehab, Sherlock escapes to Manhattan where his wealthy father forces him to live with his worst nightmare – a sobriety coach. Now running free in New York solving crimes, it’s simple deduction that he’s going to need someone to keep him grounded, and it’s elementary that it’s a job for Watson.
Also, Aidan Quinn stars as Capt. Thomas Gregson, who knows from previous experience working with Scotland Yard that Sherlock is brilliant at closing cases, along with Jon Michael Hill, who portrays Det. Marcus Bell, a top-notch investigator who is initially skeptical of Holmes and his unorthodox methods.
Source: CBS
Maroon 5 Set to Perform on The Voice
Also hitting The Voice stage during the first live results show of the season will be season #2 champion Jermaine Paul. Paul will perform his debut single, “I Believe In This Life.”
The November 8th episode will narrow the field of competitors to just 12 artists, with two singers from each team having to say good-bye to their coach and the show. Per NBC: “In the first elimination show of the season, the two artists who receive the most viewer votes on each team from the previous nights’ Live Playoffs, will be saved and guaranteed a spot in the Monday, November 12 Live Show. Meanwhile, each coach is tasked with the difficult decision of choosing one more artist from the remaining three to move forward in the competition and perform in the next week’s Live Show, thereby eliminating the other artists.”
Source: NBC
First Look: Da Vinci’s Demons Trailer
The Plot:
Da Vinci’s Demons is a historical fantasy, following the ‘untold’ story of the world’s greatest genius during his turbulent youth in Renaissance Florence. Brilliant and passionate, the twenty-five year old Leonardo Da Vinci is an artist, inventor, swordsman, lover, dreamer and idealist. As a free thinker, with intellect and talents that are almost superhuman, he struggles to live within the confines of his own reality and time. He begins to not only see the future, but invent it.
Watch the trailer:
Source: Starz
Michael Buble Returns with Another Holiday Special
Apparently Michael Bublé had such a good time with his 2011 holiday special that he’ll be hosting another one for NBC. Michael Bublé: Home for the Holidays will air on December 10, 2012 at 10pm ET/PT with guest stars Blake Shelton, Rod Stewart, Carly Rae Jepsen, and Elmo.
Yes, Elmo.
Holiday songs set to be performed during the one-hour special include “Jingle Bell Rock,” “Let It Snow,” “All I Want for Christmas is You,” and “Winter Wonderland.”
“I’m so excited to be back on NBC for another big Christmas Special which we got to tape in my hometown of Vancouver,” stated Bublé, announcing the 2012 holiday special. “We had great fun with our guests and I think the show really captures the joyous spirit of the holidays.”
In 2011, Bublé celebrated his favorite holiday with the release of Michael Bublé Christmas. That collection of holiday classics was the second biggest seller of 2011 with more than 6.5 million copies sold worldwide. Bublé’s currently back in the studio working on a new non-holiday album set for release in 2013.
‘Beasts of the Southern Wild’ Earns a Gotham Audience Award Nomination
Beasts of the Southern Wild is one of five nominees just announced for the 3rd Annual Gotham Independent Film Audience Award hosted by the Independent Filmmaker Project (IFP). The Audience Award recognizes outstanding independent films and is the only award at the Gotham Independent Film Awards that is decided upon by the public.
Says Joana Vicente, Executive Director of the IFP. “For the IFP, it is the perfect opportunity to offer five publicly lauded films, which have been spotlighted on the festival circuit by the viewing public, yet another platform to garner audience support. We are very proud to be able to offer an award that reflects the voice of collective film-goers as part of the Gotham Independent Film Awards.”
31 “audience award-winning films from the top 50 US and Canadian film festivals” were available to nominate in the initial round of open voting. That field was narrowed to the following five films that received the most number of votes. Voting to determine the winner is open now through November 18, 2012 at 11:59pm ET at gotham.ifp.org/audience_award.
The winner will be announced during the Gotham Awards ceremony on November 26th.
3rd Annual Gotham Independent Film Audience Award Nominees:
ARTIFACT
Director: Bartholomew Cubbins
Producers: Jared Leto, Emma Ludbrook
BEASTS OF THE SOUTHERN WILD
Director: Benh Zeitlin
Producers: Michael Gottwald, Dan Janvey, Josh Penn
BURN: ONE YEAR ON THE FRONT LINES OF THE BATTLE TO SAVE DETROIT
Directors: Brenna Sanchez, Tom Putnam
Producers: Brenna Sanchez, Tom Putnam
THE INVISIBLE WAR
Director: Kirby Dick
Producers: Amy Ziering, Tanner King Barklow
ONCE IN A LULLABY: THE PS 22 CHORUS STORY
Director: Jonathan Kalafer
Producers: Steve Kalafer, Jonathan Kalafer, Bao Nguyen
No Doubt, Usher and Ke$ha Added to the American Music Awards
Ke$ha, No Doubt and Usher have been added to the list of performers on The 40th Anniversary American Music Awards set to take place on November 18, 2012 at Nokia Theatre LA Live in Los Angeles. The three newly announced acts join already announced performers Carrie Underwood, P!nk, Pitbull, Taylor Swift, Nicki Minaj, Linkin Park, and Christina Aguilera for this year’s music event which will be broadcast on ABC.
Ke$ha will be releasing her sophomore album, Warrior, on December 4, 2012. Her first album, Animal, sold over 2.5 million copies and spawned six consecutive Top 10 hits including three #1 singles: “TiK ToK,” “Your Love Is My Drug” and “We R Who We R.” No Doubt recently released their first new album as a group in a decade with Push and Shove, their sixth studio album. And Usher’s Looking 4 Myself, his seventh studio album, was released earlier this year and debuted at #1 on Billboard’s Top 200 Album chart and the R&B Albums chart. Usher’s one of the best selling artists in American music history with 44+ million albums sold worldwide.
Tickets for the AMAs are on sale at Ticketmaster.com. Voting online is now open to fans at amavote.com or AMA.abc.com. Awards will be handed out in the Pop/Rock, Country, Rap/Hip-Hop, Soul/R&B, Alternative, Adult Contemporary, Latin, and Contemporary Inspirational categories, and the Electronic Dance Music category will be making its debut this year.
This year’s live online pre-show “Coca-Cola Red Carpet LIVE! @ The 2012 AMAs” will begin streaming at 5pm ET and will be hosted by Lance Bass, Kimberly Cole, Brad Goreski, Sean Kingston, Eden Sher and Tristan Wilds. The live interview show will stream at ABC.com, AMAs365.com, Cokemusic.com, Livestream, Ustream, YouTube, and through AP Live Entertainment.
Phillip Phillips “Home” Hurricane Sandy Remix
Scenes of the damage inflicted on the East Coast of the U.S. during Hurricane Sandy along with news clips and interview soundbites are featured in Phillip Phillips’ “Home” music video remixed by WPLJ (a New York radio station). Phillips is also helping out the victims of the hurricane with a special November 15 benefit concert in New York, which will raise funds for The Siller Foundation and The Red Cross. Phillips will be performing with PS22 in Staten Island at 3pm during a short (20 minutes-ish) show and tickets are “Pay What You Can.”
For more details, visit Stageit.com.
‘Next Great Baker’ Finds 13 New Contestants
TLC’s unveiled the names of the contestants who’ll be competing on this new season of Next Great Baker with Buddy “Cake Boss” Valastro. Premiering on November 26, 2012 at 9pm ET/PT, 13 lucky – and talented – pastry chefs will be trying to out-bake and out-decorate each other in order to win the $100,000 prize, a Redbook Magazine feature story and the chance to work with Buddy and his team at Carlo’s Bakery.
Guest judges on this 10-episode season include Mario Lopez & Courtney Mazza, Lou Ferrigno, Peter Billingsley (A Christmas Story), Holly Madison, and Joey Fatone.
“Each season brings out stronger contestants and I think this is the best batch yet. The challenges are tougher, the judges more critical, and the reward as sweet as ever,” states Buddy Valastro.
Next Great Baker Season 3 Contestants:
Letty Alvarez – Miami, FL
41 years old; Owner/Operator of LA Sweets
James S. Brown – Lexington, KY (previously from Chicago, IL)
41 years old; Owner of Brown’s Bakery
Paul Christopher Conti – Long Beach Island, NJ (originally from Staten Island, NY)
30 years old; currently unemployed
Chad Durkin – Philadelphia, PA (previously from Hackensack, NJ and Toms River, NJ)
28 years old; Owner of CAD Culinary consulting and wedding cakes
Gretel-Ann Fischer – Colchester, VT
35 years old; Owner of Cupp’s, a bakery/café in Winooski, Vermont
Peter Gray – East Longmeadow, MA
21 years old; Runs cake decorating business Pete’s Sweets
Ashley Lauren Holt – Louisville, KY
24 years old; Pastry Chef at The Louisville Country Club, also runs cake business Sugar Monster Sweets
Jen Kwapinski – San Jose, CA (previously from Columbus, NE)
32 years old; Owner of Jen’s Cakes
Chris Luna – Roseville, CA (originally from Pollock Pines, CA) *Chris was the America’s Choice selection
29 years old; Currently a Sales Executive, and an amateur baker
Melissa Payne – Chesterfield, VA
33 years old; Owner of Couture Cake Creations, co-owner of Sweets Couture
Jess Reyling – Peoria, IL (originally from Chillicothe, IL)
30 years old; Stay at Home Mom
Emme Tyler – Los Angeles, CA
30 years old; Owner of Skinny Batches
William Garrett Wallace – Waverly,TN
36 years old; Cake artist at Fabulous Baker Boy
Are You Ready for ‘Deals from the Darkside?’
There’s absolutely no way I would bring any of these items into my home, but for people who like to collect unusual artifacts Syfy’s got a new series right up your alley. The relic-hunting reality series Deals from the Darkside premieres on November 7, 2012 at 10pm ET/PT.
Season one consists of 13 half-hour episodes featuring, according to Syfy, some of the “creepiest and most notorious antiques and relics in existence.” Items that collector Steve Santini comes in contact with during the series include a knife claimed to have been used by Jack the Ripper, a deck chair off the Titanic, and a real executioner’s sword.
The Plot:
Follow along as Santini, his sidekick Robert “Biker Rob” Duguay and researcher Stef Proctor travel far and wide to call on experts to prove that the artifacts are (or aren’t) what they’re claimed to be. When Santini isn’t driving a hard bargain for the real deal relics, he engages in his other passion – escapology. Santini, who’s been dubbed the world’s most extreme escape artist by Ripley’s Believe It or Not, works with dangerous materials such as machete blades, power drills and water chambers as he perfects his craft in this most unique of hobbies.
Upcoming Episodes:
“Titanic Deck Chair” – Wednesday, November 7 at 10 PM ET/PT
A seller approaches Steve Santini claiming to be in possession of an authentic deck chair salvaged from the Titanic. Santini’s quest to determine whether or not the chair is the real deal leads him to the world famous Titanic Museum in Branson, Missouri.
“Houdini Handcuffs” – Wednesday, November 7 at 10:30 PM ET/PT
Steve Santini gets the rare chance to purchase Victorian handcuffs said to have been used by his idol, Harry Houdini. Santini’s efforts to authenticate the cuffs include a visit to Scranton, PA to hook up with some quirky Houdini experts and a pit stop at Houdini’s grave in Queens, New York.
Upcoming episodes this season involve a Mohawk axe and a shrunken head (November 14 at 10 PM), a “dark relics” auction where an executioner’s hood and an antique coffin are on the block (November 14 at 10:30 PM) and a replica Inquisition cloak that may turn out to be a bona fide original (November 21 at 10 PM).
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