Around the Tubes - 3/23/12

I have gotten a plethora of cool press releases have been flooding my inbox recently that you may find interesting. This post will include blurbs on Girls, Veep, Leave it to Niecy, Game of Thrones, Full Metal Jousting, Saturday Night Live, Mad Men, and more summer premiere dates.

- HBO has recently released new posters for two of their upcoming new shows, Veep starring Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Judd Apatow produced Girls. Take a gander of both below:



- For more on Veep, check out this week’s New Yorker for a piece on the show.

- Do not ask me what a docu-sitcom is, but Reno 911 star Niecy Nash will be starring in just that when her new show Leave it to Niecy premieres Sunday at 10:00 on TLC where she is on a mission to make her family eat healthier. Take a look below:

Just Robbed a Farmer


- Fans of Game of Thrones will want to head to its Facebook page where Fans can watch videos on each of the 5 Houses of Westeros, and then pledge their allegiance to one of them. Those who pledge to the House with the winning votes, will be eligible for a sweepstakes.

- While on the Full Metal Jousting Facebook page, you can enter a sweepstakes to win a suit of armor from the show.

- April Saturday Night Live hosts have been announced and Sofia Vergara will host April 7 with musical guest One Direction. Then on April 14 the combo of Josh Brolin and Gotye will hit the stage.

- Last week I listed a bunch of summer premiere dates, and here are a couple more for you to mark on your calendars accordingly:

Thursday, May 24 at 10:00 on TBS: New sitcom Men at Work starring Danny Masterson, Michael Cassidy, Adam Busch, and James Lesure
Tuesday, June 5 at 8:00: The third season premiere of Pretty Little Liars
Tuesday, June 5 at 9:00: The continuation of the freshman season of Jane by Design
Monday June 11 at 9:00 on ABC Family: New show Bunheads about a Vegas showgirl turned small town dance instructor
Wednesday, June 20 at 8:30 on ABC Family: New show Baby Daddy about a new single father
Wednesday, July 11 at 9:00 on ABC Family: New realty series Beverly Hills Nannies which should be self explanatory
Thursday, July 19 at 10:00 on TBS: New sitcom Sullivan and Son produced by Vince Vaughn and Peter Billingsley (you know, the kid from A Christmas Story)

- Mad Men returns this weekend and HellaWella examines how attitudes towards key issues have changed since the 50’s and 60’s.