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 Dexter, Weeds, Ray Donovan, Masters of Sex, Veep, Treasure Island, The Obama Effect, BET Awards 12, Arthur, Shenae Grimes, Saturday Night Live, Redbook, and Bristol Palin: Life' a Tripp.
- Yvonne Strahovski, better known around these parts as the Token Hot Chick from Chuck, recently joined the cast of Dexter for the upcoming season which just began production last week and will premiere September 30 at 9:00. Yvonne will play Hannah McKay who helps Miami Metro Homicide for help in solving some old cases. Since Showtime shared a picture with the press release, take a ganger of Yvonne below:
- In other Showtime news, the upcoming eighth season of Weeds, which will include it’s 100th episode, will be the last. See the beginning of the end when the season premieres July 1 at 10:00. Showtime is already stocking up on shows to replace Weed because it also ordered twelve episodes of Ray Donovan starring Live Schreiber and Masters of Sex starring Michael Sheen and Lizzy Caplan.
- For those not ready to say goodbye to Veep just yet after its season finale (don’t worry it will be back for a second season), here is a deleted scene from Sunday.
- If you missed the original miniseries Treasure Island
when it premieres on Syfy in early May, or just want to add it to your collection, you can purchase the DVD and Blu-Ray on July 24. Based on the Robert Louis Stevenson classic novel, Treasure Island stars Eddie Izzard (“The Riches,”), Elijah Wood (Lord of the Rings films), Golden Globe® winner Donald Sutherland (Hunger Games, Citizen X), Toby Regbo (Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1), Rupert Penry-Jones (Match Point, “Whitechapel”) and Daniel Mays (The Adventures of Tintin).- The Obama Effect hits theaters nationwide on July 13th, 2012. The film stars Charles S.Dutton (and is also his directorial debut), Katt Williams, Meagan Good, Vanessa Bell Calloway, and Glynn Turman along with a slew of new talent. Check out a teaser below:
The Obama Effect - Teaser Trailer, Stars Katt Williams, Charles S. Dutton, Meagan Good, Vanessa Calloway, - JULY 13TH! from Digital Magician on Vimeo.
- Usher, 2 Chainz, and Big Sean has been added as performers to the BET Awards 12 while Kevin Hart and Cedric the Entertainer have signed up as presenters. The BET Awards 12 will air live July 1 at 8:00 on BET (natch) and will be hosted by Samuel L. Jackson.
- Joan Rivers will be guest starring in a brand new episode of PBS Kids Go!’s Arthur where she will help Arthur cope with his grandfather’s memory loss airing tomorrow (check your local listings). Check out a clip below:
- Actress Shenae Grimes from The CW's hit show 90210 is teaming up with Skype and popular celebrity blog Celebuzz to host a contest where fans just like you can win a chance to Skype with Shenae and win a $250.00 gift card.
- Even though it is summer, you can get your Saturday Night Live fix with its new web series The Front Desk. In the first installment, desk clerk John Lutz (30 Rock) deals with three times the Bill Hader. Check it out below:
- Redbook recently signed up Soleil Moon Frye (you may remember her better as Punky Brewster) as a guest columnist and her first column debuts in the July issue, on newsstands now. Readers can submit their toughest questions to soleil@redbookmag.com or tweet Soleil @redbookmag with the hashtag #Soleil.
- Bristol Palin: Life’s a Tripp premieres Tuesday at 10:00 on Lifetime, check out a promotional photo below:
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