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 True Blood, The Newsroom, Parks and Recreations, Ice-T, Opening Act, Dexter, Audio Files, Flowers of War, NBC shows, Iceland Airwaves Music Festival, Stars Earn Stripes, Impractical Jokers, and 2 Broke Girls.
- The new season of True Blood continues to chug along this Sunday at 9:00 and here is the latest preview:
- In other HBO news, The Newsroom premieres this week and Emily Nussbaum previewed the Aaron Sorkin show in this week’s issue of The New Yorker.
- Parks and Rec’s fans can head over to nbc.com where you can design your own t-shirt to be sold at the NBC store. The top three designers will all receive a Parks prize pack.
- With his The Art of Rap documentary on the horizon, the legendary Ice-T has created a How to Rap channel for an About.com video series.
- A singing show with no auditions, no judges, no eliminations and no competitions? Not even twirling chairs? Alrighty. Opening Act premieres Monday at 10:00 on E! The show will feature Martina McBride, Pete Wentz, Jason Derulo, Nick Cooper and Antonina Armato who will choose acts to open for a superstar headliner during their current world tours including Nicki Minaj, Rod Stewart, LMFAO, Brad Paisley, Jason Aldean, Jason Mraz, and Gym Class Heroes, among others.
- Heading to Comic-Con next month? So is Dexter Morgan. Or least the person who plays him and other actors and producers of the show. In fact they are kicking off the convention Thursday July 12. Other Showtime shows will also be showing up to the yearly event including Shameless (July 14) and Homeland will share an exclusive first look at the second season.
- New Show Alert! Audio-Files will document the Indie music scene’s most ascending artists. First up in July 3 is Neon Trees with shows featuring Imagine Dragons, Paper Route, Mason Jennings, Joshua James, and Low to follow.
- Remember the “Leave Britney along” guy? Well Chris Crocker is getting his own HBO documentary Me @ the Zoo which premieres Monday at 9:00. Check out the trailer below:
- Before Christian Bale puts on the batsuit one last time, you can check him out in a very different story The Flowers of War based on the novel by Japanese author Yan Geling and directed by internationally celebrated director Zhang Yimon.
- If you missed Grimm, Parenthood, Smash and/or Up All Night, during the regular season, you are in luck, those and other NBC shows are streaming their full seasons on nbc.com.
- For the second year in a row, Reyka Vodka - the first vodka to ever be distilled and bottled in Iceland - will give two up-and-coming American bands the chance to play alongside some of the most cutting-edge names in music at the annual Iceland Airwaves Music Festival in Reykjavik. To enter, U.S.-based artists must simply upload three original tracks, as well as photos and a biography/website link to the official Reyka Vodka website. Iceland Airwaves will review and judge all eligible entries submitted.
- Last week I mentioned NBC’s newest show Stars Earn Stripes and now the show has its “stars” Laila Ali, Dean Cain, Terry Crews, Nick Lachey, Todd Palin, Dolvett Quince, Picabo Street and Eve Torres. Wait, Terry Crews? Is he not getting his fair share from the Expendable movies? Thankfully there are charities involved. The show will be hosted by General Wesley Clark (ret.) and Samantha Harris
- TruTV announced this week they have renewed Impractical Jokers for a second season.
- You will not be able to see it on the channel until 2015, but TBS recently obtained the off-net rights to 2 Broke Girls, televisions number one new comedy from last season.
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