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 The Vatican, Stranded, Sister Rosetta Tharpe: The Godmother of Rock and Roll, Shakespeare Uncovered, The Hero, Stevie Wonder, Ladies Night Out Comedy Tour, Connie Britton, The Biggest Loser, truTV renewals, and Deluxe.
- It may just be a coincidence that Kyle Chandler was announced as the lead of the upcoming Showtime series The Vatican just days after Pope Benedict announced her was stepping down, but I think it is only right that Coach Taylor overtakes the papacy. The Vatican is described as a provocative contemporary genre thriller about spirituality, power and politics – set against the modern-day political machinations within the Catholic church. Chandler will portray Cardinal Thomas Duffy, the charismatic yet enigmatic Archbishop of New York, whose progressive leanings excite some and alarm others within the hierarchy of the Catholic Church.
- New show Stranded premieres Wednesday on Syfy which strands (natch) people in haunted locations overnight so they can conduct their own investigations. Check out a preview below:
- There are still another week left in Black History Month and tonight PBS will premiere Sister Rosetta Tharpe: The Godmother of Rock and Roll at 9:00 (check your local listings) on the fortieth anniversary of her death. Southern-born, Chicago-raised and New York-made, Sister Rosetta introduced the spiritual passion of her gospel music into the secular world of rock 'n' roll during the 1940s-60s, inspiring some of its greatest stars, including Chuck Berry, Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, and Little Richard.
- PBS’ latest and greatest salute to the Bard -- the six-part series Shakespeare Uncovered -- has left the airwaves, but the critically acclaimed show and a variety of great Shakespeare-related content is available online. HD-quality streaming versions of the six Uncovered episodes can be found here, along with character quizzes, two colorful (and quite helpful) infographics that lay out key plot points from Hamlet, Macbeth and A Midsummer Night’s Dream, as well as links to full broadcast versions of plays from the PBS archive, and lesson plans for teachers who use Shakespeare in the classroom.
- Still no official date for the TNT reality series The Hero hosted by The Rock yet other than sometime this summer, but you can take you first look at the show below:
- In celebration of the 67th anniversary of the United Nations, Stevie Wonder will be airing a special concert on Centric TV this Saturday at 9:00 and will also premiere on BET, Sunday, March 3rd at 11am ET.
- Bill Bellamy's edgy, uncensored and always unapologetic; Ladies Night Out Comedy Tour premieres tonight at 9:30 on Showtime. On a mission to save relationships one joke at a time, this special brings together some of today's hottest male comics to showcase to the ladies of America.
- Connie Britton got over it a long time ago, the part that got away. The Nashville actress gives the entire story to The New York Times Magazine.
- The Biggest Loser has partnered with Pinterest for a first-of-its-kind integration, beginning with last week’s episode. Once during each episode through the Season 14 finale, as contestants learn how to develop and maintain a healthy lifestyle, text will appear on-air that drives viewers to Pinterest for detailed, highly visual instructions on how to complete an exercise, follow a recipe, or improve their daily life at home from experts such as trainer Dolvett Quince and Chef Devin Alexander.
- truTV has ordered a remarkable 15th season of truTV Presents: World Dumbest…, the hilarious show that puts videos through a celebrity-commentator meat grinder. Billed by its producers as "the smartest dumb show on television," World's Dumbest… airs Thursdays at 10 p.m. (ET/PT), with the new season set to launch Thursday, Feb. 28. The channel has also ordered additional episodes of Impractical Jokers and Hardcore Pawn: Chicago, no word on wehn they will hit the small screen.
- Deluxe will be releasing a single on Obscure Me Records February 26th. Dust, a somber electro-pop song, will be available Digitally and on CDr (limited).
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