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 Heroes of Cosplay, Americans in Bed, Enough Said, Breaking Bad, Jack Black, Poor Remy, Bel Heir, Jessica Campbell, The Breedings, Haven, and PBS.
- The new Syfy series, Heroes of Cosplay premieres Tuesday at 10:30 (after a new season of Face Off) and here is a first look:
- The U.S. has one of the highest marriage rates in the developed world, as well as the third-highest rate of divorce, with as many as half of unions failing. Brimming with genuine emotion and honesty, Americans in Bed, premiering Monday at 9:00 exclusively on HBO spotlights some of the many reasons people come together - and grow apart. Check out the trailer below:
- Last week I shared the Enough Said poster and now you can watch the trailer for the film starring Julia Louis-Dreyfus and James Gandolfini over at Apple Trailers.
- My sources tell me the final season of Breaking Bad started up this weekend and Blip.tv has a parody video looking at what Jesse just might do after the show ends and he gets his own spin-off.
- If you are having a Breaking Bad viewing party this Sunday and want to make sure they did not bring any meth to celebrate, try Touch and Know USA test 22 illicit substances.
- Football Fandemonium is upon us! Kick off the season with Jack Black, the leader in premium grooming products! In celebration of the return of football, Jack Black wants to give you and a friend the chance to win tickets to a professional football game. Click here to enter to win tickets for two to a local 2013 NFL game, a Jack Black gift set and weekly random drawing to win Jack Black products.
- If you cannot get enough of the folk rock explosion boom, check out Ohio’s own Poor Remy below.
- If you enjoy the more moodier sounds of Daughter and The Neighborhood, give Bel Heir (no relations to the Fresh Prince) a try.
- Nashville-based singer-songwriter Jessica Campbell is taking part in the current installment of Crate & Barrel’s “Get The Download” offer. Campbell’s song “Be You” is available via free download from Crate & Barrel; the offer is presented on in-store cards (while supplies last), as well as online at the Crate & Barrel website and in Crate & Barrel catalogs. The promotion runs from August through October 2013.
- The Breedings are a brother and sister country duo based out of Nashville, TN. Originally hailing from Lexington, KY, the duo sings original material penned by singer/songwriter Willie Breeding, who released two solo albums while living in Brooklyn, NY. Big sister Erin, who was working as an accountant in Boston and singing occasional backup for her brother, stepped up in 2008 to become the lead singer. Stream their album Fayette at thebreedingsmusic.com.
- Emma Lahana (Hellcats, Emily Owens M.D.) and Christian Camargo (Dexter, The Hurt Locker) will join the cast of Syfy’s popular sseries Haven when the show returns for its fourth season on Friday, September 13 at 10PM (ET/PT). Both actors join Colin Ferguson (Eureka, Coupling) who portrays William, a handsome mysterious stranger whose secret agenda leads him to Audrey (Emily Rose), as recurring guest stars this fall.
- PBS had their TCA session earlier this week and announced a few new programs. Here are some highlights:
THE BLETCHLEY CIRCLE to Return to PBS for Second Season Bolstering Sunday Night Drama
THE BLETCHLEY CIRCLE is returning to PBS for a second season. The four-part series will air on Sunday nights in spring 2014. A production of World Productions (United, “Line of Duty”) and distributed worldwide by Content Television, the series premiered in the U.S. last spring to critical acclaim. The show will top off an evening of destination drama on Sunday nights on PBS, including season three of CALL THE MIDWIFE at 8:00 p.m. and season two of MASTERPIECE “Mr. Selfridge” at 9:00 p.m.
COMING BACK WITH WES MOORE EXPLORES THE PERSONAL STORIES OF VETERANS’ RETURN TO LIFE AT HOME
PBS announced the premiere of COMING BACK WITH WES MOORE, a three-part special that personalizes the experiences of returning veterans and celebrates the lives of this group of exceptional people. The special, hosted by combat veteran and New York Times best-selling author Wes Moore, is slated to premiere in May 2014 on PBS. The program tells the personal stories of returning U.S. veterans, the challenges they face readjusting to life at home and their courageous efforts to overcome obstacles in the quest to forge lives of meaningful service in their communities. The program adds touching and humanizing context to the reintegration process of our service men and women.
HOW WE GOT TO NOW With Steven Johnson
PBS announced the premiere of HOW WE GOT TO NOW with Steven Johnson in fall 2014. The six-part series, to be produced for PBS by Nutopia and hosted by the popular American science author and media theorist, explores the power and the legacy of great ideas. Topics explored in the series include why and how ideas happen, and their sometimes unintended results, including how the search for clean water opened the way to invention of the iPhone, and how the nagging problem of overheating in a New York printing business led to the invention of air conditioning, which inspired mass migration and a political transformation. Johnson explains how the answers to the questions he poses in each episode — such as “how do we make something cold?” or “how do we create light?”— have driven other discoveries through the web of ideas and innovations that made each finding possible.
PBS NEWSHOUR NAMES GWEN IFILL AND JUDY WOODRUFF CO-ANCHORS AND MANAGING EDITORS
Gwen Ifill and Judy Woodruff will be co-anchors and managing editors for the PBS NEWSHOUR. Ifill and Woodruff will anchor the broadcast together Monday through Thursday each week. On Fridays, Woodruff will anchor solo as Ifill hosts WASHINGTON WEEK that evening. This will mark the first time a network broadcast has had a female co-anchor team. It was also announced that Hari Sreenivasan will serve as Senior Correspondent for the PBS NEWSHOUR with Gwen Ifill and Judy Woodruff, reporting several times a week from WNET’s Tisch Studios in New York, along with his duties anchoring PBS NEWSHOUR WEEKEND Saturdays and Sundays beginning September 7.
Additional information was also shared today on two previously announced programs:
PBS Pays Tribute to President John F. Kennedy with Week of Special Programming
PBS announced today the details of a series of primetime special programs to commemorate the 50th anniversary of President John F. Kennedy’s death that airs November 11-13. The specials will offer new perspectives on the life and death of President John F. Kennedy, as well as provide audiences with a comprehensive examination of timely issues.
PBS ARTS FALL FESTIVAL 2013 Kicks Off October 18 Festival Spotlights Broadway Shows and Top-Flight Stars
The 2013 PBS Arts Fall Festival returns in October with seven weekly programs that highlight Broadway classics, music from around the country, and legendary superstar Barbra Streisand. Underscoring PBS’ ongoing commitment to giving audiences a front row seat and a backstage pass to the best of the arts on-air and online, the series will be hosted by award-winning television, film and stage star Anna Deavere Smith (“Nurse Jackie,” “The West Wing”) starting Friday, October 18, 2013 at 9 p.m. ET (check local listings).
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