Friday, April 17, 2009

Around the Tubes vol. VII


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 My Boys, Neighbors from Hell, Jimmy Fallon, New World Order, Earth Day, and Friday Night Lights.

- When I was previewing the new season of My Boys, I mentioned they would be participation in the game board decathlon and that episode is coming up this Tuesday. Then right after the show, you can head over to TBS.com to participate in a web chat with cast members Jordana Spiro (PJ), Kellee Stewart (Stephanie), Jamie Kaler (Mike), Reid Scott (Brendan), Mike Bunin (Kenny) and Kyle Howard (Bobby) beginning at 11:00 EST.

- TBS is also going to get into the animation game with the announcement that they have greenlit Neighbors from Hell. No word on a voice cast or an air date, but is coming from the Fox Animation and DreamWorks studio. Here is a synopses:

Neighbors from Hell centers on the Hellmans, a typical, all-American suburban family, with Balthazor; his wife, Tina; their two children, Mandy and Josh; and their dog, Pazuzu. The only thing that distinguishes them from the rest of the folks in the neighborhood is that the Hellmans happen to be from Hell. They have been sent to Earth to pose as normal suburbanites with a mission to keep humans from finding their way to Hell. Their task is made all the more complicated by Balthazor’s growing affection for humans and their odd but endearing qualities.


- Can’t say I have caught Jimmy Fallon yet on account it is on well past my bedtime, but whenever The Roots jam with someone I try to run down a video of that. But apparently he is running his own The Hills type reality called 7th Floor West. Below is the first part of the latest “episode,” for the second part, head over to NBC.com.



- This past week on Rescue Me we saw Franco spout his crackpot conspiracy theories about 9/11 and the reason why the writers gave him this to do is because the actor that portrays him Daniel Sunjata actually believes it and is appearing in a new documentary New World Order which premieres on IFC May 26 (and On Demand April 16). Below is a trailer:



- Next week is Earth Day and in honor of that next Wednesday, National Geographic Channel is showing a special at 9:00 about one of the world's most eco-friendly manufacturers, TerraCycle. I may have more on it later, but until then, take a look at the video below:



- Also I would just like to mention for those in Northeast Ohio like me who tuned into the Friday Night Lights season finale only to see a Indians’ rain delay, WKYC will be airing the episode Sunday, April 19 from 12 midnight to 1:00 a.m. (That's Sunday night going into Monday morning.) Also note your DVR program directory may not have Friday Night Lights listed at this time. For accurate recording, you will need to set your DVR to using the time and date rather than the program name. Of course you can always view the finale anytime on Hulu.



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