Friday, March 13, 2015

Around the Tubes: 3/13/15



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 Happyish, Epix, Boash, Tubi TV, Killing Jesus, iHeartMusic Radio Music Awards, Knock Knock, It's Tig Notaro, The Ed Sullivan Show, Undateable, Last Comic Standing, and Sharknado 3.

- Showtime recently released a trailer for new show Happyish. To view the trailer, go to sho.com.

- EPIX is planning an all-day Friday the 13th movie marathon, so get ready to celebrate the many lives of Jason Voorhees (and his camp counselor victims) today! Please click here for a schedule of the movie marathon.

- This week, Audible Studios released Bosch: Behind the Scenes, the official podcast of the critically acclaimed Amazon Original series about LAPD homicide detective Harry Bosch – based on Michael Connelly’s bestselling novels. The interview show will provide listeners with exclusive, behind-the-scenes scoop on the show! The first two episodes will launch for free tomorrow, with subsequent episodes going on sale every week in March.

- Tubi TV boasts the largest collection of free streaming television and movies. Now, the leading free video streaming service has announced a new deal with Paramount Pictures to bring more than 50 classic feature films to the Tubi TV catalog – all available to watch completely for free. Movie buffs and film fanatics will go crazy over the abundance of fan favorites including hit blockbuster titles such as Top Gun, Basic Instinct, Total Recall and more. Horror fans will be pleased to find the entire Friday the 13th film series, Stephen King favorites and Candyman: Farewell to the Flesh, among others. Tubi TV is available completely for free, worldwide on tubitv.com, iTunes, Google Play and streaming devices including Amazon Fire TV, Roku and Xbox 360.

- National Geographic Channel today launched the second-screen experience for the upcoming three-hour television event Killing Jesus, one of the network’s most ambitious digital undertakings ever. Available now at natgeotv.com/killingjesus, and designed in collaboration with digital agency Mullen, the site builds on the story depicted in the film by providing an interactive, multi-point-of-view experience.

- The biggest names in entertainment will bring the music of the iHeartRadio app to life on Sunday, March 29 for the second edition of the iHeartRadio Music Awards hosted by Oscar and Grammy award winning actor and musician Jamie Foxx. The event will air live on NBC from 8:00 from the historic Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles and will be broadcast simultaneously on iHeartMedia stations nationwide and across the iHeartRadio digital music platform. The three hour telecast will truly reflect America’s favorite music and will showcase the year’s most popular artists and songs determined by the iHeartRadio Chart and fan voting through iHeartRadio stations nationwide. The evening will include performances by Rihanna, Iggy Azalea, Sam Smith, Madonna, Jason Aldean, Jamie Foxx, Meghan Trainor, Jason Derulo, Jennifer Hudson, Kelly Clarkson, Snoop Dogg, Nate Ruess, Alesso and Florida Georgia Line along with appearances from Taylor Swift and more. This year’s iHeartRadio Music Awards will also feature unexpected collaborations from some of the top names in music.

- The Showtime documentary Knock Knock, It's Tig Notaro, focused on the famed comedian, will premiere on Friday, April 17 at 9:00, following its debut at the South by Southwest (SXSW) Film Festival on Monday, March 16. The film follows Notaro’s travels as she embraces her most loyal fans by creating unique and intimate comedy experiences in their homes, backyards, barns, and basements.

- No one had a better eye for talent than Ed Sullivan. That simple fact was confirmed by the broad range of incredible acts he brought into America's living rooms from his Broadway stage between 1948 and 1971 on the greatest, longest-running prime timevariety show in the history of television. This May, StarVista Entertainment/Time Life will bring home audiences front row seats for The Best of the Ed Sullivan Show, a 6-disc collector's set never before available at retail. Priced to add to every TV aficionado's collection at $59.95srp, the special edition release delivers the biggest names in music, comedy and variety captured in the prime of their careers, as well as all the astonishing novelty acts selected by Ed as his personal favorites, culled from over 1,000 hours of classic television!

- Newest cast member Bridgit Mendler leads her Undateable co-stars in an original video.


- It was announced earlier that Norm Macdonald will be joining Last Comic Standing this summer as a judge, alongside current judges and comedy icons Roseanne Barr and Keenen Ivory Wayans. Anthony Jeselnik will join the fun as the new host of the season as well.

- TBS is giving longtime Daily Show correspondent Samantha Bee her own show. Hot on the heels of announcing a new scripted comedy series created and executive produced by Bee and her husband, Jason Jones, TBS is cementing its relationship with the prolific couple even further. The new show, which is in the early stages of development, is being planned as a platform for Bee to apply her smart and satirical point of view to current and relevant issues. In addition to hosting, Bee will serve as executive producer on the show, along with Jones. The series is being produced by TBS.

- David Hasselhoff (Baywatch) will trade his red swimming trunks for a chainsaw when he portrays Gilbert Sheperd, the father of Fin (Ian Ziering), in the eagerly anticipated Original Movie Sharknado 3, Syfy and The Asylum announced this week.


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