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First Look: The Jay Leno Show

NBC is giving a first look at Jay in Prime-Time. The new show called "The Jay Leno Show" will return the variety/talk show format to prime-time five nights a week at 10 pm. Shows like this started out in prime-time, but in recent years, dramas have claimed hold of the 10 o'clock hour.

"The thing is there’s plenty of drama on television", Leno said in a recent interview with Monsters and Critics. "I hear people saying 'oh Jay Leno is taking work away from dramatic writers.' But you know something? When you look at FX and USA cable and all the others, 'The Closer' and all these other shows, there’s more drama now than there’s ever been. And if people want to go there they can go there."

The Jay Leno Show debuts in September on NBC.

Jay gets ready for his new show.



Jay tries out new material for his show.

True Blood Creator Shares Thoughts on Season 2

The second season of the popular HBO series is underway to rave reviews and to a huge fan following. Series creator, Alan Ball (American Beauty, Six Feet Under) talks to Newsarama about what drew him to the books that inspired the popular series.

“I fell in love with these books,” Ball admits. “I thought this is a great tale and a great universe. I think one of the reasons the books are so successful is because they work. But honestly, probably as the series progresses we’ll be forced to not...you are walking a fine line and you want to be as faithful to the books as possible but at the same time you don’t want to transcribe because then there will be no surprises for the audience. But I intend to be very faithful to the source material because it’s really good and it works.”

For the full interview click: FULL ARTICLE

Farrah Fawcett Remembered

The Hollywood Reporter remembers fallen angel, Farrah Fawcett.

NEW TV SERIES SEEKS BANDS TO COMPETE LIVE

Mark Burnett and MTV are preparing a new show based on Rock Band 2. The company is currently seeking quartets (lead vocals, guitar, bass and drums) to compete on stage. Each member must be over the age of 18, and live in the Los Angeles or Southern California area. E-mail mtvrockband2@gmail.com. Provide name, contact info, band member ages, recent pictures and provide a short description of what sets your band apart. For more information contact digitalsyndication@gmail.com.

American Idol Runner Up Adam Lambert Signs Record Deal

Billboard Magazine is reporting that American Idol Runner Up Adam Lambert has signed a recording contract with RCA records and 19 Recordings.

“I’m thrilled that we’ve come to a creative and collaborative partnership and look forward to developing a really exciting album,” Lambert said in a statement. “We are 100% on the same page and are all anxiously awaiting the start of the recordings.” It’s going to be ridiculous!” adds Lambert. “Get Ready!!!”

For the full story: Billboard Article

photo: AP/Fox(Cuffaro)

Blair Underwood Kicks Off HIV Testing Tour Across Country

In an effort to boost AIDS awareness and HIV prevention and testing efforts in some of the hardest hit regions of the United States, AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), the nation’s largest non-profit AIDS organization, which currently operates the largest community-based HIV testing program in California, will kick off a three week, fourteen-city cross country HIV testing tour in one of its popular AHF/Magic Johnson Mobile HIV Testing Units. AHF is permanently relocating one of the mobile testing units from Los Angeles to Washington, DC, to provide free, easy-to-access rapid HIV testing in various neighborhoods throughout the nation’s capital. The HIV prevalence rate has surged past 3%—higher than in Lagos, Nigeria in Washington D.C.

As AHF staffers and HIV testing counselors drive the van from Los Angeles to Washington through many Southern and Eastern states, AHF’s ‘whistle stop’ testing tour will seek to heighten awareness about HIV testing in local communities along the route. The AHF/Magic Johnson Mobile Testing Unit Cross Country HIV Testing Tour kicks off with a press conference and Indy 500-style flag waving ceremony for the van on Monday, June 8th at 11:00am (PDT) from AHF’s Carl Bean House in the West Adams District of Los Angeles, the site of one of AHF’s Magic Johnson Healthcare Centers. The cross country tour will include free HIV testing and press events in each city along the way, with local agencies and local and federal politicians participating. The trip culminates with the mobile unit’s arrival in Washington, DC on Saturday, June 27th—National HIV Testing Day.

For instant updates on the tour and where to find the testing units in your area, follow : HIV Test on Twitter or official website: FreeHIVTest.net