Tom Cruise hits 25 years in the business and will be on Oprah Show to celebrate the longevity of his successful career. Way to go Tom!  

It should be a fun show to watch and take; especially since he doesn’t have a movie to promote.  It’s just Tom.

According to People magazine, he is really looking forward to it.

The show, which will appear in two parts during May sweeps, will celebrate Cruise’s career since his breakout role 25 years ago in Risky Business.

One part will be shot in-studio before a live audience. In the other, Cruise will show Winfrey around his Telluride mountain retreat and do a portion of the interview at the home.

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This is a pretty clever idea an edit from National Lampoon.com.  You can bet we will be seeing more of this parodies and “funny” videos on the Internet. 

“The Bachelor: Seinfeld Edition - Never Aired”

See what happens when comedy’s most eligible bachelor is placed in a reality TV premise he’s never seen before … or … has he?

Check it out — The Bachelor: Seinfeld Edition

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With this being Earth Week and tomorrow is Earth Day, remember to turn to the Sundance Channel for one of the best environmental shows of all time.

Tuesday, April 22

9:00pm e/p

“Big Ideas for a Small Planet: Gen Y” 

Generation Y - the children of baby boomers, now in their late teens to early 20s - came of age to ever-louder warnings of climate change, resource depletion, and species extinction.  It’s an eco-aware group, but also one inclined toward buying, eating, traveling and consuming more than any generation before.  By blending environmentalism with consumerism, the life choices Gen Y is making right now - how they party, where they go to college, even how they get married - open a fascinating window onto how future generations will care for the earth.

9:35pm e/p

The Greening of Southie - Directed by Ian Cheney.  This documentary goes behind the scenes and onto the scaffolds to follow the construction of Boston’s first green residential building, a luxury condominium complex called the Macallan.  Located in the city’s storied working-class neighborhood, South Boston (aka “Southie”), the Macallan was conceived with the ambitious goal of securing a Gold LEED rating from the U.S. Green Building Council.  Moving between the idealistic young development team, a wide range of suppliers, and the seasoned union construction crew, The Greening of Southie maps each step - and occasional misstep — on the Macallan’s road to LEED certification and move-in day.

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Oxygen’s Snapped chronicles the life of a woman who has been charged with murder. These shocking but true stories turn common assumptions about crime and criminals upside down, and prove that even the most unlikely suspects can be capable of murder.

Who are these women and what drives them to kill? Did they really do it? And, if they did, why? Now in its 6th season, Snapped tries to answer these questions.  Whether the motivation was revenge against a cheating husband, the promise of a hefty insurance payoff or putting an end to years of abuse, the reasons are as varied as the women themselves. From socialites to secretaries, female killers share one thing in common: at some point, they all “snapped.”

Snapped airs every Sunday at 10/9C on Oxygen.  This week tune in for the story of Darlene Gentry — marriage and three kids didn’t stop Gentry from going out and having a good time. But when money trouble threatened to spoil her fun, she decided her husband was worth more to her dead than alive.

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Check out this new series, Tougher in Alaska, about earning a living, burying the dead, everyday life in Alaska has always been shaped by severe weather, rugged terrain and vast distances between communities.  The people who call Alaska home have a long history of overcoming adversity and adapting to their extreme environment.  Host Geo Beach, who has lived in Alaska for more than 25 years, is on a quest to find out what it really takes to survive and thrive in Alaska. 

If this series is anything like “AxMen” or “Ice Road Truckers,” you’re in for an adventure.

TOUGHER IN ALASKA premieres Thursday, May 8, 2008 at 10pm ET/PT on History ^TM.

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On tonight’s episode of DEA, Group 14 joins forces with a special task force mounting a massive citywide operation requiring eight simultaneous raids and spilt second timing. Their target is a heavily armed ecstasy distribution network wreaking havoc in the street of Detroit.

Tune in to Spike TV tonight at 11 p.m. EST.

Here is the link to the first act: DEA

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Stephen Colbert joined John Legend to sing the National Anthem last night, April 14, on The Colbert Report. Follow the link to see the clip and enjoy!  National Anthem

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Take a look at what is showing on the Sundance Channel for environmental efforts to save the planet.

Tuesday, April 22

9:00pm e/p

“Big Ideas for a Small Planet: Gen Y” 

Generation Y - the children of baby boomers, now in their late teens to early 20s - came of age to ever-louder warnings of climate change, resource depletion, and species extinction.  It’s an eco-aware group, but also one inclined toward buying, eating, traveling and consuming more than any generation before.  By blending environmentalism with consumerism, the life choices Gen Y is making right now - how they party, where they go to college, even how they get married - open a fascinating window onto how future generations will care for the earth.

9:35pm e/p

The Greening of Southie - Directed by Ian Cheney.  This documentary goes behind the scenes and onto the scaffolds to follow the construction of Boston’s first green residential building, a luxury condominium complex called the Macallan.  Located in the city’s storied working-class neighborhood, South Boston (aka “Southie”), the Macallan was conceived with the ambitious goal of securing a Gold LEED rating from the U.S. Green Building Council.  Moving between the idealistic young development team, a wide range of suppliers, and the seasoned union construction crew, The Greening of Southiemaps each step - and occasional misstep — on the Macallan’s road to LEED certification and move-in day.

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Oprah Winfrey new reality show, Oprah’s Big Give, promised that there would be celebrity guest stars. She’s keeping her word. Movie star John Travolta will make a surprise guest appearance on Sunday’s episode of Oprah’s Big Give.
 
According to Reality TV, with only three contestants left, Oprah sends everyone home for a special family reunion. The contestants only have four days and $10,000 in cash to prove that they can give big.
 
When the three remaining contestants go to the airport, they find out that they will be flown to Big Give headquarters in Chicago on a private jet. However, the even bigger surprise turns out to be that the pilot of that jet is none other than movie star John Travolta.
 
Oprah’s Big Give will be airing at the new time of 8 PM to 9 PM ET on Sunday, April 13 on ABC.
 

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Don’t miss THE GREEN on Sundance Channel,  the first television network in the United States to dedicate a major regularly-scheduled programming destination entirely to the environment.  As it heads into its second season, THE GREEN offers viewers a focused, entertaining source of information and inspiration about the planet we call home – “Prime Time for the Planet.” 

Tuesday, April 15 9:00pm e/p“Big Ideas for a Small Planet: Water”  Water is likely to be a flash point in the 21^st Century, as population growth collides with droughts and dwindling reserves.  This episode introduces three people who are embracing creative solutions to the looming shortage of drinking water – be it desalinating the ocean, catching rainwater or cleaning up our rivers.     

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The season finale of High School Reunion is tomorrow. The castmates wind down their last days in the house and that can only mean one thing – PROM! Everyone chooses their dates, and after a fun day at the beach, the HSR gang gets all dressed up for one last night together. During a special musical performance, Justin makes a hard decision regarding his relationship with Deanna, Sean and Kirstin decide whether or not to finally commit, and during the prom, a surprise guest makes this a prom no one will ever forget. How will it all end?

Visit TV Land for more details.

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Multi-platinum selling pop singer Clay Aiken will release his fourth album, On My Way Here, on RCA Records/19 Entertainment on May 6^th, 2008. The collection is the 29-year-old Raleigh, NC, native’s first album of original songs since his 2003 chart-topping, double-platinum debut Measure of a Man.  On My Way Here chronicles Aiken’s experiences over the past five years, ascending from popular contestant on the second season of American Idol to pop superstar. The album’s theme came to Aiken when he and his executive producer Jaymes Foster fell in love with a song written by One Republic frontman Ryan Tedder called “On My Way Here.” The message of the lyrics — how the lessons we learn while growing up shape us into who we become as adults — struck a very deep chord with the artist.   The title track “On My Way Here” will be the first radio single from the album to be released later this month. Additionally, the single, “On My Way Here” will premiere as an “AOL First Listen” on Monday, April 7^th.   

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MTV rolls out the “green” carpet for the season 20 premiere of “The Real World: Hollywood” debuting Wednesday, April 16 at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT.  In a series of firsts, “The Real World: Hollywood” will expand to one-hour episodes to feature more hijinks and drama for 13 weeks only, and exclusive footage will post online at www.RealWorldDailies.com where the action will continue to play out from what was seen on-air.  The Hollywood house is the first Real World home to incorporate environmentally-friendly items and eco-friendly lifestyle choices.  For the first time, the Real World Casting online community chose the seventh roommate from 20,000 online applicants.  Will “Prettyboy” of Daytona Beach, Florida exceed their expectations?  Exclusive material online, on demand and in Virtual Real World allows viewers to access their favorite guilty-pleasure whenever and wherever they may be.  “The Real World:  Hollywood” is from reality powerhouse, Bunim-Murray Productions. 

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Ben Vereen, Cris Judd and Vitamin C have been tapped to serve as judges on Lifetime’s dance-competition show “Your Mama Don’t Dance.” Series starts with an eight-week run on Feb. 29.

“Mama” pairs 10 young professional dancers and one of their non-pro parents in a competition to claim a $100,000 top prize. Ian Ziering hosts According to Lifetime, the younger contestants were given the old bait and switch. They were told they would be competing by themselves on a dance competition show dubbed “Dance Nation.”

Late last month contestants who made the cut in the audition process gathered in L.A. and were informed they’d be partnered with a parent. Vereen is a Tony-winning Multi-talented whose recent credits include guest shots on “Grey’s Anatomy” and “Law & Order: SVU.” Judd is a choreographer and actor recently seen on Nickelodeon’s “Unfabulous” and other comedy shows. Vitamin C is an actress-singer known for pop hit “Graduation (Friends Forever).” . 

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Longtime “American Idol” director Bruce Gowers may be departing the show, reported Variety.

Particulars behind Gowers’ departure — and whether it’s permanent or a temporary hiatus — were tough to come by late Thursday night, as the show was in the midst of a live broadcast from CBS Television City.

Should Gowers leave, it’s also not clear who might replace him, although it’s more likely someone already with the show — such as the show’s technical director — might fill in. Gowers is well-known for directing seminal music videos such as Queen’s “Bohemian Rhapsody.”

He’s been with “Idol” since its 2002 launch, earning an Emmy nomination for the show last year. More recently, the Gowers directed the 59th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards..

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Kirstie Alley, who is one awesome lady, may have parted ways with Jenny Craig in a very friendly fashion.

According to what I read at AP Entertainment News based on People Magazine site yesterday, Alley said “After lengthy negotiations, regretfully the Jenny Craig Company and I did not come to an agreement to continue as their spokesperson.”

Alley who looks great, told People that while her experience with Jenny Craig was “extraordinary,” she wants “to create something new that will help millions of people end the seemingly never ending fatty-roller coaster ride.”

Alley intends to develop her own weight-loss brand with plans to launch in 2009. I know she will be successful.

“We are sorry that she did not accept our offer” to continue appearing in the company’s ad campaign, Scott Parker, vice president of marketing for Jenny Craig, told People. “We wish her all the best in her future endeavors.”

Alley, who starred on Showtime’s reality-comedy series “Fat Actress,” became a spokeswoman for the Jenny Craig diet program in 2005. Approximately a year later, Alley throw on a bikini to show off her new shape during “The Oprah Winfrey Show.” On the show, Winfrey said Alley, who is 5-foot-8, had lost 75 pounds, after hitting a high of 220 pounds.

Alley’s other TV credits are “Cheers” and “Veronica’s Closet.”

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American Idol judge – Randy Jackson has called upon every aspect of his staggering career to produce Randy Jackson’s Music Club, Vol. 1, his first solo album, which is due March 11, 2008, on his new label, Dream Merchant 21, and released through the Concord Music Group. The album includes a stellar ensemble of artists and features the return of fellow Idol judge Paula Abdul who’s track “Dance Like There’s No Tomorrow” is her first release of new music in over a decade. Other guests on the album include Idol standouts Katherine McPhee and Elliot Yamin, U.K. phenom Joss Stone, country trailblazer Travis Tritt, pop-rock hitmaker Jason Mraz, ace country songwriter-producer John Rich (of Big & Rich), R&B luminary Sam Moore and Bon Jovi guitarist-harmonizer Richie Sambora. Randy also works once more with the incredible Mariah Carey who guests on the gospel track “Understand” along with Bebe Winans and Hezekiah Walker, Kim Burrell & Rance Allen. The collection also features major up and coming talent such as the wonderful Barbie Esco on the track “My R&B” and Kelli Selah on “Who’s Gonna Love You Now” among many others.

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An interesting interview at EW.com with “Big Brother’ producer Julie Chen about the show and where it’s headed from it’s winter season premiere this week.

She talks a little bit about the writer’s strike and how it affected production overall. 

She also offers a bit of an up date on the Donato Family from last season.

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We are all familiar with incidents involving UFOs and extraterrestrial life. Such incidents have been reported throughout history. “UFO Hunters,” a new series on The History Channel, follows a group of experts as they subject some of history’s most intriguing UFO accounts, and the evidence surrounding them, to exhaustive scrutiny in an effort to uncover the actual facts. The series is a spin-off from the network’s hit program “UFO Hunters,” which premiered in 2005. The new HD series “UFO Hunters” airs Wednesdays at 10pm/9c on The History Channel.  

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Broadway’s rendition of the film “Legally Blonde”, which put actress Reese Witherspoon on the map, is losing their current and original Elle Woods, played by Laura Bell Bundy.  Her contract runs through the spring, but after that, they’ll be needing a new leading lady.  Which is where MTV comes in.  MTV’s reality show, which hasn’t been officially announced, will be casting contestants to compete for the role.

Casting begins in Los Angeles, New York, and Orlando in late January and early February.  The Broadway adaptation opened in April and has so far grossed just over $30.8 million.  But this isn’t the first time that MTV has worked with “Legally Blonde” - they broadcast the show in its entirety on October 13.

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Tyra Bank’s thought she could pull a fast one on us, but boy was she wrong.  Saleisha Cooper, the 19-year-old winner of “America’s Next Top Model”, was revealed to be *gasp* already a model.  Not only that, but she worked as a model for Tyra Banks herself.

According to E Online!, following Cooper’s win last night, the fans got digging, and pulled up some interesting information.  Apparently, fans found footage of Saleisha walking the catwalk in an ANTM cycle-six fashion show, as well as appearing on the runway in an episode of The Tyra Banks Show.

Saleisha was also found to have appeared in a nationwide Wendy’s commercial in 2006, which is seemingly in violation of one of the America’s Next Top Models eligibility rules that states that contestants “must not have previous experience as a model in a national campaign within the last five years (including, but not limited to, appearances in television and print advertisements).

In light of all this, the only fair thing to do is redact her winning title, and crown the show’s runner-up as the real Next Top Model.  But in all likelihood, they’ll probably just sit back, enjoy the extra attention from the scandal, and let it pass.

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Here’s an interesting new television program for foodies who also love a little adventurous travel - “Pressure Cook”, which is premiering soon on the MOJO High Definition television network. Hosting the show is chef and restaurateur Ralph Pagono, co-owner of the famous “World Pie” restaurant in the Hamptons, and executive chef/culinary coordinator for the Hampton’s Food and Wine Festival.

The idea behind the show is quite intriguing.  Each week, Ralph Pagono is blind-folded and dropped off in an unknown exotic location, and are then forced to earn his transportation costs come just by cooking.

The series begins each week when Ralph is taken to the airport without knowing where he’s headed, and once he’s landed in the surprise location, he’s giving a quick tour of the area.  He’s told about the local culture and culinary history, and then left on his own.  Supplied only with a rental car and enough money to cover accomodations, he has just 72 hours to earn enough cash to get home.  But the catch is, he can only earn the money through cooking.

It sounds like a difficult task, but add in obstacles like language barriers, wardrobe challenges, and proper etiquette, and Ralph is sure to find himself in some stick and funny situations.

So far, Pressure Cook is scheduled to go to a number of locations including Iceland, Mexico, Italy, Prague, Brazil, Belize, and Wyoming.  Three more locations are yet to be revealed!  You can catch the series on Sunday each week at 9:30pm on the MOJO HD television network.

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