FUTURE ON FOX

FOX has renewed FRINGE, the critically acclaimed thrilling drama, for a third season, it was announced today by Kevin Reilly, President, Entertainment for Fox Broadcasting Company.

“FRINGE tapped into a deep creative mine this year that built momentum throughout the season and helped give us our first real foothold on TV’s most competitive night,” said Reilly. “The entire FRINGE team – from the producers and writers to the cast and crew – has taken smart storytelling and top production quality to a whole new level. The rest of this season is mind-blowing, and we can’t wait to get started on the third installment of this amazing journey.”

“We could not be more excited to continue the wild ride of FRINGE. We are grateful to FOX, and our viewers, for allowing this fun, mind-bending adventure to go on,” said FRINGE co-creator and executive producer J.J. Abrams.

Series showrunners and executive producers Jeff Pinkner and J.H. Wyman added, “This early renewal comes at a great time and adds to the cast and crew’s energy and excitement as we head into production on this season’s revealing final two episodes. We have so many stories to tell, so this is awesome that we have another season to explore the worlds of FRINGE.”

NEW YORK, NY; LOS ANGELES, CA; and LONDON, ENGLAND (JANUARY 21, 2010) – “Hope for Haiti Now: A Global Benefit for Earthquake Relief,” today announced the addition of new musical artists and celebrity participants to its lineup. “Hope for Haiti Now” will air on Friday, January 22, 2010 at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT and 7:00 p.m. CT

Newly added performers Beyoncé in London, Madonna in New York City, and Haitian artist Emeline Michel in Los Angeles will join the previously announced lineup: Wyclef Jean, Bruce Springsteen, Jennifer Hudson, Mary J. Blige, Shakira, and Sting in New York City; Alicia Keys, Christina Aguilera, Dave Matthews, John Legend, Justin Timberlake, Stevie Wonder, Taylor Swift and a group performance by Keith Urban, Kid Rock, and Sheryl Crow in Los Angeles; and Coldplay, and a group performance by Bono, The Edge, Jay-Z, and Rihanna in London.

In addition to musical performances, Wyclef Jean in New York City, George Clooney in Los Angeles, and CNN’s Anderson Cooper reporting from Haiti, “Hope for Haiti Now” will feature President Bill Clinton, Ben Stiller, Brad Pitt, Chris Rock, Clint Eastwood, Denzel Washington, Halle Berry, Jon Stewart, Julia Roberts, Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon, Meryl Streep, Morgan Freeman, Nicole Kidman, Robert Pattinson, Samuel L. Jackson, Tom Hanks, Will Smith with Muhammad Ali, and more than one hundred of the biggest names in film, television, and music.

“Hope for Haiti Now” will begin accepting donations at 12:00 p.m. ET/9:00 a.m. PT on Friday, January 22 via the following methods:
• Online: www.hopeforhaitinow.org
• Phone: 877-99-HAITI
• Text: Text “GIVE” to 50555
• Mail: Hope For Haiti Now Fund, Entertainment Industry Foundation,
1201 West 5th Street, Suite T-700, Los Angeles, CA 90017

Music performances from “Hope for Haiti Now” will be available for purchase and download on the iTunes® Store. Beginning on Friday, iTunes customers will be able to exclusively pre-order both the “Hope for Haiti Now” full performance album ($7.99) and the full two-hour video telecast ($1.99). Pre-orders will be delivered in the days following the telethon. Individual audio performances will also be available for purchase and download for $.99 cents each in the days following the telethon. Apple, the record labels and the artists will donate their share of the proceeds to Haiti relief funds managed by “Hope for Haiti Now” charities.

“Hope for Haiti Now” performances will also be available for purchase on AmazonMP3 and Rhapsody, with distribution provided by INgrooves. Proceeds from those purchases will also benefit Haiti relief funds managed by “Hope for Haiti Now” charities.

“Hope for Haiti Now,” will benefit Oxfam America, Partners in Health, the Red Cross, UNICEF, United Nations World Food Programme, Yele Haiti Foundation, and the newly formed Clinton Bush Haiti Foundation. Proceeds from “Hope for Haiti Now” will be split among each organization’s individual funds for Haiti earthquake relief. With the exception of the Clinton Bush Haiti Fund, each partner organization was selected for its history of operation and collaboration within the NGO community in Haiti.

“Hope for Haiti Now” will air across ABC, CBS, NBC, FOX, CNN, BET, The CW, HBO, MTV, VH1, CMT, PBS, TNT, Showtime, COMEDY CENTRAL, Bravo, E! Entertainment, National Geographic Channel, Oxygen, G4, CENTRIC, Current TV, Fuse, MLB Network, EPIX, Palladia, SoapNet, Style, Discovery Health, Planet Green, CNN en Español, HBO Latino, and Canadian networks including CBC Television, CTV, Global Television, and MuchMusic. The event will be live streamed online globally across sites including YouTube, Hulu, MySpace, Fancast, AOL, MSN.com, Yahoo, Bing.com, BET.com, CNN.com, MTV.com, VH1.com, and Rhapsody and on mobile via Alltel, AT&T, Sprint, Verizon, and FloTV. “Hope for Haiti Now” will also air internationally on BET International, CNN International, National Geographic, and MTV Networks International, which is available in 640 million homes worldwide. “Hope for Haiti Now” will be available non-exclusively to all terrestrial radio stations around the globe and SIRIUS XM Radio as a one time only radio broadcast via the MTV Radio Network and Westwood One.

Based on production needs and venue sizes, all “Hope for Haiti Now” studio locations will be closed to the media. Photos, pool video footage and talent interviews from “Hope for Haiti Now” will be serviced to news outlets immediately following the event.

“Hope for Haiti Now” is produced by Joel Gallen and Tenth Planet Productions, in collaboration with Viacom’s MTV Networks and George Clooney.

Want to see the Season 8 Premiere before anyone else? To paraphrase Jack Bauer, “Damnit, yes!”

There are a limited number of tickets that just became available for a special screening of the Season 8 Premiere of 24 on Thursday Jan. 14th at 7pm in New York City!

The first 300 people to send an email to FoxPublicityEvents@fox.com (including their first, last name, date of birth and email address in the body of the email) will be hooked up with a pair of tickets to the event. If you are one of the 1st 300 people to reply you will receive an email confirmation with further details and your ticket to the event.

You must be 18 years or older to attend. Invites are non-transferable and photo ID will be required to attend. Seating is first come, first serve. Ticket holder and guest must enter together.

Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Morgan Spurlock (“Super Size Me,” “30 Days”) takes on the behemoth task of documenting 20 years of the global phenomenon that is THE SIMPSONS. In his distinctive and innovative style, the unprecedented one-hour special follows Spurlock as he sets off on a cross-country globe-trotting mission combing the streets for interviews from fans young and old. His travels take him from the home of THE SIMPSONS’ biggest fan to the organization at the center of THE SIMPSONS’ biggest controversies to landmarks such as the birthplace of “Groundskeeper Willie” and the Springfield Isotopes’ playing field. In addition, Spurlock talks to cast, writers and celebrities about the undying cultural obsession with THE SIMPSONS on THE SIMPSONS 20TH ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL: IN 3-D! ON ICE! airing Sunday, Jan. 10 (8:30-9:30 PM ET/PT) on FOX.

Morgan Spurlock on Ice with characters from The Simpsons.

The Simpsons creator and executive producer Matt Groening.

FOX TURNS YELLOW WITH “SIMPSONS” FEVER THIS JANUARY

Network Honors 20^th Anniversary of THE SIMPSONS by Turning Yellow

As the momentous conclusion of the “Best. 20 Years. Ever.,” a year-long global celebration honoring all things THE SIMPSONS, approaches, FOX is toasting television’s favorite family by turning yellow for one week beginning Sunday, Jan. 3. The 20^th anniversary will culminate on Sunday, Jan. 10 with the landmark 450^th episode, “Once Upon a Time in Springfield” (8:00-8:30 PM ET/PT), followed by THE SIMPSONS 20^TH ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL: IN 3-D! ON ICE! (8:30-9:30 PM ET/PT) on FOX.

Throughout the week, FOX will incorporate the famous SIMPSONS yellow into on-air graphics and promotional spots that will run on the network and will be provided to FOX affiliates. SIMPSONS yellow will also be featured prominently on the network’s website, FOX.com.

Highlights of the “yellow” campaign include:

On-Air

• The FOX logo and other on-air graphic elements such as lower-third promotional messaging will be turned yellow throughout the week
• SIMPSONS-themed animated lower-third graphics will appear in select primetime programming
• Promotional spots counting down to THE SIMPSONS anniversary celebration will air nightly
• SIMPSONS-themed FOX frames featuring Homer and “Simpsonized” messages will appear throughout primetime
• Congratulatory promotional spots featuring Anne Hathaway, Ryan Seacrest, Chris Martin, Ellen Page and Josh Groban, among others will air throughout the week
• SIMPSONS presence in FOX Sports NFL game

Online

• The FOX.com homepage and additional pages will feature a SIMPSONS yellow background
• FOX social networking pages, including Facebook, Twitter and MySpace, among other websites, will feature SIMPSONS themes

Local/FOX Affiliate

• FOX affiliates will also go “yellow” using SIMPSONS yellow-themed promos throughout the week
• In addition to on-air support, to generate additional interest at the local level, life-size “Kent Brockman” (Host of Springfield’s Channel 6 News on THE SIMPSONS) standees, standees of the SIMPSONS family sitting on their iconic couch and yellow ties will be sent to affiliates for their use on-air

Now the longest-running comedy in television history, THE SIMPSONS immediately struck a chord with viewers across the country as it poked fun of itself and everything in its wake. With its subversive humor and delightful wit, the series has made an indelible imprint on American pop culture, and the family members have become television icons. Adding to its list of prestigious accolades, THE SIMPSONS was nominated this year for five Emmy Awards, including one win for Dan Castellaneta as Outstanding Voiceover Performer; five Writers Guild Awards; and four Annie Awards, including Best Animated Television Production.

THE SIMPSONS is a Gracie Films Production in association with 20^th Century Fox Television. James L. Brooks, Matt Groening and Al Jean are the executive producers. Film Roman, a Starz Media Company, is the animation house.

MONDAY Jan. 4: Phoenix, AZ
12Noon-5:00PM
Westgate City Center – Fiesta Bowl
Glendale, AZ 85305

THURSDAY Jan. 7: Pasadena, CA
12Noon-5:00PM
ParPark – BCS Championship Game
100 West Walnut Street, Pasadena, CA 91124

SATURDAY Jan. 9: San Diego, CA
11:00AM-5:00PM
Fashion Valley Mall
7007 Friars Rd, San Diego, CA 92108

THURSDAY Jan. 14: San Francisco, CA
11:00AM-5:00PM
Pier 39
San Francisco, CA 94133

SATURDAY Jan. 16: Las Vegas, NV
11:00AM-5:00PM
Fashion Show Mall
3200 Las Vegas Blvd S, Las Vegas, Nevada 89109

Attn: L.A. area fans!

There are a limited number of audience seats available for the taping of the Gordon Ramsay: Cookalong Live next Tuesday 12/15 in Los Angeles.

The 1st 10 people (18 years or older) to reply to cookalonglive@gmail.com will be hooked up with a pair of tickets.

Please email only once. You will receive a confirmation via email with further details if you receive tickets.

The votes are in and Peggy Black of Orange, CT has been selected by THE SIMPSONS producers as the winner of THE SIMPSONS Character Contest. Black won a trip to Los Angeles to meet with SIMPSONS producers and an animator where she worked with the team to bring the character to life.  

Her character, Ricardo Bomba (nicknamed “La Bomba”), is a smooth-talking ladies’ man from South America with a luxurious black mane, a chiseled physique and a voice as smooth as silk. By day, Ricardo works as a safety inspector at the nuclear power plant, and by night, he works Springfield’s singles scene – melting women’s hearts all over town.

Ricardo Bomba will make his small-screen debut in the “Million Dollar Maybe” episode of THE SIMPSONS airing Sunday, Jan. 31 (8:00-8:30 PM ET/PT) on FOX. In this all-new episode, Homer (Dan Castellaneta) blows off a date with Marge (Julie Kavner) to buy a lottery ticket. When Homer wins the million-dollar jackpot, he fears how Marge will react when she finds out why he missed their date. Homer keeps his newly inherited fortune a secret, and instead spoils his family with “anonymous” gifts. When Bart (Nancy Cartwright) finds out, he gives Homer a lesson in looking out for number one. Additionally, Chris Martin of Coldplay makes a guest voice appearance as himself in the episode.

Chef Gordon Ramsay invites you to cook along with him in his Live One-Hour Special: Gordon Ramsay Cookalong Live, which airs Tuesday, Dec. 15 (9:00-10:00 PM ET live/PT tape-delayed) on FOX.

During the live one-hour special, Chef Ramsay will guide America through step-by-step instructions on how to cook three mouth-watering courses for family and friends. Whether you love cooking, or never go near the kitchen, Chef Ramsay guarantees that you’ll be able to cook three delicious dishes in one hour if you just do what he says. The evening’s menu will feature an Angel Hair Pasta with Shrimp, Chili Peppers and Tomatoes appetizer; Steak Diane with Sautéed Potatoes and Peas as the main course; and Quick Tiramisu for dessert.

Get your ingredients and equipment together to cook along live with Chef Ramsay. Download and print the updated shopping & equipment list so you can prepare ahead of time.

Also the show casting has been extended until Novemer 30. They are looking for people who have a passion to cook and a passion to learn. Visit the FOX casting page for more information.

Are you excited about the Show? Chat with other fans in the forum.

Riggs & Murtaugh. Starsky & Hutch. Turner & Hooch. Who doesn’t love a loveable cop buddy team?

We’ve ordered 13 episodes of a new one-hour action comedy from writer Matt Nix. It’s called Jack and Dan.

Colin Hanks is Jack, an ambitious, by-the-book detective whose habit of undermining himself has resulted in a dead-end position at the Los Angeles Police Department. Worse, he has been partnered with Dan (played by Bradley Whitford), a drunken, lecherous, wild-card cop who hangs onto his job only because of a heroic act years before.

And EW.com has already started crafting their J&D slash fiction stories.