Hello everyone! You’re getting the Weekly Buzz a day early because I’m going on vacation (yeah!). I will return in time to deliver another ‘Buzz’ segment next Thursday. Until then, be safe and have a happy 4th of July!
Latest Pop Culture News
-NBC announced its fall lineup. Some highlights: Jay Leno’s new gig debuts Sept. 14; The Office returns Sept. 17; SNL returns on Sept. 26, and 30 Rock premieres Oct. 15. Premiering midseason will be Chuck, Celebrity Apprentice and the Jerry Seinfeld-produced “The Marriage Ref.”
–This is really good news for Lost fans: they are adding an extra episode! For the upcoming final season of the show, it will run 18 episdes – one more than originally planned. The final season will include a two-hour premiere and a two-hour finale. (I can’t wait!)
-Ricky Gervais, Jennifer Garner, Tina Fey and others star in the movie called “This Side of Truth.” Go here to watch the trailer.
-My Morning Jacket’s Jim James is releasing a George Harrison tribute on Aug. 4. You can hear the entire EP starting July 7 when it’s available for purchase at yimyames.com.
–‘Sopranos’ star Drea de Matteo is joining the cast of Desperate Housewives. She will be a series regular playing the matriarch of a new Italian family (of course!).
–There is a trailer for a suspense thriller called “The Box” from Donnie Darko director Richard Kelly. It stars Cameron Diaz and will be released on Oct. 30. Watch the trailer. It looks good!
–Speaking of Lost, the guy who played Jacob on the show got a new gig. Actor Mark Pellegrino will play Lucifer on CW’s “supernatural.” He will not, however, be a full-time series regular…hopefully leaving room to do more ‘Lost’ episodes!
–Dimension Films is doing a remake of John Landis’ 1981 horror flick “An American Werewolf in London.”
–Chris Meloni and Mariska Hargitay, stars of “Law & Order: SVU,” have signed new deals to stay on the show for two more years.
–Ethan Hawke stars in a new vampire movie called “Daybreakers,” which will be released on Jan. 8. It looks pretty good…check out the trailer.
TV PREMIERES
Tonight (July 1) – Primetime: Crime (ABC); Monsters Inside Me (Animal Planet)
Sunday – Ruby (Style)
Tuesday – The Great American Road Trip (NBC); Warehouse 13 (Sci Fi); 10 Things I Hate About You (ABC Family)
Wednesday (0708) – Ghost Hunters International (Sci Fi)
Thursday (July 9) – Big Brother (CBS)
TV FINALES
Friday – Don’t Tell the Bride (BBCA)
Tuesday – Welcome to Dreamland (BET)
Wednesday (0708) – Reno 911 (Comedy); Pitchmen (Discovery)
Thursday (July 9) – In the Motherhood (ABC); Science of the Movies (Science)
MOVIES opening today, July 1
-Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs
-Public Enemies
DVDs arriving Tuesday, July 7
-The Unborn
-Knowing
-Push
-Reno 911: Sixth Season (Uncensored)
-Doctor Who: Episode 138 – Attack of the Cybermen
-Doctor Who: Episodes 11 & 12: The Rescue/The Romans
-Five Fingers
-Kath & Kim: Season One
-Third Watch: Second Season
-Matlock: Third Season
-Murder, She Wrote: 10th Season
-Petticoat Junction: Second Season
-Power Rangers RPM, Vol. 1: Start Your Engines
ALBUMS arriving on Tuesday, July 7
-Queen Latifah, “Persona”
-Soundtrack, “Hannah Montana, Vol. 3″
-Maxwell, “BLACKsummer’s Night”
-LMFAO, “Party Rock”
-Clutch, “Strange Cousins From the West”
-Billy Boy On Poison, “Drama Junkie Queen”
-Yung L.A., “Futuristic Leland”
-Original Broadway Cast, “Rock of Ages”
-All Time Low, “Nothing Personal”
-The Jayhawks, “Music From the North Country: The Jayhawks Anthology”
-Imagination Movers, “For Those About to Hop”
-Stellastarr, “Civilized”
-Son Volt, “American Central Dust”