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The
Biggest Loser
NBC's
hit series "The Biggest Loser" returns for season
eight with a special theme of "second chances" and
trainers Bob Harper and Jillian Michaels return to train 16
contestants eager to get their second chances at a new lease
on life.
Their individual stories are compelling, from a firefighter
(Allen Smith) whose health and job are at risk because of
his weight to a military wife and mother of four (Tracey Yukich)
who has always put others first. Viewers will also meet a
remarkable woman (Abby Rike) who endured the worst tragedy
imaginable - losing her husband and two children in a deadly
car crash - and who now gets a second chance to restart her
life.
Last season's heaviest contestant and fan favorite Daniel
Wright will also return for a second chance to finish the
weight loss journey he started in season seven, going from
454 lbs. to 312 lbs. He'll inspire a female social worker
(Shay Sorrells) that has taken his place as the heaviest contestant
in the history of "The Biggest Loser," weighing
in at 476 lbs. Also included in the new season of players
is Amanda Arlauskas, a 19-year old who was voted in by America
during the season 7 finale of the show in May, and hopes to
get a second chance to live the life she always dreamed of
living. They'll all come together for a second chance to transform
their bodies, their health and ultimately their lives.
The
Office
From
Deedle-Dee Productions, Reveille and Universal Media Studios
comes the hilarious documentary-style look into the humorous
and sometimes poignant foolishness that plagues the world of
9-to-5 in the half-hour comedy "The Office," based
on the award-winning BBC hit. Since its premiere on NBC in March
2005, "The Office" has established itself as a genuine
hit, earning prestigious television honors such as the 2006
Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series, 2006 Peabody Award,
2006 and 2008 AFI Honor, Producers Guild Award, Writers Guild
Award, SAG Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble
in a Comedy, Ace Eddie Award for editing and a Television Critic's
Association Award for Outstanding Achievement in Comedy.
A fly-on-the-wall "docu-reality" parody about modern
American office life, "The Office" delves into the
lives of the workers at Dunder Mifflin paper supply company
in Scranton, Pennsylvania. Regional manager Michael Scott
(Golden Globe winner and Emmy nominee Steve Carell, "Get
Smart," "Little Miss Sunshine") is a single,
middle-aged man who is the boastful tour guide for the documentary.
With unshaken enthusiasm, Michael believes he is the office
funnyman, a fountain of business wisdom and his employees'
cool friend. He has no clue that his employees tolerate his
inappropriate behavior only because he signs their paychecks.
Painstakingly trying to be liked and to look cool, Michael
comes off alternately absurd and pathetic. His prize possession
is his "World's Greatest Boss" mug -- which he had
to buy for himself.
Pam Beesly (Jenna Fischer, "Walk Hard," "Blades
of Glory") is the reasonable and friendly office receptionist
who bears the brunt of Michael's routines. The bright spots
in Pam's day are her conversations with Jim Halpert (John
Krasinski, "Leatherheads" "The Holiday"),
a likable sales rep with a good sense of humor who should
have found a better job years ago, but is too comfortable
with his office mates and routine to leave.
Jim shares his working space with Dwight Schrute (Rainn Wilson,
"The Rocker," "The Last Mimzy"), the arrogant
assistant to the regional manager. Dwight is intensely irritating
to normal people while Jim spends a lot of time finding new,
interesting ways to drive Dwight crazy.
Ryan Howard (B.J. Novak, "Punk'd") is the young,
smart, former temp, who quickly figured out the real office
politics despite Michael's attempts to instill the official
point-of-view.
The Office Webisode: Subtle Sexuality
Jay
Leno Show
Mercy
Creator/executive producer Liz Heldens (NBC's "Friday
Night Lights"), executive producers Gretchen Berg &
Aaron Harberts ("Pushing Daisies") and Gail Berman
and Lloyd Braun bring you "Mercy," a new medical
drama about the lives of the people who work at Mercy Hospital
seen through the eyes of those who see it all-- its nurses.
Nurse Veronica Flanagan Callahan (Taylor Schilling "Dark
Matter") has just returned to Mercy Hospital from a tour
in Iraq and knows more about medicine than all of the residents
combined. Together with fellow nurses Sonia Jimenez (Jaime
Lee Kirchner, "Rescue Me"), who turns the heads
of everyone in the hospital and Chloe Payne (Michelle Trachtenberg,
"Gossip Girl"), a naïve newcomer who learns
to deal with the difficulties of working in a challenging
and sometimes unsettling profession, they navigate the daily
traumas and social landmines of life and love both inside
the hospital and out in the real world.
The cast also includes James Tupper ("Men in Trees")
as Dr. Chris Sands, a new doctor at the hospital who complicates
Veronica's life, Diego Klattenhoff ("Supernatural")
as Mike Callahan, Veronica's estranged husband, Guillermo
Diaz ("Weeds") as Nurse Angel Lopez and James Le
Gros as Dr. Harris ("Ally McBeal").
America's
Got Talent
The
producers of American Idol bring you America's Got Talent
once again this summer. Hot performers from all over the nation
compete in this reality show. This season comedian Nick Cannon
joins the show as host. The shows judges are David Hasselhoff,
Sharon Osbourne and Piers Morgan.
The show allows performers of all ages to come to the forefront
of American culture. A variety of talent including singers,
dancers, comedians, contortionistss, impressionalists, jugglers
and magicians all want to get a chance to perform on stage
in hopes of winning America's hearts and the $1 million prize.
Season 5 Casting Call
NBC
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