Watch Adam Sandler lather, rinse and save the world in the hysterical comedy YOU DON’T MESS WITH THE ZOHAN, available on Original Theatrical DVD, 1-Disc Extended DVD, 2-Disc Fully Loaded Extended DVD, Blu-ray™ High-Def, and PSP™ October 7th!

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SYNOPSIS:
Comedy superstar Adam Sandler is back – and funnier than ever – as The Zohan, the finest counterterrorist agent the Israeli army has. That is, until he fakes his death and travels to Manhattan to live his dream…as a hairdresser. Now this skilled fighting machine who used to clip bad guys is out to prove he can make the cut as a top stylist. All goes silky smooth until his cover is blown when he’s recognized by a Palestinian cab driver (Rob Schneider). Now, The Zohan must fight to live a peaceful new life in New York in this razor-sharp action-packed comedy from Adam Sandler, Robert Smigel, Judd Apatow and Dennis Dugan.

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- The Stunts of Zohan
- Dugan Espanol?
- Zohan vs. The Phantom
- Shooting Baja for Tel Aviv
- All American Redneck
- From Guns to Scissors
- The Robot
- Laughing is contagious

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RATING: PG-13 for crude and sexual content throughout, language and nudity

CAST:
Adam Sandler
John Turturro
Emmanuelle Chriqui
Nick Swardson
Lainie Kazan
Rob Schneider

PRODUCED BY:
Adam Sandler
Jack Giarraputo

SCREENPLAY BY:
Adam Sandler
Robert Smigel
Judd Apatow

DIRECTED BY:
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Greetings everyone,

Just an update that I’m currently moving a lot of the past reviews to J!-ENT.  It’s going to take some time since it’s 15 years worth of work but definitely want to start eliminating a lot of the html based reviews and interviews that we have done and just have them searchable and archived on J!-ENT via wordpress.

As for interviews and articles, I decided to give our classic work from current and past J!-ENT staff members a section.  There have been a lot of written work that has not been archived and thus it would be a blast again to feature their work on J!-ENT.  They will not be in PDF format, since our original work was done via html.  But nevertheless, I hope you still enjoy them!

J!-ENT’s Angelo Delos Reyes taking a few pictures at Oracle Open World on Sept. 25th at the conference wrap-up party while everyone is hanging out to watch the live bands perform.

Many of my friends are fans of the late Glen Grant (Feb. 23, 1947-June 19, 2003), a Hawaiian historian, author and folklorist.  I knew him strictly for his “Chicken Skin” audiobooks that dealt with “obake” (ghosts or the supernatural).

His talent of setting up a story (based on interviews he has had with local Hawaiians) and then suddenly scaring the living crap out of you.

Grant’s storytelling literally gave me goosebumps or “chicken skin” as I commuted long distances late at night.

I literally shared his audio books with friends who also became fans of his work and the stories he told were interesting, highly enjoyable and at times, could get quite scary.

In September 1999, I really wanted an interview with Glen Grant for our October issue of Asian Pacific Review (APR) and I assigned the article to Hiroshi Endo, who used to live in Hawaii and also a big fan of Glen’s work.

Because we tried to get this out by Halloween during that time, we weren’t sure if Glen would get back to us with our tight schedule.  But due to our tight editorial schedule for that issue, the interview never came out on APR during that October.  But it was posted on J!-ENT back in 1999 and I believe published on APR much later.

But with Halloween 2008 coming up, what a fitting time to bring back this classic interview from a decade ago with “Chicken Skin” author and radio host Glent Grant.

I hope many of you can check out his audio books because you’ll be hooked.

J! (HIROSHI): Could you please tell your readers a little background about yourself?

GLEN: I was born and raised in Los Angeles, California and came to Hawaii to attend graduate school in 1970-71.  I was at the University of Hawaii in Education (MEd) and American Studies (PhD) which i got in 1982.  I have worked for Kapiolani Community College where I helped establish Interpret Hawaii, a statewide cultural tourism training program and then went to Hawaii Tokai International College where I am an instructor in American Studies and the Dean of Academic Services.  In 1992 I helped form Honolulu TimeWalks, a walking tour, cultural tourism business which offers tours, books, tapes and other cultural experiences in Hawaii’s history and ghostlore.

J! (HIROSHI): How did you get in to collecting obake stories?

GLEN: I started collecting ghost stories as a child when I became fascinated with the tales of spirit return.  After moving to Hawaii, I expanded my academic interest to include ghost stories, which slowly began to envelop my life so that know i guess I’m best known as a collector and teller of ghost stories.

J! (HIROSHI): What kind of research you do before collecting and publishing a story?
GLEN: Many stories are shared with me by persons who are sincere in their experiences.  As a folklorist, i think my obligation is to retell the story as accurately while keeping anonymity for the teller and in some cases the place, as possible.  In some cases, a story will be of a specific site.  By going to Hawaiian language and folklore sources, the modern day occurrence has then a startling legendary connection that the teller of the tale did not know.

J! (HIROSHI): What are the most common type of stories that people come to you with?
GLEN: Hawaii has so many “common type” of stories.  They range from tales of sacred stones and burials, to choking ghosts, nightmarchers, phantom hitchhikers and interesting creatures or spirits such as menehune or “faceless” ghosts.  If you review the “Obake Files”, i tried to group these types of ghosts in their various categories, recognizing that the tales often reflect what the teller believes is a deeper supernatural truth.

J! (HIROSHI): Hawaii is such a small place… So why does there seem to be so many ghost stories when compared to the mainland?

GLEN: It is an island.  If you look at island societies (i.e. Japan, the Caribbean, United Kingdom, Ireland) you discover that the intensity of life experiences on these ocean surrounded pieces of earth seem to intensify
supernatural belief and experiences.  In Hawaii, hundreds of years of concentrated living, the remains of the dead placed in vicinity to the living, has kept the spiritual connection alive.  In addition, the multicultural people of Hawaii each bring a strong supernatural tradition to the mix so that this helps to keep the stories alive.

J! (HIROSHI): Do you have a particular story which you like the most?
GLEN: I always get “chicken skin” when I hear any story told sincerely.  I am turned off by the performance type storytellers who try to show you how scary they are by the way they tell the tale without concern for the truth of the matter.  The most matter of fact story to me is the scariest and my favorite because it reflects the sincerity of the teller that this phenomena, inexplicable as it may seem, did happen.

J! (HIROSHI) :Have you ever had any exceptional experiences in your search for obake?

GLEN: Searching for obake usually is uneventful except for the dormitory story in “Obake: Ghost Stories of Hawaii” which is still very unsettling to me. Most of my experiences have happened while I was not looking for obake… Such as the fireball I saw at Makapuu Cliffs on Oahu or the chanting I heard coming literally from the stones of the Mookini Heiau on the big island.

J! (HIROSHI) Have you solved or debunked any stories?
GLEN: I’m not a paranormal investigator, so every story has value to me. Certainly, however, the Morgan Corner stories about the “boyfriend, girlfriend” is often seen as true, as we have demonstrated, the story is
told exactly the same way in places all around the world.  Distinguishing an urban legend from a true supernatural event isn’t always easy, but can be done.

J! (HIROSHI): What are some future or current projects that you are working on?
GLEN: Actually, I’m working on several books: a biography of Justice Masaji Marumoto with Dennis Ogawa and Claire Marumoto, a pictorial history of Hawaii for 2000, a Mcdougal murder mystery novel and another collection of chicken skin tales for 2000 that welcomes the new century with stories of aumakua or guardian spirits.

J! (HIROSHI): I am from Hilo, do you know any good stories from there other than from Ms. Pele?
GLEN: In the Obake Files, I retell the story from the 40’s of the haunted house where the huge spirit assaulted a carload of men; also the faceless woman who appeared in the Wailoa tourism area.  She was in the ladies restroom at a Japanese restaurant.  She had no eyes, no nose and no mouth.

J! (HIROSHI): What do you think is the draw so many people?

GLEN: Ghost stories are the modern glimmer of the contest between faith and science, between facing death with assurance of an afterlife and the doubt of nothingness.  As long as we mortals don’t have a strong faith in the survival of death, we turn to ghost stories as a popular explanation of what happens to us.  Each new generation as they taste their mortality, also taste the hope of survival which every ghost story contains in it no matter how frightening the encounter.  Thus we will always have ghost stories, as well as the people so fascinated with death and afterlife that they spend their lives collecting, researching and retelling of these
encounters with mystery.

J! (HIROSHI): Any last words for your readers or fans of your work?
GLEN: If you want more information, visit www.chicken-skin.com.  Keep the stories alive.

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The following is part 2 of our classic interview which took place back in 2000.  During a time when J!-ENT was in collaboration with AsianConnections.com.  The interview features comedian and actress Margaret Cho and was conducted by Dennis A. Amith and Suzanne Kai.

Margaret Cho can be seen on the VH1 show “The Cho Show” and for more information, check out her website.

DISCLAIMER: Instead of using the older photo of Margaret back in 2000, we’ll link to a more recent photo directly from her website at www.margaretcho.com.

Interview continued from part 1

J! (DENNIS): Let’s talk about your film  “I’M THE ONE THAT I WANT” which is getting a lot of rave reviews around the country.  Roger Ebert gave this movie a “Thumbs Up”.  It came in third place out of 250 films screened at the Seattle International Film Festival, the only American film to make it in the top 5.  Please tell us a little bit about it.

MARGARET: Well, the film is basically about my fake show that revolves around my experience doing the TV sitcom “ALL AMERICAN GIRL”, which was also the first Asian American family on television. The whole situation was devastating from beginning to end.  The show is about my struggles through that experience and finding peace, self-love and meeting incredible adversity.  It’s filmed from my stand up comedy shows.

J! (DENNIS): Was it filmed in one setting or several settings?

MARGARET: It was filmed from two shows in San Francisco.

AC (SUZANNE): Do you get stage fright when you go on stage?

MARGARET: When I get on stage, I know what I’m doing and I’m focused on what’s happening and it takes a lot of concentration but sometimes when I’m on stage I’m like…all these people are looking at me.

AC (SUZANNE): What goes on your mind when you get on stage?

It’s really weird, like I’ll be on stage and I realize that I’m outside of what I’m doing and what it is that I’m doing and that I’m paralyzed by fear but it only happens for a millisecond until I realize that I have to pick up and keep going but it’s a very strange thing.  If I really think about what I’m doing it’s very scary.  But when I’m actually doing it, it’s not scary?

AC (SUZANNE): Do you go through any rituals before going on stage?

MARGARET: No.  I just read and I get rest.

AC (SUZANNE): How much rest do you need to get into the pace?

MARGARET: It depends how much I’m traveling.  If I’m traveling a lot, I need to focus on the performance, then I will just stay in a hotel and not go anywhere.  Get massages and not do anything because traveling takes a lot out of you.

J! (DENNIS): I know this is jumping ahead to the future but I heard that you have plans to release your film on DVD.  What kind of special features would you like to have on the DVD?

MARGARET: I think I’m going to put a video diary of every performance and gay pride rally, every political speech, every award show and everything I’ve done like over the past year.  So, there will be a lot of crazy shit and a lot of fun stuff that will make it on the DVD.

J! (DENNIS): I was told that you were going to write a book.  Can you tell us more about that?

MARGARET: The book is coming out next year and it is called “I’M THE ONE THAT I WANT”, my own autobiography.  I just finished it two years ago.  It was really an interesting experience to change my format of storytelling and I have been working on it for a year and a half.  It was the hardest thing that I ever done.  I was so focused and committed to it.  You’re doing the book and maintaining the tour schedule, which was certainly a challenge.  Well the book is done and I’m really proud of it.  So, it’s going to be out next year and will be published by Valentine and I will be going on a book tour with it.  My new show should be ready by then.  I’m starting to work on a new show in September.  At that point, I will be touring with the new show as well.

J! (DENNIS): You mentioned the show that you were on “ALL AMERICAN GIRL” and I’ve read about the pain that the cancellation caused you.  In my interview your co-actress on the show, Amy Hill, she used the word “saddened” to describe her feelings about the whole situation.  If you had one word to describe your feeling of the situation, what would that be?

MARGARET: Diarrhea!  Because I was so sick the whole time.  I was so sick.  I was so emotionally sick and I had the worst diarrhea for a year.  That’s all I remember.

J! (DENNIS): So, is your movie…closure for you?  Will there ever be closure for you or will the experiences that happened to you from “ALL AMERICAN GIRL”  forever haunt you?

MARGARET: I don’t think so.  I think that this movie is a final word on all of that experience and for me it was a chapter.  It was a great thing.  Things really happen to you for a reason and I can see why I had that horrible experience because I can grow as a performer and I can work and change.  Now I can embrace a whole new world of opportunity and I’m not saddened by it.  I feel that I got a lot from it and a whole generation of younger Asian American kids got to see themselves on TV, which is really exciting.  I hear a lot of young kids now who are teenagers are so grateful that I got to do what I did and it really affected them. That’s really important.  I think that it was really hard but at the same time we did a lot of things.  So, I’m really happy how the way things turned out and I’m really glad that I am who I am.

J! (DENNIS): Also, I think it’s pretty cool that you are now listed in books as being the first Asian family on television.

MARGARET: Yeah, that’s great!

J! (DENNIS): Do you like to watch yourself on television or movies or not?

MARGARET: I don’t like to watch myself on television but I like to watch myself on film.  I don’t know what that means.  I don’t want to see myself on TV but I love to see myself on film.

AC (DENNIS): Do you remember your reaction the first time you saw yourself on the screen?

MARGARET: It was weird because it didn’t look like me.  It was back in high school when I was in a show and they videotaped it.   It was so weird because you don’t think you look like that but you do.  You gradually over the years get used to it.  Now, for the film, I had to get really used to it very fast.  More than I ever had and it changed the way I view myself but at the same time, it’s always a little bit weird but it’s great.

J! (DENNIS): All over the media, we have been hearing about your latest comedy acts and how you talk about your sexual experiences with your celebrity boyfriends such as Garrett Wang, Chris Isaak and some critics feel that you are exploiting them.  Are they upset with you?

MARGARET: Oh, no. No, they’re not.  It’s all in fun and I don’t think people are angry.  I’m just being honest.  Sometime my truth affects other people because I don’t live with other people.  I have had lots of romantic encounters that had led me to write about it.  It’s what I do you know.

J! (DENNIS): If anything, you really boosted the popularity of Chris Isaak.  (note: It was reported that in one of Margaret’s comedy acts, she mentions that Isaak is known to be quite well endowed).

MARGARET: Oh yeah!  Not a big deal…(laughs)

AC (DENNIS): Do you currently have a boyfriend right now?

MARGARET: No, I don’t.

AC (SUZANNE): Who would be your ideal boyfriend?

MARGARET:  I don’t know.  I love my dog.  He’s the best person to have in bed with.  He’s the best bed companion.

AC (SUZANNE): So, we have to think about all the attributes such as warm and fuzzy.

MARGARET: Warm and fuzzy, sweet and he snores. I don’t know, he smells good (laugh).

J! (DENNIS): Let’s get to know Margaret Cho, the person.  Not the entertainer or comedian but just you outside all that.  What do you like to do for fun?

MARGARET: I like to read a lot.  I like to lift weights, to run and do yoga.  I like to do physical things.  I go out a lot at night and go to a lot of shows.  I’m very active.  I’m pretty social.  Since I finished my book two weeks ago, now I’m very social because I was in seclusion trying to finish the book and the tour put everything on hold.  So, now I’m on a vacation.

J! (DENNIS): You are living in the Los Angeles area now.  I’m curious… what kind of restaurants do you like to go to?

MARGARET: My favorite restaurants here is one in Korea-town.  That’s a great Korean restaurant.    I like Sarsalla, an Italian restaurant.

J! (DENNIS): Do you have a favorite clubbing spot?

MARGARET: I like Largo a lot.  That’s a great place to go.  I go there more often than anywhere else.  They have music, comedy, and theater.  It’s really nice.

J! (DENNIS): You live in the Hollywood Hills close to other celebs like Patrick Dempsey, Adam Corolla and a few others.  I always wondered if you hang out with the people around the block and have a lot of parties?

MARGARET: I don’t know.  I know he lives down the street.  He hangs out with more of the people on the neighborhood.

J! (DENNIS): I would think that people in your neighborhood probably hang out and party with their celebrity neighbors?

MARGARET: Not really.  I don’t know…I know my neighbors pretty well but that’s a different situation. They’re in show business but they are not really actors.  Most of my friends that I hang out with are all in the Silver lake (East Hollywood) area.

J! (DENNIS): Do you throw a lot of parties at home?

MARGARET: I don’t.

J! (DENNIS): What’s the typical daily routine for you?

MARGARET: It’s always different.  In the morning, I’m devoted to doing some work such as interviews or writing.  Then there’s more work in the afternoon and then I go on a break and at night I go out and do whatever, party or you know something.  That’s the framework of the day.

J! (DENNIS): I was wondering if you get any privacy when you go out shopping or go to restaurants?

MARGARET: Oh nobody notices me.

AC (SUZANNE): Do you wear a hat?

MARGARET: No.  I’m not recognizable.  People usually see me and are always surprised when they see me.  They have no idea.

AC (SUZANNE): I read on your personal website that you changed your diet over the years, you stopped drinking…

MARGARET: I stopped drinking, stop eating meat, stop eating dairy, start eating meat and then start eating dairy and then stop eating dairy. I go through incredible extremes.  I’ll go through one strict and be on the active side where I will just eat only bacon.  So, it’s very experimental and it’s just a phase.  It’s not a diet but it’s more that I get bored and I just want to do something.

J! (DENNIS): Do you like to cook?

MARGARET: I cook a little.  I’m a good cook.

AC (SUZANNE): Is there anything you like to cook?

MARGARET: I like to make kalbi every now and again.  I use a broiler, I take English short ribs and cut them and then marinate them over night with soy sauce, brown sugar, garlic, green onions and black pepper.  I don’t even have the measurements; I just kind of empty it out.  You sort of know.  If you are a Korean, and you are a woman and you know in your blood how to make kalbi.  You just put them in the broiler the next day and boil them or barbecue them.  You are a big hit for summer barbecue.  Just bring a nice bucket of that and just put them on the grill and everybody loves you so much but that’s my favorite recipe.

J! (DENNIS): Margaret, let’s do some word play.  I’ll give you three words and give me your definition for them:

ASIAN PRIDE
MARGARET: Asian pride.  It’s a feeling like we exist and that we are finding ourselves as we go along.  We don’t have to fit into a stereotype.  We exist.  Our images aren’t limited in the media because we’re growing.  To really embrace Asian pride is to really know that it’s OK to be whoever you are.  You do not feel that you have to fit into a model minority, studious stereotype.  Not feeling that you have to be a geek, not feeling that you have to be a gang member. Any of the stereotypes that are setup by the media that we are just finding ourselves and that is our pride.

SUCCESS
MARGARET: Success could be happiness.  A feeling that everything is happening is right and that everything is happening at the right time.

SEX
MARGARET: Sex is something that drives everybody.  It’s a life force that is stronger than people recognize.  It goes beyond procreation.  It goes beyond activity. It’s all about communication.  How we communicate with each other.

J (DENNIS): If you had to describe to someone how you really are outside of being a comedian and entertainer, how would you?

MARGARET: I think that I’m similar to what I am as a comedian.  I guess I’m more serious.  I guess I’m not as complex as I thought I was.

J! (DENNIS): What final words do you have for your fans?

MARGARET: I love them and that we are making so much progress in this world.  The best thing that we can do for ourselves is to love who we are because it colors every action that we do in the world.

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With Monday’s gloomy stock fallout, the day started of with catching some “WWE RAW” on the USA Network.  For me, WWE hasn’t been the same since the Rock left the show but there are some shining stars that are good working the crowd and good with their mic skills.  Right now, the best thing I’ve seen on WWE right now is the Santino Marella.

Each time the man picks up the mic, you can’t help but laugh.  To see the guy appear on talk shows, his humor and what comes out of his mouth…that’s just priceless.  Sometimes I wonder how much is improvised and how much is scripted but it’s totally funny.

As for the women, I’m quite impressed of how along Kelly Kelly has come as a wrestler.  At first, she was just the cute face on ECW but now, she’s become one of the women that is exciting to watch wrestle.  And not sure how much she wants to further her wrestling career training but she’s progressing quite well.

After the first hour, it was time to switch to MTV to watch “The Hills” and interesting show with Heidi Montag’s mother making an appearance and I think this was a long time coming for her to call her boyfriend Spencer as manipulating.  I think the world feels poor Heidi has become brainwashed by her boyfriend and even in a moment of her mother crying, Heidi hardly even reacted.

Of course, the drama was between Spencer Pratt’s sister and Doug.  Doug who was a guy who was definitely looking to get some from Stephanie in the last episode, saying that he was spending time with her because she was like a “lost puppy”.

But the main entertaining parts for me in this episode was Heidi’s mother and watching Audrina go into the pool.  Speaking of Audrina, I had no idea she is a true blonde and interesting blog post from her former neighbor and classmate.

And as for the Hills, interesting after-show on mtv.com on Charlize Theron’s comments about “The Hills” and interesting comments from this week’s episode.

The next show was “EXILED” which MTV has selected the brattiest, spoiled, lazy teenagers featured on “Sweet 16″ that still have the behavior they had now as a young adult, as they had when they were in high school.  So, the show focuses on one person and ships them out to another country for a week and they have to live the life of that teen from that part of the country.

This time the show featured Meleny.  A spoiled rich girl who is sent to Peru and having to live the life of a teenager way up in the Andes mountains.  This episode was probably one of the most defiant episodes of an American teenager not wanting to learn how the other works.  And what was more interesting is to see the Peru teen not take her crap.  In one scene, she tells Meleny how water is important to get from the streams and not drop any of it.  Sure enough Meleny doesn’t care and drops it.  So, she tells her to get another bucket and Meleny continues and the Peru teen, who is getting fed up, throws her bucket and orders her to get the water again and not drop any of the water.  That was so cool to see!

There was one scene though that was surprising and throughout the show, you see guinea pigs running around the house.  I thought these were pets but they were what the family eats.  I would probably have the same gagging response as Meleny.  I’m up to trying different things in terms of cuisine but when its something that could be a house pet, there’s a limit that I just won’t pass.  Well, unless it was for survival I suppose.

Needless to say, I’m glad to see that the experience has made the teen do something in her life.  According to the after-show on mtv.com, she’s volunteering at a souphouse.  Good for her!

Next was “CHUCK” on NBC.  Yvonne Strahovski who plays CIA agent, Sarah Walker is just hot! Nuff said!

Then the show I was excited for and that was “HEROES”. The third episode definitely gets more interesting. We get to know more about who Tracy Strauss is and possibly the fate of Nikki. Also, who is the mysterious African man and is he another painter with visions? The show was another cool episode full of action and look forward to the next. So far, season 3, has been entertaining and look forward in seeing how the season progresses. To see Sylar helping the good guys is quite interesting… Well, he still manages to feast on one of the bad guys. But as for the Petrelli mother, man…she’s evil. All in all, a cool episode!

New York, New York – September 30, 2008 – The rollercoaster ride continues on Tuesday, October 7th at 9pm ET/PT with the “Making The Band 4,” Season Finale.  The intense season winds down but doesn’t cool off.  In the season finale viewers will be left speechless when a fan favorite of the groups goes head to head with Diddy leaving everyone shocked at the outcome.  The drama will reach new heights as the very survival of the groups is at stake.  From number one records, to a whirl wind promotional tour, to budding romances, to an unexpected reunion, this season of MTV’s “Making The Band 4” has given viewers more than they could have ever expected.  Danity Kane, Day26 and Donnie Klang will continue to share their experiences with viewers in this powerful season finale that will have fans wanting more.

The dramatic “Making The Band 4” season finale will span from the streets of NYC to the sun-drenched beaches of Cabo.  Viewers will bask in the sun when Diddy rewards Danity Kane and Day26 with a well deserved break after their big promotional tour.  Making The Band fans will experience another first as Donnie Klang unveils the sexiness with the long awaited release of his first album JUST A ROLLING STONE.  Viewers will be there when a fan favorite of the group goes head to head with Diddy leaving everyone speechless and shocked at the outcome.  This season finale will be like no other as it taps into every human emotion and brings some of the most talked about moments to-date.

This season, media mogul Diddy, continued to show his chart topping artists Danity Kane and Day26 why he’s one of the best in the business, while guiding and developing solo artist Donnie Klang.  Viewers were able to witness first hand the growth of Danity Kane’s Aubrey, Dawn, Shannon, D Woods and Aundrea and share in the success of their second album WELCOME TO THE DOLLHOUSE which spawned the hit summer anthem “Damaged.” Fans got up close and personal with rising stars Day26 as their first self titled album climbed the charts.  The excitement continued when long time show choreographer Laurie Ann Gibson “boom-kaked” her way back on the show after her dramatic blow-up with Diddy more than a year ago, surprising everyone including the man himself.  Laurie Ann managed to whip Day26 in shape giving them the skills to perform like real stars.  From Aubrey and Diddy’s constant power struggles to Brian and Laurie Ann’s creative differences this wouldn’t be “Making The Band” without the drama.

Sean “Diddy” Combs, Ted Iredell and Perry Dance serve as executive producers.  Jacquelyn French is the MTV executive overseeing ‘The Making The Band’ franchise. Francesca Spero is Producer for Bad Boy Entertainment.

SEAN COMBS, the CEO and founder of Bad Boy Worldwide Entertainment Group is a multifaceted entertainment powerhouse. Sean “Diddy” Combs was recently declared “One of the Most Influential Businessmen in the World” by Time Magazine and CNN. Combs, 38 oversees one of the world’s preeminent urban entertainment companies, encompassing a broad range of businesses including recording, music publishing, artist management, television and film production, recording facility, apparel and restaurants.

Hosted by Documentary Filmmaker Bruce Burgess

NEW YORK - September 29, 2008 - SCI FI Channel has greenlit production on the new investigative adventure series RelicQuest (working title), hosted by documentary filmmaker Bruce Burgess, it was announced today by Dave Howe, President, SCI FI Channel. With a 6-episode commitment and production slated to begin in October, the one-hour show will premiere in early ‘09.

RelicQuest is an action and adventure series that travels the globe in search of some of history’s greatest relics and artifacts. British filmmaker Bruce Burgess guides the viewer in a first-hand exploration down mysterious roads to uncover objects fabled to hold hidden powers and mystical significance for both ancient and modern cultures. Utilizing worldwide contacts and exclusive access to restricted sites, RelicQuest promises to be the action-packed thrill ride through the world’s most interesting sites, as you have never seen them.

“‘RelicQuest’ fits perfectly with the kind of investigative reality programming viewers enjoy on SCI FI proven by the success of our original series ‘Destination Truth’,” said Dave Howe. “It explores the mysticism and mythology of legendary artifacts rooted in real history and set in fascinating locales.”

“I’ve always had a passion for tackling tough subjects and investigating mysteries, and I have spent my career traveling the globe tracking down new evidence. RelicQuest will be a professor-free zone. Instead we’ll be talking to the locals, the people on the ground at these ancient sites—the smugglers, the traders, the tomb raiders, and the antiquities dealers,” says Bruce Burgess.

Traveling to Cairo, Egypt, Burgess attempts to solve the riddle of who Moses really was and to unravel the true story of what happened on Mount Sinai. Burgess will also go to the ruins of Montsegur Castle, to investigate the Holy Grail of the Cathars, a small cup that was said to have enormous healing and spiritual powers. Other journeys will take viewers to Amman, Jordan on the trail of the Armageddon Priscillian Codex, a sought-after document said to be a prophecy for the alleged “end times.”

RelicQuest is produced by Bluebook Films for SCI FI. It is executive produced by Bruce Burgess and Rene Barnett. Esther Reyes serves as co-executive producer. SCI FI Channel is a television network where “what if” is what’s on. SCI FI fuels the imagination of viewers with original series and events, blockbuster movies and classic science fiction and fantasy programming, as well as a dynamic Web site (www.scifi.com ) and magazine. Launched in 1992, and currently in 93 million homes, SCI FI Channel is a network of NBC Universal, one of the world’s leading media and entertainment companies.

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