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The Lifetime Network is on the hunt for real Southern Belles in the Alabama area, so if you know of one and she’d love an opportunity on Television let her know.

On April 12th the Lifetime people will be in Mobile, Alabama from 9a.m. until 1 p.m. for the casting call. The event will take place at Mobile Botanical Gardens, Larkins Learning Center, 5151 Museum Drive.

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Have you seen “Deal or No Deal” and think you can win the big cash at the end? Well head on down to Salt Lake City, Utah this weekend. That’s right there is a casting call, April 12, from 10a.m. until 1 p.m. at RC Willey Store, 2301 S. 300 West.

Head on down and make yourself known, who knows you may just get on “Deal or No Deal.” If you make it let us know, even if you just show up for the casting call. We’d love to hear what happens.

Download an application at ksl.com

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If you are in or around the Kansas City area this week, you may want to come on down for the try outs. According to the Kansas City Newspaper the Nashville Star on NBC is looking for some singers for their show this year.

Do you have singing talent? If you believe you or someone you know does, head on out and try out. What’s the worse that can happen? Or should I say, imagine the best thing that can happen. Hey, you won’t know if you don’t try right? To all of you heading out, GOOD LUCK!

February 13th - Kansas City, MO
4pm - 9pm
The Beaumont Club
4050 Pennsylvania Kansas City, MO 64111

The children’s clothing company, GAP, is having a casting call. While this may not be a tv show or a movie, it is definitely on the tv. From October 1- 24, so hurry up and sign up.

More details here.

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It seems that after a mother complained to the state about something that happened during the filming of KidNation, New Mexico took interest. Even though the show stopped filming in May and begins to air in September, they can still get into a lot of trouble if found guilty.

New Mexico is looking into whether or not KidNation broke any state laws or labor laws when they had children fend for themselves. According to a rep for the Attorney’s State Office:

“Information is being evaluated now and reviewed in light of all the interest in this. We are determining what our next move will be or even if there will be one. Even though it seems it’s kind of a moot point, there are a lot of things to look into that we could still address.�?

By all means, I really hope they didn’t but even after watching footage I had wondered. I don’t know if it is illegal to make the kids do all the work that they showed in the filming but I do understand why the parents would be upset. I’d be a bit ticked off if it were my kids.

According to the NYTimes the 22-page contract signed by parents stated:

“parents and kids were responsible for “emotional distress, illness, sexually transmitted diseases, H.I.V. and pregnancy�? if the participant “chooses to enter into an intimate relationship of any nature with another participant or any other person,

I’m not sure about you, but this would’ve been a definite FORGET IT. To state if something goes wrong they are taking no liability, they already had NO privacy except for showering and going to the restroom. Why could they NOT watch children to make sure they were doing anything?

Here’s a part that someone will be getting in trouble for:

“Violating the confidentiality agreement carries a $5 million penalty. CBS and the production companies, Good TV Inc. and Magic Molehill Productions, retained the rights to the children’s life stories ‘in perpetuity and throughout the universe.”

I wonder if they’ll sue now that word has gotten out? Now a child was able to get paid $5,000 but if they left the show early they no longer qualified. Hmmm, but didn’t they send kids away every week? (I could be wrong there since I haven’t seen the September episodes)

Accidents:
1 girl burned by splattered grease to her face. (sounds like cooking duty)
4 children hospitalized after mistakenly drinking bleach

We shall all be finding out really soon what it was really like and if KidNation broke any laws. Stay tuned!

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Joe Mantegna will be joining Criminal Minds this fall. Joe will be playing a character called David Ross, which is an FBI agent. You won’t see him until the 5th episode airs, but after that he should be a regular.

UPDATE: CBS’ Tuesday press release is below:

EMMY AWARD NOMINEE JOE MANTEGNA JOINS THE CAST OF “CRIMINAL MINDS”

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 13 — Joe Mantegna will join the cast of CRIMINAL MINDS starring as FBI Special Agent David Rossi. Mantegna is scheduled to make his first appearance in the fifth episode of the season which is broadcast Wednesdays (9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. CRIMINAL MINDS also stars Thomas Gibson, Paget Brewster, Shemar Moore, Matthew Gray Gubler, AJ Cook and Kirsten Vangsness.

“We are all THRILLED to have Joe Mantegna joining our family. He’s an incredible actor, a genuinely nice person and, as a fellow Chicagoan, I can tell you he makes fantastic Italian Beef sandwiches and Chicago Style Hot Dogs,” said Executive Producer Ed Bernero.

“We’ve been fans of Joe’s since his early days on the stage and think he will be a wonderful addition to our CRIMINAL MINDS cast,” added Executive Producers Mark Gordon and Deb Spera.

Special Agent Rossi is an original member of the Behavioral Analysis Unit who took early retirement to go on lecture and book tours, and has volunteered to return to the unit.

Joe Mantegna is currently nominated for an Emmy Award for his role in the summer mini-series, “The Starter Wife.” His additional television credits include the series “Joan of Arcadia,” “First Monday,” the mini-series “The Last Don” (Emmy Award nomination), and “The Last Don II,” all on the Network, as well as “The Simpsons,” the television movies “The Rat Pack” (Emmy Award nomination) and three installments of “Spenser for Hire.” His feature film credits include “Searching for Bobby Fischer,” “The Godfather, Part III,” “Bugsy” and “The Simpsons Movie.” Mantegna won a Tony Award for his performance in “Glengarry Glen Ross.”

CRIMINAL MINDS is produced by ABC Television Studios in association with CBS Paramount Network Television.

To read more about Criminal Minds and keep up-to-date you should check out Katie-Mientka at 451press called, “Criminal Minds.”

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The much publicized Kid Nation has just released the names of those 40 children that will be appearing on the newest kid reality show, on September 19, 2007.

The 40 young pioneers participating in Kid Nation — as well as their CBS-supplied bios — are:

- Alex, a 9-year-old from Reno, NV

- Anjay, a 12-year-old from Pearland, TX

- Blaine, a 14-year-old from North Palm Beach, FL

- Brett, an 11-year-old from Edina, MN

- Campbell, a 10-year-old from Thomasville, GA

- Cody, a 9-year-old from Newport, OH

- Colton, an 11-year-old from Reno, NV

- Divad, an 11-year-old from Fayetteville, GA

- DK, a 14-year-old from Chicago, IL

- Emilie, a 9-year-old from Sparks, NV

- Eric, a 14-year-old from Morristown, NJ

- Gianna, a 10-year-old from Chicago, IL

- Greg, a 15-year-old from Reno, NV

- Guylan, an 11-year-old from Upton, MA

- Hunter, a 12-year-old from Martinez, GA

- Jared, an 11-year-old from Dunwoody, GA

- Jasmine, an 11-year-old from Atlanta, GA

- Jimmy, an 8-year-old from Salem, NH

- Kelsey, an 11-year-old from Furlong, PA

- Kennedy, a 12-year-old from Ashland, KY

- Laurel, a 12-year-old from Medford, MA

- Leila, a 9-year-old from Charlotte, NC

- Madison, an 11-year-old from El Paso, TX

- Maggie, a 14-year-old from Evansville, MN

- Mallory, an 8-year-old from Indianapolis, IN (Mallory is Olivia’s younger sister)

- Markelle, a 12-year-old from Marietta, GA

- Michael, a 14-year-old from Monroe, WA

- Migle, a 13-year-old from Downers Grove, IL

- Mike, an 11-year-old from Bellevue, WA

- Morgan, a 12-year-old from Indianapolis, IN

- Natasha, a 13-year-old from Miami, FL

- Nathan, an 11-year-old from Mount Prospect, IL

- Olivia, a 12-year-old from Indianapolis, IN (Olivia is Mallory’s older sister)

- Pharoh, a 12-year-old from Philadelphia, PA

- Randi, an 11-year-old from Sparks, NV

- Savannah, a 10-year-old from Partridge, KY

- Sophia, a 14-year-old from Winter Park, FL

- Sophie, a 10-year-old from Issaquah, WA

- Taylor, a 10-year-old from Sylvester, GA

- Zach, a 10-year-old from Miami Beach, FL

Will you be tuning in? I do believe I’ll watch the first episode, not sure after that.

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Over 50 young women turned out at the Yuma Palms Regional Center in Yuma, Arizona for the casting call for “America’s Top Model.” From college students to Marines, many wanted their chance at stardom this past week and showed up for that once in a lifetime chance.

This event is for the 10th Season of “America’s Top Model”, which the 9th has just begun taping. Contestants had to show off their catwalk, send in a video and do a few model poses. It sounds like it would’ve been a blast. Now models did have to be between the ages of 18-27 to be eligible for the show and 5 feet 7 inches tall. Whoever finalizes in this one will get to compete in Tyra Banks Modeling boot camp.

For those that do not know America’s Top Model is a reality show made up of models competing for a contract at the end of the season. There are other prizes as well but each one strives to get number one.

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Do ya like to cook? Think you could beat some of the Top Chefs? If you answered yes, head on over to one of the following cities on these dates:

Las Vegas
Sunday, August 5 / 12pm to 4pm

Guy Savoy
Augustus Tower
Caesars Palace
3570 Las Vegas Blvd. S
Las Vegas, NV 89109
877-346-4642

San Francisco
Sunday, August 12 / 12pm-4pm

Postrio
545 Post St.
San Francisco, CA 95102
415-776-7825

L.A.
Sunday, August 19 / 12pm to 4pm

Les Deux
1638 N Las Palmas Ave
Hollywood, CA
90028
(323) 462-7644
www.dolcegroup.com

Fill out the application before August 15, 2007 to qualify. You will have to follow some rules before showing up, like make a 5 minute video of yourself, have a photo ready, etc. YOU MUST BE 21 YEARS OR OLDER.

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It’ll be about 6 stepfamilies and their trials through obstacles. Events such as graduating high school, the birth of a new baby, a marriage, etc. Each program will be one hour long and of course there will be a counselor their to help them along.

Stepfamily.org:

If you are part of a blended family and have a story that you’d like to share – one that portrays a realistic perspective and that could benefit the way Canada sees us, we’d like to hear from you.

Penny Wheelwright, President Wheelwright Ink Limited E-mail: Starryn@direct.ca

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Do you like to cook? Think you might be a good cook? Want to be in with some of the best cooks around the world? If you answered yes to any of these questions you may want to try out for Hell’s Kitchen.

You’ve never heard of Hell’s Kitchen? It’s a reality tv show with cooks and let me tell ya this isn’t just a cooking show it has everything from tears, to last minute items, running out of an ingredient, criticism, etc.

12 people will be picked to be on the next Hell’s Kitchen and one by one they’ll be picked off until the BEST is left. Think you’ve got what it takes? Apply today.

Casting event will be in the following towns:
Los Angeles, CA
New York City, NY
Boston, MA
Las Vegas, NV
Scottsdale, AZ
Atlanta, GA
Dallas, TX
Chicago, IL
Miami –Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Santa Fe, NM
Raleigh, NC
Seattle, WA
Vancouver, CA

Here is one press release about the casting call if you live in Texas.

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KidNation is having a casting call on August 1 for their upcoming reality kids show. If you are near Crocker Park this could be your child’s chance at fame, or at least a little fun. At exactly 10:30 a.m. registrations will begin.

Be one of the first 400 kids to appear as they are guaranteed an audition, anyone else is just chance and time. Each interview will conduct of a two minute time in front of the camera answering one question: Why should you be on KidNation? Be prepared.

Only children between the ages of 8-15 will be allowed to join, there are a few other rules that you’ll need to read over first.

Can’t make it? That’s okay fill out the application and send your video to them.

What exactly is KidNation? It is exactly what it sounds, an entire town (nation) made up of children. They’ll take 40 kids and plop them in a make-believe town that they’ve already set up. Not to worry there will be adults there, but they won’t make the decision. Oh and unlike reality t.v. shows, no child is voted off at the end of the night. They are allowed to choose to leave if they become homesick or grow tired of it. The main focus is to see what they can learn and see if they can make a better tomorrow.

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