RMG client Simon Majumdar takes his culinary criticisms to the Food Network, where he will appear as a judge on the third season of “Next Iron Chef”, premiering on Sunday, October 3^rd at 9/8c.

In Next Iron Chef, hosted by Alton Brown, ten chefs will travel from Los Angeles to Los Vegas and finally New York, preparing dishes that will earn one of them the Iron Chef title. Contestants will be eliminated along the way, leaving two chefs that will compete in the Kitchen Stadium for the final round on Sunday, November 21^st at 9/8c.   Simon Majumdar critiques alongside fellow judges Donatella Arpaia, restaurateur and food expert, and Michael Symon, Iron Chief winner and restaurateur.

Simon Majumdar has become an influential voice for the culinary arts. His love of food took him to several countries around the world, where he found the inspiration to write his best-selling memoir, Eat My Globe, and his most recent book, Eating for Britain. He’s also the co-author of “Dos Hermanos,” an internationally well known food website.

For more information on Simon Majumdar and season three of the Next Iron Chef, visit http://www.foodnetwork.com/the-next-iron-chef/index.html.

Andre Bormanis  is best known for writing and advising on a number of Star Trek Enterprise, and Voyager episodes in addition to his technical advising for the Star Trek feature film, “Insurrection.” Most recently, Andre was a supervising producer for the television series, “Legend of the Seeker.” Andre’s intense background in rocket science and space exploration as well as his long history in television made him the perfect candidate for the animated series.

It all began in 1982 when the original Tron feature film hit theaters. An arcade video game shortly followed. Now, in the new age of advanced technology and special effects, Disney is retackling the project to give audiences what they have been craving since the ’82 was released.

Russell Simmons’ Stand-Up at The El Rey puts a spotlight on three guest comedians with different styles of humor that complement each other. Smoove gets the ball rolling at the start of each episode with a short skit, some hip-hop dance moves, and music by DJ Cassidy. Then Smoove introduces the talent for the night.

Expectations are high for this week’s trio. Inspired by her family, Rachel Feinsten especially loves to impersonate her mother who, she claims, should have been black. She’s appeared on other Comedy Central shows such as “South Beach Comedy Festival” and voiced various characters on “Samurai Love God.” Boston comic and actor Baron Vaughn, no stranger to the stage and screen, will also appear in the new Will Farrell and Mark Wahlberg comedy, “The Other Guys,” in theaters August 5^th. Mark Viera, known for finding humor in the smallest of situations, made his network television debut on “30 Rock” and is currently a member of the “Top Dogs of Comedy”.
For a quick preview of this week’s comics, check out http://ccinsider.comedycentral.com/2010/08/03/preview-russell-simmons-presents-stand-up-baron-vaughn-rachel-feinstein/.

Be sure to watch Smoove and guests on Russell Simmons’ Stand-Up at The El Rey on Comedy Central at 11pm Sunday night.

This is the second Primetime Emmy nomination for Curtis and first for Schulman, creators of  “Jonas”, which follows Nick, Kevin, and Joe in their attempts to balance their rock star careers with their teenage lifestyles.

Support the entire Jonas group by watching the Primetime Emmy Awards on Sunday, August 29^th.

For more Jonas information, visit http://jonasworld.org/?p=17247 .

LONG, HOT SUMMER by Tim Long

“It’s summer again in the city—or so the calendar would have us believe. But, to those of us who lived through it, the only real New York summer occurred in 1977, when the city was ravaged by drugs, drugged by corruption, corrupted by murder, and murdered by ravagement. Here are a few selections from my journal that summer.

MAY 27th: Arrived at Port Authority with a brand-new diploma in one hand and a suitcase full of dreams in the other. Immediately robbed of diploma and suitcase by knife-wielding, glue-sniffing teen-agers. Am now filing report with Officer Raymond O’Malley, a strapping (six feet six!) N.Y.P.D. officer who really seems to care. Not all New Yorkers are bad!

MAY 27th (evening): Officer O’Malley turned out to be two knife-wielding, glue-sniffing teens inside a cop costume. They stole my wallet and undergarments. All New Yorkers are bad.” …….

A Boston homicide detective and a medical examiner prove that the combination of law and science is perfect for solving crime. The script was written by Janet Tamaro.

Young plays Rizzoli’s new partner, Detective Barry Frost – who tends to get a little nauseous around crime scenes.   Tomboy Detective Jane Rizzoli as Harmon and swanky Maura Isles as Alexander. Cast also includes Bruce McGill, Jordan Bridges and Billy Burke.

RMG client Donnie Wahlberg will appear in two episodes as Lieutenant Grant.

To read up on Rizzoli and Isles, visit (http://www.tnt.tv/series/rizzoliandisles ).  Don’t miss new episodes on Monday nights at 10/9c.

RMG client Jeff Woolnough has received a Best Director nomination in the Television Movie/Miniseries category for his work on Keep Your Head Up Kid: The Don Cherry Story at the 9^th Annual Directors Guild of Canada Awards, being held on Saturday, September 25, 2010 in the Fairmont Royal York Hotel in Toronto. In addition, Keep Your Head Up Kid is also up for Best Television Movie/Miniseries, Best Editor, and Best Sound Editor.

Keep Your Head Up Kid tells the life story of Don Cherry, a former hockey player and coach. Part one starts with Cherry’s childhood and takes us through his career in the minor leagues, including his one and only NHL game with the Boston Bruins. Part two explores the years he spent coaching the Rochester Americans and the Boston Bruins, and then his transition to a career in broadcasting.

Woolnough also received a nomination for Best Television Series (Drama) for his outstanding direction of Being Erica, Episode 109 – “Everything She Wants”.  All of us here at Rain Management Group wish Jeff and his crew the best of luck come award night.

RMG Client David James Elliott stars alongside Virginia Madsen in ABC’s big Sunday premiere.  Scoundrels tells the story of the Wests, who are forced to change their lifestyle after the man of the house gets sent to the big house. Cheryl, loving mother and devoted wife, will do everything she can to keep her family together and on the straight and narrow.

Elliott plays the patriarch of the West family – Wolfgang “Wolf” West, Madsen as Cheryl West, Patrick Flueger as Logan West/Calvin “Cal” West, Leven Rambin as Heather West, Vanessa Marano as Hope West and Carlos Bernard as Sergeant Mack.

Scoundrels is produced by ABC Studios and is based on a New Zealand series entitled Outrageous Fortune. Lyn Greene & Richard Levine (Nip/Tuck) and Francie Calfo serve as executive producers.  If you want to check out more info before Sunday, visit the Scoundrels home page.

Thomas Ian Nicholas sat down with ARTISTdirect.com editor and Dolor author Rick Florino to talk about his new album Heroes Are Human. Click here for the interview on Artistdirect.com.

The record is packed to the brim with hooks that could leap tall buildings in a single bound. “Color Outside The Lines” and the title track bristle with a vibrant and vital energy, segueing from robust riffs into anthemic choruses that’ll take up residency in your head for days.

The show will separate itself from the typical quiz show model, which has been to test contestants encyclopedic knowledge, The Six features six contestants or “experts” who compete against viewers by trying to answer their questions selected by spinning a horizontal wheel.

The Six is slated to begin production this Summer.