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December Celebrity Appearances on ‘Sesame Street’ To Include Jennifer Garner, Ellen Pompeo, Zoe Saldana

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Throughout December, the Sesame Street gang gets a gaggle of fun visitors who are sure to entertain both preschoolers and their caregivers alike, including:

· Monday, December 6: Golden Globe Award-winning actress Jennifer Garner presents the Word on the Street: “Galoshes.”

· Friday, December 10: The View’s Sherri Shepherd presents the Word on the Street: “Identical.”

· Tuesday, December 14: Grey’s Anatomy’s Ellen Pompeo stops by to present the Word on the Street: “Healthy.”

· Thursday, December 16: The Insider’s Samantha Harris presents the Word on the Street: “Reporter.”

· Monday, December 27: Actress Anna Faris presents the Word on the Street: “Gem”; and Michael McKean starts a rock band at Sesame Street

· Tuesday, December 28: New York Jets running back, LaDainian Tomlinson presents the Word on the Street: “Celebration.”

· Wednesday, December 29: Grammy Award-winning artist Usher presents the Word on the Street: “Volunteer.”

· Thursday, December 30: Actress Rachel Griffiths presents the Word on the Street: “Dozen.”

· Friday, December 31: Actress Zoe Saldana presents the Word on the Street: “Transportation.”

December 2, 2010 | admin | Tags: , , , , | 1 Comment »

Farewell ‘At the Movies’

This weekend marks the broadcast of the final edition of “At the Movies” after 24 seasons on the air so I thought I’d take a few moments to reminisce about what the show meant to me.

I first became familiar with the film critic duo of Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert while watching PBS’ “Sneak Previews” as a kid in the late 1970s. I think the first film I remember them reviewing was The Deer Hunter which I couldn’t possibly understand at the time but I could understand the passion that Siskel and Ebert had for movies. As a kid I wasn’t allowed to watch anything other than PBS but I was allowed to go to the movies if I had saved up enough of my allowance to pay for the matinee – so off to the movies I went, as often as possible. Riding my bike to the Park or Menlo theaters and chaining it up outside while smuggling in Junior Mints that I had bought at the drug store on my way.

Siskel sometimes seemed like an elitist snob while Ebert was often pandering to mass appeal but their repartees echoed the points that I had identified in the films that I had seen, the PG ones at least. After Siskel and Ebert left PBS I was at a bit of a loss, I didn’t care for the Jeffrey Lyons Michael Medved duo that replaced them – particularly Medved who, even while I was a child, I felt was a bit of a stuffy and entrenched boob so it’s no surprise to see him operating as a politicized conservative mouthpiece.

Once Siskel and Ebert reappeared in their official “At The Movies” vehicle on ABC, the familiarity of their format and exchanges was welcome even though they were now on commercial television. As commercials ate into the airtime, however, I felt myself watching the program less and less as their conversations seemed rushed and over-edited. Still, I owe a lot to that show – they made me think about what I had seen on the screen and they taught me to look for certain elements in films I was about to go see. My passion for films continued unabated and once I went to college as a Communications major, I found myself drawn to the Film Department, where I transferred and received my degree. As a film major, I found that discussions and papers on the video medium were lacking, so with my friend David Pearce, we formed the Video Group at the University of California at Santa Barbara and our efforts were later incorporated into what is now the Film & Media Studies department at UCSB.

Thank you Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert for providing direction and inspiration through your fantastic program, “At the Movies”, it’s a shame that the show has to go, but it’s been a shell of its former self for a few years now. It would be a dream to be a part of something so iconic, informative, and entertaining but that is what dreams and progress are all about.

August 14, 2010 | admin | Tags: , , , , , | 1 Comment »

We can’t believe that Sesame Street will start its 41st season on 9/27

We’re looking forward to seeing Jason Bateman, Michael McKean, Julie Bowen, Ty Burrell, Amy Poehler, and Ryan Reynolds as guest stars.

VIA PUBLICIST:

SESAME STREET LAUNCHES 41ST SEASON SEPTEMBER 27TH ON PBS KIDS® AND FEATURES A NEW SEGMENT STARRING THE ALWAYS-LOVEABLE SUPER GROVER

Fresh Episodes Emphasize Science-Based Curriculum

Plus Hilarious Segments with Celebrities including Amy Poehler, Will.i.am, Jude Law, Jennifer Garner, Katy Perry, LaDainian Tomlinson and Wanda Sykes

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (New York) – On the heels of its impressive ratings growth and incredible eight Emmy wins for its landmark 40th anniversary season, Sesame Street is back with more of what you love for season 41.  Premiering September 27 on PBS KIDS (check local listings) and produced by Sesame Workshop, the nonprofit educational organization, the new season of the program continues to address the immediate needs of preschoolers with an emphasis on science education.  Heading into the second term of its two-year curriculum, season 41 emphasizes everyday science investigation and encourages kids to ask specific questions and get excited about how the world works.  Additionally, everybody’s favorite furry and blue superhero gets his own new segment in Sesame Street’sblock format, “Super Grover 2.0.”

In six new six-minute segments, Grover is coming to the rescue in “Super Grover 2.0.”  As he observes, questions, investigates and reports, our hero literally stumbles across solutions to problems all across the planet.  “Super Grover 2.0” is a continuation of this season’s curriculum, science investigation, allowing young children to become active participants in the processes of scientific inquiry as they make observations, formulate questions, and investigate answers.  Encouraging children to explore the fascinating worlds ofscience, technology, engineering and mathematics is what connects Sesame Street’s 41st season with the current national focus on these STEM concepts.

“Children are naturally inquisitive – they are always questioning and analyzing the world around them,” says Dr. Rosemarie Truglio, Vice President of Education and Research, Sesame Workshop.  “The goal of the curriculum is to introduce young children to vocabulary and process skills that are integral in developing scientific reasoning abilities. Having our characters model these skills, especially ‘Super Grover 2.0,’ is a perfect age-appropriate way to engage children while they learn science concepts and build knowledge about how the world around them works.”

Science is featured throughout the new season in street stories, animations and new live action films.   In a street story, Elmo and his friends learn all about the concept “camouflage” from Camouflage Carla, played by Kyra Sedgwick, while they look for six things around Sesame Street that blend into the scenery.  In three newly commissioned films with NASA, kids will be exploring the wonders of space as an astronaut in orbit at the International Space Station presents letter and number of the day segments.

“We’re really excited that our audience, both children and their caregivers, have responded in such a positive way to last season’s changes,” commented Carol-Lynn Parente, Executive Producer, Sesame Street. “This year, we’re building on that success with a distinctive curriculum that will help unleash children’s innate feelings of awe and wonder to the scientific world and will allow them to be active participants in the learning process.”

In true Sesame Street fashion, this season will feature an exciting roster of celebrities and original parodies. Featured celebrities include: Academy Award-nominated actor, Jude Law; Golden Globe Award-winning actors Colin Farrell, Jennifer Garner and Jason Bateman; Emmy Award-winning comedian Wanda Sykes; NFL superstars Reggie Bush and LaDainian Tomlinson; Grammy Award-winning artists Will.i.am, Usher and Michael McKean; pop star Katy Perry; American Idol’s Kara DioGuardi; Modern Family’sJulie Bowen and Ty Burrell; Grey’s Anatomy’s Ellen Pompeo; Parks & Recreation’s Amy Poehler; rap and TV star Rev Run; The Closer’sKyra Sedgwick; Actors Ryan Reynolds, Rebecca Romijn, Zoe Saldana, Taye Diggs, Idina Menzel, Chris O’Donnell, Jim Parsons, Rachel Griffiths, Anna Faris, Terrence Howard; The View’s Sherri Shepherd; Today Show’s Natalie Morales; The Insider’sSamantha Harris; and Food Network star Alton Brown.

Parodies include: “True Mud,” a play on the popular HBO series, True Blood; “The Furry Four,” a humorous take on The Fantastic Four; “Ironing Monster,” a parody of the comic book superhero Iron Man; “The Closer,” a parody of the television show The Closer; and “A Team,” a parody of the television show The A-Team with Ryan Reynolds as big ‘A.’

Additionally the 41st season will feature new original animations. “Pinball Animation Stop Motion,” from Florence Animation, was the winner of the worldwide competition, Aniboom Awards 4 Sesame Street, sponsored earlier this year by Sesame Workshop and Aniboom.  Finally, Sesame Street collaborated with renowned children’s author, Todd Parr, on a new film about childhood fears.

Season 41 of Sesame Street is funded in part by a grant through the Public Broadcasting Service and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, and public television viewers.  Sesame Street is underwritten in part by the Beaches Resorts, PNC, UnitedHealthcare, Earth’s Best Organic, and The Good Egg Project.

Visit Sesame Street at:

www.sesamestreet.org

Sesame Street on Facebook

Sesame Street on Twitter

The Sesame Street YouTube Channel

August 9, 2010 | admin | Tags: , , , , , , | 1 Comment »