Images of the Primate Fossil Ida

News Conference For The Global Unveiling Of "Ida"
NEW YORK - MAY 19: New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg attends the global unveiling of "Ida," hosted by HISTORY, the University of Oslo and the Senckenberg Research Institute at the American Museum of Natural History on May 19, 2009 in New York City. "Ida" is a landmark 47 million-year-old primate fossil and subject of the History Channel special, The Link. (Photo by Andrew H. Walker/image.net)

Disney's Up

(L-R) Russell and Carl Fedricksen "©Disney/Pixar. All Rights Reserved." Up is in North American theaters May 29, 2009.

Disney's A Christmas Carol

"Jim Carrey stars as the miserly Ebenezer Scrooge in Disney's A Christmas Carol, a multi-sensory film re-invisioned by Academy Award^R-winning filmmaker Robert Zemeckis. Capturing the fantastical essence of the classic Dickens tale in a groundbreaking 3D motion picture event, Disney's A Christmas Carol opens in theaters around the world in November 2009. Early footage from the film was screened at the Cannes Film Festival on May 18, 2009." (c)Walt Disney Films.

The film is scheduled for a Nov. 6th release in the U.S.

Disney's Princess and the Frog

Princess Tiana "©Disney Enterprises, Inc. All Rights Reserved." The film is slated for a Nov. 25, 2009, release in LA and NY, with a wide release on Dec. 11.

Toy Story 3 D Image

"Toy Story In Disney Digital 3-D" (L-R) Buzz Lightyear, Woody "©Disney Enterprises Inc. All Rights Reserved." This re-release is slated to premiere in U.S. theaters on Oct. 2, 2009.

The Missing Link?

May 20, 2010
HISTORY SPECIAL DOCUMENTING DISCOVERY TO AIR MAY 25 AT 9PM ET/PT


HISTORY CHANNEL™, THE UNIVERSITY OF OSLO AND THE SENCKENBERG RESEARCH INSTITUTE REVEAL LANDMARK SCIENTIFIC FIND

47 Million Year Old Primate Fossil Set to Revolutionize Understanding of Human Evolution


HISTORY, together with the University of Oslo and the Senckenberg Research Institute, today reveal a landmark scientific find: the 47 million year old fossilized remains of a primate. The most complete fossil primate ever found, the young female specimen — known as "Ida" — is set to revolutionize our understanding of human evolution. Twenty times older than most fossils that explain human evolution, "Ida" is a transitional species showing characteristics from the very primitive non-human evolutionary line (prosimians, such as lemurs), but she is more related to the human evolutionary line (anthropoids, such as monkeys, apes and humans). This places Ida at the very root of anthropoid evolution — when primates were first developing the features that would evolve into our own. The scientists' findings are published today by PLoS One, the open source journal of the Public Library of Science.

The find is lauded as the most important scientific discovery of recent times. HISTORY will premiere the major television special —"THE LINK"— chronicling the discovery and study of the fossil. The two-hour program, produced by London-based Atlantic Productions, will air on HISTORY on Monday, May 25 at 9pm ET/PT. "THE LINK" is presented with limited commercials made possible by Ally Bank.

Source: Image Net.

NBC Network 2009-2010 Primetime Schedule

NBC announced its 2009-2010 programming schedule on May 19. The network had already reupped several shows and announced new series. Why they dragged it out for two weeks is beyond me, although it may be they wanted to "personalize" the presentations for the midwest and west coasts, which some in the entertainment say are different than the east coast.

Returning to the network are The Office, 30 Rock, The Biggest Loser, The Celebrity Apprentice, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Friday Night Lights, Law & Order, Southland, Dateline NBC, Heroes, and Chuck. NBC also renewed Last Call with Carson Daly. During the Fall and early Winter, Football Night in America and NBC Sunday Night Football fill NBC's Sunday evenings. SNL Weekend Update Thursday will return for a six episode, limited run early in the season.

The Jay Leno Show will fill the weeknight 10:00-11:00 PM ET time slot. With its addition to the primetime lineup, Thursday nights really will be NBC's highly touted "Night of Comedy." Other new series are second attempt to bring a television adaptation of the film Parenthood; Trauma, a medical emergency drama; Mercy, a hospital drama focusing on the nurses' perception of their jobs; the post-apocolyptic thriller, Day One; Community, a comedy set at a Community College; and 100 Questions, a romantic comedy that answers questions about love.

The 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics will be used to introduce viewers to midseason replacements, including Sunday nights of documentary and reality programming (i.e., Dateline, Marriage Ref, Celebrity Apprentice) and Monday nights of sci-fi thrills (i.e., Chuck, Day One).

Additionally, NBC still plans to broadcast the new documentary series Who Do You Think You Are?, based on a mega-hit BBC genealogy series that Canada's CBC also adapted for their nation. (I'm really looking forward to it and wish NBC would get it on already!)

During the summer, NBC will broadcast original episodes of Breakthrough with Tony Robbins; The Jay Leno Show; Friday Night Lights; and America's got Talent.

NBC Fall 2009 Primetime Schedule

All times are ET/PT and subject to change.

Monday
8:00 PM - Heroes (new time)
9:00 PM - Trauma (new)
10:00 PM - The Jay Leno Show (new)

Tuesday
8:00 PM - The Biggest Loser (2-hours)
10:00 PM - The Jay Leno Show (new)

Wednesday
8:00 PM - Parenthood (new)
9:00 PM - Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (new day & time)
10:00 PM - The Jay Leno Show (new)

Thursday
8:00 PM - SNL Weekend Update Thursday (multi-episode run)
8:30 PM – Parks and Recreation
9:00 PM – The Office
9:30 PM – Community (new)
10:00 PM - The Jay Leno Show (new)

Friday
8:00 PM - Law & Order (new day & time)
9:00 PM - Southland (new day & time)
10:00 PM - The Jay Leno Show (new)

Saturday
8:00 PM – Dateline NBC
9:00 PM - Trauma (encore broadcast)
10:00 PM – Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (encore broadcast)

Sunday
7:00 PM - Football Night in America
8:20 PM - NBC Sunday Night Football

NBC Winter 2010 Primetime Schedule

NBC's primetime will be pre-empted February 12-28, for coverage of the 2010 Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia. The Marriage Ref, a comedy from Jerry Seinfeld and Ellen Rakieten, and the third edition of The Celebrity Apprentice will air on Sundays after the Olympic events have concluded. Chuck and the new comedy 100 Questions will also premiere after the Olympics.

All times are ET/PT and subject to change.

Monday
8:00 PM - Chuck
9:00 PM - Day One (new)
10:00 PM - The Jay Leno Show (new)

Tuesday
8:00 PM - The Biggest Loser (90-minutes)
9:30 PM - 100 Questions
10:00 PM - The Jay Leno Show (new)

Wednesday
8:00 PM - Mercy (new)
9:00 PM - Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (new day & time)
10:00 PM - The Jay Leno Show (new)

Thursday
8:00 PM - Community (new)
8:30 PM – Parks and Recreation
9:00 PM – The Office
9:30 PM – 30 Rock
10:00 PM - The Jay Leno Show (new)

Friday
8:00 PM - Law & Order (new day & time)
9:00 PM - Southland (new day & time)
10:00 PM - The Jay Leno Show (new)

Saturday
8:00 PM – Dateline NBC
9:00 PM - Southland (encore broadcast)
10:00 PM – Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (encore broadcast)

Sunday
7:00 PM - Dateline NBC
8:00 PM - The Marriage Ref
9:00 PM - The Celebrity Apprentice