On Jan. 20, VH1 debuts Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew, in which Flava Flav castoff Brigitte Nielsen, wrestler Chyna, Daniel "The One Who's Not Alec, William or the Religious" Baldwin, Jeff "Kenickie" Conaway, Idol also-ran Jessica Sierra and more attempt to get clean at the same time as they extend their long-expired 15 minutes of fame.... On Dec. 6, contestants from the first three Top Chefs will reunite to prepare a holiday meal for their former judges — in hopes of bagging a $20,000 prize. That same day, the cabler is launching Top Chef Challenge, a new cell-phone game in which players slave away at a fictional restaurant run by Tom Colicchio.... Soon-to-be divorced Hulk Hogan, via his agent, has asked TMZ to "please respect my family's privacy at this time with all that we have been through." In response, I am issuing the following statement: "No".... Bravo has ordered an hour-long pilot for a series about Real Housewives of Orange County babe Jo De La Rosa and her search fo...
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Original cast member Jo De La Rosa, who was last seen moving out of the community to seek a singing career, is in fact MIA from The Real Housewives of Orange County when the Bravo series launches Season 3 on Nov. 6. Joining the show is housewife Tamra Barney.... The original Star Trek's "The Menagerie" episode, Parts 1 and 2, will be shown in select theaters nationwide on Nov. 13. For deets, go to FathomEvents.com.... DVD releases have been set for BET's American Gangster: The Complete First Season (Oct. 23) and The Simple Life Goes to Camp (Jan. 22, 2008, aka still too soon).... CBS.com has launched the interactive Web series How to Survive a Horror Movie: All the Skills to Dodge the Kills. Sample topics: "How to Tell if You Have Been Dead Since the Beginning of the Movie" and "Seven Things to Never, Ever, Ever Put in a Child's Room." Fun!
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