The Vampire Diaries is an
American supernatural-fantasy horror television series developed by
Kevin Williamson, based on the book series of the same name by L. J.
Smith. The series follows the life of Elena Gilbert (Nina Dobrev), who
falls in love with vampire brothers
Stefan (Paul Wesley) and Damon Salvatore (Ian Somerhalder). The series
also focuses on the lives of Elena's friends and other inhabitants of
the fictional town of Mystic Falls, Virginia, including Bonnie the
witch, Tyler the werewolf, and Caroline the vampire. The series is a mix
of teen drama and the supernatural.
The doctors of Seattle Grace Hospital deal with life-or-death
consequences on a daily basis - it's in one another that they find
comfort, friendship and, at times, more than friendship. Meredith's
(Ellen Pompeo), along with interns Cristina Yang, Izzie Stevens,
George O'Malley and Alex Karev's, medical world revolved around
textbooks and professors yesterday, but today they are experiencing
medicine first-hand as surgical interns at Seattle Grace Hospital, a
teaching hospital with one of the toughest residency programs in the
nation. Here, they must learn to balance their personal lives with their
highly competitive professional lives, all while dealing with the daily
stress of life and death situations. Together they're discovering that
neither medicine nor relationships can be defined in black and white.
Real life only comes in shades of grey.
A fierce new edition of
"America's Next Top Model" returns with Cycle 18 and its first-ever
"British Invasion", featuring former contestants from "Britain's Next
Top Model" and an all-new crop of American model hopefuls competing for
the grand prize. This cycle will feature a
variety of seasoned women from across the pond that will do whatever it
takes to make it as a model in America. They will compete against not
only each other but a group of aspiring American models. Emotions run
high, the women are divided and the competition is intense as they vie
for the grand prize. Lending their expertise as guest judges this cycle
are actress and singer Kelly Osbourne, reality star Kris Jenner, pop
star Estelle, Marchesa fashion designer Georgina Chapman, television
host Cat Deeley, actor and musician Nicolas Tse, former Girls Aloud
singer Nadine Coyle, former Pussycat Doll Jessica Sutta, model Beverly
Johnson, fashion designer Barney Cheng and fashion photographer Jez
Smith. The British favorites and American women battle it out to earn
the prestigious title of "America's Next Top Model." They will compete
for a career-launching prize package: a modeling contract with LA/NY
Models, a chance to be a guest correspondent on the hit newsmagazine
EXTRA, a fashion spread in Vogue Italia and the cover and spread in
Beauty In Vogue, the face of AMERICA'S NEXT TOP MODEL perfume Dream Come
True, a single to be released with CBS and a $100,000 contract with
CoverGirl cosmetics. Banks leads the panel of judges, comprised of New
York Times best-selling author and fashion public relations maven Kelly
Cutrone and noted photographer Nigel Barker. Jay Manuel serves as
creative director while Miss J. Alexander returns as the runway trainer.
A Dutch filmmaker records
the lives of three families, including one he stayed with as an exchange
student. In one household, the dad works and the mom stays at home with
their kids; in another, a gay couple experiences first-time fatherhood
with the Vietnamese child they just
adopted; and in the third home a 60-year old man becomes an instant
father when he marries a thirtysomething Latina mother. Shot
documentary-style. Modern Family won six Emmy Awards, including the one
for Outstanding Comedy Series. It also brought home a Peabody Award,
Writers Guild Award, Directors Guilds Award and Television Critics
Award.