NBC.com Offers Extended 'Parks' Visits

NBC.com Offers Extended 'Parks' Visits

Published: May 18, 2010 @ 1:02 pm
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By Lisa Horowitz

Can't get enough “Parks and Recreation” now that Rob Lowe and Adam Scott are on it? NBC.com can help.

The network's website is hosting special “producers' cut” versions, with extra footage, of episode “The Master Plan” (available now) and season finale “Freddy Spaghetti” (available Friday, May 21).

The special version of “The Master Plan” features eight additional minutes of footage including deleted scenes, extra footage with Lowe and Scott, and extended endings of the broadcast version. “Freddy Spaghetti” contains four extra minutes of footage plus additional footage with Lowe, Scott and the rest of the cast.

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Queen Latifah will host the 10th-anniversary edition of “The BET Awards,” airing live on BET from the Shrine Queen LatifahAuditorium in Los Angeles on Sunday, June 27, at 8 p.m.

The actress-singer hosted January's People's Choice Awards (left).

The awards honor the industry's hottest stars in music, sports and entertainment. Performers will include Diddy-Dirty Money, Trey Songz, Nicki Minaj and Drake.

“Trey Songz: My Moment in Time,” featuring the R&B star, premieres on BET at 10 p.m. on Tuesday, June 29, with a sneak peek airing after the “BET Awards.”

Stephen Hill, president of music programming and specials for BET Networks, said in a statement that Queen Latifah's "versatility as a performer perfectly matches the dynamism of our show.”

Jay-Z leads the nominees with five out of the BET Awards's 19 categories; he's up for Best Male Hip Hop Artist, Best Collaboration, Video of the Year (two nominations) and Viewer's Choice.

Quadruple nominees are Beyonce (Best Female R&B Artist, Best Collaboration, Video of the Year, Viewer's Choice), Alicia Keys (Best Female R&B Artist, Best Collaboration, Video of the Year, Viewer's Choice), Trey Songz (Best Male R&B Artist, Best Collaboration (two noms), Viewer's Choice) and Melanie Fiona (Best Female R&B Artist, Best New Artist, Video of the Year, Centric Award).

The show also will have a social media component focusing on digital exclusives and interactivity. A pre-show “106 & Park” performance will live only on digital platforms. Online features include “Shine a Light/Local Heroes,” where the online audience can nominate someone who is making a difference in their community or the lives of others for an opportunity to be recognized in the BET Awards; “You Talk, We Listen,” a daily poll on what viewers want to see on the 2010 “BET Awards” show; “Who Rocked the Mic Award,” where viewers vote on the best performance from the show, with the award presented on June 28's “106 & Park” post-show; and “Ultimate Fan,” where three contest finalists will travel to New York and appear on “106 & Park” to state their case for why they should be the BET Awards Ultimate Fan.

“BET Awards” also kicks off Music Matters, a multiplatform network initiative showcasing groundbreaking new music and talent.

Cossette Productions will produce the “BET Awards” telecast.

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James Franco returns to ABC's “General Hospital” in the role of bad-boy performance artist Franco James Franco General Hospitalstarting Wednesday, June 30.

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