New Orleans featured on Passport to Great Weekends show ~ July 17th

Programming note ~

Samantha Brown does a fun show for the Travel Channel. It's called "Passport to Great Weekends." Guess what marvelous city will be featured on her show this week?!? NOLA! She visits some of my fave places on the program. Just seeing the name Central Grocery makes me drool for a Muffuletta

The show airs Thursday, July 17th, 2008 @ 9:00 pm Central & 10:00 pm Eastern.

New Orleans Weekend

Is the "Big Easy" back on its feet post Hurricane Katrina? Samantha's there to find out. Of course a weekend in New Orleans wouldn't be complete without music, so there's a live jazz concert in the Faubourg Marigny neighborhood, plus dancing at a local bowling alley which doubles as a live music venue. Samantha also gets up close and personal with a gator during a back-water bayou trip, and even helps out on a non-profit project which builds new houses for musicians left homeless by the hurricane.

FULL LIST OF LOCATIONS

Faubourg Marigny

Snug Harbor Jazz Club
626 Frenchmen Street
New Orleans, LA 70116
(504) 949-0696

Central Grocery
923 Decatur Street
New Orleans, LA 70116
(504) 620-0174

Cajun-Style Swamp Tours
5123 Hatty Street
Lafitte, LA 70067
(504) 689-3949

Jackson Square
Miss Lena Fortune Teller
Jackson Square
New Orleans, LA 70116
(504) 307-6733

Mid City Lanes Rock n' Bowl
4133 S Carrollton Avenue
New Orleans, LA 70119
(504) 482-3133

Habitat for Humanity
7100 Saint Charles Ave
New Orleans, LA 70118
(504) 861-2077

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K-Ville television show has been canceled

Many of you have been asking about the New Orleans based tv show, K-Ville. Fox has officially canceled the series. :( Rumor has it that star, Anthony Anderson, is in talks to join the cast of NBC's Law & Order.

Photos ~

1. Anthony Anderson & Cole Hauser, stars of K-Ville

2. Cast of KVille television show

Another chance to see the 1st episode of K-Ville

Lots of interest in K-Ville to say the least! For those who sent messages that you missed it, you are in luck. Fox is showing an encore presentation of the pilot episode tonight.

K-Ville ~ Rebroadcast of first episode

Tuesday, September 18th, 2007

8:00 PM (CST)

Fox Network

A majority of the comments I've heard so far have been fairly positive (some even glowing). Here's a link to what Dave Walker @ the Times Picayune thought about Kville. Agree? Disagree?

http://blog.nola.com/davewalker/2007/09/kville_a_clicheriddled_but_not.html

Reminder! "K-Ville" makes TV debut tomorrow on Fox

Hey! Just a reminder..... "K-Ville" will make its television debut tomorrow night on Fox. Friends are getting together for a watch party. A little gumbo, jambalaya, po-boys and a tv show set in New Orleans! I have a feeling that I'll be spending a lot of time looking at what is BEHIND the actors ~ trying to see where they are in NOLA, recognizing buildings (people?) in the background. :) New Orleans is the most important "character" for me in Kville.

K-Ville TV Show ~ Pilot Episode
Monday, September 17th, 2007
8 PM (CST)
Fox Network

K-Ville TV Show Trailer

Several people have emailed me requesting a trailer for the new K-Ville TV show on Fox (TM). They asked for a sample because they do not have time to watch the entire premiere episode that is online. Ask & ye shall receive ~ ha! Here is a teaser for KVille.

New TV Show ~ Kville ~ Watch it now online!

From the messages I have received from you my friends, I know that you are very curious about the new show, "K-Ville" on Fox (TM). The stars of the show are NEW ORLEANS, Anthony Anderson & Cole Hauser. It will make its debut on Monday, September 17th @ 8PM CST. However, you do not have to wait that long to see the first episode. NOLA.com has the pilot episode available online right now!!! After you watch it, let me know what you think.

If you are not aware of the premise for this television show, here is a brief description. :) "Kville" follows the lives (at work & at home) of two New Orleans police officers (NOPD). It is set 2 years after Hurricane Katrina, basically present day.

Kville Online ~

www.nola.com/entertainment/video/index2.ssf?content2.ssf/Kville

Premiere Episode

Monday, September 17, 2007

8PM Central Time

Fox Network