Vegetarian Star

In a first ever for the IFC, Portlandia, a comedy-sketch series that pokes fun of the left, has been renewed for a second season before season 1 has wrapped up.

Portlandia stars Saturday Night Live veteran Fred Armisen and his co-star, Carrie Brownstein, as they portray various characters that parody all things liberal. During the first episode, Armisen and Brownstein play a couple dining at a restaurant that professes to serve humane food that comes complete with a file on all the animals used for food,  including their photos. Not willing to take the waitress’ word, the couple pays a visit to the farm where the chickens are raised. This farm happens to be ran by a cult consisting of one man who happens to love multiple women, but makes room to enjoy his “Peter” (Armisen) on occasion too.

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Every year, the Humane Society of the United States uses the Genesis Awards to honor the film, TV, and print industry for its creative ways of portraying animal welfare.

In this year’s awards, a variety of shows ranging from The Simpsons to Dr. Phil have been nominated.

“Media attention to animal protection issues has come a long way since The Genesis Awards was launched twenty-five years ago,” said Beverly Kaskey, senior director of the Hollywood office of The HSUS and executive producer of The 25th Anniversary Genesis Awards. “The fact that True Blood, a show about vampires, can illustrate the cruelty of dog fighting is a sure sign that a consciousness about animal concerns is permeating popular entertainment and culture like never before.”

Winners of the categories will be announced at the Genesis Awards held Saturday, March 19, 2011, at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza, Los Angeles, CA. Here is the list of nominees.

FEATURE FILM
HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON – DreamWorks Animation
THE SWITCH – Miramax Films

FEATURE DOCUMENTARY
THE ELEPHANT IN THE LIVING ROOM – NightFly Entertainment
OCEANS – Disneynature / Pathe Films

SID CAESAR COMEDY AWARD
THE COLBERT REPORT zoos, bullfighting – Comedy Central
THE DAILY SHOW Big Red Dogs – Comedy Central
THE SIMPSONS The Squirt and the Whale – FOX

DRAMATIC SERIES
LAW & ORDER: CRIMINAL INTENT Inhumane Society – USA Network
LAW & ORDER: SPECIAL VICTIMS UNIT Beef – NBC
TRUE BLOOD Hitting the Ground – HBO

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The producer of The King’s Speech has settled a dispute over the use of a phrase intended to let viewers know animals were treated humanely during the making of a film.

The phrase “No Animals Were Harmed” is a trademark owned by the American Humane Association and may only be used in films where the AHA has given the approval after various aspects of film monitoring, from reading the script to making visits on the set, have taken place.

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Actor Eric Roberts (The Dark Knight, The Expendables) will star in the second season of a comedy series created by vegan and animal rights activist Joanne Rose that is meant to poke fun of the ups and downs of the lifestyle, Vegan 101.

Like a comical veg version of “The Dr. Oz Show,” Roberts will play Dr. Eaton Wright, a physician who goes vegan and promotes it on his television show, “Eating Right,” using “risque and oddball antics.”

Rose said of Roberts, “[He] is an incredibly talented actor whose passion for the vegan lifestyle and animal rights was the ultimate choice for the second season. I am very excited to have Eric on board.”

“People love to laugh and be entertained. It’s a way of educating others about veganism through unconventional ways. I hope the word “vegan” becomes a strong part of global vocabulary, which will inspire others to learn about the lifestyle through curiosity and fascination. With entertainment, people won’t shun away.”

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Vegetarian and non-vegetarian celebrities are backing the new film that takes a look at factory farmed pork, Pig Business.

Sienna Miller, Stella McCartney and several other stars are all calling for a ban on factory farmed pork in Europe. Activists who created the film claim pigs are often kept in conditions against European Union law, such as slatted floors with no bedding.

“This is such an important subject,” McCartney said of the film. “To be aware is to have individual power. This film gives us the information we need to have to make a change as a consumer, to show government and food manufacturers we deserve better. And so do the pigs giving their lives in such a barbaric way. If we stop the demand they have to stop the cruelty and deceit.”

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On Friday, February 4, 2011 at 10:00 p.m., Barbara Walters will host several well known celebrities who’ve had heart surgery on an ABC special, “A Matter Of Life And Death.”

Walters, a heart surgery patient herself, will feature David Letterman, Robin Williams, Regis Philbin, Charlie Rose and former President Bill Clinton.

Ninety percent of Clinton’s arteries were blocked and he needed quadruple bypass surgery. After recovering, Clinton learned about a study that showed most patients who follow a plant-based diet can reverse their heart damage and decided to give it a try.

Today he still follows that diet and while he’s reached his goal of walking daughter Chelsea down the aisle, he’d like to play with a grandkid or two in the future, which gives him another reason to stay on the course. The clip doesn’t show Clinton talking specifically about the diet, but it’s a good bet he’ll bring it up as a way to illustrate how he’s changed his lifestyle since the surgery.

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A good  portion of “The Oprah Winfrey Show” where Oprah‘s staff went vegan for a week is now posted online.

Scenes of Oprah’s staff eating vegan in the Harpo cafeteria, getting coached by Kathy Freston, the discussion with Michael Pollan and Lisa Ling‘s glimpse into a meat processing plant are all included.

Cargill, one of the largest producers of meat products, agreed to let the cameras behind the scenes when 20 other producers refused.

There was only one graphic part that was not allowed to be shown on camera, and that was stunning the cow before it was slaughtered. However, Ling’s reaction to the ordeal was caught on camera. And it does say much.

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Although we’re disappointed that Oprah Winfrey won’t be sticking to her vegan diet the second time around either, we’re happy to report her longtime partner Stedman Graham told her he’d like to continue.

“I’m not ready to commit to the whole thing,” Oprah said. “But this morning, Stedman said that he wanted to continue and I go, ‘Well, go right ahead with yourself.'”

Stedman is a professor and businessman who’s been paid several thousand dollars for giving speeches on his area of expertise.

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