Rosario Dawson, Craig Ferguson, Will Ferrell, Tina Fey, Ricky Gervais, LeBron James, P!nk, Triumph the Insult Comic Dog, Robin Williams Appear in Hour-Long Special Featuring Never-Before-Seen SpongeBob Flashbacks, Plus Cee-Lo Green Performs All-New Opening Theme Song.

Nickelodeon culminates the 10th anniversary celebration of pop-icon and top-rated kids’ series SpongeBob SquarePants with the premiere of “Truth or Square” a star-studded one-hour prime time television event airing on Friday, Nov. 6 at 8 p.m. (ET/PT).

Celebrity guest stars Rosario Dawson, Craig Ferguson, Will Ferrell, Tina Fey, LeBron James, P!nk, Triumph the Insult Comic Dog and Robin Williams appear as themselves in live-action sequences throughout the special, which follows SpongeBob and the Bikini Bottom gang as they reminisce through a series of original, never-before-seen flashbacks. Ricky Gervais narrates the special and Cee-Lo Green (Gnarles Barkley) performs a cover of the SpongeBob theme song to an all-new stop-motion opening title sequence.

From Reuters

The show, which takes place in Los Angeles in September 17, will be hosted by comedian George Lopez and Desperate Housewives star Eva Longoria Parker, who also serves as executive producer.

Other honourees at the ceremony, which celebrates Latino achievement in entertainment, will include John Leguizamo and Rosario Dawson.

Salma will be given the Anthony Quinn Award for Industry Excellence.

Performers on the night will include David Archuleta, Nelly Furtado, Selena Gomez, Sean Kingston, Pitbull and Luis Fonsi.

Adam Rodriguez, Benjamin Bratt, Michelle Rodriguez, Oscar Nunez and Rey Mysterio are among the show’s presenters.

The Alma Awards were created in 1995 by the National Council of La Raza, a national Latino civil rights and advocacy organisation, as part of its effort to promote diverse and fair portrayals of Latinos in the media.

Alma stands for American Latino Media Arts and also means “soul” in Spanish.

From the Press Association

Matt Damon and Marisa Tomei, above, two of the contributors, were on hand Wednesday to talk with critics about their love affair with a project that was rejected by Fox TV 10 years ago and later died during development at HBO.

“I’m an actor. I’m used to being rejected,” said Damon, who also serves as an executive producer. The film also features intimate musical performances by Bruce Springsteen and Bob Dylan of some Woody Guthrie classics.

From Star Tribune

December 12, 2008 – “Tavis Smiley” (PBS)
December 15, 2008 – “Live with Regis & Kelly” (syndicated)
December 16, 2008 – “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno” (NBC)