It's All Shiny and New VH1 Premieres for the Week of March 4-March 10 2005

It's All Shiny and New VH1 Premieres for the Week of March 4-March 10 2005

NEW YORK, March 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Check out all of the brand new premieres headed to VH1 and VH1 Classic this week:

VH1 AND SELF MAGAZINE HAVE "100 MOST WANTED BODIES"

Premiering Monday, March 7-Friday, March 11 at 10PM* VH1 and Self Magazine
Countdown the "100 Most Wanted Bodies"

VH1 and Self Magazine have got 100 good reasons for you to hit the gym. They're tight. They're toned. And they're terrifically sexy. They're "VH1 and Self Magazine's 100 Most Wanted Bodies."

Premiering Monday March 7th to Friday March 11th 10 p.m.* this 5-hour special will count down the buffest and the most bodacious bodies in sports, fashion, music, movies and television. Whether it's Usher's abs, Angelina's arms or J. Lo's rear view you won't find a healthier collection of heavenly bodies anywhere.

This ultimate fitness countdown will combine diet and fitness secrets from the stars themselves and exclusive interviews with our panel of celebrity fitness and nutrition experts. We'll reveal how these bodies got hot and how they stay that way.

On Friday, March 4
"Best Week Ever"

This week's pop culture round up includes a review of the Oscars, The Michael Jackson trial, Fred Durst's sex tape, John Travolta's 17th comeback in Be Cool, American Idol and MORE!

(Premieres at 11:00 p.m.)
http://www.vh1.com/shows/dyn/best_week_ever/series_featured_copy.jhtml

On Saturday, March 5
"Black in the 80s: Color In Film"

On the heels of the 70's Blaxploitation era, major studios continued to give a limited view of African-American life in motion pictures. "Color in Film" examines whether African Americans in the films of the 80s transcended or perpetuated existing stereotypes.

(Airs at 9:00 p.m.)
http://www.vh1.com/shows/dyn/black_in_the_day/89112/episode_about.jhtml

* all times ET/PT

Contacts: Michelle Clark/VH1 Ariana Urbont/MTVN
212-846-5576 310-752-8079

On Sunday, March 6
"Surreal Life: Seven Celebrities of Death"

The cast discovers that they've got 24 hours to prepare for shooting a Kung Fu epic entitled Seven Celebrities Of Death. As neophyte director Jane struggles to keep it together, they're suddenly interrupted by the surprise visit from Chyna Doll's boyfriend Sean, who refuses to leave the house without Chyna Doll and threatens to bring the whole SL4 experience grinding to a halt.

(Premieres at 9:00 p.m.)
http://www.vh1.com/shows/dyn/the_surreal_life_4/88635/episode_about.jhtml

"Strange Love: "

Flav takes Brigitte to the Bronx and she's warmly accepted by Beverly Johnson, his ex and her family. Flav gets Brigitte fitted for gold teeth and an adoring mob forms outside the jewelry/teeth store. They have dinner with Luigi and talk about their relationship, Brigitte still has concerns. Flav straightens things out with Public Enemy and takes Brigitte to another PE concert that night, giving her silver teeth as a token of his love. She comes onstage and flashes the crowd a silver smile. The fans go wild.

(Premieres at 9:30 p.m.)
http://www.vh1.com/shows/dyn/strange_love/88624/episode.jhtml

"Celebrity Fit Club"

After missing last week's "Fit Club," Daniel Baldwin decides to show up for this week's weigh in. He's welcomed back by some of his cast mates but many others see his silence as a lack of dedication and loyalty. With the end of "Fit Club" fast approaching, Ralphie's team, the Fat Bastards, decides to get a leg up on their competition by heading off to a Utah spa. They hope their stay will help them pull ahead in their weight loss battle. But the plan goes awry when Ralphie misses his flight and Joe G spends the bulk of his time getting pampered. Later, Tae Bo inventor Billy Blanks pays a visit to Fit Club and puts our celebrities through a vigorous work-out. Once again, Joe pulls out to answer phone calls. His teammates, feeling frustrated and resentful, decide to hold an intervention and confront him about his bad attitude. In the tug of war challenge, the teams battle for pride and gym equipment. And during the weigh-ins, one cast member comes up big with an 11 pound loss.

(Premieres at 10:00 p.m.)
http://www.vh1.com/shows/dyn/celebrity_fit_club/86728/episode_about.jhtml

Monday, March 7
"The Fabulous Life of Martha Stewart"

Chef, gardener, publishing mogul, business entrepreneur, and reality TV star. Meet the unstoppable Martha Stewart, the multi-millionairess who can turn a shrub into a garden of Eden, a small gathering into a black tie event and a work-related hazard into a multi-million dollar profit. She's smart, rich and utterly fabulous. See how the queen of good taste spends her loads of dough and find out why, no matter what befalls her, Martha always comes out on top.

(Premieres at 9:00 p.m.)
http://www.vh1.com/shows/dyn/fabulous_life_of/89751/episode_about.jhtml

"100 Most Wanted Bodies" Hr. 1
See description above
(Premieres at 10:00 p.m.)
http://www.vh1.com/shows/dyn/the_greatest/89290/episode.jhtml

Tuesday, March 8
"100 Most Wanted Bodies" Hr. 2
See description above
(Premieres at 10:00 p.m.)
http://www.vh1.com/shows/dyn/the_greatest/89290/episode.jhtml

Wednesday, March 9
"100 Most Wanted Bodies" Hr. 3
See description above
(Premieres at 10:00 p.m.)
http://www.vh1.com/shows/dyn/the_greatest/89290/episode.jhtml

Thursday, March 10
"100 Most Wanted Bodies" Hr. 4
See description above
(Premieres at 10:00 p.m.)
http://www.vh1.com/shows/dyn/the_greatest/89290/episode.jhtml

ON VH1 CLASSIC:

VH1 Classic "Headline Act" presents Peter Gabriel on Friday, March 4 at 6:00 PM. Gabriel stopped by the VH1 Classic studio to chat about his newest release "Up!" The half-hour program features videos including "Big Time," "Games Without Frontiers," "In Your Eyes," "Shock the Monkey" and "Sledgehammer," a video that Gabriel tells VH1 Classic viewers is "still one of the most played videos if not the most played."

Then VH1 Classic presents an all-new hour-long episode of "The Alternative" which features your favorite -- and forgotten -- videos. This week showcases New Order premiering Sunday, March 6 at 11:00 AM. The episode will re-air at Monday, March 7 at 12:00 AM.

http://www.vh1classic.com/

Source: VH1

CONTACT: Michelle Clark of VH1, +1-212-846-5576; or Ariana Urbont, MTVN,
+1-310-752-8079

Web site: http://www.vh1.com/
http://www.vh1classic.com/

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