Ryan Jenkins' dad: My VH1 reality son hated blood, was incapable of violence
"If my son was guilty, he was crazy," said Dan Jenkins, a prominent Calgary architect. "The boy we knew was not capable of anything remotely close to this act. You talk to everyone here who knew him before he went down there and they’ll talk about a wonderful young man, a thoughtful man." The older Jenkins added that he “would faint at the sight of blood."
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"The Colbert Report" loses its boss
Allison Silverman, who has run the Comedy Central spinoff since it launched in 2005, is apparently leaving to get out of the daily grind of the show. "I am happy for my dear friend, but I will miss her," Colbert said in a statement. PLUS: Watch Colbert's NASA greeting.
"The Shield" is coming out with a complete DVD box set
All 88 episodes plus a new documentary on the LAPD scandal that inspired the show will be part of the 28-Disc gift set, which will be released on Nov. 3.
La Toya Jackson to guest co-host "The View"
She'll fill in for Elisabeth Hasselbeck on Sept. 16 and 18. PLUS: Kathy Griffin no longer "banned" from "The View."
MTV's "Skins" aims to be the anti-"Gossip Girl" — without UK version's nudity
MTV promised the edgy UK drama won't be softened for the United States, though it won't contain nudity like the original version and certain four letter words will be taken out. The new "Skins" may also get a late-night slot. Executive producer Charlie Pattinson said he wants to make sure "Skins" continues to be "the absolute opposite of 'Gossip Girl.'" ("Skins" debuted about eight months before "Gossip Girl," in January 2007.) "While obviously there are going to have to be cultural changes, we wanted to not to water it down too much or you end up with a mellow generic teen show and that would be a waste of time and money for everyone," he said.
Watch the first 8 minutes of "Skins," which is chock full of F-words and other profanity
Will MTV glorify teen cigarette smoking like the original "Skins"?
"Skins" is slang for rolling papers required to roll joints
The edgy British drama that stars actual teenagers with writers who are mostly in their early 20s will be remade using much of the same formula. But will the "Skins" format fly on basic cable when it showcases teens having very graphic sex, using drugs, swearing constantly and smoking cigarettes with little or no repercussions? "Skins" airing on BBC America already is censored for the U.S. audience, with a lot of what made it unique omitted. (Watch the raunchy trailers for 
