In his new documentary “Sarah Palin: You Betcha!,” director Nick Broomfield indulges in some of his characteristically bumbling, nice-guy provocation, learning more about Palin’s background and hometown while engaging in what seemingly becomes an increasingly futile attempt to secure an interview with her. Fortunately for ShockYa, the British-born filmmaker isn’t as difficult to pin down as his most recent subject. We had a chance to speak to Broomfield one-on-one recently, and although the conversation occurred just days before Palin officially announced that she is not seeking the 2012 Republican presidential nomination, the light that he sheds on her upbringing and early political career via the nearly three months he spent in Wasilla, Alaska, during his…

Title: Sarah Palin: You Betcha! Directors: Nick Broomfield and Joan Churchill A small pleasure, at least, that Sarah Palin’s rise to national prominence has come about in this modern day and age, for were it much earlier the amount of ink spilled and trees razed would have had a much more measurable and even greater detrimental environmental impact. As is, the erstwhile Alaskan governor and 2008 Republican Vice Presidential nominee already seems to exert a death-grip on the nation’s psyche, even with her hazily defined motivations, ambiguous ambitions and well-practiced fence-sitting. Palin is many things to many people, and very few of them without much passion or depth of feeling. For his…

Former Alaska Governor and Vice-Presidential candidate Sarah Palin will star in an eight-part documentary titled ‘Sarah Palin’s Alaska,’ the New York Times announced on March 25. The TLC channel will air the mini-series, which will focus on Palin traveling across the state to show its beauty. There is no official premiere date for the travel show, as it has not begun shooting yet. When it does debut, ‘Alaska’ will join other TLC shows as ‘LA Ink’ and ’19 Kids and Counting,’ but the channel feels Palin won’t use it as a platform for her controversial political and scientific views. Peter Liguori, Discovery’s chief operating officer, released a statement about the…

Comedy Central’s panel of comedians list the top six reasons why the state of Alaska is evil. In the Root of All Evil, Lewis Black acts as judge, jury and executioner as he goes after what he considers to be the Root of All Evil. From week to week, prosecutors such as Greg Giraldo, Paul F. Tompkins and Patton Oswalt argue their cases for who’s more evil, with match-ups including Disney vs. Scientology, Olympic Games vs. Drinking Games, Blue States vs. Red States, and more! Tune in to “Lewis Black’s Root of All Evil” every Wednesday night at 10:30 p.m. ET/PT on Comedy Central.

Watch the latest promo trailer for the upcoming History Channel series “Tougher In Alaska”. Everything is tougher in Alaska. From earning a living to burying the dead, everyday life here has always been shaped by severe weather, rugged terrain and vast distances between communities. “Tougher In Alaska” Premieres Thursday, May 8, 2008 at 10pm.