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Nov 23 | Chuck returns to NBC with a special two-hour show on Sunday, Jan 10, 2010, before returning to its regular time slot, Mondays at 8pm on the following night. It's return to prime time television can be attributed to a successful fan renewnal campaign last year. CHUCK is a one-hour, action-comedy series that follows Chuck Bartowski (Zachary Levi, "Less Than Perfect") -- a computer geek who is catapulted into a new career as the government's most vital secret agent. This upcoming season will include some special guest stars, including Brandon Routh of "Superman Returns" who will play CIA agent Daniel Shaw in an episode, and the addition of SUBWAY restaurant as a major advertiser to the show. Chuck averaged a 4.0/6 rating last season, about eight percent better than the recently cancelled "Trauma". Ratings-challenged Heroes moves back an hour when Chuck returns on Monday nights. STAR TREK VOYAGER's Robert Duncan McNeill serves Chuck as a supervising producer and director.
Nov 17 | Originally hired as co-executive producer to help with the second half of the show's first season, Kevin Murphy has now taken the reins of Caprica, the Battlestar Galactica prequel on Syfy, according to The Hollywood Reporter. He now serves as an executive producer along with Ronald D. Moore, David Eick and Jane Espenson and oversees the day-to-day functions of the show.
Nov 12 | Star Trek star Zachary Quinto is loosely attached to star in the romantic dramedy Whirligig, reports Risky Business.Quinto would play the lead role in the independent Canadian film, which is aiming to shoot early next year. The movie centers on a man who, in a misguided attempt to woo an older woman, befriends the woman's adopted son.Chaz Thorne is directing the pic, based on a screenplay by Michael Amo, creator of the Canadian supernatural series "The Listener."
Nov 11 | The CNS Foundation, is hosting an on-line charity auction at www.charitybuzz.com. One of the items they are auctioning is a signed movie poster of the new Star Trek movie which has all the cast members and writers. The president of our organization is Carol Abrams, JJ's mother, and she arranged for the donation from Bad Robot Production Company. J.J. Abrams is also a major donor to their organization. The funds raised will go to help find a cure to neurological disorders in children. The auction link is here.
Nov 10 | Candice Bergen, Charles Lisanby, Don Pardo, Gene Roddenberry, Tom and Dick Smothers and Bob Stewart have been selected as the next inductees into the Television Academy's Hall of Fame. They will be honored at a Jan. 20 ceremony at the Beverly Hills Hotel. "This year's inductees have challenged and shaped popular culture, changed television for the better and entertained us royally while doing so," TV Academy Chairman-CEO John Shaffner said. More info at the Hollywood Reporter
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By GustavoLeao / 20:12, 25 May 2005 / General Genre/SciFi
TrekWeb received the following press release from former STAR TREK ENTERPRISE visual effects house Eden FX. According to the press release, they will provide FX work for producer Brannon Braga upcoming science-fiction series, THRESHOLD.
EDEN PROVIDES VISUAL EFFECTS FOR 6 PILOTS
Hollywood, CA, May 19, 2005. Eden FX, which specializes in the design and production of visual effects work for all facets of the entertainment industry, recently provided CG effects for six television pilots: FATHOM and NY-70 for NBC, THRESHOLD and THE UNIT for CBS, and COMMANDER IN CHIEF and THE CATCH for ABC.
Four of the pilots, FATHOM, THRESHOLD, THE UNIT and COMMANDER IN CHIEF have been picked up to series.
"The effects we did were quite challenging and varied. They ranged from creature and water creation to photo realistic models of cars, ships and planes as well as matte paintings and set extensions" noted John Gross, Co-President/Creative Director, Eden FX. "We managed to deliver over 200 shots in a little under 6 weeks time while continuing to produce visual effects for our ongoing series work which includes ALIAS, LOST, MEDIUM, JAG, NAVY NCIS, ENTERPRISE, SIX FEET UNDER, and NUMB3RS."
"This was the largest amount of pilots that we have done in one season" added Mark Miller, Co-President, Eden FX, and we were really pleased how well everything went. It really is a credit to our incredibly talented and experienced staff and to the organization of our infrastructure which enables us to add additional equipment and artists quickly and seamlessly."
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