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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 TRexx / 17:25, 7 October 2005 / Todays Tribblets
William Shatner narrates a trailer bonus feature on THE MAN WHO FELL TO EARTH Criterion Collection DVD, on sale
now in the U.S.A., Canada, and UK.
Robert Hewitt Wolfe, penman for DEEP SPACE 9 and THE 4400, co-wrote the pilot for THE DRESDEN FILES, a wizard PI drama set to air next summer. SCI FI Wire
John de Lancie will portray Clarence Darrow in the MSC OPAS presentation of THE GREAT TENNESSEE MONKEY TRIAL, on November 6 and 8, at Texas A&M University.
IMDB is currently listing Russell Mulcahy as the director for STAR TREK: THE BEGINNING. Industry sources have yet to confirm the assignment.
Marco Palmieri reports that Pocket Books will be sending back VOYAGER: SPIRIT WALK, BOOK 2 - ENEMY OF MY ENEMY to the press for its second printing, while THE WORLDS OF STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE NINE, VOLUME 1 and TALES FROM THE CAPTAIN'S TABLE will go back for third printings. The NEXT GENERATION novel A TIME TO SOW will also go back to press for a fourth printing.
StarTrek.com will feature an exclusive podcast audio commentary with writer David A. Goodman on the third season ENTERPRISE episode "North Star". The podcast is scheduled for Tuesday, October 11.
Yesterday:
A video interview (MP3 format) with Jonathan Frakes is online at TREKNews.de.
Pocket Books editor Marco Palmieri has announced that Sean Tourangeau's design for the U.S.S. Titan is the winning design in Pocket Books' recent Starship Titan Design Contest. Tourangeau's design will be featured on the cover and in the pages of the fourth TITAN novel, to be set for release in January 2007. (6 comments)
Earlier:
DreamWorks has released a new teaser trailer for the animated feature film OVER THE HEDGE, with William Shatner voicing Ozzie the Possum. Coming Soon (Oct 05)
John Billingsley will officially open the Area 51 Radio Station, which touts itself as the first professional station to cater solely to the Sci-Fi and Horror fan. Test transmissions commence this month. (Oct 05)
Decipher will partner with Drive Thru RPG to release new titles of their STAR TREK roleplaying game as downloadable e-books. Select adventures, character sheets, and quickstarts will be free. (Oct 05)
Jeri Ryan is featured in the October issue of INSTYLE magazine, with photos including her bistro "Ortolan" and beau chef Christophe Emé. Jeriholics You can find scans from the photos at TrekWeb Shore Leave Forum. (Oct 05)
Jolene Blalock guest stars as Ishta in "Sacrifices" on STARGATE SG-1, Season 8, DVD on sale now in the U.S.A. and Canada. (Oct 04)
DeForest Kelley and Paul Fix (Dr. Piper) star in NIGHT OF THE LEPUS (1972), on DVD in the U.S.A. and Canada. Also William Shatner's A TWIST IN THE TALE (1998) spins into America and the Great White North. (Oct 04)
DVD Answers is announcing that Universal has rescheduled its long-delayed special edition DVD release of DUNE, featuring Patrick Stewart, for January 31, 2006. (Oct 04)
First photos of the movie DEJA VU directed by Tim Russ and starring Garrett Wang and Chase Masterson can be found here
The movie is currently in the process of being packaged for DVD release and will be available shortly. (Oct 04)
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