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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 / 03:27, 27 March 2006 / General Genre/SciFi
Canada's SPACE: The Imagination Station reprises the Annual SPACEY Awards for a fourth year of giving homage to some of the best in sci-fi and fantasy entertainment.
"In a sea of television awards shows, the SPACEYS avoids the podiums and boring award dinners, and takes the show around the globe to find the winners wherever they happen to be," explains Paul Gratton, CHUM's vice-president of entertainment specialty channels.
William Shatner accepted a "Lifetime Achievement" gong during the 1st annual awards. Jolene Blalock has earned three SPACEYS: in 2003 as "Favourite TV Hottie," in 2004 as "Fave TV Character, Female" and again in 2005 as "Favourite Female TV Character." Star Trek: Enterprise beamed up "Favourite TV Series," last year, with Scott Bakula accepting the award on behalf of the cast and crew (story with video).
This year, two Trek-alumni productions are up for SPACEYS: Ronald D. Moore's Battlestar Galactica, and The 4400 from Ira Steven Behr and René Echevarria.
Genre fans may vote in seven Viewers Choice categories: Favourite Movie, Favourite TV Show, Favourite TV Ensemble Cast, Favourite New TV Character, Favourite Video Game, Favourite Action Sequence, and Favourite FX.
The nominees for Favourite TV Show are Battlestar Gallactica, Doctor Who, Lost, Stargate SG-1, and Supernatural.
Favourite TV Ensemble Cast nominees: Battlestar Galactica, The 4400, Lost, Smallville, and Stargate SG-1.
Favourite New TV Character nominees: Ana-Lucia Cortez (Lost), Professor Milton Fine/Brainiac (Smallville), Lt.-Col. Mitchell (Stargate SG-1), Rose Tyler (Dr. Who), and Vala Mal Doran (Stargate SG-1).
Favourite Movie nominees: Batman Begins, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Chronicles of Narnia, Corpse Bride, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, King Kong, Howl's Moving Castle, Land of the Dead, Serenity, Sin City, Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith, and Wallace and Gromit: Curse of the Were-Rabbit.
Favourite Action Sequence nominees: Batman Begins (Batmobile chase), The Island (Freeway chase), King Kong (T-Rex vs King Kong), Star Wars Ep III: Revenge of the Sith (Anakin/Kenobi saber fight), and War of the Worlds (Initial attack).
Favourite FX nominees: Chronicles of Narnia, King Kong, Sin City, Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith, and War of the Worlds.
Favourite Video Game nominees: Battlefield 2 (EA), Call of Duty 2 (Activision), God of War (Sony), King Kong (Ubisoft), and Resident Evil 4 (CapCom).
The SPACEY Viewers Choice site remains open until May 8th to accept your votes.
SPACEY staffers will award SPACE Choice trophies for Best Non-Human Performer, Best Movie Villain, Best Movie Hero, Best Horror Movie, Best Sci-Fi/Fantasy Movie, Best Comic Adaptation Movie, and Best Animated Movie. Lifetime Achievement and Special award winners will be announced at a later date.
The 2006 SPACEY Awards broadcast premieres on the SPACE channel, Saturday, May 27 at 9:30pm ET, with encore presentations on Saturday, May 27 at 12:30am; Sunday, May 28 at 3:30pm; and Tuesday, May 30 at 10pm.
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