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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 / 01:33, 7 June 2008 / Feature Films
NewsOk.com posted a new interview with Star Trek actress Nichelle Nichols, in which she talks about TOS and the new Star Trek movie. Here are few excerpts.
Q:There's a lot of overlap between "Heroes" and "Star Trek," because of you and George Takei having roles on the show, the frequent mentions of "Star Trek" on the show and now Zachary Quinto (Sylar on "Heroes") is going to be in the new movie.
A:He's playing Spock. I had seen his character, and I thought, "My God, he's such a handsome young man, how is he going to play (Spock)?" He's such a macho-looking guy on the screen, and then I saw him at a convention and I guess he had cut his hair, and I said, "My God, he is Spock."
Q:There is definitely a resemblance.
A:Yes indeed, oh yes indeed! But when he had all that hair, I didn't see it. I said, "What are they trying to do, glamorize Spock?" It was really funny.
Q:What was your reaction when you heard there was going to be another "Star Trek" film and that it was going to be a prequel to the original series?
A:My attitude has always been about the subsequent "Star
Trek" spinoffs, that we are no longer doing it, that this is a vast universe and there's room for everybody. And if the thought is well thought out and creative and does not mar/jar what Gene (Roddenberry, creator of "Star Trek") created, then I'm all for it. God bless them.
Q:What did you think of J.J. Abrams (creator of ABC's "Lost" and director of the new "Star Trek" movie)?
A:He did me the courtesy and respect of asking me to come and have lunch with him, and come on set, and could he pick my brain, and he wanted me to meet the young woman (Zoe Saldana) who was to play (Uhura). ... And I thought that was so classy. And then I think he got together with the other people (original "Star Trek" cast). Because everybody wanted to be in it, you know. And I think he was probably thinking about it. But he really wanted to make his statement, his movie. And this is his movie. And I just can't wait for it to come out to see how well it will be. I think it's going to be wonderful; I hope so anyway.
Q:What advice did Abrams seek?
A:I think I will keep that to myself.
Q:When you met Zoe Saldana, what was that like?
A:She is so beautiful. She didn't know I was going to be there, and she was not supposed to be working that day, as I recall. And J.J. had her come in ... and she walked in and looked around and said hi, then stopped dead, turned back and looked at me and said, "No way!" It was just beautiful. And she came over, and she was like, "Are you you? Are you you?" And we sat and talked, and J.J. came over beaming with red cheeks. And we talked for about 40 minutes more, just she and I, and it was lovely. It really was kind of like deja vu all over again.
The full interview is here.
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NewsOk.com posted a new interview with Star Trek actress Nichelle Nichols
A day earlier, NewOK.com also posted a Q&A with Walter Koenig...
OK: When you got the Chekov role, what did you think of the part?
WK: I thought, "Well, here's a few days of work, and a character that might recur." I wasn't under contract; I was at the mercy strictly of the writers and producers... Alas, because the role did not grow, particularly during the first year, I questioned whether it was something that I wanted to continue doing. My wife, in fact, told me that I was nuts if I did not wish to continue. Of course, she was totally right, because it's ended up shaping not only my career but my life.
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Retro Cloth Series 6 -- Chekov and Cheron
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