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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 / 03:43, 19 July 2008 / General Star Trek
TrekWeb talks to Nick Cook, actor/producer of the fan production series Starship Intrepid about their upcoming episode titled "Where There's a Sea", which will be available for download tomorrow, July 20th.
1- Nick, what you can tell us about the plot of "Where There's a Sea" ?
While transporting Lieutenant Cole, the crew of the Merchant Service Starship Ariadne find themselves in the crosshairs of an Orion raiding party. When a distress call to Intrepid goes unanswered, the crew must fend for themselves.
2- How did "Where There's a Sea" come about? What was the inspiration for it?
Well the title gives a pretty good hint as to the subject matter. It's borrowed from a phrase I once heard, that goes "Where there's a sea, there are pirates." Make of that what you will. I also wanted to show that out here on the frontier, with little immediate back up, Starfleet might have to bend a few rules that those nearer the comfort of the core worlds might not have to.
3- Why are you doing this episode as a 10 minute short ?
We basically pinched the idea from James Cawley's Phase 2. There were a couple of short story ideas I had that would raise a few story threads that I thought would be interesting, and we thought it'd be a nice, quick follow-up to Heavy Lies the Crown. Where There's a Sea was one of three shorts I planned, of the other two, Machinations is currently in post, and the other, Next in Line, evolved into a full length episode, Transitions and Lamentations, which is also in post.
4- What is the role of your character, Captain Hunter, in "Where There's a Sea" ?
Hunter really doesn't have much to do in Where There's a Sea, but he's less than happy about the role he's been forced into.
5- Finally, Nick, what is the status of your ambitious Captain Picard episode, "The Stone Unturned" ?
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