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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 / 06:50, 21 December 2007 / Star Trek: Nemesis
Hollywood.com posted an exclusive interview with Star Trek movie executive producer Damon Lindelof, who promises that the new film is being designed to appeal to a fanbase far beyond that of traditional Trek loyalists, while also reviving interest among die hard fans. Here are few excerpts from the article.
"All I can say is I think it's going to be really, really cool," says Lindelof, who as executive producer of Lost is no stranger to holding spoilers close to his vest. "We're making the movie for the fans, but more importantly we're making it for a whole new generation of fans. We want our wives to come and understand what the hell's going on. We want our kids to understand what the hell's going on. It's not your daddy's Star Trek."
Regarding the rumors that the movie will involve time travel, Lindelof said "If I were to tell you what I thought, it would shine too much light on whether or not he was hot or cold, and quite honestly I think that kind of stuff is exciting that the fans are sort of saying ‘If Nimoy's in the movie and Quinto is playing young Spock, what could that mean for the story? Let me try to devise a possible plot line.'"
"It's very comforting for me to be a producer on this movie, just be involved in the story. I'd be very nervous to actually write that stuff. But you know, no one writes a mind-meld like Kurtzman and Orci, That's all I'll say."
Regarding the rumors of an appearance of William Shatner as Kirk in the movie, he said "There are still ongoing talks. We're pretty much exactly where we were with Comic Con ... Look, the reality is Trek was up and running and in existence and iconic before we came so we've been basically invited to the party that these guys have been throwing for the last 40 years, so obviously it would be HUGE if Mr. Shatner wanted to be any part of the franchise. It's a challenge for us, though, because they killed Kirk off ... But hey, it's Trek, anything's possible, right?"
The full article, which also features quotes by Zachary Quinto and the TOS cast, can be found here.
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