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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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PC Authority posted a new interview with actor Karl Urban, the new McCoy from J.J. Abrams upcoming Star Trek movie, and here are few excerpts from the article.
Dan Long: Karl, you've tackled many genres before this; Lord of the Rings, Bourne Supremacy, Pathfinder, Ghost Ship, Doom and now you're back to science fiction again. How does it feel coming from the early days of Shortland Street in NZ to this massive blockbuster, with a huge character history behind it? Playing Bones, was there much pressure on you to honour this character?
Karl Urban: Oh yeah, absolutely. Let me start by saying that I'm a long term fan of the original Star Trek show - I watched it as a kid and saw all the movies when they came out. I was hyper aware as a fan that we all collectively had to do justice to these really great, iconic characters.
You know, for me, I have such a huge respect for the work that Mr Kelley did in taking what was a originally written as a supporting character and through his great work and chemistry with Mr Nimoy and Mr Shatner and elevate that character into a really central part and it became a third billing on the show. So it was a little daunting to say the least. But I was thrilled to be given the opportunity.
Dan Long: How did that opportunity come about?
Karl Urban: I had an initial meeting with JJ which I didn't think went very well at all. Then I heard from him a couple of months later, that he wanted me to come in and screen test for the role of Bones, which I did. I knew pretty much instantly that it went well and they were interested and within an hour, it was "Yep, you're our guy".
Dan Long: Paramount has already greenlit the sequel. How do you feel about being typecast as Bones. Does it scare you that Star Trek has such as a fanatical fan base attached to it, that you might only be seen as that 'Bones guy'? How do you work around that as an actor?
Karl Urban: I think if it bothered me, I wouldn't have accepted the role. You know what? My hope is that this film is embraced and loved as much as we love it and that the people enjoy viewing it, as much as we enjoyed making it. And if we're fortunate enough to be in the position where we can continue this legacy, where we can continue making these films, I will definitely be there. I had such a fun time on this.
The full, extensive interview is here
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