Source: BBC America
Doctor Who: A Christmas Carol
Premieres: December 25, 2010 at 9pm/8c
SYNOPSIS
Matt and Karen return for an all-new Christmas special, along with Arthur Darvill and guest stars Michael Gambon (Harry Potter) and Katherine Jenkins.
More details to come, but Lead Writer and Executive Producer, Steven Moffat, confirmed, 'Oh, we're going for broke with this one. It's all your favorite Christmas movies at once, in an hour, with monsters. And the Doctor. And a honeymoon. And ... oh, you'll see. I've honestly never been so excited about writing anything!'
It's Doctor Who all Christmas long with a marathon of favorites starting on December 24th at Midnight leading up to the special. BBC AMERICA will also premiere the Doctor Who Prom on Christmas Day, a live concert featuring stars Matt Smith, Karen Gillan and Arthur Darvill as hosts.
Saturday, November 20, 2010
Conan O'Brien Interview
Source: Channel Guide Mag [follow link for complete interview]
Hot Coco!
Conan O'Brien Talks About His Crazy Year
By Stacey Harrison
You can gauge the major upheavals in Conan O'Brien's career by his facial hair.
A couple of years ago, when a writers strike brought production of Late Night to a standstill, the famously boyish-looking host emerged with a beard -- the first of his life -- that he said he grew out of solidarity with his staff. Then, in January, when his brief run on The Tonight Show ended after a notorious spat with NBC, during which he elected to leave the show rather than agreeing to move its time slot to make way for the return of Jay Leno, the first thing he did was to stop shaving.
He kept the beard as he set out on this summer's Legally Prohibited From Being Funny on Television Tour, which showcased his musical skills and poked fun at his be-quiet-or-else contractual settlement with NBC. It's still there in promos for his new late-night show Conan, which comes to TBS beginning Nov. 8.
The question is, will it be around come showtime?
O'Brien answered this and many other questions during our 40-minute chat, which also reveals how he plans to address the situation with NBC, why he stayed in Los Angeles, and why he never watches late-night talk shows.
... You're known to revere the late-night talk show traditions of shows like Late Night and especially The Tonight Show. Are you looking to bring that to cable, or will Conan be something that's really out of that mold?
My analogy is when you come out with a new car that's radically different from any other car, it still has four wheels, a steering wheel and some kind of conventional seating. I think this show will still have the skeleton that a lot of these shows have and the way that I've been working since 1993, which is coming out and greeting the crowd, addressing them. You have to have guests. There's no way in the world that you can do a show for an hour [without guests], and that's often my favorite part of the show. That can be very unpredictable. ... The standard setup will be the same. That said, I'd like the show to reflect a lot of the things that are different now, and the fact that I'm on basic cable now. And I say that not in a bad way, but in a good way. I think there's a lot of ways that we can evolve into something else. One thing people often don't understand about these shows is that you don't unveil a finished product on the first night. My plan is to have a really good time, have a few memorable moments, and what I've told my writers is we're going to find this show by doing it. It's by the doing of the show and by being open to change and trying things that we're going to [get it right]. The Late Night show went through a long evolution. My whole career in late-night television has been an evolution, or devolution, or however you want to look at it. That's what has to happen here is yeah, there's got to be a lot of the skeleton or the blueprint of what these shows are, and then we see what we can do with this thing. Because mostly what I'd like to do with this show is surprise myself. I'd like to amuse myself. I'd like to a year from now realize, "Wow, we started here on Nov. 8, and look at how much things changed." That to me is a sign of a healthy show, especially in the beginning.
Hot Coco!
Conan O'Brien Talks About His Crazy Year
By Stacey Harrison
You can gauge the major upheavals in Conan O'Brien's career by his facial hair.
A couple of years ago, when a writers strike brought production of Late Night to a standstill, the famously boyish-looking host emerged with a beard -- the first of his life -- that he said he grew out of solidarity with his staff. Then, in January, when his brief run on The Tonight Show ended after a notorious spat with NBC, during which he elected to leave the show rather than agreeing to move its time slot to make way for the return of Jay Leno, the first thing he did was to stop shaving.
He kept the beard as he set out on this summer's Legally Prohibited From Being Funny on Television Tour, which showcased his musical skills and poked fun at his be-quiet-or-else contractual settlement with NBC. It's still there in promos for his new late-night show Conan, which comes to TBS beginning Nov. 8.
The question is, will it be around come showtime?
O'Brien answered this and many other questions during our 40-minute chat, which also reveals how he plans to address the situation with NBC, why he stayed in Los Angeles, and why he never watches late-night talk shows.
... You're known to revere the late-night talk show traditions of shows like Late Night and especially The Tonight Show. Are you looking to bring that to cable, or will Conan be something that's really out of that mold?
My analogy is when you come out with a new car that's radically different from any other car, it still has four wheels, a steering wheel and some kind of conventional seating. I think this show will still have the skeleton that a lot of these shows have and the way that I've been working since 1993, which is coming out and greeting the crowd, addressing them. You have to have guests. There's no way in the world that you can do a show for an hour [without guests], and that's often my favorite part of the show. That can be very unpredictable. ... The standard setup will be the same. That said, I'd like the show to reflect a lot of the things that are different now, and the fact that I'm on basic cable now. And I say that not in a bad way, but in a good way. I think there's a lot of ways that we can evolve into something else. One thing people often don't understand about these shows is that you don't unveil a finished product on the first night. My plan is to have a really good time, have a few memorable moments, and what I've told my writers is we're going to find this show by doing it. It's by the doing of the show and by being open to change and trying things that we're going to [get it right]. The Late Night show went through a long evolution. My whole career in late-night television has been an evolution, or devolution, or however you want to look at it. That's what has to happen here is yeah, there's got to be a lot of the skeleton or the blueprint of what these shows are, and then we see what we can do with this thing. Because mostly what I'd like to do with this show is surprise myself. I'd like to amuse myself. I'd like to a year from now realize, "Wow, we started here on Nov. 8, and look at how much things changed." That to me is a sign of a healthy show, especially in the beginning.
Syfy Video: Riese: Kingdom Falling Episode 3 "Fragments"
Source: Syfy
Episode 3: Fragments : Riese: Kingdom Falling
Empire and rebellion begin closing in on Riese.
Cast includes Bart Anderson, Sage Brocklebank, Christine Chatelain, Leah Gibson, Patrick Gilmore and Sharon Taylor.
Episode 3: Fragments : Riese: Kingdom Falling
Empire and rebellion begin closing in on Riese.
Cast includes Bart Anderson, Sage Brocklebank, Christine Chatelain, Leah Gibson, Patrick Gilmore and Sharon Taylor.
Syfy Video - Sanctuary: "Breach" Sneak Peek
Source: Syfy
Breach - Sneak Peek - Sanctuary
Watch a sneak peek from the next all-new episode of Sanctuary! Friday at 10/9c on Syfy!
Breach - Sneak Peek - Sanctuary
Watch a sneak peek from the next all-new episode of Sanctuary! Friday at 10/9c on Syfy!
Cowboy & Aliens - Video: Movie Trailer
Source: Yahoo Movies
Cowboy & Aliens co-stars include Harrison Ford, Daniel Craig, Olivia Wilde, Sam Rockwell, Adam Beach, Clancy Brown, Keith Carradine and Walton Goggins. Currently has an opening date of July 29, 2011.
Cowboy & Aliens co-stars include Harrison Ford, Daniel Craig, Olivia Wilde, Sam Rockwell, Adam Beach, Clancy Brown, Keith Carradine and Walton Goggins. Currently has an opening date of July 29, 2011.
The Cape - Video: Teaser
Source: NBC You Tube Channel
The Cape - Teaser
Premieres Sunday, January 9, 2011 on NBC at 9/8C.
From the visionary team of Gail Berman and Lloyd Braun comes an imaginative adventure about a dad who would do anything to protect his family.
Officer Vince Faraday was a good cop trying to clean up a corrupt city. Framed for murder and left for dead, he suddenly found himself separated from his wife and son and forced into hiding. Now, inspired by his son's favorite comic book hero, he's taking the law into his own hands, and playing a deadly game of chess with the powerful kingpin who framed him. With the hope of one day reuniting with his family, The Cape is sending a loud message to all criminals... run.
Cast includes David Lyons, James Frain, Jennifer Ferrin, Summer Glau and Keith David.
The Cape - Teaser
Premieres Sunday, January 9, 2011 on NBC at 9/8C.
From the visionary team of Gail Berman and Lloyd Braun comes an imaginative adventure about a dad who would do anything to protect his family.
Officer Vince Faraday was a good cop trying to clean up a corrupt city. Framed for murder and left for dead, he suddenly found himself separated from his wife and son and forced into hiding. Now, inspired by his son's favorite comic book hero, he's taking the law into his own hands, and playing a deadly game of chess with the powerful kingpin who framed him. With the hope of one day reuniting with his family, The Cape is sending a loud message to all criminals... run.
Cast includes David Lyons, James Frain, Jennifer Ferrin, Summer Glau and Keith David.
Warehouse 13 - Allison Scagliotti Interview
Source: Hollywood The Write Way [follow link for complete interview]
Warehouse 13 Holiday Details Shared at Syfy Digital Press Tour
Warehouse 13 Star, Allison Scagliotti had quite a bit to say about the episode and a bit more at the recent Syfy Digital Press Tour in Orlando, Florida.
Can you tease a little bit about what we're going to see in the holiday episode? Are we going to see the typical Christmas scenes?
Well, over at "Warehouse," everyone sort of has their plans for the holidays, and everyone's plans sort of get foiled. Pete and Myka plan on going home for the holidays, but Artie straps them with a case. There's a bad Santa terrorizing a businessman, a Mr. Potter, if you will. Yes, I just made a Frank Capra reference, and I'm 20.
(Laughter.)
Chew on that. And for Claudia, if you recall, she's an orphan. And her brother was lost to an interdimensional space for over a decade. So this is the first time she actually gets to have a family for the holidays. However, Artie is a bit of a Scrooge, so it's Claudia's project to bring him some holiday cheer, hell or high water. And that's where the idea comes from to find his father. And we have Judd Hirsch. Amazing. It was so much fun. Just to watch Judd and Saul Rubinek --
...Warehouse 13 Holiday Episode Airs Tuesday, December 7, 2010 at 10/9c only on Syfy.
Warehouse 13 Holiday Details Shared at Syfy Digital Press Tour
Warehouse 13 Star, Allison Scagliotti had quite a bit to say about the episode and a bit more at the recent Syfy Digital Press Tour in Orlando, Florida.
Can you tease a little bit about what we're going to see in the holiday episode? Are we going to see the typical Christmas scenes?
Well, over at "Warehouse," everyone sort of has their plans for the holidays, and everyone's plans sort of get foiled. Pete and Myka plan on going home for the holidays, but Artie straps them with a case. There's a bad Santa terrorizing a businessman, a Mr. Potter, if you will. Yes, I just made a Frank Capra reference, and I'm 20.
(Laughter.)
Chew on that. And for Claudia, if you recall, she's an orphan. And her brother was lost to an interdimensional space for over a decade. So this is the first time she actually gets to have a family for the holidays. However, Artie is a bit of a Scrooge, so it's Claudia's project to bring him some holiday cheer, hell or high water. And that's where the idea comes from to find his father. And we have Judd Hirsch. Amazing. It was so much fun. Just to watch Judd and Saul Rubinek --
...Warehouse 13 Holiday Episode Airs Tuesday, December 7, 2010 at 10/9c only on Syfy.
Human Target - Mark Valley Interview
Source: SciFi and TV Talk [follow link for complete interview]
Human Target's Mark Valley
... Human Target is the most action-packed sequence TV series on Fox; what stunt work do you do yourself and what can we expect to see this season as far as fight sequences and explosions?
MV - Well, the explosions are a little bigger. The fight sequences aren’t quite as long as they were last season, but they’re much more intense. My stunt double, Jeff Robinson, seems like he’s improving faster than I am, so it’s really kind of throwing a challenge out there for me. We also have a shorthand working together. For example, we have an array of stunt people that come in under different guises and play bad guys, and we’re all sort of used to working together and working with our camera crew. That allows us to put things together a bit more quickly, so our fights might be a little bit faster and more intense.
That said, we owe an awful lot to Steve Boyum, our producer/director who is with us in Vancouver. There is a great deal of preparation that goes into finding a feasible or a cost effective way of producing these stunts, and it’s just amazing the way he does it. Steve previously worked as a stuntman as well as a cameraman. He’s been around for a while and we’re really profiting from his experience at being able to lay out these scenarios where we can work and play. In some ways we’re saving ourselves an awful lot of time from his experience and benefiting from that. So thanks to those assets, we’re just going to continue to make some pretty interesting stuff...
Human Target's Mark Valley
... Human Target is the most action-packed sequence TV series on Fox; what stunt work do you do yourself and what can we expect to see this season as far as fight sequences and explosions?
MV - Well, the explosions are a little bigger. The fight sequences aren’t quite as long as they were last season, but they’re much more intense. My stunt double, Jeff Robinson, seems like he’s improving faster than I am, so it’s really kind of throwing a challenge out there for me. We also have a shorthand working together. For example, we have an array of stunt people that come in under different guises and play bad guys, and we’re all sort of used to working together and working with our camera crew. That allows us to put things together a bit more quickly, so our fights might be a little bit faster and more intense.
That said, we owe an awful lot to Steve Boyum, our producer/director who is with us in Vancouver. There is a great deal of preparation that goes into finding a feasible or a cost effective way of producing these stunts, and it’s just amazing the way he does it. Steve previously worked as a stuntman as well as a cameraman. He’s been around for a while and we’re really profiting from his experience at being able to lay out these scenarios where we can work and play. In some ways we’re saving ourselves an awful lot of time from his experience and benefiting from that. So thanks to those assets, we’re just going to continue to make some pretty interesting stuff...
NCIS - Video: "Enemies Domestic" Episode Trailer
Source: CBS You Tube Channel
NCIS - Enemies Domestic
In the aftermath of a deadly attack, one team member flashes back to their first NCIS mission on the next episode of NCIS.
NCIS - Enemies Domestic
In the aftermath of a deadly attack, one team member flashes back to their first NCIS mission on the next episode of NCIS.
Hawaii 50 - Video: "Hao Kanaka" Episode Trailer
Source: CBS You Tube Channel
Hawaii Five-0 - Hao Kanaka
Five-0 is baffled when a highly skilled ring of thieves pulls off a heist of an armored car, killing two security guards but leaving the money behind on the next episode of Hawaii Five-0, Monday, November 22 at 10pm on CBS.
Hawaii Five-0 - Hao Kanaka
Five-0 is baffled when a highly skilled ring of thieves pulls off a heist of an armored car, killing two security guards but leaving the money behind on the next episode of Hawaii Five-0, Monday, November 22 at 10pm on CBS.
MGM Video: Stargate Universe - "Cloverdale" Jamil Walker Smith - Get My James Bond On
Source: MGM
Stargate Universe Video Featurette - Get My James Bond On
Jamil Walker Smith discusses how excited the cast was for a costume change in the SGU episode "Cloverdale".
Stargate Universe Video Featurette - Get My James Bond On
Jamil Walker Smith discusses how excited the cast was for a costume change in the SGU episode "Cloverdale".
Syfy Video - Sanctuary: "Breach" Episode Trailer
Source: Syfy
Breach - Next Episode - Sanctuary : Episode 307
Magnus falls into a trap when she investigates a call for help at an abandoned building.
Breach - Next Episode - Sanctuary : Episode 307
Magnus falls into a trap when she investigates a call for help at an abandoned building.
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