BABYLON 5 - THE SCIFI GUYS: BRUCE BOXLEITNER AUDIO INTERVIEW PART 2
The second episode of the Sci Fi Guys fifth season featuring Bruce Boxleitner, a man known for his roles in Tron, Babylon 5 and The Scarecrow and Mrs King. This show is also the Christmas Episode and features the first ever group Geek challenge and an emotional present giving as Santa Claw opens his sack to give some gifts to the team from listeners and each other.
The interview begins at the one hour 12 minute mark.
PROMETHEUS - VIDEO: MOVIE TRAILER - PREMIERES JUNE 8, 2012
A team of explorers discover a clue to the origins of mankind on Earth, leading them on a journey to the darkest corners of the universe. There, they must fight a terrifying battle to save the future of the human race. |
Cast includes Noomi Rapace, Charlize Theron, Michael Fassbender, Patrick Wilson, Idris Elba, Guy Pearce, Logan Marshall-Green, Rafe Spall, Kate Dickie, Sean Harris and Emun Elliott.
Directed by Ridley Scott and written by Jon Spaihts and Damon Lindelof.
THE BIG BANG THEORY - POP CANDY: A chat with ... actress Mayim Bialik
Dec 22, 2011
By Whitney Matheson
There are many things to love about The Big Bang Theory -- Sheldon's quips, Howard's belt buckles -- but in 2011 actress Mayim Bialik really shone in her growing role as Sheldon's special someone, Amy Farrah Fowler.
In real life, Bialik is a busy mother with a neuroscience degree who also writes (in fact, she has a parenting book out in March). I caught up with her to talk about the future of Amy and how Big Bang has changed her life...
Mayim Bialik and Johnny Galecki from The Big Bang Theory
... Q: What has working on The Big Bang Theory taught you?
The industry has changed a lot in the 25 years since I've done sitcoms. It's a lot different being an adult with a very different perspective.
Mayim Bialik: "But I think ... I love my craft. And it sounds so pretentious, but I don't really care what it looks like when you watch it on TV -- that's not my job. My job is to create all week and to play with words and to make people laugh, and sometimes to make people cry. That's the beauty of it. And it's a real gift to work with somebody like Jim (Parsons), you know? He really loves his craft that way and can really bring out so much in me as an actor..."
The Big Bang Theory airs Thursdays at 8/7C on CBS and returns with NEW episodes on January 12, 2012 with 'The Shiny Trinket Maneuver.'
THE FADES - BBC AMERICA VIDEO: NEW SERIES TRAILER - PREMIERES SATURDAY, JANUARY 14, 2012
Written by Jack Thorne (“Skins,” “This Is England ’86,” “Shameless”), “The Fades” is a coming-of-age fantasy drama showcasing the supernatural skills of a reluctant teenager named Paul (as played by Iain De Caestecker, formerly of “Coronation Street”). His best friend, Mac (Daniel Kaluuya, “Johnny English Reborn,” “Skins”), as well as his therapist, are completely stunned by the apocalyptic dreams that he’s been having. His twin sister Anna (Lily Loveless, “Skins”) is also unsympathetic of his socially awkward behavior.
As if things aren’t difficult enough, Paul is seeing the spirits of the dead (known as Fades) all around him. An embittered Fade finds a way to break the barrier between the dead and the living, aiming its vengeance at Paul, Mac and their loved ones.
Soon the fate of humanity rests in the hands of the two best friends, who already have enough trouble getting through the day in one piece, let alone saving the world.
Thorne says of the show: “What makes ‘The Fades’ different is that it is a fantasy show rather than a science fiction show. It’s about fairly ordinary people, none of these people act or behave like they’re superheroes. “The Fades” is about the world itself being an extraordinary thing and how you battle it. This old school fantasy element combined with some pretty original characters – I hope is what will make people want to watch.”
Natalie Dormer (“The Tudors,” “Captain America: The First Avenger”), Joe Dempsie (“Game of Thrones,” “Skins”), Tom Ellis (“Miranda,” “Merlin”), Sophie Wu (“Kick-Ass”) and Johnny Harris (“This Is England ’86,” “Spartacus”) also have recurring spots in the six-part series.
“The Fades” premieres Saturday, January 14 at 9/8c as part of of BBC America’s Supernatural Saturday.
PALEY CENTER FOR MEDIA: A Justified Evening With Elmore Leonard, Timothy Olyphant, and Graham Yost
Tuesday, January 17, 2012
7:30 pm PT
Los Angeles
In Person
Elmore Leonard Timothy Olyphant Graham Yost
Writers Bloc and The Paley Center for Media present an exclusive evening with acclaimed author Elmore Leonard. In a rare Los Angeles appearance, Leonard will be joined onstage by Justified'sTimothy Olyphant (Raylan Givens), and Graham Yost (cocreator & executive producer) in celebration of the release of his latest novel Raylan. The evening will include a special screening, panel, and a post-program book signing. Don't forget the Peabody Award-winning Justified returns to FX on Jan. 17, 2012.
A limited number of tickets are available for this special Writers Bloc presentation.
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Source: Spinoff Online [follow link for complete interview]
SPINOFF ONLINE: Colin Morgan’s Boy Wizard Grows Up, and Grows Wiser, on Merlin
Thursday, December 22nd, 2011
by Jeffrey Renaud
Merlin returns to Syfy for a fourth season on Jan. 6, and while Colin Morgan admits his title character remains somewhat awkward as he continues his path to becoming the greatest wizard of them all, Merlin is becoming less naïve, more grounded and a lot wiser.
Relatively unknown when he was cast as Merlin in 2008, the 25-year-old Irish actor made a name for himself with roles at iconic English theaters like the Young Vic (Vernon God Little) and the Old Vic (Todo sobre mi madre).
Now, after four-plus years on the BBC fantasy series, Morgan says he continues to learn from Season 4 guest stars like Phil Davis (Vera Drake), Gemma Jones (Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets) and James Callis (Battlestar Galactica)...
... Q: I spoke with Katie [McGrath] yesterday, and she teased that the two of you really get after one another in Season 4. Care to corroborate the story?
Colin Morgan: "Yes, there is a big connection between Merlin and Morgana this series, and it’s a very interesting one because Morgana learns of this old sorcerer called Emrys, who is actually Merlin because Merlin can now transform into older wizards. And that’s the form that she recognizes as her doom, as her downfall, as her death. But Merlin doesn’t realize this. And neither does Morgana, so she has this huge fear and this huge mission to find out who this Emrys is and to destroy him, but again, she doesn’t know that Emrys is Merlin. It’s a big, big part of this series, and it’s also kind of a subplot to what’s going on.
Merlin and Morgana certainly meet head-to-head on several occasions throughout the series, too. And having gone through what they’ve gone through – Merlin trying to show Morgana the right path and her very much taking the wrong path – there’s really no love between them anymore. Whatsoever..."
Merlin season four premieres on Syfy on Friday, January 6, 2012 at 10/9C.
DOCTOR WHO - BBC AMERICA VIDEO FEATURETTE: Neil Gaiman - My "Dream Story" for Doctor Who
Watch an exclusive video with award-winning writer NEIL GAIMAN (Coraline, The Sandman, Doctor Who: The Doctor's Wife) ... and discover his DOCTOR WHO "dream story" to usher in the iconic series' 50th Anniversary in 2013.
What would be Neil's impossible vision to celebrate the Doctor's 50th Anniversary across all of time and space? Underwater Daleks? A sequel to his 2011 episode "The Doctor's Wife"? A Dalek-Cyberman-Weeping Angel joint attack? Watch & find out!
Merlin returns to Syfy for a fourth season Jan. 6, and no one is more excited than Katie McGrath.
While the 26-year-old Irish actress has loved playing Princess Morgana for the past three seasons of the international hit series, she tells Spinoff Online she originally signed on for the role because she wanted to play the character as the “bad-ass” queen of Camelot, wreaking havoc on the lives of Merlin, Arthur, Gwen and anyone else who stands in her way. And that’s exactly where we are when the new season begins with the two-part episode “The Darkest Hour.”
McGrath also teases that she has more screen time with Colin Morgan, who plays the title character, and sheds some light on the darkness growing within Morgana...
... Q: Season 4 opens with a two-part, Lord of the Rings-style epic fantasy battle. Morgana has enjoyed lots of great interpersonal character moments the last three seasons, but is it fun to have the character let loose on this scale?
Katie McGrath: "It’s unbelievable. We started out as this little show in Cardiff with four people making this little thing that nobody knew about that was about magic. And for it now to be four seasons later and for BBC and everybody to put so much into it and show so much faith and build these huge-scale sets for us, you cast your mind back to the first day on set and see how far we’ve come you realize what an achievement it is. And just how hard everybody has worked. And how special it is to be a part of something like that. It’s a humbling moment but at the same time, it’s absolutely brilliant to be a queen with her own army..."
Merlin season four premieres on Syfy on Friday, January 6, 2012 at 10/9C.
MSN TV: Tonight's Picks Thursday, December 22, 2011
... The Thin Man
8:00 PM, TCM
Robert Wagner and Stefanie Powers owe much of their "Hart to Hart" rhythm to William Powell and Myrna Loy, who perfected the concept of married, often bickering sleuths in this classic 1934 comedy-mystery movie. The stars play Nick and Nora Charles, a high-living couple who investigate an inventor's supposed involvement in a murder. Maureen O'Sullivan plays his daughter, who enlists the couple.
GAME OF THRONES - HBO VIDEO FEATURETTE: Season Two - In Production: Belfast
Producers D.B. Weiss and David Benioff; location manager Robert Boake, and actors Michelle Fairley and Nikolaj Coster-Waldau discuss the advantages of filming in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
Game of Thrones season two premieres April 2012 on HBO.
WILLIAM POWELL - 'THE THIN MAN' MOVIE MARATHON - TCM VIDEO: THURSDAY, DECEMBER 22, 2011
8:00 PM The Thin Man (1934)
A husband-and-wife detective team takes on the search for a missing inventor and almost get killed for their efforts.
Nick (William Powell) and Nora (Myrna Loy) investigate the disappearance of an inventor in this classic blend of laughs and suspense which marked the first pairing of what was to become one of the movies' great romantic teams.
Cast includes William Powell, Myrna Loy, Maureen O'Sullivan, Nat Pendleton, Minna Gombell, Porter Hall, Henry Wadsworth, William Henry, Harold Huber and Cesar Romero.
9:45 PM After The Thin Man (1936)
Married sleuths Nick and Nora Charles try to clear Nora's cousin of a murder charge.
Delightful second entry in the series finds the urbane Charleses in San Francisco and, when not inordinately inebriated, investigating murder charges brought against Loy's unstable cousin (Elissa Landi). Slightly overlong but first rate, with a truly surprising culprit.
Cast includes William Powell, Myrna Loy, James Stewart, Elissa Landi, Joseph Calleia, Jessie Ralph, Alan Marshal, Teddy Hart, Sam Levene, Penny Singleton and Paul Fix.
11:45 PM Another Thin Man (1939)
Not even the joys of parenthood can stop married sleuths Nick and Nora Charles from investigating a murder on a Long Island estate.
Murder strikes at a Long Island estate and the screen's favorite lush-detective couple (along with Asta and newborn son Nick, Jr) move in to solve it, although motherhood has slowed down Nora's drinking a bit. Enjoyable third entry in the series and the last to be based on a Dashiell Hammett story.
Cast includes William Powell, Myrna Loy, Virginia Grey, Otto Kruger, C. Aubrey Smith, Ruth Hussey, Nat Pendleton, Patric Knowles, Tom Neal, Phyllis Gordon, Sheldon Leonard and Marjorie Main.
1:45 AM Shadow Of The Thin Man (1941)
High society sleuths Nick and Nora Charles run into a variety of shady characters while investigating a race-track murder.
Nick and Nora probe murder at a race track and run into the usual assortment of shady characters in this agreeable fourth entry in the series, notable for famed future acting teacher Stella Adler in a rare film role (as a gambler's moll).
Cast includes William Powell, Myrna Loy, Barry Nelson, Donna Reed, Sam Levene, Alan Baxter, Henry O'Neill, Richard Hall and Stella Adler.
3:30 AM The Thin Man Goes Home (1945)
On a trip to visit his parents, detective Nick Charles gets mixed up in a murder investigation.
Nick takes the family on a vacation to Sycamore Springs to visit his parents, but naturally winds up embroiled in a murder case. Leisurely entry, with even more comedy than usual.
Cast includes William Powell, Myrna Loy, Lucile Watson, Gloria DeHaven, Anne Revere, Helen Vinson, Harry Davenport, Leon Ames and Donald Meek.
5:15 AM Song Of The Thin Man (1947)
Society sleuths Nick and Nora Charles investigate a murder in a jazz club.
Nick and Nora search for clues to a murder in the dark and mysterious atmosphere of N.Y. jazz clubs. 11-year-old Dean Stockwell portrays Nick, Jr., in this sixth and final series entry, still amiable and entertaining thanks to the stars' chemistry.
Cast includes William Powell, Myrna Loy, Keenan Wynn, Dean Stockwell, Phillip Reed, Patricia Morison, Leon Ames, Gloria Grahame, Jayne Meadows and Ralph Morgan.
