Saturday, May 2, 2009
Battlestar Galactica-Behind the Scenes|01:31|
Bear McCreary
A behind-the-scenes look at Composer Bear McCreary conducting the music of Battlestar Galactica.
A behind-the-scenes look at Composer Bear McCreary conducting the music of Battlestar Galactica.
Battlestar Galactica
Sometimes a Great Notion
Season 4 : Ep. 13|46:41|
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Watch the first episode of the final season, and find out how the end will begin.
Season 4 : Ep. 13|46:41|
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Watch the first episode of the final season, and find out how the end will begin.
Friday, May 1, 2009
Actor From 'Angel' Dies at 33 of Heart Disease
Andy Hallett, who made his mark playing green-skinned, good-guy demon Lorne on the TV series "Angel," has died of congestive heart disease. Hallett was 33.
Hallett was taken by ambulance to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles after having problems breathing and died there Sunday, following a five-year battle with the heart condition, his agent Pat Brady said Tuesday.
His father, Dave Hallett, was by his side.
He went on to become an assistant to Joss Whedon's wife, Brady said. It was when Whedon saw the lanky Hallett perform karaoke that he had him audition for "Angel," a spinoff of Whedon's hit series "Buffy the Vampire Slayer." Hallett snagged the part of Lorne.
"Andy was the all-American boy from Massachusetts," Brady said. "He was a hoot. He was comfortable wherever he went. Girls loved him. He was a very gregarious, happy young man."
Born and raised in Osterville, Mass., Hallett moved out to Los Angeles when he was 23 and worked as a messenger at a talent agency, said Brady.
Hallett proved himself a fan favorite on "Angel" as the show tune loving, red horned demon seer who runs the karaoke club Caritas and can read a person's aura when they sing, revealing their problems and futures.
The series, starring David Boreanaz as the brooding vampire Angel, ran for five seasons on the WB network before it was canceled, ending in 2004.
Hallett was diagnosed with his heart condition at the end of the show, said Brady, and had been in and out of hospitals for the past five years. He decided to concentrate on his own music, stepping away from acting.
Hallett, an only child, is survived by his father Dave Hallett and mother Lori Hallett.
Thursday, April 30, 2009
Star Trek’s Young Actors Step Into Big Space Boots
LOS ANGELES — The fresh-faced leading men of J.J. Abrams’ new Star Trek face a rare challenge: As they assume the roles of Kirk, Spock and the rest of the Enterprise crew, they must provide their own unique takes on characters that transformed the original actors into pop-culture touchstones.
William Shatner’s James T. Kirk, Leonard Nimoy’s Mr. Spock and DeForest Kelley’s Dr. Leonard H. “Bones” McCoy — few actors are as closely identified with their screen characters as are these giants from the original sci-fi television series.
Now the new Star Trek cast must convince audiences around the world that they — not the faces burned into viewers’ memories since 1966 — make up the crew of the Enterprise.
Starfleet’s newest officers discussed how they approached stepping into their predecessors’ giant space boots during a weekend press conference ahead of the movie’s May 8 release. The new captain addressed the question first as Chris Pine described the daunting task of becoming only the second man in history to play Kirk on the big screen.
“I started watching the first season pretty feverishly,” Pine said. “Just to kind of acquaint myself with the dynamic between the characters and the aesthetic. But I found myself midway through trying to create the perfect William Shatner impression of doing Captain Kirk. And I felt that that was not the best move for me.”
That approach also didn’t jibe with Abrams’ promise to reboot the franchise.
“It really went against the mandate that J.J. put forth in the beginning of the process, which was really to re-imagine these characters and to bring a unique and specific take on them as our predecessors had done,” Pine said. “It really became a matter of having a conversation with J.J. about what little nuances I could take from Mr. Shatner’s performance to use in my own to give a sense of continuity between the characters.”
Unlike Pine, Heroes star Zachary Quinto had the advantage of having his predecessor available on the Star Trek set for first-hand consultation while developing his performance as the young Spock.
Star Trek: Online: 2387
Star Trek: Online has posted the history for another year on the path to 2409.
As reported by Star Trek: Online, the history of the Star Trek: Online MMORPG has been updated to include 2387.
The "Jellyfish," an experimental spaceship featuring trans-metaphasic shielding, has been successfully launched by the Daystrom Institute. The "Jellyfish" was designed by engineer Geordi La Forge.
Starfleet Intelligence is keeping an eye on the Orion Syndicate after the assassination of the top Syndicate boss. Criminal activity has declined in the past few years due to a crackdown, but with the emergence of an Orion as the new top boss, there are concerns about the return of the Orions as an interstellar power.
On Ferenginar, Grand Nagus Rom continues with his social and economic reforms and wishes to formally align the Ferengi with the Federation, to the dismay of some of his people.
While the Cardassians are disarming their military, the Jem'Hadar are establishing a base of operations near a former Dominion ketracel-white storage facility.
A star in the far reaches of the Romulan space begins to exhibit massive fluxuations of radiation, and the fear is that a supernova would threaten much of the Romulan Empire.
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
William Shatner Upset Again With The new Star Trek Movie
William Shatner is mad, and that's because he's been left out of the latest installment of the Star Trek saga.
Yes, he's STILL mad!
The bitter Bettie is now saying, "How could you not put one of the founding figures into a movie that was being resurrected? That doesn't make good business sense. I've become even more popular than when I was playing Captain Kirk. I'm good box office - and I get good publicity."
It's not like they didn't ask him! Shatner turned down an appearance in the new film because the part wasn't large enough!
And then Shatner declined a meet and greet with hottie Chris Pine, who plays the famed Captain Kirk in the prequel.
As a result, Pine has reached out to Shatner, but we don't know if the original Kirk has reached back!
[Shatner image via WENN, Pine via Pacific Coast News Online.]
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