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GAME OF THRONES (MAY 18) - 'Battle of Blackwater' Episode 2.09 PHOTO Bronn in Battle #gameofthrones

Love the shot of Tyrion's sellsword, 'Bronn' fighting in the Battle of Blackwater' :

Jerome Flynn is exactly as I would have pictured the character from reading the books and he certainly acts the part. I'm going on record as wanting Bronn's fate in the Battle of Blackwater be exactly like that of the book. It worked very well there and will here as well. Seriously. It's a very bloody battle.

Right: Varys and Tyrion Lannister (Conleth Hill and Peter Dinklage) Credit: Helen Sloan/HBO

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GAME OF THRONES' penultimate Battle of the Blackwater episode is just a little over a week away and HBO has just released the first image from the game and life-changing bloody battle.

Here’s Bronn (Jerome Flynn) taking aim on a cliff, with what appears to be part of Blackwater Bay and King’s Landing behind him FYI 'Blackwater' will take place at night as, executive producer David Benioff stated, “Flaming arrows at night look gorgeous.”

 

SOURCE: EW 'Game of Thrones:' First Blackwater battle photo

 

Update! GAME OF THRONES 'Story So Far' VIDEO - Episode 16 RECAP - Inside The Episode - Preview Episode 17 VIDEO - SPOILERS #gameofthrones

UPDATE (MAY 9 2012) Game Of Thrones Season 2: The Story So Far (Episodes 11-16) VIDEO:

NIKOLAJ COSTER-WALDAU as 'Jaime Lannister' in KING OF THRONES Episode #17: “A Man Without Honor” (HBO) Beginning MAY 13:

Game Of Thrones Season 2: Episode #17 Preview VIDEO:

GAME OF THRONES - Episode #17: “A Man Without Honor” SYNOPSIS:

Jaime (Nicolaj Coster-Waldau) meets a distant relative;Dany receives an invitation to the House of the Undying; Theon leads a search party; Jon loses his way in the wilderness; Cersei (Lena Headey) counsels Sansa (Sophie Turner).

Debut: SUNDAY, MAY 13 (9:00-10:00 p.m.)
Written by David Benioff & D.B. Weiss; directed by David Nutter.

ALFIE ALLEN as THEON GREYJOY in GAME OF THRONES - Episode #17: “A Man Without Honor”:

Update May 9, 2012 - NEW! GAME OF THRONES: SEASON 2 SO FAR VIDEO ( The Story So Far (Episodes 11-16):

 

Game Of Thrones Season 2: Inside The Episode #16 VIDEO:

Game of Thrones Season 2: Recap #16:

This episode may have been the most exciting and tension-filled hour of Game of Thrones yet  simply because I had no idea what would happen next!

Despite having to missed a week of Bronn (Jerome Flynn)  and Ser Jorah  (Iain Glen),
we had some scorching scenes with many of our favorites (it was Stark-and-psuedo-Stark-intensive).

The opening scene was heartbreaking:

Theon: I sent my men over the walls with grappling hooks and took the castle.

Bran: Why?

As a almost synched-in-time-with GAME OF THRONES (HBO) and current book reader, this was hands down the most tense episode of the season as half-way through I realized that seriously, I had NO IDEA what would happen next.

This episode had some rocking scenes. My highlights:

All of the interactions with Arya (Maisie Williams) and Tywin Lannister (Charles Dance) were chock full of seriously great chemistry. And when they added Littlefinger to the mix it was nail-bittingly intense. (For my part, I have no doubt whatsoever that he recognized Arya. Think about who and what Littlefinger is.)

Said a fan  of Arya and Tywin Lannister:

Kudos to the brilliant Mr. Dance, who knows full well the caveat about working with animals and children in film and is handing every scene to Maisie and her wonderful expression. His restraint is superb—he never dominates with too strong a delivery, or upstages her with menacing hand motions, or any other bits of theatrical business —he just serves up one home-run ball after another and lets her hit each one out of the park.

Arya and Jaqen:

The annoyed look on Jaqen’s (Tom Wlaschiha) face when a frantic Arya demands an immediate kill was perfect. And then Tywin opens the door and Lorch drops in--dead.  Spot.on.

 

The Jon and Ygritte scene where Ygritte kept… “moving” was sweet and sexy. Despite it being a departure from the books,  it made me smile. 

Osha = badass/ good heart:

Bran, Rickon, Osha and Hodor escape Theon's Winterfell invasion, but to where?:

 

Game of Thrones Season 2: Recap #16 VIDEO:

The episode opens on a frantic maester Luwin, attempting to send an S.O.S. message via raven. He just gets it off when the Greyjoys arrive. Theon wakes Bran and tells him to assemble everyone in the courtyard, where he will yield Winterfell to him, 'Prince Theon.' Bran does as Theon requests.

Ser Rodrik is captured by Theon’s men outside Winterfell, as he is returning from Torrhen’s Square. He spits in Theon’s face and Dagmer urges Theon to execute him or the men will lose respect for him (He must 'pay the Iron Price.') Theon mulls this over briefly and then takes way too many whacks at poor Ser Rodrik's neck before kicking it off. Later that night, Osha seduces Theon. When he is asleep she sneaks out of his room, casually kills one of the guards and then smuggles Bran, Rickon and Hodor to safety.

***I know this would have changed the story too drastically but logically, why wouldn't Osha have 'casually killed' the sleeping Theon before she did the guard?"***

In King’s Landing, Tyrion, Cersei, Joffrey and Sansa are seeing princess Myrcella off to Dorne. On the way back to the Red Keep, the motley & starving villagers get restless, taunting the royals. Some horseshit finds it target on Joffrey. He loses his shit and demands the head of whomever threw it and from there, things degenerate into complete chaos. Joffrey, Tyrion and Cersei make it back to the castle safely, but Sansa, separated from the group, gets left behind. Tyrion slaps the boy king around a bit and berates him for causing this riot and potentially losing Sansa, reminding him--again--that Jaime's life and Sansa's are tied together. Sansa has been dragged away from the mob and is about to be gang-raped when The Hound, prompted we learn afterwards by Tyrion, slashes and crushes his way to her rescue.

In Robb’s camp we again glimpse 'Lady Talisa' as does the King of the North. Under much quieter circumstances than their first meeting on the battlefield, she and Robb flirt--then Catelyn arrives with Brienne. Catelyn is introduced to Talisa. Cat and Robb then walk-and-talk until Roose arrives with some really.bad. news. Robb is furious with Theon and is ready to march to Winterfell and take it back himself. Roose suggests he send his own bastard son from the Dreadfort instead, that he would be happy to bring him Theon’s head. Robb says he wants him alive, so he can look him in the eye and ask him ‘Why?’ before executing him himself.

At Harrenhal, Arya continues to serve Tywin Lannister as cupbearer. In a meeting with his men, Tywin berates Amory Lorch for bungling a simple letter delivery because he cannot read. He dismisses his men and then chats with Arya, after he learns that she can read. Littlefinger arrives to meet with Tywin. Arya does her best to remain unnoticed while Littlefinger proposes an alliance with the Tyrells. After Littlefinger leaves, Arya spots a letter about Robb on the table and, while Tywin’s back is turned, snatches it. Later with the letter in hand, she runs through the castle and literally runs into Amory Lorch. Amory notices the letter and gets suspicious. Arya fears she'll be caught and punished so she runs. Amory heads for Tywin while Arya desperately searches out Jaqen. She finds him, names Amory Lorch as her second name, demands he be killed--NOW-- and just as Amory makes it to Tywin’s door, he falls down dead.

Beyond the Wall, Qhorin’s band treks through the mountains, looking for wildlings. They spy a small scout camp and attack and kill all but one of the wildlings, a red-haired girl named Ygritte. Qhorin tells Jon to kill her and meet up with them at the top of the mountain. Jon hesitates--he can't do this--and Ygritte uses his moment of weakness to break and run for it. Jon chases and catches her, but they have lost Qhorin and the rest of his brothers. Darkness is descending upon them so after binding her, the two settle in for the long, cold night, huddled together on the ground.

Meanwhile in Qarth, Danareys is trying and failing to bargain with the Spice King for some ships. Though he finds her intriguing and spirited, he won't make such a risky investment. Dany and Xaro return to his mansion to find his guards slain. Dany runs through the courtyard up to her quarters, passing a dead bloodrider on the way, and finding an apparently dead Irri lying on the floor. Worst of all, her dragon's cages are empty. The closing shot shows a hooded figure walking the dragons up steep steps toward a ominous-looking tower, whilst the dragons, cloaked and caged, cry out.

The Best Scenes:

Change is good, right?

Many changes from the way things went down in the book in tonight’s episode. Arya almost runs into Littlefinger, then she kills off Amory Lorch. Theon executes Ser Rodrik then sleeps with Osha. Jon doesn’t let Ygritte go and instead chases her down then ends up getting separated from Qhorin. And, of course, Dany’s dragons get stolen. The changes from book to screen really added a lot of drama and tension to the episode.
 

Ser Rodrik: Death with dignity – This scene was truly hard to watch, especailly with the plaintive wails of both Bran and Ricken who, like the rest of the the captives, bore witness. Ser Rodrik went out with class tho', despite Theon not giving him the clean execution he deserved. First, he calmed Bran and Rickon and then called out Theon one last time. “Gods help you, Theon Greyjoy. Now you are truly lost.”

The super-fast murder of Amory Lorch – This had to be the lightest moment involving death in the series thus far.
 
The Hound saves Sansa – The Hound was all kinds of awesome in his rescue of the nearly gang-raped Sansa. It was a scene only alluded to in the book so it was very satisfying seeing it played out.

And not-insignificantly we had...Direwolves! -- There were three direwolves. Ghost looks magnificent in the white-on-white setting he's in. We had a non-gratuitous Osha(!) (Natalia Tena) naked scene and an awesomely-rendered Joffrey-bitch-slap from Tyrion ( for inciting the mob ("Kill them all!") after some poo-flinging at the boy king on some low-born's part.

EMILIA CLARKE  as DAENARYS in EPISODE #16 of GAME OF THRONES:

The less-than-Best Scenes:

As Dany talked longer and longer to the spice king, she seemed younger and younger and less and less powerful/confident, even when yelling her standard 'Fire and Blood' threat. And all of her gravitas disappeared when she made her most feared discovery at episode's end.

This season Daenarys is beginning to sound like as a whiny, demanding 'little princess' stamping her feet when she doesn’t get her way. A little girl that is completely out of her depth and is falling apart...not rising.

 

Here are this week’s Episode Extras from HBO GO:
http://www.spoilertv.com/2012/05/game-of-thrones-episode-207-old-gods.html

UPDATE! TRUE BLOOD POSTER ART Season 5 - Conjuring Season 4 Promo VIDEO - SPOILER (May 1) #trueblood

 

 

CLICK FOR FULL SIZE TRUE BLOOD SEASON 5 POSTER ART:

 

ANNA PAQUIN and ALEXANDER SKARSGARD in TRUE BLOOD - 'Conjuring Up Season 4' Promo VIDEO airing MAY 27 on HBO:

                                                                                                                                                                                                         Conjuring up True Blood Season 4 premiering May 27th on HBO.

True Blood Season 5 premiers this June 10th on HBO.

Looks like the TRUE BLOOD gang's all here except Rutina Wesley (Tara) who tooka bullet to the brain for Sookie (Anna Paquin) at the end of season 4. Very much reminds me of the season 1 cliff-hangar with the foot of a person unknown with toenails painted much like Lafayette's hangin' outta the back seat of Andy Bellefleur's (Chris Bauer) car. We'd last see "Lala" takin' out the trash behind Merlotte's and then being startled by something coming at him at vamp speed. He wasn't seen in any of the season 2 previews prior to the season premiere but then we found he was safe and sound locked up in Eric's dungeon as punishment for sellign "V' (vampire blood).

Here's some intel on what to expect from True Blood season 5 fresh off the press earlier today:

Question: Any True Blood scoop?
Answer:

Sorry, Sookie (and fans of the love triangle), but this is the season of the bromance!

"There's a bit of a bromance between going on this year between Eric and Bill," Alexander Skargård tells us.

"It's fun because I love Stephen Moyer to death and after four years of butting heads, this is more like Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. We have a common enemy and we have to team up this year."

SOURCE:E!Online
 

TRUE BLOOD - First PHOTO of LUCY GRIFFITHS Eric's Sister, 'Nora' - Season 5 Casting Call #trueblood #waitingsucks

   
Stephen Moyer as Bill, Alexander Skarsgård as Eric and Lucy Griffiths as Nora, Eric's sister in TRUE BLOOD Season 5:

 Lucy Griffiths is playing Eric Northman's, Godric-sired sister, Nora.  Says Griffiths:

"She's an irreverent British lady who we think was turned during Elizabethan or Victorian times," Lucy reveals. "It's been years since she's seen Eric, and she is very excited. She looks up to him, but they've had a fiery love/hate relationship in the way that brothers and sisters do."

Nora is a member of the Vampire Authority ruling council, and is rumoured to be a double agent. Juicy!

 
Update May 3, 2012  - CASTING CALL:

True Blood - Episode 5.09 - Everybody Wants to Rule the World - Casting Call:

[FAERIE] Female Caucasian, early to late 20s. She is radiantly beautiful and British. POSSIBLE RECURRING Source: Rhoswen7

 

 TRUE BLOOD, Episode #510, "Gone, Gone, Gone"  (4.26.12)
Director: Scott Winant
Writer: Alexander Woo
Location: L.A.
Start Date: Approx. 5/3/2012

[COLE AND ROBBIE] Male, mid 20s to early 30s. These two redneck vampire-haters at Merlotte's plan to take out a vampire, but they're quickly neutralized, terrorized, and humiliated. Co-stars (17)

[PROFESSOR WILLIAM O'CONNELL] In his 40s, divorced, youthful and nerdy, this linguistics professor can't make heads or tails of an ancient text. He thinks it's probably a hoax, or a prank sent by a rival university. One day guest star (33)

[AUTHORITY GUARD CAPTAIN] Male, 30s. Businesslike, polite but firm, this vampire is sent to retrieve another vampire's progeny and escort her someplace else. Co-star (34)

Source: Rhoswen7

DEXTER - HOMELAND Scoop - CASTING NEWS #dexter #homeland @SHO_Kareem

 
Michael C. Hall in DEXTER (Showtime)

DEXTER / HOMELAND TWO-FER!:

It seems that the casting for roles in DEXTER season 7 has begun in earnest. A number of casting calls went out earlier this week and now there's a name to go with a character with a 'major recurring role.'

From AUSIELLO:

In the first piece of casting for the show’s upcoming seventh season, Dexter has tapped Rome (HBO) actor Ray Stevenson to join the ensemble in a 'major recurring role' TVLine has learned exclusively.

Stevenson will play a high-ranking member of an Eastern European crime ring who arrives in Miami determined to learn who killed one of his associates.

                     Ray Stevenson

Stevenson has starred in TV's "Rome" and in movies like "Thor" and "Punisher: War Zone," will also star in the "Thor" sequel and this summer's 'G.I. Joe: Retaliation.'

"Dexter," which was renewed for a seventh and eighth season by SHOWTIME in November, will begin its seventh season on September 30.

No further details were available, including whether Stevenson will function as the new season’s 'Big Bad'.

SOURCE: TVLINE.com

 

Looking over the casting descriptions, it's possible that Stevenson will be playing this guy:

[VIKTOR KAREV] 30s, handsome, well dressed, stylish, slight Eastern European accent. He is a polished businessman who can get his hands dirty when he has to.

Also, I must take exception to Ausiello's assumption that there will be a single 'big bad' in season 7 DEXTER. If you recall (and how could you not?!) when last we saw them, Dex's (Michael C. Hall) sister Deb (Jennifer Carpenter), had just discovered Dexter in the act of committing a murder, decked out in his usual garb in his made-to-order 'kill room.' There is no way, no how that this is going to be a 'normal' season of Dexter (if there is such a thing) so I'm not ready to wager that anything this season will be business as usual.

Dexter‘s seventh season premieres Sunday, Sept. 30.

 

 

HOMELAND SCOOP!

Q: Is it too early to ask for Homeland scoop? 
 

TVGuide:  Never! Even though Carrie (Claire Danes) was booted from the CIA by David Estes at the end of Season 1, I hear she'll be travelling overseas on a special mission -- with Estes' approval -- when the new season, which reportedly takes place six months later, begins. And speaking of Estes: One of Brody's (Damien Lewis) first assignments from Abu Nazir requires him to break into a safe in his office!

SOURCE: TVGuide.com

Sounds like a very juicy set-up and that our gal Carrie is well-enough to travel abroad and work. Yay!

HOMELAND Season 2 premieres Sunday, September 30th, 2012 (the same night as DEXTER!)

THE DARK KNIGHT RISES - NEW PHOTOS HQ - Watch Official TRAILER #1 #2 VIDEO Here! #darkknightrises

Morgan Freeman as Lucius and Christian Bale as Batman in THE DARK KNIGHT RISES (Release date: July 20th, 2012)

Fun times! It had slipped my mind that the final film in the Dark Knight trilogy was coming to theatres this July!

I don't think it warrants a confession but it is something that I'm sure people have diverse opinions on. I have a very long history with Batman starting with comic books, continuing with the 1960's live-action show (which I thought was hokey) and many iterations of cartoons and, of course, the Batman franchise on the big screen which has included actors George Clooney and Michael Keaton inhabiting Batman.

I think though that every other portrayal of Bruce Wayne/Batman pales in comparison to what actor Christian Bale and director Christopher Nolan have created with The Dark Knight trilogy. Of course, many more were involved in making it The Best Batman (Evar!) including some very memorable turns by top-notch actors. Still, Christian Bale to me, was and is the very best Batman in film.

 
Tom Hardy as Bane and Christian Bale as Batman in THE DARK KNIGHT RISES (Release date: July 20th, 2012)

THE DARK KNIGHT RISES Trailer #2 - Official (HD)

As was reported yesterday, Entertainment Weekly is launching its massive Summer Movie Preview this Friday. And within its pages are new The Dark Knight Rises photos. ... We now have a better look at those first three photos featuring Christian Bale as Batman, Anne Hathaway as Catwoman, and Tom Hardy as Bane. We also have a new photo of Morgan Freeman as Lucius Fox and Joseph Gordon-Levitt as GCPO John Blake.

Joseph Gordon-Levitt as GCPO John Blake in THE DARK KNIGHT RISES (Release date: July 20th, 2012)

THE DARK KNIGHT RISES comes to theaters July 20th, 2012 and stars Christian Bale, Morgan Freeman, Michael Caine, Gary Oldman, Tom Hardy, Anne Hathaway, Marion Cotillard &, Joseph Gordon-Levitt. The film is directed by Christopher Nolan.

SOURCE: More The Dark Knight Rises EW Photos with Morgan Freeman and Joseph Gordon-Levitt

 

 

The Dark Knight Rises Official Trailer [HD] The Dark Knight Rises Official Trailer [HD] Director: Christopher Nolan Release: 7/20/2012 Studio: Warner Brothers

Update! GAME OF THRONES - Epi. 2.13 Preview 2.12 Recap - Renly & Theon Character Featurette VIDEO Screencaps #gameofthrones

Maisie Williams in GAME OF THRONES season 2 (HBO) as Arya Stark/Arry /Nan: 

 

GAMES OF THRONES Episode 13  Preview: 'What Is Dead May Never Die' Season 2, Episode Three Synopsis:

Tyrion finds Shae a job, and devises a clever ruse to ferret out a snitch at the Red Keep. Meanwhile, Jon Snow's compassion gets him and Mormont's crew in hot water at Craster's Keep, but Sam Tarly has a parting gift for Gilly; Catelyn pitches an alliance to Renly Baratheon in the Stormlands; Theon takes a bold stance to get back in his father's good graces; and Arya must think quickly when there's trouble on the road north. Original Air Date: Apr 15, 2012 Guest Cast Tom Wlaschiha: Jaqen H'ghar Conleth Hill: Varys James Cosmo: Jeor Mormont Gethin Anthony: Renly Baratheon Donald Sumpter: Maester Luwin John Bradley: Samwell Tarly Julian Glover: Grand Maester Pycelle Francis Magee: Yoren Robert Pugh: Craster Ron Donachie: Rodrick Cassel Sam Callis: Gold Cloak Hannah Murray: Gilly Patrick Malahide: Balon Greyjoy Sibel Kekilli: Shae Fintan McKeown: Amory Lorch Natalie Dormer: Margaery Tyrell Gwendoline Christie: Brienne Gemma Whelan: Yara Greyjoy Joe Dempsie: Gendry

Game of Thrones Season 2: Recap #12:

Episode 2.12 was very good but I must admit that Game Of Thrones the show is more enjoyable now that I'm reading the book(s). Often you just cannot convey a character's 'interior life' on the small screen and for me, having the book just makes the story better. So far, the 2nd book in the series, 'A Clash Of Kings' is a quick-moving, enjoyable read, too.

I bought the first book in the George R. R. Martin series, "A Song of Ice and Fire" series but realized having already watched A Game Of Thrones, season 1 on HBO that I was likely to make reading and viewing it more difficult for myself in regard to following the many threads of the storyline. Picking up the series, having watched the HBO GoT season 1 when it first aired, and now whilst watching season 2, reading is going really well thus far (only 150 pages in but moving a a good clip for me).

Peter Dinklage as 'Tyrion Lannister' in Game Of Thrones - Episode 12

 
Peter Dinklage as "Tyrion Lannister" and Jerome Flynn as 'Bronn" (Tyrion's sellsword):

Though I have not yet gone back and read of the particulars of the relationship of Tyrion and his sellsword, Bronn, I think a good job was done showing in season 1 that Bronn is a very good sellsword, Tyrion is accutely aware of this, as entrusting his life to Bronn would strongly imply. This season 2 scene  established how the two seem to be seemlessly working in tandem, setting about clearing out the human detritus (in this case, the guy that chopped off Ned's head and was finacially rewarded with land and a seat on the smalll council for it) left in the wake of Ned Stark's murder (and the deaths of both the King Baratheon after the highly suspicious death of the King's Hand that preceeded Ned's. So I guess both Bronn and Tyrion ought to keep a very close watch on Tyrion's noggin.

Cersei (Lena Heady) makes clear to Tyrion that his very existence "is a joke," as her, Jaime's & Tyrion's mother died when she gave birth to Tyrion. Cersei clearly detests Tyrion and rumours of her conspiring to kill him off should be taken seriously. Obviously, King Joffery has paid close attention to mummy over the years.
 

I'm learning that _this_ smile from 'Tyrion' is covering up a vast amount of rage and, that whomever brought it on (Cersei, in this case) will be made to pay.

 Game Of Thrones Season 2: Inside The Episode #12:

Take a look inside Episode #12 of "Game Of Thrones." For more on Game of Thrones, go to http://itsh.bo/HpR8b1.

TRUE BLOOD - Season 5 First Cast PHOTO - Behind the Scenes Photoshoot #trueblood

 

'When the promos start you know that the biggest part of the wait is over.'***

HBO producer Jenn Grauer was present at a cast interview for behind the scenes promos with Anna Paquin, Stephen Moyer and Alexander Skarsgård and posted the following pic on Twitter.

SOURCE: True Blood Italia

* Very true. Also true that the biggest part of my work has started. I'm ready to be excited about True Blood again. How 'bout you?

This gorgeous threesome does get the juices flowing!

TRUE BLOOD Season 5 Casting News Update! (1.23.12) True Blood SPOILERS #trueblood

 

Kristen Bauer van Straten as vampire 'Pam de Beaufort' in True Blood (HBO)

 

For the next few months, if you stay current on the casting calls and newly-cast members you'll have a good chance at getting a rough sketch of what some of TRUE BLOOD Season 5 will look like. So far, the biggest casting coup has been that of one Mr. Chris Meloni.

Casting however, is ongoing along with the rest of the season 5 True Blood production so between now and True Blood's June 2012 season 5 debut, I'll gather up the latest scoopage (and spoilers!) and periodically share with you. I'm not wild about blaring trumpets announcing casting calls for expendable extras (for example) so I'll hold on to that stuff to include with posts like this one with news worthy of you sinking your fangs into.

 Kristen TRUE BLOOD SCOOP - January 23, 2012:

Anything more on True Blood?
Fact: We love us a good flashback, but we love 'em even more when they answer questions that we've been pondering for years. In episode four we're finally going to learn what happened to Terry (Todd Lowe) back in '03 when he was serving in Iraq—and believe us when we say it's going to be intense.

Read more: KRISTEN

(January 23, 2012)

Newcomer Giles Matthey has landed the multi-episode role of a hot and mysterious British faery. One report has him catching Jessica’s attention, but that’s not confirmed. 'Claude' was previously played (briefly) by Neil Hopkins (LOST) on the show.

In the books, Claude is described as “the nephew of Sookie’s half-human/half-faery grandfather, 'Fintan', and cousin to Sookie’s father … He makes an impact on all women and is described as being absolutely breathtaking … He started out as a stripper at Hooligans, a club in Monroe, which he later becomes owner of, and has branched out to print and runway modeling … Women usually say “wow” when they see him, but his interest is men.”

Source: EW

(January 12, 2012)

There has been speculation that this season Pam (Kristen Bauer van Straten), Eric Northman’s (Alexander Skarsgård) 'child' and confidante, will have her origin story explored.

Alan Ball, creator and lead writer on the True Blood team is looking for a diverse roster of new cast members. A 'non-threatening man in his 30s' and a prostitute named 'Washcloth Helen' are among the casting calls. Both of these characters will be introduced during a flashback to a San Francisco brothel in 1905. The date is significant because 1905 is supposedly the year when Eric maid Pam vampire if you are following the books.
The True Blood scribes have previously changed the story so the 'book fact' that Pam actually turns in London doesn't at all mean that TV Pam will do the same.

It's no secret that the legions of Pam fans have been clamouring for her backstory (we've witnessed both Bill and Eric's being turned) and it's also no secret that a) vampires don't age and b) human actors do. So doing the math, yes, season 5 would be a very good time to enjoy the story of how Pam voluntarily(!) became a vampire.

Source: HBO Watch

 

(January 16, 2012)

1 | Janina Gavankar revealed that “a major thing happens to Luna early in the season, and it’s going to change her life forever.”

2 | The cast learned that Chris Meloni was Bon Temps-bound last month at a table read, news that elicited “gasps” throughout the room, recalled Gavankar. “We’re so excited to have him.”

3 | Alcide’s days of playing Mr. Nice Guy are over. “As you saw at the end of Season 4, he’s not taking anyone’s s— anymore,” said the man-beast’s portrayer, Joe Manganiello. “Now you’re going to see an Alcide who’s going to slam you up against the wall and do his thing. Who doesn’t like being slammed up against the wall, right?” Asked to clarify his use of the word “slam” — i.e. is it a euphemism for, ahem, another s-word — Manganiello cracked a devilish smile and replied, “It could be a fun slam. And it could be an angry slam. You never know?” He then reminded us that, “Alcide is single.”

4 | The latest True Blood script Manganiello read contains “some really fun [Alcide-Sookie] stuff,” he revealed. “Stuff that makes you really nervous… I’m watching my words really carefully.”

5 | Ryan Kwanten hinted that Jason may have bitten off more than he could chew with regard to his romance with Jessica. “As you know, anyone who gets involved with Jason better have her wits about her,” he said. “But I think in this case, it’s Jason who better watch out. The tables have finally turned.”

6 | Where do you go after spending half of Season 4 being raped by a werepanther? “Even that can be topped,” teased Kwanten. “Jason was very lucky to survive; he was down for the count. He has a desire to life. I admire that in a man.”

Source: TV Line

 

(January 18 2012)

Christopher Heyerdahl, who plays an ancient vampire in the Twilight Saga movies, will now play one in another screen adaptation of a popular book series, this time on TV. Heyerdahl is joining HBO’s hit vampire drama True Blood in a recurring role. He will portray 'Dieter Braun', an ancient, powerful vampire who plays a large part in the intelligence of the Authority and especially enjoys enhanced interrogation. That is familiar territory for Sanctuary alum Heyerdahl who played the ancient Volturi vampire Marcus in 3 of the Twilight movies: New Moon, The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1 and the upcoming Part 2. Additionally, he played a demon in an arc on the CW’s Supernatural. Heyerdahl... currently co-stars on the AMC drama series Hell On Wheels, playing Norwegian badass The Swede. The period Western was recently renewed for a second season.

Source: Deadline

 (January 19, 2012)

TRUE BLOOD, Episode #504, 'We’ll Meet Again' CASTING CALL:
Director: Romeo Tirone
Writer: Alexander Woo

[TODD JEFFRIES] Seen in flashback to Iraq in 2003, this U.S. Marine joins his squad (which includes Patrick and Terry) on a trip to a small village, where their plans to party and wreak a little havoc go tragically awry. 5 lines, 1 scene (26).

[JEMARCUS KESSLER] Seen in flashback to Iraq in 2003, this Marine Lance Corporal is traveling into a town with his squad (which includes Patrick and Terry) and is preparing for a night of partying and mischief-which goes tragically awry. 7 lines, 1 scene (26).

[IRAQI BOY] YOUNG LOOKING ARAB 18 YEAR OLD. Seen in a flashback to 2003, this Iraqi boy whose village is being blown up by American soldiers speaks out in Arabic to the soldiers. 2 lines in Arabic, 1 scene (28) MUST SPEAK ARABIC OR BE FAMILIAR WITH IT.

[IRAQI MAN] Seen in a flashback to 2003, this Iraqi man whose village is being attacked by American Marines as a lark speaks out in grief and rage after they murder a 12 year old Iraqi boy. 1 line in Arabic, 1 scene (29) MUST SPEAK ARABIC OR BE FAMILIAR WITH IT.

[IRAQI WOMAN] Mother of the Iraqi boy seen in a flashback to 2003, wails with grief. Recurs in episode 505. [Non speaking in episode #504, recurs with lines in episode #505] (29) MUST SPEAK ARABIC.

[ANGELA, LILIANNE, DELILAH] These three impossibly gorgeous, flirtatious, charming women in cocktail dresses greet Judge Clements (an old customer) and Jason and Andy as they take them on a limo ride to a mysterious destination where they find a sensual party in an exclusive club. 4 lines, 2 scenes; 3 lines, 2 scenes; 3 lines, 2 scenes respectively (35).

[LEDA] This radiant, beautiful woman with just a hint of sadness in her face is in the exclusive club. She beckons to Jason and freaks him out a bit by seeming to know a bit too much about him. 6 lines 2 scenes (43).
[DANCER] FEMALE, SCANTILY CLAD. This beautiful dancer in a very exclusive, secret nightclub recognizes Judge Clements and goes off with him. 1 line, 1 scene (43).

[MELANIE] 20s, this female fangbanger goes with Pam to entice a young vampire to feed on her. 2 lines, 1 scene (49).

Source: skarsgardfans

Update! HOMELAND Season 1 Finale Episode 12: 'Marine One' Sneak Peeks VIDEO - STILLS @SHO_Homeland @SHO_Kareem

Damian Lewis as Sgt. Brody in Showtime's HOMELAND season finale (Sunday)

Episode 12: 'Marine One'

Synopsis: While Carrie is near-catatonic and confined to bed, Saul investigates the unsettling implications of her timeline; Walker secures a perch for his mission; Brody makes his final preparations for the Vice President's policy summit at the State Department. (via SHO)

Homeland - SHO_Homeland Sundays @ 10 p.m.

One of the year’s best reviewed new shows, Showtime’s intoxicating thriller  Homeland—which stars Claire Danes and Damian Lewis—has proven to be an audience favorite as well. Launching to 1.1 million total viewers, the premiere ranks as Showtime’s best-rated drama premiere since 2003’s supernatural drama  Dead Like Me, which, coincidentally, also starred Mandy Patinkin. (Once all platforms were factored in, that number soared to 2.8 million.) The pay cable channel has already renewed  Homeland for a second season, and can expect to find it on many best of 2011 lists going into end of the year. With aging hits like Dexter and Weeds moving toward their endgames, Homeland—one of the first new pieces of programming to come out of Showtime’s new entertainment president David Nevins’ development—seems poised to be a valuable player for the network for several years to come.
SOURCE: Fall TV - Winner and Losers

by Jace Lacob---probably consistantly my favourite television /pop-culture critic on the web.

Having watched HOMELAND from the first episode and seen it build strength as a compelling twisty-turny thriller, I'm not surprised by both the audience and critical positive reaction that have come from it.

I do believe that both Mandy Patinkin as "Saul," 'Carrie Mathison's' (Claire Danes) mentor, and Danes herself will be up for Emmys come awards time. Probably a couple of Golden Globe noms in there too, for various aspects of this excellent new Showtime offering.

 

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UPDATE 12.14.11/ Above - Screencaps from HOMELAND Season 2 Finale Sneak Peeks & Promo VIDEO:

After the jump: Sneak Peeks: 'It's All Redacted' and 'Preparation'  Brody Puts on the suicide bomb vest.

UPDATE! (8.15) True Blood Teaser - 4.09 'Run' - Long Synopsis #Recap 4.08 - 'Inside Episode' [VIDEO] #trueblood #promo #screencaps

Eric (Alexander Skarsgård) has a "Russell Edgington' moment after he rips out the throat of a Wiccan (HBO credit).

 

HBO True Blood Season 4, Official Episode 4.09 Promo: 'Run':

UPDATE! Episode 4.08 VIDEO Recap with Screencaps:

Joe Manganiello as True Blood werewolf Alcide Herveaux, carries a limp, gutshot Sookie (Anna Paquin) to safety.

This is NOT a promo--it's only a tease. My bet is there will be more coming up this week--longer, better (maybe) but still I agree with other disappointed #trueblood fans, we absolutely got shorted on the promo for next week's True Blood episode "Run" (4.09).

Season 4, Episode 9: 'Run'

Original Air Date—21 August 2011 Convalescing after her latest near-death trauma, Sookie envisions a world where there's room for both Bill and Eric. Jesus tries to purge the restless spirit out of Lafayette; Marcus enlists Alcide to help him deal with the Sam situation; Bill and Nan Flanagan clash over their agendas; Hoyt asks Jason to make a delivery to Jessica; despite Tara and Holly's misgivings, Marnie plots her next move against the vampires, during a "Festival of Tolerance" event at Shreveport. Next US airings: Sun. Aug. 21 9:00 PM HBO Sun. Aug. 21 11:05 PM HBO

True Blood Season 4 -: Episode 8 "Inside The Episode" with Screencaps:

Inside the Episode #44: Writer Alan Ball and director David Minahan offer their insights:

 After the Jump - Recap True Blood Episode #44 'Spellbound' [VIDEO]:

SPOILERS For Tonite's True Blood Episode 4.08 - 'Spellbound' #trueblood #4.08 @bostonherald

Stephen Moyer as 'Vampire Bill' the King of Mississippi

Witches vs. vampires - whose side are you on?:

The war between the two factions escalates on tonight’s episode of HBO’s “True Blood” (at 9 p.m.). In “Spellbound?,” written by series creator Alan Ball, Marnie/Antonia (the sublime Fiona Shaw) and Bill (Stephen Moyer) face off in a cemetery.

Bill claims he wants peace, but he’s brought a small army with him, including Sookie (Anna Paquin) and Eric (Alexander Skarsgård). Things get violent fast, and Sookie’s life - and love life - just be taking yet another dramatic swerve.

“There’s no such thing as forever,” Sookie tells Eric earlier in the episode, and those words seem prophetic. The two take their intimacy to even greater - bloodier - levels.

Alcide (Joe Manganiello) vows to stay away from Sookie, but that’s a promise he cannot keep. Sam (Sam Trammell) makes a new enemy, while his brother Tommy (Marshall Allman) walks in a woman’s shoes. Lafayette (Nelsan Ellis) is no longer himself - literally.

Jessica (Deborah Ann Woll) and Hoyt (Jim Parrack) experience not one but two wrenching break-ups. But Jessica discovers moving on with Jason (Ryan Kwanten) will not be that easy.

Source: BostonHerald ***with Herald typos corrected***

 

True Blood featured vampire cast including Deborah Ann Woll as "Jessica' (far right)

In re: DEBORAH ANN WOLL - A primer on how to SPELL HER NAME:

In journalism, which I thought was what we were getting from the Boston Herald, it is a cardinal sin to misspell an actor's name (a book or movie title, etc) wrong even just ONCE.

The Boston Herald gets Deborah Ann Woll's name wrong EVERY time they mention her, insisting it is WOLF instead. Ironic, given that they are singling her our for praise.

It _would_ be funny but how low are we going to set the bar for spelling an actor's name correctly, the title of a book...a website?

I always misspell SpoilerTV when I credit them--this post's source, but I go back and fix it before hitting 'publish'.

Do we no longer have time to even get the basic stuff right? A person's name is spelled the same in every language. Not trying to be an English as first language snob or spelling police. I am the typo queen myself (see, levity!!) but I try mightily to get proper names spelled right.

 

True Blood Season 4 - Why Kill Off A Pivotal Character NOW?! SPOILERS PHOTOS #trueblood

Hey fellow Truebies! I just now had time to rewatch (most of) True Blood Episode 3, 'If You Love Me, Why Am I Dyin'? on HBOGo, and I was wondering if y'all were left pondering like me:

 
Why kill off Sookie's faery Godmother NOW?

If you are not a 'bookie' (a reader of the Charlaine Harris Sookie Stackhouse novels upon which HBO's True Blood is based) then it may have only been a surprise not a shock when Claudine (played by Lara Pulver) was murdered by Amnesia!Eric right before Sookie's and our eyes.

Claudine had returned to 'our side' to implore, then demand that Sookie return to 'Faery' with her. When Sookie declined her faery godmother's invitation, then stated firmly that she wished Claudine to take a flying leap...she couldn't have known that Eric was listening and would, with his hypervamp-speed snatch Claudine up and proceed to feed on her--fatally. (Scroll down for more HBO copyright screenshots that I clipped---plus the official promo photo stills from this episode.)

In the book series, which I'll gingerly tred around as best I can (some people may interpret this as SPOILERS so be forewarned), Claudine is one of a trio of faery triplets---2 girls and a guy. We've met Claude in the True Blood  Faery as a rebel fae who helped save Sookie from Queen Mab. In the books there existed a 2nd female triplet who is dead when Sookie's world and the Fae's 'collide.'

However (and I hope this is making sense) in Alan Ball's True Blood, so far we know of only twin faeries who are related to Sookie, which would leave one with the impression that Claudine is indeed gone forever dead.

But, the HBO True Blood 'Fae' storyline has not yet been fully written (if it ever is to be) with Ball  switching up and adapting the story, as he explained to EW.com (scroll down for link to full story).

Just off the top of my head, he and/or the True Blood writers could very well bring back 'Claudine,' if they so chose by simply switching her up with Claudette, her 'dead' faery-sister.

It would be fun to bring faeries back as they were very well-integrated with the Sookie storyline in  the novels. OTOH, it costs nothing to imagine the land of the Fae when reading a Harris novel and True Blood as we all know, is 'only' television. Given that season 4 True Blood is featuring witches , werepanthers, werewolfs, (shape)shifters and vampires, there just may be no more room in the FX budget this season for faeries.

Still, I thought that episode 4 was very entertaining. Of course, anything with the memory-wiped Eric Northman (Alexander Skarsgård) is incredibly fun to take in but his competition for Sookie's attention, the new King of Louisiana, William Compton (Stephen Moyer) is pretty darn awesome, too.

Anticipating Season 4 Vampire Bill, most of us it seemed, were lamenting the likelihood of watching him mope due to his breakup with Sookie but he's changed so much--outwardly, anyway. Some Truebies thought Bill Compton 'abandoned' his only sire, Jessica Hamby (Deborah Ann Woll) despite her choice to move in with boyfriend (toy?) Hoyt, but a nice little scene in this episode showcased their continuing mutual affection and support--while also giving us a glimpse of super-cautious, sort-of-uptight Bill that we've come to know and love from previous True Blood seasons.

 

There was lots more--notably where my girl-crush, Pam (Kristen Bauer van Straten) got tossed by her maker Eric, across Sookie's living room after verbally threatening Sookie (sense a pattern, here?). When Pam stood up and began to approach Sookie again, Amnesia!Eric cautioned her to 'be nice' to Sookie.

 The Death Of Sookie's Faery Godmother [PHOTOS]:

 

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Sookie: 'You just killed my faery Godmother!'

Amnesia!Eric:  'Sorry.'

EW EXCLUSIVE: 'True Blood': Alan Ball and Charlaine Harris discuss Sunday's shocking death of [SPOILER] --

Entertainment Weekly’s EW.com has spoken exclusively to True Blood executive producer Alan Ball and author Charlaine Harris about the death of Claudine in this past Sunday’s episode. Many fans of Harris’ original novels were surprised by the death scene, which doesn’t occur until much later in the book series. But there’s more left to see in Sookie’s fairy world: "After everything that was going on with the fairies in the first episode, I think we wanted to sort of put a pin in that, but obviously it’s not over," says Ball. "I felt it would have more impact if it was someone we knew as opposed to just a random fairy."

And Harris is okay with the change. "If [Ball] can be gracious to me, I can certainly be gracious enough to wait and see where he’s going."

Full story on EW.com

Photos: HBOGo

After the jump: HBO Official Promo Photo Stills and more screencaps from this episode

Update! Nurse Jackie is on Tonight June 6!@SHO_Jackie @SHO_Kareem #nursejackie

Hey Nurse Jackie fans! Just a reminder, Nurse Jackie is back tonight, June 6!:

'Nurse Jackie': Eve Best as Dr. O'Hara, Peter Facinelli  as 'Dr. Cooper ('Coop')

Episode 10 of Nurse Jackie (the next episode), 'F**k The Lemurs,' will air on Showtime on Monday, June 6./EDIT. Sorry, sorry, sorry. I pulled up my wall calendar, skipping June altogether and messed up the date (tho' not day). It is now correct/end EDIT

  It's a bit tense waiting 2 weeks as last we saw of Jackie she was reeling from her drug supplier's sudden death (by Mack truck), forcing her to go cold turkey, only to leave us hanging as she took a evening stroll down the middle of Madison Avenue.

I thought it was one of the most powerful episodes of Nurse Jackie, ever. No matter how rough things have gotten since we've come to know Jackie Peyton, she found a reserve of 'salvation' to tide her over hidden somewhere. Before, Jackie appeared to have a rock solid foundation despite her painkiller addiction. Obviously, she had us fooled (though deep down, the audience knew better), because right now she is coming apart at the seams and it is scary to watch.

It is a testament to Edie Falco's nuanced performance that the show has brought the audience to the edge with Jackie and now we too, are looking down at the great abyss. Eve Best has turned in a performance worthy of Emmy nomination too, in her role of Jackie's best friend and as head of the ER, her boss.

Preview Nurse Jackie: Episode 10, 'Eff the Lemurs' -

Grace asks her psychologist to be put on medication; Jackie is placed on probation over the drugs she stole from Oncology; Coop reserves the chapel for a wedding.

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Nurse Jackie: With the Creators: Have You Met Miss Jones?

Uploaded by SHOWTIME on May 24, 2011

The Creators and Producers of Nurse Jackie discuss Bill's death and filming Edie walking down the middle of Madison Avenue.

 

Next time on Nurse Jackie:

Promos for Episode 10, F**k the Lemurs

"Team O'Hara" http://youtu.be/v7yk_cD5OP8

 

"Doctor Day" http://youtu.be/v7yk_cD5OP8

 

EPISODES on Showtime Bloopers Reels, 1, 2, 3 VIDEO @SHO_Episodes @SHO_Shameless @SHO_Kareem #episodes

Extra! Scroll Down to Read All About the Great News About Episodes and Shameless!:

Episodes Blooper Reel One - Get a behind the scenes look at some of the outtakes from Episodes.

Matt LeBlanc: Don't do that.  Don't effin' copy me!

Stephen Mangin: Whatya tawkin' about?

Episodes Blooper Reel Two - Get a behind the scenes look at some of the hilarious bloopers from Episodes.

Tamsin Grieg: I'm so sorry! I put my hand down your pants!**

Stephen Mangin: <chuckle>

(Remember 'pants' in Britain means underpants--pretty sure Ms. Greig stuck her hand down Mr. Mangin's under uh, garment LOL.)

Episodes Blooper Reel Three - Falling mics, wrong lines and on-set gags. Get a look at some of the hilarious bloopers from Episodes.

Though previously I posted the news (as it was breaking) about Episodes and Shameless here, great news does bear repeating so:

SHAMELESS and EPISODES were picked up for another season! Another season of Frank passing out and Fiona saving the day... Another season of awkward hugs from Merc and inconveniently un-awkward hugs from Morning. Check out this write-up: http://www.deadline.com/2011/02/showtime-gives-second-season-pickups-to-shameless-episodes/

Be sure to click through to the Deadline.com write up about Episodes and Shameless. Deadline.com is considered  by Hollywood insiders to be the premier destination for breaking Entertainment news.

Great article!

 
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PHOTOS: True Blood Set - As Time Goes By (2011 Update)

Sookie Stackhouse Home on True Blood Set - Where Reality and Fantasy Meet:

 

Very interesting little piece over at the HBO True Blood series' production blog which provides a neat glimpse into the place--the Stackhouse home--where reality and fantasty blur. Check it out in the link below as well as this sweet comment from True Blood showrunner/creator Alan Ball:

 

This (here) is a shot of Alan Ball's mom from the 1930s.  "I like having her on set," Alan said, "there is a picture of my mom and dad and brothers on the piano, and my Uncle Bud is over the fireplace in the dining room."

 

Source   Inside True Blood Blog - 'Secrets of the Set: Things You Didn't Know About Gran's House'

 

I also have an album of detailed photos that were previously released of the Stackhouse home's interior as well as a few shots of both the exterior and Bill's home: Sookie's home - before the Maenad.

 

 

True Blood - NEW (2.11.11) HBO Launches Insider's Blog

Today HBO launched a 'production blog,' HBO: Inside True Blood:

The blog, a behind-the-scenes effort, is authored by 'Gianna' who introduces herself as having worked 'for the extraordinary Alan Ball' for two years. She describes herself as being 'in the middle of things' and goes on to dish a very few small tidbits about what was going on BTS including that 'today’s call sheet includes the words hostage, bites, dinner and Eric.  There is also a General Safety Memo When Working with Exotic Animals attached to the front,' she disclosed.

She goes on to urge True Blood fans to check back because you can expect weekly 'news on production, plus a little backdoor peek at how things work around here.'

 

 

Gianna wrote a great little post about Sookie Stackhouse's little yellow Honda car's identity crisis (Am I for driving, A stunt car? For being towed about?! Turns out, literally: All three!) as well as a 'quick Q&A' with Alan Ball:

 

Gianna: What are you most excited about this season?
Alan: I really love the Eric storyline.

Gianna: What's going to shock the fans?
Alan: What happens to Jason...throughout the whole season.

Gianna: Got any advice for fans that are chomping at the bit?
Alan: We're working as fast as we can! In the meantime, I recommend watching the Swedish film Let the Right One In and the Russian films Day Watch and Night Watch.

  (Photo credit: HBO, inc.)

The only downside I can see from what otherwise seems like a great little fix for True Blood fans is the following disclaimer: 'This website is intended for viewing solely in the United States.'

Also amusing and ironic, is this caveat: "This website may contain adult content."

 

 

True Blood: 'New Darkness' - S4 Casting Call - Ep. 4.04 - True Blood - Ep. 4.02 Casting News - Ausiello Scoop

 

Photo credit: EW.com

IMO, the 'new darkness' on True Blood is not 'who' but more 'what.' 

My feel is that Alan Ball will not whip up an entirely new big bad. One only has to look at the casting news to see that at least in part, Ball and his writers are following the Sookie Stackhouse book series (book #4). The plethora of witches, shifters, werewolves, faeries and of course, vampires has me leaning in the direction of the books in that there will be a supernatural war.

That is very much OK with me as Charlaine Harris's fourth book in the Southern Gothic series, 'Dead To The World,' is my favourite.

 

Q: How about some True Blood scoop?
Ausiello: ... Remember last season’s legendary head-turning sex scene between Lorena and Bill? Well, the word around Bon Temps is that there’s a sequence in the upcoming fourth season that will have folks buzzing just as (if not more) loudly. The character at the center of said scene? One Jason Stackhouse.

 Q: How will Alcide and Sookie’s relationship evolve this season — if at all? Will Alcide begin to develop real romantic feelings for her?
Ausiello: “I think Alcide has already developed real feelings for her,” responds exec producer Alan Ball. “But there are certainly obstacles to overcome for both of them.”

 

Source: Ask Ausiello (1.11.11)

 

Q: Any dish on the upcoming season of True Blood?
A: Stephen Moyer spills, "We've got a new presence. There will be a new kind of specter that represents darkness. We had the wonderful Denis O'Hare as the king of Mississippi last year and he's [gone] at the end of season three, so we've got something else (my italics - CM) coming in to replace that darkness, which is going to be really interesting, I think, this whole new sort of topic that we haven't covered."

Guesses on who the new "darkness" will be? (see above)

Source: Watch with Kristin (1.10.11)

Casting NEWS:

 TRUE BLOOD, Episode 404:

'TBD'  EPISODE 4.4  1/12/11:

Writer: Nancy Oliver
Director: Michael Lehmann

Start Date: 1/26/2011

[CAROLINE BELLEFLEUR] We finally get to meet the matriarch of long-time Bon Temps fixtures, the Bellefleurs.

In her 70s, Caucasian, formidable, refined, and beautifully dressed, she is Portia’s (Courtney Ford) and Andy's (Chris Bauer) grandmother who dislikes vampires but warms to Bill’s charm. Guest Star. Aww. Makes me miss 'Gran' (Lois Smith).

[EMMA] Native American / Hispanic, 6 years old to play 5 years old, happy, playful and talkative, she is the daughter of a shifter and a werewolf. Strong Recurring.

[HEAD PRIEST] Male, Hispanic, 40s to 70s, seen in a flashback to 1610, he instigates the burning of a witch at a medieval church, and he clearly takes pleasure in describing the procedure. 3 lines, 1 scene. Actor must speak Spanish.

SOURCE: imdb.com

 

Paola Turbay has joined HBO's drama True Blood as a recurring. She will play Antonia. We don't know much about her except for the fact that she speaks fluent Spanish and is 'fierce'. The Houston, TX-born Turbay, who moved to Colombia at age 10, is former Miss Colombia and Miss Universe runner-up. She made her U.S. series debut as a regular on CBS' Cane and has been recurring on USA's Royal Pains.

Deadline.com - Casting Roundup

(Photo Credit: ABC)

Dexter Spoilers - Episode 9 'Teenage Wasteland' The Identity Of The Intruder (EW SPOILER)

All images for fan use only and are copyright Showtime network*

 

The intruder has a familiar name:

EW: Dexter’s step-children Astor and Cody have been MIA since episode 2, but pre-teen Astor makes her return in this week’s episode — though you likely won’t recognize her when she walks in looking like she’s working undercover in a vice case. Elsewhere,  LaGuerta and Batista continue to butt heads and this time it’s over a case she refuses to reopen after Deb discovers new evidence. On the Lumen front, if you’ve been sensing romantic vibes from the couple-- calm yourself! The real couple making major moves here is Deb and Quinn. Can you say love? Because one of them certainly can. Someone else who’s doing a lot of talking these days? The linguistically gifted baby Harrison, who says “Mama” for the first time. Guess who he says it to…

Source: EW

Update: 11.20.10

True Blood - 3x08 'Night On The Sun' Screen Caps - Debbie Pelt & Sookie Fight - Sookie & Bill Make Up - Jessica & Gus - Eric & Talbot - SEX, Blood, & SEX and Blood

Bill Releases Jessica - Bill & Jessica train/confide (video)

Both Stephen Moyer as Vampire Bill and Deborah Ann Woll (jessica)  did wonderful, nunaced scenes that were so believable, especially within the context of  their relatiosnship (Bill was made by the Magister To 'make' Jessica at the end of season 1).

NaughtyGirl262

 

True Blood - Debbie & Sookie [S03E08]  

Sednalilith | August 09, 2010 |

Debbie Pelt vs. Sookie Stackhouse

and when Jess says "Hi" to Gus.

 

Eric Bulls**ts The King & Stakes Talbot : True Blood 3x08

NaughtyGirl262 | August 09, 2010

Both Stephen Moyer as Vampire Bill and Deborah Ann Woll (jessica)  did wonderful, nunaced scenes that were so believable, especially within the context of  their relatiosnship (Bill was made by the Magister To 'Make' Jessica at the end of season 1).

 

 

As promised, there was a great deal of blood and sex in episode 8. There were more name-brand deaths in episode 3x08 as well: Talbot the vampire king Russell's husband, was staked by Eric, and Gus, the last of the 'Fuck You [Were] Crew,' was drained by Jessica after he broke into Sookie's house.Bill took out a nameless Crew wolf, too.

Finally, we got a (30-second) love scene with Sookie & Bill having makeup sex or breakup-to-makeup sex, I guess more accurately.

Eric, in the most chaste love scene I think ever on True Blood, got it on w/Talbot or so Talbot's facial expressions would have one believe, almost right until Eric's ultimate vampire "fuck you"--staking him.

 After escaping Russell's clutches via Bill's denigrating the King of Mississippi as either a "coward or just lazy," Jessica dined on the last of the "Fuck You Crew," 'Gus.' She ate with great passion.

''Franklin's brains won't wash off the guest linens, I had to bury werewolves under the gazebo, and that Sookie bitch staked Lorena. I've had enough excitement, thank you.''. --Talbot to Russell upon Russell's return home from marrying Sophie-Anne and beheading the Magister.

SPOILER!!!

Franklin's brains, for better or worse, will have grown back by next week.

True Blood - Episode 3x09 'Everything is Broken' Franklin Mott (James Frain) & Tara Thornton (Rutina Wesley).

 

True Bood ' Beautifully Broken ' Promo Screen Caps S3x02 (26) Updated! 6.16.10

Looks like "beautifully broken" is going to apply in at least a couple of situations in this week's True Blood episode (S3x02).
It seems Tara's heart is completely broken and she's lost all hope.
In the case of kidnapped Bill, I'm pretty sure his captors are going to try to break his will (and to a degree succeed--though maybe not this week). Hm. Maybe a promise will be broken? This season is allegedly "all about sex" so then does beautifully broken allude to getting it on some way? We'll just have to stay tuned.

Update (3.1.10) Survivor E4 - NEW Scenes - Survivor: Heroes vs Villains - Tribal Council Voting - 2 Previews - Jeff Probst Blogs E3 - Sneak Peek #1 - Promo # 1 - Secret Scene

The scramble is on to find the hidden immunity idols on the next episode of Survivor.

Survivor: Heroes Vs Villians - Episode 4 Preview

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Survivor: Heroes vs Villains - Alpha Males

After losing the challenge, Courtney questions the abilities of the males on her tribe

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Jeff Probst blogs 'Survivor: Heroes vs Villains': Episode 3

SUMO IN THE MUD

I love this challenge. We could do this challenge every year and I’d be happy. And if Coach could play in this challenge every season I would never stop hosting Survivor.

But first… The “Didn’t See It Coming” match: Did anybody actually think Amanda would take out Danielle? That was the biggest upset of the match. A total shocker.

“The Most Exciting” match: Colby and Rob. That was a fantastic match-up. Exactly who we wanted to see go at it. Chalk this one up for Colby. That is how this challenge was designed to be played. Aggressively.

“The Most Embarrassing” match: It’s now official. James has clearly lost his mind. It’s el gonzo. It was the most lopsided match of the challenge. There was no doubt who was going to win. James knocked Randy off with one small push and then…he threw his bag on top of him and as always had to have the last word. “Get your f—ing old ass outta here.” Sorry James but this is where I get off the James train. It’s not that I think Randy is the nicest guy in the world either, but that was just unnecessary and truly ugly.

And now…to the greatest moment of the episode… “The I Can’t Hear You, Jeff, Because I’m Too Busy Posing For The Camera” match: Coach, you are a gem. You are the greatest. I loved this moment when it happened. I love it even more now that it’s on my TiVo and I can watch it over and over and over and over.

Side note: Some of you may be wondering about the sit-out rule pertaining to back-to-back challenges. That rule only applies within an episode. Each new episode it starts fresh. Typically we have two challenges within an episode, but not always. So Courtney was able to sit out the last challenge (last week’s episode) and sit out again in this week’s challenge (new episode.) Hope that clears up any questions. 

Read the entire article at: Jeff Probst Blogs Survivor Episode-3

You know what is fascinating...but stupid about Survivor's Villians? The entire tribe talked about how dangerous the scheming Parvati is then did nothing to get rid of her! It seems this entire episode centered around people mouthing different variations on the same ''Parvati is a huge flirt (with both the guys and girls) and is a huge threat because she has three known allies on the "Heroes" tribe and... "Other people may be fooled by her act but I'm not because I'm on to her and know she needs to go now,' speech.

Jerri even went so far as to proclaim, ''Parvati is like a virus,'' which made me happy because it means that, unlike Micronesia, this season I will not be the first person to compare Parvati to a sexually transmitted disease.

But after all that tough talk from the tribe, not a single person even voted for Parvati. Not even Jerri, who also revealed that, ''I'm at the point right now where every time I am around here, I just want to punch her in the face. That's all I can think about, is taking her down.'' Parvati later responded ( to the cameraperson) by referring to Jerri as a ''bitter old cougar..''  Name-calling. Mature.

The Heroes should have been reveling in their 8-0 sweep of the villains, but it ended on a sour note when James went all roid rage for the second episode in a row. It was obvious to all that he was going to pummel the older, slower, and weaker Randy, and that's exactly what he did with one push. But that wasn't enough for the Incredible Bulk. He then had to throw his bag right down on the defeated and dejected Randy. Nice sportsmanship! ... James responded to criticism about his actions the same way he always does, but yelling back, in this case telling Randy to ''get your f---in' old ass out of here.''

EW

"Tonight, We Make Our Move"

The scramble is on to find the hidden immunity idols on the next episode of Survivor.

Secret scene (below)

Russell shares a laugh with Jerri when he reveals to her that he is simply using Parvati to his advantage

 

PUT ON A HAPPY FACE

Randy was a not-surprising choice to be booted out for the Villains as much like like the poll-taking Internet audience repeatedly votes that he's one of the top un-liked --apparently his fellow Villains concur.

Both teams in Survivor 20 behave as if the voting process were a popularity contest despite their gaping blind spot to several of really relevant points--call it "old skool Survivor" voting. Jeff Probst has comments on this odd if not completely stupid behaviour in his blog.

Randy...went out..., hurling his buff onto the fire after voting for Rob “to send a little message,” he explained in his exit confessional.

Read the entire article at: Reality Blurred

This week was all about the redemption of the Heroes, as they bonded while catching some chickens and didn’t yell at each other so much. Doesn’t seem like much of a strategy, but it appeared to work, because the Heroes completely destroyed the Villains at the joint reward/immunity challenge. Of course, the glorified mud-wrestling competition involved zero puzzles and required nothing but brute strength. But hey, a win is a win – especially when the final score is 8 to 0.

Jerri and Cirie are next and Cirie wins easily, giving the Heroes their 4th win. Danielle and Amanda dance around a lot, but Amanda comes out victorious. Colby and Rob then square off with Colby winning. It is now 7-0 in favor of the Heroes. James faces off against Randy... Not-at-all surprisingly, James simply pushes Randy off the platform in a single motion. The Heroes win reward and their first immunity! The Villains will be making their first trip to Tribal Council.

Back at Camp-V, the losers wash the mud and shame off. It was pretty pathetic to come out with not a single point. Randy is worried that he may be in trouble as the oldest member. So he plots to get Parvati off. Meanwhile, she asks Coach directly if he’s voting her off. He says he hasn’t thought about booting anyone yet. Parvati plays all the tricks, including stroking him with, “I know you have no fear…”. Coach insists “flirting has never controlled me; I’m my own man.”

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Oh, Villains. That was just embarrassing. Tonight’s mud challenge ass-whooping on Survivor: Heroes vs Villains proved that the Villains’ entire team of weaklings just don’t stand a chance against the Heroes’ brute force ... when it comes to anything physical. The

Villains Will Always Lose Physical Challenges: Tonight’s Sumo’an Mud Wrestling Immunity and Reward Walloping Challenge proved that the Villains’ so-called smarts can never win against the Heroes’ brawn in a physical contest.

The “tribe full of misfits” (Parvati’s words) are hindered by scary-scrawny Courtney and Tyson and the older and weaker Randy, Sandra and Jerri. No one can deny the power of Parv’s batting eyelashes, but they cannot row a boat or wrestle an opponent to the ground (or mud).

It doesn’t matter if James, Tom, Colby, J.T. and Rupert aren’t speaking with “one voice” when victory depends solely on brute strength. Too bad for the Villains that James only revealed his nasty nature after this season began.

Read the entire article at: E!Online

A blow-by-blow account of the Sumo Mud challenge for immunity and reward Jeff calls the tribe for an immunity competition. They will square off Sumo style, keeping hands on the bag at all times and try to get the other into the mud. There is also a reward in play. They get luxury items, coffee, sugar, and a week’s worth of rice.

Tom and Russell take each other on. Tom gets Russell in the mud almost immediately with just two blows.

Parvati and Candice take on each other next.

The fight takes a few minutes, but Parvati is first in the mud and Candice wins.

Coach and Rupert go at each other next. Coach gets Rupert in the mud, but it is a do-over since Coach took his hand off the bag.

Coach shows his anger and Jeff warns him to take his anger out on the pirate.

Rupert gets Coach into the mud.

Jerri takes on Cirie and quickly Cirie gets her in the mud.

It is four zip for the Heroes.

Tyson and JT take on each other and in the rain, the mud becomes very slippery. Tyson is put in the mud immediately.

Amanda takes on Danielle and their fight is brief.

It is now Heroes 6-zip.

Boston Rob is up again against Colby and Rob fights to stay alive.

Colby pushes Rob down and slides him into the mud.

James takes on Randy and this is match point. James puts Randy in the mud in just one push.

Randy says, “Classy” and James shoots back with an expletive that is deleted.

Heroes win 8-0 and Villains have to go to tribal council. .... Randy worries that he is going to go home being the oldest in the tribe. Randy feels that if they overlook her because she has a smile and a nice wiggle, and if they don’t take care of business now, they will be in a world of trouble when she meets up with the other tribe.

Coach is approached by Parvati about whether she is about to go. She flirts with him and he says that he is immune to her charms.

Sandra tells Rob that Randy is weak.

Jerri says that Parvati is like a virus and can rope others in.

Jerri wants to bottle that up and use it in her real life, because she thinks it is powerful stuff.

Sandra says she will go with the tribe, Randy or Parvati.

She says she is trying to stay as long as she can.

Parvati works on Jerri, but Parvati isn’t getting through to her.

It is clearly either Randy or Parvati. Jerri says that she is not trying to get anyone to vote for anyone, but she is at the point right now where she wants to take her down.

Parvati says that Jerri is a bitter old cougar and her days are numbered.

Randy speaks on his own behalf and tells Coach that this is Micronesia 2.0 and if he is dead man walking, he will see him in loser’s lodge.

Coach says that there is nobody out here that is honorable but him.

He quotes Martin Luther King, saying that the measure of a man is not in times of comfort, but in how he rises to a challenge. Coach looks to hope that Randy is still there on the morrow and will fight for him.

Read the entire article at: Source

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After the jump: More Survivor: Heroes vs Villains videos (2.26.10)

- 'The Wrong Move' - 'Tribal Council Voting' - 'Tyson on Losing the Challenge'

UPDATE (1.15.10) Johnny Depp Arrives for the Kustendorf International Film and Music Festival in Drvengrad

I love that the "Sexiest Man Alive" looks like a dude that some folks when in a crowd would give ample space to when navigating around because, I mean look at him!

The plaid shirt he's wearing looks like it's on it's way to becoming much like a 'shirt' my brother refuses to part with having had it more than half his life which is now literally a rag. Something tells me that Johnny's shirt too is a sentimental favourite.

Depp also has a purple bandanna sticking out of his pocket which could serve a couple of purposes but is  what I'm guessing he uses as a barrier between his hands and whatever handle he does not want to touch. Ironically, because Depp has been doing this for many years and the rest of us caught on rather late, he was bashed as eccentric for not exposing himself to all manner of germie things that he comes across in his travels. Who is laughing now, huh?

Can't say I totally dig the sunglasses but it's what is beneath them that makes him oh-so-worthy of that silly sexy guy award. Johnny Depp fans need no such moniker bestowed upon him. He is the sexiest man alive every year.

Photo Credit: Srdjan Stevanovic/WireImage

Recent People's Choice Award winner – and reigning Sexiest Man Alive – Johnny Depp touches down in Belgrade, Serbia, Tuesday, to attend the Kustendorf International Film and Music Festival in Drvengrad. Festival organizers will unveil a life-sized bust of the actor and present him with the Award for Future Movies.

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Johnny honored at the official opening ceremony of the Kustendorf Film and Music Festival, in Mokra Gora, January 13, 2010

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Here's Johnny less uh, adorned.

True Blood: Best Scenes - Season 2 Episode 1

EDIT/ If you've watch episode one of season two watch this. See if you agree that these are the best scenes. Thanks to RainingXrisi!

Sorry. E! has removed the video but there's some juicy stuff from the interview after the jump!

"In all honesty, this stuff is for the rabid True Blood fangirls who need no introduction to these two, but if you're reading this anyway and you're the type who likes a little metadata with your content, then you should know this is a post about True Blood, which is an hour-long sex, blood, and soap opera Southern Gothic vampire series executive produced by Alan Ball and broadcast by the premium cable network HBO.

These interviews with actors Alexander Skarsgård, who plays Viking vampire Eric Northman, and Stephen Moyer, who plays Southern vampire Bill Compton, were conducted by E! News at the True Blood season-two premiere party at the Paramount lot in Hollywood on the evening of June 9, 2009.
For further information, please review our series of informative online articles (lulz) on the topic of True Blood.
Season two of True Blood premieres Sunday, June 14 at 9 p.m. on the Home Box Office channel delivered by your cable or direct broadcast satellite provider. Enjoy." Credit: TEAM WWK

Huh. That's the first time I've heard Alexander Skarsgård speaking as himself. I thought he'd have an accent. Isn't he really big in one of those Icelandic or Norwegian countries? Or is that just rumour and/or innuendo?

Also, it's still pretty striking too to hear Stephen Moyer speak as not-Bill. Lovely voice. Anna Paquin as well (not heard in this clip). Not an American in the bunch!

You'll notice in that when writing about True Blood E! (below after jump) really seems intent on making sure the reader knows that "True Blood" has some very raunchy sex scenes. That's because Alan Ball is unafraid of your reaction. But it's not teevee, it's HBO so he can do what he wants. As he did on Six Feet Under :)

Meanwhile, media outlets like E! can grapple with just how do they write about this show they ignored until it became a hit? Hmm.

Anyway, I think True Blood brings out into the open a number of sex taboos on American television, namely sex itself! The Brits are much more casual about a shot of breast or bum--and their language is saltier, albeit at times very hard to understand to my not-Brit ears.

More with Stephen Moyer talking to E! after the jump:

WEEDS : SEASON 5 : EPISODE 1 "Wonderful, Wonderful" FULL Video

WEEDS : SEASON 5 : EPISODE 1 "Wonderful, Wonderful" FULL Video

Previously on my Twitterfeed: 

Heavy t-strms last nite killed tv cable. No Nurse Jackie/Weeds b4 Weds! Am peeved at shoddy Comcast connection. Switch to AT&T imminent.about 5 hours ago from web

EDIT/ They are showing it for free in HD on YOU Tube--and it's embeddable. Joy! 

I shall watch it tomorrow! 

Below: A good article from a viewer of Weeds Season 5,  E1

 

WEEDS : SEASON 5 : EPISODE 1 "Wonderful, Wonderful"

Click link above for full article. I agree almost wholly with the author--plus I think this person said it better than me. After I view Wonderful, Wonderful,after Comcast Wednesday afternoon, fingers crossed,hopefully I will have more to add. Meanwhile, if you've watched the episode let me know what you think in the comments. Cheers!

The episode ended with Nancy sitting at an outdoor mall, sipping away at her drink, when she suddenly stumbled into one of those T-Mobile viral Web videos (OK, Drew from Everybody Hates Chris said it was a flash mob, but we all know the truth, right?). It was a sequence that was sort of quintessentially Weeds, in that it seemed like it was pointing toward some higher purpose or some obscure symbolism that seemed just out of reach (though, yeah, this series really likes its musical interludes, so I could be trying too hard). And then it all ended with a nice bit of menace, as Nancy realized that she wasn’t as safe as she’d like to be, baby or no baby. Still, I’d just like to know what the hell it all means. Which sort of describes the series as a whole.

  

Mary-LouiseParker Weeds InFANity video after jump

Just Added! NEW! 06.15.09 - Johnny Depp - Public Enemies - Trailers #1 thru #6, Promo Photos

 

Just Added! Public Enemies 'Heart' TV Spot 6, Public Enemies 'Resist' TV Spot 5, Public Enemies 'Face To Face' TV Spot 4-

Thanks to JohnnyDeppWorld!

Photo Credit: Charles Sykes / Rex USA

Johnny Depp filming Public Enemies in Chicago on Monday, June 9. Johnny plays Depression-era bank robber John Dillinger.

Update - 06.06.09:

After the jump: -NEW June 1, 2009!

Johnny Depp, director Michael Mann, and Christian Bale talk about John Dillinger, the subject of their film Public Enemies.

I was kind of surprised at how they frame him as a hero to the people, even though he was called "Public Enemy Number 1." Sounds like a man of contradictions--which could make for an interesting film.

This a recent short promo, "Indiana." Promos "Myth" and "Catch" are after the jump.

The two videos below are trailers of a minute-plus in length.

 Public Enemies' US Premiere will be at the Mann Villiage Theatre, Westwood, CA on June 23, 2009..

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(This next bit is previously published information from when "Public Enemies" was filming in my area. You can skip past it.)

I found out that I was mistaken about the parking garage. Previously, I'd mentioned that as a potential parking area if you want to get a glimpse of the Public Enemies shoot on April 6 and 7.

You can only use it if you use the Casino-which might be fun after you see the Public Enemies shoot, especially if you've travelled some distance to try for a glimpse of the action.

Here's a map of the area surrounding the Paramount Theatre. Click it to enlarge. Keep in mind that some of the open parking refers to only when you get validated at Paramount which obviously isn't happening during the shoot--for fans anyway (I have not verified this--you can always ask The Paramount.)

I'm very leery about finding a side street and parking so especially on Sunday I would try for one of the bank parking areas. Otherwise that small city parking lot would be another, safer choice. Also, if you'd like to see for yourself the train station (below) is just blocks away, park your car elsewhere, take the train and walk the several blocks to the Paramount Theatre.

I may sound paranoid but sometimes a little paranoia can be healthy thing.

Loads of parking near the train station (upper right)

Paramount Theatre is "A."

NEW 06.06.09

After the jump:  Promos "Myth" and "Catch"

Battlestar Galactica Moores' "Virtuality" FOX Movie Of The Week Premieres June 26

Photo found at Seat42F

"FOX’s original science-fiction thriller movie VIRTUALITY will air for the first time on Friday, June 26 (8:00-10:00 PM ET/PT). Headlining the cast is familiar face Nikolaj Coster-Waldau as Commander Frank Pike, head of the crew of interstellar vessel Phaeton which has embarked on a 10-year voyage through space in an attempt to save a ravaged and unsustainable Earth...all before the eyes of a worldwide audience. When the crew’s cutting-edge virtual reality technology, meant to maintain their sanity on the long voyage, starts to go horribly wrong--a malevolent figure manifests itself within the program forcing Commander Pike to make a crucial decision. "

Once highly anticipated in the sci-fi world as a television pilot, VIRTUALITY is now a one-off tele-film, produced by Ronald D. Moore and Michael Taylor and directed by Peter Berg.

FOX frames "Virtuality" thusly: 

The 2-hour movie raises fascinating questions about the lines/or lack thereof between reality and virtual reality. 

What would you do if you were faced with the prospect of going on a 10-year space journey to another planet in order to save an Earth ravaged by global warming, food shortages and degradation? Would you be more apt to go if you had a way of slipping away into your own simulated virtual-reality to pass the time? Would you be able to distinguish this new reality from your old one? What if something started going horribly wrong on your voyage – would you turn back, even with a worldwide audience back on Earth anxiously awaiting news of their planet’s salvation? Or would you continue, uncertain of whether your own life, virtual or otherwise, was in imminent danger?

FOX has now shifted the world broadcast premiere of the two-hour sci-fi telefilm Virtuality, from Battlestar Galactica's Ronald D. Moore and Michael Taylor and director Peter Berg, from its July 4th airdate to Friday, June 26th at 8 pm ET/PT." - FOX Press release

The official description of Virtuality and the full cast list from FOX follows:

**FOX MOVIE OF THE WEEK SPECIAL**

—“VIRTUALITY”—(8:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) 

THE CREW OF THE PHAETON EMBARKS ON A 10-YEAR JOURNEY

THROUGH OUTER SPACE TO SAVE THE EARTH

IN THE ORIGINAL SCIENCE-FICTION THRILLER “VIRTUALITY”

FRIDAY, JUNE 26, ON FOX

The crew of the Phaeton is approaching the go/no-go point of their epic 10-year journey through outer space. With the fate of Earth in their hands, the pressure is intense. The best bet for helping the crew members maintain their sanity is the cutting-edge virtual reality technology installed on the ship. It's the perfect stress-reliever until they realize a glitch in the system has unleashed a virus onto the ship. Tensions mount as the crew decides how to contain the virus and complete their mission. Meanwhile, their lives are being taped for a reality show back on Earth. VIRTUALITY airs Friday, June 26 (8:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. 

Cast: Nikolaj Coster-Waldau as Commander Frank Pike; Sienna Guillory as Rika Goddard; James D’Arcy as Dr. Roger Fallon; Ritchie Coster as Dr. Jimmy Johnson; Erik Jensen as Dr. Jules Braun; Omar Metwally as Dr. Adin Meyer; Kerry Bishe as Billie Kashmiri; Joy Bryant as Alice Thibadeau; Nelson Lee as Kenji Yamamoto; Jose Pablo Cantillo as Manny Rodriguez; Gene Farber as Val Orlovsky; Clea Duvall as Sue Parsons; Jimmi Simpson as Virtual Man

Source: Televisonary

 

Clea DuVall as Sue Parsons. ©2009 Fox Broadcasting Co. Cr: Kharen Hill/FOX

Rest of cast photos after the jump-

FOX TO AIR Battlestar Galactica's Moore's "VIRTUALITY" PILOT ON JULY 4

Futon Critic via @Proggirl EXCLUSIVE: FOX TO AIR "VIRTUALITY" PILOT ON JULY 4
By The Futon Critic Staff (TFC) Exclusive: FOX to Air "Virtuality" Pilot on July 4 LOS ANGELES (thefutoncritic.com) -- FOX is giving viewers a holiday treat on Saturday, July 4. Network sources have confirmed to the site exclusively that the two-hour pilot to "Virtuality" will air on said night at 8:00/7:00c. Co-created by Michael Taylor and Ronald D. Moore ("Battlestar Galactica"), the sci-fi drama revolves around the crew of the Phaeton, Earth's first starship. To endure the 10-year journey, the astronauts use virtual reality modules which allow them to assume avatars and explore self-created scenarios. But just as the mission is about to enter its critical go/no-go phase, a virus begins to infect the system and puts all of their lives on the line.

Peter Berg helmed the Universal Media Studios-based pilot and executive produced.

FOX is so funny.They can't decide how badly they want to court television's superstar science fiction showrunners Ron Berman and Joss Whedon, so they just dither around. July 4 it is then. Have to DVR it as I might,depending on weather be at Maple Lake over the holiday weekend. -Cyn

More about virtuality from io9 - Bottom line: It's a bleak and disturbing look at the effects of a long space trip on humans, as dark in its own way as Battlestar Galactica. It sort of reminded me of the underrated film Sunshine, in the focus on psychological drama in cramped quarters, plus the dangerous repair sequence and the fact that the ship has a hydroponic garden. But the "reality TV" aspect adds a whole extra sardonic layer to the cake.

True Blood Season 2 Spoiler From Paley Fest - Video Sneak Peek

As you may or may not know a scene from an already completed episode of HBO's Season 2 True Blood was played at the industry gathering, Paley Fest.

To give you a taste of what goodies are in store for True Blood, Season 2 here's a little snippet synopsis (SPOILER):

Sookie, Bill and Jessica, the teenage vamp that Bill was ordered to "sire" in Season One, are driving late at night.

Jessica, who's face is covered in blood, has apparently tried to "reconnect" with her family at Sookie's urging - to disastrous results. A furious Bill lays into Sookie about it, leading her to get out of the car and walk home. Once alone, Sookie encounters a shadowy creature with horns and talons that attacks her. Her screams alert Bill.
Source: The Futon Critic

Even though showrunner Alan Ball has spoken of deviating from the Sookie Stackhouse books I'm willing to bet that "the creature" is in fact the maenad, Maryann, played by the superb Michelle Forbes. In the second book of the Sookie series, "Living Dead In Dallas" though there is no "Jessica" the maenad (pronounced mee-nad) does attack Sookie, injuring her so badly that she must be taken to a supernatural healer, a role that has already been cast this season. I really cannot wait 'cos this is gonna be good!

Courtesy of and thanks to JohnTFolden!

Battlestar Galactica: Let's Talk About the 16 Clues (Season 4.5)

From The SciFi network's You Will Know The Truth. 

Clue #1

"You have heard my voice countless times, yet you do not know my name" (photo credit NBC Universal/SciFi Network)

I suppose it could be one of the "Head!" characters. Out of these choices, most prominently is Caprica Six (red dress) who drove Baltar nearly over the edge many a time.

The problem is a Head! Baltar visited Six when she was being held in the brig. Also, there was a Head! Leoben interacting with Kara, a Head!Alosha with Laura Roslin and a Head!house scene for Adama.

My vote is probably no on any Head! entity being the (FC) Final Cylon.

Clue #2

"And the fifth still in shadow, will claw toward the light, hungering for redemption that will only come in the howl of terrible suffering. I can see them all. The seven, now six, self-described machines who believe themselves without sin, but in time, it is sin that will consume them. They will know enmity, bitterness, the wrenching agony of the one splintering into the many , and then they will join the promised-land, gathered on the wings of an angel. Not an end, but a beginning."

Still in shadow = unlike Tyrol, Tigh, Tori and Anders has awareness of "it's" cylon status and is in hiding. Or not on the awareness thing. <That's why this show is good!>

"Seven now Six, self-described machines." (above) I believe the last surviving D'Anna will be killed, leaving six cylon models that are not Tigh, Tyrol Tori, or Anders.

Self-described machines could simply be a neutral way of saying the Cylons know they are not-human and they are OK with that.

I'm going with the "very, very dark" ending that's been promised and interpreting "the wings of an angel" to be that of a dark angel. They may be going somewhere but they'll either not survive or not be able to stay. Someone will have a new beginning but not them. Not now. They are, for lack of a better word, broken.

Clue #3

Kara and Leoben walking on what seems to be the dead Earth.

"Kara what is it? What does it mean?"

I don't think she rightly knows what it means and she darn well can't/won't explain to Leoben. Colour me a bit confused. I'm pretty sure that is part of being invested in the story. :)

This is a preview that was aired over the US Thanksgiving holiday which includes a snippet of Clue #3:

Clue #4 Video

Clue #4 Video clip of Lee Adama and Tom Zarek at a press conference.

Lee: "We believe the Fifth Cylon is (dead?)"

<walks out>
Lee: "My gods I can't believe I said that"
Bill: "What was that about?"

Clue# 5 The infant/fetus with the glowing spine.

I do not think it's a question of past or present events. I think it's a statement of was and is.

Clue #5: Cylon Fetus

Obviously, the kid has some Cylon in him or her.

Clue #6 (from a previously aired eppy)

Six: "You or the old gods--which will it be?"
Baltar:"Why can't I just be a man? Why do I need to take on the gods single-handed?

Six:"Oh but imagine the kind of man you'll be when you do. Surely such a man must be magnificent. Larger than life. God-like, himself.

Baltar: "What are you talking about?"

Clue #7 The Last Supper photo released December, 2009.

The photo up top has been altered or maybe the bottom one. Wouldn't be at all surprsied if they are all photoshopped in.

Back to meaning. Laura Roslin and her lit candle are both gone in the second version. Don't believe Ron Moore when he says the Final Cylon is not at the table. He prevaricates!

"The Last Supper" first photo from early 2008 (above)

Clue #8
Baltar talking to Chief.

Baltar: "I know it's hard to make sense of things sometime. In my own life. In my own life I joined the fleet as a scientist. As a skeptic, as a person, as a man of reason. I only need to have fate turn that all on its head. I understand now...

Cylon Galen Tyrol listens to and glares at Gaius Baltar yet again trying to justify...just about everything he's done.
 

Clue #9: "Sit down, cylon."

Commander Adama, drunk, demands a sidearm from an off camera crewmember, "Frakkin" now!" "Leave it loaded." He then barges in on ...we've seen the scene elsewhere--it's Tigh to whom Adama barks, "Sit down, Cylon."

Clue #10
Felix and Baltar.

Felix:"I suppose a long time ago it was architecture. I tell you one thing though, I had some pretty frakking amazing ideas. Restaurants shaped like food.Top heavy buildings and stairways. Everything had to have a stairway. I just hope. I hope that people realize, eventually who I am."

 

Hmm.
So why are Baltar and Gaeta seeming to be having a wee tête-à-tête? I really don't know. Perhaps we'll find out when we have some context to the scene.

Photo collage credit

Clue #11 is a very dense clue, a static-y audio clip from You Will Know The Truth that could be listened to and dissected forever (it's Christmas--not happening if you have a life!)

It's that weaselly Tom Zarek talking about a rebellion: "Every revolution begins when one small act occurs. But I hope you understand how serious this is..." and then it fades out. Other voices include someone saying "Our little secret," Baltar,(speaking to Gaeta?), "You know exactly what I'm talking about." Sharon saying, "Or anyone else," and Gaeta saying, "So I guess a pity frak is out of the question then?" (I'm thinking this could fit in well following Felix's return from his webisode adventure). 

It ends with the chimes of church bells--12 rings.

Clue #12

Starbuck sits, reading a book. Commotion ensues. Over the speakers it is announced that everyone must evacuate.

(Fan speculation is that it is a phony fire that is part of a mutiny led by Tom Zarek that has been overtly alluded to in the promo clips.) My fondest wish is that Zarek dies SOON!

It is sort of strange as Starbuck rushes out and notes that the crewman in charge of the evac is a former pilot from the Pegasus, not the Galactica. He spits out at Starbuck that she's to follow orders and for good measure, "Gawds, nobody even knows what you are anymore!

He leaves. She utters "Son-of-a-bitch!" and goes running toward the (alleged) fire.

Clue #13

A video clip from the first half of S4, "Guess What's Coming To Dinner." The clip includes Adama (the only one with dialogue), Roslin, Helo, and Tigh. Adama wants to "put a lid on" betraying the rebel Cylons by keeping the Final Five in Fleet custody until they reach Earth. He states that the "real plan" will stay in that room. Adama instructs Helo to have someone escort rebel Cylon leader Natalie back to her basestar to inform her people that they have a deal. If you recall this eppy, at the same time, the rebel Cylons were making contingency plans of their own to betray the humans.

Clue #14

Bill Adama walks into his quarters, grabs a swig of whiskey and goes to the sink to splash his face. He is agitated but grows positively panic-stricken when he first hears and then sees a huge crease forming in the Galactica's walls. The ship appears to be falling apart.

Clue # 15

Contains a lot of static. From the Scifi website forum and other chat areas I've found some translation. Thanks to all who spent probably too much time on this.

Partial Audio transcript: (Craploads of static)

Hoshi: They're communicating with Colonial One, sir.
Adama: Let's hear it
Gaeta: What do you want, Gaius?
Baltar:I want this to stop right now. This is madness, Felix. I know you’re a good man. You, you want to do the right thing...You know exactly what I'm talking about.

Tigh: You're the fifth

Baltar: Our little secret, but I forgive you for that day. If you are hungering for redemption this is not the way.
Gaeta: Goodbye, Gaius...
Baltar: Felix, please listen.

Clue #16 Audio

"Do you remember when we talked about how to get to ____?"
"I just think I've earned, the right to live a little before I die." (Laura Roslin?)
"What do you think?"
"I'm next."
"We believe the fifth cylon to be dead." (Lee?)
"fiffe for three" (Tigh) <Tigh is saying "you're the fifth" backwards.>
I agree it may be Kara whispering about Earth.

Found that and more at Source and

You Will Know The Truth. 

Sept 4, 2008~ NEW LOST Casting: Zuleikha Robinson-- It's Pronounced Zoo-lika

It's seems Ausiello had the big casting scoop for Season 5 of ABC teevee's LOST but I found the information at the No. 1 Source of Spoilers

The scoop?

(Please keep in mind that Season Five of LOST does not actually start for five more months.)
This woman----->

LOST Spoilers helpfully provided the phonetic pronunciation of Zuleikha Robinson's first name: Zoo-Lika. 

Zuleikha Robinson was last seen on Fox’s series New Amsterdam, but has also co-starred in HBO's mini-series Rome as Gaia (above), the film Hidalgo, and has lots of other work on her resume as well.

In the first the first major casting for Lost's fifth season it was confirmed by LOST insiders that  Robinson will play the pivotal role of Illana, described as "a European female who possesses great intelligence, but who's also dangerous as all get out. She's alluring and apparently used to getting her own way."

Zuleikha Robinson is slated to be on LOST as a recurring player in S5 and if we really like her there's the possibility of her moving up to series regular in the sixth and final season.

NICOLE KIDMAN Gives Birth to Baby Girl, Sunday Rose (Updated March 2012)

From Keith Urban's publicist:

"Nicole and Keith Urban are delighted to announce that Nicole Kidman gave birth to a baby girl on Monday morning, July 7, 2008, in the United States. Sunday Rose Kidman Urban weighed 6 pounds, 7 1/2 ounces. Husband Keith was by Nicole's side and mother and baby are very well."

 

Urban's post to his web site upon the baby's birth:

“Earlier this morning Nic gave birth to our beautiful baby girl, Sunday Rose Kidman Urban.

“We want to thank everybody that has kept us in their thoughts and prayers. We feel very blessed and grateful that we can share this joy with all of you today.”

The Australian actress has spoken publicly of her desire for biological children since she divorced Tom Cruise. Kidman recently told Vanity Fair that she had a miscarriage early on in her relationship with Cruise, leading them to adopt. It has also been reported that Kidman suffered an ectopic pregnancy while married to Cruise.

After marrying native New Zealander Urban in 2006, Kidman stated: "I think I would be very sad if I wasn't able to have a baby. Keith knows I want one, and he has been getting there slowly."

The baby is the first for Kidman and Urban, who married in June 2006. She has two children, Isabella, 15, and Connor, 13, with Cruise.

Cruise filed for divorce in February 2001 after 10 years of marriage, citing irreconcilable differences. The divorce was finalized later that year.

 Kidman, 41, won an Oscar for her role in the 2002 film "The Hours."

During a concert Saturday in Nashville, Urban said, "I'm going to dedicate a song to my very, very, very, very, very pregnant wife" before singing his hit, "Better Half."

Urban, 40, won a Grammy in 2006 for best male country vocal.

"The unknown excites me a lot," Urban told reporters in May. "What kind of feelings will fatherhood bring? I'm sure I can't even imagine, but I am really looking forward to finding out

The couple, who were both raised in Australia, have a home in Nashville.

UPDATE March 12, 2012:

This photo of Nicole Kidman, Keith Urban and their daughters, Sunday Rose and Faith Margaret, at the Sydney airport on Wednesday was posted on the entertainment website, Popsugar.

 

Nicole Kidman and daughter Sunday Rose

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UPDATE-- Official announcement from Nicole's publicist:

Nicole Kidman has delivered her first child, a baby girl, her agent, Wendy Day, said.

Sunday Rose Kidman Urban was born in the American country music capital of Nashville just before midnight on Monday Eastern Australian standard time, weighing 6 pounds 7.5 ounces (2.93 kilograms).

Her husband, Australian country singer Keith Urban, was by her side for the birth and mother and baby are very well, Ms Day said.

The couple had just celebrated their second wedding anniversary in Nashville where they have been living in a gated community. They were married in Manly on June 25, 2006.

The Academy Award-winning actress has two adopted children - 15-year-old Isabella Jane Kidman-Cruise and 13-year-old Connor Anthony Kidman-Cruise - with her previous husband, Tom Cruise.

Nicole Kidman and daughters, Sunday Rose and Faith Margaret:
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From the UK Times Online: 50 craziest celebrity baby names (in alphabetical order)

 

Dom and Evie Break up '07/Did Dom Monaghan and Evangeline Lilly Tie The Knot In Summer '07?

Update: January, 2009 Dom Monaghan ("Charlie Pace" on LOST and Evangeline Lilly ("Kate Austen") also on LOST ring in the New Yearin snowy togetherness.

*NEW* Evie and Dom together March 2008

Update/11.08.07***Below I was afraid of this given the "uncertain" way Charlie's last scenes were on LOST the last time we saw Dominic Monaghan  playing him. Oh well. I'm sure someone's happier now. It doesn't sound like it's Dominic.

When does Lost come back on, anyway? Is it in November or am I thinking of the Battlestar Galactica mini on the SciFi Channel?<squee> Inquiring minds need the scoop!

Dom Monaghan and Eve Lilly of LOST. I don't have a credit--a magazine is the source I believe....maybe, not sure. Sorry. Did they get married this past summer (2007) like they were 'spose to before...

SPOILER ALERT!!!

I love to write in ALL CAPS. heh.

So yeah... Dominick Monaghan, according to what I Google, is makin' a movie about a serial killer--Dom's the serial killer. Bound to be more fun than Lost --they never gave him enough screen time,  IMO.

Updates: 11.08.07

UPDATE II /(Source is gossip but less rag-like)

" LOST stars Dominic Monaghan and Evangeline Lilly are apparently done according to Page Six . Dom was spotted at El Coyote in Los Angeles "crying, holding and kissing" another woman. Are they sure that other woman wasn't Elijah Wood?

Nelson Aspen reports, "They were right in the middle of the room, they weren't interested in privacy. They looked very intimate. They were nursing margaritas, leaning in, chain-smoking, having intense conversation."

Update/11.08.07

UPDATE/ (The source is a gossip rag)

LOST co-stars Evangeline Lilly and Dominic Monaghan have reportedly castaway their love and split up.

The handsome pair began dating over two years' ago after meeting on the set of the desert island drama.

The British actor - whose rocker character Charlie was killed off in the show - was spotted crying in the arms of another woman at a LA restaurant last week.

Onlookers at the El Coyote eatery also said the pair spent a lot of time kissing and cuddling.

A source told the New York Post newspaper: "They were right in the middle of the room, they weren't interested in privacy.

"They looked very intimate. They were nursing margaritas, leaning in, chain-smoking, having an intense conversation."

Evangeline and Dominic got engaged earlier this year after the Lord of the Rings star proposed during a holiday in Hawaii.