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November 21 2009

Should Joss Whedon Revisit the Horror Genre with his Next Project? FEARNet's Joseph McCabe asks the question.

November 20 2009

Adam Baldwin has joined Twitter. The Man they call Jayne...er...Casey has taken the plunge. Confirmed! More...
"Chuck" returns January 10th. Adam Baldwin returns to our screens in a 2 hour premiere Sunday Jan. 10th.

November 19 2009

Seth Green on Tonight Show. Sunnydale's favorite guitarist werefwolf was on the Tonight Show last night. Nothing Whedony was discussed but entertaining, interview. More...
Captain Tightpants wants to be the Greatest American Hero. "I know I'm Canadian, but I think I could put my hat in for that one," says Fillion.
Eliza Dushku for the Black Cat in Spider-Man 4. With the rumor that The Black Cat/Felicia Hardy is going to be in the next Spider-Man film and Rachel McAdams, Julia Stiles, and now Anne Hathaway talked about for the role, MTV speaks to Eliza about her interest in the part. More...
Joss visits Alyson on the set of How I Met Your Mother. The filming of the 100th episode is underway and it's going to be a musical episode. Alyson tweeted "Joss + Musical = FLASHBACKS".

November 18 2009

DVD Verdict reviews Moonshot, available now. "And Marsters, though I never watched Buffy, is very much tied to that role; but I never once had a moment to let my thoughts wander out of his performance."

November 17 2009

Wonderful article about James Marsters as Spike on the Buzzy Multimedia site. This is just the way I feel about the subject.
Pics of Nicholas Brendon in The Santaland Diaries. Nick's play with The Blank Theatre Co. opens this weekend, but you can get a preview of him in (I'm assuming) full costume.
Marc Blucas Gets Scary with a "Deadline". Check out the trailer and some stills from the horror-thriller "Deadline," co-starring our former ex-Initiative soldier himself alongside Brittany Murphy and Thora Birch. The movie arrives on DVD and Blu-ray December 1, 2009.
Eliza Dushku is Us Magazine's Cult Fave of the Year. More...
Alyson Hannigan and Peyton Manning commercial. Saw this commercial for Mastercard during "Castle". Seems like an odd pairing. More...
Neil Patrick Harris joins Twitter. Felicia says it is actually-really-him. Join me in following his 140 character musings.

November 16 2009

Jane Espenson Steps Aside as Showrunner on Caprica. Mo Ryan of the Chicago Tribune updated her blog with a message from Jane "This is actually a pretty subtle shift of duties. Kevin is going to take over running the room so I can spend more time writing as we head toward our big first season finale."
Happy Birthday to Harry Lennix! Everyone's favourite morally ambiguous handler turns a year older today!
A new food song from Mo and Jed. Straight up from the street...a new food song!

November 15 2009

James Marsters November Q and A. This time out he answers questions from crying on cue to whether he's neat or messy.
Should Felicia be an Angel? One of Charlie's that is. More...
QMX sponsors a panel with Jane Espenson and Tim Minear: On Writing. At next weekend's Salute to Serenity/Firefly event in LA, the panel will be held at 3 pm on Saturday.
Castle S1 DVD on Sale for $14.99 & $17.49 Target for $14.99 and Best Buy for $17.49 from Nov 15th - Nov 21st. More...
Olivia Williams on some upcoming projects. Another rather broad interview with Ms. Williams. Apparently she had heard of Joss because she used to watch a program that aired after Buffy and would see his name on the credits. :D.
TV Gal's pick for most charming man in prime time. Who else agrees?

November 13 2009

(SPOILER) Gina Torres guesting on Vampire Diaries. She'll be appearing in Episode 10. (Some minor character/plot spoilers, I think...I don't watch the show.)
"The Coverup" co-starring Eliza Dushku. Check out the poster for next year's "The Coverup," co-starring our leading doll alongside Gabriel Mann.
Olivia Williams among others on Acting. "I say I'm a very technical actor. Then I find myself weeping for no logical reason, other than that I've been thinking about tragic things and crying all day on set. I'm not an impermeable surface."
Mountains May Crumble But Not Chiwetel Ejiofor. Salon's Stephanie Zacharek doesn't like "2012" but by gum, she likes Chiwetel Ejiofor: "The movie's most spectacular special effect is an actor. As far as I can recall, Ejiofor has never given a bad performance, although near the end of "2012" Emmerich, surely unwittingly, challenges that record". Seattle PI's review says "I've shouted it from the mountaintops over the past decade: get J.J. Abrams and Joss Whedon to look at every script where the production budget surges over $150 million! It should just be a Hollywood law".
(SPOILER) Alexis Denisof talks Alyson, Wesley and Dollhouse. One of the best interviews that he's ever done. Highlights from it can be found here. More...

November 12 2009

Behind the Scenes on Bones. Pictures taken by the cast. I thought these were fun so I'm sharing. Hopefully, a little laugh amidst the tears for Dollhouse. Hope that's ok. No spoilers.
Vote for Alyson Hannigan in the People's Choice Awards. She was nominated for Favorite TV Comedy Actress.
Marti Noxon to Write "Fright Night" Remake. The Hollywood Reporter says that Marti Noxon has been hired to pen Dreamworks' remake of the 80's flick "Fright Night".

November 11 2009

Vincent Kartheiser to play Fielding Goodney in "Money" for the BBC. Filming begins this month.
Morena Baccarin Tops IMDB STARmeter. The buzz from her role as Anna on the new 'V' is exposing her to an unfamiliar audience.
"Clash of the Titans" Trailer. Starring Alexa Davalos (AtS Gwen) as Andromeda. More...

November 10 2009

Chiwetel Ejiofor talks about his work on 2012 and his other upcoming projects. He plays a geologist in 2012 which opens worldwide on November 13th.

November 09 2009

(SPOILER) Details on Nick Brendon's next "Criminal Minds" episode. Nick will be returning for the show's 100th episode. Plus, info on a how to bid for an autographed picture of Nicholas and Criminal Minds' Kirsten Vangsness. More...
James Marsters' Valentine Events Feb 2010. Two Countries, Two Cities, One Man. Details of events in London and New Jersey up on James' official sites . Tickets on sale today. More...
Morena Baccarin to "visit" The Bonnie Hunt Show! Our former "Firefly" girl is appearing on Bonnie's November 12th show to promote her new ABC hit, "V."
Elisabeth Rohm will be a guest on E!'s That Morning Show. Catch her talk show appearance on Wednesday, November 11th.

November 08 2009

Seth Green scheduled for Conan O'Brien next week! His appearance is scheduled for Wednesday November 18th, 2009. Set your DVRs!

November 07 2009

Felicia Day to co-host Attack of the Show. She will be guest co-hosting this Thursday and Friday. More...
Julie Benz is just busy. Buzzy Multimedia spoke with her about her various roles and the common thread they seem to have. "Julie Benz is one of the sweetest-looking people on Planet Earth, and yet somehow she winds up in a lot of films and TV shows dealing with violence."
Bianca Lawson joins The Vampire Diaries. She was in it for only a couple seconds of the last minute of the eighth episode. More...
The Buzz on 'V's' Morena Baccarin. The web is abuzz about the 'new' face we already knew. The main Yahoo! page asks 'who is this mysterious face?'

November 06 2009

Vote for Dollhouse + other shows in TVGuide November Sweeps Survey. Chance to win $1,000. You can vote for Dollhouse for November (LOL Cry) sweeps, HIMYM, Bones, V everything but Castle. TVguide (Nov. 9-15) magazine has an interview with Nathan Fillion with full page pic. More...
"Mad" about Christina Hendricks. Our Mrs Reynolds talks about her role on Mad Men including what she is learning about the era; ‘Huh, I didn’t realize that they had that kind of stapler then,’ or, ‘I didn’t realize that White-Out was invented by then.’
Charisma Carpenter in "Legend of the Seeker" Season 2. Check out our Miss Chase in all her medieval glory, courtesy of Sci Fi Wire.
Chat transcript with Firefly and Castle writer Jose Molina. Lots of chatter. Writing advice. Questions answered.
I'd love to be in a Dr Horrible sequel says Morena Baccarin. Great interview over at PopEater.com which covers 'V', Morena's new hairstyle, the likelihood of a Serenity sequel and working with Joss.

November 05 2009

Happy Birthday to Armin Shimerman. Principal Snyder turns 60 today!
How I Met Your Mother is upped by two episodes! It's been given a twenty-four episode season. More Aly and NPH! More...
The Futon Critic reviews Washington Field. This was a CBS pilot featuring Gina Torres that did not become a series for the 2009-2010 fall season. More...
Fillion-rich "Complete Hero" art installation opens in London. Anybody from here attend yet?
People Magazine has the first pics of SMG's and FPJ's baby, Charlotte. People Magazine presents exclusive photos (and a very cute article) of Sarah, Freddie and their new baby girl. More...

November 04 2009

'V' premiere numbers. Starring Firefly's Morena Baccarin, with Alan Tudyk guest starring. Numbers inside. More...
Neil Patrick Harris is on Conan O'Brien Tuesday night. Neil Patrick Harris to be on Conan tonight. What more is there to say?
(SPOILER) New Caprica promo featuring James Marsters. The Jane Espenson series starts on SyFy in January 2010. It includes previously unseen footage and a first look at James Marsters' character, terrorist leader Barnabus Greeley.

November 03 2009

New interview with Morena Baccarin. Her new show "V" premieres tonight at 8/7c on ABC. Also, Alan Tudyk will guest star in at least the first three episodes.
Alyson & Alexis speak about their daughter's home birth. The first of a two part interview for My Best Birth. Alyson Hannigan and Alexis Denisof discuss the challenges they experienced in fulfilling their desire to have a home birth.

November 02 2009

Alan Tudyk in "Tucker and Dale Vs Evil". Wash goes Deliverance in a riotous reversal of the standard horror tropes when a pair of innocent, well meaning hillbillies are mistaken for psychotic murderers. More...

November 01 2009

Christian Kane's Leverage to air in the UK. Executive producer Dean Devlin tweets that Leverage has been picked up by Virgin 1 in the UK and will air on the Freeview channel soon. More...
Hannigan-Denisofaroos? Alyson and Alexis take baby Satyana out on the town dressed as matching kangaroos for Halloween! Massive adorableness follows!

October 31 2009

Trailer and poster for Charisma Carpenter's new movie 'Psychosis'. Just in time for Halloween. More...

October 30 2009

'An Education' starring Olivia Williams Released Today. Olivia Williams stars in the new film 'An Education', which has been released in UK cinemas today. More...
Variety reviews "V" premiere. "... The pilot busily races through too much business, but it dangles a tantalizing array of plots, and features a knockout performance (in more ways than one) by Morena Baccarin as the cool, beguiling alien leader."
"Locked In" Trailer. Formerly "Valediction". Co-Starring Eliza Dushku.
Nathan in London being a Complete Hero. Nathan Fillion to appear at Guards Chapel, Wellington Barracks, London on Nov 6th for the Complete Hero public artwork project. More...
Eliza Dushku to appear at Toronto Comic Con. This'll be taking place on March 26th-28th of next year.

October 29 2009

NBC ordered six more episodes of "Chuck". Bringing the current total for this season to a very reasonable nineteen! This is looking good for a possible third season premiere in Jan or Feb. More...
Another Mutant Enemy Crossword to pass the time. Maybe this will make up for no Dollhouse. Number 7 in a series.
Trailer for The Mighty Macs. [Formerly Our Lady of Victory] starring David Boreanaz.
Happy birthday, Tim Minear! The producer, director, and all around swell fellow turns 46 today.

October 28 2009

Wired Magazine on the "Great Geek Debate": Joss Whedon vs. J.J. Abrams. Do we have to choose? If so, go vote your conscience.
Empire's 100 Sexiest Movie stars include some Whedon alumni. Eliza Dushku comes in at #26, Amy Adams at #25 and Sarah Michelle Gellar at #11. More...
Venice Magazine talks to Eliza Dushku. A nice, extensive interview with our Dollhouse star about what Quentin Tarantino thinks of Tru Calling, how Dollhouse and "The Target" came about, Hollywood, the universe and everything.
Sci Fi UK interviews Dichen Lachman. Fun little talk about her career, her acting on Dollhouse and how to get the writers to spoil something.

October 27 2009

The Occulterers - America's premiere ghost hunting team. The comedy web series which stars Camdem Toy and James C. Leary went online yesterday and there's new episodes out every day this week.
Brand new video interview with Nicholas Brendon. Wherein he talks about getting "Buffy," talks about Joss Whedon, talks about his upcoming one man show, and shouts out to me!
Marti Noxon finally gets to write a Halloween episode. As long as we're passing around the Halloween congratulations, the woman who made sure Buffy kept fighting the good fight while Joss was adding Angel and Firefly to the Whedonverse co-wrote the "Halloween episode" of Mad Men that aired last night. More...
Nathan Fillion joins the Salute to Firefly Event in LA. The 3rd annual Creation Serenity event has just sent out an email confirming his appearance. The event is Nov 21-22 with Baldwin, Baccarin, Tudyk, and others. More...

October 26 2009

(SPOILER) Tonight on ABC - It's the Halloween episode of Castle. Nathan Fillion + Buffy & Firefly references = win. More...
When galaxies collide! Felicia Day talks science in this NASA Public Service Announcement about our impending doom.
(SPOILER) Mad Men's Christina Hendricks on Joan's Big Moment. Brief Q and A with the lovely former YoSaffBridge.

October 25 2009

(SPOILER) Los Angeles Times review of "Endgame" starring Chiwetel Ejiofor. The British telefilm about the end of apartheid in South Africa airs in the U.S. this Sunday night on PBS. Glowing description of Mr. Ejiofor's performance.
Summer Glau cast in a Western. The Legend of Hell's Gate: An American Conspiracy is currently filming in Summer's home state of Texas. The film follows three outlaws on the run. Summer plays Maggie Moon, a member of a family who cross paths with the outlaws. More...

October 24 2009

Neil Patrick Harris adds another musical villain to his repertoire. Last night he battled the Dark Knight himself as the Music Meister on Batman:Brave & Bold animated series.
"Mercy" co-starring Michelle Trachtenberg gets picked up for full season. Nurse Dawnie has gotten picked up for a full-time shift on NBC.

October 23 2009

James Marsters will not be at the HUB 3 event this weekend. From his manager, "James had a spill on the set and took a bump to the head and was advised by doctors not to fly for a few days. He is resting and feeling much better (although somewhat guilty)."
What to Gain from "Glee" for "Dollhouse?" io9 suggests three areas in which Joss could take what he learns from helming "Glee" to take back and apply to his "Dollhouse" duties.
Inara Beaming Her "V" Message to the Human Public. Morena Baccarin talks to both Sci Fi Wire and The Wall Street Journal about her new-found alien ways. The Wall Street Journal interview can be found here.
Neil Patrick Harris in negotiations to lend his voice to Fox new animation project "Rio". The story follows the adventures of a nerdy macaw who lights out from his small-town Minnesota cage for the exotic Summer Olympic city of Rio de Janeiro, is scheduled for an April 8, 2011, release.
Angel and Spike make #3 in 10 Top Pop Culture Vamps list "As portrayed by the talented (and let's be honest, sexy) David Boreanaz and James Marsters, these obsession-inducing vampires shared a bloodline, a passion for a certain petite blonde Slayer, and a clear love for leather and gel."
TWO CDs featuring Tony Head to be released! The CD "BandAGEd TOGether," which I mentioned here earlier, finally has a release date. More...

October 22 2009

New Promo for webseries The Occulterers starring James C. Leary and Camden Toy. Coming this Monday (just in time for Halloween) this comedy web series about ghost hunters features Buffy's very own Clem (James C. Leary) and special guest stars the wonderful and creepy Camden Toy. More...
Anthony Head's radio comedy 'Bleak Expectations' returns for a new series. It'll be on next Thursday on Radio 4.
More pix and short article on Nathan Fillion "Castle" book signing. IF Magazine has a little piece on the Barnes & Noble event that was held Monday. Mention of Captain Hammer.

October 21 2009

Nicholas Brendon in one-man play, back on Criminal Minds. Nick will be starring in The Santaland Diaries for the Blank Theater again and will soon be returning for not one but two episodes of Criminal Minds. More...
Trailer for 'The Expendables', featuring Charisma Carpenter. And almost everyone else who's ever been in an action movie.

October 20 2009

Castle picked up for full season. ABC has picked up a back-nine order for Season 2!
Live interview with Legend of Neil cast tonight - including Ms. Felicia Day. At 6:00pm Pacific (9:00pm Eastern) Sandeep Parikh, Tony Janning, Mike Rose and my favourite tiny fairy Felicia Day will be answering our questions, chatting, and enjoying some nice snacks. Twitter things with hashtag #legendofneil to interact.

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