New clip from “Heroes” to be shown on ‘The Tonight Show’ December 28, 2006
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From NBC:
Golden Globe nominee and star of NBC’s Golden Globe nominated drama “Heroes,” Masi Oka, will be stopping by “The Tonight Show With Jay Leno” on January 3. Fans of the hit series won’t have to wait until it returns on Monday, January 22 (9-10:00 pm EST/PST) to get a glimpse into the future as Oka bends time by bringing an exclusive clip from episode 12: “Godsend.”
So “Heroes” fans be sure to set your Tivo’s/DVR’s/VCR’s, whatever it is you use, to get an advanced clip from a future episode of the hit NBC series.
Broadcast TV Ratings for Wednesday, December 27, 2006 December 28, 2006
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CBS takes another Wednesday, with repeats of Criminal Minds and CSI: NY (the nights highest rated program) leading the way.
Battlestar Galactica to be made into a RPG December 28, 2006
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Battlestar Galactica, the hit Sci-Fi/Drama currently airing on Sci Fi Channel, will be made into a RPG (Role Playing Game) according to a report on the Gaming Report website.
Margaret Weis Productions has reached an agreement with Universal Studios Consumer Products Group to create role playing products based on the series.
“When we established our company we made the commitment to produce character- and story-focused role playing games using the best source material we could find,” says Margaret Weis, New York Times best-selling author and game publisher. “Battlestar Galactica is the kind of science fiction that we do best, where the drama and characters are more important than the guns and the gadgets. The very survival of the human race is at stake in the series and exploring the story possibilities in the setting can make for some very exciting games.”
The game book will be set in space, just like the series, and focus on the same challenges of survival that face the Galactica fleet every day, including the hard choices they are forced to make.
Follow the link to the source below for more details on the project.
Source: [GamingReport] — Margaret Weis Productions Officially Announces Battlestar Galactica RPG
Ugly Betty marathon set for countdown to 2007 December 28, 2006
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ABC Family will be running an all-day marathon of the ABC hit show Ugly Betty on New Year’s Eve.
Starting off at 9:00 AM ET/PT, the network will air all 11 episodes of the series with the last episode airing from 7:00 to 8:00 PM.
The series has been a ratings hit for ABC this season, proving a strong Thursday night lead-in for Grey’s Anatomy.
16.32Ugly Betty premiered with a 10.8/17 rating (16.32M viewers) and has averaged 13.20M viewers this season thus far.
Fox to stream BCS games on the web December 28, 2006
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Beginning this past Thursday, Fox will be streaming college football bowl games and preview shows on a few Web sites.
The network also has the rights to the AT&T Cotton Bowl Classic (not part of the BCS bowl games) which they will stream on New Year’s Day. This will mark the first time a major college bowl game has been streamed online.
Users will be able to download full games, shortened versions and previews/highlights of the Cotton Bowl, the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl, the FedEx Orange Bowl, the Allstate Sugar Bowl and the Tostitos BCS National Championship game.
Web sites participating in the venture included FoxSports.com, Fox Interactive, Apple iTunes and AOL Video. Pricing for the content will be $1.99 for game previews (which became available today) and $2.99 for full-length games which will be available to download within 24 hours of the end of the game.
Bravo acquires “Taxicab Confessions” December 28, 2006
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Bravo has made a deal with HBO and aquired nine episodes of the documentary/drama series Taxicab Confessions.
The series will make its basic-cable premiere this Friday with three back-to-back episodes, followed by a New Year’s Eve marathon and then a brand new original episode on Sunday.
SAG Awards nominees to be announced January 4th December 28, 2006
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The nominees for the 13th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards will be revealed at the Pacific Design Center in Los Angeles early morning on January 4th.
The nominees will be announced by SAG president Alan Rosenberg who will be joined on stage by Sandra Oh and Elijah Wood, both of whom won SAG awards for their respective work in Grey’s Anatomy and Lord of the Rings.
Those interesting in watching the nominees being announced can watch the telecast live on TNT and E! and check back in on January 28th when the awards are presented to their winners live on TNT and TBS from the Shrine Exposition Center in Los Angeles.
Spike Lee to direct feature film on James Brown December 28, 2006
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Spike Lee has signed on to direct a feature film for Paramount and Imagine Entertainment which will chronicle the life of James Brown, Variety reported.
The film will be produced by Brian Grazer and will head towards production sometime late next year or early 2008.
Source: [Variety] – Brown biopic in the works
New trailer out for 2nd Fantastic Four movie December 28, 2006
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A trailer has been released for Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer. The movie will be hitting theaters June 15, 2007.
You can check out the trailer at the Apple Quicktime site here.
