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September 21, 2005April 16, 2009

Rise, Lord Combover

I don’t know about you, but Star Wars isn’t going to make me watch The Apprentice. I already took one for the team this year. Screw Trump.

I’m more of a Martha fan anyway. That woman would make one hell of a Sith, and Trump is the Admiral Daala to her Palpatine.

And since yes, since there is TV that doesn’t involve ‘reality,’ there was quite a big chunk of ROTS reference – an entire conversation, even – on last night’s Gilmore Girls. I’m keeping my eyes out for a transcript, but for now let me just say it involved higher ground. And ranting. Lovely, lovely ranting.

September 20, 2005August 29, 2009

“Long Way Round” DVD finally comes to North America!

Great news!

Patty of the LJ community Ewan_Playground (and if you’re not already a member, why not???) received an email from LWR HQ saying the show would see a North American release before Christmas.

The US will get the seven episode version while Canada will get the extended ten episode one.

It’s not listed yet, but you can probably get the Canadian version at Amazon Canada or at Chapters/Indigo.

Hooray! Thanks Patty!

September 8, 2005August 29, 2009

Long Way Round Keeps Plugging Along

An extended edition DVD of Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman’s round the world motorcycle adventure will be released to viewers in the UK on November 7.

Meanwhile, no version of the show has yet been released in North America. You can go here and register for notification from Amazon in the event it ever is. Your indication of interest apparently will be passed on to the studio.

If you get tired of holding your breath, both sets of DVDs from the UK are “Region 0” meaning they’ll play on some DVD players and almost all computers.

Canadian viewers will get to see LWR starting November 1 on the Outdoor Life Network.

And, finally, the print version of their adventure is topping the travel book charts in the UK.

Thanks to Ewan News for the great coverage.

August 28, 2005August 29, 2009

Hobbit joins cast of 24

Sean Astin is joining the cast of the American television drama 24. It’s not known what character he’ll play, but should be worth checking out anyway.

The fifth season begins its run in January.

August 13, 2005December 28, 2011

When creators obsess

Joss Whedon reaches critical fanboy levels over Veronica Mars.

July 25, 2005December 21, 2007

James Marsters back at WB

He’ll be in Smallville, of all places, for “a number of episodes” playing professor Milton Fine, aka Brainiac. Also showing up this season will be Aquaman, the Fortress of Solitude, and Tom Wopat of the original Dukes of Hazard.

In other Buffy/Angel alumni casting news, Charisma Carpenter will be joining the cast of ‘Veronica Mars’ for at least six episodes.

July 15, 2005December 20, 2007

Geeks love Sci-Fi Fridays… Right?

The second season of the best sci-fi on TV*, Battlestar Galactica premieres in just a matter of hours on the Sci-Fi Channel. There’s also a couple of Stargates (now with Farscape‘s Ben Browder!) beforehand, if you’re into that kind of thing. For those who prefer to spend Friday night away from the TV (or at a Harry Potter release party) the shows will rerun Tuesday night.

* Individual opinions may vary.

July 15, 2005December 20, 2007

Emmy nominations good for genre

SyFy Portal has the list of genre nods. Although the spread is pretty good for geeks, with Lost, Deadwood, and Alias up for multiple awards, in most catagories it’s same crap as always. Three of five Desperate Housewives up for Best Comedy Actress? Fifteen nominations for Will & Grace, a show that jumped the shark years ago? Nothing for Gilmore Girls? Give me break.

July 8, 2005December 20, 2007

Familiar faces on TV this fall

E’s Kristin on what shows Buffyverse alums are doing now. We’ve all probably seen the commercials for David Boreanaz’s Bones, but did you know that Nicholas Brendan is part of Bradley Cooper’s (Alias) supporting cast on Kitchen Confidential?

June 21, 2005December 20, 2007

Good sci-fi is hard to find

The next season of Battlestar Galactica is coming up next month… The Sci-Fi Channel released a second short preview of the new episodes. For more eye candy, check out the S2 promo pictures.

Extremely focused fans can keep an eye on Unofficial BSG blog and bsg_news for more details, including (links to) spoilers.

And have we mentioned that the Sci-Fi Channel is going to be rerunning Firefly on Fridays? In the proper order? If you haven’t bought or Netflixed the DVDs yet, I (and several other CJers) highly recommend you tune in.