Archive for March 28th, 2012
Actor Warren Stevens, 1919-2012
by Doc on Mar.28, 2012, under Movies, Obituaries, Television
Actor Warren Stevens, who made many, many guest appearances on television in the 60s and 70s, and can best be remembered by SF fans as Doc in Forbidden Planet as well as Rojan, the Kelvan Empire commander who tries to take the Enterprise to the Andromeda galaxy in the original Star Trek episode “By Any Other Name”, passed away at the age of 92.
Netflix passes on Terra Nova – likely dead
by Doc on Mar.28, 2012, under Television
Well, it looks like the last chance at rescue for 20th Century Fox TV’s Terra Nova has come and gone. Netflix, the internet video subscription service, had been in talks to take over the series if they could reduce the per-episodes costs. But apparently the numbers still didn’t work for the expensive show, and Netflix passed on it.
It’s uncertain if Fox still has hopes – they have not formally released the actors yet, but star Jason O’Mara is filming a western pilot for CBS and Allison Miller is filming the Matthew Perry-starred NBC comedy pilot Go On, so they aren’t at least sitting waiting for the phone to ring.
Being Human preview: “Partial Eclipse Of The Heart”
by Doc on Mar.28, 2012, under Television
In Monday’s all new Being Human, Josh asks Sally what he should do about the secret he’s holding from Julia. Could Josh’s wolf horrifically destroy the thing he loves most? Catch the sneak peek and tune in to the all new episode this Monday at 9/8c on Syfy to find out if Josh can make things right.
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