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MATT PARKMAN WILL RETURN ON HEROES
Greg Grunberg, (Matt Parkman on HEROES) will be back next season on Heroes.
I guess those gun wounds weren't fatal... how many times did he get shot again?
Greg Grunberg said he would like to see his character be promoted to detective.
Source Heroes Revealed.
NIP/TUCK ADDS BRADLEY COOPER TO ITS CAST
Bradley Cooper (you might remember him from Alias) will be joining NIP/TUCK for a five-episode arc in the upcoming fifth season. The only information about the character he will be playing is that he isn't a love interest for anyone.
Source TV Guide's Ausiello Report
RACHEL GRIFFITHS IN A NEW MINISERIES
Rachel Griffiths (Sarah Walker on Brothers & Sisters) will be starring in a six-hour miniseries called Comanche Moon, based on the novels of Larry McMurty.
In Comanche Moon, Rachel Griffiths will be playing Inez Scull, the wife of Captain-Texas Ranger Inish Scull.
Comanche Moon will premiere in November 2007 on CBS.
Comanche Moon bridges the McMurtry's novels, Dead Man's Walk and Lonesome Dove, and follows the adventures of Texas Rangers Augustus McCrae, played by Steven Zahn, and Woorow F. Call, played by Karl Urban, as they face the pressures of adulthood. Soon, they embark on a quest to pursue three outlaws, including the great Comanche war chief Buffalo Hump (Graham Greene), the celebrated Comanche horse thief Kicking Wolf (Jonathon Joss), and the deadly Mexican bandit and murderer Ahumado (Sal Lopez). Under the leadership of Inish Scull (Val Kilmer), the troops of Texas Rangers unite to capture the notorious bandits.
Source Buddy TV
MINISODES ON MYSPACE
- MySpace has launched what they call The Minisode Network, a place where you can watch edited (all the trivial parts have been taken out) versions of episodes of old TV shows like Silver Spoons, Starsky & Hutch, Diff'rent Strokes, Who's The Boss, Sheena, and more.
Source TV Squad
EUREKA AND THE ENVIRONMENT
- When EUREKA returns on July 10th on Sci-Fi, it will include "a national contest that will award a home energy-efficiency makeover, sponsored by the Channel, the Alliance to Save Energy and the Edison Electric Institute (EEI)." (Source Starpulse)
"Visions for Tomorrow inspires individuals to take an active part in helping shape our future," said Dave Howe, Executive Vice President and General Manager, SCI FI Channel. "As a top ten cable channel reaching a progressive and forward-thinking audience, we're excited to be able to use one of our hit shows, Eureka, to galvanize our viewers into making simple changes to the way they live that will have a tangible and long-term impact on climate change."
"Partnering with the SCI FI Channel allows us to empower millions of Americans to save energy and money in their homes while engaging directly in the battle against global climate change," said Alliance to Save Energy President Kateri Callahan. "You don't have to be a 'superhero' to have 'Energy-$avings Super Powers.' We will showcase smart, easy ways consumers can use energy-efficient technologies and measures to reduce utility bills and cut energy waste, pollution, and greenhouse gas emissions simultaneously."
During the Eureka marathon on June 26 from 9 AM to 9 PM (don't forget to tune in if you haven't seen Eureka's first season yet), Zoe Carter (Hinson) will encourage viewers to make their own home more energy efficient.
Details to win a home energy-efficiency makeover can be found at www.scifi.com/homemakeover
Take the 6 of Energy-Efficiency Challenge, a quick "Energy IQ" quiz and pledge to take at least one action to reduce energy waste at www.sixdegreechallenge.org
Source Starpulse
FOX AND BRIGHTCOVE
- Fox Entertainment Group has signed with Brightcove (the Internet TV service) to be its online platform.
"Under the pact, the Fox broadcast net, FX and Speed have already started programming and hosting ad-supported Internet video channels with Brightcove technology."
Source Variety
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