Lex Luthor wins best Smallville villain of all time!
Readers of Totalscifionline.com and Smallville Magazine have voted Lex Luthor the show’s all time top villain. The destructive Kryptonian creature Doomsday and his human alter ego Davis Bloome (played by Sam Witwer) came in second place while Brainiac (played by James Marsters), received the third highest amount of votes.
Lex, the young bald businessman turned power-hungry rogue, is played by Michael Rosenbaum, and was first introduced in the original pilot in 2001. The character then appeared in the show up until the end of season 7 when he disappeared in mysterious circumstances.
The new villains-themed issue of Smallville Magazine is released on 29 September (US) and 8 October (UK). For more information, visit: http://titanmagazines.com/smallville
Promo for Heroes, Episode 4.03, “Acceptance”
Nathan just hasn’t been himself lately. Watch a sneak peek of the next episode of “Heroes,” which airs next Monday, October 5.
George Lopez Comes to Late Nights on TBS
Beginning November 9, George Lopez will host a new late-night talk show, LOPEZ TONIGHT, on TBS. The show will feature a street-party feel, with pumped-up music, audience interaction and a format that is open to change each day. LOPEZ TONIGHT will include the latest in politics, entertainment, sports and pop culture.
Check out this new promo for LOPEZ TONIGHT:
LOPEZ TONIGHT will air Monday-Thursday at 11 p.m. on TBS.
Full List of 2009 Primetime Emmy Award Winners
The Primetime Emmy Awards were presented on Sunday, September 20 in a ceremony hosted by Neil Patrick Harris. Here is a list of the big winners:
Drama Series: "Mad Men," AMC.
Comedy Series: "30 Rock," NBC.
Actor, Drama Series: Bryan Cranston, "Breaking Bad," AMC.
Actress, Drama Series: Glenn Close, "Damages," FX Networks.
Actor, Comedy Series: Alec Baldwin, "30 Rock," NBC.
Actress, Comedy Series: Toni Collette, "United States of Tara," Showtime.
Supporting Actor, Drama Series: Michael Emerson, "Lost," ABC.
Supporting Actress, Drama Series: Cherry Jones, "24," Fox.
Supporting Actor, Comedy Series: Jon Cryer, "Two and a Half Men," CBS.
Supporting Actress, Comedy Series: Kristin Chenoweth, "Pushing Daisies," ABC.
Miniseries: "Little Dorrit" PBS.
Made-for-TV Movie: "Grey Gardens," HBO.
Actor, Miniseries or Movie: Brendan Gleeson, "Into the Storm," HBO.
Actress, Miniseries or Movie: Jessica Lange, "Grey Gardens," HBO.
Supporting Actor, Miniseries or Movie: Ken Howard, "Grey Gardens," HBO.
Supporting Actress, Miniseries or Movie: Shohreh Aghdashloo, "House of Saddam," HBO.
Directing for a Comedy Series: "The Office: Stress Relief," Jeff Blitz, NBC.
Directing for a Drama Series: "ER: And in the End," Rod Holcomb, NBC.
Directing for a Variety, Music, or Comedy Series: "American Idol: Show 833 (The Final Three)," Bruce Gowers, Fox.
Directing for a Miniseries, Movie, or Dramatic Special: "Little Dorrit: Part 1," Dearbhla Walsh, PBS.
Variety, Music, or Comedy Series: "The Daily Show With Jon Stewart," Comedy Central.
Reality-Competition Program: "The Amazing Race," CBS.
Writing for a Comedy Series: "30 Rock: Reunion," Matt Hubbard, NBC.
Writing for a Drama Series: "Mad Men: Meditations in an Emergency," Kater Gordon and Matthew Weiner, AMC.
Writing for a Variety, Music, or Comedy Series: "The Daily Show With Jon Stewart," Comedy Central.
Writing for a Miniseries, Movie, or Dramatic Special: "Little Dorrit," Andrew Davies, PBS.
Host, Reality or Reality-Competition Program: Jeff Probst, "Survivor," CBS.
Original Music and Lyrics: "81st Annual Academy Awards: Song Title: Hugh Jackman Opening Number," ABC.
To see the list of winners in the creative arts categories, which were presented prior to the telecast, click the cut:
“Heroes” Season 4 Press Release and Preview Clips
I’ve got tons of Heroes updates for you. Some of this has been out for a couple of weeks (I’m still catching up), but I’ve also got a few new clips from our friends at NBC.
From creator/writer Tim Kring (“Crossing Jordan”) comes the award-winning “Heroes,” an epic drama that chronicles the lives of ordinary people who discover they possess extraordinary abilities.
On September 21, “Heroes” returns with its fourth season and a brand-new volume – “Redemption.” As the dust settles from last season, our heroes attempt to settle back into their ordinary lives. But, as they will quickly discover, it’s not easy to go home again. They will face one pressing question: how do extraordinary people lead ordinary lives?
Previously, in “Volume 4: Fugitives,” our heroes made an attempt to return to their normal lives – but that attempt was cut short when Claire Bennet (Hayden Panettiere) uncovered a deadly plot orchestrated by one of their own – Senator Nathan Petrelli (Adrian Pasdar). After revealing to the government that there were people with special abilities, Nathan spearheaded an initiative to capture and imprison those people and used Noah Bennet a.k.a. H.R.G. (Jack Coleman). Lives were torn apart. H.R.G.’s own marriage was destroyed. Tracy Strauss (Ali Larter) was killed — literally shattered into frozen pieces.
Ultimately, it was Nathan who paid the price for his misdeeds – murdered at the hands of Sylar (Zachary Quinto). Angela Petrelli (Cristine Rose), devastated at the loss of her son, and H.R.G., in need of an ally within the government, convinced Matt Parkman (Greg Grunberg) to use his ability to repair the damage. Matt used mind control and forced Sylar to shapeshift into Nathan, while erasing Sylar’s own memories so he truly believed he was Nathan. Now, as far as everyone else knows, Nathan is alive and well. And Sylar is gone. But all of that is about to change…
This season, “Volume 5: Redemption” begins with our heroes putting their lives back together.
Claire is finding that her biggest challenges are forgetting her old life and starting college. How does someone who has led such an extraordinary life assimilate back into everyday college life? Any semblance of normalcy is shortly overturned when Claire’s roommate commits suicide and Claire discovers her new friend, Gretchen (guest star Madeline Zima), is hiding a secret herself.
Hiro Nakamura (Masi Oka) goes back to his old life in Japan, but discovers that he has a terminal illness. When Hiro can no longer keep his illness hidden, he sets out to fulfill his own personal bucket-list – righting the mistakes of his past. But will Hiro be able to correct the errors of his ways without severely altering the past and present?
Peter Petrelli (Milo Ventimiglia) returns to work as an ordinary New York City EMT, but he uses his abilities to save lives. Peter has become obsessed, looking for redemption and shutting out the rest of the world he once knew. How can he forget the past and begin anew? Peter’s life will quickly change when a hearing impaired woman, Emma (guest star Deanne Bray), enters his life. Emma has used her disability as an excuse to shut herself off from the world. But as a new and unique ability manifests, the shell she’s built around herself will begin to crack apart – as will Peter’s.
H.R.G. is adjusting to life as a single man. Charged with creating a new company, he is rapidly discovering that he needs more from his life. But how does a company man become ordinary? And, when Mohinder Suresh (Sendhil Ramamurthy) returns and offers H.R.G. compelling evidence of a new danger, it makes H.R.G. wonder if he should get back in the game.
Tracy Strauss, having risen from the dead, is consumed with seeking vengeance, but soon realizes that she has a real opportunity to reinvent herself. The question is: who should she be?Nathan Petrelli, not realizing who he really is, returns to the Senate and begins to notice strange changes in himself. Most alarming, Nathan discovers that he has new abilities. These changes are not lost on Angela, who recognizes them for what they truly are – the emergence of Sylar.
Meanwhile, racked by the guilt of what he did to Sylar and Nathan, Matt Parkman returns to life as an ordinary family man. All he wants to do is to raise his son, love his wife and return to a fulfilling career as an LAPD detective. But what Matt doesn’t know is that something unfamiliar is buried deep within his psyche – Matt can see and hear Sylar. And this specter will haunt him until Sylar is returned to his body.The biggest challenge for our heroes is a strange and dangerous carnival comprised of a traveling band of outsiders with powerful abilities, led by a charismatic and powerful leader, Samuel (Robert Knepper). Alongside Samuel is his right hand man, Edgar (guest star Ray Park), a deadly Speedster with a talent for knives, and Lydia (guest star Dawn Olivieri) the Tattooed Lady.
Samuel leads his flock to intersect with the lives of all of our heroes. He will find them, and he will entice them to join him. And together, they will ask the same basic questions: Who are we? What does having powers mean to the world? How should we live our lives – shameful or proud? Should we hide or live out in the open? And if the world of powers is revealed, how will the world ever recover?
In 2009, “Heroes” has been honored with: a People’s Choice Award for Favorite Sci-Fi/Fantasy Show, a Teen Choice Award for Choice Action-Adventure Television Show, and a SAG Award for Outstanding Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Television Series. Among its honors in past seasons, “Heroes” has garnered a People’s Choice Award, an AFI Award, a Multicultural Prism Award, a TV Land Future Classic Award, the Television Critics Association Awards’ Outstanding Program of the Year, the International Prize at the BAFTA Television Awards, and Choice TV Show Action Adventure at the Teen Choice Awards. It has also garnered nominations at the Primetime Emmy, Golden Globe, NAACP Image, WGA and Satellite Awards.
“Heroes” is produced by Universal Media Studios in association with Tailwind Productions. Kring, Dennis Hammer, Adam Armus, Kay Foster and Jim Chory serve as executive producers.
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Russell T Davies Plans the Future of “Torchwood”
Torchwood creator Russell T Davies has the future of the hit Doctor Who spin-off all planned out, he has told the new issue of Torchwood Magazine.
“I could write you scene one of series four right now”, says Davies in a revealing interview with Torchwood Magazine. “I know exactly how to pick it up. I’ve got a shape in mind, and I’ve got stories. I know where you’d find Gwen and Rhys, and their baby, and Jack, and I know how you’d go forward with a new form of Torchwood.”
The news will come as a tonic to fans of the show, which enjoyed runaway success in the ratings when the latest series Children of Earth screened over five nights in July this year. The dramatic finale and the death of much-loved team member Ianto Jones had fans fearing the worst for the future of the show, but Davies’ positive comments will re-ignite hopes that Torchwood will once again return to television screens.
Davies is also confident of writing another compelling series of Torchwood, regardless of the format the BBC decides to choose for the show.
“If the BBC asked for another 13 one-part stories, that’s what we’d do,” Davies goes on to explain to Torchwood Magazine. “I’m ready for anything, but I think it works well as one continuous story. But if the BBC decide they want 13 one-offs, I’ll suddenly decide that’s the best format in the world!”
The prolific writer, widely credited with sparking the recent revival of parent show Doctor Who, goes on to talk candidly about the origins of Torchwood, and why he thinks the timing was all important for the success of the show.
“It’s been a very intelligent decision to make hay while the sun shines,” he says. “Look at the recession that’s sweeping in now. If I’d tried to get Torchwood off the ground now, they would say there’s no money for it. So while we had one very successful show, we made a strategic decision to push our advantage. Julie [Gardner, then Head of Drama at BBC Wales] passionately wanted a big, strong Welsh drama department but one show is not a drama department, You’ve got to have more, so we did it while those doors were open to us.”
After Davies’ incredible successes on British shores, where he has also penned the acclaimed drama serials Queer as Folk and The Second Coming, the writer is looking forward to his next challenge across the Atlantic.
Davies tells Torchwood Magazine he believes his trade is taken much more seriously in the USA than it is at home in the UK:
“The attitudes towards drama there are very different, and their outlook is more professional in terms of how they approach the job. I heard this brilliant quote from [acclaimed British screenwriter] Frank Cottrell Boyce recently, where he said that British writers are essentially amateur and they want to go home or go to the pub, but in America they can’t wait to go in to the office.”
Russell T Davies interview appears in Torchwood Magazine Issue #17. Torchwood Magazine goes on sale in the UK on the 20 of August, 2009 and in the US on September 15, 2009.
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“The Price is Right” is Looking for Contestants
CBS’s “The Price is Right” is traveling across the country looking for contestants in their first ever national search. Producers will interview contestant hopefuls in major U.S. markets, choosing three from each city. The contestants will then be flown to Los Angeles and attend a taping of the legendary game show between September 2009 and February 2010. A bidder’s spot on Contestants’ Row will be guaranteed to one of the three participants, who will learn if they are selected to "come on down" when they hear their name called during the show’s taping.
Here’s the list of upcoming cities:
Tuesday, Aug. 18: Detroit, WWJ-TV http://www.wwjtv.com/
Gardner White Furniture 3:00 PM – 7:00 PM
45300 Hayes Road
Macomb Township, Mich. 48042
Tuesday, Aug. 18: Pittsburgh, Pa.., KDKA-TV http://www.kdka.com/
Rivers Casino 12 Noon – 6:00 PM
1301 Beaver Avenue
Pittsburgh, Pa. 15233
Tuesday, Aug. 18 Yonkers, N.Y., WCBS-TV http://www.wcbstv.com/
Empire City Casino 12 Noon – 3:00 PM
at Yonkers Raceway
810 Yonkers Avenue
Yonkers, NY 10704
Thursday, August 20: Johnson City, N.Y., WBNG-TV http://www.wbng.com/
Oakdale Mall 11:00 AM – 7:00 PM
635 Harry L Drive
Johnson City, N.Y. 13790
Saturday, Aug. 22: Dallas, KTVT-TV http://www.cbs11tv.com/
Stone Mountain Carpet 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM
825 Airport Freeway
Hurst, Texas 76053
Saturday, Aug. 29: San Francisco, KPIX-TV http://www.cbs5.com/
Twin Pine Casino & Hotel 3:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Hwy 29 at Rancheria Road
Middletown, Calif. 95461
To participate, you must be legal U.S. residents, aged 18 and over. Official rules can be found on each individual station’s website, and upcoming schedules will be posted at http://www.cbs.com/.
Two New Series Coming to Cartoon Network
Cartoon Network has “greenlit” two new original animated comedy series, Regular Show and Horrorbots.
Regular Show is created by J. G. Quintel and was developed as a short for Cartoon Network’s Cartoonstitute. Two bored groundskeepers, Mordecai (a six-foot-tall blue jay) and Rigby (a hyperactive raccoon) are best friends who spend their days trying to entertain themselves by any means necessary, much to the displeasure of Benson (their boss, who is a gumball machine) and to the delight of Pops (an older, lollipop-headed gentleman). Their everyday pursuits often lead to things spiraling out of control and into the surreal: they open portals to other dimensions, summon demons via an ‘80s arcade game and accidentally use choreographed dance moves to send co-workers to the moon. All in a typical day’s work on Regular Show. J.G. Quintel served as creative director of The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack for two seasons and was a storyboard artist on the Emmy-winning animated series Camp Lazlo. Regular Show will be produced at Cartoon Network Studios in Burbank, CA.
Horrorbots tells the story of Thrasher and Blastus, two outsider teenage droids who are only slightly less horrific than the ultra-powerful robots that populate their planet, Killglobe. Now they face their greatest challenge yet: high school. Armed with a desire to fit in (and little else), Thrasher and Blastus navigate their lives with varying degrees of success. Created by Michael Buckley (The Sisters Grimm) and Joe Deasy and co-executive produced by Christy Karacas (Superjail), Horrorbots will be produced in New York.
In addition to these two new series, the network has also ordered additional episodes of The Marvelous MisAdventures of Flapjack and commissioned another season of scripts for for Adventure Time, which is scheduled to premiere next year.
NBC Previews “Community” on Facebook
NBC is hoping to get the buzz started about their new comedy, Community, by bringing the show to Facebook.
In what could prove to be a smart move on NBC’s part, the network is streaming the pilot of Community commercial-free on Facebook. It is available to anyone who is a Facebook user and is willing to become a fan of Community. Facebook-ers can also send a link from the fan page to friends or place it on their Facebook profile.
You need to hurry though! Community is only available through tomorrow, Friday, August 14.
Community already has great buzz among critics. The show stars Joel McHale (The Soup) as Jeff Winger, a fast-talkin’ lawyer whose degree has been revoked. With some help from his fellow classmates, Winger forms a study group who eventually learn more about themselves than their course work.
Also starring are Chevy Chase (Chuck), Gillian Jacobs (The Book of Daniel), Yvette Nicole Brown (Rules of Engagement), Danny Pudi (Greek), Alison Brie (Mad Men), Donald Glover (30 Rock), and Ken Jeong (The Hangover).
The series premieres on NBC on Thursday, September 17th 9:30/8:30c
TNT Announces 2nd Season Renewal for HawthoRNe
TNT has picked up a second season of the medical drama HawthorRNe, starring and executive-produced by Jada Pinkett Smith. The network has ordered an additional 10 episodes of the drama, which currently airs Tuesdays at 9 p.m. ET.
For its first season, HawthorRNe has averaged approximately 3.8 million viewers and ranks as ad-supported cable’s #1 entertainment program on Tuesdays among adults 25-54 and women 25-54. The second season is slated to air in 2010.
Starring along with Pinkett Smith are Michael Vartan (Alias), Suleka Mathew (Men in Trees), David Julian Hirsh (Lovebites), Christina Moore (Hyperion Bay) and Hannah Hodson (TNT’s The Ron Clark Story).