Subduction Leads to Orogeny

morjana · at 3/31/2009 11:43:00 PM

From the WBNX Blog (Cleveland, OH):

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Jason Momoa will get into The Game

Stargate: Atlantis ended its five-year run in January after 100 episodes, with the sci-fi favorite now continuing in syndication Saturday nights on WBNX. One of the series’ most popular stars, Jason Momoa (Ronon Dex), will switch genres to appear in four episodes of The Game, beginning this Friday. His character becomes involved with Kelly, played by Brittany Daniels—who Jason crossed paths with on Aaron Spelling’s North Shore several years ago ...

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The Game airs on the CW Network at 8:30pm.

morjana · at 3/31/2009 11:14:00 PM

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Courtesy of NBC and HULU, Medium's 'Truth Be Told,' starring Patricia Arquette, Miguel Sandoval, David Cubitt, Sofia Vassilieva, Maria Lark and Jake Weber. Guest stars include Enuka Okuma, Mark Steines, Matthew Del Negro, Amy Landecker, Marc Jablon, Ken Meseroll and Matt Champagne.

After dreaming she becomes a human lie detector in a game show, Allison's latest investigation becomes anything but a game.

morjana · at 3/31/2009 10:44:00 PM

From a Creation Entertainment e-mail announcement:

We're almost out the door to Vancouver for Creation Entertainment's annual Official STARGATE SG-1/ATLANTIS Convention this coming weekend and we've just confirmed yet another super-cool guest star:

CHRISTOPHER HEYERDAHL

STARGATE: ATLANTIS’ Todd the Wraith/Halling; SANCTUARY’s Bigfoot/John Druitt/Jack the Ripper. Christopher will be appearing on stage on Thursday, signing autographs for a nominal fee, and doing photo ops. Autograph/photo op tickets will be on sale at the convention.

VANCOUVER, B.C.
Thurs., Fri., Sat. & Sun.
April 2 - 5, 2009
Hilton Metrotown Vancouver
6083 McKay Ave.
Burnaby, BC

morjana · at 3/31/2009 10:29:00 PM

With many thanks to USA Today's Pop Candy column for the heads up!

morjana · at 3/31/2009 09:21:00 PM

At Homorazzi:

Getting Cozy with David Blue

Mar 31 '09

Author: Kevin

For all you Ugly Betty fans out there, you’ll no doubt immediately recognize David Blue as the adorable “Cliff” - ex-boyfriend to Mark… and I’m here to tell you, he’s every bit as adorable, fun and friendly in real life!

Homorazzi had the chance to hang out with Mark for a few minutes at the Artist Sanctuary party on Saturday before the Juno Awards and we jumped at the chance to ask him a few questions!

While I think we’d all love to see Cliff enter the picture again on Ugly Betty, David is now working on a new show, Stargate: Universe which is a spinoff of the original Stargate series. Blue plays character Eli Wallace, described as “a total slacker who just happens to be an utter genius with anything he puts his mind to - mathematics, computers, video games. A lack of confidence has left him with an acerbic sense of humor.”

Check out the clip below for some commentary on the character of Cliff, the possibility of an Ugly Betty return, his new project and even some discussion on the current Grey’s Anatomy season!

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Photo of Jamil Walker Smith, Elyse Levesque and David Blue

Photos of David Blue:

http://www.homorazzi.com/photos/album/72157616188079774/photo/3402058995/artist-sanctuary-junos-09-.html#middle-page

http://www.homorazzi.com/photos/album/72157616188079774/photo/3402865250/artist-sanctuary-junos-09-.html#middle-page

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Another Video:

Of Homorazzi at the Artist Sanctuary party at the Juno Awards, glimpses of Jamil Walker Smith, Elyse Levesque, David Blue from Stargate Universe; and from Battlestar Galactica, Aaron Douglas and Kandyse McClure.

morjana · at 3/31/2009 07:50:00 PM

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Courtesy of NBC and HULU, Heroes' 'Into Asylum,' starring Kevin Alejandro, Zeljko Ivanek, Ali Larter, Zack Lively, Jake McLaughlin, Frank Pacheco, Norma Jean Riddick and Garrett Strommen.

As the Petrelli family goes underground, Danko throws in with Sylar to take down a shape shifter.

morjana · at 3/31/2009 07:19:00 PM

At NBCUMV:

SCI FI JUMPS TO #5 AMONG ADULTS 25-54 FOR MARCH POWERED BY BATTLESTAR GALACTICA, GHOST HUNTERS AND GHOST HUNTERS INTERNATIONAL

Published: March 31, 2009

BEST FIRST QUARTER EVER AMONG WOMEN 18 - 34

SCI FI Posts Tenth Consecutive Quarter of Growth Among Women 18-49 and Women 25-54 Continuing Momentum Among Women Viewers

NEW YORK - March 31, 2009 – Propelled by Battlestar Galactica, Ghost Hunters and Ghost Hunters International, SCI FI soared into 5th place among basic cable entertainment networks in Adults 25-54 (665,000) in March, improving over last March's #8 ranking.

The network posted impressive gains across the demo board, leaping 10 percent among Women 18-34 (110,000), seven percent among Men 18-49 (327,000) and Adults 18-34 (228,000), six percent among Men 25-54 (381,000), five percent among Adults 18-49 (592,000), and four percent among total viewers (1,235,000).

Continuing the sizzling momentum among women viewers that has driven the prime audience up to 45 percent female among total viewers, the First Quarter marked the channel's 10th straight quarter of growth among Women 18-49 (261,000) and Women 25-54 (290,000), and was SCI FI's best first quarter ever among Women 18 -34.

In 1Q, Ghost Hunters International and Ghost Hunters combined to seize the #1 spot in the Wednesday 9PM (ET/PT) time period among Women 25-54 (756,000) as well as Adults 18-49 (1.3 million) and Adults 25-54 (1.4 million).

The season five premiere of Ghost Hunters on March 11 marked the program's best season premiere ever in the key demos with more than three million total viewers and a 2.15 HH rating, 1.8 million Adults 18-49 and 1.9 million Adults 25-54.

The fourth and final season of the award-winning Battlestar Galactica captured its Friday 10PM (ET/PT) time slot among Men 18-49 (1.0 million) and Men 25-54 (1.1 million).

SCI FI Channel is a television network that fuels the imagination of viewers with original series and events, blockbuster movies and classic science fiction and fantasy programming, as well as a dynamic Web site (www.scifi.com) and magazine. Launched in 1992, and currently in 95 million homes, SCI FI Channel is a network of NBC Universal, one of the world's leading media and entertainment companies.

morjana · at 3/31/2009 03:45:00 AM

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Courtesy of SciFi Channel and HULU:

Battlestar Galactica - Eick Blog: Oh the Things You Find on BSG

Behind the Scenes|03:49|

The crew talk about all the little things you can find on the BSG set.

morjana · at 3/31/2009 03:09:00 AM

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Courtesy of NBC and HULU, Chuck's 'Chuck Versus the Broken Heart,' starring Zachary Levi, Yvonne Strahovski, Joshua Gomez, Ryan McPartlin, Mark Christopher Lawrence, Julia Ling, Vik Sahay, Scott Krinsky, Sarah Lancaster and Adam Baldwin. Guest stars include Bonita Friedericy, Tony Hale and Battlestar Galactica's Tricia Helfer.

When Alex -- a coldhearted agent assigned to monitor Sarah -- joins the team, her ruthless methods cut way too close to home for Chuck.

morjana · at 3/31/2009 12:26:00 AM

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Courtesy of TV Guide's Hollywood 411 and HULU:

Celebrity Interviews - Bones: Michaela Conlin

Interview|04:12|

Michaela Conlin, Angela on BONES, visits Madison Michele at the 411 studio. They work out if Angela will end up trying celibacy or get back with Jack. She delves into the psychology of her character, where she's going and more.

morjana · at 3/31/2009 12:00:00 AM

At GateWorld:

(Please follow the link for the complete GateWorld article.)

This Week: Creation’s 2009 Vancouver Convention!

... Can’t make it to Vancouver this year? Then keep your browser locked on GateWorld in the days ahead! Our entire editorial staff will be making the trip to bring you the latest news and features from the convention, on-site and as it happens! We’ll also have daily photo galleries from our front-row photographers (thanks, gals), and we’ll be sure to bring you any breaking news from our annual trip to The Bridge Studios.

On Wednesday GateWorld will visit the set of Sanctuary for a visit with some old friends … and new interviews!

Don’t miss our full coverage of Vancouver 2009 starting on Wednesday, and follow the action in excruciating detail by watching GateWorld’s new Twitter account. Then tune in to next week’s podcast for a very special episode, (almost) live from the convention!

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Creation Entertainment's Stargate Vancouver site

Media guests include: Amanda Tapping, Paul McGillion, N. John Smith, Dan Shea, Gary Jones, Micahel Shanks, Joe Flanigan, Connor Trinneeer, Teryl Rothery, Robert Picardo, David Nykl, Fulvio Cecere, Kirby Morrow, Heather Doerkson, Jodi Racicot, Michael Kopsa, Patrick Currie, Brad Wright, Robert C. Cooper, costumer designer Valerie Halverson, Dean Haglund.

morjana · at 3/30/2009 11:24:00 PM

At GateWorld:

GateWorld Podcast: SG-1 Season Two

Monday - March 30, 2009

by Darren Sumner

Visit the GateWorld Podcast page for more about the show!

GateWorld’s audio-in-your-brain guide to the history of Stargate is back this week, as Darren and David talk about Season Two of Stargate SG-1! It’s a great season with big expansion to the series mythology and some of our favorite episodes, though also a few worth an eyeroll. To find out what we think, give this week’s podcast a listen.

First we’ll discuss the newest additions to GateWorld, plus our plans for covering this week’s official Stargate convention in Vancouver, B.C.! And we’ll hear from you listeners on a variety of interesting topics in the mailbag segment.

Tune in to the GateWorld Podcast every week using iTunes or your favorite podcast program. You can look for us at Podcast Alley PodBean.com, Mediafly, Podcast.com, or just plug in the RSS feed wherever you listen to podcasts. You can also listen right here on the site while you browse!

morjana · at 3/30/2009 09:37:00 PM

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Courtesy of FOX and HULU:

Family Guy - Not All Dogs Go To Heaven

Season 7 : Ep. 11|21:54||

Stewie transports the cast of “Star Trek: The Next Generation” to his bedroom.

morjana · at 3/30/2009 08:13:00 PM

From Joseph Mallozzi's blog update for March 30, 2009:

(Please follow the link for the complete blog update.)

March 30, 2009: Amanda Tapping Answers Your Questions!

... But enough of me talking about Amanda. Let's let Amanda talk about Amanda. Here's her Q&A. At the risk of inundating her, I trimmed the initial 20+ pages of questions down to half that before sending them her way - so if you didn't get your question answered, my apologies.

Over to Amanda…

... IggyMing writes: “1. I love your strong, intelligent portrayal of Sam Carter. I’ve read in interviews that you’ve described yourself as a feminist. Would you say that your feminist beliefs has had a strong impact on how you’ve portrayed Sam and Helen, and also the kind of roles that you accept? Thanks, by the way, for describing yourself as such, and not shying away from using the “f” word. As well, thanks so much for showing women as strong, intelligent, well-educated, sexy, kind, and compassionate individuals. I’ve always thought of Sam as being a strong role model for all women.”

AT: Wow. Thank you. I am not afraid of the word feminist. It’s been hard fought. The women of my grandmothers generation weren’t considered a “person under the law” when they were born. Astounding. We are well aware that women are still struggling around the world for equality and in some countries for their own safety. So it’s not a bad word to me. I’ve been lucky in my career that I’ve generally been cast as smart strong women. Sam and Helen have both been gifts for me as an actress. So much depth and courage. Sam is a great role model for many reasons. She helped make Amanda a stronger person.

“2. Joe mentioned the lack of recognition from the Canadian entertainment industry regarding science fiction shows, and SG1 in particular. As a Canadian actor and producer, do you feel that the Canadian industry as a whole has not embraced SG1 and Sanctuary as much as it could? Are you indifferent about this, or does it bother you?”

AT: It definitely bothers me. I don’t think Stargate was ever embraced by the Canadian industry. It was always seen as that American show even though it was filmed in Canada and the majority of people working on it were Canadian. We are finding the same thing with Sanctuary to an extent. Even though we are a 100% Canadian show. It may be a Sci-fi stigma, I don’t know. But it is something that we struggle with because amazing work is being done in this country by our writers, producers, crews and actors and our industry, to a large extent, does not validate it.

morjana · at 3/30/2009 05:32:00 AM

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Courtesy of FOX and HULU:

The Simpsons - Wedding for Disaster

Season 20 : Ep. 15|21:49||

Homer goes missing on his wedding day, and Sideshow Bob returns.

morjana · at 3/30/2009 04:03:00 AM

Guest starring on Chuck's 'Chuck Versus the Broken Heart,' Battlestar Galactica's Tricia Helfer. 'Chuck Versus the Broken Heart' airs at 8pm on Monday, March 30 '09 on NBC.

A heartless agent (guest star Tricia Helfer, "Battlestar Galactica") is sent to evaluate Sarah's (Yvonne Strahovski) performance as Chuck's (Zachary Levi) handler after he reveals his feelings about her. Morgan, Lester and Jeff (Joshua Gomez, Vik Sahay, Scott Krinsky) try to get invited to Awesome's (Ryan McPartlin) bachelor party.

morjana · at 3/30/2009 03:16:00 AM

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Courtesy of NBC and HULU, Kings' 'First Night,' starring Jason Antoon, Dylan Baker, Michael Patrick Crane, Christopher Egan, Al Krause, Ian McShane, Allison Miller, Sebastian Stan, Wes Studi, Susanna Thompson and Eamonn Walker.

King Silas makes a sacrifice to save the life of his illegitimate child, while Jack, who has ulterior motives, takes David on a wild night out.

morjana · at 3/30/2009 02:59:00 AM

From SciFi.com's schedulebot, the Highlander marathon airs Thursday, April 2 '09 on the SciFi Channel (US):

08:00A FAMILY TREE - Guest stars include Peter DeLuise, Tamsin Kelsey, Matthew Walker

09:00A SEE NO EVIL - Guest stars include Fulvio Cecere

10:00A BAND OF BROTHERS - Guest stars include Earl Pastko

11:00A NOWHERE TO RUN

12:00P THE HUNTERS - Guest stars include Douglas Arthurs

1:00P THE WATCHERS

2:00P STUDIES IN LIGHT

3:00P TURNABOUT

4:00P THE DARKNESS - Guest stars include Andrew Jackson

5:00P EYE FOR AN EYE - Guest stars include Andrew Kavadas and Eric Schneider

6:00P THE ZONE - Guest stars include Lorena Gale and Stargate SG1's Michael Shanks

7:00P THE RETURN OF AMANDA - Guest stars include Stargate SG-1's Don S. Davis, Robert Wisden and Mitchell Kosterman

8:00P REVENGE OF THE SWORD

9:00P MOVIE HIGHLANDER: THE SOURCE - Guest stars include Peter Wingfield

11:00P RUN FOR YOUR LIFE - Guest stars include Biski Gugushe Mark Acheson and Adrian Holmes

12:00A EPITAPH FOR TOMMY - Guest stars include Bill Dow and Gabrielle Miller

morjana · at 3/30/2009 02:34:00 AM

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Courtesy of SciFi Channel and HULU:

Battlestar Galactica - Eick Blog: Final Read Through

Behind the Scenes|04:03|

The cast and Ron have an emotional read through of the series finale.

morjana · at 3/30/2009 01:43:00 AM

From SciFi.com's schedulebot, the SciFi Channel (US) SciFi Tuesday line up for March 31 '09 for Star Trek Enterprise:

5:00P TERRA PRIME - Guest stars include Harry Groener, Gary Graham, Eric Pierpoint and Peter Weller

7:00P DOCTOR'S ORDERS

8:00P HATCHERY - Guest stars include Daniel Dae Kim and Steven Culp

morjana · at 3/30/2009 01:20:00 AM

Premiering on the SciFi Channel on Friday, April 3 '09 at 9pm, the 2008 made-for-DVD movie, 'Stargate Continuum,' starring Ben Browder, Amanda Tapping, Christopher Judge, Michael Shanks, Beau Bridges, Claudia Black, Richard Dean Anderson, Cliff Simon, Don S. Davis, William Devane, Steve Bacic and Colin Cunningham.

MGM Stargate: Continuum Photo Gallery and Behind the Scenes Photo Gallery.

morjana · at 3/30/2009 12:35:00 AM

At MGM Stargate:

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Vegas Featurette

3:55 11.0MB

Go behind the scenes of Vegas with Executive Producer Robert Cooper.

morjana · at 3/29/2009 10:22:00 PM

Eight year old Sandra Cantu has been missing since Friday, March 27 '09 from her home in Tracy, CA.

News articles at the Tracy Press.

Tracy Crime Stoppers and the FBI have offered a $2,000 reward for information that leads to finding Sandra.

Anyone who has information is asked to call the Tracy Police department at (209) 831-4550.

Sandra is 4 feet tall and weighs 45 pounds. She has long, brown hair and brown eyes and was last seen wearing a "Hello Kitty" T-shirt and black leggings.

Police say there is no evidence of abduction or foul play, which is why it is still considered a missing persons case — and thus, doesn’t fit the criteria for an Amber Alert.

March 30 '09 UPDATE - Updated photo from National Center for Missing & Exploited Children

Update April 1 '09 - KCRA.com Updated news article and photo gallery of Sandra Cantu.

Update April 2 '09 - Twitter site Search for Sandra

Update April 3 '09 - Sacramento's FOX40 station, Search for Sandra site:

A $10,000 reward is being offered by local bounty hunter Leonard Padilla for the safe return of Sandra Cantu. Padilla has extended his offer to Sunday evening (April 4 '09). Padilla can be reached at (916) 558-6915.

A $26,000 reward is being offered by the Carole Sund/Carrington Foundation for the safe return of Sandra Cantu. For donation information, contact the Sund/Carrington Foundation at (916) 567-1059 or Sgt. Tony Sheneman with the Tracy police department at (209) 612-6144.

A citizen search will be organized Saturday morning at the Tracy firehouse located at 7700 Linne Road.

UPDATE - April 6 '09: - Search for Sandra

TRACY - The search for 8-year-old Sandra Cantu has come to a grim end.

Tracy police confirm a black luggage that surfaced during an irrigation canal drain earlier this morning contained the body of the missing Tracy girl. Police said in an evening press conference that the girl was identified "by the type of clothing she was wearing."

Authorities will now turn their attention to finding the person or people responsible for the death of Sandra Cantu.

Sandra had been missing since Friday, March 27th, when she disappeared while returning home from a friend's house at the Orchard Estates Mobile Home Park.

Authorities have not made any arrests in the case, although their investigation has focused on several persons of interest.

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My condolences to Sandra Cantu's parents, relatives, friends, and to all the citizens who assisted in the search for Sandra, or offered prayers for her safe return.

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Update: April 11 '09 - ABC News -

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Calif. Sunday School Teacher Booked in Child Death

Calif. police arrest Sunday school teacher in kidnapping, killing of girl found in suitcase

TRACY, Calif. April 11, 2009 (AP)

A California Sunday school teacher was arrested on suspicion of kidnapping and killing an 8-year-old girl whose body was stuffed into a suitcase found in an irrigation pond.

Melissa Huckaby, 28, was arrested at 11:55 p.m., about five hours after she drove herself to the station at the request of police, according to Tracy Police Sgt. Tony Sheneman.

"She gave enough information to us during the course of the interview that probable cause was there to arrest her," said Sheneman...

morjana · at 3/29/2009 09:41:00 PM

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Courtesy of SciFi Channel and HULU:

Battlestar Galactica - Eick Blog: Final Thoughts

Behind the Scenes|04:00|

Ron, the cast and crew share some of their final thoughts on the show.

morjana · at 3/29/2009 08:40:00 PM

At GateWorld Forums:

(Photos at the link above.)

QMX Andy from Quantum Mechaniz just announced:

Stargate SG-1 Limited Edition Animated Maquettes

Season One – Teal'c

Hero Sized!

Hand-painted resin maquette of Teal'c as we first meet him in Season One, Children of the Gods

Limited to just 1,000, the Teal'c maquette is hero-sized, standing over 9 inches tall, including his staff weapon.

Teal'c is the first in a line of animated maquettes inspired by the heros (and villians) of Stargate.

morjana · at 3/29/2009 08:00:00 PM

morjana · at 3/29/2009 08:34:00 AM

A 2006 made-for-DVD movie, 'Furnace,' starring Michael Paré, Ja Rule, Jenny McShane, Danny Trejo and Tom Sizemore. Airs Saturday, April 4 '09 at 9pm on the SciFi Channel (US).

Official movie site.

Detective Michael Turner investigates mysterious deaths that occur in and around a maximum-security prison. What begins as just another suicide and murder case unfolds into a furious struggle to uncover the unexplainable while escaping death at the hands of a vengeful spirit unleashed within the prison walls.

morjana · at 3/29/2009 07:52:00 AM

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Courtesy of HULU, Legend of the Seeker's 'Bloodline,' starring Bridget Regan, Craig Horner, Jessica Marais, Bruce Spence, David de Lautour, Jay Laga'aia and Craig Parker.

While on a quest to prevent the Third Box of Orden from winding up in the hands of Darken Rahl, Richard learns a startling revelation about his friend, Zedd.

morjana · at 3/29/2009 07:16:00 AM

At GateWorld:

THE LANGUAGE OF EMOTION

GateWorld talks with Neal Acree

Depending on where you live and how the network on which you have watched Atlantis handles the end credits, you may not have been able to catch the "Additional Music by Neal Acree" tile.

Since Season Eight of SG-1 and midway through Season Three of Atlantis Neal has been composing additional music for Stargate alongside the legendary Joel Goldsmith. GateWorld is proud to bring you our first interview with this young composer, who shares not only his insight into how he creates for the franchise, but has graciously shared unreleased samples of his Stargate work in the audio version!

Neal discusses musical selections which originally made him fall in love with the art, his journey to composing for the franchise and, of course, some of his favorite pieces. We also discuss the growing influence of the gaming industry and what the future may have in store for new entertainment mediums.

GateWorld's interview with Neal Acree runs 39 minutes. Listen online at your leisure, download it to your MP3 player, or subscribe now to the iTunes podcast! The full interview is also transcribed [at the link above].

A brief excerpt:

GW: Tell us about the path that led you to Stargate. How'd that ball start to get rolling?

NA: A friend introduced me to Joel back in the day when I was setting up equipment and helping out other composers.

GW: What season of Stargate was this in when you were first introduced to Joel?

NA: I started right before Season Three [of SG-1]. He had just wrapped Season Two. He was moving to a new house and a new studio. I helped him move and get set up in his new studio and stayed on as his assistant, and over the years did everything from mixing to orchestrating to helping manage his sample library. Eventually ended up getting to write on the show which was a great opportunity.

morjana · at 3/29/2009 06:30:00 AM

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Courtesy of FOX and HULU, House's 'Here Kitty,' starring Hugh Laurie, Lisa Edelstein, Omar Epps, Robert Sean Leonard, Jesse Spencer, Peter Jacobson, Kal Penn and Olivia Wilde. Guest stars include Charlie Carter, Jennifer Crystal, Whitney Cummings, Judy Greer and Christopher Moynihan.

A woman who believes a cat has predicted her death desperately seeks House’s help.

morjana · at 3/29/2009 06:06:00 AM

Family Guy's 'Not All Dogs Go to Heaven' airs at 9pm on FOX.

At SFX Magazine:

Next Gen Stars Reunite For Family Guy

Sunday’s episode of Family Guy features a Next Generation reunion, when Stewie and co go to a Trek convention and meet Patrick Stewart, Brent Spiner, Denise Crosby, Gates McFadden, Jonathan Frakes, LeVar Burton, Marina Sirtis, Michael Dorn and Wil ("I blog me!") Wheaton.

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SFX Magazine also has a two-part interview with Family Guy executive-producer Dave Goodman:

Part One

Family Guy Star Trek Interview Part One

With the approaching Star Trek very much on our mind at the moment - check out next issue of the mag - we revealed on Wednesday that the Family Guy team were planning an episode with The Next Generation crew. We love a bit of Family Guy, so when executive producer David Goodman chatted about it with journalists at a conference earlier this week, we were happy to grab the Q and A highlights to share...

A brief excerpt:

When the Star Trek actors provide their voices, do they come over as themselves or as their familiar on-screen characters?

Goodman: They're playing themselves. All the characters are playing themselves. Although I will say that they were all very game. We had fun playing with who they really are, and that Stewie discovers what it's like to hang out with them. It's a different Family Guy twist on your expectations, so I'm very pleased with the surprises in the episode in terms of the journey that Stewie takes with these people.

Part Two

morjana · at 3/29/2009 04:05:00 AM

From SciFi.com's schedulebot, Farscape: The Peacekeeper Wars has been schedule to air on Thursday, April 2 at 3am (Part 1) and Friday, April 3 at 3am (Part 2). This 2004 made-for-TV miniseries stars Ben Browder, Claudia Black, Anthony Simcoe, Gigi Edgley, Wayne Pygram, Raelee Hill, Melissa Jaffer, Paul Goddard, Tammy McIntosh, David Franklin, Rebecca Riggs, Francesca Buller and Lani John Tupu.

Photo Gallery at the SciFi Channel.

morjana · at 3/29/2009 03:58:00 AM

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Courtesy of FOX and HULU, The Simpsons' 'In The Name Of The Grandfather.'

The family travels to Ireland where Homer and Grandpa try to save Grandpa’s favorite pub.

morjana · at 3/29/2009 03:28:00 AM

From SciFi.com's schedulebot, the Star Trek: The Next Generation line up for SciFi Monday, March 30 '09 on the SciFi Channel (US):

7:00P THE SCHIZOID MAN - Guest stars include William Morgan Sheppard and Suzie Plakson

8:00P UNNATURAL SELECTION

9:00P A MATTER OF HONOR - Guest stars include Chris Latta, Brian Thompson and John Putch. A superb episode.

10:00P THE MEASURE OF A MAN - Guest stars include Clyde Kusatsu, Whoopi Goldberg and Brian Brophy. An exceptional episode.

morjana · at 3/29/2009 03:24:00 AM

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Courtesy of NBC and HULU, Heroes' 'Cold Snap,' starring Jack Coleman, Greg Grunberg, Ali Larter, James Kyson Lee, Masi Oka, Sendhil Ramamurthy, Cristine Rose and Milo Ventimiglia. Guest stars include Noah Gray-Cabey, Brea Grant, David H. Lawrence, Elizabeth Lackey, William Duffy, Zeljko Ivanek and Swoosie Kurtz.

Rebel is finally revealed! Can Tracy overcome her self-serving nature to save Rebel's life? Swoosie Kurtz guest stars.

morjana · at 3/29/2009 03:08:00 AM

From SciFi.com's schedulebot, the Stargate SG-1 6pm weekday rotation episodes for the weekof March 30 '09 on the SciFi Channel (US):

3/30/2009 (SEASON 10) MORPHEUS - Guest stars include Robert Picardo, Ben Ratner and Robin Mossley

3/31/2009 (SEASON 10) THE PEGASUS PROJECT - The cross-over episode with Stargate Atlantis! Guest stars include David Hewlett, Joe Flanigan, Torri Higginson, Matthew Glave, Sarah Strange, Gary Jones, David Nykl, Chuck Campbell, Matthew Walker

4/01/2009 (SEASON 10) INSIDERS - Guest stars include Cliff Simon, Peter Flemming, Bill Dow and Gary Jones

No SG1 episode scheduled on Apr. 2nd due to Highlander Marathon

4/03/2009 (SEASON 10) UNINVITED - Guest stars include Keegan Connor Tracy and Erik Breker

morjana · at 3/29/2009 03:02:00 AM

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Courtesy of FOX and HULU, Dollhouse's 'Echoes,' starring Eliza Dushku, Harry Lennix, Fran Kranz, Tahmoh Penikett, Enver Gjokaj, Dichen Lachman and Olivia Williams. Guest stars include Leo Carpenter, Philip Casnoff, Josh Cooke, Reed Diamond and Miracle Laurie.

Echo heads back to school where pieces of her past come into focus.

morjana · at 3/29/2009 02:20:00 AM

morjana · at 3/29/2009 01:35:00 AM

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Courtesy of FOX and HULU, the Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles episode, 'To The Lighthouse,' starring Lena Headey, Thomas Dekker, Summer Glau, Brian Austin Green, Richard T. Jones, Garret Dillahunt, Shirley Manson and Leven Rambin. Guest stars include John DeVito, Shane Edelman, Gina Gallego, Mackenzie Brooke Smith and Dean Winters.

Sarah puts John in a safe house, and Cameron and Derek struggle to work together.

morjana · at 3/28/2009 08:50:00 PM

From Joseph Mallozzi's blog for March 28, 2009:

March 28, 2009: Remembering Christine

Whenever I’m asked what I enjoy most about working on the Stargate franchise, my answer is always the same: the people I work with. To the average viewer, their favorite show begins and ends with the actors they invite into their homes every week. The rest of the production personnel are faceless entities, names that scroll by at the beginning and end of a given episode. It’s unfortunate that, for the most part, fans never really have the opportunity to know the many talented people who work behind the scenes. The camera operators, production designers, art directors, visual effects coordinators, and make-up artists to name a few, all incredibly hardworking individuals who give up their early morning, late nights, and the occasional weekends to ensure production runs smoothly and those episodes get delivered in a timely manner.

Christine Mooney was SG-1’s Costume Designer in seasons 7, 8, 9, and part of season 10. Back in 2005, she was nominated for a local Leo Award for Best Costume Design in a Dramatic Series for the episode “It’s Good to be King”, but actually won the award for the episode “Moebius, Part II”. Yes, she was great at what she did, and she was great because she possessed not only an eye for design, but a passion for her work and an obvious deep-seeded trust and affection for her co-workers. There was always a serenity about her, a disarming calmness that instantly put you at ease. And yet, it was always evident that that her patience and soft-spoken composure belied a certain excitement bubbling subtly beneath the surface whenever she presented a design or costume-in-progress. She was proud of her work; proud of her design team. And deservedly so.

She was also a lovely woman, always making it a point to stop me in the hall to either compliment a script, a bit of casting, or the tie I happened to be wearing that day. We were all greatly saddened when she had to leave us partway through SG-1 tenth season, but were all heartened when she made a return visit in early January of this year. Words fail to describe how pleased I was to see her again that day, or how sad I was to learn of her passing late last week.

Christine Mooney was incredibly gifted, an exceptionally courageous woman, and a much-loved member of our extended Stargate family. She‘ll be missed.

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According to IMDB, Ms. Mooney passed away on March 19, 2009, due to breast cancer. Our condolences to Ms. Mooney's family, friends, and co-workers.

morjana · at 3/28/2009 06:03:00 PM

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Courtesy of SciFi Channel and HULU, Stargate SG-1's 'The Enemy Within' starring Richard Dean Anderson, Amanda Tapping, Christopher Judge, Michael Shanks and Don S. Davis. Guest stars include Jay Acovone, Kevin McNulty, Gary Jones, Alan Rachins and Warren Takeuchi.

O'Neill and the SG-1 team must attempt to remove a Goa'uld larva that has infected Kawalsky's brain -- but time is running out!

From the Richard Dean Anderson Stargate SG-1 Mission Database website:

NOTES OF INTEREST:

* Mission of SG-2 under the command of Major Charles Kawalsky to P3-575 was aborted, later reinstated under SG-1.
* Colonel Kennedy is on assignment from the Pentagon.
* The iris, made of pure titanium, is less than 3 micrometers from the event horizon, not allowing matter to fully reintegrate.
* DHD, abbreviation for Dial Home Device, controls the stargate.
* The galaxy is populated by the ancient peoples of Earth.
* The Tauri: name for Earth from the tale of a primitive world discovered by the Goa'uld millennia ago, where humans first evolved.
* The Goa'uld harvested humans from this world to become hosts, Jaffa, and slaves.
* A Goa'uld symbiote controls a host by wrapping itself around the spine and controlling the nervous system.
* Goa'uld are born with genetic memory.
* A Jaffa does not communicate with the Goa'uld it carries.
* Code to abort auto-destruct command: 81452667

morjana · at 3/28/2009 05:41:00 PM

At Total SciFi:

(Please follow the link for complete contest information.)

Vote for your favourite sci-fi TV theme tune – and win great prizes!

From the Theremin-laced tunes of the 1950s to the current trend for more subtle, evocative title music, science fiction shows have given us some truly great theme tunes.

But what is the greatest sci-fi theme tune ever written? Just trying to whittle it down to 10 candidates proved difficult enough, and there are undoubtedly some strong contenders that haven’t made the cut.

Where, we hear you cry, is Knight Rider? Or Stingray? Or Lost in Space? Or Buck Rogers in the 25th Century? Or Enterprise? OK, maybe not Enterprise…

However, after several hours of screaming, pushing and sumo-wrestling, we have finally agreed on the following shortlist of 10 candidates. All are theme tunes that are both influential and instantly hummable, and reflect the broad range of theme tunes from the history of SF television, from The Twilight Zone and Star Trek right through to the recent reboot of Battlestar Galactica.

Now we want readers to let us know which is their all-time favourite theme tune from the shortlist below. And as an added incentive, one lucky random winner will bag a cinema voucher, a subscription to the Titan Magazines title of their choice and a goody bag. Your vote counts!

SCI-FI THEME TUNES: THE SHORTLIST

1) Battlestar Galactica (remake)

2) Buffy the Vampire Slayer

3) Doctor Who

4) The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

5) Quantum Leap

6) Red Dwarf

7) Star Trek (Original Series)

8) Thunderbirds

9) The Twilight Zone

10) The X-Files

Email your choice to dwscifi@titanemail.com by 18 April 2009, after which we’ll announce the poll winner on Total Sci-Fi.

Don't forget to include your name and address!

The small print

The competition closes on 18 April 2009.

The competition is open to UK residents aged 18 or over (though the vote itself is open to everyone) ...

Only one entry per person ...

morjana · at 3/28/2009 05:20:00 PM

Courtesy of SciFi Talk.

Star Trek premieres in theaters on May 8 '09.

Find more videos like this on Sci-Fi Talk

morjana · at 3/28/2009 08:27:00 AM

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Courtesy of FOX and HULU, Dollhouse's 'Man on the Street,' starring Eliza Dushku, Harry Lennix, Fran Kranz, Tahmoh Penikett, Enver Gjokaj, Dichen Lachman and Olivia Williams. Guest stars include Amy Acker, Reed Diamond, Kevin Kilner, Liza Lapira, Patton Oswalt, Mark Sheppard and Aisha Hinds.

Echo and Agent Ballard come face-to-face for the first time.

morjana · at 3/28/2009 07:56:00 AM

US geo-coded.

Courtesy of SciFi Channel and HULU, Sanctuary's 'The Five,' starring Amanda Tapping, Robin Dunne, Emilie Ullerup, Christopher Heyerdahl and Ryan Robbins. Guest stars include Chuck Campbell, Colin Corrigan, Rob Hayter and Jonathon Young.

Circumstances and enemies separate Magnus, Ashley and Will. Now they must each decide whom to trust, and whom to flee.

morjana · at 3/28/2009 07:39:00 AM

From Canada's Space Channel's Space Podcast:

SPACE PODCAST

March 20, 2009 - This week’s podcast features the cast of The Big Bang Theory, David Eick expounds on BSG, and Harlan Ellison gets his rant on over creator's rights and internet rumours. As well, host Mark Askwith spirited his way into the vault for an interview with the author of the Twilight series, Stephenie Meyer.

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morjana · at 3/28/2009 07:01:00 AM

Stargate Atlantis' season four premieres on Canada's Space Channel on Sunday, March 29 '09 at 8pm.

At their web site:

Stargate Atlantis Season 4 will be premiering on SPACE this Sunday at 8et. In honour of this event, we have posted some clips from the Atlantis cast and crew, talking about the final season and bidding a fond farewell to fans of the series.

Watch the special messages to SPACE fans here:

Joseph Mallozzi

Clip runs 5 mins 15 seconds

Joe Flanigan

Clip runs 22 seconds

Paul McGillion - talks about Carson Beckett's return in season four.

Clip runs 53 seconds

Paul McGillion - thanks the fans.

Clip runs 53 seconds

Rachel Luttrell - gives a heartfelt thanks to fans.

Clip runs 2 mins 3 seconds

David Hewlett - gives a big thanks to the fans

Clip runs 49 seconds

Joseph Mallozzi - gives us a tour of the Stargate Atlantis set before it was retired.

Clip runs 6 mins 2 seconds

morjana · at 3/28/2009 06:40:00 AM

US geo-coded.

Courtesy of the SciFi Channel and HULU, Stargate Atlantis' 'The Shrine,' starring Joe Flanigan, Rachel Luttrell, Jason Momoa, Jewel Staite, Robert Picardo and David Hewlett. Guest stars include Kate Hewlett, David Nykl and Sharon Taylor.

A fantastic episode, with superb performances, especially by David Hewlett, Kate Hewlett and Joe Flanigan.

While on a rescue mission to another planet, Dr. Rodney McKay falls fatally ill and his sister Jeannie is summoned from Earth to say her final goodbyes.

morjana · at 3/28/2009 06:13:00 AM

US geo-coded.

Courtesy of SciFi Channel and HULU, the Battlestar Galactica series finale, 'Daybreak, Part 2,' starring Edward James Olmos, Mary McDonnell, Katee Sackhoff, Jamie Bamber, James Callis, Tricia Helfer, Grace Park, Michael Hogan, Aaron Douglas, Tahmoh Penikett and Michael Trucco. Guest stars include Simone Bailly, Matthew Bennett, Leah Cairns, Brad Dryborough, Colin Lawrence, Tobias Mehler, Kerry Norton, Bodie Olmos, Callum Keith Rennie, Donnelly Rhodes, Rekha Sharma, Mark Sheppard, Dean Stockwell, Kate Vernon and Rick Worthy.

In the final episode, conflicts reach a climax while Cylons and humans face a stark choice.

morjana · at 3/27/2009 10:32:00 PM

At Supanova:

(Please follow the link for the complete convention information.)

The Supa-Stars of Supanova 2009 - Melbourne & Brisbane!

Ladies and Gentlemen, Boys and Girls, Other Creatures, may we present for you, our list of guests for Supanova 2009 in Melbourne (March 27-29) and Brisbane (April 3-5)

Film & TV Guest Supa-Stars

* Hayden Panettiere - Heroes, Racing Stripes, Raising Helen, Alley McBeal
* Katee Sackhoff - Battlestar Galactica, Bionic Woman - Melbourne only

* Richard Hatch – Original and Re-imagined Battlestar Galactica
* Amber Benson - Buffy The Vampire Slayer - Brisbane only
* Adam Busch - Buffy The Vampire Slayer - Brisbane only
* Justin Chon - Twilight, The O.C. - Melbourne only
* Bonnie Piesse - Star Wars: Attack of the Clones and Revenge of the Sith

Animation & Anime Supa-Stars

* Vic Mignogna – Full Metal Alchemist, DragonBall Z, Bleach
* Dave Willis – Aqua Teen Hunger Force, Space Ghost Coast to Coast
* Dana Snyder – Aqua Teen Hunger Force, The Venture Brothers
* Jhonen Vasquez – Invader Zim, Johnny the Homicidal Maniac

Comic-Book Supa-Stars

* Todd McFarlane – Spawn, Amazing Spider-Man, Incredible Hulk - Brisbane only
* Whilce Portacio – Spawn, Wetworks, Batman Confidential - Melbourne only
* The Vampress Girls - creators Jacy & Nick Nova - Melbourne only
* Nicola Scott – Birds of Prey, Secret Six, Star Wars Empire
* David Yardin – X-Men vs Hulk, Black Panther, Storm
* Colin Wilson - 2000AD, Blueberry: The Early Years, Star Wars (Dark Horse)
* Tom Taylor - Flinch, Star Wars: Invasion (Dark Horse)
* Stewart McKenny - DC Superfriends, Clone War Adventures - Brisbane only
* Wayne Nichols - Star Wars Unleashed, Church of Hell - Brisbane only
* Christopher Sequeira - Astonishing Tales, Cthulhu, Justice League Adventures
* W. Chew Chan - Iron Man, The Phantom, Borderlander
* Jan Scherpenhuizen - Wolverine Doombringer, Lost inSpace - Melbourne only
* Jon Sommariva - Gemini, Go Boy 7, Star Wars Tales - Brisbane only
* Jeffrey Cruz - Streetfighter II Turbo, Sinbad: Rogue of Mars - Melbourne only

Literary Supa-Stars

* Jennifer Fallon – Tide Lords, The Hythrun Chronicles, Second Sons [Also Stargate SG-1: Roswell]
* Marianne de Pierres - Sentients of Orion, Parrish Plessis - Brisbane only
* Andrew Warrilow - The Familiar’s Tale, The Dream Dimension - Brisbane only
* Suzanne Woods - Stargate SG-1: Barque of Heaven - Melbourne only
* Anita Blake - Crystal Coffin, Project Apocalypse - Brisbane only

Gaming Supa-Stars

* Steve Stamadiatis – TY the Tasmanian Tiger, Blade Kitten - Brisbane only

And THAT is our guest line-up for Melbourne and Brisbane 2009!

morjana · at 3/27/2009 09:55:00 PM

At Death Ray Magazine:

(Please follow the link for the complete interview.)

The long arm of the law

Being an exclusive interview with Colin Ferguson, renowned for his performance as the wholesome Sheriff Jack Carter in science fiction superbrain show Eureka (a.k.a. A Town Called Eureka) and only the other day passing through the UK on convention duties. We touch on such issues as the strangely rebranded SyFy (né SCI FI), the future of Eureka, post-apocalyptic zombie-killing, family telly, and why actors should direct their own shows. All of this and more ...

A brief excerpt:

Death Ray: What's the status of the programme at the moment?

Colin Ferguson: "We shot season three which was 18 episodes, but in two halves – I don't get that! It's cheaper for them, because otherwise people would get raises with the new season. I think that's honestly what they do. It's big business. I've been told very certainly that we're coming back for season four. They're talking about doing 22 episodes. We lose some cast members this year; I won't specify who. Most are coming back next year, but there's some attrition, written in."

Death Ray: What's the theme of the third series [season]?

Colin Ferguson: "The first half of the third series would be the wedding of Allison and Nathan Stark – which didn't go well to say the least! And then by the end of the series, Allison's pregnant, Henry has a long lost love come back and Jordan going off to college. And I have a love interest! The actress Jaime Ray Newman comes in. It's nice to have him fall for somebody. I didn't think it would work between the sheriff and someone who was hyper-intelligent, but they hooked me up with Jaime and it did ..."

~~**~~**

The second half of Eureka's third season premieres July '09 on the SciFi Channel (US).

morjana · at 3/27/2009 06:26:00 PM

At Geek Syndicate:

Interview with Sanctuary creator Damian Kindler

In this solo interview Barry [at Geek Syndicate] chats with Damian Kindler the creator, executive producer, and writer of the TV show Sanctuary. Damian reveals how Sanctuary came to be, spills some info on season2 and the Sanctuary universe. Damian also explains why he would rather be writing scripts than novels. The joys of Twitter and the first ever Sanctuary Con is also discussed.

Download link

~~**~~**

Sanctuary's season two is tentatively scheduled to premiere on the SciFi Channel (or Syfy) on Friday, October 2 '09.

morjana · at 3/27/2009 05:05:00 PM

From March 2008, at Sidewalks TV, a video interview with Stargate: Ark of Truth's Michael Shanks (Dr. Daniel Jackson), Ben Browder (Col. Cameron Mitchell) and Christopher Judge (Teal'c).

Some screencaps from the video:

morjana · at 3/27/2009 04:48:00 PM

Stargate: The Ark of Truth premieres on the SciFi Channel (US) Friday March 27 '09 at 9pm.

At GateWorld:

FULL COVERAGE: The Ark of Truth

Discussion

Review

Movie Guide

Photos

Screen Caps

BUY: DVD

BUY: BLU-RAY

morjana · at 3/27/2009 07:48:00 AM

Airing Sunday, May 3 at 9pm on the SciFi Channel (US), 'Fireball,' an '09 made-for-TV movie filmed in Canada, and starring:

Aleks Paunovic, Lexa Doig, Aaron Pearl, Colin Cunningham.

Dread Central has a review and and RHI has a Photo Gallery.

'Fireball' is repeated on the SciFi Channel (US) on Sunday, May 3 '09 at 9pm.

morjana · at 3/27/2009 07:43:00 AM

Airing Saturday, April 25 at 9pm on the SciFi Channel (US), the NEW '09 made-for-TV movie, 'Carny,' co-starring Stargate: Universe's Lou Diamond Phillips. The movie also co-stars Alan C. Peterson, Domenic Cuzzocrea, Vlasta Vrana and Simone Elise Girard.

From the Muse Entertainment website

Synopsis:

When a blood thirsty creature known as the Jersey Devil escapes from a travelling carnival and begins to inflict terrible revenge on the citizens of a small town it's up to the Sheriff to track and kill the beast before it's too late.

morjana · at 3/27/2009 07:10:00 AM

US geo-coded.

Courtesy of SciFi Wire:

morjana · at 3/27/2009 06:39:00 AM

At The International Association of Media Tie-In Writers:

(Please follow the link for the complete list of nominees.)

The Third Annual Scribe Awards (2009)

The 2009 Scribe Award submissions, for books pubished in 2008, are listed below. The nominees will be announced in March and the winners announced at a ceremony at Comicon in San Diego in July.

2009 SCRIBE AWARD SUBMISSIONS

SPECULATIVE FICTION

BEST NOVEL—ORIGINAL

STARGATE SG-1: HYDRA by Holly Scott & Jaime Duncan

STARGATE SG-1: THE BARQUE OF HEAVEN by Suzanne Wood

STARGATE SG-1: DO NO HARM by Karen Miller

STARGATE ATLANTIS: MIRROR, MIRROR by Sabine Bauer

The IAMTW is dedicated to enhancing the professional and public image of tie-in writers...to working with the media to review tie-in novels and publicize their authors...to educating people about who we are and what we do....and to providing a forum for tie-in writers to share information, support one another, and discuss issues relating to our field (via a regular e-newsletter, our website, and our active discussion group). Our members include authors active in many other professional writer organizations (MWA, PWA, WGA, SFWA, etc.) and who share their unique perspectives with their fellow tie-in writers. Our name itself is a declaration of pride in what we do: I AM a Tie-in Writer. You can find out more about the IAMTW by looking around this website.

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Fandemonium Press Stargate Novels web site

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Saturday, March 28, 2009

Friday, March 27, 2009

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