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Star Trek Stars Party at Griffith Observatory

Cynthia — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 22:41:51 +0000

It was the TV show that made many of us want to buy a telescope, so it’s only fitting that the cast of Star Trek celebrate their DVD release of the new movie at the famous Griffith Observatory in Los Angeles.

Director J.J. Abrams was joined by stars Zachary Quinto (“Spock”), Leonard Nimoy (“Spock Prime”), Zoe Saldana (“Uhura”), Karl Urban (“Bones”), John Cho (“Sulu”), Bruce Greenwood (“Capt. Christopher Pike”), Jennifer Morrison (“Winona Kirk”), Clifton Collins (“Ayel”), Faran Tahir (“Captain Robau”), Jacob Kogan (“Young Spock”) and Jimmy Bennett (“Young Kirk”).

Red carpet arrivals were followed by an elegant party under the stars where guests were able to fraternize with green girls, sample some red matter and get a close up look at the “final frontier” through the Observatory’s famous telescope.

Photos courtesy of Paramount

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June Lockhart Attends Stamp Unveiling

Cynthia — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 00:33:33 +0000

June Lockhart may have been at the USPS stamp unveiling to represent Lassie, but to me she’ll always been Maureen Robinson of Lost in Space. The stamps, designed in the shape of an old TV set, represent some of the best classic TV memories and include faves such as Twilight Zone and Alfred Hitchcock Presents, I Love Lucy and Dragnet.

The stamps are available now from the US Postal Service and they also have a nice set of matching postcards.

Going back to June, doesn’t she look fabulous? And Lassie’s looking mighty nice herself.

June Lockhart & Lassie at the USPS Stamp Unveiling of Stamps honoring Early Television Memeoris at the TV Academy in No Hollywood, CA on August 11, 2009 .2009 Kathy Hutchins / Hutchins Photo.

Photo: Newscom.com

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Fringe at the TCA’s

Cynthia — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 08:13:53 +0000

From Comic Con in San Diego to the Television Critics Association meetup in Pasadena, it’s been a whirlwind couple of weeks for the cast of Fringe. I was actually surprised to hear that they even had a Fringe panel as the TCA’s are usually devoted to new shows on a network with the other stars coming out only to party. Not so at Fox.

Get a recap of the panel at Michael Ausiello’s Press Tour Diary

2009 FOX SUMMER TCA: The cast and creators of the FOX drama FRINGE answer questions during 2009 FOX SUMMER TCA at the Langham Hotel, Thursday Aug. 6 in Pasadena, CA. L-R: Joshua Jackson, John Noble, Anna Torv, Alex Kurtzman, Roberto Orci, J.H. Wyman and Jeff Pinkner. ©2009 Fox Broadcasting Company. Cr: Frank Micelotta/FOX

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Katie Cassidy Goes Glam for The CW

Cynthia — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 06:36:16 +0000

Supernatural’s Katie Cassidy (far right) showed up for The CW’s TCA party wearing her best man-eating outfit. Just look at that glamour girl! Any demon would be smart to step into that meatsuit.

And speaking of glamour gals, click HERE to read a HUGE casting spoiler for this coming season of Supernatural.

Ashlee Simpson-Wentz , Jessica Lucas, Laura Leighton, Stephanie Jacobsen (Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, Katie Cassidy all of Melrose Place.

The CW, CBS and Showtime TCA Party Monday, August 3rd, 2009 The Huntington Gardens, Pasadena Pictured: Katie Cassidy (”Melrose Place”), Jessica Stroup (”90210″). Photo Credit: Joe Magnani/The CW © 2009 The CW Network, LLC. All rights reserved.

Melrose Place Pictured: (l-r) Ashlee Simpson-Wentz as Violet, Colin Egglesfield as Auggie, Katie Cassidy as Ella, Laura Leighton as Sydney, Thomas Calabro as Dr. Michael Mancini, Stephanie Jacobsen as Lauren, Shaun Sipos as David, Jessica Lucas as Riley, Michael Rady as Jonah. Photo Credit: Frank Ockenfels/The CW ©2009 The CW Network, LLC. All rights reserved.

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Alex O’Loughlin at TCA’s

Cynthia — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 01:58:48 +0000

Alex O’Loughlin and his fellow cast members chat with the members of the Television Critics Association about their new CBS series Three Rivers at Paramount Studios in Hollywood, CA on Friday, July 31, 2009.

Idents: l-r, Justina Machado, Daniel Henney, Kate Moennig, Alex O’Loughlin, Carol Barbee, Executive Producer/Creator, Alfre Woodard and Christopher J. Hanke Photo: Sonja Flemming/CBS ©2009 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. This photo is provided for use in conjunction with the CBS Summer 2009 Press Tour.

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Dollhouse at Comic Con

Cynthia — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 00:09:52 +0000

Joss Whedon and the cast of Dollhouse made a big splash at Comic Con with the airing of the mysterious Epitaph One episode. But what I really want to know about is that postcard that FOX handed out at their booth. It’s called Virtual Echo and it says that if you aim a webcam at the design on the back, you’ll unlock an app that “takes Echo out of the Dollhouse and brings her to your computer.”

I don’t have a webcam (believe it or not) so I can’t test it. Has anyone tried it? I’d love to know if it’s as cool as it sounds. Meanwhile, here are some great photos courtesy of Fox.

Photos: Fox

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Celebs Shine at the EW SyFy Comic Con Event

Cynthia — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 23:44:27 +0000

Entertainment Weekly and Syfy teamed up this year for a glitzy party to celebrate all things Comic Con. The event took place at the Hotel Solamar in San Diego and some of our favorite stars were in attendance. Have a look:

Supernatural’s Adrianne Palicki came by as did Ian Somerhalder of Vampire Diaries.

Fringe’s Anna Torv and Mark Valley stopped by as did Battlestar Galactica’s Grace Park and Tahmoh Penikett now of Dollhouse.

Here’s Nina Dobrev of Vampire Diaries and the gals from Smallville, Cassidy Freeman and Erica Durance.

Credit: Scott Kirkland/INFevents.com

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Galactica, Dark Knight Win Big at Saturn Awards

Cynthia — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 23:27:45 +0000

Last night, luminaries from the world of sci fi and horror were honored at the 35th Annual Saturn Awards. The awards are given out by The Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films for work in film, TV and on DVD. This years winners will join an illustrious list of former honorees including Vincent Price, Rod Serling, Dan Curtis, Ray Bradbury, Gene Roddenberry, Robert Wise and Lon Chaney Jr. just to name a few.

The Dark Knight was the evening’s biggest winner, taking home five awards including Best Action Film, Best Writing, Music, Special Effects and Best Supporting Actor for Heath Ledger.

On the television side, it was Battlestar Galactica that took home the most awards winning Best Syndicated/Cable Television Series, Best Actor on Television: Edward James Olmos, and Best Actress on Television: Mary McDonnell. Lost received the Saturn Award for Best Network Series, beating out Supernatural, Fringe, Heroes, Life on Mars, and Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles.

Battlestar was up against an odd mix of shows for Best Syndicated / Cable including The Closer, Dexter, Leverage and more predictable, Star Wars: The Clone Wars and True Blood.

Moonlight took the award for the best modern DVD with Invaders winning for retro DVD.

Several special awards were presented throughout the evening, Lance Henriksen took the Life Career Award, Jeffrey Katzenberg received the Visionary Award and Leonard Nimoy was handed the Lifetime Achievement Award.

You’ll find a full list of winners after the jump. You can find the list of nominees here at the Saturn Awards Website.

Photos by Newscom

THE WINNERS OF THE 35^TH ANNUAL SATURN AWARDS

Best Science Fiction Film: Iron Man

Best Fantasy Film: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

Best Horror Film: Hellboy II: The Golden Army

Best Action/Adventure/Thriller Film: The Dark Knight

Best Actor: Robert Downey, Jr. (Iron Man)

Best Actress: Angelina Jolie (Changeling)

Best Supporting Actor: Heath Ledger (The Dark Knight)

Best Supporting Actress: Tilda Swinton (The Curious Case of Benjamin Button)

Best Performance by a Younger Actor: Jaden Christopher Smith (The Day the Earth Stood Still)

Best Director: Jon Favreau (Iron Man)

Best Writer: Christopher Nolan and Jonathan Nolan (The Dark Knight)

Best Music: Hans Zimmer and James Newton Howard (The Dark Knight)

Best Costume: Mary Zophres (Indiana Jones & the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull)

Best Make-Up: Greg Cannom (The Curious Case of Benjamin Button)

Best Special Effects: Nick Davis, Chris Corbould, Timothy Webber, Paul J. Franklin (The Dark Knight)

Best International Film: Let the Right One In

Best Animated Film: Wall-E

Best Television Series: Lost

Best Syndicated/Cable Television Series: Battlestar Galactica

Best Presentation on Television: The Librarian: The Curse of the Judas Chalice

Best Actor on Television: Edward James Olmos (Battlestar Galactica)

Best Actress on Television: Mary McDonnell (Battlestar Galactica)

Best Supporting Actor on Television: Adrian Pasdar (Heroes)

Best S upporting Actress on Televison: Jennifer Carpenter (Dexter)

Guest Starring Role on Television: Jimmy Smits (Dexter)

Best DVD Release: Jack Brooks: Monster Slayer

Best DVD Special Edition Release: Stephen King’s The Mist (2 disc Special Edition)

Best DVD Classic Film Release: Psycho (Universal Legacy Series)

Best DVD Collection: The Godfather-The Coppola Restoration

Best Series on DVD: Moonlight

Best Retro Series on DVD: The Invaders

The Life Career Award: Lance Henriksen

The Lifetime Achievement Award: Leonard Nimoy

The Visionary Award: Jeffrey Katzenberg

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True Blood on the Red Carpet

Cynthia — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 21:36:38 +0000

The vampires were out in Los Angeles last night for the red carpet premiere of True Blood: The Second Season at Paramount Studios.

Here are stars Steven Moyer and Anna Paquin with producer Alan Ball

Click through for more photos.

Rutina Wessley (Above), Alexander Skarsgard (below)

Michelle Forbes

Ryan Kwanten

Jim Parrack

Steven Moyer and Anna Paquin

Photo Credit: Newscom

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Fringe Folks Pop Up at Fox Upfront Reception

Cynthia — Tue, 19 May 2009 22:06:21 +0000

Yesterday, Fox had an Upfront Pre-Reception at Seppis in New York City and the stars of Fringe stopped by to chat up the advertisers and pose for pics. Mark Valley looks like he’s being guarded by the Secret Service and how cute is Jasika Nicole in that polka dot dress? And keep your eyes open for one non-Fringe special guest.

Photos: INF

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