Denisof in the Dollhouse and other Tweets
August 5, 2009 by Cynthia
More and more, Twitter is becoming the place to pick up on celebrity news.
Today, Alyson Hannigan made a ripple in the pond with this tweet about husband Alexis Denisoff.
Alexis is shooting his first day of Dollhouse right now!
Sounds like a match made in Joss-heaven!
Here are a few other tidbits from the Twitter world.
–@TVGuideMagazine: Ostroff on #Supernatural: “we hope it will go on…Kripke has done a wonderful job.”
— @heybuzzsugar Don’t expect more than one season of Day One, though if it does well it could return. More of an event, says Bromstad. #TCA
— @Syfy We announced our new superhero show Alphas …read more
Futurama Cast Comes on Board
August 3, 2009 by Cynthia
According to Variety, 20th Century Fox has completed negotiations with the original voice actors on Futurama and all five of them will be returning to the booth for the new season. John DiMaggio, Billy West, Katey Sagal, Maurice LaMarche and Tress MacNeille have all signed on, agreeing to a much lower fee than they originally asked for.
This was only one area where the budget had to be slashed, Variety reports that there will also be cuts made to the writing staff and the turn-around time for each episode.
It’s a great leap forward, but don’t start checking your TV listings just …read more
A Variety of Sci Fi News Stories
July 20, 2009 by Cynthia
Variety has a couple of interesting stories up today. First is the news that Fox might be looking for new voice actors for Futurama. Sounds like it’s all about the money, with the original actors, including Billy West and Katey Sagal, wanting more than Fox is willing to pay.
If they can’t get all of the originals back, should they even bother to make new episodes or is it more about the show than the actors?
Variety is also reporting that Warner Brothers and Leo DiCaprio’s production company are in development on a new Twlight Zone movie. Rand Ravich is set to …read more
Supernatural: Casting, Concert and More
June 30, 2009 by Cynthia
Lots of things popping in the Supernatural world.
– New casting spoiler from TVGuide Magazine about yet another returning character in a shiny new package.
– Ausiello has the scoop on the actor who is making the jump from one mysterious TV show into the role of Lucifer on Supernatural.
– Christian Kane fans who showed up for the Leverage star’s gig in Portland got a huge surprise when Jensen Ackles hopped on stage to sing along.
Worth Jumps from Battlestar to Heroes
June 17, 2009 by Cynthia
Hollywood Reporter says that actor Rick Worthy, who played Cylon Simon in Battlestar Galactica may be headed over to Heroes for the new season. Worthy is in talks to play Greg Grunberg’s new partner.
Worthy comes from a long line of scifi projects. He was Jannar on Enterprise, and he guested on Deep Space Nine, Voyager, Fallen, and he had a pivitol role in the series finale of Dark Angel. Without checking IMDB — can you name the character he played?
Photo: Mar 16, 2009 – New York, New York, USA – Actor RICK WORTHY at the New York premiere of ‘Duplicity’ …read more
Katee Sackoff Joins 24
Michael Ausiello at Entertainment Weekly is reporting that Katee Sackoff will be joining the cast of 24 this coming season. The Battlestar Galactica star has been in talks to play Dana Walsh, a highly respected and down-to-earth data analyst at the new and improved New York branch of CTU.
As part of her regular role, she’ll develop a relationship with fellow agent Davis Cole (played by Freddie Prinze. Jr.), but since this is 24, you know that she has a few skeletons in her closet which she’s trying desperately to keep hidden.
Ausiello’s report makes it sound like it’s all systems go, …read more


