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Irish Boys of the Whedonverse

by MaidenGreen, on Today at 02:10:00 PM
When Angel left Sunnydale for the mean streets of Los Angeles, one of the perks he encountered was meeting up with fellow Irishman Allen Francis Doyle. Half human, half Brachen demon, Doyle was Angel's connection to The Powers The Be. Born in Dublin, Ireland in 1970, Doyle received prophetic visions, usually of people in peril. His half-Brachen demon physiology grants him the ability to shift from normal human to demonic appearance (red eyes and green skin adorned with blue spikes), in which he has heightened sense of smell and superior strength. First seen in the Angel premier, "City of..." Doyle's character was short lived when he heroically died to save other half-demons in the season one episode, "Hero."

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Summer Glau Lands NBC Pilot

by MaidenGreen, on March 13, 2010, 10:10:00 AM
Ready to see Summer Glau on the small screen again? You may get your wish. The actress that tore up the galaxy as River Tam in Firefly and Serenity, and who lately made Echo's life hell as Bennett Halverson on Dollhouse, has landed a major role in NBC's newest superhero pilot, The Cape.

Glau has been cast as Orwell, who is an investigative blogger. Orwell wants to expose the seedier underbelly or corruption in the city, and targets corrupt cops and costumed bad guys despite the risk to her own person.

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Alan Tudyk Joins the Rockford Files

by MaidenGreen, on March 12, 2010, 10:41:00 AM
A couple weeks ago it was announced that Dermot Mulroney (My Best Friend's Wedding, The Wedding Date, Dante's Inferno) had been cast in the title role of Jim Rockford in NBC's remake of James Garner's classic 1970's series, The Rockford Files. Now THR has reported that Firefly's Alan Tudyk has nabbed the role of Detective Dennis Becker, a part originally portrayed by Joe Santos. Becker is a friend of Rockford's who has always been just a little bit embarrassed by the relationship, as almost every other cop hates the irascible investigator.

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Thirteen Years Ago: The Original Buffy Trailer

by MaidenGreen, on March 11, 2010, 07:19:00 PM
On March 10, 1997 the fledgling WB network launched a show that would define a generation and put its own network on the map. That show was Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Starring a little known actress at that time, Sarah Michelle Gellar made Buffy Summers an iconic character for a generation and generations to follow. The series ran for 5 seasons on The WB, then for another 2 on UPN, forever changing the world's vision of the little blond girl.

When creator Joss Whedon first envisioned Buffy, it started with the concept of a woman who seems to be completely and utterly insignificant who turns out to be extraordinary. This idea evolved into the scenario in which he would invert the Hollywood custom of the little blond firl who goes into the dark alley and gets killed in every horror movie. But Whedon wanted his little blond to be the strong heroine, not the victim. His mission statement? "The very first mission statement of the show was the joy of female power: having it, using it, sharing it," said Whedon.

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Julie Benz: Holding Out For a Hero

by MaidenGreen, on March 11, 2010, 05:56:00 PM
Should we get ABC some therapy for their obsession with Whedon alumni? Absolutely not! In addition to Nathan Fillion in Castle, Amy Acker in Happy Town, Morena Baccarin and Alan Tudyk in V, Julie Benz has been tapped to become a superhero in ABC's new fantasy drama, No Ordinary Family. Since Heroes looks as though it may have a very short life left on the shelf, is there room for another drama about people with extraordinary abilities? Seems as though there just might be!

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Felicia Day Visits Fairyland on SyFy

by MaidenGreen, on March 11, 2010, 03:20:00 PM
With two successful mini-series adaptions of the Wizard of Oz and Alice under its belt, SyFy is going fairytale wild, and they're turning epic fairytales on their ears! The network is known for its Saturday night Original movies, and it has peppered its originals with Whedon alumni: Charisma Carpenter in House of Bones, Nicholas Brendon in Fire Serpent, James Marsters in High Plains Invaders, Amy Acker in Fire and Ice, Amber Benson in Gryphon and Eric Balfour in the upcoming Dinoshark, set to air Saturday March 13th at 9 PM.

Now Felicia Day becomes Little Red Riding Hood in Red, one of the newest fairytale re-imaginings set to grace Saturday nights.

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TV's Most Menacing Vampires

by MaidenGreen, on March 04, 2010, 10:16:00 PM

Vampires have taken over the known world! Okay, maybe not the known world, but they've taken over television in a new way, with the advent of HBO's True Blood and The CW's The Vampire Diaries. Bet CBS feels pretty stupid about canceling Moonlight, huh? They could have been the forerunners of the new vampire movement instead of the wannabes. In 1996 Buffy the Vampire Slayer set The WB airwaves on fire, and vampires having been burning up the big and small screens ever since.

For decades vampires have intrigued fans with their ruthlessness, their sensuality, their seamless drifting through time. Some of the most recent vampire shows that have turned fans heads are the 1960's television serial Dark Shadows, which was remade in the early 1990's starring Ben Cross, Kindred: The Embraced, Forever Knight, Blood Ties, Blade: The Series, Moonlight, True Blood, The Vampire Diaries and of course, Angel. With the phenomenon that is Twilight looming on the big screen with another movie release, Whedonage wants to highlight the most menacing vampire on television.

So on to our list of the Most Menacing Vampires in recent television history!

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Fran Kranz gets Friends with Benefits

by Simon, on March 04, 2010, 10:36:00 AM
Dollhouse has been off the air for over a month, and Whedon fans have been teased with Joss having lunch with FX Networks President John Landgraf. Now Eliza Dushku dishes a little news herself. According to Sci Fi Wire, Joss Whedon and the actress will be teaming up again, not on the small screen, but in a big screen venture.

While very tight-lipped on the details, Dushku did say, "I would say that we would [be working on something new very soon]!" she said. "I think we're going to work on a kick-ass feature together that we've been thinking about for a few years." She also gave some hints as to what else she might be working on in the future.

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