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Whedonopolis April 2008 News Pieces
Here are all the news pieces archived from April, 2008.
4/28/08 - Anthony Stewart Head Talks The Invisibles, and other stuff.
 In two separate interviews recently, Anthony Stewart Head discussed his role in the upcoming BBC crime drama, The Invisibles, in which he plays a safe-cracker named Maurice. Head says what initially attracted him to the role was the script, which he calls, "full, rich, funny...just one of those parts where you go 'bloody hell'." He also drops tidbits on Ripper (might come out next year) and Merlin (he was just shooting on the show recently). Overall, it seems our favorite Watcher is quite busy, which I'm sure we're all happy to see. :)
Sources: Digital Spy and The Scottsman.
In Other News:
- Over on Matt Roush's Ask Matt column on TV Guide, he has some more kind talk about Joss Whedon.
- Vincent Kartheiser (Connor from Angel) will be honored with a Young Hollywood Award from Hollywood Life magazine for his work on Mad Men.
- In an interview with the LA Times, Neil Patrick Harris talks a little about Doctor Horrible's Sing-Along as well as his most recent project, Harold & Kumar Escape From Guantanamo Bay.
- Christian Kane has updated his MySpace Music page with new tour dates in Florida.
4/24/08 - Summer Glau ranked among FHM's 100 sexiest women!
 Slow news day folks, had to find something. ;) Over on FHM Online, they have ranked Summer Glau as number 90 out of 100 of the sexiest in the world in 2008. Personally I think she should be much higher on the list. ;)
Source: FHM Online
In Other News:
- David Boreanaz will be appearing on The Late Late Show with Colin Ferguson on Wednesday, May 7th, 2008. You can order tickets here.
- Morena Baccarin will be appearing in an adaptation of Chekhov's A Seagull in the Hamptons in Princeton, New Jersey from May 2nd to June 8th, 2008 according to Packet Online.
4/23/08 - Dollhouse begins shooting today!
 Dollverse.com -- in an article entitled "After 5 years, Joss Whedon is back on his own TV set" -- is reporting that Joss Whedon's new show, Dollhouse, has begun shooting today and is on track for an early fall release. Apparently promotional material for the show will also begin to appear within the next month or so. I'm sure more news on the show will continue to trickle out over the next several weeks and months, and we'll do our best to keep you informed on all the show's happenings...as long as they aren't too spoiler heavy. ;)
Source: Dollverse.com
In Other News:
- In an article entitled, "Rebel Alliance," FastCompany.com calls Joss Whedon one of "The Geek Elite" as the article discusses how a small group of geeks are leading Hollywood into a new age.
- Ken Jennings (the 74-time winning champion on Jeopardy) has posted about his love of Firefly on his blog.
- Over on Den of Geek, they chronicle what they feel are "Joss Whedon's 10 finest moments," which include Serenity, the Buffy episode "Hush," and Toy Story among others.
- On Catch Hope, they have "viral videos" of both Adam Busch and Amber Benson discussing the concept of hope in support for the Obama presidential campaign.
4/21/08 - Sarah Connor Chronicles renewed for season 2!
 Going along with our previous main news piece, BuddyTV is reporting that Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles has indeed been renewed for a second season. This is very good news for Summer Glau and the rest of the team over there, who are making such a great show. I believe this also marks the first time a show that Ms. Glau has starred in has made it to a second season. ;)
Source: BuddyTV
In Other News:
- Over on The Guild website, they have an article about the "modeling" pictures used in the latest episode, and how they were taken by Tom Lenk.
- On Brian Lynch's MySpace Blog, he's announced that a couple of copies of Angel: After the Fall signed by him and Joss Whedon are up for auction on eBay. 75% of the proceeds from the first comic's sale will go to EqualityNow. You can go to the auctions directly here and here.
- According to the forums over on DVD Talk, Target is selling the Firefly boxed set for $17.99 this week. A great price, I might just pick up an extra copy myself.
- IGN is reporting that Joss Whedon will be returning to Robot Chicken in season four of the popular show.
- In an article over on the Onion A.V. Club entitled, "What's up with the smoke monster?: 16 unanswered TV questions," they ask, "What was Shepherd Book's story?" We're still wondering that ourselves. Hopefully we'll find out someday. :)
4/17/08 - Sarah Connor Chronicles has "already started staffing," according to Fox exec.
 In an interview with Fox Entertainment president Kevin Reilly, he had a little tidbit on whether or not Summer Glau's show, Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles might be returning for a second season. According to Reilly, "We've already started staffing on 'Sarah Connor.' Although it was an unusual season, it will end up finishing by far and away the strongest new drama of the season."
This is very good news for fans of the show, and might signal the first show Summer has been on that has made it to a second season. ;)
Source: Hollywood Reporter
In Other News:
- A new episode of Felicia Day's video series The Guild, entitled "Owning Bladezz," has been posted on YouTube, and it's very good. :)
- The official James Marsters website has been updated with the latest monthly Q&A from Mr. Marsters. This month he discusses whether he's more of a city or country person, his favorite NFL team, and more.
- On MyCelebrityEncounters.com, an excited mother wrote up her experience at the recent Bones panel at the Paley Festival in which David Boreanaz offered her nine-year old son a job digging up the corpses used on the show. We're thinking it was most likely in jest. ;)
4/16/08 - David Boreanaz Updates His NHL Blog.
 In another slow news day (besides a couple of spoilers that I'd rather not put in the main news), the most interesting non-spoilery piece of news I could find was that David Boreanaz updated his blog over on NHL.com. He discusses his experiences recently at NHL XM radio as well as his thoughts on his beloved Philadelphia Flyers going to the NHL Playoffs. If you're into sports, I'm sure it's a great read. ;)
Source: NHL Connect
In Other News:
- Spoiler Alert: Over on E! Online, the Watch with Kristen column has been updated with a plot outline for the first episode of Joss Whedon's Dollhouse. Again, it's filled with spoilers, so you've been warned.
- Spoiler Alert: Over on Brian Lynch's blog, he's posted the cover art for Spike: After the Fall #2, and again, it's somewhat spoilery.
- TV Guide has posted their nominees for TV's Sexiest Stars, and Summer Glau has been nominated for Sexiest Sidekick for her role in Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles.
- Finally, for those who missed last month's Buffy reunion at Paley Festival here in Los Angeles, the reunion will be screened in New York City, New York on April 25th, 2008.
4/15/08 - "Buffy Goes Dark" - A book about the final two seasons of Buffy announced.
 Hey kids, sure is a slow news day today. I guess everyone is busy doing their taxes at the last minute. In scraping the barrel for today's news, the most interesting tidbit comes from McFarland Publishing, who have announced a new book entitled, "Buffy Goes Dark." This book is a collection of thirteen essays that cover the final two seasons that Buffy was on the air, and according to the website, covers topics of feminism, culture and fan studies, and explores the series conclusion. The book is listed for $35 and will be available in the fall.
Source: McFarland Publushing
In Other News:
- In Bones news, both The Huffington Post and IFMagazine have articles on the popular show. The first is an article about why Bones might be "the perfect show" while the second article has David Boreanaz talking about his role on the show. as well as the relationships that make it so watchable.
- The official website for the Can't Stop the Serenity project has been updated to list some of the official sponsors, who include Done the Impossible and Quantum Mechanix.
See? Told you news was light. ;)
4/14/08 - Buffy and Sugarshock! Nominated for Eisner Awards
 In a press release posted over on the Newsarama forums, two comics by Joss Whedon have been nominated for the 2008 Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards. These awards are considered the "Oscars" of the comic world, and are held under the auspices of Comic-Con International. Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Season 8 is up for the award for Best Continuing Series, while Sugarshock! is up for the award for Best Digital Comic. The awards will be presented during Comic-Con on July 25th, 2008.
Source: Newsarama
In Other News:
4/9/08 - Firefly coming to BluRay!
 A few weeks ago, at a convention is Australia, Jewel Staite mentioned -- almost in passing it seemed -- something regarding recording commentary on a new version of high-def Firefly. This had Browncoats such as myslef in a tizzy for quite some time. Well, the good folks at TVShowsonDVD.com contacted Fox Home Entertainment themselves regarding Staite's comments. Fox replied that, yes, Firefly is indeed coming to BluRay. While there are no further details at the moment, you can be sure we'll keep an eye out for more on this developing story...and saving up for new BluRay players as well. ;)
Source: TVShowsonDVD.Com
In Other News:
- The Sending a Wave podcast has a new interview with Nathan Fillion.
- The website for special effects make-up artist Edward French has a picture of James Marsters in his Dragonball Z outfit, but for some reason is hiding his head...what most girls out there want to see, I'm sure! ;)
- In an article entitled, "In a galaxy far, far gay," Jane Espenson talks to Time Out Chicago about the heavy gay following of Battlestar Galactica, as well as about Andrew's sexual ambiguity on Buffy.
4/4/08 - TV Guide Talks to Jane Espenson
 TV Guide recently talked to Battlestar Galactica, Buffy and Firefly scribe Jane Espenson about her "amazing frakkin' job." In the article, she discusses characters she would like to have lunch with, why Rosilin and Adama haven't hooked up yet, and mentioned Dollhouse too. She also gushed about her two bosses, Joss Whedon and Ronald Moore. Head over to TV Guide for the full story, it's a great read.
Source: TV Guide
In Other News:
- UGO has a list of favorite cancelled shows and several Whedon favorites such as Veronica Mars, Firefly and Angel make the list.
- Once again, the folks at XKCD use Summer Glau as a topic for one of their hilarious comcs. If you missed their previous entry which used one of her famous characters, click here.
4/3/08 - Olivia Williams Cast on Dollhouse
 British actress Olivia Williams -- who has starred recently in Miss Austen Regrets and Rushmore -- has been signed on to play the character of Adele DeWitt in Joss Whedon's upcoming FOX show, Dollhouse.
DeWitt apparently runs the Dollhouse with "ruthless and protective" efficiency, and should be a great addition to an excellent looking cast that also includes Buffy's Eliza Dushku and Battlestar Galactica's Tahmoh Pinkett.
Source: Televisionary
In Other News:
- Nicholas Brendon gives us a sneak peak of Super Cat and Criminal Minds.
- Over on the SMGFan message boards, folks are collecting money to donate to Sarah Michelle Gellar's sponsored charity, CARE in celebration of her upcoming birthday.
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