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Kelda:
Angel star Hallett dies aged 33
:'(
Andy Hallett, a singer who gained fame portraying a green-skinned demon on the cult US TV series Angel, has died of congestive heart disease aged 33.
Hallett was taken to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles after having problems breathing and died there on Sunday, his agent said.
It follows a five-year battle with the heart condition.
The star appeared on more than 70 episodes of the Buffy the Vampire Slayer spinoff between 2000 and 2004.
Born and raised in Osterville, Massachusetts, Hallett moved to LA when he was 23 and worked as a messenger at a talent agency.
He went on to become an assistant to the wife of Buffy the Vampire Slayer creator Joss Whedon - who had Hallett audition for the part of Lorne on Angel after seeing him perform karaoke.
Hallett proved himself a fan favourite on the show as the show tune loving, red-horned demon who could read a person's aura when they sang, revealing their problems and futures.
The series, which starred Bones actor David Boreanaz as the brooding vampire Angel, ran for five seasons before it was cancelled in 2004.
Hallett was diagnosed with his heart condition at the end of the show and had been in and out of hospitals for the past five years.
He decided to concentrate on his own music, stepping away from acting, agent Pat Brady said.
Hallett, an only child, is survived by his father Dave Hallett and mother Lori Hallett.
A private funeral service will be held for family and close friends in Cape Cod, Massachusetts, this weekend.
Story from BBC NEWS:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/1/hi/entertainment/7976513.stm
Aloysius J. Gleek:
http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/03/16/set-faces-to-stunned-star-trek-writer-sues-over-episode/
March 16, 2009, 10:57 am
Set Faces to Stunned:
‘Star Trek’ Writer Sues Over Episode
By Dave Itzkoff
Updated | 11:32 a.m. A vintage “Star Trek” episode about the perils of time travel has created unpleasant present-day repercussions for the CBS Paramount studio, which produced the original television series. Harlan Ellison, the author and screenwriter of the “Star Trek” episode “The City on the Edge of Forever,” has filed suit against CBS Paramount, saying that the studio has not paid him merchandising and publishing revenue it earned from the episode, Variety reported. The episode, which was first broadcast in 1967, follows Captain Kirk as he travels back to the Great Depression and falls in love with a social worker played by Joan Collins. In his suit, Mr. Ellison said he had not been paid for merchandise based on the episode, including a series of books and a talking Christmas tree ornament. Under the terms of a master contract with the Writers Guild of America, Mr. Ellison is entitled to 25 percent of revenues from derived from the licensing of publication rights. Mr. Ellison is also suing the Writers Guild, for $1 plus court costs, for not acting on his behalf.
Watch an original preview for the “Star Trek” episode “City on the Edge of Forever”:
[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uU3B_5hVsns&eurl=[/youtube]
Meryl:
All week I've been seeing promos for this week's episode of C.S.I. It's all about Star Trek! It looks fabulous, and I've put in on my must-see list:
It's called "A Space Oddity"
http://www.cbs.com/primetime/csi/video/video.php?cid=544177912&pid=Os_thxys70RbzumL4gpNK2dW1q6A2oVN&category=recent&play=true
Thursday at 9:00 EDT on CBS. :D
oilgun:
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Has anyone watched this TV series' pilot movie yet? I really enjoyed it and look forward to the rest of the series. Although it's very different than BsG, being more reality-based, it still has the same atmospheric tone and is an affecting human drama. The main characters have depth and promise to be very compelling and the acting is top-notch. I was pleasantly surprised to see Polly Walker of ROME fame, I didn't know she was involved. It also features the very first Cylon, built by the Eric Stoltz character. The themes the show addresses are, like BSG, very relevant to today's world and they are handled intelligently and very creatively. Highly recommended.
Kd5000:
“Star Trek” episode “The City on the Edge of Forever”
My favorite episode of the entire franchise. And I've read that the episode had many rewrites, though I can't remember for sure what the changes were, though they were for the better with an ending that became even more heart breaking.
The new STAR TREK movie deals with time travel, a repeating cycle, with the crew having vague recollections that they've been thru this before. It sounds similar to a Star Trek episode (Captain Janeway) made 10 years ago or perhaps I'm reminded of Donnie Darko.
Speaking of time travel, I see The Time Traveler's Wife (it was a very popular book a few years back) is scheduled for release latter this summer. They promise it won't be a "chic flick." ;)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0452694/
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