Nov 17 | Originally hired as co-executive producer to help with the second half of the show's first season, Kevin Murphy has now taken the reins of Caprica, the Battlestar Galactica prequel on Syfy, according to The Hollywood Reporter. He now serves as an executive producer along with Ronald D. Moore, David Eick and Jane Espenson and oversees the day-to-day functions of the show.
Nov 12 | Star Trek star Zachary Quinto is loosely attached to star in the romantic dramedy Whirligig, reports Risky Business.Quinto would play the lead role in the independent Canadian film, which is aiming to shoot early next year. The movie centers on a man who, in a misguided attempt to woo an older woman, befriends the woman's adopted son.Chaz Thorne is directing the pic, based on a screenplay by Michael Amo, creator of the Canadian supernatural series "The Listener."
Nov 11 | The CNS Foundation, is hosting an on-line charity auction at www.charitybuzz.com. One of the items they are auctioning is a signed movie poster of the new Star Trek movie which has all the cast members and writers. The president of our organization is Carol Abrams, JJ's mother, and she arranged for the donation from Bad Robot Production Company. J.J. Abrams is also a major donor to their organization. The funds raised will go to help find a cure to neurological disorders in children. The auction link is here.
Nov 10 | Candice Bergen, Charles Lisanby, Don Pardo, Gene Roddenberry, Tom and Dick Smothers and Bob Stewart have been selected as the next inductees into the Television Academy's Hall of Fame. They will be honored at a Jan. 20 ceremony at the Beverly Hills Hotel. "This year's inductees have challenged and shaped popular culture, changed television for the better and entertained us royally while doing so," TV Academy Chairman-CEO John Shaffner said. More info at the Hollywood Reporter
Nov 08 | Unreality-SF.net has interviewed Star Trerk author James Swallow about some of his upcoming projects. He talks about Titan: Synthesis and Seven Deadly Sins: The Slow Knife, as well as some forthcoming Doctor Who and Stargate stories.
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By Steve Krutzler / 08:43, 10 October 2003 / Enterprise
STAR TREK costume designer Robert Blackman talks with the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette today in a new interview about the history of the franchise's female costuming. He makes no qualms about the fact that Jolene Blalock's new costumes this season were sexually motivated.
"The ratings dropped," Blackman says. "That's the frank, real answer. If you want the show to run seven years, you have to think about demographics... There wasn't enough raw sex appeal."
Producer Brannon Braga insists, however, that creative decisions motivated the changes.
"Obviously, there's the ratings," he admits. "But the primary reason was a creative one. Last season ended with T'Pol leaving the Vulcan high command, so she would no longer wear the same uniform... "A new wig and a new uniform ... she's never looked better. But the main thing is, it was believable that this change was happening."
Blakman cites the competition from the youthfully populated SMALLVILLE and acknowledges the precedent set by original series costume designer William Ware Theiss.
"William Ware Theiss had an interesting notion of changing erogenous zones in the future," Blackman says. "That's why you saw holes and openings in odd places."
Speaking of Jeri Ryan stunning silver suit early on in her role on STAR TREK: VOYAGER, Blackman says demos dictate creativity.
"It's a funny kind of push me, pull me process of creating. It was all based on how you keep it looking very sensual and keep the young boys around" without crossing the line."
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