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According to Variety, Mel Harris, the exec who was an innovator in firstrun syndication and the homevideo biz during his 25-year run in the top ranks at Paramount and Sony Pictures Entertainment, died of cancer Saturday at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. He was 65. Harris was known as a champion of new technologies and new markets in a biz that has often been slow to embrace change. He helped modernize the firstrun syndie biz by harnessing satellite distribution to deliver "Entertainment Tonight" to affiliates on a timely basis, and he spearheaded the studio's 1987 revival of Star Trek in the form of The Next Generation, a high-end syndie production.
Sep 06 | TNG star Patrick Stewart will appear at a Stephen Fry/Joanna Lumley-hosted star-studded tribute to the James Bond creator. The Story Of James Bond - A Tribute To Ian Fleming will be held at the London Palladium Theatre on October 5, 2008 to mark the final event in the Ian Fleming Centenary year. The evening will also star Roger Moore, Jeremy Irons, Judi Dench, Joely Richardson, Toby Stephens, David Suchet and Harriet Walter. A 60-piece orchestra will accompany the performers and there will be a sneak preview clip of the new Bond film Quantum Of Solace starring Daniel Craig. The evening is being held in aid of the British Heart Foundation. For tickets, which begin at £25, call 0844 4124657 or Buy Tickets Here
Sep 04 | Star Trek's George Takei will narrate The Lord of the Rings in an appearance with the Springfield (MA) Symphony Orchestra on April 4, 2009 at 8 p.m.Tickets, priced at $10, $20, $34, $46 and $57, go on sale Monday, Sept. 8. (The ticket price includes free parking). Half price tickets for youths ages 4 - 17 are available and a group sales discount of 25 percent on the purchase of 10 or more tickets.The performance will take place at the 2,600-seat Symphony Hall in downtown Springfield, Massachusetts. The orchestra, under the direction of Kevin Rhodes, will also play music from science fiction and fantasy films that Saturday evening.
For the box office, call (413) 733-2291 or online at
www.springfieldsymphony.org/ Thanks to Ray Kelly for the tip.
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By Steve Krutzler / 07:03, 19 January 2005 / Enterprise
Speaking at UPN and CBS's winter press tour this week in West Hollywood, UPN chief Leslie Moonves signaled a cool opinion on the chances for STAR TREK: ENTERPRISE's renewal. In quotes published by Sci-Fi Wire, Moonves says no decision has been made but shelving the series is definitely on the table.
"The ratings aren't great," he says. "It may be a franchise that should be rested a year or two. I know the diehards are not in favor of that, but I think if we rested a year or two, it might be a better thing. But we'll see what happens the rest of the year."
When pressed on what kind of expectations the show, which has improved UPN's Friday night ratings significantly, should be meeting, Moonves declined to predict.
"I think the show this year has been much better [creatively] than last year. I like the changes that have been made. ... [As for the ratings,] when you're dealing with UPN, you're dealing with different expectation levels."
Star Scott Bakula was quick to deny rumors that he wants out of the four-year old series. The actor said he isn't ready for the show to end.
"I'll be disappointed if we wrap up this year," Bakula said in a separate interview with the site. "I'd hate to see it end this year... We're waiting to hear. It's a funny place to be in. I love the crew. I love the cast. The work situation has been tremendous. We're doing creative work, still, I think. And I know we have a lot of fans out there. So... as a television gig would go, it's a great, wonderful gig."
Bakula says UPN is under no obligation to facilitate the writing of a final episode by giving early warning of cancellation, but that he believes they may.
"The indication was [and] has been often that this would be our last season. But then... we were told we were going to get an early indication of that so we could wrap the show up in a nice way. And here we are, it's the end of January, and I know that they've broken stories through the 21st [episode]."
Last year, the show wasn't renewed until well after production had wrapped. In a separate interview available at Now Playing, Bakula says he's in for the long haul.
"We heard some crazy thing the other day about that," he says of rumors he wanted out after this season. "That's totally unfounded and [I'm] here for the duration.
You can read much more from Bakula and Moonves in the original Sci-Fi Wire and Now Playing articles.
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