| Christian Slater Is Tracking Missing People in 'The Forgotten' |
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ACESHOWBIZ:Actor Christian Slater's new TV show is helping Americans track down missing relatives. The "True Romance" star plays people tracker Alex Donovan in "The Forgotten" and admits the show has had a big impact on viewers.
And he insists it's all down to a public service announcement which accompanies the show on U.S. TV - and encourages fans to do their own investigations about missing loved ones. He says, "We actually have the opportunity to solve some real cases."
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| Preview of 'Supernatural' Take on Valentine's Day |
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ACESHOWBIZ:Like some other shows, "Supernatural" will take on the Valentine's Day event in this week's episode. A cupid but not like the usual cherub on mission to make people fall in love with each other will be the Winchester brothers' problem in "My Bloody Valentine".
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| Chris Meloni to Quit 'Law and Order: SVU' After 12 Years |
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ACESHOWBIZ:There's a word in the air that Christopher Meloni is leaving "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" after more than a decade playing Detective Elliot Stabler. An Australian paper, Courier-Mail reported that Meloni will take his final bow in the 12th season which production begins later this year and which episodes will run through Spring 2011.
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| 'Smallville' 9.12 Preview: Look Who's Back |
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ACESHOWBIZ:To keep things hype after the two-hour television event this week, "Smallville" will bring back Serinda Swan to reprise her role as magician Zatanna in next week's episode. Clark meets Zatanna at a comic book convention, where she tells him her father charmed a copy of the comic book "Warrior Angel" and it holds magical powers.
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| Brit Morgan Fills in Debbie Pelt on 'True Blood' |
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ACESHOWBIZ:Been empty for more than a month, the role of Debbie Pelt on "True Blood" finally finds its depicter. The last major character to be added in the third season, Debbie will be portrayed by "The Middleman" alumna Brit Morgan. This casting strengthens the fact that creator Alan Ball prefers to hire little known actors to fill out the new roles.
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| Neil Gaiman + 'Doctor Who' = Awesome! |
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AA:It's not very often Neil Gaiman will offer to write something directly for television. It's not really his canvas.
But when Steven Moffat, the new showrunner for "Doctor Who," came knocking, Gaiman apparently answered the door.
The graphic novelist told SFX Weekender that he is writing an episode for "Doctor Who." The only drawback is, it won't be in the upcoming season, but instead in the second season starring new Doctor Matt Smith.
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| AlphaBits: Is Matt Smith Too Young For 'Doctor Who'? |
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AA:Matt Smith is by far the youngest of the 11 actors to officially portray the starring role in "Doctor Who." In fact, he almost was too young, according to the man who made the final decision: new showrunner Steven Moffat.
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| David Goyer Out As 'FlashForward' Showrunner |
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AA:It looks like the 2009-10 season is going to be the year of the changing showrunner.
"FlashForward," which had already switched showrunners from Marc Guggenheim to David Goyer last October, is changing again. This time with Goyer -- known for his work in the revived Batman movie franchise -- stepping down, and no replacement yet announced.
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| Emily Rose First To Be Cast On Syfy's 'Haven' |
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Airlock Alpha:Casting is underway for the new Stephen King series "Haven," and a star has been chosen.
Emily Rose, who had a recurring role in the cult CBS series "Jericho," will play FBI agent Audrey Parker, who is tasked to investigate a murder in Haven, Maine, only to find herself entangled in the supernatural activity that takes place there, according to Variety.
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| 'Transformers' Scribes Get 'Locke & Key' |
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ICv2:Locke & Key, the IDW horror comic by Joe Hill, had been set up at genre specialists Dimension Films (see “Dimension Options Locke & Key”). According to the Latino Review, writer/producers Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci (Star Trek, Transformers) have now acquired the rights to Locke & Key, which they have moved to Dreamworks.
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| DVD Round-Up: Week of February 9th |
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ICv2:This could be the weakest slate of DVD releases in 2010 so far, but there are a couple of strong debuts in the “Direct-to-DVD” and “Anime” categories. Dante’s Inferno is a collaborative animated film with tie-ins to a new DC/Wildstorm comic and a popular video game, while Soul Eater not only has a strong manga source (published here by Yen Press), but a real chance at becoming a hit with those who like the popular Bleach manga and anime series.
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| `Days of Our Lives' star Frances Reid dies at 95 |
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NBC says Frances Reid, who played matriarch Alice Horton on "Days of Our Lives" for four decades, has died in Los Angeles. She was 95.
The network says Reid died Wednesday. From Yahoo!TV/AP.
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| Relatively unknown actor may take over as Spider-Man |
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SFW:Logan Lerman, the 18-year-old actor who stars in the upcoming Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief as a teen who discovers he's the descendant of a Greek god, may soon discover himself to be the next friendly neighborhood Spider-Man.
According to Latino Review, Lerman is in talks to be Peter Parker in Sony's Spidey reboot.
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| New Dune movie could be made in 3-D |
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SFW:That new Dune director sure gets around! Last week, we shared an interview in which Pierre Morel told how he loved the novel as a teenager, read it at least 10 times and intended his film to be faithful to the book. But now he's spilling even more details about his plans—and those plans could include 3-D!
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| Lost creators promise they will "deliver an ending" |
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SFW:If you're worried that come Sunday, May 23, when the sixth and final season of ABC's Lost comes to an end, you'll won't be satisfied, Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse have a promise for you.
The series creators spoke to MTV News and insisted that once the finale airs, there'll be no more unanswered questions.
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| Merlin's magic comes to Syfy's primetime lineup in April |
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SFW:The critically acclaimed fantasy series Merlin, which tells the story of Merlin and Arthur when they are teenagers, has been picked up by Syfy and will join its prime-time lineup in April 2010.
Merlin stars Colin Morgan as Merlin, Bradley James as Prince Arthur, Anthony Head as King Uther, Richard Wilson as Gaius, Katie McGrath as Morgana and Angel Coulby as Gwen.
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| Adult Swim to Air FMA: Brotherhood |
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ICv2:Funimation has confirmed that the Cartoon Network’s Adult Swim will start broadcasting the 26-episode Full Metal Alchemist: Brotherhood series on Saturday night, February 13th. The series will debut at midnight (ET, PT) and at 11pm (CT, MT). Produced by Bones (the same studio responsible for the first 51-episode FMA series), the new series hews much closer to the narrative of the popular Full Metal Alchemist manga by Hiromu Arakawa, but the basic saga of the Elric brothers who attempt to resurrect their mother with alchemy and pay a significant price for their effort remains the same.
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| Writers Join in E-Book Smackdown |
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ICv2:Amazon’s decision to stop selling books published by MacMillan has stirred up sentiment among authors and literary organizations against the online retailing giant. The Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers of America removed links to Amazon from their Website claiming that “many authors are being hit hard by this (Amazon’s decision).”
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| Nexus Unveils 'Aztlan' |
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ICv2:At the 61st annual Spielwarenmesse in Nuremberg, the Italian game publisher NG International has unveiled the second of its Nexus Designer Series of sophisticated board games. Aztlan is the new game from Leo Colovini, creator of such games as Inkognito, Carolus Magnus, Cartagena, and Carcassone: The Discovery.
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| Worldwide 'Sailor Moon' Revival |
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ICv2:A resurgence of interest in the Sailor Moon property has led to a return of the classic magical girl anime series on the Japanese airwaves last fall. Now Toei Animation is hoping to revive the property on a global scale starting in Italy. Toei is partnering with Backstage, which will handle the property’s rights in publishing, TV, and merchandising. Mediaset has acquired the TV rights to the 200-episode anime series and plans to begin broadcasting it in Italy in the fall of 2010.
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| 'Monopoly' Gets a Makeover, but Will Die-Hard Fans Buy It? |
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Yahoo!Finance:Hasbro has unveiled the design of the new 75th anniversary edition of their classic board game, Monopoly, set to hit stores in fall of 2010. "Monopoly: Revolution Edition" is slick and round instead of dull and square, with debit cards and an ATM instead of paper money and a banker, clear plastic representations of the classic tokens (bye-bye, little boot!), and clips of popular songs (like Rihanna’s "Umbrella," Daniel Powter’s "Bad Day," and Beyonce's "Crazy in Love") that play after certain actions.
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| Microsoft ending Xbox Live support for older games |
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CNet.com/Beyond Binary:Microsoft said on Friday that it plans to discontinue support for playing original Xbox games on its online service.
In a blog posting, Microsoft's Marc Whitten said that after April 15, users of the Xbox Live service will no longer be able to play titles like Halo 2 that were created for the first Xbox console.
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| Everquest 2: Sentinel's Fate Preview |
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IGN PC:The folks at Sony Online Entertainment are currently gearing themselves up for the 6th expansion in their flagship MMO, Everquest II. Due out in stores on February 16, and digitally on February 23, Everquest II: Sentinel's Fate is going to push the franchise to areas unknown, while simultaneously returning to old territory.
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| The Grinder Coming to PC |
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IGN PC:Chicago-based High Voltage Software has remained a big proponent of Wii since the console debuted, backing it with such games as The Conduit in addition to a wide variety of WiiWare titles. One of its most ambitious efforts is the gory first-person shooter The Grinder, what some Wii fans hoped would be the system's answer to the Left 4 Dead series with its hordes of monsters and four-player online coop mode.
Last year, HVS flooded the market with details, as well as videos and screenshots in support of The Grinder. However, in recent months, we haven't heard very much about the project. But yesterday we've got some genuine news and some new eye candy. The developer's president Kerry Ganofsky and chief creative officer Eric Nofsinger reveal in our exclusive interview below that The Grinder will no longer be a Wii exclusive -- it's now officially set to debut on PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC as well. Keep reading to learn more and don't forget to click on the new trailer to see some of the improvements introduced to the game.
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| Turbine Delivers More Free Content to Dungeons & Dragons Online: Eberron Unlimited |
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IGN PC:Turbine, Inc. yesterday released the third update to Dungeons & Dragons Online: Eberron Unlimited (DDO Unlimited), the world's best free-to-play massively multiplayer online role playing game (MMORPG). Following on the news that it has been named the Best Free-to-Play MMO of 2009, DDO Unlimited's newest update rewards players for their support with several new free high-level dungeons, two new in-game events, the introduction of the new Casual playing mode, and the removal of leveling sigils to allow players unrestricted access all of the free content throughout the game
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| Age of Conan: Rise of the Godslayer |
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IGN PC:Gateway to Khitai What do the people of Khitai care for the world beyond the Empire? When players first explore the upcoming Age of Conan expansion, Rise of the Godslayer, they'll begin in the Gateway to Khitai. This starting area, which will serve as the entry point for existing characters and newcomers from the island of Tortage features content designed for levels 20 to 24
To help learn more about this new area, the team at Funcom have provided lots of new details, screenshots and even an exclusive trailer that should help get players prepared to step into this strange, new land.
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| Star Trek Online: The First Few Days |
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IGN PC:Star Trek Online was officially released 2 days ago, but those who preordered (or are fancy-shmancy members of the press like myself) have actually had access to the full game since the 29th of January. That said, a number of server crashes and shutdowns for emergency maintenance have meant that our head-start hasn't been nearly as impressive as it perhaps could have been. Even so, I've personally logged several hours over the weekend, and what follows are my initial impressions.
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| The Settlers 7 Hands-on |
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IGN PC:The Settlers 7 is the latest in the long-running strategy franchise from Blue Byte Software. The series made its name on the basics of 4X-style strategy, but more recent installments in the series strayed from the original approach of developing an economy before building an army or expanding your settlements. At a recent Ubisoft press event, Benedikt Grindel, the senior producer, stated that the developers wanted to "return The Settlers 7 to the classic economy that fans knew well and make them much deeper, while keeping the gameplay more accessible for newer players. "
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| D3Publisher Working On Games Based On Upcoming Animated Film "Despicable Me" |
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GameInformer:D3Publisher announced today that the company has inked a deal to produce games based on Universal and Ice Age director Chris Meledandri’s upcoming 3D CG animated film Despicable Me.
The film centers on Gru, a comic super villain who is planning to steal the moon from his secret suburban hideout. Along the way, he’ll end up befriending a trio of abandoned orphan girls. Presumably, hilarity and Valuable Life Lessons ensue. In the film, Gru is voiced by The Office and 40 Year Old Virgin star Steve Carrel.
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| Command & Conquer 4 Public Beta Live, Class Trailer Available |
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GameInformer:Whether you're into watching or more of a hands-on kind of gamer, Command & Conquer is primed and ready for you. You can join in the public multiplayer marketing demo beta here, or watch the brand-new class trailer video below. Or both. You could stream the video while you download the beta. Or, you could play the video on your second monitor while engaging in some online skirmishes. On second thought, you'll probably lose even harder if you do it that way. Either way, there's C&C 4 in your future should you so choose.
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