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Sanctuary Season 2 News with Trailer

Tuesday, July 28, 2009 at 2:02PM |

The Sanctuary mythos is growing! The trailer made me foam at the mouth for more of one of the best original series I have seen in a long time.

Paul McGillion returns, David Hewlett is conflicted

Tapping also mentioned a few characters that she'd like to bring back from the Web series. "We actually just brought Wexford [Atlantis' Paul McGillion] back. ... He's on our season finale. We've been trying to get Wexford back on the show since the webisodes, and now we've found the perfect place for him. ... We've been trying to get David Hewlett [Dr. Rodney McKay from Stargate SG-1 and Atlantis]; ... we have. There was a scheduling issue. He was shooting a film. And then there was another scheduling issue. ... We'll get him on the show eventually. We love him. We want him to be a part of it (Scifi Wire)."

Wexford is a great character from the original series and I cannot wait to see him come back.

I understand that they will be "re-imagining" his creature to take advantage of the bigger budget. It will be fun to catch up with him.

I am a little sad to see that Larry Tolson (Hewlett) will not return this season. Hewlett is busy. I understand that. I just really want to see him return to the show.

Tesla Returns

Nikola Tesla (Jonathon Young) is portrayed as a vampire on the show. "I sort of have always liked vampires," Tapping said. "I've always liked that dark mythology. ... Vampires are hot right now. ... I think we have one of the best vampires going in Tesla. I like the fact that we take historical characters, ... Nikola Tesla, a vampire, what? That's crazy! I like that we do that. ... Jonathan actually played Tesla onstage. He did a one-man show about Tesla before we cast him as Tesla on our show. And Nikola Tesla is being played much different ... in our series. Tesla didn't like to be touched. He ended up living in a room, and he was surrounded by pigeons ... so it was quite filthy for a germophobe to live in this environment. ... He was just a really bizarre character. He never had a relationship. ... We played Tesla somewhat different for obvious reasons (Scifi Wire)."

I love the way Tesla is portrayed in Sanctuary. It is an interesting and fresh take on Vampires.

Tesla is a loved villain on the show and I cannot wait to see more about him. I hope they will flesh out the vampire a little more, because I cannot get enough of the bloodsuckers. I also have high hopes that they will make Vampires quirky and badass!

Michael Shanks on Sanctuary

Heyerdahl said in an exclusive interview. "This episode is called 'Penance,' or at least that's what it's called now. Basically, we have a special guest star, who is Michael Shanks. He's playing a wonderful departure from what we're used to seeing him. The two characters that spend most of their time together are Michael's character, Jimmy, and Kate Freelander [played by new cast member Agam Darshi]. They end up together and discover they share a similar past. They're a couple of streetwise wanderers who find their lives have a very surprising similarity. It's a pretty cool episode because it's a mystery search story, as well as those two characters getting together to fight for their lives (Scifi Wire)."

Sounds interesting. I hope he is a recurring villain. I can't get enough Evil Shanks.

The Show Premiers

The second season of Sanctuary premieres on Oct. 9 a 10 p.m. Special guest stars this season include Christopher Gauthier (Eureka) and Michael Shanks (Stargate SG-1) [Scifi Wire].

Hulu should get the episode the next day.

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DVD Releases: July 21, 2009

Brian Logee |

Tuesday, July 21, 2009 at 2:34PM |

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Out this week we have five DVDs to feature: Watchmen (Director's Cut), An Empress and the Warriors, Stargate SG-1: Children of the Gods, Coraline, G.I. Joe A Real American Hero: Season 1.1. watchmen-dvd

Watchmen (Director's Cut): This is an amazing movie and a great gritty look at our society's social political position and a great adaptation of comic to movie. I'm even more excited to see the director's cut where I have hopes they will fix some minor issues I had with the film over the comic. watch the trailer below.
- Read Review: Watchmen here
- Buy your copy from amazon here.

An Empress and the Warriors: A wuxia film with a great cast and fascinating premise with a woman leading an army of men in feudal China... that I'm going to have to rent. Watch the trailer below.
- Buy your copy from amazon here.

Stargate SG-1: Children of the Gods: This is a re-release of the pilot for the great show Stargate SG1. This version has some extended scenes. They removed the nudity that was in the original version since Showtime wanted it in there and it leaves the pilot not as family friendly as they wanted it to be. Christopher Judge also dubbed over some of his parts to help give more consistency to Teal'c.
- Buy your copy from amazon here.

Coraline: I have heard good things about this movie and did not get a chance to watch it in the theaters so now it's on my rent list. For more on Coraline read here. watch the trailer below.
- Buy your copy from amazon here.

G.I. Joe A Real American Hero: Season 1.1: I grew up watching this show so I'm stoked that it is now getting released on dvd. This is not the complete first season which would be a big negative against this dvd set but this one has a bunch of stuff in it for it's price of 20 bucks.
- DISC 1: THE M.A.S.S. DEVICE
  - EPISODE 1 - The Cobra Strikes - Cobra has developed the ultimate weapon known as the M.A.S.S. Device. and attempt to steal a military satellite. Duke is captured.
  - EPISODE 2 - Slaves of the Cobra Master - G.I. Joe tries to counter Cobra's M.A.S.S. Device with their own.
  - EPISODE 3 - The Worms of Death - GI Joe takes the battle against Cobra undersea. Meanwhile, Snake Eyes goes to the arctic to find a radioactive crystal element.
  - EPISODE 4 - Duel In The Devil's Cauldron - Cobra and G.I. Joe try to get the final element to activate their own M.A.S.S. Device.
  - EPISODE 5 - A Stake In the Serpent's Heart - Destro takes Scarlett as a prisoner and the action-packed finale of the first G.I. Joe mini-series.
- DISC 2: THE REVENGE OF COBRA
  - EPISODE 6 - In the Cobra's Pit - Cobra attacks a G.I. Joe convoy and steals a high-powered experimental laser.
  - EPISODE 7 - The Vines of Evil - Flint, Mutt, Junkyard and Roadblock are caught by vines in the Cobra's Pit of Chaos.
  - EPISODE 8 - The Palace of Doom - G.I. Joe sends various teams to different regions around the globe to find the three fragments of the Weather Dominator before Destro and Cobra get to it.
  - EPISODE 9 - Battle On the Roof of the World - Cutter, Wild Bill and Spirit battle the Baroness and Cobra on the Island of No Return.
  - EPISODE 10 - Amusement Park of Terror - Storm Shadow infiltrates Joe headquarters. Meanwhile the battle in the Arctic continues.
- DISC 3: THE PYRAMID OF DARKNESS
  - EPISODE 11 - The Further Adventures of G.I. Joe - Tomax and Xamot seize control of G.I. Joe's Moon Star space shuttle.
  - EPISODE 12 - Rendezvous in the City of the Dead - Shipwreck and Snake Eyes try to evade capture from Cobra.
  - EPISODE 13 - Three Cubes to Darkness - G.I. Joe captures Tomax and Xamot plans to rescue him.
  - EPISODE 14 - Chaos in the Sea of Lost Souls - Alpine and bazooka are joined by Quick Kick. Meanwhile, Cobra Commander activates the Pyramid of Darkness.
  - Episode 15 - Knotting Cobra's Coils - G.I. launches a full-scale assault on the Cobra Temple.
- DISC 4:
  - EPISODE 16 - Countdown for Zartan - Zartan infiltrates the Worldwide Defense Center and tries to destroy it.
  - EPISODE 17 - Red Rocket's Glare - Cobra uses Tomax and Xamot's company Extensive Enterprises to purchase the Red Rocket food chain and use its location for secret missile launching bases.
  - EPISODE 18 - Satellite Down - Cobra knocks a secret military satellite out of orbit and G.I. Joe races to its location before Cobra gets to it.
  - EPISODE 19 - Cobra Stops the World - Cobra plans to take control of the world's fuel supplies.
  - EPISODE 20 - Jungle Trap - Cobra kidnaps Dr. Shakur and plans to attack cities using the flow of lava.
  - EPISODE 21 - Cobra's Creatures - Cobra plans to use the animals of the world against humanity.
  - EPISODE 22 - The Funhouse - Flint, Bazooka and others hve to fight their way through the deadly Cobra Temple.
  Buy your copy from amazon here.

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Sephiroth/Aerith Tribute- "The Mourning Tree"

Eric Dorsett |

Saturday, April 18, 2009 at 11:00AM |

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I found this video by accident while looking for a video of the Leaves' Eyes song "Mourning Tree" to share on a forum.

This is one of my favorite songs, and I have always been surprised that more videos haven't been made using it. I would love to see a Richard/Kahlan video, or a Daniel/Sha're video.

This one on Sephiroth and Aerith from Final Fantasy VII is an interesting way to frame the story from Advent's Children. After all it really is their story isn't it.

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