Thank you for listening to us. This is show number 39. In the news we’ll be talking about Heroes, the Battlestar Galactica spin-off, Caprica, Simon Pegg and Reaper. We’re also going to get you up to date on our SciFi 16 tournament. I have a special message for everyone that voted for Round 3 on Wednesday and Thursday, the 7th and 8th of May. Due to a code error on my part, no votes were counted. I encourage you to go back and vote again.

Another quick item I have to deal with is a problem with show number 38, the last council. I posted the show without editing out some language and because I was delirious with haste, I thought I could just put an “explicit” tag on it. That ended up being a bad idea so I fixed it and reposted the file. If you have a show number 38 that is tagged “explicit” and you don’t want it, delete that file and redownload.

All right, let’s get our geek on!

Casey: I’m Casey and Jeromy is filling in for Vince today.

Boxleitner to join Heroes
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Jeromy: Bruce Boxleitner, who fans of Babylon 5 know as Captain Sheridan, will be joining NBCs Heroes as a recurring role. The part was said to be modeled after Senator John McCain but the word now is the character has been remolded. According to TV-Guide dot com, the new season of Heroes will continue to focus the stories on the core group of people from the beginning of the story.

Heroes Action Figures Coming
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Mezco Toyz

Casey: Action figures for the NBC hit Heroes are on the way. Mezco Toyz will have the products on store shelves by June. Characters included are Claire, Hiro, Peter, Mohinder and Sylar. The Mezco website says they feature accessories and changeable heads.

Morales Joins Caprica Cast
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Jeromy: Battlestar Galactica spinoff, Caprica, has cast Esai (EE-Sigh) Morales in the role of Joseph Adama. Those that watched Jericho know Morales played Major Beck. Joseph Adama is the father of Admiral William Adama.

Eureka To Be Lighter
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Casey: The SciFi Channel’s show, Eureka has made it known that they will be getting back to their roots for season three. The upcoming episodes will be lighter in tone and feature more of the relationships that made season one a success.

Spaced Comes to DVD
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Jeromy: The British comedy, “Spaced,” will be coming to DVD in North America in July. While not specifically a genre show, Spaced was created by and stars Simon Pegg, one of the principles behind Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz. Pegg plays a comic artist that fakes a relationship with a writer to rent a desirable apartment.

CW’s Reaper Is Like To Get Second Season
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Casey: The CW’s Reaper is likely to get a second season. According to E online, an insider says that the Devil’s bounty hunter comedy drama will be picked up in the fall. Reaper was created by Kevin Smith, who also wrote the pilot. The show started with critical acclaim but the ratings were less than extraordinary.

Jeromy: And that’s Anti-witness News

 

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