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Topics: Harry Potter, Spider-man, James Bond, Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles

Thank you for listening to us. This is show number 44. In the news is Harry Potter, Spider-man, 007, and you’ll find out what’s up with Sarah Connor and Garbage. I’m also going to take some time to answer some listener mail.

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Anti-witness News

Potter Prequel to be Auctioned
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A short prequel to the Harry Potter series, written by J.K. Rowling, will go on the auction block for charity next month. The 800-word script ends with, quote, “From the prequel I am not working on– but that was fun!” The writing is one of several outlines contributed by authors to benefit English PEN and Dyslexia Action.

New Spiderman Stars Rumored
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A rumor has surfaced that Patrick Fugit and Michael Angarano are being considered for the role of Peter Parker in future Spider-man movies in the event Toby McGuire is not available. Latino Review dot com credits producers Laura Ziskin and Grant Curtis for the information. They point out that no offers have been made. Two more Spider-man movies are expected.

Shirley Manson Joins Sarah Connor
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Shirley Manson, lead singer for the band Garbage, will have a regular role in the upcoming season of Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles. Manson will play Catherine Weaver, the CEO of a tech company. “Sarah Connor” was the highest rated scripted debut last season.

D’Arcy Joins Virtuality
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Ronald D. Moore’s latest television project, “Virtuality,” has named the lead actor. James D’Arcy, will star in the two-hour back door pilot. The premise of the story is that the Earth’s first starship is on a 10-year journey to another solar system. To pass the time, the crew of the ship has access to advanced virtual reality modules and can do whatever they like wherever they like.

New Bond Novel: Devil May Care
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A new 007 novel is marking the 100 year anniversary of Ian Flemming’s birth. The book is titled, “Devil May Care” and is written by Sebastian Faulks. What sets this novel apart from the James Bond books over the last several decades is that it is a direct continuation of the original series and is set in 1967.

Watchmen Tales Due On DVD
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Dave Gibbons Interview

The upcoming “Watchmen” director, Zack Snyder, will be releasing multiple versions of the film after it runs in theaters. The reason is because there is a pirate-themed comic within the original comic called “Tales of the Black Freighter.” A film version of the “Black Freighter” will be produced and go straight to DVD 4 days after Watchmen is in theaters. About 4 months after the feature DVD release, an ultimate edition will be released that will intertwine both films into a mega-movie.

Casey Calls for Open Auditions

I’d like to announce open auditions for voice work on our show. We need actors for drama skits and commercials. One important thing to point out is that this will require you to have a good microphone and some basic audio or podcasting experience. We are very much in need of female voices but we also need a few men. If you would like to be part of our show, send a 30 second mp3 audio sample to feedback@scifisurplus.com.

Facebook Group

And a quick mention to thank everyone that is taking part in the SciFi Surplus facebook group. We love to see those pictures of you and your geekery so keep adding those pictures. Also feel free to post in the forum and ask questions and tell us about news or whatever. You can find the our facebook group by going to scifisurplus.com.

SciFi 16

Sunday, June 1st is the last day to vote in the Championship round of the SciFi 16. It’s Star Trek vs. Doctor Who for all the marbles. The final results will be revealed and the winning bracket will be announced on the Council show which will be on the feed Wednesday, June 4th. That will be show number 45.

Let’s close the show by thanking Vince for being here. I’m Casey. For everyone at SciFi Surplus, we’ll talk to you next time.