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Moon Bloodgood to get "Burned"

With Tricia Helfer's departure at the season 2 finale of Burn Notice (pause for a moment of silence), Jeffery Donovan's character Michael Westen is going to need a new antagonist. Enter Moon Bloodgood. The Terminator: Salvation starlet is stepping in to replace Jennifer Esposito who was cast as a Miami Detective trying to discover the real Michael Westen - Esposito is said to have dropped out for health concerns, though the exact nature wasn't given. Production for the third season of Burn Notice started last week.

Star Wars Live-Action TV Series Casting Underway

Good news or bad news for Star Wars fans. Depending on how you feel about the three previously released live action prequels, Episodes 1-3 and the current animated Clone Wars series, casting has now officially begun for the live action sequel/prequel Star Wars tv series.
The series is to be set between Episode 3 "Revenge of the Sith and Episode 4 "A New Hope". The series will serve as a bridge between the two series featuring secondary characters and focusing on the Rebel Alliance. So while we can expect to see Storm Troopers, No Jedi, new or old will be on hand, including Darth Vader...for now...and depending on story arcs and and of course the almighty ratings.
Personally the series concept appeals to me for this type of project. I enjoyed the prequel films overall, especially the birth of the empire aspect so I fairly stoked to witness the birth of the Alliance. I've also watched and enjoyed most of the animated Clone Wars episodes, which feature the Clone Troopers as much as the Jedi. This to me bodes well for the series.
What do you think?  
Follow the link below to the MTV moviesblog post.

EXCLUSIVE: ‘Star Wars’ Live-Action TV Series Casting Underway

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What If Casting: Star Trek

Star Trek Casting That Almost Happened
It's fun to learn what actors might have taken certain roles, but didn't. Here are some of the biggest Hollywood stars who were almost cast in Star Trek.
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Star Trek Super Bowl Trailer

Battlestar Galactica: The Final Cylon Revealed!

The Sci-Fi Network's hit “Battlestar Galactica” finally revealed the answer to one of the biggest questions they have had about the series — Who is the final Cylon?

In the last minutes of Galactica’s first episode of its final season, the identity of the fifth and final cylon, was revealed to be Ellen Tigh the dead wife of Colonel Saul Tigh, who also happens to be the one who made her that way when it was`she revealed that she collaborated with the Cylons against the human resistance.

Of course in answering this burning question several others were raised that have the potential to turn everything we think we know about the show completely upside down so stay tuned.

16 things that even Star Trek fans might not know about Ricardo Montalban's "Khan".

Sci-Fi Wire lists 16 things that even Star Trek fans might not know about Ricardo Montalban's "Khan".

Ricardo Monatalban Passes

Famed Mexican actor Ricardo Montalban, best known for his role as Mr. Roarke on Fantasy Island, passed away Wednesday at the age of 88. The actor died at his home in Los Angeles of natural causes. Younger generations who never saw Fantasy Island would recognize Montalban as the villain Vincent Ludwig in Leslie Nielsen's film "The Naked Gun". Montalban, who started acting in 1942 often used to state in interviews that there were five stages to being Ricardo Montalban...

1 Who is Ricardo Montalbán?
2 Get me Ricardo Montalbán.
3 Get me a Ricardo Montalbán type.
4 Get me a young Ricardo Montalbán.
5 Who is Ricardo Montalbán?

It is a loss for those who never knew or will never know Ricardo Montalban. For those of us that did, he will be missed.

'Star Trek' Director J.J. Abrams Says Film Has Plenty For Fans And Newcomers To Enjoy

In a new interview with MTV, Star Trek director JJ Abrams says that the final cut of the film should be completed very soon. He also talked about deleted scenes, humor, Majel Roddenberry, and more, including what is different about his star Trek movie. MTV also has a cool new banner image from Paramount.

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Ugly Betty = Wonder Woman?

The Dark Knight Returns