News on Shuffle would like to send a Happy Birthday shout-out to Summer Glau. Whedonites such as myself will know her best as River Tam from Firefly/Serenity. She also had a recurring role on Dollhouse as Bennett and was a guest star on an episode of Angel. The birthday nugget for today is a clip of River. Just one of the many examples to show why we loved her so.
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Happy Birthday, Joss Whedon
News on Shuffle would like to send a very happy birthday shout-out to the man, the myth, the legend – Joss Whedon. He is the writers of some of your humble blogger’s favorite shows, including Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel, Firefly (and the subsequent movie, Serenity), and Dollhouse. He also is the person you can thank for the internet cult classic Dr. Horrible. Most of my favorite actors I discovered on his shows, and they played some of my favorite characters in television history. It was recently announced that he would write and direct the new Avengers movie that is due out May 2012. he also will be working on the screenplay for the Captain America movie coming out July 2011. This gives Whedonites everywhere something to get excited about. Also worth checking out might be Cabin in the Wood, which Joss wrote and stars a pretty awesome cast (including Bradley Whitford, Fran Kranz, and Amy Acker – the latter two which were on previous Whedon shows). To mark the occasion, here is a video I recently found that made me smile (courtesy of Whedonesque). It includes clips from all of Whedon’s shows.
Tucker & Dale vs Evil
The first time I heard of the movie “Tucker & Dale” it was because one of my favorite actors (Alan Tudyk) was in it. Tudyk was in Firefly and made a few guest appearances on Dollhouse, so if I see he is in something new I always want to check it out. After reading about the movie and watching the trailer, I fell in love with the whole idea.
“Tucker & Dale” is a twist on every horror movie you’ve ever seen. Geoff Carter even called it America’s answer to “Shaun of the Dead” – which is an extremely well done spoof/homage to the genre. “Tucker & Dale” has been making the festival circuit and has some buzz from the international market, but America has not signed on yet. It would be a shame if it didn’t get picked up here, simply because there is obvious potential for a cult following here.
So, how do we make this happen? Spread the word! Whether it is posting the trailer online or just telling your friends about it. The more people who show interest in this, the better chance they have of finding someone who is interested. You can also follow “Tucker & Dale” on Facebook and Twitter.
Happy Birthday, Gina Torres
News on Shuffle would like to send a happy birthday shout-out to Gina Torres.
Torres has been on a number of shows over the years, but may best be known for her role as Zoe on Firefly (Joss Whedon’s cult hit that spawned a movie). In doing some research, I was reminded of some of the other great parts she has played. Included in this list is 24, Angel, Justice League (voice part), Alias, The Matrix films, and… One Life To Live. It just proves my theory, every good actor has gotten their start on a soap opera. Just look at Tuc Watkins, who was on One Life To Live when he got the part for Desperate Housewives. He actually still appears on OLTL on occasion and seems to be balancing both shows quite well.
As a tribute to Torres, here is a clip of Zoe and Co. in an episode of Firefly:
Happy Birthday, Sean Maher
Just consider today “obsession day” here at News on Shuffle HQ. As promised earlier, here is my happy birthday shout-out to Sean Maher. Sean played my favorite character on Firefly, Dr. Simon Tam (although it is incredibly hard to choose one favorite character on that show). I guess you could say it is also “doctor day” here as well, since my last post was about The Doctor. Now if only we could get both doctors on one show…
Anywho… you should all follow Sean on The Twitter and send him lots of birthday love. Tell him News on Shuffle sent you ; )
Happy Birthday, Nathan Fillion
News on Shuffle would like to wish Nathan Fillion a very happy birthday. Fillion was once star of the Joss Whedon cult classic, “Firefly” as well as Whedon’s other cult favorites “Dr. Horrible” as Captain Hammer and “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” (where he guest starred in the final season). He currently star’s on the ABC show “Castle”. Other appearances by Fillion include a recurring role on a season of Desperate Housewives as Dr. Mayfair and the portrayal of Joey Buchanan on the soap opera “One Life to Live”. Fillion turns 39 today.
Summer Glau sets her sights for The Cape
Summer Glau never seems to be able to stay on one show for too long. She has been all over since we first met her on Serenity in Joss Whedon’s series “Firefly”. She has since made appearances as a guest on “Big Bang Theory” and “Dollhouse” (another Joss Whedon series). All of these shows only a geek could love. Coming this fall she will be able to add “The Cape” to that list. The superhero-themed show will be one of the new series on NBC.
The Shepherd’s Tale
Firefly fans get ready, because one of the mysteries left after the show ended will finally be seeing some light. Shepherd Book may have not received a lot of screen time, but there were certainly mysteries surrounding his character that fans were dying to have answered. For one thing he didn’t really seem to fit on the ship with the rest of society’s rejects. For another, he didn’t always act like a holy man ought to. Well our questions will finally be answered in November thanks to Dark Horse comics. Joss Whedon and his brother Zack will be writing the graphic novel which goes into the past of one Shepherd Book. Looks like those nagging questions will finally be answered.