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Thanks to Philomina for the heads up.1. You play the cybernetic-humanoid Enterprise Starfleet Bridge Crew Member 'Science Officer 0718' in the new "Star Trek Into Darkness". What can we expect from this character?0718 is one of the new officer additions to the primary Enterprise bridge crew. I'm an augmented human, in a way that increases my intelligence & reduces my emotions, sort of like an artificial Vulcan. My main job is to work closely with the science & engineering systems in a role that shadows Spock's position.2. J.J. Abrams said in an interview with his reboot of the "Star Trek" franchise he wanted to bring optimism back to science fiction movies. Would you say this is also the premise in "Into Darkness"?I totally agree with J.J., and he's definitely succeeded with "Into Darkness". Speaking for myself and a lot of people I know, we are totally bored with dark, depressing movies which end in misery and death leaving no hope for the hero or mankind. In these movies the earth is a dark, bleak, and depressing place full of very bad people who never look beyond the ends of their selfish noses and kill and hate indiscriminately. With "Into Darkness", J.J. has returned to what made "Star Trek", the original series, so compelling in the first place. It's about hope, exploration, trying to do the right thing for friendship, love, and ultimately humanity. There are many strong political and humanitarian morals to this movie, and after 132 minutes of tears, laughter, tension, and surprise, you leave the theater with a sense of happiness and pride in humanity and our future. That is very rare for a modern movie or TV show.3. Abrams also said you don't need to be a "Star Trek" fan to enjoy this movie. Would you agree and what does this mean for the movie in terms of is it more action/drama, less "technobabble" or something like that?This is a movie that a total "Star Trek" first timer will love, as well as a hardened Trekkie! There are so many moments that relate and pay homage directly to previous movies, and especially the original series, that only Trekkies and fans will understand and appreciate, but you don't need to understand their origination to still feel the humor, tension, sadness etc. It's a very well-crafted script.Source: Full Interview @ myfanbase

Numerous spoilers have already emerged for the second season of Arrow! It sounds like it’s going to be yet another epic season, check out all the spoilers on the upcoming season so far below! Not 1 but 2 villains next season.. “We made no secret of the fact that we subscribe to the Whedonesque model of having a big bad, and in Season 2, we’ll actually have two big bads,” executive producer Marc Guggenheim tells TVGuide.com. “They’ll both be very recognizable names to fans of the comic book. We’re really excited about both of them.” Interestingly enough, Malcolm Merlyn has inspired the direction of the second season. “With Malcolm and the Dark Archer, we sort of had two big bads in one person,” he says. “In Season 2, we’re going to split them up essentially, and there will be a Malcolm-esque big bad and a Dark Archer-esque big bad.” Deadshot back again.. Executive Producer Andrew Kreisberg revealed that “Diggle’s pursuit of Deadshot is going to be a big part of Season 2″. So get ready to see more of him in the future! Roy continues his path to becoming a superhero.. Kreisberg revealed that “We’ll definitely find out how Oliver feels about taking Roy on as part of the team in Season 2″ and further added “Oliver Queen and Roy Harper will have a long and storied career together. As with all of these things, especially stuff that’s derived from the comic books, we’ve tried to both satisfy fans’ expectations, and turn them on their head. I think that Roy’s desire to be under the Arrow and Oliver’s desire to be as private a person as possible are going to collide.” Island flashbacks here to stay.. “I think they have a really cool idea and really have it mapped out for what the Island will be in Season 2.” Stephen Amell spilled on the topic. Diggle flashbacks? Kreisberg stated that potential back-story could be in the works for Diggle by stating that “Doing flashback episodes to Diggle’s life — whether it’s in Afghanistan, or when his brother was alive — we’re definitely interested in that. We have this amazing table of actors. Certainly David Ramsay could be the lead of his own show if he wanted to, so we’d love to see more of him.” Moira and Oliver’s relationship.. Will Oliver be able to forgive his mother? Well, Kreisberg thinks “There’s still hope to rebuild the relationship between Moira and Oliver, of course. If ever there was a hero who could understand what Moira has done, it’s Oliver”. Thea’s mature side.. Prepare to see a new side to Thea as Kreisberg revealed that “Nobody is ending this season the way they started. She really underwent an evolution this season, and in Season 2 when the characters pick up, we’ll see a Thea who has really internalized her experience, one who has really grown a great deal. That’s exciting for Willa and it’s exciting for us as writers”. Laurel’s guilt.. Season 2 will explore Laurel’s grief over Tommy by blaming herself over choosing Oliver over him. It could also potentially be the stepping stone leading her to becoming the Black Canary. Filming for the season begins July 10th, no official air date has been made yet though but is planned for an October, 2013 release. Source: TVGuide, Zap2It

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Thanks to Nadhiir for the heads up.1. Witches’ Revenge:“Klaus needs [Sophie]. She’s going to start practicing magic, which she hasn’t been able to do for the the longest time and I think I can protect myself. Witches aren’t nearly as powerful as vampires, but they are essential.” – Daniella Pineda2. Power struggles:“[Klaus and Marcel] are going to be butt heads, definitely. There’s that friction there. I just really want to see [Marcel] evolve. I want to see different sides of him open up. That’s definitely going to happen I think with how competitive and ambitious they both are.” – Charles Michael Davis3. New friendships:“I hope that Klaus gets Cami as a friend. Because Cami believes that everyone is truly good and I hope that Klaus has someone in his life that believes he’s a good person.” – Leah Pipes4. Sibling rivalry:“It’s just going to be that ultimate dynamic of Elijah in pursuit of making certain that the family is reinstated as they once were, which is sort of this pursuit of a fantasy, almost. And Klaus is a lot more malevolently in pursuit of power. It’s no less of a fantasy. And it’s sort of watching those two dynamics intersect.” – Daniel Gillies“We ended the backdoor pilot in a good place, moving forward together, a tentative partnership between us. But as things complicate, as the series pans out, there’s room for throwing that up in the air. As far as the baby is concerned, I can’t imagine that we both have identical plans of how this child should be raised. So I imagine we’re going to have a conflict of interest.” – Joseph Morgan5. More Surprises:“I don’t think they know how it’s exactly going to play out either yet, so I think that’s what is going to keep it really fresh. But there are a lot of other surprises beside the baby. I think that’s really the cliffhanger, but it’s all going to be really exciting.” – Danielle Campbell“I didn’t for the life of me see [the baby surprise] coming and I’m so happy with the potential it gives us for exploring these characters. The Originals have always revolved around this idea of family and I think the baby storyline really gives us a chance for that to escalate, way beyond what it would have done just keeping it the three of us.” – Joseph MorganSource: Just jared

Have a laugh at this sneak peek from the season finale of The Middle, season 4 episode 24 “The Graduation.

Thanks to Bruce_F for the heads up.Arrow's second season will be stepping up the action by featuring not just one overarching villain, but two!Although the first season featured several smaller villains — The Count (Seth Gabel) and Edward Fyers (Sebastian Dunn), among them — Arrow's season-long big bad was Malcolm Merlyn (John Barrowman), who apparently died at the hands of Oliver (Stephen Amell) in the season finale."We made no secret of the fact that we subscribe to the Whedonesque model of having a big bad, and in Season 2, we'll actually have two big bads," executive producer Marc Guggenheim tells TVGuide.com. "They'll both be very recognizable names to fans of the comic book. We're really excited about both of them."Interestingly enough, Malcolm Merlyn has inspired the direction of the second season. "With Malcolm and the Dark Archer, we sort of had two big bads in one person," he says. "In Season 2, we're going to split them up essentially, and there will be a Malcolm-esque big bad and a Dark Archer-esque big bad."Source: Full Article @TV Guide

Thanks to The Spoiler Fairy for sending us the following.. True Blood episode 6.08 is called "Dead Meat" and 2 co-star roles are being cast: a guard and a bottling plant foreman.Source: SpoilerTV

The Big C reminded us to live fast. Lessons from The Big C Of course you can. Turn all of your “I cant’s into “I can.” Stop putting thing on hold. It’s time to do it right now. Life happens as it is meant to happen, and it is not fair. All you can control is how you handle what comes at you. What’s the point in holding back, never asking for what you want, and waiting around all the time? Who are you scoring points with? You’re just hurting yourself. More lessons under the jump. God gives us problems to learn how to deal with them, not to fix them for us. Sometimes we have to give up on certain versions of our life and how we wanted something to be, so we can move on. Cancer doesn’t discriminate, it can happen to anyone. People that you know and love will come into your life, and also leave. You can build your own family. Animals should be in your life. You deserve what you want. You deserve what you are willing to say you deserve. Be nice to yourself. Be nice to other’s. Equally. Just because it can’t be a perfect ending doesn’t mean it can’t be a good one. Life is precious. Life fast. Life is moving. You can focus on the positive, or not. But only one is the smart choice. You can just have deserts and liquor. Bend the rules. Some people are going to overwhelm you with their kindness, while others will surprise you by their cruelty. The Big C starred: Laura Linney, Oliver Platt, John Benjamin Hickey, Gabriel Basso, Gabourey Sidibe Sony Pictures Television. Created by Darlene Hunt, who also serves as executive producer, along with showrunner/executive producer Jenny Bicks. Laura Linney, Vivian Cannon, Neal H. Moritz, Michael Engler and Richard Heus are also executive producers.