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A Chat with Brian Dietzen (“NCIS”)

May 11, 2008 /

He’s played a drummer on the short-lived WB sitcom “My Guide to Becoming a Rock Star,” and not only did he survive the experience of co-starring in “From Justin to Kelly: With Love,” but he actually speaks fondly of it. He’s Brian Dietzen, but you probably know him best from his role as medical assistant Jimmy Palmer on CBS’s long-running drama, “NCIS.” What started as a one-shot appearance quickly turned into a steady gig for Dietzen, with Mr. Palmer gradually working his way out of the background and into his very own subplot, but now he’s actually going to be the focus of an episode. We spoke to Dietzen about how his character has evolved over the years, how this spotlight show came to pass (and why it took so long), and how fondly he feels about those pre-“NCIS” gigs nowadays. Stay tuned for…

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Battlestar Galactica: “Faith”

May 10, 2008 /

Maybe they should rename this show “Demetrius,” because things are a hell of a lot more interesting on that ship than they are on good ol’ Galactica. Let’s jump to the end and discuss what the hybrid said (and correct me if I’m wrong):

The dying leader will know the truth of the opera house. The missing three will give you the five, who have come from the home of the thirteenth. You are the harbinger of death, Cara Thrace. You will lead them all to their end.

I was all ready to theorize about this on my own, but Cara and Co. were kind enough to spell it out for us. Apparently, the final five Cylons – Tigh, Sam, Tyrol, Tory and ? – came from the thirteenth colony (Earth) and can lead the fleet back. In order to identify the five, the Cylons need to reactivate D’Anna, as she’s the only one who knows their identities. Presumably, she’ll lead them to the five and the five will lead them to Earth.

Okay, that should be easy enough, right?

But then there’s the whole thing about Starbuck being the “harbinger of death” and that she will “lead them all to their end.” Honestly, that doesn’t sound very good.

So the prophecy kind of contradicts itself. Presumably, getting to Earth is a good thing, though the hybrid made it sound like they were on the road to death. It’s possible that she was talking about just the Cylons (or just the humans), and how Cara will lead them to their doom. There’s a lot to chew on there.

Back on Galactica, President Roslin gave more responsibility to Tory (great!) before going to see Doc Coddle for her cancer treatments. (By the way, I have a theory that Coddle is in fact the final Cylon because he is always there in sick bay when something major happens. Humans need to sleep sometime, right?) Anyway, while there, Roslin met a friend, Emily (played by Nana Visitor, who also played Major Kira on “Star Trek: DS9”). I think Emily’s role was to get the President thinking about death, the One God, and Baltar’s sermons. Apparently, Roslin could have joined her mother (played by Barbara Bush) but instead decided to go back to the land of the living. Good for her.

I’m not real clear on what the Eight did in the hybrid room. Was she trying to kill it? The Centurion must have thought so because he dumped some lead into her, so that might have been part of the Eights vs. Sixes mini-war that was going on behind the scenes. Or maybe the Centurion just took issue with the Eight trying to take the hybrid offline at all.

Things seem to be picking up, which is definitely a good thing. I just hope that the show Adama’s face when Cara Thrace jumps back to the fleet with a basestar in her back pocket. I also wonder if anything is going to come of Sam placing his hand onto the controls of the basestar. He didn’t touch it for long, but he did touch it.

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Get “Spaced” or get out!

May 9, 2008 /

When we American fans of British comedy fell in love with “Shaun of the Dead” and “Hot Fuzz,” there was little question that the folks at the BBC would eventually take advantage of the growing cult surrounding the work of Simon Pegg and release his early series, “Spaced,” on DVD. And, really, how could they not? After all, look at these raves from famous people who are, by virtue of their fame, better than you:

Spaced

* “Watching ‘Spaced’ is kinda like watching a Kevin Smith film if Kevin Smith had any real talent.” – Kevin Smith

* “I watch and re-watch ‘Spaced’ from time to time to remind myself how good television comedy can be.” – Matt Stone

“The best thing out of England since Winston Churchill.” – Seth Rogen

“I laughed hard, and I hate comedy.” – Judd Apatow

“Annoyingly good.” – Eddie Izzard

“‘Spaced’ is a to-be-envied, to-be-cherished blend of pop culture heartbreak and genuine human hilarity. It’s also a foolproof Idiot Test. Here’s how it works: if someone ever tries to duplicate, replicate, or otherwise re-do this one-of-a-kind show, they’re an Idiot! Aren’t we all lucky to have such a thing in our world?” – Patton Oswalt

“Innovative. Witty. Hilarious. ‘Spaced’ is the show we American comedians watch and say, ‘How the hell did they get away with this?!’ Buy this and you can officially be cool.” – Bill Hader

Of course, some of us couldn’t wait for the domestic release – cough-cough Jason Zingale cough-cough – and had to buy a British copy of the set to watch on their region-free DVD player, but we’re guessing those people will still be ordering this set – due for release on June 17 – if only because of the special features.

All two seasons and 14 episodes of “Spaced” will be packaged within the set, of course, but there’ll also be new exclusive commentary with director Edgar Wright, Simon Pegg, Jessica Hynes (nee Stevenson), and guests Quentin Tarantino, Kevin Smith, Bill Hader, Matt Stone, Patton Oswalt and Diablo Cody, an exclusive Spaced On Stage reunion Q&A recorded at the National Film Theatre, London in October 2007, and “Skip to the End,” an exclusive feature length documentary. There’ll also be outtakes, deleted scenes, raw footage, a photo gallery, newly updated cast and crew biographies, but something particularly eyecatching is a feature that the “Gilmore Girls” sets could’ve used: an Homage-O-Meter, an onscreen feature that tracks each pop-culture reference.

“Spaced.” You know you want to buy it. Too bad it’s not on Amazon for pre-order yet…but it will be.

Oh, yes: it will be.

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Lost 4.11 – Cabin Fever

May 8, 2008 /

Just when I was beginning to feel comfortable with the various mysteries surrounding the show, the writers had to go and throw a new one into the mix that is so unbelievably confusing, I’m beginning to question if they still know what they’re doing. I mean, I totally buy the whole Ben Linus/Charles Widmore connection, but since when did Locke become such an important entity that he was literally being recruited by Dharma as a child?

In fact, Richard Alpert didn’t only visit him as a prematurely born baby (I’m still curious as to how Alpert manages to remain the same age for nearly 50 years), but he contacts him twice more throughout his childhood – once under the guise of a “school for special kids” and again via a pamphlet for a Portland-based science camp. Then, as an adult going through rehab following his accident, Locke is visited by another Dharma suit: Abaddon, who suggests that he experience the Australian walkabout to help discover himself. It’s all very coincidental, and while the writers utilized this same tactic in the first two seasons, those instances weren’t bound by such disbelief.

Nevertheless, it appears Locke is the new (less evil) Ben, and after dreaming about a conversation with a former Dharma worker named Horace, the trio set off to find the cabin using Locke’s newly learned information. It’s with a map he finds in the Dharma death pit (i.e. the place Ben dumped all the bodies) that they’re able to locate the always moving cabin, but Locke is sent in alone when Ben declares that his destiny has already been fulfilled. When he enters, however, Locke doesn’t find his expected guest, but rather… Dr. Christian Shepherd, who claims he can speak on Jacob’s behalf.

This is where the show totally lost me, because not only does it not make sense that Jack’s father is on the island (and seemingly not a ghost), but apparently, Claire is now a part of the whole cabin/Jacob secret as well. She’s acting mighty creepy, too, and if that weren’t enough, Christian has just told Locke that in order to save the island, he’s going to have to move it. In the words of Harold Lee, “What the fuck?”

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