Kent Gibbons

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'Stargate' Alums Spice Up Syfy's 'Beyond Sherwood Forest'

The S targate imprint is all over Beyond Sherwood Forest , a Syfy made-for movie airing Saturday night during the Thanksgiving holiday. Hitfix.com called it the perfect cheesy dessert to wipe away that last turkey taste — and rated it a “must watch,” and it especially is for fans of Stargate SG-1 , Stargate Atlantis and Sanctuary (a Stargate alumni project now... More

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Adieu, Equalizer

Edward Woodward is dead at age 79 and I have three things to praise him for. The first is ‘ Breaker Morant ,’ a film that isn’t even mentioned in the obits I’ve seen this morning, including one on the BBC site .  It’s about Aussies fighting for the Brits in the Boer War and becoming “scapegoats for the bloody empire,” if dialogue memory... More

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Get Well Soon, Char

Multi sends good wishes to CTAM CEO Char Beales, who fell yesterday and suffered a broken ankle. With the CTAM Summit, in Denver , about eight weeks away, she’ll have recuperation time, but ouch. We’re sure we’ll hear more about it on Sept. 17 when the cable marketing organization plans to host a conference call with the media to discuss details about the Oct. 25-27... More

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BBC America HD Launches in NYC on TWC

BBC America says it has signed a Time Warner Cable distribution pact, with New York City the first region adding the channel. It goes on the system today, on channel 685. More details to come but wanted to get the news out to hopefully calm the legions of fans disappointed when the channel went unseen during the July launch week which featured such sci-fi HD treats as Torchwood: Children... More

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Football (English) is Coming

English Premier League football (soccer), so tempting a product ESPN snapped up U.K. game rights and has reformated a channel there to show them on, returns Saturday, amid the buzz of FIFA 2010 World Cup and UEFA Champions League qualifying matches. UEFA Champions League, you know, the tournament that will even be seen on FX next May, hence the promotional ads you might have seen for... More