Missing Lost? Read a book!
ABC wants Lost fans to spend the show’s long hiatus curled up with a good book. The network has created the Lost Book Club, a resource for viewers who want to know more about the drama’s numerous literary references. The book club website contains a list of the books seen or referred to on Lost. You can peruse the list according to season or based on a number of categories (background, dialogue, and show theme).
In a brief letter to fans, executive producers Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse mentioned that the club is informal and that the books should be used to enhance the Lost experience, not provide answers to the show’s mysteries.
Each book description includes a reminder of where and when the book appeared on Lost and provides a short synopsis of the work. Another fun feature of the book club site is a message board that fans can use to discuss the relevance of books like Through the Looking Glass and A Brief History of Time. With over fifty books listed, the club should keep any die-hard fan busy for quite a while.
I’m not sure if I’ll get around to reading Bonjour, Babar, but some of the most frequently mentioned books are worth a closer look.
[via Pop Candy]
How would you like a role on Mad Men?
Since today marks the release of the first season DVD set for Mad Men, I thought I’d pass this little bit of news on to fans of the show: they’re holding a contest and the winner gets a walk-on role on the show!
Now, this isn’t one of those easy “send an e-mail” or “mail in a coupon” type of contest. You’re gonna have to work a little bit for this one. You have to go to the link above and print out a monologue from the show and film yourself doing it. Then you upload the video to AMC’s web site. The winner gets a walk-on in a future episode and a free trip to Los Angeles.
The scenes you get to choose from include Don’s monologue about happiness from the pilot, Roger’s “ass” confession to Joan from episode 12; Pete’s direct marketing rant from episode 4; one of Betty’s talks to her therapist from episode 2; Peggy’s scene about life being unfair in episode 12; and Joan’s workplace instructions to Peggy in the pilot.
Not sure if you have to dress up as the character in question, but it couldn’t hurt. Don’t forget the slicked back hair, girdle, and/or cigarette, whichever is appropriate.
Rumors hit the set of Battlestar Galactica about TV movie
Fans of the almost late, definitely great Battlestar Galactica over at Sci Fi can keep their hopes alive that the series may return in the form of those oft-rumored movies. On June 27, Grace Park said that rumors of a Battlestar Galactica made-for-TV film have reached the set, where they recently had their wrap party for the four-year series. None of the actors have been contacted, and as we’ve been reporting all over the place here on TV, the various actors and actresses are getting snatched up left and right for new shows.
Park’s rumor had shooting beginning in August, which seems a tremendous stretch, as most of the new fall shows the actors are appearing in will be filming at that time. It would make more sense to try and film it during breaks. Or maybe it’s going to go the route of Razor and feature mostly non-regular actors. Hell, she may have heard about the filming of prequel series Caprica.
Who knows what the hell is going on, but this is the new media. Facts be damned, I love Battlestar Galactica, and if Park had said this shortly before vomiting and passing out drunk off her ass, it’d still be worth a post. Anyone hear anything more?
New Miley Cyrus Video: Teddy Bear Overload
Rest easy, Miley Cyrus fans. Breakout may be the title of her upcoming album, but for us, the 15-year-old is clearly not straying very far from the bubble-gum pop persona that has made her a tween sensation.
This weekend saw the release of the video for her new single, “7 Things,” which finds Miley, along with her “girlfriends,” lashing out at their exescomplete with hurt looks, the occasional teardrop and, just to make sure the angst is properly conveyed, enough stuffed animals to put Build-A-Bear to shame.
So check it out and let us know what you think. Is Miley shaking up that Hannah Montana image of hersor is it simply a case of Kelly Clarkson lite?