“Chuck” fans will be happy to hear that NBC has ordered up a full season of episodes for the SF dramedy about an IT geek who gets the entire United States security database downloaded into his brain and becomes a secret agent while still working at the electronics store. The series stars Zachary Levi as Chuck and co-stars Adam Baldwin (”Firefly,” “Serenity”, Yvonne Strahovski, Joshua Gomez, Sarah Lancaster and Ryan McPartlin. “Chuck” begins its sophomore season on Monday, September 29 at 8/7C.
ABC Family kicks off its big 3-night live-action presentation of “Samurai Girl” on September 5 at 8/7C. Show revolves around a girl named Heaven, given that name after being the sole survivor of a plane crash with she was a baby. Adopted after the crash, now all grown up and a young lady, Heaven’s world is turned upside down when a band of Ninjas attack her and all the guests at her wedding killing her brother. Tracking down the killers she learns about her real family past and the fact that she is a true Samurai with the power to save those around her. “Samurai Girl” stars Jamie Chung (”I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry,” “Dragonball”), Saige Thompson, Kyle Labine, Steven Brand and Anthony Wong.
Universal Pictures plans a big Blu-ray push for its upcoming October releases which will include “The Incredible Hulk,” “Hellboy II: The Golden Army” and “Mamma Mia!” The Hulk releases begin on October 13 on the international market and October 21 in the United States. The other titles will follow a few weeks later.
The Liv Tyler horror/thriller “The Strangers” will be getting a sequel from Rogue Pictures after the first film proved to be a bigger box office draw than expected. The film only cost the company $9 million to produce and garnered $54 million during its U.S. theatrical run. It begins its international circuit this week starting in the U.K. and is now expected to do well in those markets too.
The BBC is reporting that a plague of mosquitoes in Laos and Cambodia can kill their victims with a Malaria type disease, then once the people are dead, restart their heart for up to two-hours after their initial demise. The victim then acts violently until final death ensues. No reports if they also have an appetite for human brains.
Scientists in Israel are taking digital photographs of the Dead Sea Scrolls with the aim of making the 2,000-year-old documents available to the public and researchers on the Internet, according to Reuters. Israel Antiquities Authority, the custodian of the scrolls that shed light on the life of Jews and early Christians at the time of Jesus, said on Wednesday it would take more than two years to complete the project.
