TV Guide is floating the rumor that model Serinda Swan may make an appearance on the CW’s Smallville playing the backwards talking, wand waving, magician Zatanna. Swan will appear in this season’s 17th episode, “Hex,” as Zatanna, a magician who grants birthday girl Chloe a wish. Having been through the wringer ever since Brainiac mind-boinked her and Doomsday crashed her wedding day, Chloe expresses a desire to lead the comparatively mild-mannered life of Lois Lane. Voilà ! Chloe magically inhabits Lois’ (and thus Erica Durance’s) body for the bulk of the hour. Let’s see, Flash, Cyborg, Aquaman, Green Arrow, Black Canary,…
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Stranded on a distant planet, the Jedi must convince its pacifist inhabitants to bend their beliefs and fight for peace in “Defenders of Peace,†an all-new episode of the hit animated series STAR WARS: THE CLONE WARS, premiering at 9 p.m. ET/PT Friday, Jan. 23, on Cartoon Network. While the Jedi combat a new Separatist weapon, the pacifist Lurmen must decide whether they will lay down to the invading forces or take up arms with Anakin, Ahsoka and Jedi General Aayla Secura to protect their belief system.
Miss Ted Kord as the Blue Beetle? The January 23, 2009 episode of Batman: The Brave and the Bold features the duo teaming up for a prison break.
Fox Television is close to giving the DC Comic series Human Target the television treatment as it begins to announce the pilots for the new television season. Based on the cult DC Comics book and written by “Jericho” co-creator Jonathan Steinberg, it centers on a mysterious security expert who goes undercover to protect clients in danger. Will admit I’ve never read the comic, but the premise doesn’t sound any worse than other shows Fox has greenlit. Prison Break anyone? via THR
Check out this collection of sneak peeks from this weekend’s new Batman: The Brave and the Bold, featuring the Gentleman Ghost, Deadman, Kamandi, the last boy on Earth. Two more after the jump.
Lucas Film and the Cartoon Network have provided Major Spoilers with another sneak peek of this week’s Star Wars: The Clone Wars espisode that features Ahsoka trying to save Anakin from his life-threatening injuries. Get the Flash Player to see this player. Jedi Crash
As Jedi Master and Padawan, the relationship between Anakin Skywalker and Ahsoka Tano is central to STAR WARS: THE CLONE WARS – and it faces a difficult test in “Jedi Crash,†an all-new episode that premieres at 9 p.m. ET/PT Friday on Cartoon Network. With Anakin suffering from life-threatening injuries, Ahsoka needs to find medical aid for him on an unfamiliar planet. The task leads her to a village populated by friendly but devoutly pacifistic creatures. As she implores them for help, Ahsoka finds she needs to practice the Jedi philosophy that prohibits personal attachments.
Don’t forget the Legion of Super-Heroes make their debut on the CW’s Smallville January 15, 2009. Looks like it is going to be an excellent episode, and my TiVo is already set. Check your local listings for actual times in your area, and don’t forget Pres. Bush is asking networks to air his farewell address to the nation, which could skew start times for the show. via CBR
Jedi General Aayla Secura makes her series debut in “Jedi Crash,†an all-new episode of the animated hit STAR WARS: THE CLONE WARS that premieres at 9 p.m. ET/PT Friday, Jan. 16, on Cartoon Network. When Anakin is gravely injured in battle, General Secura must teach Ahsoka the Jedi philosophy of having no personal attachments, even as they brave an unfamiliar planet in search of medical help for their stricken leader.
There’s a new episode of Star Wars: The Clone Wars airing on the Cartoon Network this Friday. Lucas Film has sent along a sneak peek of the episode. In “The Gungan General,†Anakin and Obi-Wan are negotiating Count Dooku’s ransom when they are also taken prisoner and placed in holding with the Separatist leader. Their only choice: Work together to escape. Get the Flash Player to see this player. Star Wars: The Clone Wars via Lucas Film
Anakin Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi strike an unexpected and uneasy alliance with their greatest enemy – the villainous Count Dooku – in “The Gungan General,†an all-new episode of the hit animated series STAR WARS: THE CLONE WARS, premiering at 9 p.m. ET/PT Friday, Jan. 9, on Cartoon Network. In “The Gungan General,†Anakin and Obi-Wan are negotiating Count Dooku’s ransom when they are also taken prisoner and placed in holding with the Separatist leader. Their only choice: Work together to escape.
Not a week, or two - I lose count when I’m in the Major Spoilers Command Bunker – after the Doctor Who Christmas Special, the BBC is set to announce David Tennant’s replacement when he steps down as the Doctor. His replacement – the eleventh Doctor of the TV series – will be revealed in a Doctor Who Confidential programme on BBC One at 1735 on 3 January. The casting was confirmed over Christmas and filming for the 2010 series begins in the summer. Tennant is due to begin shooting the first of his four specials this month, just weeks…
STAR WARS: THE CLONE WARS gives audiences a different look at Separatist leader Count Dooku, and also introduces a new set of villains in “Dooku Captured,†an all-new episode of the hit animated series directed by Jesse Yeh, premiering at 9 p.m. ET/PT Friday, Jan. 2, on Cartoon Network. The episode finds Anakin and Obi-Wan attempting to capture Dooku, only to discover the Sith Lord has already been kidnapped by intergalactic pirates.
Brand new Batman: The Brave and the Bold episode this weekend, that features Green Arrow and Batman traveling back in time to battle Merlin – and you can bet you’ll see Batman wearing a knight’s armor. One more clip after the jump.