Grace Park: Nerdage’s #11 actress with geek appeal
Grace Park (AP)
Coming in at No. 11 on Nerdage’s list of actresses with geek appeal is former “Battlestar Galactica” star Grace Park. Park now stars on “Hawaii Five-O” as Kono Kalakaua, part of Steve McGarrett’s team.
Park recently talked to Hawaii News Now about the first season of the show.
“(Kono) wasn’t even out of the academy in the beginning, and she right away was in the mix of some pretty grisly cases,” Park told HNN.
“Hawaii Five-O” was recently renewed for a second season.
After “Battlestar Galactica,” Park guest-starred in season one of “Human Target” and appeared on 12 episodes of “The Border.”
- Matt Price
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Tricia Helfer: Nerdage’s #12 actress with geek appeal
Tricia Helfer (AP)
The lovely and talented Tricia Helfer, best-known for her role as “Six” on “Battlestar Galactica,” comes in at No. 12 on Nerdage’s list of actresses with geek appeal this year.
In 2010, she was a guest-star in the pilot of “Human Target,” based on the DC Comics property. She also appeared in the second season of TNT’s “Dark Blue” as Special Agent Alex Rice. In 2011, she starred in the Black Keys’ music video “Howlin’ For You.”
She acted in the pilot for “17th Precinct,” about police solving crimes in a world where magic and the supernatural are more important to crimesolving than science. However, NBC passed on the series, created by Ron Moore, who created the “Battlestar Galactica” 2000s series.
She will return as the voice of EDI in the video game “Mass Effect 3,” set for release in 2012.
You can find out about Tricia Helfer’s charity work with her “Battlestar Galactica” co-star Katee Sackhoff at www.actingoutlaws.com. In the future, she’ll be seen in the films “Carmel” and “Phase One.” You can follow Helfer on twitter or like her on facebook.
- Matt Price
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BBC America acquires Battlestar Galactica
Tricia Helfer in "Battlestar Galactica."
BBC America announced Thursday a deal with NBC Universal Domestic TV Distribution to acquire 80 hours of the Emmy-winning science-fiction series “Battlestar Galactica.”
Grace Park: Nerdage’s #3 actress
Grace Park as Sharon in "Battlestar Galactica."
Best known for her roles as “Boomer” and Sharon in the revamped “Battlestar Galactica,” actress Grace Park comes in at No. 3 on Nerdage’s list of actresses with geek appeal. She’s also appeared on “The Cleaner” and 
“The Border,” and in the 2009 “Battlestar Galactica” film “The Plan.”
She appeared in an episode of “The Human Target,” based on the DC comic book, this season, and is set to appear in the “Hawaii Five-O” pilot.
With Nerdage’s #4 actress, Tricia Helfer, Park appeared on the cover of “Maxim” in fall 2009.
- Matt Price
Tricia Helfer: Nerdage’s #4 actress
Tricia Helfer (AP)
Tricia Helfer, best-known for her role as “Six” on “Battlestar Galactica,” comes in at No. 4 on Nerdage’s list of actresses with geek appeal. In addition to appearing in 2009′s “Battlestar Galactica: The Plan,” Helfer has appeared in a bevy of geek-friendly properties. She voiced EDI in “Mass Effect 2″ and Sif in “Super Hero Squad.” She was a guest-star in the pilot of “Human Target,” based on the DC Comics property. Also with DC, she voiced Boodikka in the 2009 animated direct-to-DVD film “Green Lantern: First Flight.”
She’s also appeared on “Chuck,” “Burn Notice,” “Warehouse 13″ and as the voice of the Black Cat in “Spectacular Spider-Man” and the “Spider-Man: Web of Shadows” game.
Helfer will appear in the second season of TNT’s “Dark Blue” as Special Agent Alex Rice. The series airs Wednesdays on TNT at 10/9 and will premiere on August 4.
- Matt Price
DVD review – Battlestar Galactica: The Plan
The direct-to-DVD “Battlestar Galactica: The Plan” promises to explore the “Battlestar Galactica” series from the Cylon point of view. While it’s interesting in places, ultimately it’s not likely to bring anyone new to the franchise.
In “Battlestar Galactica,” the 50,000 human survivors of an attempted genocide search space for their mythical home planet, Earth. They are pursued by Cylons, the mechanical life forms who attempted to wipe out humanity.
Battlestar Galactica: The Plan comes to DVD today; contest offers dinner with Admiral
The direct-to-DVD “Battlestar Galactica: The Plan” comes to DVD and Blu-ray today, exploring the events of the series from the Cylons’ point-of-view.
It’s also a little racier than the cable series, as there are no particular restrictions on the direct-to-DVD release. (It’s still no racier than an R-rated film, however.)
Tying into the film’s release, UGO is offering fans a chance to win “Dinner with the Admiral.” The winner will receive a trip for two to Los Angeles for dinner with Edward James Olmos.
Tricia Helfer, Grace Park promise skin in Battlestar Galactica: The Plan
“Battlestar Galactica” stars Tricia Helfer and Grace Park tell Maxim that the upcoming “Battlestar Galactica: The Plan,” coming to DVD on Oct. 27, will be a little sexier than previous BSG. From Maxim:
Tricia Helfer: There will certainly be a lot more explicit action on the DVD. And I refuse to have a body double, so you will see a little bit of skin from me as the Six character. There’s also a new character you’ll see in some very intense sex scenes.
Grace Park: Yeah, there’s going to be a T & A version. Though maybe I should say T, C & A, because it’s not just girls this time…
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Bryan Singer may be in line for Battlestar Galactica
According to HitFix, Superman Returns director Bryan Singer may produce and could even direct a feature film version of Battlestar Galactica. The deal Universal signed in February this year with Glen Larson was for a new version of the property.
Singer had been in line to bring a sequel to the original Battlestar Galactica to TV in 2001. This series was derailed in the aftermath of 9/11.
At Comic-Con 2008, “X-Men” producer Tom DeSanto talked about Singer’s plans for the property before it was shut down:
DeSanto correlated the “Battlestar Galactica” story to the Biblical Exodus of the Jews. The sequel would have followed that story.
“What if the Jews had stopped at Mt. Sinai and built Las Vegas?” he said.
The story was set 20 years after the events of the original series, when the remaining humans voted to build a new society and stop the search for Earth. They became unprepared for the Cylons, who eventually found them.
“9-11 paralleled our story very much,” he said. “Cylons came back with a fury.”
See the entire article from Comic-Con 2008 here.
If Singer is again attached, would he follow a similar storyline? It’ll be interesting to see what develops with “Battlestar Galactica.”
- Matt Price
New “Battlestar Galactica” film eyed
Adding another layer to the “this has all happened before and will happen again” phrase from the current “Battlestar Galactica” series: Word comes from The Hollywood Reporter that Universal has entered into negotiations with Glen A. Larson to write and produce a motion-picture version of the “Battlestar Galactica” property.
The new film version would have no connection to the Sci Fi television series, which is nearing an end. It would feature characters like Adama, Starbuck and Baltar, according to the Hollywood Reporter, but would be a new version.
Of course, “Battlestar Galactica” has had false starts, before, as well: Bryan Singer’s version very nearly made it to television in 2001, as I wrote about here.
– Matt Price
