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Last Updated: 05 March 2006
Richard to attend "Oscar Night America"
event in Las Vegas on Sunday, March 5th
Catch Richard in the March 2006 issue
of Vanity Fair
Richard attends January charity event for the
National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
Richard's "Desperate Housewives" Season
2 episodes -- that we know of.
Richard a "Desperate Housewives" Series Regular
for Fall 2005
"Torn Apart" to air on Lifetime Movie Network;
Richard plays Billy Westin
"Fun With Dick and Jane" Region
1 DVD release set for April; Richard plays Joe
Paramount announces April release
date for The Sentinel: The Complete First Season DVD set; pre-order now!
Action: Complete Series DVD set now available;
Richard appears in "Pilot" amnd "Blowhard"
"In Her Shoes" DVD now available; Richard
plays Jim Danvers
"Seinfeld" Season 5 DVD set now
available for purchase; Richard appears in "The Hamptons"
"The Flash" Complete Series DVD Set now available;
Richard appears in "Deadly Nightsahde"
"Point Pleasant" Complete Series DVD Set
now available for purchase!
"Cellular" airs on the Starz Edge cable channel
in March; Richard plays Craig Martin
Canada's SPACE: The Imagination Station now
airing "The Sentinel"
Canada's SPACE: The Imagination Station
now airing "Firefly"
Richard's Season One episodes of "24" to air
on A&E
Richard's episodes of "The District"
airing domestically on the USA Network and internationally in Singapore
Catch Richard's "Judging Amy" episodes
on TNT's "Primetime in the Daytime"
Got a Burgi fan on your gift list? Amazon.com
has you covered!
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[05 Mar 06] *** Richard Burgi
to attend Oscar Night America event in Las Vegas, NV, Sunday, March 5th
*** -- According to an article by Jerry Fink in the Las Vegas Sun,
Richard will be among the special guests at the black-tie optional
gala event at the Bellagio Hotel.
"The event begins at 4 p.m. in the Bellagio's Tower Ballroom with a
cocktail reception and silent auction followed by dinner, the Awards ceremony
and special entertainment," said the article.
This is the 13th year of the Oscar Night America program, and the 11th
year the Las Vegas event has been hosted by the Nevada chapter of the National
Arthritis Foundation.
Information on the Oscar Night America events can be found at: http://www.oscar.com/oscarnight/ona1.html
Information on the event Richard is attending was published on the Las
Vegas Sun website: http://www.lasvegassun.com/
(Thanks to Bonnie for the info) |
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[05 Mar 06] *** Richard
makes the pages of Vanity Fair *** -- Vanity Fair co-hosted a birthday
party for "Desperate Housewives" castmember Nicollette Sheridan at
the Il Sole restaurant, and Richard Burgi, Mark Moses, and Teri Hatcher
were there to help their castmate celebrate. Vanity Fair headlines
the event as "A Birthday Fete," and then adds the following details:
"On November 19, 2005, the Diamond Information Center and Vanity
Fair hosted a private birthday celebration for Nicollette Sheridan
at Il Sole Restaurant in West Hollywood. An intimate group. including Sheridan's
Desperate
Housewives co-stars Marcia Cross, Teri Hatcher, Brenda Strong, Mark
Moses, and Richard Burgi, gathered to toast Sheridan over dinner, and raise
awareness for the nonprofit Best Friends Animal Society."
The article is available online at:
http://www.subscriberdirect.com/vf0603/event3.cfm
(Thanks to Debbie and MJ for the heads up) |
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[05 Mar 06] *** Richard attended
the January 6th-7th Canon USA annual fundraiser for the National Center
for Missing and Exploited Children in Las Vegas, NV *** -- The two-day
event started on Friday evening with a buffet reception at the
Four
Seasons Grand Ballroom, which included both live and silent auctions
and music from the Billy Joel and Twyla Tharp musical production,
"Movin'
Out." Saturday's part of the event consisted of a celebrity golf tournament
at TPC at The Canyons.
The article mentioning Richard's attendance can be found on the website
of the Las Vegas Sun: http://www.lasvegassun.com/
Information on the NCMEC can be found at: http://www.missingkids.com/
Information on Canon's participation can be found at: http://www.usa.canon.com/
(Thanks to MJ and JoAnn for the info) |
[05 Mar 06] *** Desperate Housewives
Update *** -- Thus far, we have confirmed (or are reasonably sure)
that Richard appears in the following episodes of the new season:
Season Two (2005-2006)
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"You Could Drive a Person Crazy" (02 Oct 05) Prod. #201, episode #2.02
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"You'll Never Get Away From Me" (09 Oct 05) Prod. #202, episode #2.03
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"Color and Light" (13 Nov 05) Prod. #206, episode #2.07
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"One More Kiss" (08 Jan 06) Prod. #210, episode #2.11
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"There's Something About a War" (22 Jan 06) Prod. #212, episode #2.13
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"Silly People" (12 Feb 06) Prod. #213, episode #2.14
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"Thank You So Much" (19 Feb 06) Prod. #214, episode #2.15
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"There Is No other Way" (12 Mar 06) Prod. #215, episode #2.16
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"Could I Leave You?" (26 Mar 06) Prod. # 216, episode #2.17
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"Everybody Says Don't" (09 Apr 06) Prod. #217, episode #2.18
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"Don't Look at Me" (16 Apr 06) Prod. #218, episode #2.19
As always, we advise viewers to watch
every Sunday to catch any
mentions of or appearances by caddish Karl!
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[05 Mar 06] *** Richard Burgi continues
to make things interesting for the Desperate Housewives as a Series Regular
*** -- Richard Burgi returned to Desperate Housewives as a Series Regular
for the hit show's second season. The series went back into production
in late July '05, picking up where the previous season finale left off.
Richard plays
Karl Mayer, Susan (Teri Hatcher) Mayer's
cad of an ex-husband on
ABC's award-winning hit series. Previously
seen in "Pretty Little Picture" and "Move On," Karl was back to bedevil
his ex in "One Wonderful Day," the highly-anticipated season finale.
Karl is romantically involved with Edie in Season Two while still carrying
a flame for his ex, Susan. Karl goes so far as to sleep with her in "Color
and Light," apparently hoping the door has been opened for a rekindling
of their romance. Susan gently but firmly denies this, and Karl returns
to the embrace and domicile of the Goody Britt, who he moved in with in
"You Could Drive a Person Crazy."
"One More Kiss" sees Bree hiring Karl as her lawyer when her son, Andrew,
decides on a blackmail attempt. Karl becomes Bree's impromptu White Knight
when he takes Andrew in hand and gives him the much-needed wakeup call
Rex, his friend, would have surely given his unruly offspring.
"Silly People" and "Thank You So Much" finds Susan suffering from a
wandering spleen and in need of surgery. Karl winds up juggling Susan and
Edie in a madcap scheme to get Susan much-needed medical insurance by remarrying
her. Edie finds the ring and prenup and assumes Karl is on the verge of
proposing... to her. Karl marries Susan and, as Edie was expecting
a proposal anyway, decides to go ahead and propose to her as well, the
assumption being an equally quickie divorce will take care of his
secret remarriage to Susan. Oh, what tangled webs we weave...
Richard's next episode, "There Is No Other Way," is scheduled to air
on March 12th.
To learn more about the show, visit the "Desperate
Housewives" page at the ABC website, which has been updated for Fall
2005.
(Thanks to Kat for the confirmation, to Deborah and JoAnn for additional
info, to Becky for the screengrabs, and to ABC.com) |
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[05 Mar 06] *** Lifetime Movie
Network to air "Torn Apart" in March *** -- Lifetime Television's
movie arm, the Lifetime Movie Network, will air "Torn Apart" on
March 12th and 13th. Richard plays Dr. Billy Westin, husband
of Tia Carrere's Dr. Vicki Westin. The film was shot on location
in New Orleans in the summer of 2004, with Dale Midkiff playing
the part of the distraught kidnapper. Lifetime gives the following
description of the film:
"Dr. Vicki Westin has no idea that losing a patient is going to wreak
complete havoc on her life. But that's exactly what happens: Her deceased
patient's grieving father seeks vengeance by kidnapping Vicki's husband
and daughter. This exciting film will keep you glued to your seat!"
Scheduling information and details on "Torn Apart" can be found at the
Lifetime website: http://www.lifetimetv.com/
Sunday, March 12th at 9:45pm ET
Monday, March 13th at 2:30pm ET
(Thanks to Becky and Steffi for the screengrabs) |
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[05 Mar 06] ***
"Fun with Dick and Jane" Region 1 DVD release announced for April *** --
With
the film now in its ninth week in domestic release and well into its international
run, Sony has announced an April 11th release date for the Region 1 DVD.
As of February 17th, the film had grossed $108.6 million domestically.
Jim Carrey and Tea Leoni play Dick and Jane Harper,
a couple who find themselves on the verge of financial collapse when Dick
loses his job. The Harpers turn to a life of crime to pay the bills, cooking
up madcap schemes and wild heists to support them in the manner to which
they have become accustomed. Richard plays their next-door neighbor Joe
Cleeman.
Joe and his wife Veronica (Angie Harmon), as the Harpers' next-door
neighbors, are the couple to beat in the pecking order sweepstakes, which
the opening scenes of the film set up with Joe and Dick's "who's got the
better car" shenanigans.
Trailers for "Fun with Dick and Jane" are still available at various
online sources. Richard appears in two scenes of the original trailer as
the Harper's next door neighbor, Joe, and in a shorter version of the "red
shirt" scene in the newer, office-based trailer.
The trailer is available at the following online locations:
The official site: http://www.funwithdickandjane.com/
The Apple QuickTime Trailers site: http://www.apple.com/trailers/
(Thanks to Richard and Kat for the initial info and to Deborah for
the online sleuthing) |
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[05 Mar 06] *** The
Sentinel Complete First Season DVD Set announced for April 2006 release
*** -- Though it has been a long time coming, fans of Richard Burgi
and The Sentinel will soon be able to purchase the first season
of the series (which ran from 1996 to 1999) on DVD.
As announced at the tvshowsondvd.com
website, Paramount is releasing the show's first season (10 episodes) as
a 3-disc boxed set. The Sentinel: The Complete First Season will
be released on April 18th and is already available for pre-order
at various online retailers.
At present, it is unknown whether there will be any extras included
in the set; certainly there will be sufficient space on the third disc
for additional material, should Paramount so decide.
Richard plays Jim Ellison, a former Army Ranger now working
as a detective in his Washington State hometown. A solitary stakeout reawakens
dormant sensory abilities which lead Ellison to doubt his sanity, until
a graduate student name Blair Sandburg (Garett Maggart) explains
what is happening to him. Ellison is a Sentinel, someone whose senses --
sight, hearing, smell, taste, and touch -- are all developed to an extraordinary
degree. With Sandburg's help, and the cooperation of his boss, Captain
Simon Banks (Bruce A. Young), Ellison uses his abilities to give him
an edge in the war against crime.
Ordering information can be found at http://www.amazon.com
(Thanks to Becky and Steffi for the screengrabs) |
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[05 Mar 06] *** Action Complete
Series DVD Set announced for February 2006 release *** -- Though it
took Sony two years to mull the idea over, the studio decided in December
to take Action to the DVD market, with a release date of February 21st.
According to the tvshowsondvd.com
website, Action is being released as a 2-disc set which will contain all
13 episodes of the series, this time with uncensored audio. There will
also be a "making of" featurette, as well as commentaries on select episodes
(fingers crossed that these include Richard's).
Richard appears in two of the show's episodes, "Pilot" and "Blowhard,"
playing action hero Cole Riccardi. "Pilot" introduces us to
producer Peter Dragon (Jay Mohr) and the denizens of his world as
he heads off for the red carpet premiere of his latest action flick, "Slow
Torture." Cole Riccardi, star of "Slow Torture," is Dragon's usual choice
for action-adventure leading man. Unfortunately, "Slow Torture" tanks,
taking Dragon's reputation with it.
When next we see Cole in "Blowhard," he has been signed to star in Dragon's
new film. Unfortunately for Dragon, Cole has decided this is the perfect
time to proclaim himself gay, which Dragon feels will kill both the film
and Riccardi's career. Dragon sweet-talks Cole out of outing himself by
claiming to be likewise "a friend of Dorothy," and Cole gets the wrong
idea, deciding romance is in the air.
Ordering information can be found at http://www.amazon.com
(Thanks to Becky and Steffi for the screengrabs) |
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[05 Mar 06] *** "In Her
Shoes" available on Region 1 DVD as of late January '06 *** --
With the domestic premiere of "In Her Shoes" now nearly five months behind
us, and the film well into its International run, 20th Century Fox released
the film's Region 1 DVD on January 31st. The DVD is available for
pre-order at Amazon.com and similar
retailers.
"In Her Shoes" stars Cameron Diaz, Toni Collette, and Shirley
MacLaine. Richard plays
Jim Danvers, Rose's (Collette) cheating
boyfriend. According to the character breakdown, Danvers is "a handsome,
suave attorney at the law firm of Lewis, Dommel and Fenick. He's also a
cold-hearted ladies man who dumps women without thinking twice." Based
on the Jennifer Weiner book of the same title, "In Her Shoes" was
screenwritten by Susannah Grant and is directed by Curtis Hanson.
The original QuickTime trailer is available at the Apple
website, as well as the official movie website at www.inhershoes.com
while the longer international trailer can be found at http://www.femalefirst.co.uk
in a variety of formats and sizes. Richard is featured
in the trailer in scenes with Cameron Diaz and Toni Collette.
To learn more about "In Her Shoes," visit author Jennifer Weiner's website
at http://www.jenniferweiner.com/
Production details on "In Her Shoes" can be found at the IMDb website
at http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0388125/
(Thanks to Richard, Kat, and Deborah for the information and the
subsequent sleuthing, and to MJ and Deborah for the screengrabs) |
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[05 Mar 06] *** Seinfeld's
Season 5 joining the ranks of DVD boxed sets on the retail market *** --
With the November 2005 release of Seinfeld's fifth and sixth seasons, Richard's
hilarious turn as the "breathtaking" Dr. Ben is now available in the Season
5 DVD set.
Richard appears in "The Hamptons" on Disc 4 of the boxed set. Jerry
& Co. head to the Hamptons for a weekend at the beach. As it happens,
their hosts have recently had a Happy Event and their pediatrician has
also been invited along for the weekend. Elaine is quite taken with the
dashing and handsome Dr. Ben, especially when he refers to her as "breathtaking."
However, her confidence in her understanding of Ben's usage of the word
is severely shaken when he also refers to the family's unspeakably ugly
baby as "breathtaking." Naturally, Elaine cannot leave well enough alone,
and pursues the issue to its inevitable and embarrassing conclusion.
Ordering information can be found at http://www.amazon.com
(Thanks to Becky and Steffi for the screengrabs) |
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[05 Mar 06] *** The Flash joining
the ranks of DVD boxed sets on the retail market *** -- The complete
series DVD set of The Flash hit the shelves in January 2006 and is now
widely available at both retail outlets and online merchants.
The Flash is, in some ways, an older sibling to The Sentinel -- both
are Pet Fly Productions brought to the screen by Danny Bilson
and Paul DeMeo, and both featured several of the same actors and
creative forces -- Richard Burgi and Jeri Ryan being two
familiar faces seen in both shows.
In fact, Richard and Jeri appeared in the same episode, "Deadly Nightshade"
-- Richard as the unbalanced copycat vigilante, Curtis Bohannan, and Jeri
as the kidnapped socialite. Jeri would later turn up on The Sentinel as
Alex Barnes, the sentinel gone wrong in "Sentinel, Too, Parts 1 & 2."
For further details, go to the TVShowsonDVD website:
http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/
Ordering information can be found at http://www.amazon.com
(Thanks to Steffi for the screengrabs) |
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[05 Mar 06] *** 20th Century
Fox Home Entertainment release of thePoint Pleasant Compete Series DVD
set now available***
-- Although the FOX Network officially
cancelled the struggling supernatural drama as of March 24th '05 (with
the March 17th episode being the last one aired), 20th Century Fox decided
to compete the 13-episode order, with production wrapping in mid-April
'05.
Completing the production run allowed 20th Century Fox to honor its
international broadcast contracts and to offer a complete DVD package to
the Home Video market.
Earlier in the year 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment announced an
official release date of October 25th, 2005 for the 3-disc set,
which was soon available for pre-order at various online retailers such
as Amazon.com. The DVD set initially listed at $39.95, with a discounted
pre-order price of $27.99.
Further information can be found at both www.amazon.com
and at www.tvshowsondvd.com
Point Pleasant went into production in November '04 at the San
Diego studios of Stu Segall Productions with a 13-episode order
and wrapped production on April 14th 2005 .
(Thanks to Kat and Deborah for info on "Point Pleasant," to Sweens
for the DVD release news, and to Becky and Danny for the screengrabs) |
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[05 Mar 06] *** "Cellular" airs
throughout March on the Starz Edge Channel *** -- Richard plays Craig
Martin, the "wrong place at the wrong time" realtor husband of movie
heroine Jessica (Kim Basinger) Martin. Unbeknownst to Jessica,
Craig has videotaped crooked cops executing drug dealers -- and the crooked
cops are desperate to tidy up loose ends. To get Craig and the camera,
they abduct Jessica and the Martin's young son. Jessica has one ace up
her sleeve -- she's managed to patch a busted phone together enough to
tap out random phone numbers, and the guy on the other end, Ryan (Chris
Evans), is willing to help. Problem is, he's on a cellphone, doesn't
know where Jessica is... and his battery's running low.
Starz Edge Channel listings for "Cellular"
Tuesday, Mar 7 -- 2:50pm ET & 10:35pm ET
Saturday, Mar 11 -- 9:20am ET & 7:20pm ET
Sunday, Mar 12 -- 4:05am ET
Friday, Mar 17 -- 6:00am ET & 3:00pm ET
Wednesday, Mar 22 -- 12:45pm ET & 9:00pm ET
Thursday, Mar 23 -- 4:35am ET
Sunday, Mar 26 -- 10:10am ET & 6:45pm ET
Thursday, Mar 30 -- 10:20am ET & 9:00pm ET
For further details, go to the Starz website at:
http://www.starz.com/
(Thanks to TV-now.com for the heads up, to Danny for the screengrabs,
and to Starz for the scheduling info) |
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[05 Mar 06] *** The Sentinel
now airing in original, uncut form on Canada's SPACE: The Imagination
Station ***-- SPACE is now airing The Sentinel on Tuesdays,
at 10:00pm ET with the episode repeating the following morning at 11:00am.
Richard Burgi plays series lead Jim Ellison, a former
Army Ranger now working as a detective for the Cascade PD in his Washington
State hometown. Ellison finds himself almost overwhelmed when his dormant,
and repressed, hyperactive senses are brought back online after a period
of solitude on a remote stakeout. Anthropology doctoral candidate Blair
Sandburg (Garett Maggart), whose chosen field of research is "Sentinels"
-- people with such enhanced senses -- has the answers Ellison needs to
control and work with his powerful and unpredictable abilities. Ellison's
long-suffering captain, Simon Banks (Bruce A. Young) helps Ellison
and Sandburg make the most of Ellison's sensory advantage by watching their
backs and keeping their extrasensory escapades under the radar as much
as possible.
March schedule, Season 2 episodes:
Mar 7th/8th - "Red Dust"
Mar 14th/15th - "Smart Alec"
Mar 21st/22nd - "Private Eyes"
For further details, go to the website of Space: The Imagination Station:
http://www.spacecast.com
(Thanks to Laura, Katherin, and Kay Lynne for the SPACE heads up,
and to Steffi for the screengrabs) |
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[05 Mar 06] *** Firefly now
airing on Canada's Space: The Imagination Station, airing Wednesdays at
10:00am ET -- catch Richard in "the Message" *** -- The Space: The
Imagination Stationl has secured rerun rights to all fifteen episodes
of Firefly,
Joss Whedon's
short-lived "Western in space,"
and has incorporated the show into its Wednesday daytime lineup.
Visit Space: The Imagination Station's Firefly page at:
http://www.spacecast.com/shows_Firefly.aspx
Richard Burgi appears as Lt. Womack in "The Message,"
the shows' 13th episode. Written by executive producers Joss Whedon
and Tim Minear, and filmed in mid-December 2002, "The Message" was
one of the last of 14 episodes (15 with the pilot split in half) ordered
by FOX, and the last episode filmed. According to a brief description of
the episode, "the crew must deliver the corpse of an old war comrade
home, but things are not as they seem."
The script had this to say of Alliance Enforcement officer Womack: "He's
been around the block, and likely beaten up everybody on it."
Womack was intended to be a recurring character -- a shady lawman who would
undoubtedly cross paths with the Serenity at the most inconvenient times.
(Thanks to Becky and Earthgrazer for the screengrabs) |
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[05 Mar 06] *** Richard's episodes
of "24" airing in repeats on the A&E Channel*** -- While
Jack Bauer (Kiefer Sutherland) and his compatriots are now in their fifth
season on FOX, A&E -- the Arts & Entertainment Channel --
is now cycling through the show's first season episodes.
Richard appeared in eleven of the show's twenty-four first season
episodes (see image at left for episodes). At first introduced as Alan
York, father of the missing teen Janet, Richard's character was actually
a cold-blooded mercenary by the name of Kevin Carroll.
Carroll, after doing away with the real Alan York, was assigned the
task of misleading and eventually abducting Jack's wife Teri.
A&E will be airing a block of Richard's episodes on Monday,
March 6th, as detailed below:
8am & 2pm -- ep. 05 -- "4:00am - 5:00am"
9am & 3pm -- ep. 06 -- "5:00am - 6:00am"
10am & 4pm -- ep. 07 -- "6:00am - 7:00am"
11am & 5pm -- ep. 08 -- "7:00am - 8:00am"
Remember to check your local listings or the A&E site for additional
information:
http://www.aetv.com/24/index.jsp
A complete listing of Richard's episodes of "24" can be found
on the Filmography page, with
an expanded listing and episode details on the 24
Guide page.
(Thanks to MJ for the A&E info, to Becky for the screengrabs,
and to the Epguides website for production details) |
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[05 Mar 06] *** "The
District" airing in repeats on the USA Network; Richard appears in Seasons
1, 3, and 4*** -- With CBS having dropped "The District"
from the Fall 2004 schedule, the USA Network has picked the
show up for syndicated broadcast.
USA is currently airing the show weekdays at 9:00am ET.
Remember to check your local listings or the USA Network site for additional
information:
http://www.usanetwork.com/series/thedistrict/
USA's episode rotation is currently in the latter half of the second
season, with Richard's two Season 3 episodes -- "The Second Man"
and "Goodbye, Jenny" -- likely to air in late March or early April.
The show is also airing in syndication in Singapore, where we assume
Season 1 is now in full swing.
A complete listing of Richard's episodes of "The District" can
be found on the Filmography page,
with an expanded listing and episode details on the District
Guide page.
Richard appeared in three of the show's four seasons in a total
of twelve episodes, playing the recurring role of the prickly and suspicious
Captain
Vincent Hunter, head of the DC Police Department's Internal Affairs
Division.
Unfortunately, the show did not take maximum advantage of the Hunter
character, though they established an intriguing back-story for him in
the first season episode "The DC Strangler." Ella Farmer (played by
the late Lynn Thigpen) told Chief Mannion (Craig T. Nelson)
a bit about Hunter. He was a highly-decorated officer with a relatively
high solve rate while in Homicide, a department he left after discovering
his wife -- also a police officer -- in bed with his partner..
(Thanks to Debbie for the USA info, to Gerri for the Singapore broadcast
info, to Becky and Erin for the District screengrabs, and to the Epguides
website for production details) |
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[05 Mar 06] *** Look for
Richard's episodes of Judging Amy on TNT's "Primetime in the Daytime" ***--
Richard
appeared in six episodes of the recently canceled CBS Primetime drama,
playing Judge Amy (Amy Brenneman) Grey's ex-husband, Michael
Cassidy in the following episodes:
"The Justice League of America"
"Nobody Expects the Spanish Inquisition"
"Lost In The System"
"People of the Lie"
"The Best Interests of the Child"
"Marry, Marry Quite Contrary"
Judging Amy airs in two-episode blocks weekdays as part of TNT's
"Primetime in the Daytime," where it appears Monday - Friday at 12:00noon
and 1:00pm ET/PT. Richard's next episode, "Marry, Marry Quite Contrary"
will air Thursday, March 9, at 12:00pm ET.
A complete list of Richard's Judging Amy episodes can be found at the
Filmography
Page, with an expanded listing and episode details on the Judging
Amy Guide page.
Visit the TNT website for further information, and check your local
listings, as well as the TVNow website.
TNT's website -- http://www.tnt.tv/
TVNow listing -- www.tv-now.com/
(Thanks to Becky and Erin for the Judging Amy screengrabs, to TNT
for the scheduling info, and to the Epguides website for production details) |
[05 Mar 06]*** Check out the Burgi Bonanza
at amazon.com *** -- All the items listed below are available at either
amazon.com or its subsidiary, amazon.ca, and all feature Richard Burgi
in some capacity. **NOTE** Always verify the current prices at Amazon.com,
as they do fluctuate with market forces.
Your amazon.com account information will work equally well with the
Canadian subsidiary.
Amazon in the USA: http://www.amazon.com/
Amazon in Canada: http://www.amazon.ca/
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1) Fun With Dick and Jane (Widescreen?) (2005) DVD -- $15.98 (45%
discount)
Release date: April 11, 2006. Now available for pre-order.
ASIN: B000E8N8H0
2) Fun With Dick & Jane [SOUNDTRACK] -- $17.98 (no discount)
Release date: January 24, 2006. Now available.
ASIN: B000CQQHEU
Richard plays Joe Cleeman, Dick Harper's next-door neighbor and nemesis
in the "keeping up with the Joneses" arena. One of the film's first scenes
finds Joe and Dick engaged in a game of "my car's better than your car." |
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1) The Sentinel - The Complete First Season (3pc) (Full) (1996)
DVD Set -- $27.99 (30% discount)
Release date: April 18, 2006. Now available for pre-order.
ASIN: B000E1NXCM
2) The Sentinel: Original Soundtrack (1996 Television Series) [SOUNDTRACK]
-- used & new from $17.49
Release date: February 24, 1998
ASIN: B00000636Q
Richard plays Jim Ellison, a former Army Ranger now working in his Washington
State hometown as a detective in the Major Crime unit. Ellison is genetically
blessed -- or cursed -- with enhanced senses; sight, hearing, smell, taste,
and touch are all far more acute than the norm. With the aid of graduate
student Blair Sandburg, Jim learns those like him are called Sentinels,
and in ages past, they served as watchmen and protectors of their communities.
More importantly, he learns how to use his senses to his advantage as a
modern-day crime-fighter. |
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Action: The Complete Series (2pc) (Full) (1999) DVD Set -- $22.46
(10% discount)
Release date: February 21, 2006. Now available.
ASIN: B000CQQ18K
Richard plays Cole Riccardi in two episodes of the controversial and
short-lived Fox series. "Pilot" introduces us to Peter Dragon and his production
company, and to Cole Riccardi, Dragon's action movie leading man of choice.
"Blowhard" finds Dragon backing himself into a corner when he scrambles
to convince closeted Cole that coming out as a gay man isn't a prudent
career move. |
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"In Her Shoes" (Widescreen Edition) (2005) DVD -- $17.86 (40%
discount)
Release date: January 31, 2006. Now available.
ASIN: B000CCW2P2
Richard plays Jim Danvers, a senior partner at the law firm where Rose
Feller (Toni Collette) works. Jim, something of a cad, strives to mend
his ways while involved with Rose, and all is well until Rose's floozyish
sister Maggie (Cameron Diaz) takes up temporary residence on her sister's
couch. Rose catches Jim and Maggie en flagrante in her bed, which launches
the film's major character odysseys for the Feller sisters. |
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Seinfeld Season Five (1990) DVD Set -- $29.86 (40% discount)
Release date: November 22, 2005. Now available for purchase.
ASIN: B000BBOUEU
Richard appears on Disc 4 in "The Hamptons," playing Dr. Ben, the handsome
pediatrician Elaine takes a shining to. Elaine is quite pleased to be described
as "breathtaking" by Ben, until she realizes he uses the same word to describe
their hosts' spectacularly ugly baby. Meanwhile, George suffers cold water
induced "shrinkage" and is seen naked by Jerry's girlfriend. |
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The Flash - The Complete Series (1990) DVD Set -- $44.96 (25% discount)
Release date: January 10, 2006. Now available for purchase.
ASIN: B000BPL2EM
Richard appears in "Deadly Nightshade," playing handsome, wealthy, and
mentally unbalanced Curtis Bohannan. Tormented by the deeds of his deceased
father, Bohannan takes up the persona of a hero of yesteryear, a vigilante
known as the Deadly Nightshade. Unfortunately, Bohannan is considerably
more reckless and violent than the original, and soon crosses swords with
The Scarlet Speedster himself. |
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Point Pleasant - The Complete Series (2005) DVD Set -- $31.99 (20%
discount)
Release date: October 25, 2005. Now available for purchase.
ASIN: B000A9QKT6
Richard appears in all 13 episodes of the short-lived FOX dramatic supernatural
series, playing Dr. Ben Kramer, patriarch of the Kramer family. Ben and
his family -- wife Meg (Susan Walters) and daughter Judy (Aubrey Dollar)
-- take the mysterious Christina (Elisabeth Harnois)into their home as
she strives to find out who she is and where she comes from. |
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1) Desperate Housewives - The Complete First Season (2004) DVD Set
-- $39.86 (34% discount)
Release date: September 20, 2005. Now available for purchase.
ASIN: B00079FU16
2) Desperate Housewives: Behind Closed Doors (Paperback; first season
companion book) -- $12.21 (32% discount)
Release date: September 28, 2005. Now available for purchase.
ISBN: 1401308260
Richard appears in 3 episodes of the first season of ABC's blockbuster
satirical drama series. The third episode introduces him as Karl Mayer,
flaky midlife-crisis-ing ex-husband of Susan (Teri Hatcher) Mayer. Karl
remains a part of Susan's life as the father of their teenage daughter,
and pops up to bedevil Susan at the most inopportune times.
Both the series and Teri Hatcher earned Golden Globes for this season. |
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24 Season One (2001) DVD Set -- $34.86 (42% discount)
ASIN: B00005JLF2
Richard appears in 12 episodes of the first season of FOX's ground-
and record-breaking drama series. The first episode introduces him as Alan
York, concerned father of a missing daughter. As the series unfolds, we
discover Alan is not who he appears -- he is, in fact, Kevin Carroll, a
cold-blooded assassin and mercenary.
The series and series lead Kiefer Sutherland would go on to earn Golden
Globes for this season. |
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24: The House Subcommittee's Findings at CTU by Marc Cerasini and
Alice Alfonsi -- $11.02 (35% discount)
ISBN: 0060535504
This book is set within the world of 24, providing background information
on the characters involved in the unfolding story. Richard's character,
the murderous mercenary Kevin Carroll, is shown to be an ex-Fed with an
unsavory past.
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CSI: Crime Scene Investigation- The Complete Third Season
(2001) DVD Set -- $63.99 (25% discount)
ASIN: B0001906X6
Richard appears in the episode "High and Low" as paragliding instructor
Rick Weston. (Trivia note: "Starship Troopers 2" costar Colleen Porch also
appears in "High and Low").
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Cellular (2004) DVD, Widescreen, Region 1 encoding -- $10.99
(27% discount)
ASIN: B0006D3HGA
Richard plays Craig Martin, husband of Kim Basinger's Jessica Martin.
Craig, a realtor, finds himself in the wrong place at the wrong time
and observes -- and videotapes -- crooked cops executing hoodlums. Craig
secures the camera in his safety deposit box, and calls to warn Jessica.
Unfortunately, the crooked cops get to the Martin home before Jessica gets
the message.
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1) Cellular (novelization by Pat Cadigan) -- $7.99 (no discount)
ISBN: 1844161048
2) Cellular (Score) [SOUNDTRACK] -- $16.98 (no discount)
ASIN: B00049QLC8
The novelization will be an interesting read, especially if it delves
a little deeper into the character of Craig Martin (Richard's role in "Cellular")
"Cellular" is also available on DVD.
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Decoys (2003) DVD [US market version] -- $21.99 (12% discount)
ASIN: B0002J4X3O
Richard plays Detective Francis Kirk in this tongue-in-cheek take on
the "aliens need humans to reproduce" sci-fi theme. Director Matt Hastings
has described "Decoys" as a meeting of "American Pie" and "Species."
There are two versions of the DVD currently available. The US-market
version available through amazon.com does not include the deleted
scenes and bloopers included in the Canadian-market version (see next entry). |
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Canadian-market version from amazon.ca
Decoys (2003) DVD -- CDN $13.46 (10% discount)
ASIN: B00029QQRK
New release: 07 June 2005
The Canadian-market DVD includes an assortment of deleted scenes, the
bloopers, a "making of" special, and a photo gallery. The deleted scenes
help explain some aspects of the film which are confusing or vague in the
theatrical release, and Richard's scenes and bloopers are hilarious. |
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1) Firefly - The Complete Series (2002) DVD -- $24.96 (50% discount)
ASIN: B0000AQS0F
2) Firefly (Original Television Soundtrack) [SOUNDTRACK] -- $12.98
(28% discount)
ASIN: B000BL14PQ
Richard appears in the episode "The Message" as Lt. Womack, an unscrupulous
Alliance Enforcement officer. Womack is after an old war buddy of Malcolm
and Zoe's and is quite determined to get what he's after.
Had the series continued, Womack would probably have become a recurring
character. |
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1) Starship Troopers 2 - Hero of the Federation (2004) DVD -- $12.99
(13% discount)
ASIN: B0001XAOQ6
New release: 07 July 2005
2) Starship Troopers 2 (Score) [SOUNDTRACK] -- $17.98 (no discount)
ASIN: B00028HOC2
Richard plays Captain V.J. Dax in "Starship Troopers 2: Hero of the
Federation." The DVD includes the widescreen movie, a "making of" featurette
which includes interviews with the cast and behind the scenes footage,
a photo gallery, and look at the animation process.
The soundtrack CD presents the entire "Troopers 2" suite, which includes
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[05 Mar 06] *** Write to Richard care of
the RBFC! *** -- Richard has asked us to encourage anyone interested in
sending cards or letters to him to use the RBFC mailing address, which
is listed below. This allows Richard to better handle
his incoming mail, which he certainly enjoys receiving, provided it comes
through appropriate channels.
Mr. Richard Burgi
RBFC
10153 1/2 Riverside Drive, #494
Toluca Lake, CA 91602
USA
We cannot emphasize strongly enough that mail should not be
sent to Richard's home address! Receiving fan mail through his
home address is a disquieting experience and cause for concern, especially
from the standpoint of privacy and safety. If you have come across
what you believe may be his home address, please, do NOT use it! We
-- and Richard -- would greatly appreciate it if you would let us
know where you came across the address by using this e-mail
link to the RBFC.
While postcards, letters, and cards will be promptly forwarded
to Richard, we cannot forward packages; he has asked that no gifts
be sent to him. Though Richard appreciates the goodwill and generosity
those gifts represent, he finds them a little overwhelming. Richard
would be honored if, instead, wellwishers made a donation in his name to
a local children's shelter or literacy program, or to the Pacific
Marine Mammal Center .
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