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Last Updated: 05 June 2007
Richard dives into the horror
genre with a part in Eli Roth's "Hostel: Part II," which premieres June
8th
Catch on-set "Hostel: Part II"
interview with Richard at Movieweb!
"The Christmas Cottage" finds
Richard playing father to painter Thomas Kinkade; film premieres December
'07
Richard will return for the Fall 2007 Season
Premiere of NBC's "Las Vegas"
"In God's Country" premieres
in June on Lifetime TV; also airs again on Canada's CTV
"Shanghai Red" up for Jin Jue Award
at 10th Annual Shanghai International Film Festival
"Shanghai Red" premieres in US at
Newport Beach Film Festival, plays in Cinema Orange program
"Firestorm: Last Stand at Yellowstone"
entered for EMMY consideration; Richard up for Lead Actor
Richard films guest spot in ABC pilot "The
Call;" ABC opts not to include show in Fall 2007 schedule
Canada's SPACE: The Imagination Station now
airing "The Sentinel"
"Torn Apart" airs in June on the Lifetime Movie
Network; Richard plays Dr. Billy Westin
TNT to air "Cellular" on June 8th and 10th;
Richard plays Craig Martin
"Fun With Dick and Jane" airs on various Starz
Channels in June; Richard plays Joe Cleeman
"In Her Shoes" airs on various HBO channels
in June; Richard plays Jim Danvers
A&E is cycling through Season 1 of "24;" catch
Richard as Alan York / Kevin Carroll
Catch Richard's "Judging Amy" episodes
on TNT's "Primetime in the Daytime"
"The District" now airing
on the Biography Channel and A&E, and Richard's episodes are playing!
"Firefly: The Official Companion,
Volume 2," which covers Richard's "The Message," now in bookstores
"24: Behind The Scenes" includes
Richard in coverage of Season One and the death of Kevin Carroll
"24: The Official Companion, Seasons 1
& 2," covers Richard's 11 episodes as Alan York / Kevin Carroll
Autographed photos of Richard available for
purchase from the RBFC
Got a Burgi fan on your gift list? Amazon.com
has you covered!
Write to Richard through the RBFC
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[05 Jun 07] ***
Richard Burgi dives into the horror genre with a part in Eli Roth's "Hostel:
Part II"***
-- Richard finished his work in Prague, Czech Republic
in late October on the much-anticipated sequel to writer-director
Eli
Roth's horror blockbuster, "Hostel." The movie is now
just days away from its June 8th 2007 premiere date.
Eli Roth gave MTV.com some teasing details on "Hostel: Part II,"
including an idea of how Richard's character Todd Rogers and his
buddy
Stuart (Roger Bart) McGenty fit into the overall story.
Said Roth:
"The film is also following two guys who go through this experience
to kill somebody. And we know them really well, and they are very, very
likeable and they're very normal. It seems like there's nothing psycho
about them, except they are looking for some excitement in their life because
they are bored. ... That's going to be a parallel story. We see it
from the girl's perspective and we see it from the client's perspective.
We inter-cut both stories until they all meet in this horrible place. So,
we're going to learn everything about the organization, all the minutiae
of it..."
To learn more about "Hostel: Part II," visit the film's IMDb page at
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0498353/
The film's official website can be found at http://www.hostel2.com/
Additional news, photos, trailers, and video clips can be found at
http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/film/1058
(Thanks to Richard for the info, and to Steven for the confirmation) |
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[05 Jun 07]*** Watch short
on-set "Hostel: Part II" interview with Richard at Movieweb site ***
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Movieweb has a number of "Hostel: Part II" videos available, including
behind-the-scenes looks at the filming as well as interviews with writer/director
Eli Roth and the cast.
Eli Roth and Roger Bart both mention working with Richard in their interviews.
Richard's footage deals mostly with his character, Todd, covering aspects
of the character himself, as well as insights on the dark and twisted places
Todd has allowed himself to go.
Richard's interview can be found here: http://www.movieweb.com/video/V07E5aDLiZBONw
The other interviews and clips can be accessed through the video list
at the bottom right of the page.
(Thanks to Katherin and Maria for the initial heads-up) |
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[05 Jun 07]*** Richard
appears in "Thomas Kinkade Presents The Christmas Cottage"***
-- Richard
Burgi recently returned from the Vancouver, BC area where he spent nearly
three weeks of May filming "The Christmas Cottage," a movie based on the
early life of famous painter
Thomas Kinkade. The film covers a pivotal
period in the young Kinkade's life and explores the experiences that led
him to a career as an artist.
Richard plays Kinkade's father, Bill Kinkade, while Oscar winner
Marcia
Gay Harden plays Kinkade's mother, Maryanne. Thomas Kinkade is played
by Jared Padalecki, brother Pat Kinkade is played by Aaron Ashmore,
and Kinkade's painter mentor, Glen Wessler, is played by multiple Oscar
nominee, Peter O'Toole.
Asked about his father in an interview, Kinkade described him as "a
talented amateur artist," adding "My dad traveled the roads. He was a womanizer,
a World War II veteran, a Frank Sinatra Rat Pack wannabe and was not involved
with the family. He was a civilian employee of the Air Force after the
war and drifted from job to job."
Ken LaZebnick, who wrote the film's screenplay, gave further
details to Kate Taylor of the New York Sun, describing Bill
Kinkade as larger than life. "He was this guy who had vast dreams and ended
up being an assistant manager at a pizza parlor in Sacramento. he took
his sons on these crazy trips, and he was an inveterate womanizer."
The film, distributed by Lionsgate, is scheduled for a December
14th 2007 premiere.
Additional information on the film can be found at the IMDb website:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0999872/
(Thanks to Richard Burgi for the info) |
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[05 Jun 07] *** Richard's three
back-to-back episodes of NBC's "Las Vegas" lead to a return in the
Fall 2007 premiere *** -- Richard's three episodes of "Las
Vegas," which aired February 23rd - March 2nd, will be followed by
at least one more appearance for the creepy billionaire Vince Peterson,
who returns in "A Hero Ain't Nothing But A Sandwich." Richard filmed
his scenes in the episode in early May.
Peterson, a New York hedge-fund billionaire and high-stakes gambler
with a taste for the Vegas lifestyle, was introduced in "Bare Chested
in the Park," with "Junk in the Trunk" setting up his obsession
with and abduction of Sam (Vanessa Marcil), and "Heroes"
creating a multiple-thread cliffhanger which includes Vince flying the
coop with Sam trussed up in a steamer trunk. The Fall '07 premiere picks
up the cliffhanger threads of "Heroes" and follows the plotlines to their
conclusions.
NBC's show page gives the description of "Las Vegas" excerpted below:
From Gary Scott Thompson -- the writer of the hit film “The Fast and
the Furious” -- comes “Las Vegas,” now entering its third season. This
fast-paced, sexy drama follows the elite Las Vegas surveillance team charged
with maintaining the security of one of “Sin City’s” largest resorts and
casinos.
Oscar and Golden Globe Award nominee James Caan (“The Godfather,” “Misery”)
stars as Ed Deline, the head of the surveillance team for the Montecito
Resort & Casino. With his protégé, Danny McCoy (Josh
Duhamel, “All My Children”) a former U.S. Marine and Las Vegas native,
they deal with card-counting cheaters, costly streaks of random luck and
rival casinos stealing their big-money players.
The NBC show page can be found at: http://www.nbc.com/
(Thanks to R&L Burgi for the info) |
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[05 Jun 07] ***
Richard's 2006 film for CTV and Lifetime TV, "In God's Country,"
premieres on Lifetime TV in June*** -- "In God's Country" premieres
Monday,
June 11th at 9:00pm ET on Lifetime TV, with a repeat airing
on Sunday, June 24th at 4:00pm. The film also airs again on CTV
on Friday, June 8th at 8:00pm ET.
Richard plays Church Bishop Josiah Leavitt, the polygamist husband
of Rowan's character, Judith Joseph. Judith is one of the charismatic
Leavitt's eight wifes, and mother to four of his children in addition to
her own older daughter from a previous marriage. Several traumatic events
spur Judith to do the unthinkable -- flee her small community with her
children. Leavitt, of course, gives pursuit, luring Judith's oldest daughter
back home with promises he doesn't intend to keep. Judith has no choice
but to return home and make a stand.
"In God's Country" is produced by Shaftesbury Films Inc in association
with Colossal Entertainment, Salient Point Productions, and CTV
as part of CTV's "Heroes, Champions, and Villains" series of original features.
To learn more about "In God's Country," visit the film's CTV listing:
http://www.ctv.ca/
The film's IMDb page can be found at:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0814150/
(Thanks to Ruth and Deana for the initial heads-up, and to Steven
for the role confirmation) |
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[05 Jun 07]*** Richard's "Shanghai
Red" up for Jin Jue Award at the 10th Annual Shanghai Film Festival ***
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Richard Burgi spent part of June 2005 in Shanghai, China, filming "Shanghai
Red" with Vivian Wu. The film has been chosen as an Official Selection
of the 10th Annual Shanghai International Film Festival, which takes
place from June 16th - 24th.
"Shanghai Red" is one of sixteen films contending for the coveted Golden
Goblet, or Jin Jue Award. The Award is given in eight categories
-- Best Feature Film, Jury Grand Prix, Best Director, Best Actress, Best
Actor, Best Screenplay, Best Cinematography, and Best Music.
Additional information on the Shanghai international Film Festival
(SIFF) can be found at the Festival's official website:
http://www.siff.com
Information on "Shanghai Red" can be found at the film's official website:
http://www.shanghairedmovie.com/
(Thanks to JoAnn for the info) |
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[05 Jun 07]*** Richard's "Shanghai
Red" to be showcased by Free Cinema Orange in July ***
-- The 2007
Newport Beach Film Festival , which ran from April 19th - 29th, hosted
the U.S. Premiere of "Shanghai Red."
After two presentations at the Newport Beach Film Festival, "Shanghai
Red" was selected for inclusion in Free Cinema Orange, a joint program
between the Orange County Museum of Art and the Newport Beach
Film Festival.
According to the OCMA website, Cinema Orange "showcases an eclectic
slate of feature-length narrative, documentary, short and animated films
from the recent 2007 Newport Beach Film Festival. Dedicated to championing
the works of aspiring and established filmmakers from around the world,
the Orange County Museum of Art and the Newport Beach Film Festival celebrate
the creative vision of these talented artists ... For the summer months,
all films are free and presented outdoors 9weather permitting)."
"Shanghai Red" will be presented at 8:30pm on Thursday, July 12th.
Additional information on the Free Cinema Orange program can be found
at the OCMA website at http://www.ocma.net/
(Thanks to DebbieLD for the info) |
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[05 Jun 07]*** "Firestorm: Last
Stand at Yellowstone," Richard, and Scott Foley up for consideration for
Primetime EMMy Awards in TV Movie category***
-- According to The
Envelope / The Awards Insider at the Los Angeles Times website,
"Firestorm: Last Stand At Yellowstone" has been submitted for consideration
for the 59th Primetime EMMY Awards in the Outstanding Made
For Television Movie category.
In addition to the film's submission, Richard Burgi and Scott
Foley are both up for the EMMY in the Outstanding Lead Actor in
A Miniseries or A Movie category.
Nominations for the 59th Primetime EMMY Awards will be announced Thursday,
July 19th, with the Awards show airing on FOX on Sunday,
September 16th at 8:00pm ET/PT.
Further information on the 59th Primetime EMMY Awards can be found at
the official EMMY website at http://www.emmys.tv/
(Thanks to Kay Lynne for the info) |
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[05 Jun 07]*** Richard films guest
spot in new ABC pilot titled The Call***
-- Richard Burgi recently
filmed a guest spot as Frank on a new series pilot for ABC.
Titled "The Call," the comedy from Joel Surnow and Robert Cochran
of "24" and Dave Hemingston of "Kitchen Confidential," follows
paramedics Nick Adams (Danny Comden) and Ian Wode (Kal Penn)
in "24"-style real-time as they work to save a life each episode while
wreaking havoc with each other's. Kali Rocha of "Grey's Anatomy"
plays their boss Wendy "the Wolf" Wolfram.
ABC won the series after a bidding war with Fox Television,
according to Variety, and committed to a six-episode order.
Sadly, ABC decided not to add The Call to the Fall 2007 schedule after
all. Depending on the nature of the order commitment, ABC most likely opted
to forego production of the six episodes.
(Thanks to Richard Burgi for the info) |
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[05 Jun 07]*** The Sentinel now airing
in original, uncut form on Canada's SPACE: The Imagination Station
***-- SPACE is now airing The Sentinel weeknights at 1:00am
ET.
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.
June 5th - 22nd schedule, Season 3 episodes:
Tue, June 5th -- 1:00am -- "Poachers"
Wed, June 6th -- 1:00am -- "The Inside Mant"
Thu, June 7th -- 1:00am -- "Vendetta"
Fri, June 8th -- 1:00am -- "Fool Me Twice"
Tue, June 12th -- 1:00am -- "Storm Warning"
Wed, June 13th -- 1:00am -- "Red Ice"
Thu, June 14th -- 1:00am -- "Dead Certain"
Fri, June 15th -- 1:00am -- "Breaking Ground"
Tue, June 19th -- 1:00am -- "Prisoner X"
Wed, June 20th -- 1:00am -- "The Trance"
Thu, June 21st -- 1:00am -- "Mirror Image"
Fri, June 22nd -- 1:00am -- "Finkelman's Folly"
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 Jun 07] *** Richard's 2004
movie "Torn Apart" airs on the Lifetime Movie Network*** -- Catch the
film on Sunday, June 24th at 8:00pm ET. Richard plays Dr. Billy Westin,
husband of Dr. Vicki (Tia Carrere) Westin. Filmed in New Orleans
in May 2004, the film follows Vicki Westin's harrowing race against time
with her family's lives in the balance.
Dale Midkiff plays Jerry Bender, a man unhinged by the death
of his son and his wife's vegetative state, both the result of injuries
sustained in a wreck. Though part of the surgical team treating Bender's
wife, Vicki found her hands tied by bureacratic red tape and bean-counting
and thus unable to act quickly enough to save Bender's wife.
Bender, of course, doesn't distinguish between surgeon and administration
and so includes Vicki in his revenge plot. The other players he quickly
disposes of; for Vicki, a different fate awaits -- Bender abducts Billy
and their daughter and gives Vicki a choice -- she can have one or the
other back, but not both, and she has 12 hours to decide.
Following a string of tantalizing clues, Vicki gets closer and closer
to Bender... but not close enough. With time running out, she choses their
daughter, gambling she'll have enough time to rescue Billy before the 12
hour deadline is up.
Additional information is available at the Lifetime Movie Network
website:
http://www.lmn.tv/
(Thanks to Mishale for the screengrabs) |
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[05 Jun 07] *** "Cellular"
airs June 8th and 10th on TNT *** -- 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.
TNT gives the following description for the film: "A random wrong
number on his cell phone sends a young man (Chris Evans) into a high-stakes
race against time to save a woman's life (Kim Basinger). With no knowledge
of Jessica Martin other than her hushed, panicked voice on the other end
of the tenuous cell phone connection, Ryan is quickly thrown into a world
of deception and murder on his frantic search to find and save her."
"Cellular" will play four times this weekend on TNT:
Friday, June 8th at 8:00pm and 10:00pm ET
Sunday, June 10th at 9:00pm and 11:00pm ET
For further details on the TNT airings, go to the TNT website at:
http://www.tnt.tv/
(Thanks to TV-now.com for the heads up, to Danny for the screengrabs,
and to TNT for the scheduling info) |
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[05 Jun 07] *** "Fun With Dick and
Jane" airs on Starz, Starz Comedy, and Starz Kids and Family Channels throughout
May and June*** -- Richard plays
Joe Cleeman, the upwardly mobile
next-door neighbor of Jim Carrey's Dick Harper. Joe and his wife
Veronica
(Angie Harmon) are the couple Dick and Jane (Tea Leoni)
play "keeping up with the Joneses" with, battling for pecking order supremacy
over cars, landscaping, and swimming pools.
Released in theaters in late 2005 and on DVD in April 2006, "Fun With
Dick and Jane" is now available on the premium cable movie channel Starz
with multiple airings throughout November.
For further details, go to the Starz website at:
http://www.starz.com/
Additional information on "Fun With Dick and Jane" can be found at the
IMDb website: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0369441/
(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 Jun 07] *** "In Her Shoes"
airs thoughout May and June on HBO and Cinemax channels*** -- Richard
plays
Jim Danvers, the weak-willed boyfriend of Rose (Toni Collette)
Feller. Jim sees Rose as the kind of woman he could fall in love and
settle down with, but succumbs to temptation in the form of Rose's 'party
girl' sister Maggie (Cameron Diaz).
Finding Jim and Maggie en flagrante pushes Rose to the end of her rope,
triggering her breakup with Jim and her estrangement from Maggie. Both
sisters begin journeys of their own and find inner strengths they didn't
know they had -- and in the process, find a grandmother (Ella, played
by Shirley MacLaine) and, eventually, each other once more.
For further details, go to the HBO website at:
http://www.hbo.com/
Enter "In Her Shoes" in the Search box for airdates. (Be sure to change
the "browse by" drop-down box to "month" and the time to "all day").
Information on "In Her Shoes" can be found at the IMDb website:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0388125/
(Thanks to TV-now.com for the heads up, to Danny for the screengrabs,
and to Encore for the scheduling info) |
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[05 Jun 07] *** 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 sixth
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's upcoming schedule inclides the following Burgi episodes:
Fri, Jun 8th -- 8am & 2pm -- "10:00am - 11:00am"
Mon, Jun 11th -- 8am & 2pm -- "11:00am - 12:00pm"
Tues, Jun 12th -- 8am & 2pm -- "12:00pm - 1:00pm"
Wed, Jun 13th -- 8am & 2pm -- "1:00pm - 2:00pm"
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 Jun 07] *** Look
for Richard's episodes of Judging Amy on TNT's "Primetime in the Daytime"
***--
Richard appeared in six episodes of the CBS Primetime
drama, joining the show in Season 3 and playing Judge Amy (Amy Brenneman)
Grey's ex-husband,
Michael Cassidy.
TNT's rotation is now in Season 1 out of a total six seasons. Richard's
episodes appear in Season 3 and 4 and may possibly begin airing in late
June.
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.
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) |
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[05 Jun 07] ***
"The District" now airing in repeats on A&E and on the Biography Channel;
Richard appears in Seasons 1, 3, and 4*** -- A&E is
airing the show at 7:00am ET Monday - Friday, while the Biography
Channel appears to be shifting the show to a weekends-only rotation
-- two episodes, airing at 10:00am and 11:00am Saturday.
Remember to check your local listings or the Biography Channel site
for additional information:
http://www.aetv.com and
http://www.biography.com
Richard's Captain Hunter appeared in seven episodes of Season
1, two episodes of Season 3, and three episodes of Season 4.
A&E's episode rotation is now in Season 2, with Richard's
next episode, Season 3's "The Second Man," likely to air in late June or
July
The Biography Channel is now in Season 1, with Richard's episodes
"The Santa Wars" and "The D.C. Strangler" due to air on Saturday,
June 16th at 10:00 and 11:00am ET respectively.
NOTE: At present, Biography appears to be shifting "The District"
to Saturday airings rather than Monday-Friday.
The show is also airing in syndication in various international markets.
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 Becky and Erin for the District
screengrabs, and to the Epguides website for production details) |
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[05 Jun 07] *** Richard's
"Firefly" episode covered in "Firefly: The Official Companion, Volume Two"
*** -- Richard's episode of the short-lived Joss Whedon sci-fi
series, "The Message," is one of the episodes included in Volume
Two of the Official Firefly Companion.
The last episode filmed before FOX pulled the plug on the show,
"The Message" never aired on FOX. Fans had to wait for the DVD set, or
for the show to be picked up in their markets in syndication, to see it.
As with Volume One, this second volume contains complete and uncut shooting
scripts for the final eight episodes of the show, along with "rare and
previously unseen imagery" and "exclusive commentary from the cast and
crew," as well as the second half of an "in-depth interview with Joss Whedon."
The book is available through Amazon.com, as well as at most
major book retailers -- Barnes & Noble, Borders, and the like.
The ISBN number is 1845763726, and the list price is $24.95. |
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[05 Jun 07] *** Richard
appears in Jon Cassar's new book, "24: Behind The Scenes" *** -- Richard
Burgi's role in the first season of "24" set the pace for "no-one is
what that they seem" characters. When first we meet him, he is Alan
York, father of an errant teenage daughter, Janet. Over
the span of nearly a dozen episodes, we learn he is actually Kevin Carroll,
a mercenary working with Ira Gaines who dispatched the real Alan
York and assumed his identity in order to get close to Teri (Leslie
Hope) Bauer. Eventually Gaines' plan falls apart and Kevin Carroll
becomes a loose end to be tied up permanently by a Drazen family hit-man.
Carroll's dramatic end is featured in the Season One coverage of Cassar's
book, where a double-page spread details the setup and filming of the explosion
that stuns Carroll and kills the rest of Gaines' team.
"24: Behind The Scenes" is available through Amazon.com
and can be found at most major book retailers, such as Barnes &
Noble and Borders.
The book's ISBN number is 1933784075, and the list price is $29.95. |
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[05 Jun 07]*** Richard's Season
1 episodes of "24" covered in "24: The Official Companion, Seasons 1 &
2" *** -- Richard Burgi's role in the first season of "24" set
the pace for "no-one is what that they seem" characters. When first we
meet him, he is Alan York, father of an errant teenage daughter,
Janet.
Over the span of nearly a dozen episodes, we learn he is actually Kevin
Carroll, a mercenary working with Ira Gaines who dispatched
the real Alan York and assumed his identity in order to get close to Teri
(Leslie Hope) Bauer. Eventually Gaines' plan falls apart and
Kevin Carroll becomes a loose end to be tied up permanently by a Drazen
family hit-man.
Richard appeared in eleven of the show's first season episodes -- just
shy of half the season's episodes. The character's transition from concerned
parent to cold-blooded mercenary was as shocking as it was unexpected.
"24: The Official Companion, Seasons 1 & 2" is available
through Amazon.com, as well as at retail stores like Barnes &
Noble and Borders.
The ISBN number is 1845763130, and the book lists for $16.95 |
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[05 Jun 07] *** Autographed official
RBFC photo of Richard Burgi available for purchase *** -- Anyone
wishing to buy the official autographed RBFC 8x10 photo of Richard
produced for the Return to Cascade convention (see left) should contact
Kat Cole, RBFC President, at WBKat852@aol.com.
The photo can be paid for by check, or by credit card through PayPal, with
the price as follows:
$20 ($23 PayPal) -- includes S&H
If paying by check, please make the check payable (in US funds) to Kathleen
Cole, not to the RBFC, and mail the check to the address
below:
The RBFC
10153 1/2 Riverside Drive #494
Toluca Lake, CA 91602
U.S.A.
 PayPal
transactions are processed through their website at http://www.paypal.com,
using wbkat852@aol.com as the RBFC payment address / account.
The process is fairly simple -- new PayPal customers must first register
with PayPal, which takes about five minutes. (Instructions are provided
on the PayPal website).
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[05 Jun 07]*** 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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Firefly: The Official Companion: Volume Two -- $16.47 (34% discount)
Published: May 8, 2007. Titan Books. Now available.
ISBN-10: 1845763726
Richard appears in coverage of "The Message," where he plays unscrupulous
Alliance officer Lt. Womack. (Had the show remained in production, Womack
would have become a recurring character).
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24: Behind The Scenes -- $18.87 (37% discount)
Published: October 24, 2006. Insight Editions; Pap/DVD edition.
Now available.
ISBN-10: 1933784075
Richard features in coverage of the show's groundbreaking first season,
in a double-page-spread which looks at the startling demise of Kevin Carroll
and his van-load of henchmen.
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24: The Official Companion Seasons 1 & 2 -- $11.53 (32% discount)
Published: September 1, 2006. Titan Books. Now available.
ISBN-10: 1845763130
Richard appears in coverage of the show's groundbreaking first season.
His character -- mercenary Kevin Carroll, who for a time masquerades as
concerned father Alan York -- appears in eleven of the season's episodes.
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Desperate Housewives 2007 Wall Calendar -- $11.89 (15% discount)
Published: July 1, 2006. Andrews McMeel Publishing. Now available.
ISBN: 0740758535
Richard appears on Nicollette Sheridan's April page in a publicity photo
shot during the restaurant scene in season two's "Thank You So Much."
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1) Firestorm: Last Stand at Yellowstone (2006) DVD -- $14.95 (25%
discount)
Release date: November 28, 2006. Now available for purchase.
ASIN: B000IB0DDA
Richard appears as Yellowstone National Park firefighter Richard Danville.
Danville must learn to overcome his distrust of forest-fire expert Clay
Harding (Scott Foley) and work with him to save their Yellowstone community
and families from the ravening inferno consuming the Park.
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1) Desperate Housewives - The Complete Second Season (2004) DVD
Set -- $42.65 (29% discount)
Release date: August 29, 2006. Now available for purchase.
ASIN: B000FIMG4U
Richard appears in 16 of the season's 24 episodes, still carrying a
torch for his ex-wife Susan (Teri Hatcher) while shacking up with neightborhood
sex-pot Edie (Nicollette Sheridan).
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1) Fun With Dick and Jane (Widescreen?) (2005) DVD -- $14.46 (50%
discount)
Release date: April 11, 2006. Now available.
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 -- $33.96 (15% discount)
Release date: April 18, 2006. Now available for purchase.
ASIN: B000E1NXCM
2) The Sentinel: Original Soundtrack (1996 Television Series) [SOUNDTRACK]
-- used & new from $14.50
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 -- $15.99
(35% 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 -- $19.36 (35%
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 -- $36.99 (25% 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 -- $44.66 (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 -- $19.97 (50%
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
-- $59.99 (no discount)
Release date: September 20, 2005. Now available for purchase.
ASIN: B00079FU16
2) Desperate Housewives: Behind Closed Doors (Paperback; first season
companion book) -- $11.67 (34% 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 -- $34.66 (42% discount)
ASIN: B00005JLF2
Richard appears in 11 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 -- $67.99 (19% 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 -- $12.99
(13% 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] -- $12.99 (13% 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 Jun07] *** 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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