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Last Updated: 19 July 2006
Richard joins pals in Vancouver
for a light-hearted short promo film, "Door-to-door Voiceovers"
"Wildfires" now called "Firestorm: Last
Stand at Yellowstone," to air on A&E Networks September 4th
Richard shoots second summer hiatus
film -- "In God's Country," with Kelly Rowan
Richard leads panel discussion at June '06
Newport International Film Festival
Desperate Housewives to bid Adieu to Richard's
Karl Mayer in the upcoming season?
Desperate Housewives
wins Best Comedy Series at 46th Monte Carlo Television Festival
Richard's approach to Karl Mayer finds
favor with reviewers
Write ABC and Desperate Housewives!
"Desperate Housewives" updates and
Richard's Season 2 episodes.
Desperate Housewives Season 2
DVD set announced for August release
Official "Shanghai Red" website now
online, features bios, photos, and a trailer with lots of Richard
The Sentinel: The Complete First
Season DVD set now available for purchase
Sentinel creators Danny Bilson & Paul DeMeo
record podcasts for selected Season One episodes
"Decoys" to air on the Sci Fi Channel in July;
Richard plays Detective Kirk
"Cellular" airs on the Encore, Encore Wam,
and Encore Action cable channels in Lujy and August; Richard plays
Craig Martin
Canada's SPACE: The Imagination Station now
airing "The Sentinel"
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!
Write to Richard through the RBFC
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[19 Jul 06] ***
Richard films short promotional film with friends in Vancouver *** -- Richard
recently spent a rainy weekend in Vancouver exploring the city and working
with Vancouver-based actors and friends Brent Chapman, Don S. Davis
(Stargate:SG1), and Teryl Rothery (Stargate:SG1) on a light-hearted
short promotional film by Ian James Corlett.
"Door-to-door Voiceovers" is one of many projects Corlett and
Chapman have worked on, with Corlett writing and directing and Chapman
acting. The short was conceived mainly as a promotion for Corlett's voiceover
company, Promo Alliance, to be passed around for grins from person
to person within the Industry.
Chapman worked with Richard on The Sentinel ("Neighborhood Watch"),
and the two have remained friends ever since. According to Corlett, he
and Chapman "kicked around many ideas for who might play the 'handyman.'
My dream was to have some recognizable actor but never thought Dick would
be that actor." As it turned out, Richard planned to be in town
and was happy to help out with the project. "Richard was a joy to work
with," Corlett concluded.
Richard plays the aforementioned Handyman, with Chapman playing
door-to-door Voiceover entrepreneur Rick St. Michael. Rothery
plays Mrs. Vance, the customer Rick loses to the crafty Handyman,
and Davis plays a less-than-promising prospect of Rick's. (Don S.
Davis also appeared in an episode of The Sentinel, "Crossroads").
The short film can be viewed at: http://www.promoallianceonline.com/promo/
(Thanks to Ian James Corlett for the link to the short film, the
background info, and the screengrabs) |
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[19 Jul 06] *** Richard
Burgi's "Wildfires" gets new name, A&E Network September airdate ***
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Richard spent several weeks in late Spring in Vancouver, BC, working on
"Wildfires,"
a TV movie for A&E Television Networks.
The film, now called "Firestorm: Last Stand at Yellowstone," will
premiere on A&E on Labor Day -- Monday, Septhember 4th at 9:00pm ET.
Drawing inspiration from the situations and events of the record-breaking
1988 wildfires which scorched Yellowstone National Park, and from co-producer
Rocky
Barker's book "Scorched Earth," "Firestorm: Last Stand at Yellowstone"
focuses on a present-day Yellowstone firefighter and his team as they battle
a similarly monstrous inferno erupting over the July 4th holiday weekend.
Richard plays firefighter Richard Danville and costars
with Scott Foley (Scrubs' Sean Kelly; Felicity's Noel),
who plays Clay Harding. Canadian Provincial Parks and areas
including
Squamish, Princeton, and E.C. Manning Park
provided look-alike locations for Yellowstone National Park.
Filming on the Vancouver-based production will ran from May 8th to June
5th, with John Lafia directing from a script by John Fasano
and Mark Wheaton. Produced by Cypress Point Productions
in association with Jaffe/Braunstein Films Ltd., "Wildfires" is
intended for the Fall 2006 lineup of original movies for A&E Television
Networks.
To learn more about "Wildfires," AKA "Firestorm: Last Stand at Yellowstone,"
visit the film's IMDb page at http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0796373/
To learn more about A&E Television Networks, visit the A&E website
at http://www.aetv.com.
(Thanks to Kat and Debbie for the research) |
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[19 Jul 06] *** Richard
films second Summer movie, "In God's Country," for CTV and Lifetime TV
*** -- Hot on the heels of his appearance at the Newport International
Film Festival, Richard was off to Toronto, Ontario to work with The
OC's Kelly Rowan on "In God's Country," a TV movie for Canada's CTV
and Lifetime TV in the US.
CTV's Susanne Boyce, President of Programming, gave this opening
description of the film: "In God's Country is a powerful, revealing
story of how one woman's unwavering determination gave her the strength
to fight a life-time of submission to save the lives of her children."
"Across North America, there are communities whose citizens adhere
to the nineteenth century Mormon belief that a man must have at least three
wives and as many children as possible in order to reach the highest level
of Heaven. A woman's role is to serve her husband and be submissive to
his needs," continued Boyce.
Richard plays Church Bishop Josiah Leavitt, the polygamist husband
of Rowan's character, Judith Joseph. Judith is one of the charismatic
Leavitt's six 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.
The film will most likely air on Lifetime TV in 2007.
To learn more about "In God's Country," visit the film's IMDb page 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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[19 Jul 06] *** Richard attends
2006 Newport International Film Festival (NIFF), is featured speaker at
panel discussion *** -- Richard attended the 2006 Newport International
Film Festival, which was held June 6th - 11th in Newport, Rhode Island.
He was the featured speaker at a panel discussion titled "Inside Hollywood
with Richard Burgi," which was held on Wednesday, June 7th at 4:00pm
at
the Newport Blues Cafe. The NIFF website gave the following
description of the panel:
"Currently supporting the feisty females of Desperate Housewives, Richard
Burgi has had a varied film and television career. Appearing in such hit
TV shows as 24, Judging Amy and The District, but also in hit films, including
In Her Shoes, Fun with Dick and Jane and Starship Troopers 2. In addition
to his love of acting, Richard also supports several environmental conservation
efforts and is a proud family man. Join Richard for an intimate conversation
on his varied life and career at the Newport Blues Café."
The event was informal and relaxed, attended by an audience of 30 or
so, with many of the attendees being film-makers or actors in training.
An RBFC member in attendance gave the panel a new, tongue-in-cheek title:
"Burgi
Philosophy of Life 101, with a Beer Chaser." Richard was charming,
personable, approachable, and funny -- all hallmarks of his conduct and
demeanor at public events.
NIFF website: http://www.newportfilmfestival.com/
(Thanks to the NIFF for the information on Richard's attendance at
the Festival, and to Deana and Ruth for the pictures and event commentary) |
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[19 Jul 06] *** Desperate Housewives
to bid Adieu to Richard Burgi's Karl in upcoming season? *** -- E!
Online's Kristin Veitch revealed in her June 29th "Watch with Kristin"
column that according to her sources, Karl's days on Wisteria Lane are
numbered.
"If Mike recovers from that hit-and-run (and I hear he will), he'll
be happy to know Karl won't be standing in the way of him and Susan anymore,"
said Veitch. "I'm told that Richard Burgi, who plays Teri Hatcher's
ex-hubby, won't be meddling much longer because he's leaving the show!
I'm not sure how or why--maybe Edie's going to set him on fire or something?"
We have confirmed that while Richard will continue to appear in the
upcoming season of Desperate Housewives, he is looking for new work
for the Fall.
At present we cannot say whether this means Richard will be returning
to his Season One recurring status, or that Karl will be permanently retired
from the roster of Desperate Housewives characters. Presumably all will
be revealed as the Fall season progresses.
(Thanks to Becky and Cap_it for the screengrabs) |
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[19 Jul 06] ***
Desperate Housewives wins Best Comedy Series at 46th Monte Carlo Television
Festival *** -- Desperate Housewives competed in the International
TV Audience Awards category and won Best TV Comedy Series.
The 46th Monte CarloTelevision Festival was held from June 26th through
July 1st in world-famous Monte Carlo, Monaco.
While not present at this year's event, Richard appeared at the 42nd
Festival in 2002 and served as an awards presenter along with Tori Spelling. |
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[19 Jul 06] *** Richard collects
kudos from TV reviewers for his Desperate Housewives work *** -- Richard
Burgi's Fall 2005 return to Desperate Housewives as a Series Regular proved
quite successful, with Richard and his caddish character Karl earning a
steady stream of compliments and kudos from viewers and reviewers alike.
Richard plays
Karl Mayer, Susan (Teri Hatcher) Mayer's
cad of an ex-husband on
ABC's award-winning hit series. Introduced
in Season One's "Pretty Little Picture" and "Move On," Karl was back to
bedevil his ex in "One Wonderful Day," the highly-anticipated season finale.
Karl returned to Wisteria Lane for the second episode of Season Two and
has been around ever since, carrying a not-so-secret torch for his ex-ex-wife,
Susan, while shacking up with, and later proposing to, neighborhood sexpot
Edie
(Nicollette Sheridan) Britt. In between rounds of juggling Susan and
Edie, Karl found time to hire on as Bree (Marcia Cross) Van De Kamp's
lawyer in the increasingly ugly emancipation battle with her son Andrew
(Shawn Pyfrom).
Our collection of recent kudos begins with the April 24th - 30th issue
of TV Guide, which put Desperate Housewives on the "HotList" and
said "Let's hear it for Richard Burgi. His lovable doofus Karl cracks
us up, even when he's breaking up with Edie. (Just don' tell her why!)"
Zap2it.com's Amy Amatangelo echoed the sentiment in her April
24th column, "TV
Gal Changes Her Mind."
"Richard Burgi as Karl on 'Desperate Housewives': We all know
that 'Desperate Housewives' has made some mistakes this season ... but
its smartest move was adding the delightful Burgi to the full time cast.
Burgi, who makes the most out of every scene he's in, is deliciously smarmy
but charming enough to make us understand why Susan would fall for his
shtick."
While Maureen Ryan of the Chicago Tribune is "Desperate
to figure out" what all the fuss is about, she finds the cast to be
one of the show's best assets. "I do think 'Housewives' has a talented,
even gifted cast (Richard Burgi, as Susan's ex-husband, Karl, deserves
a special shout-out for his impeccable comic timing)," said Ryan.
TVguide.com's Matt Webb Mitovich also interviewed Richard for
the online "Insider" column. The piece, titled "Richard
Burgi is Desperately Happy," found Mitovich chatting with Richard about
his return to Desperate Housewives, his take on Action, his
history with 24, his plans for the summer hiatus, and the $64,000
question -- would he be back for Season 3?
"Burgi: Myself? I don 't know. Nobody knows. If the show is
back, I'll probably be coming back to stir up some s---. The cliff-hanger
is interesting in how it leaves several of us in a place where we're sort
of... uncertain."
To learn more about the show, visit the "Desperate
Housewives" page at the ABC website.
(Thanks to Deborah, JoAnn, Julie, et al for article info, and to
Becky for the screengrabs) |
[19 Jul 06] *** Praise him, praise him
*** -- Though Richard -- and Karl -- will apparently not be as prominent
in the upcoming season of Desperate Housewives as in Season
2, this is still a good time to contact The Powers That Be at ABC
and Desperate Housewives to let them know how much you have enjoyed Richard's
work with Karl this past season, and how much you look forward to seeing
him continue putting Karl through his paces now that Season 3 is in production.
Richard joined the full-time cast of Desperate Housewives in July
2005 and has appeared in 15 of the 2005/06 season's 24 episodes as Karl
Mayer, Susan (Teri Hatcher) Mayer's ex-husband. Described by one TV
Guide correspondent as a "lovable doofus," Karl continued to moon
over Susan while stringing live-in girlfriend Edie (Nicollette Sheridan)
along and working as Bree's (Marcia Cross) lawyer. Richard has earned
repeated kudos from reviewers and columnists for his "impeccable comic
timing" as he's put Karl through his paces. Presumably Karl will be
back to further bedevil Susan in the upcoming Fall 2006 season.
Quick notes to ABC and the producers of Desperate Housewives are a good
way to remind them that you are watching and enjoying Richard's work on
their network and show. Let them know how much you're enjoying seeing Richard
putting Karl through his paces! Include a bit of demographic information
if you feel so inclined.
The ABC network can be contacted through the ABC website, where
an email "comment" option is provided:
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Go to http://www.abc.go.com
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Scroll down to the bottom of the page, where you will find a line of text
links; look for the "contact ABC" link.
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Click on the "contact ABC" link and fill in the appropriate blanks in the
comment form
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type in your comments and click the appropriate button at the bottom of
the text window.
The show's producers, The Edestein Company, can be reached
by "snailmail" at the address below. A postcard is a quick and easy option
and is definitely more eye-catching, while a more traditional note allows
you to wax a tad more eloquent.
Desperate Housewives
The Edelstein Company
100 Universal City Plaza
Building 2128B
Suite G
Universal City, CA 91608
[19 Jul 06] *** Desperate Housewives
Update *** -- Desperate Housewives is now back in production for the
2006/07 season (Season 3) and will most likely premiere in September. Thus
far we have not learned how many Season 3 episodes Richard will film. He
appeared in the following episodes of the 2005/06 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" (02 Apr 06) Prod. #217, episode #2.18
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"Don't Look at Me" (16 Apr 06) Prod. #218, episode #2.19
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"It Wasn't Meant to Happen" (30 Apr 06) Prod. #219, episode #2.20
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"I Know Things Now" (07 May 06) Prod. #220, episode #2.21
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"Remember, part 1" (21 May 06) Prod. #222, episode #2.23
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"Remember, part 2" (21 May 06) Prod. #223, episode #2.24
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[19 Jul 06] *** The
Desperate Housewives Season Two "Extra Juicy Edition" DVD Set announced
for August release *** -- Desperate Housewives fans and Burgi aficionados
don't have long to wait for the feature-packed Season 2 DVD release.
As announced at the tvshowsondvd.com
website,
Buena
Vista Home Entertainment and Touchstone Television are preparing
the Season 2 DVD set for an August 29th release. In addition to
the 24 episodes of the 2005/06 season, the six-disc "Extra Juicy Edition"
set will contain an assortment of features and extras:
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An exclusive unaired storyline featuring Susan (Teri Hatcher) Mayer
and her mother Sophie
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A Director's Diary look at the steps and ingredients that go into
comepleting an episode
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Insights and wisdom from a selection of "TV's most iconic housewives"
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'Desperate Husbands': the male actors speak about the wives!
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A joint interview with Creator/Executive Producer Marc Cherry and
his mother
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Deleted scenes & Bloopers
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Audio commentaries on selected episodes
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"And Much More"
The DVD set is expected to have a MSRP of $59.99
Preliminary ordering information can be found at http://www.amazon.com
(Thanks to Gord at TVshowsonDVD for the updates) |
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[19 Jul 06] *** Official
website for "Shanghai Red" now online *** -- Richard worked
on "Shanghai Red" in June 2005, traveling to Shanghai, China to shoot the
dramatic film from Mar de Oro Films. Richard stars with Vivian
Wu, who co-produced the film with her husband Oscar L. Costo,
who also wrote and directed the film.
In addition to the cast and crew biographical information and story
synopsis, the website features several galleries of production stills and
a trailer which whets the appetite and intrigues rather than giving away
the story.
(NOTE: The site requires Marcromedia Flash for proper access, and may
not open on browsers other than MSIE).
The "Shanghai Red" website gives the following description of the film:
"SHANGHAI RED is the dramatic film about a young, contemporary mother,
Meili Zhu (Vivian Wu -- 'The Pillow Book', 'The Joy Luck Club', 'Heaven
and Earth'), in an ever-changing Shanghai.
Meili's guilt over her husband's death leads her into a double life
of murder and deception where she eventually meets Michael Johnson (Richard
Burgi -- 'In Her Shoes', 'Fun With Dick and Jane', '24'), an American expatriate
from Chicago escaping from his own dark past.
Shot in its entirety in Shanghai, China, SHANGHAI RED expores the conflicts
caused within the heart between tradition and modernization."
To learn more about the film, visit the "Shanghai Red" website at: http://www.shanghairedmovie.com
To learn more about Mar de Oro Films, visit the Mar de Oro site at:
http://www.mardeorofilms.com
(Thanks to DebbieLD for the website info) |
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[19 Jul 06] *** The
Sentinel Complete First Season DVD Set now available for purchase *** --
Though it has been a long time coming, fans of Richard Burgi and
The
Sentinel can now purchase the first season of the series (which ran
from 1996 to 1999) on DVD.
As announced at the tvshowsondvd.com
website, Paramount has released the show's first season (10 episodes) as
a 3-disc boxed set. The Sentinel: The Complete First Season was
released on April 18th.
Sadly, the otherwise attractively packaged DVD set does not include
any of the "extras" DVD purchasers now take for granted. This may be rectified
in later Season boxed sets.
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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[19 Jul 06]*** Sentinel creators and producers
Danny Bilson and Paul DeMeo record Season One episode commentaries***
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One of the disappointments of the Sentinel Season One DVD set has been
the lack of episode commentaries. David Gutierrez is working with
Danny
Bilson and Paul DeMeo to record commentaries for various episodes
in the DVD set. Bilson and DeMeo are joined on some of the commentaries
by Sentinel writers, directors, and other people associated with the show's
production.
The commentaries are available at the iTunes website (via the podcasts
link below) or through a new Pet Fly blog on MySpace.com.
MySpace page: http://www.myspace.com/petflypodcasts
PC users will need to download the free iTunes application and
subscribe to the Pet Fly podcasts at the iTunes site. The initial
"get you started" information can be found at David Gutierrez' website:
http://www.dmgutierrez.com/podcasts
(Thanks to David Gutierrez for the info) |
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[19 Jul 06] *** Catch Richard when
"Decoys" airs on The Sci Fi Channel -- July 30th at 3:00am ET *** --
Richard plays Det. Francis Kirk in the Canadian-made tongue-in-cheek blend
of sci-fi and horror, which airs on the Sci Fi Channel in late May and
mid-June.
Richard made a quick trip to Ottawa, Canada, during March and
April 2003 for his role in Decoys, which director
Matt Hastings
described as "American Pie meets Species" -- a sci-fi thriller
set on a college campus. Richard plays Detective Francis Kirk. According
to the script, "He's a young cop who knows that he won't be in this small
town busting college students for party pranks for much longer. He thinks
he belongs somewhere between NYPD Blue and the cover of GQ."
The Species connection comes into play in the form of the beautiful
and -- let us say -- otherworldy young women who descend upon the college
campus in search of healthy and libidinous young men. Much as in Richard's
1998 version of I Married a Monster, alien beings come to Earth
in search of mates -- only this time, it's the Outer Space womenfolk who
are eager to reproduce. Unlike their Monster counterparts, these alien
"femmes" are quite literally "fatales," as their reproductive process leaches
the body-heat right out of their unfortunate paramours.
Richard's Detective Kirk becomes involved when the extraterrestrial
temptresses leave a string of frozen young men in their wake. |
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[19 Jul 06] *** "Cellular" airs
throughout July on the Encore Action Channel and throught August on the
Encore and Encore Wam Channels *** -- 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.
Encore Channel dates (multiple times):
August 5th, 10th, 11th, 14th, 15th, 20th, 23rd, 24th, 29th
Encore Wam Channel dates (multiple times):
August 4th, 5th, 8th, 16th, 21st, 26th, 31st
Encore Action dates (multiple times):
July 19th, 23rd, 24th, 28th
For further details, go to the Encore website at:
http://www.encoretv.com/
(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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[19 Jul 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.
July / August schedule, Season 3 episodes:
July 18th/19th - "Breaking Ground"
July 25th/26th - "Prisoner X"
Aug 1st/2nd - "The Trance"
Aug 8th/9th - "Mirror Image"
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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[19 Jul 06] *** "The
District" airing in repeats on the USA Network; Richard appears in Seasons
1, 3, and 4*** -- 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 now in Season 3, which contains two of Richard's
episodes, with an additional two airing shortly in Season 4.
"Goodbye, Jenny" -- Wednesday, July 19th at 9am
"Jack's Back" -- Friday, Aug 4th at 9am (estimate)
"In God We Trust" -- Wednesday, Aug 16th at 9am (estimate)
The show is also airing in syndication in Singapore.
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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[19 Jul 06] *** 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 will "reset" with Season 1 on Wednesday, July 19th.
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) |
[19 Jul 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) Desperate Housewives - The Complete Second Season (2004) DVD
Set -- MSRP $59.99
Release date: August 29, 2006. Not yet available for purchase.
ASIN: B000FIMG4U
Richard appears in 16 of the season's 24 episodes, still carrying a
torch for his ex-wife Susan while shacking up with neightborhood sex-pot
Edie.
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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 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 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 -- $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
the haunting Dax's Theme. |
[19 Jul 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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