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Last Updated: 18 August 2008
Richard to surf in the Surfrider Foundation
Celebrity Expression Session - Saturday, Sept 6th
The door's still open for Richard at "Desperate
Housewives"
Richard's "Reaper" episode to air again on Tuesday,
August 19th
"In Her Shoes" airs on the FX Network
on August 21st
Catch Richard's "Seinfeld" episode
on TBS on August 22nd
"Bailey's Mistake" airs on the
Hallmark Channel on August 23rd
Catch Karl and his new wife on "Desperate
Housewives" when "Opening Doors" airs on August 24th
"The Sentinel" returns to the Sci Fi Channel
for August and September Marathons
"Thomas Kinkade's Christmas Cottage"
to premiere on DVD on November 11th
Richard's Season 5 episode of FX's "Nip/Tuck"
airs in early 2009
Richard's "Friday The 13th" character
named -- Sheriff Bracke
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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[18 Aug 08] *** Richard signs on
for the Surfrider Foundation's Celebrity Expression Session *** --
Richard will join a group of surfing celebs showing off their wave-catching
skills during the 45th Anniversary MSA (Malibu Surfing Association) Classic
on Saturday, September 6th at First Point, Surfrider Beach, Malibu.
A Surfrider Foundation press release gave these details:
"An event like no other, the Surfrider Foundation's Celebrity Expression
Session allows celebrities to show off their surfing skills and moves in
a free surf format. In addition, celebrities can win prizes for every wave
they catch and ride courtesy of Project Blue, a collective between six
of the surf industry's top brands to raise funds aimed at supporting the
Surfrider Foundation. Celebrities taking part in the surf session include
Chad Lowe, Richard Burgi, Flea, Sal Masekela, Peter DiStefano, Brandon
Cruz, and David Chokachi.
The MSA Classic -- a two-day longboard competition honoring the association's
founding members, 1963 team and the Windansea Surf Club, will host the
Surfrider Foundation Celebrity Expression Session. Started in 1962, the
MSA Classic is the longest running longboard competition in Southern California."
Surfrider Foundation website: http://www.surfrider.org/
MSA website: http://www.msasurfing.org/
(Thanks to the Surfrider Foundation and the Malibu Surfing Association
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[18 Aug 08] *** Richard's Karl
to return to "Desperate Housewives" for Season 5? *** -- While there
do not appear to be any concrete plans as yet, it sounds like Karl may
still be around to bedevil Susan after the 5-year jump.
Mary McNamara of Multichannel News sat down for a chat with Teri
(Susan Mayer) Hatcher and Bob Daily (DH executive producer)
during an ABC bash at the July TCA event and posted the following article
on her July 17th blog.
"ABC Network threw a fabulous bash tonight in the ballroom of the Beverly
Hilton. The event was thick with stars including Vanessa Williams,
Lucy Liu, Teri Hatcher, Dana Delany, Gale Harold (who joins DH this season),
and others.
The press clustered around the accessible and gracious Teri Hatcher
(Susan Mayer) of Desperate Housewives. She was flanked by Desperate
Housewives executive producer Bob Daily.
I scooted in next to her on the sofa and we chatted briefly about her
comedic side. Hatcher hinted that Richard Burgi, who plays her caddish
and unpredictable ex-husband Karl, might be returning to the series.
'I can still fall down the stairs like nobody's business,' quipped Hatcher,
alluding to the five year time jump in the series this season.
Me: Some of the scenes between you and Richard Burgi were really amazing.
Teri: So you don't want to lose that?
Me: You two were really funny. You made me laugh out loud
and I loved it.
Teri: Thank you! ...made you laugh out loud! Did we pay
all of you people to come over here? Did that happen?
Me: Will we see any more of you and Richard perhaps, or is that
all over?
Teri gave me a surprised, delighted look, as if she wasn't expecting
the question, and said, 'Perhaps! Yes! Perhaps! Perhaps!
Isn't that exciting? I can admit it. All the girls on Desperate
Housewives think Burgi is hot.'
'Yeah, yeah,' nodded Bob Daily, grinning. (Desperate Housewives creator
Marc Cherry had introduced Daily earlier in the day as the 'guy who's been
helping me run the show for the past two seasons.')
'Everyone is a Richard Burgi fan, for sure,' said Hatcher.
'And some of the men!' added Daily.
'Yeah!' agreed Teri, as Daily nodded yes, yes. 'And some of the men
are Richard Burgi fans. Everyone is big on Richard. Ever since
the 'heart wants what the heart wants.' Pretty much, yeah - Burgi
to the end!'
Well, ladies (and gentlemen), we can all only hope."
McNamara's article can be found here:
http://www.multichannel.com/blog/1300000330/post/1700030170.html
(Thanks to Mary McNamara of Multichannel News for the heads up) |
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[18 Aug 08]*** Catch Richard's episode
of the CW's REAPER this week! ***
-- Richard's episode, "The Leak,"
will air on the CW at 9:00pm ET on Tuesday, August 19th.
Richard joined the Vancouver-based cast of "REAPER" in mid-April for
episode 1.17, titled "The Leak." He plays Mike Volta,
a soul condemned to hell for the sin of lust, as evidenced by a lifetime
of truly epic womanizing and bed-hopping. Mike seems charming, personable,
and funny, and takes reluctant soul-hunter
Sam's (Bret Harrison)
capture of him with surprising grace.
What Sam doesn't realize is that Mike doesn't fear being returned to
hell, as he has someone on the inside -- their DMV demon buddy Gladys
-- who's helping him escape. This doesn't sit well with the Devil
(Ray Wise), who wants the leak plugged once and for all, and wants
Sam to find out who the leak is.
At first, Sam doesn't understand why Satan wants Volta back under lock
and key -- other than his ceaseless philandering, he seems harmless enough.
Then Satan shows Sam the aftermath of Volta's dalliances -- relationships
laid waste and people left dead. When cornered, Volta shows his true, unsavory
colors.
The show is now available for online viewing / download at the CW website's
"REAPER" page (see link below).
Information on "REAPER" can be found at the CW website's official show
page: http://cwtv.com/shows/reaper
Additional show information can also be found at the IMDb website:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0955322/
(Thanks to tv-now for the schedule info) |
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[18 Aug 08] *** "In Her Shoes"
airs August 21st at 5:00pm ET on the FX Channel *** -- 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.
Scheduling and film information can be found at the FX Channel website:
http://www.fxchannel.com
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 and scheduling info,and
to Danny for the screengrabs) |
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[18 Aug 08]*** Richard's episode
of "Seinfeld" to air on TBS ***
-- Catch Richard in "The
Hamptons" on Friday, August 22nd at 5:00pm ET.
Richard plays Dr. Ben Feffa in "The Hamptons," where he joins
Jerry, Kramer, George, and Elaine at the beachside house of friends who've
recently had a baby. Dr. Ben, the couple's pediatrician, has also invited
along for the weekend.
When Ben describes Elaine as "breathtaking," she is quite flattered,
and soon taken with the handsome doctor. Then she, Jerry, Kramer, and George
get a good look at the baby Dr. Ben has also described as "breathtaking"
-- and realize the child is breathtakingly ugly.
Confused and more than a little alarmed to be described with the same
word as the hideous infant, Elaine frets and kvetches until she finally
works up the nerve to ask Ben exactly what "breathtaking" means to him.
Of course, the conversation does not go well, and Elaine's potential romance
with the good doctor dies a-borning.
Meanwhile, George also manages to derail a potential romance by
fixating on what he perceives as his girlfriend's disappointment with his
impedimenta -- seems a swim in the ocean has resulted in some unfortunate
degree of "shrinkage."
To learn more about "Seinfeld" on TBS, visit the show's home page on
the TBS website: http://www.tbs.com/shows/seinfeld/
(Thanks to tv-now for the listing) |
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[18 Aug 08] *** "Bailey's
Mistake" airs August 23rd on the Hallmark Channel *** -- Catch Richard
in his all-too-fleeting scenes of "Bailey's Mistake" on Saturday, August
23rd at 11:00am ET.
Filmed in Nova Scotia, Canada in June 2000, "Bailey's Mistake" premiered
on ABC's "Wonderful World of Disney" in March 2001. "Bailey's Mistake"
was described on the zap2it.com website as "laced with romantic longing,
wistful memories, quirky humor and fantasy."
Richard played Paul Donovan, husband of Linda Hamilton's Liz
Donovan, and father of their two children. Liz is widowed when
Paul -- an adventurous soul -- explores a cave while out hiking; he is
mysteriously killed, and Liz's heartbreak is compounded a week later when
she discovers that Paul had secretly used their savings to buy land on
a small Maine island. (When broadcast, this version of Paul's untimely
death had been replaced with a more mundane -- and only mentioned in dialogue
-- death from a heart-attack while out on a two-mile run).
Liz, still grieving for Paul and feeling betrayed by him, decides to
visit the island and sell the property, taking their two children with
her. Bailey's Mistake, as the island is named, is not what she expects
-- nor are the people they encounter, a group which includes an assortment
of colorful folk claiming to be Paul's long-lost Gypsy relatives.
Richard's character, Paul Donovan, was only seen briefly in the movie
in a pair of dream flashbacks and a pair of ghostly visitations to his
son. Though more footage appears to have been shot -- the cave exploration
mentioned in the "zap2it" article features in one of Liz Donovan's dreams
-- Disney/Touchstone apparently decided to pare Paul's on-screen time down
considerably.
(Thanks to Becky for the screengrabs) |
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[18 Aug 08]*** Catch Richard's Season
4 episode of "Desperate Housewives" on August 24th ***
-- Richard returned
to Wisteria Lane for a single Season 4 episode titled "Opening Doors,"
which is scheduled to air again on Sunday, August 24th at 10:00pm ET.
"Opening Doors," episode 4.14, finds Karl (Richard
Burgi) and very pregnant new wife Marisa catching ex-wife
Susan
(Teri Hatcher) unawares as they sign up for the same Lamaze class.
Susan is accompanied by daughter Julie (Andrea Bowen) as husband
Mike
(Jamie Denton), conspicuous by his absence, has a previous engagement.
As if seemingly having been ditched by her husband wasn't bad enough, Susan
looks at Marisa and feels decidedly underdressed in her comfortable, but
stained, sweats. Verbal sparring between the exes ensues, with Karl mixing
news of his good fortune with jabs at Susan.
When the next class rolls around, Susan and Mike come swanning in dressed
to impress. When Karl comments that they're rather overdressed for Lamaze,
Susan spins an improbable tale of their hectic and fabulous social life,
which leads Marisa to lament that Karl never takes her anywhere. Karl,
of course, is not fooled, and has to work to hide a smile when Mike reveals
he has recently been in rehab for abusing prescription drugs.
Their third class finds both Karl and Susan attending solo. Susan, expecting
Karl to gloat and antagonize her, heads him off at the pass by telling
him his life is wonderful while hers is on thin ice. Karl defies expectations
and reassures Susan instead, telling her Mike *will* be there for her in
all the ways he, Karl, never was.
Learn more about "Desperate Housewives" and "Opening Doors" at
the official ABC website show page:
http://abc.go.com/primetime/desperate/index?pn=index
(Thanks to tv-now for the schedule info) |
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[18 Aug 08]*** "The Sentinel" returns
to the Sci Fi Channel for multiple daytime marathons in August and September
***-- The Sci Fi Channel is airing 8-episode "Marathon" blocks of "The
Sentinel" from 8:00am to 4:00pm ET on Friday, August 15th; Monday,
August 25th; Tuesday, September 2nd; and Thursday, September 18th.
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.
At present, the episodes to be aired in the Marathons have yet to be
identified by Sci Fi.
For further details, go to the Sci Fi Channel website and enter
The Sentinel in the search box at:
http://www.scifi.com/schedulebot/index.php3
(Thanks to Jude for the Sci Fi heads up, and to Steffi for the screengrabs) |
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[18 Aug 08]*** Richard appears
in "Thomas Kinkade's Christmas Cottage," now premiering on DVD on November
11th***
-- Richard Burgi spent nearly three weeks in British Columbia,
Canada, in May '07 filming "Thomas Kinkade's 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 now scheduled to premiere
on DVD in November 11th 2008.
Official website:
http://www.thechristmascottagemovie.com/
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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[18 Aug 08]*** Richard's episode of
the FX Network's NIP/TUCK to air in early 2009 ***
-- Richard joined
the cast of "NIP/TUCK" in mid-June for episode 5.21, titled "Allegra
Calderella." Part of an 8-episode block delayed by the WGA strike,
"Allegra Calderella" and its "back 8" bretheren will most likely begin
airing in January 2009.
Richard plays Dr. Logan Ayers, a plastic surgeon and apparent
acquaintance of Drs. Troy and McNamara (series leads Julian McMahon
and Dylan Walsh).
The casting breakdown for Ayers has this to say of the character: "35-45,
extremely attractive and refined, James Bond, after a martini. He is a
plastic surgeon with impeccable style and taste whose obessive-compulsive
behavior is just one symptom of his extreme sexual compulsion." The
breakdown goes on to specify that the actor cast in the role must be comfortable
with sexual situations and rear nudity.
Information on "NIP/TUCK" can be found at the FX website's official
show page: http://www.fxnetworks.com/
Additional show information can also be found at the IMDb website:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0361217/
(Thanks to Richard and Steven for the confirmation) |
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[18 Aug 08] *** Richard
films role in "Friday the 13th" in Austin, TX*** -- Richard joined
Jared
Padalecki ("Supernatural," "Thomas Kinkade's Christmas Cottage"),
Derek
Mears ("The Hills have Eyes II"), and Nana Visitor ("Star Trek:
Deep Space Nine"), among others, in the Platinum Dunes produced
reimagining of the 1980's horror hit, "Friday the 13th."
Richard plays Sheriff Bracke in the movie, which is set between
the events of the first and second "Friday the 13th" films; Pamela (Nana
Visitor) Voorhees, Jason's mad, mad mother and the actual killer of
the first film, is dead and already enshrined in Jason's (Derek Mears)
hovel hideaway, while Jason is all grown up and ready to take up his mother's
machete.
Jared Padalecki plays a journalist drawn to Camp Crystal Lake
to chronicle the ghastly events and history of the place; Richard's sheriff
is presumably the long arm of the Law in the Crystal Lake area and may
also be a witness to the gory aftermath of Mother Voorhees' rampage.
As one would expect in a "Friday the 13th" story, the cast is fleshed
out with a selection of young people destined to run afoul of Jason Voorhees
as they snoop about the ramshackle remains of Camp Crystal Lake and engage
in impromptu bawdy romps amidst the ruins.
The film is currently expected to hit theaters on Friday, February 13th,
2009.
Official website: http://fridaythe13thmovie.warnerbros.com/
The Platinum Dunes producers' blog can be found at the Bloody Disgusting
website, which is an invaluable news resource for the horror aficionado.
"Friday the 13th" page: http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/film/701
Platinum Dunes page hosted by Bloody Disgusting: http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/platinumdunes/
The film's IMDb page can be found at:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0758746/
(Thanks to Richard for the heads up) |
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[18 Aug 08] *** 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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[18 Aug 08]*** 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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Las Vegas: Season Four -- $41.99 (30% discount)
Release date: September 11, 2007. Now available for purchase.
ASIN: B000T28PU6
Richard appears in three consecutive episodes at the end of the season,
playing charismatic yet creepy hedge-fund billionaire Vince Peterson.
Richard's episodes are:
- "Bare Chested In The Park"
- "Junk In the Trunk"
- "Heroes"
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Hostel: Part II (Unrated Widescreen Edition) (2007) DVD -- $19.99
(31% discount)
Release date: October 23, 2007. Now available for purchase.
ASIN: B000UJ48P4
Richard plays Todd, a jaded, thrill-seeking bachelor who thinks killing
someone for sport may just be the ultimate rite of passage.
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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
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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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[18 Aug 08] *** 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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