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Last Updated: 09 December 2005
RBFC Fall 2005 Charity Auction
ran Nov 5th-19th; bids and donations totaled $2287.00
Richard appears as Daily Male in
October 24th issue of Inside TV
Austria's Kurier interviews Richard
on "In Her Shoes"
Extra interviews Richard on Malibu
location of People "Man of the Week" photoshoot
People Magazine picks Richard
for November 21st Man of the Week
Richard appears in E! News coverage of
Texas Hold'em celebrity poker tournament at W Hotel
SOAPnet features Richard in Days Of
Our Lives 40th Anniversary article
"Darklight" airs on the Sci Fi Channel in
December; Richard plays William Shaw
"Fun With Dick and Jane" premieres
December 21st; Richard plays Joe
"Cellular" airs on the Starz Edge and Starz
Kids & Family cable channels in December and January; Richard plays
Craig Martin
Starship Troopers 2 airs on the Encore and
Encore Action Channels in December and January; Richard plays Capt. Dax
Canada's SPACE: The Imagination Station adds
"The Sentinel" to its Fall 2005 schedule; show now airing
"Decoys" airs in the Sci Fi Channel in December;
Richard plays Det. Kirk
Richard joins "Desperate Housewives" as Series
Regular for Fall 2005
Richard's "Desperate Housewives" Season
2 episodes -- that we know of.
Sci Fi Channel now airing Joss Whedon's
"Firefly" as part of Friday night lineup; Richard guests in "The Message"
Canada's SPACE: The Imagination Station
adds "Firefly" to its Fall 2005 schedule
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"
"In Her Shoes" DVD now available for
pre-order with January '06 release date
"Point Pleasant" Complete Series DVD Set
now available for purchase!
"Seinfeld" Season 5 DVD set now
available for purchase; Richard appears in "The Hamptons"
"The Flash" Complete Series DVD Set now available
for pre-order with January '06 release date
Got a Burgi fan on your gift list? Amazon.com
has you covered!
Write to Richard through the RBFC
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[09 Dec 05] *** RBFC
Fall 2005 Charity Auction brings in $2287.00 for the PMMC *** -- The
RBFC Fall 2005 Charity Auction benefitting the Pacific Marine Mammal
Center ran from November 5th - 19th and brought in a combined
total, auction bids and donations, of $2,287.00.
As in previous years, this was an online auction. To see the final bids
and the items that were auctioned, visit the Fall
2005 Auction page.
All proceeds go to our official charity, the Pacific Marine Mammal
Center!
http://www.pacificmmc.org/ |
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[09 Dec 05] *** Richard
is Sunday's "Daily Male" in Inside TV's October 24th issue *** -- The
October 24th issue of Inside TV featured Richard in two separate
spots, starting with an article on "TV's Blended Families." The article
has this to say of the Desperate Housewives contingent:
"When Susan (Teri Hatcher) found out that ex-husband, Karl (Richard
Burgi), was moving in with her neighbor Edie (Nicollette Sheridan), she
accidentally ran over her nemesis in a fit of anger. But what really hurt
was the thought of Edie performing with daughter Julie (Andrea Bowen) at
their church's family talent show. Though Susan tried to stop it, she eventually
put her daughter's best interests ahead of her own. But who knows what
will happen if Karl decides to make Edie the second Mrs. Mayer?"
Richard's page 86 entry as The Daily Male mentions him playing detective
with his younger brother:
"My youger brother and I had a detective agency as kids.We had our
own lab in the basement. I loved the stealthy nature of protecting and
serving, all of that cloak-and-dagger stuff."
Sadly, Inside TV has since decided to cease publication due to limited
circulation and increasing postal costs. Presumably the resulting TV coverage
'slack' will be picked up by sister publication, TV Guide.
(Thanks to Pat amd MJ for the heads up and cover information, and
to desperatefans.org for the article scans) |
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[09 Dec 05] *** Austrian
daily The Kurier interviews Richard for article on "In Her Shoes" ***
-- The Sunday, November 6th "Kult" insert of The Kurier featured a story
on "In Her Shoes," titled "In Bed with Cameron: What the sexy actress
tells in the bedroom." Told from Richard's perspective, the article
touches on his interaction with stars Cameron Diaz and Toni Collette.
"Yes, during the shoot I spent the better part of an hour lying on
Cameron Diaz," said Richard before continuing with a laugh. "The
atmosphere on set was very relaxed and friendly. We talked about life and
music and my kids, mostly. And that she'd love to learn how to surf. And
then [director] Curtis Hanson interrupted and pulled on my skin-colored
slip to show a bit more of my bum... derriere. How do you say "derriere"
in German?"
The article is available (in German) online at the Kurier's website:
http://kurier.at/kult/news/1168472.php
(Thanks to Ingrid for the article scans and the translation) |
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[09 Dec 05] *** Extra interviews
Richard on location of People "Man of the Week" photoshoot in Malibu***
-- The Thursday, November 10th edition of Extra featured
an interview with Richard Burgi conducted on the grounds of Gladstone's
restaurant on the Malibu shore. Extra cohost Dayna Devon led
into the spot with an interesting take on Richard's increased prominence
this season.
"Well, the producers of Desperate Housewives have a breakout new
star, and this time it's one of the guys," teased Dayna while a scene
of Richard and Teri Hatcher played behind her. "He just made a Sexiest
Man list... now we're taking you to Malibu with Richard Burgi."
"Richard Burgi's got it made," Dayna continued, leading into
interview quotes from Richard. "His juicy gig on TV's hottest show entails
playing ex-husband to Teri Hatcher and boyfriend to Nicollette Sheridan..."
"Better kisser? Teri or Nicollette? Depends on their mood. Depends
on my mood, too," Richard deadpanned before Dayna's voiceover played
over scenes of him walking on the beach outside Gladstone's.
"After nearly two decades in the Biz, Richard's talking only to Extra
about his biggest break yet," said Dayna, " -- becoming a
series regular on Desperate Housewives."
"In between takes, you know, we make love... ahh... we like to get
naked, you know... try out various edible oils," said Richard, tongue
firmly in cheek.
The piece went on to detail Richard's selection as People's Man of the
Week and his reaction to the recognition (covered below).
(Thanks to Extra for the coverage!) |
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[09 Dec 05] ***
People Magazine picks Richard Burgi as "Man of the Week" *** -- Richard
graces page 106 of the November 21st issue, where his page text
gives a brief list of vital statistics before delving into his "sex appeal."
SEX APPEAL: As caddish Karl Mayer, ex-husband of Susan (Teri Hatcher)
on Desperate Housewives, Burgi revels in playing a rogue: "Who doesn't
like a mischievous little boy?" Especially if he has a manly physique chiseled
by surfing, biking and yoga. Not that Burgi doesn't goof off. "I'll drink
too many beers or eat a pint of ice cream -- I give myself permission to
enjoy life," he says. One shared with wife Lori, 45, a yoga instructor,
and sons Jack, 8, and Samuel, 5. So what's his secret to staying sexy?
"Not taking myself seriously," says Burgi. "I have a saying: I'm not here
for a long time. I'm here for a good time."
Extra was on hand to interview Richard after People's "Man of
the Week" announcement. Extra cohost Dayna Devon led into an interview
quote with the following:
"The 47 year-old hunk clowned around outside Gladstone's eatery in
Malibu when we caught up with him shortly after People Magazine named him
Man of the Week."
"It's wild, you know, almost 50 years old and hearing that sort of
thing -- it's great!" said Richard, adding "It shows good taste
and... tone on the part of the -- ahh -- jurists from People Magazine."
Richard's photo shows him coming out of the sea, surfboard tucked under
his arm. "Surfing reminds me of my humble little -- silly thing called
my life," Richard told Extra.
(Thanks to Ruth for the issue info and scans, to Kat for the
heads up, and to People Magazine for their refined and exquisite good taste!) |
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[09 Dec 05] *** Richard appears
in E! News coverage of Texas Hold'em tournament party at W Hotel ***
-- Part of the November 30th E! News coverage featured a "no limits"
celebrity poker tournament and party sponsored by Celebrity Living
and Harrison & Shriftman, party-planning gurus. The "star-studded"
party, which feted poker pro Annie Duke, was held poolside
at the W Hotel in Los Angeles on November 10th.
Though presumably not sitting in on any poker games, Richard
hung out poolside with "Desperate Housewives" costars Ricardo Chavira
and Mark Moses and fellow Jersey kid, Camryn Manheim of "The
Practice."
The event was also covered in the December 12th issue of Celebrity Living
magazine (pp.70-71).
(Thanks to MJ and JoAnn for the screengrabs and information) |
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[09 Dec 05] *** Richard
featured in SOAPnet "Days of Our Lives" 40th Anniversary special
*** -- SOAPnet correspondent Jason Bonderoff leads his "Famous
DAYS Grads" article with several paragraphs on Richard's post-DAYS career.
"Richard Burgi's career is anything but Desperate these days!"
says the the caption accompanying the "In Her Shoes" premiere photo, with
the article itself covering Richard's present work on Desperate Housewives,
his past work on DAYS, and some of his latest film work. Says Bonderoff
in closing:
Since exiting DAYS in 1993, Richard Burgi has starred in two primetimes
series, The Sentinel and Point Pleasant, and recently he played Toni Collette's
easily distracted boyfriend in director Curtis Hanson's chick flick, In
Her Shoes. His next film, slated to be released in 2006, is Shanghai Red,
which showcases him as a dramatic leading man. Burgi stars as Michael Johnson,
an American expatriate drawn to a grieving Chinese widow under strange
circumstances. Add the 48-year-old actor's weekly role on Desperate Housewives
to the mix, and Burgi's career is definitely going full throttle.
To read the article, visit the SOAPnet website at:
http://soapnet.go.com/specials/days40th/article4.html
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[09 Dec 05] *** Catch Richard
when Sci Fi airs "Darklight" on Saturday, December 10th at 1:00pm
ET *** -- Richard headed off to Sofia, Bulgaria in late
July '03 to join the cast of UFO Films' "Darklight," a Sci Fi
Channel Original Production for the
2004-05 broadcast season.
Richard played William Shaw and was joined by Shiri Appleby ("Roswell's"
Liz) as Lilith. Star Trek's John de Lancie and Stargate:
Atlantis' David Hewlett also star in "Darklight." Principal photography
began on July 28th and wrapped the week of August 18th.
Richard's Shaw is an operative of a shadowy organization called The
Faith, whose responsibility it has been to keep tabs on and take down Lilith
(Appleby), the mythical first wife of Adam who was cursed and turned into
a demon for her disobedience. Though Shaw is instrumental in her capture,
he's conflicted by her continued existence as a spellbound, amnesiac young
woman -- after all, she killed his only son.
Shaw's superior, played by DeLancie, hopes to hasten the coming of Judgement
Day by allowing an unscrupulous scientist (Hewlett) to inject himself with
Darklight, the essence of Lilith's blood. When the resulting Demonicos
begins its rampage, Shaw is forced to team up with Lilith and help her
regain her lost memories in order to battle -- and hopefully destroy --
the demon. Can Shaw conquer his hatred and mistrust of Lilth? Can Lilith
overcome her evil and violent history? Tune in to find out!
Sci Fi website page: www.scifi.com/darklight/
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[09 Dec 05] ***
"Fun with Dick and Jane" premieres nationally on December 21st*** --
Jim
Carrey and Tea Leoni headline this update of the 1977 original,
which starred Jane Fonda and George Segal. Carrey and Leoni
play Dick and Jane Harper, a couple who find themselves on the verge
of financial collapse when Dick loses his job. The Harpers turn to a life
of crime to pay the bills, cooking up madcap schemes and wild heists to
support them in the manner to which they have become accustomed. Richard
plays their next-door neighbor Joe.
Several weeks of last-minute reshoots took place in September, apparently
to allow for more of "Carrey doing his normal schtick." Richard
was called back for roughly a week's work on rewritten or new scenes, so
presumably his character,
Joe, and Carrey's Dick Harper will
be playing "keeping up with the Joneses" to a much greater, and wackier,
degree.
The reshoots do not appear to have hindered either the film's December
14th Los Angeles "red carpet" premiere at the Mann Village Theater
in Westwood or its nationwide premiere a week later.
Trailers for "Fun with Dick and Jane" are now playing in cinemas
across the country and at various online sources. Richard appears in two
scenes of the original trailer as the Harper's next door neighbor, Joe,
and in a shorter version of the "red shirt" scene in the newer, office-based
trailer.
The trailer is available at the following online locations:
The official site: http://www.funwithdickandjane.com/
The Apple QuickTime Trailers site: http://www.apple.com/trailers/
(Thanks to Richard and Kat for the initial info and to Deborah for
the online sleuthing) |
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[09 Dec 05] *** "Cellular" airs
throughout December and January on the Starz Edge (Dec) and Starz
Kids & Family (Jan) 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.
Various Starz Channel listings for "Cellular"
Starz Edge: Dec 6th - Dec 31st
Starz Kids & Family: Jan 1st - 30th
For further details, go to the Starz website at:
http://www.starz.com/
(Thanks to TV-now.com for the heads up, to Danny for the screengrabs,
and to Starz for the scheduling info) |
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[09 Dec 05] *** "Starship Troopers
2: Hero of the Federation" airs in December and January on the Encore and
Encore Action Channels *** -- The Encore and Encore Action Channels,
part of the Starz Entertainment Group, will air "Starship Troopers
2" throughout December and January.
Richard plays Captain V.J. Dax, the hero mentioned in
the film's title. When we -- and the besieged troopers -- first meet Captain
Dax, he is the last man at an otherwise abandoned and desolate outpost
on planet Zulu Angel. Disgraced and imprisoned in the outpost's incinerator
for killing his commanding officer, he is somewhat the worse for wear --
dirty, torn, unshaven, and more than a little war-weary. When the rapacious
arachnids threaten to once again overrun the makeshift defenses of the
old outpost, Dax is called upon to rally the rag-tag band of Troopers to
fend off the marauding Bugs. Unfortunately for Dax and the Troopers, the
arachnids have other things in mind for the unsuspecting humans...
Various Encore Channel listings for "Starship Troopers 2"
Encore Channel: Dec 7th & 28th
Encore Action Channel: Jan 1st - 27th
For further details, go to the Starz website at:
http://www.encoretv.com/appmanager/seg/e
(Thanks to TV-now.com for the ST2 heads up, to Danny for the ST2
screengrabs, and to Encore for the scheduling info) |
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[09 Dec 05] *** 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 10:00am.
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.
December schedule, Season 2 episodes:
Dec 13th - "Payback"
Dec 20th - "True Crime"
Dec 27th - "Iceman"
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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[09 Dec 05] *** Catch Richard when
"Decoys" airs on The Sci Fi Channel on Friday, December 30th at 11:00pm
ET *** -- Richard plays Det. Francis Kirk in the Canadian-made tongue-in-cheek
blend of sci-fi and horror.
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.
(Thanks to tv-now.com for the sheduling info) |
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[09 Dec 05] *** Richard Burgi joins
Desperate Housewives as a Series Regular for Fall 2005 *** -- Richard
Burgi returns to Desperate Housewives as a Series Regular for the hit show's
second season. The series went back into production in late July, picking
up where the previous season finale left off.
Richard plays
Karl Mayer, Susan (Teri Hatcher) Mayer's
cad of an ex-husband on
ABC's award-winning hit series. Previously
seen in "Pretty Little Picture" and "Move On," Karl was back to bedevil
his ex in "One Wonderful Day," the highly-anticipated season finale.
As had been hinted at by Nicollette Sheridan (whose neighborhood
vixen Edie Britt has been Susan's nemesis), Karl becomes romantically
involved with Edie in Season Two. The legitimacy of Edie or Karl's affection
for the other is, of course, open for debate, as Edie may be motivated
by a desire to get back at Susan by romancing someone "near and dear to
Susan's heart." Karl himself may be motivated by a desire to make
Susan jealous, which may lead to some competitive behavior between Karl
and Mike (Jamie Denton) Delfino -- who Karl disparagingly calls
"the Plumber."
Thus far Richard has appeared in the second, third, and seventh episodes
of the Fall 2005 season ("You Could Drive a Person Crazy," "You'll Never
Get Away From Me," and "Color and Light") and is slated to appear in the
next (eleventh) episode to be broadcast, which is as yet unnamed.
Karl is coming across as a more sympathetic character this season, and
he and Edie are looking more and more like the most "normal" and straightforward
residents of Wisteria Lane -- though considering the neighbors they're
being compared to...
To learn more about the show, visit the "Desperate
Housewives" page at the ABC website, which has been updated for Fall
2005.
(Thanks to Kat for the confirmation, to Deborah and JoAnn for additional
info, to Becky for the screengrabs, and to ABC.com) |
[09 Dec 05] *** Desperate
Housewives Update *** -- Thus far, we have confirmed that Richard appears
in the second, third, seventh and eleventh episodes of the new season.
As always, we advise viewers to watch
every Sunday to catch any
mentions of or appearances by caddish Karl.
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[09 Dec 05] *** Firefly leads
the Sci Fi Channel's Friday night lineup, airing at 7:00pm ET -- catch
Richard in "the Message" *** -- The Sci Fi Channel has secured
rerun rights to all fifteen episodes of Firefly,
Joss Whedon's
short-lived
"Western in space," and has incorporated the show into its Friday night
lineup, where it serves as the lead-in to Sci Fi's popular
Stargate:
SG-1, Stargate Atlantis, and Battlestar Galactica.
Visit the Sci Fi Channel's Firefly page at: http://www.scifi.com/firefly/index.html
Richard Burgi appears as Lt. Womack in "The Message,"
the shows' 13th episode. Written by executive producers Joss Whedon
and Tim Minear, and filmed in mid-December 2002, "The Message" was
one of the last of 14 episodes (15 with the pilot split in half) ordered
by FOX, and the last episode filmed. According to a brief description of
the episode, "the crew must deliver the corpse of an old war comrade
home, but things are not as they seem."
The script had this to say of Alliance Enforcement officer Womack: "He's
been around the block, and likely beaten up everybody on it."
Womack was intended to be a recurring character -- a shady lawman who would
undoubtedly cross paths with the Serenity at the most inconvenient times.
"The Message" will air next as part of a Firefly marathon at 5:00pm
ET on Friday, January 6th 2006.
(Thanks to Debbie for the heads up, and to Becky and Earthgrazer
for the screengrabs) |
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[09 Dec 05] *** Firefly now
airing on Canada's Space: The Imagination Station, airing Wednesdays at
10:00am ET -- catch Richard in "the Message" *** -- The Space: The
Imagination Stationl has secured rerun rights to all fifteen episodes
of Firefly,
Joss Whedon's
short-lived "Western in space,"
and has incorporated the show into its Wednesday daytime lineup.
Visit Space: The Imagination Station's Firefly page at:
http://www.spacecast.com/shows_Firefly.aspx
Richard Burgi appears as Lt. Womack in "The Message,"
the shows' 13th episode. Written by executive producers Joss Whedon
and Tim Minear, and filmed in mid-December 2002, "The Message" was
one of the last of 14 episodes (15 with the pilot split in half) ordered
by FOX, and the last episode filmed. According to a brief description of
the episode, "the crew must deliver the corpse of an old war comrade
home, but things are not as they seem."
The script had this to say of Alliance Enforcement officer Womack: "He's
been around the block, and likely beaten up everybody on it."
Womack was intended to be a recurring character -- a shady lawman who would
undoubtedly cross paths with the Serenity at the most inconvenient times.
"The Message" will most likely air on Feb 1st 2006
(Thanks to Becky and Earthgrazer for the screengrabs) |
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[09 Dec 05] *** Richard's episodes
of "The District" airing in repeats on the USA Network*** --
With CBS having dropped "The District" from the Fall 2004
schedule, the USA Network has picked the show up for syndicated
broadcast.
USA is currently airing the show on Tuesday, Wednesday, and
Thursday at either 11:00am or 11:30am ET, depending on the day of the
week. Remember to check your local listings or the USA Network site for
additional information:
http://www.usanetwork.com/series/thedistrict/
The show is also airing in syndication in Singapore, where at last report
Season 4 was being broadcast. Assuming the broadcast cycle has started
over with Season 1, viewers are enjoying Richard's heaviest season -- seven
episodes.
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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[09 Dec 05] *** Look for
Richard's episodes of Judging Amy on TNT's "Primetime in the Daytime" ***--
Richard
appeared in six episodes of the recently canceled CBS Primetime drama,
playing Judge Amy (Amy Brenneman) Grey's ex-husband, Michael
Cassidy.
Judging Amy airs in two-episode blocks weekdays as part of TNT's
"Primetime in the Daytime," where it appears Monday - Friday at 12:00noon
and 1:00pm ET/PT.
Richard's last episode of the series, "Marry, Marry Quite Contrary,"
aired on Dec 1st. In all probability it take a month or two to cycle back
through to Richard's first appearance in Season 3's "Justice League of
America."
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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[09 Dec 05] *** "In Her
Shoes" DVD release announced for late January '06 *** -- With
the domestic premiere of "In Her Shoes" now two months behind us, and the
film well into its International run, 20th Century Fox has announced the
release of the film's Region 1 DVD. Presently slated for a January
31st release, the DVD is available for pre-order at Amazon.com
and similar retailers.
The original QuickTime trailer is available at the Apple
website, as well as the official movie website at www.inhershoes.com
while the longer international trailer can be found at http://www.femalefirst.co.uk
in a variety of formats and sizes. Richard is featured
in the trailer in scenes with Cameron Diaz and Toni Collette.
"In Her Shoes" stars Cameron Diaz, Toni Collette, and Shirley
MacLaine. Richard plays
Jim Danvers, Rose's (Collette) cheating
boyfriend. According to the character breakdown, Danvers is "a handsome,
suave attorney at the law firm of Lewis, Dommel and Fenick. He's also a
cold-hearted ladies man who dumps women without thinking twice." Based
on the Jennifer Weiner book of the same title, "In Her Shoes" was
screenwritten by Susannah Grant and is directed by Curtis Hanson.
The official "In Her Shoes" website: http://www.inhershoes.com/
To learn more about "In Her Shoes," visit author Jennifer Weiner's website
at http://www.jenniferweiner.com/
Production details on "In Her Shoes" can be found at the IMDb website
at http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0388125/
(Thanks to Richard, Kat, and Deborah for the information and the
subsequent sleuthing, and to MJ and Deborah for the screengrabs) |
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[09 Dec 05] *** 20th Century
Fox Home Entertainment release of thePoint Pleasant Compete Series DVD
set now available***
-- Although the FOX Network officially
cancelled the struggling supernatural drama as of March 24th (with the
March 17th episode being the last one aired), 20th Century Fox decided
to compete the 13-episode order, with production wrapping in mid-April
'05.
Completing the production run allowed 20th Century Fox to honor its
international broadcast contracts and to offer a complete DVD package to
the Home Video market.
Earlier in the year 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment announced an
official release date of October 25th, 2005 for the 3-disc set,
which was soon available for pre-order at various online retailers such
as Amazon.com. The DVD set initially listed at $39.95, with a discounted
pre-order price of $27.99.
Further information can be found at both www.amazon.com
and at www.tvshowsondvd.com
Point Pleasant went into production in November '04 at the San
Diego studios of Stu Segall Productions with a 13-episode order
and wrapped production on April 14th 2005 .
Episodes and US broadcast status:
"Pilot" (premiere part 1) -- aired 19 Jan
"Human Nature" (premiere part 2) -- aired 20 Jan
"Who's Your Daddy?" -- aired 27 Jan
"The Lonely Hunter" -- aired 03 Feb
"Last Dance" -- aired 10 Feb
"Secrets and Lies" -- aired 17 Feb
"Unraveling" -- aired 10 Mar
"Swimming With Boyd" -- aired 17 Mar
"Waking The Dead" -- aired 19 Jun in Sweden
"Hell Hath No Fury Like a Woman Choked" -- aired 26 Jun in Sweden
"Missing" AKA "When the Cat's Away" -- aired 03 Jul in Sweden
"Mother's Day" -- unaired in US
"Family Style" -- unaired in US
(Thanks to Kat and Deborah for info on "Point Pleasant," to Sweens
for the DVD release news, and to Becky and Danny for the screengrabs) |
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[09 Dec 05] *** Seinfeld's
Season 5 joining the ranks of DVD boxed sets on the retail market *** --
With the November release of Seinfeld's fifth and sixth seasons, Richard's
hilarious turn as the "breathtaking" Dr. Ben is now available in the Season
5 DVD set.
Richard appears in "The Hamptons" on Disc 4 of the boxed set. Jerry
& Co. head to the Hamptons for a weekend at the beach. As it happens,
their hosts have recently had a happy event and their pediatrician has
also been invited along for the weekend. Elaine is quite taken with the
dashing and handsome Dr. Ben, especially when he refers to her as "breathtaking."
However, her confidence in her understanding of Ben's usage of the word
is severely shaken when he refers to the family's unspeakably ugly baby
as "breathtaking." Naturally, Elaine cannot leave well enough alone, and
pursues the issue to its inevitable and embarrassing conclusion.
Ordering information can be found at http://www.amazon.com
(Thanks to Becky and Steffi for the screengrabs) |
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[09 Dec 05] *** The Flash joining
the ranks of DVD boxed sets on the retail market *** -- As announced
earlier by the TVShowsonDVD website, a complete series DVD set of
The Flash will hit the shelves in January 2006. (The complete series boxed
set is already available for pre-order at Amazon.com).
The Flash is, in some ways, an older sibling to The Sentinel -- both
are Pet Fly Productions brought to the screen by Danny Bilson and Paul
DeMeo, and both featured several of the same actors and creative forces
-- Richard Burgi and Jeri Ryan being two familiar faces seen in both shows.
In fact, Richard and Jeri appeared in the same episode, "Deadly Nightshade"
-- Richard as the unbalanced copycat vigilante, Curtis Bohannan, and Jeri
as the kidnapped socialite.
For further details, go to the TVShowsonDVD website:
http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/
Pre-ordering information can be found at http://www.amazon.com
(Thanks to Steffi for the screengrabs) |
[09 Dec 05]*** 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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"In Her Shoes" (Widescreen Edition) (2005) DVD -- $16.98 (43% discount)
Release date: January 31, 2006. Now available for pre-order.
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 -- $32.47 (35% 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 -- $41.99 (30% discount)
Release date: January 10, 2006. Now available for pre-order.
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 -- $27.99 (30%
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
-- $38.99 (35% discount)
Release date: September 20, 2005. Now available for purchase.
ASIN: B00079FU16
2) Desperate Housewives: Behind Closed Doors (Paperback; first season
companion book) -- $12.21 (32% discount)
Release date: September 28, 2005. Now available for purchase.
ISBN: 1401308260
Richard appears in 3 episodes of the first season of ABC's blockbuster
satirical drama series. The third episode introduces him as Karl Mayer,
flaky midlife-crisis-ing ex-husband of Susan (Teri Hatcher) Mayer. Karl
remains a part of Susan's life as the father of their teenage daughter,
and pops up to bedevil Susan at the most inopportune times.
Both the series and Teri Hatcher earned Golden Globes for this season. |
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24 Season One (2002) DVD Set -- $44.99 (25% 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 -- $11.53 (32% 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 on DVD
-- $67.49 (25% discount)
ASIN: B0001906X6
Richard appears in the episode "High and Low" as paragliding instructor
Rick Weston. (Trivia note: "Starship Troopers 2" costar Colleen Porch also
appears in "High and Low").
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Cellular (2004) DVD, Widescreen, Region 1 encoding -- $13.46
(10% discount)
ASIN: B0006D3HGA
Richard plays Craig Martin, husband of Kim Basinger's Jessica Martin.
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1) Cellular (novelization by Pat Cadigan) -- $7.99
ISBN: 1844161048
2) Cellular (Score) [SOUNDTRACK] -- $16.98
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 (2004) DVD [US market version] -- $22.46 (10% 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 (2004) 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 -- $29.98 (40% discount)
ASIN: B0000AQ50F
2) Firefly (Original Television Soundtrack) [SOUNDTRACK] -- $13.49
(25% 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 -- $13.45
(10% discount)
ASIN: B0001XAOQ6
New release: 07 July 2005
2) Starship Troopers 2 (Score) [SOUNDTRACK] -- $17.98
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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[09 Dec 05] *** 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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