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- Aug 15, 2006Here's the press release from The Futon Critic....you can google Jake
2.0 Sci Fi to get the entire article...MJ
Wednesday, August 2, 2006
SCI FI CHANNEL CLOSES MAJOR DEAL WITH CBS PARAMOUNT TO ACQUIRE RIGHTS
FOR TELEFILMS AND SERIES INCLUDING 'STAR TREK: ENTERPRISE'
Released by Sci Fi
SCI FI CHANNEL CLOSES MAJOR DEAL WITH CBS PARAMOUNT TO ACQUIRE RIGHTS
FOR TELEFILMS AND SERIES INCLUDING 'STAR TREK: ENTERPRISE'
NEW YORK -- August 2, 2006 -- SCI FI Channel has acquired the rights
to multiple made-for-television movies and series from CBS Paramount
Domestic Television, including "Star Trek: Enterprise," the Star Trek
prequel series starring Scott Bakula and Jolene Blalock, it was
announced today by Thomas Vitale, SVP, Programming and Original
Movies, SCI FI Channel. The deal also includes exclusive cable rights
to the classic series "The Twilight Zone"; the series "Tales from the
Darkside"; several Stephen King miniseries; made-for-TV movies,
including "Primal Force" and "Trilogy of Terror II"; and series such
as "Haunted," "Jake 2.0" and last fall's "Threshold."
"We are delighted to be able to deliver so many successful programs to
our audience," said Mr. Vitale in making the announcement. "Our deal
with CBS Paramount enables us to bring a great deal of fresh and
extremely popular genre programming to our schedule."
Additionally, eight television series will premiere exclusively during
the 2006-07 season.
"Haunted" follows Lost's Matthew Fox as a detective haunted by lost
souls from beyond the grave.
"Threshold" stars Carla Gugino as part of a team of experts who are
assembled when the U.S. Navy discovers an extraterrestrial craft has
landed in the Atlantic Ocean.
Suspense thriller "Wolf Lake," set in the Pacific Northwest, explores
what happens when werewolves overtake a small Seattle suburb. It stars
Sharon Lawrence and Scott Bairstow.
Christopher Gorham is Jake 2.0, a computer technician who is involved
in a freak accident and begins to operate at an atomic level,
possessing superhuman strength, lightning-fast speed, heightened
hearing, magnified vision and the ability to communicate
telepathically with computers. ..... - << Previous post in topic Next post in topic >>