British comic Eddie Izzard has been tapped for a recurring role on United States of Tara dvd .
In the Showtime series about a woman grappling with Dissociative Identity Disorder, Izzard will play a brilliant psychology professor skeptical about the disease. However, his growing fascination with Tara will lead him to explore the condition further.
The role will tag Izzard's return to American TV following his work on the short-lived 2007 FX drama The Riches. Izzard, 48, recently appeared on another Showtime original series, The Green Room with Paul Provenza.
United States of Tara Season 3 begins the following month for a premiere in 2011.
2010年8月31日星期二
2010年8月29日星期日
1987 homicide inspired change in cold-case policy
Charged with murder more than 20 years ago in the shooting death of a neighbor, Tho Minh Quach’s bail was revoked after he failed to appear in court for a hearing as his 1988 trial approached.
Now, after living openly in Boston for two decades, Quach never will stand trial on the murder charge after a Harris County judge’s ruling that the law missed its chance to prosecute because of a clerical error and a lack of effort to find him over the years.
It is the kind of case that makes prosecutors shake their heads, and is the foundation of the policies and procedures being developed by the recently recast cold case unit of the Harris County district attorney’s office.
Russell Turbeville, who heads the division, said Quach’s case, with all of its missteps , is the example prosecutors will look to when going after cold cases.
“The law is that law enforcement has to make reasonable, diligent efforts to apprehend even a fugitive suspect,” Turbeville said. “Once the defendant has been charged, they have a right to a speedy trial and if there’s a significant delay, the court looks at four factors and does a balancing test.”
Quach’s attorney, Dick DeGuerin, said his client was defending himself when he shot Loan Van Tran, 36, in the head about 4 a.m. on Nov. 29, 1987, in an apartment in the 7800 block of Tierwester. Investigators at the time said the pair had been drinking when they began arguing. Quach, then 35, surrendered shortly after the shooting.
He was charged with murder and released on $10,000 bail. After receiving several threats, he moved to Boston to live with relatives. He continued to make court appearances in Houston, until his case was put on a docket and no one notified him, DeGuerin said. Eventually his bail was revoked and he was listed as a fugitive.
Even visited Vietnam
Through the years, Quach lived openly in Boston, giving his real name and birth date to authorities several times for traffic tickets. He also asked for permission from the federal government to visit his native Vietnam, and passed through Customs during his international travels.
Investigators initially were befuddled in their attempts to locate Quach because his date of birth, Jan. 1, 1952, was incorrectly entered into police computers as “11/19/52.”
Ten years later, the error was fixed and the computer matched two men with the description — one in Los Angeles, and Quach in Boston.
Houston officials asked both cities to investigate. But police on both coasts put the case on the back burner, and police here did not follow up.
“Everybody dropped the ball on that case,” Harris County District Attorney Pat Lykos said recently.
The open warrant for murder finally caught up with Quach in 2008, and he was brought back to stand trial.
“That case was snakebit at every level,” said Assistant District Attorney Bill Exley, who led the prosecution.
DeGuerin argued that because Quach had not tried to conceal his identity, police had missed their window to prosecute him.
State District Judge Denise Collins agreed, calling the case a fiasco, a disappointment and a mistake that she hopes is not repeated.
It still haunts prosecutors.
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Now, after living openly in Boston for two decades, Quach never will stand trial on the murder charge after a Harris County judge’s ruling that the law missed its chance to prosecute because of a clerical error and a lack of effort to find him over the years.
It is the kind of case that makes prosecutors shake their heads, and is the foundation of the policies and procedures being developed by the recently recast cold case unit of the Harris County district attorney’s office.
Russell Turbeville, who heads the division, said Quach’s case, with all of its missteps , is the example prosecutors will look to when going after cold cases.
“The law is that law enforcement has to make reasonable, diligent efforts to apprehend even a fugitive suspect,” Turbeville said. “Once the defendant has been charged, they have a right to a speedy trial and if there’s a significant delay, the court looks at four factors and does a balancing test.”
Quach’s attorney, Dick DeGuerin, said his client was defending himself when he shot Loan Van Tran, 36, in the head about 4 a.m. on Nov. 29, 1987, in an apartment in the 7800 block of Tierwester. Investigators at the time said the pair had been drinking when they began arguing. Quach, then 35, surrendered shortly after the shooting.
He was charged with murder and released on $10,000 bail. After receiving several threats, he moved to Boston to live with relatives. He continued to make court appearances in Houston, until his case was put on a docket and no one notified him, DeGuerin said. Eventually his bail was revoked and he was listed as a fugitive.
Even visited Vietnam
Through the years, Quach lived openly in Boston, giving his real name and birth date to authorities several times for traffic tickets. He also asked for permission from the federal government to visit his native Vietnam, and passed through Customs during his international travels.
Investigators initially were befuddled in their attempts to locate Quach because his date of birth, Jan. 1, 1952, was incorrectly entered into police computers as “11/19/52.”
Ten years later, the error was fixed and the computer matched two men with the description — one in Los Angeles, and Quach in Boston.
Houston officials asked both cities to investigate. But police on both coasts put the case on the back burner, and police here did not follow up.
“Everybody dropped the ball on that case,” Harris County District Attorney Pat Lykos said recently.
The open warrant for murder finally caught up with Quach in 2008, and he was brought back to stand trial.
“That case was snakebit at every level,” said Assistant District Attorney Bill Exley, who led the prosecution.
DeGuerin argued that because Quach had not tried to conceal his identity, police had missed their window to prosecute him.
State District Judge Denise Collins agreed, calling the case a fiasco, a disappointment and a mistake that she hopes is not repeated.
It still haunts prosecutors.
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2010年8月28日星期六
Misha Collins Wants to Catch People Off Guard
Supernatural dvd 1-5 's Misha Collins, who plays an angel who doesn't help people, hopes to use his
stardom and Supernatural seasons 1-5 fandom to lead people to reach out to others in any way they can — through his Random Acts charity.
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2010年8月25日星期三
The Cleveland Show
Title: The Cleveland Show
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Released: 28th September 2010
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Fox Home Entertainment hsa announced The Cleveland Show: The Complete Season One for September 28th. The 4-disc DVD will include all 21 episodes including Uncensored/Unaired scenes seamlessly branched, audio commentaries on select episodes featuring Seth MacFarlane, Rich Appel, Mike Henry, Kevin Michael Richardson and others, deleted scenes.
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Deadwood star John Hawkes joins Outlaw Country
John Hawkes will join the cast of Outlaw Country dvd.
The FX pilot is described as a mix of a crime thriller and a family drama and focuses on a group of people involved in organised crime in Nashville.
According to Deadline, Hawkes has landed one of four lead roles in the show, which also stars Haley Bennett and Mary Steenburgen.
He is expected to play Tarzen Larkin, the uncle of Eli. The character is said to be an important figure in Southern crime.
Hawkes has previously appeared in shows including Deadwood dvd, Lost 1-6 dvd and Eastbound And Down seasons dvd.
The FX pilot is described as a mix of a crime thriller and a family drama and focuses on a group of people involved in organised crime in Nashville.
According to Deadline, Hawkes has landed one of four lead roles in the show, which also stars Haley Bennett and Mary Steenburgen.
He is expected to play Tarzen Larkin, the uncle of Eli. The character is said to be an important figure in Southern crime.
Hawkes has previously appeared in shows including Deadwood dvd, Lost 1-6 dvd and Eastbound And Down seasons dvd.
2010年8月23日星期一
'True Blood' stars presenting at Emmys
Three stars from hit HBO show True Blood Seasons 1-3 dvd have been added to the list of presenters for this weekend's Primetime Emmy Awards. They are: Newlyweds Anna Paquin and Stephen Moyer along with co-star Alexander Skarsgard.
True Blood dvd is up for the 'Outstanding Drama Series' award, but the show failed to garner any acting nominations this year.
The 62nd Primetime Emmy Awards airs on August 29 on NBC and will be hosted by Jimmy Fallon. (Edit by Camille)
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2010年8月22日星期日
Dexter Costar Michael C. Hall Did A Good Job
Being bad proved to be great for actor John Lithgow.
Lithgow won Best Guest Actor in a drama at Saturday's Creative Arts Emmys for his bone-chilling role as a serial murderer on Showtime's Dexter dvd.(Reported by Camille).
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