TV NEWS FOR JULY 31: TRUE BLOOD, LOST & MORE

HBO’S TRUE BLOOD OFFERS FANS A CHANCE TO WIN A ROLE ON THE SHOW

Source: Ontheflix.com

HBO’s True Blood offers fans a chance to win a role on the show. According to MTV’s Hollywood Crush site, HBO is giving fans of its hit show “True Blood” the opportunity to bid for a walk-on role on the show. They say that the winning bidder will get to visit the set of “True Blood,” and meet their favorite actors like Alexander Skarsgard,Stephen Moyer,and more.

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LOST PROP AUCTION IN AUGUST
Source: Scifi talk

Profiles in History, in Partnership with ABC Studios, Will Offer Fans and Collectors over 1,000 Lots of Props, Costumes and Set Pieces From the Emmy Award-winning Television Series, LOST, Spanning All Six Seasons

Calabasas, CA-Profiles in History, the world’s largest auctioneer of Hollywood memorabilia, in partnership with ABC Studios, is proud to announce the details of the much anticipated “LOST” The Official Show Auction. The live auction of over 1,000 lots of props, costumes and set pieces from all six seasons of the hit ABC / Disney television series will take place live from Barker Hangar in the Santa Monica Airport in Santa Monica, CA on Saturday, August 21 and Sunday, August 22, 2010. Worldwide bidding begins at 1pm PST both days. Bids can be placed in person, via mail, phone, fax or live on the Internet by visiting http://www.profilesinhistory.com or http://www.liveauctioneers.com

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7 WAYS THE EVENT WILL BE LIKE LOST (AND 1 WAY IT WON’T)
Source: blastr.com

Looking for a new show to get obsessed with now that Lost is over? We sure are. We’ve been hurt before, though. FlashForward promised to be good to us but left us crying in a tub of Haagen-Dazs. But come September, NBC will be offering The Event to viewers who are ready to take a chance on another big mystery.

The show’s producers and stars laid out the reasons The Event could be our new Lost when they spoke at the Television Critics Association press tour on July 30 in Beverly Hills, Calif.

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THOSE MISTAKES HEROES MADE? HERE’S HOW THE CAPE PLANS NOT TO MAKE THEM
Source: blastr.com

Remember when Heroes first started and it was like the best thing ever? People were saying, “Save the cheerleader, save the world” and wondering how they were going to stop Peter from exploding? But three years later, Heroes fizzled out, and now we’re left wondering … is it safe to get excited about another NBC superhero show?

Uh, yes. Think positive, people. The Cape, coming early next year, is about a framed cop who dresses like his son’s favorite comic-book hero to fight crime. The first big difference from Heroes is that The Cape will have weekly crimes to solve, not so much discovering little things each week. That was creator Tom Wheeler’s pitch to NBC.

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Wow, a whole heaps of news today! Which one excites you the most? I have to say The Cape is sounding more interesting as I hear more about it.

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