Laura Vandervoort-related stories
Posted Nov 25th 2009 8:46AM by Jason Hughes
Filed under: OpEd, Episode Reviews, Reality-Free, V
(S01E04) Well, that's it until March 2010. The most important thing that
V could do this week was to leave us hanging on the edge of our seats as to what's coming next. If the idea was to give us a sense of sheer hopelessness in the face of the power of the Visitors, then that's what we did.
More importantly, we got to see the genesis of the Resistance movement led by Jack, Ryan and Erica. It makes an even more powerful figure when you consider that at this point there are exactly four people -- at least that we're following -- taking on 29 Visitor ships with technology and power almost beyond our imagining.
Everyone loves a scrappy underdog, and you couldn't ask for much more than that. But it was great seeing them take some of their first strikes against the Visitors as a unit. This is the struggle, against near impossible odds, that will keep us glued to our seats.
Continue reading Review: V - It's Only the Beginning
Posted Apr 7th 2009 2:04PM by Brad Trechak
Filed under: OpEd, Casting, Reality-Free
Sci Fi (or SyFy, whenever that changeover is taking place) has
cast some of its upcoming projects.
Battlestar Galactica and
Dollhouse's Tahmoh Penikett and Smallville's Laura Vandevoort has been cast in
Riverworld and
Desperate Housewive's Ryan Carnes has been cast as the lead character in
The Phantom.
This is either a sign that
Dollhouse is destined for only one season or Tahmoh Penikett's character of Paul Ballard is not going to survive beyond the first season. I'm hoping it is more of the latter than the former.
Continue reading Some cast for SyFy's Riverworld and The Phantom
Posted Nov 6th 2008 11:02PM by Brad Trechak
Filed under: Smallville, Episode Reviews, Reality-Free
(S08E08) Kara is back, fulfilling Laura Vandervoort's one-episode obligation for this season. She looked like she stepped right out of one of the
Mad Max movies. The only question I had is how they would quickly dispose of the character after reintroducing her and I admit that they threw me on that one. I figured she'd die in the Phantom Zone, but it would somewhat diminish the spin-off possibilities if they did that. The current tactic of sending her on an indefinite mission so they could bring her back if they wanted works much better.
Continue reading Smallville: Bloodline
Posted Aug 29th 2008 1:03PM by Brad Trechak
Filed under: Smallville, Celebrities, Casting, Reality-Free
Despite being a regular in season 7, Laura Vandervoort is
scheduled to appear in only a single episode of season 8 of Smallville. Sorry to spoil those who haven't seen the season 7 finale by now, but considering her Kara/Supergirl character was trapped in the Phantom Zone at the end of the season, it's nice of the producers to allow her storyline to end on a more positive note (one can hope).
Ms. Vandervoort also mentioned at the Toronto FanExpo this past weekend that there was consideration of spinning off her character to her own show. While that would have been a good idea, the ship sailed on a
Smallville spin-off after season three. Also, a series about a super-powered blonde girl has been done already with a show about a certain Vampire Slayer.
I already have low expectations for season eight of
Smallville (particularly given the
radical change in cast). Without the regular presence of the rather attractive Kara, my expectations remain the same.
Posted Jun 1st 2008 2:15PM by Brett Love
Filed under: Other Drama Shows, Programming, Reality-Free
I'm sure that thirty-something IT guys with freakish beards is not the demographic that The-N is searching for, but they've hooked me just the same. Instant Star, Beyond The Break, and South Of Nowhere have all long ago earned their season passes on my DVR, and I can be sucked into a Degrassi marathon on occasion.
If you share my predilection for Canadian teen drama, you might be interested to know that Instant Star is back with all new episodes tomorrow. And if you like the teen drama from the north but haven't managed to get on board with Jude's adventures just yet, you can catch up with a huge marathon tomorrow. Starting at 1AM, there will be 15 hours worth of episodes leading up to the fourth season premiere at 5PM PST. That premiere will, of course, answer the big question... As The-N's promo department puts it, "OMG! Who did Jude choose?!"
Posted Aug 6th 2007 9:58AM by Isabelle Carreau
Filed under: Smallville, Spoilers Anonymous, Celebrities, Casting
Supergirl, meet Supergirl. That is sort of what will happen in episode six of the upcoming season of
Smallville when
Helen Slater, who played the woman of steel in the 1984 movie
Supergirl, will guest star on The CW hit series
confirms
Sci Fi Wire.
It was announced a few weeks ago that
Smallville was adding the character of Supergirl to its show and that
Laura Vandervoort was cast in the role. So what role will Slater play?
Spoilers after the jump!Continue reading Helen Slater to guest star on Smallville
Posted Jul 12th 2007 8:01AM by Isabelle Carreau
Filed under: Smallville, Celebrities, Casting
A month after announcing that Supergirl would join The CW's
Smallville as a new series regular, the network announced who will be playing her.
TV Guide reveals that Clark Kent's cousin Kara will be played by Canadian
Laura Vandervoort.
Vandervoort fits the description from the Supergirl casting call: Caucasian 19-year-old who must be blond, smart, beautiful and funny. However, she is 22-years-old but since Tom Welling is a 30-year-old playing a teen, I guess fans will allow the actress to be three years older than the character!
Continue reading And Smallville's Supergirl is...
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