Thursday, July 20, 2006

TV Shows of Interest


Design Star
Ten aspiring designers seek to impress home viewers and an expert judging panel with their design expertise, ingenuity, creativity and "it" factor during the reality competition, HGTV Design Star.


Eureka
In the years since World War II, the United States government has been relocating the world's geniuses (and their families) to the lovely Pacific Northwest town of Eureka; daily life there constantly shifts between amazing innovation and total chaos. U.S. Marshall Jack Carter learns this first-hand when his car breaks down in Eureka, stranding him amongst the town's most eccentric citizens. When they unleash a scientific creation still unknown to the outside world, it's up to Carter to restore order. Subsequently, he's let in on one of America's best-kept secrets.


Project Runway
Twelve aspiring fashion designers compete to have their work featured in a runway show during New York's Fashion Week. Supermodel Heidi Klum serves as one of the judges of the competition. Each week, the contestants will take part in design competitions that might include making an awards show-worthy gown or updating a classic style. One designer will be eliminated in each episode, until the three finalists each mount full runway shows during Fashion Week. The winner will have his or her designs featured in a fashion magazine and get the chance to have the clothes produced and sold in stores.

Vanished
Sara Collins is the lovely young wife of prominent Georgia senator Jeffrey Collins -- and she's disappeared. But before the authorities can solve the mystery of her whereabouts, they first have to figure out who she really is. FBI Agents Graham Kelton and Lin Mei uncover clues that suggest Sara's disappearance may be linked to a larger, more sinister conspiracy. Naturally, reporter Judy Nash is on their tail.

Windfall
Well, maybe money really doesn't fix everything. Twenty lottery winners find relationships strained, secrets exposed, and lives changed forever.

Psych
Shawn Spencer happens to possess some uncanny powers of observation; his police officer father, Henry, taught his son to remember even the smallest details of his surroundings. So when Shawn is accused of committing a crime that he actually solved, he convinces the cops that he's a psychic -- and with the reluctant help of best friend Gus, Shawn starts solving cases for a skeptical but increasingly impressed police force.


John Barrowman



John Barrowman (born 11 March 1967 in Glasgow, Scotland) is a Scottish-American actor, musical performer, dancer, singer, skater and TV presenter who has lived and worked both in the United Kingdom and the United States. He currently lives in the UK.
Jamie Bamber




Jamie St John Bamber Griffith (born April 3, 1973 in Hammersmith, London, UK) is a British actor. He currently stars as Commander Lee "Apollo" Adama on the Sci Fi Channel television program Battlestar Galactica.
Ben Browder




Ben Browder (born December 11, 1962) is an American film and television actor, who garnered a few minor roles in feature films before his leading role on the sci-fi TV series Farscape and later Stargate SG-1.
Various Stuff on the Web