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Snarkerati’s cult of cool award goes to Alan Dale

It’s been ages since we handed out the prestigious Snarkerati award for best cool cult actor. You may recall our first one went to Michelle Forbes, a lady with culty goodness up to the eyes, why she even ran a kind of cult in a cult TV series, well you don’t get much more culty...
By Angela Share

24 canceled and even fans seem happy

Yes the clock has finally stopped for 24 with Fox finally canning the series. For a show that started off in such amazing fashion, it is a real shame that even some fans of the show think the axing is a great idea and one that should have perhaps come a lot earlier. For those...
By Angela Share

TV shows on the endangered list – Axe a swinging

The Hollywood Reporter has taken it upon themselves to play a bit of judge, jury and executioner by listing the shows they believe are for the chop this year (with percentage chance of renewal). If half of them are right, it’s going to be a terrible year for some fans, with shows seemingly doing okay...
By Angela Share

The familiar TV voices in Mass Effect 2

  As you might know (if you’re a regular here) I’m a huge video game fan. At the momet I’m enjoying Mass Effect 2 on the Xbox 360. What has this got to do with Television I hear you cry? Well Mass Effect 2 has an awesome television star lineup. First up we’ve got one...
By Angela Share

Jack Bauer interrogates Santa Claus in 24

Thought we’d add a little Christmas cheer, well, not really cheer, since this involves Jack Bauer sticking it to Santa big time. The folks over at rebelchristmas have done a rather nice mashup of Jack Bauer in 24 and Santa Claus and I figured if you missed it, it’s worth seeing given we’re all about...
By Angela Share

Battlestar Galactica geek Katee Sackhoff making comic book

Katee Sackhoff has a few projects on the go and her latest is co-writing a comic book. The comic will be titled “Versus” and will be co-written with her friend Sxv’Leithan Essex. There’s little information as to exactly what the comic will be about, but we’ll let you know as soon as we do obviously....
By Angela Share

Season 8 trailer for 24 – Jack’s back!

  Looks like grandpa Jack might have his hands full in the upcoming season for 24. If you missed the promo trailer, I’ve put it below courtesy YouTube. The actiontastic season premiere is set for January 17. Needless to say Jack is looking fit as a fiddle in the new season, as we all thought...
By Angela Share

Big Bang Theory lures Katee Sackhoff?

  What is it with Big Bang Theory lately? It’s gone from like this little show that might to this big show that did. Seems like it’s always getting loads of coverage and some stars can’t wait to get on there. The latest is Battlestar Galactica and 24 star Katee Sackhoff. Sackhoff will be playing...
By Angela Share

Gina Torres is a Gossip Girl mom

Sexy Gina Torres will be taking on the role of Vanessa Abrams’s mum in the upcoming season of Gossip Girl. Torres is a familiar face to viewers of Firefly, Alias and 24, where she exudes sexiness in strong female characters. Looks like she’s hoping to carry this on when she plays Gabriela in at least...
By Angela Share

David Anders meets Jack Bauer in 24

Most of you probably aren’t immediately familiar with the name David Anders. He’s hardly a household name amongst actors, but when you realize he’s the guy who played Julian Sark in Alias and Adam Monroe in Heroes, he suddenly might seem more familiar. Looks like Anders has impressed the people behind 24 since he’ll be...
By Angela Share

Charlie Sheen rolling in TV show money

Once again Two and a Half Men star Charlie Sheen has been named the highest paid actor on US Television. The star nets a whopping $860,000 USD per episode of the hit show Two and a Half Men, this is up from last year where he was making around $825,000 USD per episode of the...
By Angela Share

Starbuck back in 24

  It’s always a good day when news of Katee Sackhoff comes our way. Sackhoff, most famous for her iconic role as Starbuck in Battlestar Galactica will be back on screens soon alongside Jack Bauer in 24. Sackhoff will take on the role of Dana Walsh, a CTU data analyst. She’ll hopefully be on the...
By Angela Share

Freddie Prinze Jr joins the cast of 24

Freddie Prinze Jr aka Mr Sarah Michelle Gellar is set to join the cast of 24. Freddie will be playing Davis Cole, an ex marine now working in Field Operations and sees the invincible Jack Bauer as a bit of a role model. We haven’t heard much from Freddie Prinze Jr recently, other than his...
By Angela Share

Shows you wished you’d watched from the start

  This happens to all of us, there will be a new show and you’ll think “I am going to catch that, it looks good”, but for whatever reason, you miss it and if you’re like me, won’t watch part way through the first season. This leaves you missing the entire show until it releases...
By Angela Share

Video Games based on TV shows

  You may recall we recently covered the Grey’s Anatomy video game. This got us here at Snarkerati Towers to wonder what other games have made the sad transition from TV series to video game format. As I think I stated in the Grey’s piece, I’ve been a gamer for many years and generally speaking...
By Angela Share