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Gina Torres - "Vampire Diaries" Tv Series - She will be a guest

Webmaster — 2009-11-13T22:17:51Z

‘Angel' Baddie Stakes ‘Vampire Diaries' Role

Just as she did on ‘Angel,' Gina Torres is once again rubbing shoulders with bloodsuckers and dabbling in supernatural such-and-such - only this time she is doing it with a role on The CW's ‘The Vampire Diaries.'

Sources tell me that Torres will guest star on the freshman drama's 10th episode as Bree, a “past” associate of Damon's. Being a bit of a witch, Bree possibly holds the key to the more sinister Salvatore brother acquiring something he desperately wants – access to a tomb.

Interestingly, Torres' ‘Vampire' visit could find her airing on two channels at once, seeing as she has been recurring as Courtney B. Vance's wife on ABC's Thursday leadoff drama, ‘FlashForward.'

During ‘Angel's' fourth season, Torres played the corporeal embodiment of Jasmine, a deity who stirred up much trouble for Angel, Connor and Cordelia. Her other major credits include Joss Whedon's ‘Firefly‘ and the short-lived ‘Standoff.' Earlier this TV season, she appeared on ‘Gossip Girl‘ as Vanessa's mother.

Gina Torres - "Washington Field" Tv Series - Pilot - Thefutoncritic.com Review

Webmaster — 2009-11-05T19:32:22Z

So you've seen all of the new shows this fall - but what about the ones that didn't make the cut ? For the next 30 days we're going to take a "first look" at a collection of 30 pilots that didn't land on the 2009-10 season schedule. Are there any gems that got passed over or are they all deservedly locked in the networks' vaults ? Stay tuned.

WASHINGTON FIELD (CBS)

(written by Jim & Tim Clemente ; directed by Jon Cassar ; TRT : 42:57)

What is it ? A drama about the National Capital Response Squad, an elite unit of the FBI.

Who was behind it ? : "Criminal Minds" showrunner Edward Allen Bernero executive produced the hour which was written by brothers Jim & Tim Clemente, the latter of which is a former FBI agent. "24" veteran Jon Cassar directed the pilot.

The plot in a nutshell : "In 1999," the opening narration explains. "The U.S. Attorney General mandated the creation of an elite squad of FBI agents, specialists in the investigation and prevention of major crimes involving citizens and our national interests anywhere in the world... [which] became the National Capital Response Squad operating out of the Washington Field Office of the FBI. These are their stories." And with that we meet the members of the NCRS : Raymond Stone ("K-Ville's" Cole Hauser), the squad's commander who doesn't take kindly to bureaucratic oversight ; Jackie Palmer ("Firefly's" Gina Torres), their deployment coordinator/motorcycle enthusiast ; Mark Chen ("NUMB3RS's" Matthew Yang King), explosives expert ; Tommy Diaz ("CSI : Miami's" Eddie Cibrian), evidence expert ; his wife Amanda Diaz ("The Wedding Bells's" Teri Polo), medical forensic expert ; Dean Jameson ("NCIS : LA's" Adam Jamal Craig), investigative analyst ; Rasha Hamali ("Law & Order's" Angel Desai), intelligence analyst ; and Terri Porter (Emily Rose), media liaison.

Tying them all together is a massive communications center (think CNN's election touch screen on steroids) overseen by Jameson, giving Stone real time updates on his team's efforts via multiple video feeds. Their latest case : a series of bombings in the DC area (a kayak, a gas station, a storefront) which have sent the city into a panic. More troublesome is that each bomb uses a foreign substance that does significantly more damage than your usual shrapnel-based explosives. Thankfully each team member's unique skill set helps generate some leads - from the fact that each bomb was detonated from a nearby remote to a print left behind at one of the sites to video captures of his vehicle. All of that however takes a backseat when the mayor calls the bomber a coward during a press conference, causing him to attack the FBI itself - killing Terri in the process. Inevitably the gang rallies to avenge her death as they - using methods too convoluted to reproduce here - uncover that the bomber is actually a male/female team, and now must stop them from taking out an entire shopping mall. Sure enough they do and another incident is saved from the headlines.

What works : To its credit, "Washington Field" looks and feels like your typical CBS procedural - everyone is distinguishable enough to merit a paycheck and a case is adequately introduced, investigated and closed - but...

What doesn't : ...boy if it isn't soul-crushingly vanilla and serious in the process. Sure there are a few flashes of non-seriousness (Chen's phone goes off during bomb disposal training, freaking out his students) but for the most part everything is said through gritted teeth. When asked about his team's credentials by the local police, Stone proceeds to rattle off - "Ma'am, we lead the investigation at the Pentagon on 9/11, the Khobar Towers in Saudi, the U.S. Embassy in Nairobi, the U.S.S. Cole in Yemen and I've done multiple ops in Iraq and Afghanistan" - in pure get-the-fuck-out-of-my-face fashion while a meeting with a Senate oversight committee ends with Stone declaring that his phone call is more important than all this bullshit. Even worse is that all of the character beats are painfully stilted, whether it be the Diazes going on a picnic - complete with their sidearms in the basket ! - or Jameson, shaken up by the images of Terri's body, actually saying, "I didn't need to be warned. I need for it not to have happened."

The biggest flaw however is the show's silly reliance on its CNN election board to tell the story. Arms are waived and fingers and spread so often you think they're playing Wii rather than solving a crime. I get that this is all fancy, high-end technology but no one is every going to look cool flailing their arms to spread out crime scene photos, a fact that's even more amplified when the locals oh and ah at the site of Jameson doing just that. That mixed with the show's grim and gritty tone and you have the recipe for an exponential amount of unintended humor. And just when you think the show hasn't overplayed its serious hand, the pilot wraps with Stone offering some unnecessary closing narration (keep in mind someone else does the opening narration) - "That's the thing about my team, what doesn't make the news makes them heroes... but someone has the bear the cost of that security" - during Terri's funeral.

The bottom line : Well, at least he didn't say it using the CNN election board.

Gina Torres - "Flash Forward" Tv Series - 1x03 "137 Sekunden" Stills - Medium Quality Photo

Webmaster — 2009-10-13T15:05:35Z

Gina Torres - "Justice League : Crisis on Two Earths" Animated Movie - Preview - Watch The Videos

Webmaster — 2009-10-02T15:10:33Z

Gina Torres perfors the voice of Super Woman.

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http://www.aintitcool.com/node/42565

Gina Torres - "Justice League : Crisis on Two Earths" Animated Movie - Details

Webmaster — 2009-09-15T19:08:48Z

Justice League : Crisis on Two Earths is coming Spring of next year, and I could not be happier.

An original story from award-winning animation/comics writer Dwayne McDuffie (Justice League) rooted in DC Comics' popular canon of “Crisis” stories.

Bruce Timm (Superman Doomsday, Green Lantern) is executive producer. Lauren Montgomery (Wonder Woman, Green Lantern) and Sam Liu (Superman/Batman : Public Enemies) are co-directors.

In Justice League : Crisis on Two Earths, a “good” Lex Luthor arrives from an alternate universe to recruit the Justice League to help save his Earth from the Crime Syndicate, a gang of villainous characters with virtually identical super powers to the Justice League. What ensues is the ultimate battle of good versus evil in a war that threatens both planets and, through a diabolical plan launched by Owlman, puts the balance of all existence in peril.

All-star voice cast led by Mark Harmon (NCIS) as Superman, James Woods (Ghosts of Mississippi) as Owlman, Chris Noth (Sex and the City, Law & Order) as Lex Luthor, William Baldwin (Dirty Sexy Money) as Batman, Gina Torres (Serenity, Firefly) as Super Woman and Bruce Davison (X-Men) as the President.

Oh MY yes. The art style looks amazing and that Owlman is top-notch. The voice cast looks impressive as well and I can't wait to see further additions to it later on.

Now only if we can get that “Judas Contract” up and running...

Gina Torres - About the role of women in Sci-Fi - Geekson.com Podcast Chat

Webmaster — 2009-09-01T20:21:18Z

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http://www.geekson.com/audio/GeeksOnEpisode115.mp3

Gina Torres - "Gossip Girl" Tv Series - She joins the cast

Webmaster — 2009-08-20T22:53:09Z

Gina Torres will appear on Gossip Girl this fall as Vanessa's mom, TVGuide.com has learned exclusively.

Gabriela Abrams, mother to home-schooled vid-kid Vanessa, is described as being warm and outgoing, which will certainly be a change of pace for this show, not exactly known as the paragon of parental virtue. She is a free spirit, a former Brooklynite who lives "off the grid" in Vermont and has definite opinions about things, especially concerning her daughter. Ah, that's more like it.

Torres is best known for her roles on Alias and Firefly, though she also had a recent blink-and-you-miss-it cameo on Pushing Daisies as the wayward mom of Emerson's daughter. The actress is married to CSI's Laurence Fishburne.

Gabriela Abrams is currently scheduled to appear in two episodes, but she will recur on the series. Gossip Girl returns for its third season on Monday, Sept. 14 at 9/8c on the CW.

Gina Torres & Laurence Fishburn - Walking with Delilah - Los Angeles - June 13, 2009 - Paparazzi - High Quality Photos

Webmaster — 2009-06-20T17:49:29Z

June 13, 2009 - Gina Torres & Laurence Fishburn out walking their daughter Delilah in Los Angeles.

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http://www.buffy.in/article.php3 ?id_article=693

Gina Torres - "Pushing Daisies" Tv Series - She is a guest tonight

Webmaster — 2009-06-07T09:26:37Z

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http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1131720/

Happy Birthday To Gina Torres, 40 Today !

Webmaster — 2009-04-26T12:38:02Z

Date of Birth : 25 April 1969

Location : New York City, New York, USA

Height : 5' 10" (1.78 m)

Mini Biography

Gina was born in New York City and is youngest of three children in a close-knit Cuban American family. Attended New York City's High School of Music and Art She is a gifted mezzo soprano and was trained in opera and jazz and also sang in a gospel choir. IMDb Mini Biography By : Anonymous

Spouse : Laurence Fishburne (20 September 2002 - present) 1 child

Trivia

Engaged to Laurence Fishburne [February 2001]

One of four actors from Firefly (2002) who voiced superheroes on Justice League Unlimited (2001). She voiced Vixen while Adam Baldwin voiced Hal Jordan, the Silver Age Green Lantern, Nathan Fillion voiced the Vigilante, and Morena Baccarin voiced Black Canary.

Is a mezzo soprano.

Daughter, Delilah, born June 2007.