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With the anti-science Bush Administration finally groaning to a halt, we may finally be willing to admire scientists. There are three new TV shows with scientist heroes coming this fall, creating a genre that hardly existed until now. We've always had lots of shows about doctors, lawyers and other highly paid professionals, but the science-hero show is a new phenomenon — and it may be more political than the existing genres. Minor spoilers ahead. More »
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It looks like Rufus Sewell's performance in Jerry Bruckheimer's new show Elemental takes a page from his work in CSI. Including the one recluse-type main character, lots of hypothetical question asking, and great musical crescendos for commercial breaks. As in the original British show, the Patrick Stewart-starring Eleventh Hour, Jacob Hood (Sewell) is the lone-wolf scientist the government calls in to deal with weird situations. He's matched with sexy blonde bodyguard Rachel (just Rachel). And judging from this new clip, Sewell brings the science with a heavy dollop of moralizing. [Trek Movie] More »
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Eleventh Hour, the cult British TV series starring Patrick Stewart as a scientist who investigates abuses of science for the government, is getting a new name in its U.S. incarnation, produced by Jerry Bruckheimer. The American version, starring Rufus Sewell, will be called Elemental. Bruckheimer made a $4 million pilot that wowed CBS, and the show will be appearing as part of CBS' fall schedule. As in the British version, Sewell will be a college professor who "helps government bureacrats deal with thorny scientific conundrums ranging from cloning to global warming." And he'll have a hawt female bodyguard, played by Marley Shelton. (Looks like Buffy's Marc Blucas also has a regular role.) [Wired] More »
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