Just as advertised. BBC programs, famous and otherwise, for us poor uncultured Americans.
Astromancer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Never heard of BBC America... Keith Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Did anyone watch this show? -----Original Message----- From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, 08 June, 2006 10:03 To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: [scifinoir2] New series "Hex" on BBC America Tonight Well, this caught me by surprise. BBC America has a new supernatural series, which has its two-hour premiere tonight. It deals with a young woman at a boarding school who discovers she's a witch with TK powers. The trailer put me somewhat in mind of "Witchblade". The headmaster at the school is played by Colin Salmon, who's been in the last couple of Bond films. Although all blurbs about shows are of coruse complimentary, it was still nice to see the Brother described as "One of Britain's most renowned actors". Here's some info on the series, followed by a short bio on Salmon. I provided a link to a site called "Spacecast",which actually gives more detailed info on the show and actors than the BBC America site does. http://www.spacecast.com/microsites/hex/ Set in a remote British boarding school, Hex is the story of Cassandra "Cassie" Hughes (Christina Cole), a shy social outcast who discovers she has unique powers that provide a terrifying link to the past. Longing to be popular, but only truly loved by her lesbian roommate Thelma (Jemima Rooper, Kinky Boots), Cassie goes to great lengths to be accepted by the "in crowd" at her cliquish English boarding school, Medenham Hall. Thelma, who couldn't care less about being ostracized, is appalled at Cassie's attempts to fit in with the superficial classmates who treat them so badly. While stopping for a cigarette in one of the old buildings on campus, Cassie's future is forever altered when she unearths hidden ancient artifacts - a discovery that leaves her cursed with supernatural powers that have their roots deep in Medenham Hall's history. As she begins to recognize the extent of her new abilities, Cassie is bewildered and terrified by the visions that haunt her. She soon discovers that there are certain advantages to being a student endowed with mystical powers, when she learns how to manipulate the people and situations around her. However, Cassie realizes that her new gift comes with a price. Her tragic fate is sealed with the appearance of Azazeal (Michael Fassbender, Band of Brothers), the leader of a group of fallen angels who were banished from heaven for tasting the pleasures of mortal women. Azazeal kidnaps Thelma in a bid to get to the one human sacrifice he's really concerned with, Cassie. But when Cassie confronts him and demands to see her friend, it's Thelma who pays the ultimate price. [About Colin Salmon]: One of Britain's most renowned actors, Colin Salmon debuted as Sgt. Robert Oswald in the BAFTA-winning mini-series Prime Suspect 2 (1992). Since then, he has starred in the James Bond films Die Another Day, The World is Not Enough and Tomorrow Never Dies, as well as in the films Resident Evil (2002), Captives (1994), The Wisdom of Crocodiles (1998), Fanny and Elvis (1999), Mind Games (2000) and My Kingdom (2001). He also starred in 2004's Alien vs. Predator and is featured in Woody Allen's most recent film, Match Point (2006). [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Protect your PC from spy ware with award winning anti spy technology. It's free. http://us.click.yahoo.com/97bhrC/LGxNAA/yQLSAA/LRMolB/TM ----------------------------------------------------------~-> Yahoo! Groups Links "La'V' is always watching...Be careful who you talk to." - The Side Street Chonicles by C.W. Badie --------------------------------- Talk is cheap. Use Yahoo! Messenger to make PC-to-Phone calls. Great rates starting at 1ยข/min. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] "Excuse me while I whip this out." Cleavon Little , "Blazing Saddles" --------------------------------- Yahoo! Music Unlimited - Access over 1 million songs.Try it free. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> See what's inside the new Yahoo! Groups email. http://us.click.yahoo.com/2pRQfA/bOaOAA/yQLSAA/LRMolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/scifinoir2/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
