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Nov.
15th,
2007

2007/11/15

More about Life!

» US fans will have 2 new episodes of Life to look forward to during the same week! The show will not air next Wednesday, November 21st but will return with episode 9 Serious Control Issues on November 28th and then both parts of the 2-part episode Dig a Hole. Fill It Up will broadcast during the first week of December on the 3rd and 5th. Click here and here for more information. Canada’s Global Television will re-broadcast episode 2, Tear Assunder, on November 21st.

» This terrific Damian Lewis interview is from Wednesday’s edition of Boston Now.

» Click here for a great write-up for Life from Watch With Kristin at E! Online.

» The NBC.com site for Life has been updated with new photos, clips, and clues; also episode 8 (Farthingale) is now available for free, online viewing.

» Tuesday night’s edition of E! News included an interview with Damian Lewis and Sarah Shahi on the set of Life. There’s a chance that the interview will be repeated on E! News Weekend this weekend.

» Keep voting for Life as the People’s Choice for the “Best New Television Drama”.

» Click on the links below for recent reviews and articles about Life:
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This Magyar-dubbed clip from The Baker (produced by and starring Damian Lewis and Adrian Sturges and written and directed by Gareth Lewis) shows that it’s a very innovative and funny movie – even if you don’t speak Hungarian!

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Nov.
13th,
2007

2007/11/13

The Best of Masterpiece Theatre is scheduled to air on PBS stations in the US on December 2nd (check local listings, schedules may vary). The program features interviews, clips, and a countdown of the show’s best dramas and performances as selected by the viewing public – and it’s no surprise that The Forsyte Saga and Damian Lewis’s brilliant protrayal of Soames Forsyte are very highly-rated!
This analysis of the US fall television season from PopMatters lists Life as one of the season’s successes and says that “star Damian Lewis is mesmerizing”.
Thanks to Tams for reminding us of this E! Online video interview with Damian Lewis and other cast members on the set of Life for the Kristin Vine Show.
Remember to vote for Life to win the People’s Choice Award for the “Best New Television Drama”.
Click here and here for articles about the casting of Helen McCrory as Narcissa (Lestrange) Malfoy in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.

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Nov.
12th,
2007

2007/11/12

According to the Berkeley Square Ball site Damian Lewis is an ambassador for The Prince’s Trust organization. Damian helped raise money for the charity by performing his famous Elvis Presley impression at the ball in 2005; click here to download a clip (Zip file) of that performance or click here to enjoy it on YouTube.
Chromophobia starring Damian Lewis will screen at a charity event at the Phoenix Picturehouse in Oxford on November 14th; director Martha Fiennes and some of the film’s cast members will participate in a Question and Answer session after the screening. The film will be released theatrically in the UK on December 14th and is also available on DVD in France.
In this interview Sarah Shahi, Damian Lewis’s co-star in Life, talks about her role as Detective Reese.
Click here to access the With Open Arms and an Open Heart site for Life created by creese_fan.
Click here to view the free pilot episode for Life (registration required).
Vote for Life to win The People’s Choice Award for the “Best New Television Drama”.

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Nov.
10th,
2007

2007/11/10

The sexy sunglasses that Damian Lewis wears in Life are Persols from Italy (model 2763). Daniel Craig and Pierce Brosnan have also favored Persol sunglasses in Casino Royale and Die Another Day.
Unconfirmed reports posted on the NBC Life Message Board say that the production of Life will be stopping “almost immediately” (even though scripts are available for at least two episodes that have not yet been filmed) because most of the actors are supporting the strike by the Screenwriters Guild.
This article indicates that baseball caps for several California professional league teams (including the Modesto Nuts!) will be prominently featured as clues in Farthingale, (episode 8 of Life that will air in the US on November 14th.)
New additions on YouTube: click here for the very funny “Intenet for Idiots” clip from Powerless (episode 6 of Life) and click here for a new fan video for Charlie Crews.
Keep voting (through December 6th) for Life as The People’s Choice for the Best New Television Drama. You can also vote for Becoming Jane featuring Helen McCrory as The People’s Choice for the Best Independent Film.

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Nov.
9th,
2007

2007/11/09

Life updates:

» Click here at the gallery to view screencaps from Episode 7 – A Civil War. Thanks, again to Capslock!

» Vote for Life as your Favorite New TV Drama for the People’s Choice Award! (Thanks to Laura for the heads up!)

» This site offers a list of songs and links for the music in Life episodes. The music played in the recent episode titled A Civil War includes Daft Punk Playing at My House by LCD Soundsystem and Pictures of Matchstick Men by Camper Van Bethoven.

» Page 47 of the November 16th issue of Entertainment Weekly offers a photo of Damian Lewis and Sarah Shahi and includes Life in their Must List as one of the “ten things we love this week”! Thanks to Ann for sharing this information.

» Click on the links below for clips, photos, and information recently added to NBC’s official site for Life: l 1 l 2 l 3 l 4 l

» This intelligent review proclaims that “Damian Lewis Brings Good Things to Life!”
Click here for updated information about ordering the region 2 DVD for The Baker from Netpiac (EU residents only).
Friends and Crocodiles starring Damian Lewis will air on BBC2 at 9:55 pm tomorrow night (November 10th) in conjunction with Poliakoff Night.
Click here to read the great news that Helen McCrory has been cast as Narcissa Malfoy in The Half-Blood Prince, the sixth Harry Potter movie!