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Nov.
14th,
2008

Dryope has more hi-res photos from episode 2.10 of Life which is titled “Evil…and His Brother Ziggy” and scheduled for US broadcast on December 3rd.
Spoilers! NBC has released this synopsis of episode 2.11 of Life titled “Canyon Flowers” which is scheduled for US broadcast on December 10th.

FAMILY TREES—A food bank deliveryman is found buried, up to his neck, in the backyard of a suburban home. What’s even more bizarre than the way in which he was buried is the fact that flower petals were placed around his head and from a distance the victim looks like a large flower. The unusual circumstances of his death lead Crews (Damian Lewis) and Reese (Sarah Shahi) to believe the murder may be connected to a cult from the 70s. Meanwhile, Crews defies the FBI’s warning and confronts Mickey Rayborn (William Atherton) about his role in the conspiracy that put Crews in jail. Donal Logue and Adam Arkin also star.
Two of Damian’s co-stars on Life are now scheduled to make guest appearances on the Late, Late Show with Craig Ferguson on CBS at 12:35 am (ET), 11:35 pm (CT).

Sarah Shahi (Dani Reese) will appear late Tuesday, November 18th (very early Wednesday, November 19th.)

Adam Arkin (Ted Earley) will be on late Wednesday, November 26th (very early Thursday, November 27th.)

Thanks to Ann for the news!
Click here and here for snapshots of the Hershey-Derry Historical Society’s exhibit of Major Winters’ office and artifacts.

The photos include images of Damian Lewis with Major Winters. The pictures were taken by ckle; thanks to Linda from the MajorDickWinters.com site for sharing them.

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Nov.
13th,
2008

Click here for new promotional stills from episode 2.10 of Life titled “Evil…and His Brother Ziggy”. The episode will air in the US on December 3rd (Credit: SpoilerTV).

Additional thumbnail photos of the episode are available at the NBC Universal Media Village.
In a new Television Without Pity interview Damian Lewis reveals that actor Geoff Pierson will make recurring guest appearances on Life as Charlie’s estranged father, Charles Crews, Sr.! Pierson will first appear in episode 2.12 titled “Trapdoor” which is expected to broadcast on December 17th. Thanks to Sandy for the news!
Spoilers! Descriptions of 3 upcoming episodes of Life are given below:

Episode 2.11 – “Canyon Flowers”
During an investigation, Crews must interact with Tex and Squeaky Uhry who are both into murder, occult, vampires, supernatural, etc. The murder of the week is very similar to a series of notorious mass-murderers that happened in the 70s.

Episode 2.12 – “Trapdoor”
Crews’s father, Charles Crews, Sr., shows up at his son’s doorstep to try to mend fences. Charles, Sr., is engaged to a much younger woman named Christina Hendricks. The case of the week involves the Russian mafia.

Episode 2.13 – “Re-Entry”
The team investigates the death of a former astronaut.

Source: SpoilerTV
This article in the Boston Globe rates the American accents of British actors currently appearing on US television; but the reviewer must have made a mistake because he only gave Damian an “A minus”!
Click here for clips of Charlie Crews with his ex-wife Jennifer from “Black Friday”, episode 2.08 of Life. The clips were posted on YouTube by TubedOutNow2.
In the US the Sundance channel will air The Situation with Damian Lewis on November 25th. They will also broadcast Keane starring Damian on December 5th, 13th, and 17th.
In the UK BBC2 is broadcasting Band of Brothers on Monday and Tuesday nights.

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Nov.
11th,
2008

Reminder! In the US Life is now on Wednesday night; be sure to watch episode 2.08 titled “Black Friday” on NBC tomorrow night (November 12, 2008) at 9 pm ET.
Click here and here to read recent press releases about viewer ratings and online viewership of NBC programs including Life.
Today is the anniversary of the end of the First World War and many countries, including the US and UK, have chosen this day to publicly recognize and honor our military veterans. Here are some items of interest on this important day:

» This article talks about the importance of Band of Brothers, the epic World War II HBO mini-series starring Damian Lewis as Major Richard Winters, in raising public awareness of the sacrifices made by our veterans.

» Band of Brothers was released today on blu-ray DVD in the US.

» Major Richard Winters has donated the contents of his office, including many personal military artifacts, to the Hershey-Derry Historical Society in Pennsylvania. The exhibit is open to the public as of November 11th. The Historical Society will gratefully accept donations to keep the exhibit on permanent display. Click here for photos of the opening ceremony shared by the MajorDickWinters.com site.

» Click here to view the wonderful composite photo of Major Winters and Damian Lewis that was created by Ryoko.

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Nov.
10th,
2008

Chromophobia starring Damian Lewis will screen at the Cinemania 2008 festival in Sofia, Bulgaria on November 14th and 15th; click here for more information.

Click here to learn about all of the British films being presented at Cinemania 2008 including Becoming Jane with Helen McCrory.
Tickets for Torino Film Festival screenings of The Escapist with Damian Lewis are now available for online purchase. The film will screen at the Italian festival on November 24, 25, 26, and 29.
Click on the links below for more articles about NBC’s (excellent) decision to move US broadcasts of Life starring Damian Lewis to Wednesday nights and to order 9 more episodes of the program. l 1 l 2 l 3 l 4 l 5 l

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Nov.
9th,
2008

Brian Cox has received the BAFTA Scotland award for “Best Acting Performance in a Film” for his starring role in The Escapist!

The film features Damian Lewis in the supporting role of “Rizza” and was directed by Rupert Wyatt and produced by Adrian Sturges (two of Damian’s Picture Farm business partners.) Click here, here, and here for more information.

The Escapist will screen out-of-competion at Italy’s Torino (Turin) Film Festival later this month.

The region 2 DVD for The Escapist will be released in the UK on January 5, 2009.

Here’s a video clip of interviews with winners of the 2008 BAFTA Scotland including Brian Cox. Congratulations to Brian Cox and everyone involved with the film!
Damian Lewis on Australian television:

» Brides (Nyfes) on Tuesday 11 November at 10pm on SBS.

» Life episode 2.06 titled “Did You Feel That?” on Wednesday 12 November at 9.30pm on Ten.

Thanks to Jen for the information!
Sarah Shahi, Damian’s co-star on Life, is scheduled to make a guest appearance on the Late, Late Show with Craig Ferguson on CBS at 12:35 am (ET) on Wednesday, November 19th [11:35 pm (CT) on Tuesday November 18th.] Thanks to Ann for the news!

Click here for a recent Philadelphia Inquirer interview with Sarah.
Dryope’s screencaps for Life episode 2.07 titled “Jackpot” have been added to the Photo Warehouse Gallery.