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2015-06-15T06:08:53-08:00

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‘Jurassic World’: Paleontologist Jack Horner on the ‘Transgenic’ Dinosaur

Last updated on: June 15, 2015 at 6:08 am By Kate O'Hare

Released today, “Jurassic World,” the fourth installment in the “Jurassic Park” franchise, features a “transgenic” dinosaur. Dubbed Indominus Rex, it’s a T. Rex hybrid composed of DNA from several dinosaur species and from some other animals (the film’s trailers are reluctant to show the whole thing, so draw your own conclusions). Speaking earlier this week in the Dinosaur Hall of the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles, 68-year-old paleontologist Jack Horner, also one of the franchise’s technical advisers, insisted that such a thing... Read more

2015-06-15T06:08:30-08:00

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Syfy & Bradley Cooper Develop Novel ‘Hyperion,’ Has Catholic Elements

Last updated on: June 15, 2015 at 6:08 am By Kate O'Hare

Syfy has teamed up with actor Bradley Cooper (“American Sniper”), and producers Graham King (“The Departed,” “Argo”) and Todd Phillips (“The Hangover,” “Old School”) to develop “Hyperion,” the Hugo Award-winning 1989 science-fiction novel by Dan Simmons, into an event series. At this point, it looks like Cooper is only an executive producer, not a cast member, but we’ll see how that turns out. Playwright and TV writer Itamar Moses, the Berkeley-raised son of Israeli immigrants, is to be a co-executive... Read more

2015-06-15T06:08:12-08:00

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Catholic Rapper Master P Opens the Doors to His ‘Family Empire’

Last updated on: June 15, 2015 at 6:08 am By Kate O'Hare

With the success of Fox’s hip-hop-centric primetime soap “Empire,” it’s not surprising somebody thinks a real rapper’s family life should be on TV. A few years ago, New Orleans-raised Master P, a k a Percy Miller, went through a nasty separation from his longtime wife, Sonya (near as I can tell, they’re still separated but not divorced). The rap mogul hasn’t forgotten his origins. In 1999, he quietly donated $500,ooo to save St. Monica, the Catholic elementary school he attended, and... Read more

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2015-06-15T06:07:53-08:00

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Morgan Freeman Played God, Now to Tell ‘The Story of God’

Last updated on: June 15, 2015 at 6:07 am By Kate O'Hare

After taking on the Son of God in “Killing Jesus,” National Geographic Channel is now turning to the Father. In 2016, the channel plans to air “The Story of God,” a new global series from host and producer Morgan Freeman. The veteran actor played God in the feature films “Bruce Almighty” and its sequel, “Evan Almighty,” but he has some odd views on the actual Almighty. From 2012: After God, I think I should play Satan. Remember when Al Pacino... Read more

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2015-06-15T06:07:33-08:00

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Roma Downey Gives TLC ‘Answered Prayers’

Last updated on: June 15, 2015 at 6:07 am By Kate O'Hare

Mired in muck, TLC may be looking for “Answered Prayers” to turn its image around. With two of its reality hits, “Here Comes Honey Boo Boo” and now “19 Kids and Counting,” blowing up with accusations of child abuse and molestation, the cablenet formerly known as The Learning Channel — which says it is “offering remarkably relatable real-life stories without judgment” — turns to an “Angel” for a shot of respectability. Starting on Sunday, July 26, Roma Downey — raised... Read more

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2015-06-15T06:07:09-08:00

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Why Should You Watch Reality TV?

Last updated on: June 15, 2015 at 6:07 am By Kate O'Hare

Because it’s not all Duggars and Kardashians. There’s a lot of really good stuff out there. And, since most scripted shows now target either specifically a teen audience (meaning adults might not find them compelling) or far too adult for kids, much of unscripted TV has become today’s family viewing. Over at my other home, CatholicVote, I previously recommended three scripted shows — “The Flash,” “Daredevil” and “Silicon Valley” — which are definitely NOT for the whole family but have... Read more

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2015-06-15T06:06:44-08:00

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TV Goes Trans

Last updated on: June 15, 2015 at 6:06 am By Kate O'Hare

Many minority groups complain — and often rightfully so — that they are underrepresented on TV. At this moment in time, self-identified transgender people don’t appear to be among them. But how many of these folks are there? According to LiveScience.com: The most frequently cited estimate is that 700,000 people in the United States, or about 0.2 to 0.3 percent of the population, are transgender, though some experts say the true number is probably greater than that. However, there aren’t... Read more

2015-06-15T06:06:19-08:00

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‘Marvel’s Daredevil’ Finds Its Punisher

Last updated on: June 15, 2015 at 6:06 am By Kate O'Hare

Jon Bernthal of TNT’s “Mob City” and AMC’s “The Walking Dead” has joined season two of Netflix’s critically acclaimed “Marvel’s Daredevil,” playing Frank Castle, a k a “The Punisher.” (If you haven’t watched the full first season of “Daredevil,” you may want to stop reading now.) While blind lawyer and tortured Catholic Matt Murdock (Charlie Cox) is not above fiercely pummeling bad guys in his quest to clean up the streets of New York City’s Hell’s Kitchen neighborhood, he doesn’t use... Read more

2015-06-09T07:30:04-08:00

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ABC Pulls Biblical Drama ‘Of Kings and Prophets’ From Fall Schedule

Last updated on: June 9, 2015 at 7:30 am By Kate O'Hare

As far as we know, the anti-Catholic sitcom “The Real O’Neals” is still in ABC’s pipeline for midseason, but the network’s Biblical drama “Of Kings and Prophets” is being pulled back from the fall schedule for retooling. From Deadline.com: Of Kings and Prophets received mixed reactions at the upfront, and it was a late delivery, with the completed pilot not screened before the network set its fall 2015 schedule. ABC had had big plans for the drama, which hired a showrunner and... Read more

2015-06-09T05:25:35-08:00

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Forget DisneyWorld, Seahawk Richard Sherman Is at ‘Jurassic World’

Last updated on: June 9, 2015 at 5:25 am By Kate O'Hare

I’m off today to a press event for the new film “Jurassic World,” being held at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles, which includes tours of the “Jurassic World’ Oculus Virtual Experience, and Dinosaur Hall. We’ll also get to talk to paleontologist Jack Horner about his work on the fourth installment in the “Jurassic Park” franchise, along with the museum’s resident paleontologist, Dr. Luis Chiappe. Watch this space for more on that, but in the meantime, enjoy this terrific... Read more

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