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and Updates This page is for news and updates because my site has gotten a little large. I thought it would be easier if I had a separate listing for any new stuff that I've added. I'll also list any interesting tidbits I hear about Scott or The 10th Kingdom.
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August 2, 2008 ~ Great news! The 10th Kingdom will be seen once again in the U.S. on the ION Television Network as part of the RHI Movie Weekend. Starting August 8th (8/7c), The 10th Kingdom will be aired in one hour segments each Friday along with an episode of Flash Gordon. Apparently, RHI Entertainment has a contract with ION Television for programming. ☺
FOXBusiness.com On another note, Kimberly Williams-Paisley (Virginia) has written her first children's book encouraging kids to eat their veggies. The name of the book is called Henry and the Hidden Veggie Garden and you can buy it for $5.00 and contribute to a worthy cause.
 April 7, 2008 ~ The 10K Connection Newsletter Archive is being moved to a new host on the Ever After web site. If you would like to signup for the newsletter, just go here and get the latest news on the 10th Kingdom and Simon Moore. February 16, 2008 ~ It's almost the 8th anniversary of the first airing (Feb 27) of The 10th Kingdom in the U.S. So it's a special treat to hear Simon Moore's interview on The Writing Show in which he reveals how he came up with the idea and developed the series. Visit the site below to hear Simon's interview: The Writing Show - Simon Moore interview November 4, 2007 ~ Moira Lister who played Virginia's grandmother passed away on Saturday, October 27. Born in Cape Town, South Africa, on August 6, 1923, she was 84 years old. In 1951 she married Vicomte Jacques Henry Guy d'Orthez who died in 1989 and had two daughters, Chantal and Christobel.
September 6, 2007 ~ Two cast members from The 10th Kingdom have joined the new Fox series "The Return of Jezebel James." The series by Amy Sherman-Palladino, creator of "The Gilmore Girls," is about two sisters who through unexpected circumstances now live together under one roof. Sarah Tompkins, who is a successful children's book editor, finds that she cannot have children, so her younger sister Coco agrees to be a surrogate mother for her child. Scott Cohen (Wolf) plays Marcus Sonti, a businessman and boyfriend of Sarah. Dianne Wiest (Christine/Evil Queen) has just recently joined the cast and will play the mother of Sarah and Coco. The series should come out sometime in January next year.
The Return of Jezebel James on FOX: Meet the Cast August 26, 2007 ~ Camryn Manheim (Snow White) has been cast to play Elizabeth Blue, a mother who is searching for her missing child that was stolen from the maternity ward seven years ago on the CBS movie "Jesse Stone: Thin Ice." This is the fifth movie which stars Tom Selleck as a LAPD cop named Jesse Stone who becomes a small-town police chief in Massachusetts. So far, it's not known when the movie will be airing. But the previous movies have done well in the ratings:
2005 "Stone Cold" 18 million viewers
Hollywood Reporter
On December 9th, Scott Cohen (Wolf) can be seen on the ABC movie, "For One More Day," which is about a former baseball player who has hit rock bottom in his life and is contemplating suicide when he is magically granted one more day with his departed mother. The movie is based on a book written by Mitch Albom who also wrote "The Five People You Meet in Heaven." I saw the movie 'Five People' which was very good so I think this new one will be good too. Oprah Winfrey produced this film through Harpo Productions. June 16, 2007 ~ John Larroquette (Tony Lewis) has been announced by ABC on Wednesday that he will be joining the Boston Legal cast next season. John has done a series of ten mystery movies for Hallmark playing Mike McBride, a cop-turned-lawyer fighting for unfortunate underdogs who are being crushed under the wheels of justice. For more information, just click link below to read the article: E Online - Larroquette in, Four Dismissed on Boston Legal
Ed O'Neill (Relish the Troll King) is on a new HBO television series replacing The Sopranos called John from Cinnatti. Its about a dysfuntional family of professional surfers. Ed's plays a grieving husband named Bill Jacks, a family friend of the Yosts.
HBO's John from Cincinnati: Meet the Cast March 17,2007 ~ Hope everyone is having a happy St. Patrick's Day weekend. I wanted to thank those who have emailed me to let me know that I have broken links that needed to be fixed and sent me suggestions for my site. I've finally started to do some much needed house cleaning and still have a few more pages to go through. Anyway, just for a wee bit o' fun, I created a new page for 10K Bloopers that has pictures and if you have the DVD version, the disc and chapter listings where you can find them. Just click on the link below: 10K Bloopers March 5, 2007 ~ Kimberly and Brad have announced the name of their newborn son on the CMT.com site. I think it's very cute and love it. His name is William Huckleberry Paisley. They call him Will for short. Click here to read the rest of the story. :) March 3, 2007 ~ Warwick Davis (Acorn) will be playing the character Nikabrik the Black Dwarf in the movie "The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian" which is set to come out May 16, 2008. "The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian" is a sequel to the Disney movie, "The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe." Visit Warwick Davis' official site for more news.
NarniaWeb.com - Warwick Davis Cast as Nikabrik the Dwarf February 23, 2007 ~ Kimberly's a new Mom! Kimberly had a baby boy, Thursday, February 22, 2007. The baby was born 5:20 a.m. and as of now Kimberly and the baby are resting comfortably and doing fine. She and her husband, country music entertainer Brad Paisley tied the knot on March 15, 2003. Currently you can see Kimberly as Dana on the comedy series According To Jim.
Kimberly's Official Site December 6, 2006 ~ All fans of The 10th Kingdom have been invited by Wendy who owns the 11th Kingdom Yahoo Group to enter a raffle for a new Apple iPod Shuffle. Membership is not necessary to enter, just need to send your entry to 11thkingdom-owner@yahoogroups.com with your full name and e-mail address and the subject title: T10K Raffle. Entries must be received by midnight (PST) Thursday, December 12, 2006. Drawing will be December 15th. For more information, you can click the links below. Merry Christmas 10th Kingdom fans and thank you Wendy for hosting the raffle. ☺
11th Kingdom Yahoo Group November 25, 2006 ~ Very happy news. ☺ Congratulations to both Kimberly Williams-Paisley (Virginia Lewis) and Daniel Lapaine (Prince Wendell). Kimberly and her husband Brad Paisley are expecting their first child in February 2007 and Daniel and his wife Fay Ripley have had their second child, Thursday, October 5, 2006, a son that they have named Sonny.
ABC News: Brad Paisley and Actress-Wife Expecting September 2, 2006 ~ Dawnn Lewis who played Blabberwort the Troll on The 10th Kingdom has a new music CD called "Worth Waiting For" that you can buy on her official site or on Amazon.com. I listened to the sound bites and the music reminds me of Natalie Cole.
You can now see Kimberly's new movie "How To Eat Fried Worms" at the theaters. Kimberly plays the mother of 11-year-old Billy who being the new kid on the block is challenged by a bully to eat 10 worms. It sounds gross, but the movie is really a good family film based on a popular book. In an interview about the movie, Tom Cavanagh, who plays Kimberly's husband Mitch commented:
Kimberly Williams-Paisley was another actor that Cavanagh enjoyed working with while filming How to Eat Fried Worms. "She is unbelievable. She is fantastic. It's just great to work with somebody like that, who is not only talented, but is one of the nicest people you could ever hope to meet. I have actually worked with her sister too. That whole family is unbelievable. ComingSoon.net - "How To Eat Fried Worms" In an interview with actor Luke Benward who plays Billy, Kimberly stated:
''I was very impressed with him on the set. He was having fun, but also really able to stay focused and do the work. He could hit his mark better than a lot of adult actors I know, me included.''
Tennessean.com - "What does success taste like?"
Lucy Punch (Sally Peep) has been cast to play Holly in the new CBS fall series "The Class" which will be aired on Mondays at 8:30 p.m. The series is about classmates from the 3rd grade who have a 20th year reunion and see the different paths their lives have taken. July 30, 2006 ~ Well, I know it's long overdue, but I finally dug in and updated my 10K Links and FanFic Links. Sadly, a lot of sites have disappeared but a new 10th Kingdom RPG has been started under Yahoo! Groups called Shattered Magic. If you are interested in participating, just click on the link and have fun. If you are a subscriber to the 10K Connection Newsletter (or just a fan), a new MySpace.com group forum, The 10th Kingdom Connection, has been opened where you can get the latest news and chat with other fans. Simon has recently sent a message to Wendy about his upcoming projects and some happy news. No not a sequel but congratulations are in order. To find out more, click on the link above and join the group. May 28, 2006 ~ Hope everyone is having a nice Memorial Day weekend in the United States. You can see Dianne Wiest 8pm (EST) in the PBS special event "National Memorial Day Concert" which honors the military servicemen and soldiers who have given the greatest sacrifice in service for their country. Gary Sinise known for his portrayal as Lt. Dan on Forrest Gump will be hosting the event and there will be performances from Lee Ann Womack, Charles Durning, and several others. PBS: National Memorial Day Concert 2006 May 20, 2006 ~ The remaining Bee Gee brothers, Barry and Robin Gibb, have reunited for charitable events. On February 20th, they performed a concert in Miami, Florida to raise money for the Diabetes Research Institute's annual benefit. And today, they are performing along with a host of other performers at the Tower of London for the 30th Birthday of the Prince's Trust, a charity for helping young people which was first started by the Prince of Wales in 1976.
Official Prince's Trust site In another bit of interesting news, in January Barry Gibb bought the home of Johnny Cash in Hendersonville, Tennessee which he plans to restore:
The Gibbs plan to restore the rustic retreat on Old Hickory Lake where Cash and his wife, June Carter Cash, lived during their entire marriage. Hendersonville is 13 miles northeast of downtown Nashville. MSN News: Bee Gee Barry Gibb Buys Johnny Cash's Home April 19, 2006 ~ On Tuesday, May 9, you can see Scott Cohen in the ABC movie, "Fatal Contact: Bird Flu in America."
Zap2It.com - ABC Scares Up Bird Flu Movie April 13, 2006 ~ Sorry I haven't been keeping up on updating my site. It's been a bit hectic for me lately. But here are a few tidbits of news: The 10KConnection newletter sent out a new issue on January 31st with a special article from Simon Moore himself. In it he reveals story plots he intends for the sequel when and if it is ever produced and readers are invited to give their opinions. If you are not currently a subscriber to the newsletter, click here to join the mailing list. Also, you can join the 11th Kingdom Yahoo group which is the discussion forum for the newsletter. To read previous archived issues, you can go to the 10K Connection Newsletter archive site or email Wendy for a copy of the latest issue. Also the 10th Kingdom Fan Club site has a new URL: http://www.t10kfan.com/ The site is still under construction but you can save it to your bookmarks now so that when it opens, it just takes a quick click to find it. :) In other news, Hallmark Entertainment has been sold to the Halmi's and is now called RHI Entertainment. The Halmi's have been producing family entertainment and miniseries like Gulliver's Travels, Merlin, Dinotopia and The 10th Kingdom for quite a long time. So it'll be interesting to see what kind of entertainment they will produce now that they have full control of the business.
WorldScreen.com - Interview: Robert Halmi, Sr. If you are a fan of the miniseries Merlin, RHI Entertainment is producing a sequel called Merlin's Apprentice. Sam Neill will reprise his role as Merlin and in a quest to restore peace to Camelot after King Arthur's death, has taken on an apprentice to regain the Holy Grail. RHI Entertainment - Merlin's Apprentice
Another fantasy movie that has recently come out on DVD that you might like to see is The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe. I really liked it. I never read the C.S. Lewis novels but now that I have seen the movie, I bought the book too. :) Chronicles of Narnia official site
10K Cast News: Kimberly Williams-Paisley (Virginia) has been cast to play Sandy Lengyel in the new movie "We Are Marshall." The movie is being shot in Huntington, WV and in it Kimberly plays the wife of Young Thundering Herd head coach Jack Lengyel. The movie is about Marshall University suffering the tragedy of losing 75 members of the school team in an airplane crash.
Herald-Dispatch.com If you'd like to meet and greet Warwick Davis, he will be hosting all four of the 2006 Star Wars weekend gatherings. Warwick played one of the cute Ewok creatures when he was 11 years old in the third Star Wars movie, Return of the Jedi. The schedule of the Star Wars weekends are scheduled for four consecutive weekends (Friday, Saturday & Sunday):
May 19-21
StarWars.com: 2006 Guestlist
January 28, 2006 ~ You can see the new addition to Kimberly Williams' family on the cover of the Jan/Feb issue of Hollywood Dog magazine. If you are interested in subscribing, just click on the link below: January 7, 2006 ~ Hard to believe but another year has come and gone. I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas holiday and you are all ready to tackle your New Year's resolutions. :) For me, I would like to get into better shape. Too much time sitting in front of the computer. But anyways, here is some news: Camryn Manheim has been nominated for a Golden Globe award for her portrayal of Gladys Presley in the "Elvis" miniseries. The 63rd Annual Golden Globe Awards will take place Monday, January 16, 2006, at the Beverly Hilton Hotel with a live telecast airing on NBC at 8 PM (EST). This is the category that Camryn was nominated for and her fellow nominees: BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A SERIES, MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
a. CANDICE BERGEN
b. CAMRYN MANHEIM
c. SANDRA OH
d. ELIZABETH PERKINS
e. JOANNE WOODWARD
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