Majel Barrett-Roddenberry – Voice of the Computer on Star Trek – Dead at 76


I’m very sad to report that Majel Barrett-Roddenberry, the wife of Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry has passed away at the age of 76. Among the parts she played on the show were Nurse Chapel (McCoy’s assistant), the mother of Deanna Troi, and the voice of the computer on the Enterprise.

Her last part is at the voice in the upcoming Star Trek movie, due out in 2009.

Via AICN (Thanks to Andy).

Dharma Announcement #4 and New pictures!

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The latest message from the Carlton and Damon:

Hey, guys. Happy Holidays.

One of the fun things about shooting the show in Hawaii is how completely inconsequential Mother Nature makes us feel. This week a landslide hit one of our upcoming locations, and now we can’t shoot there for a couple of weeks while the site is restored. In season two it rained for a truly Biblical 42 straight days and nights, which required lots of schedule revisions, and when that wasn’t possible our fearless crew put on their wading boots and shot for days on end in mud that was literally knee deep and higher.

Speaking of mud, this week our exclusive video for you features OUR ANSWERS to YOUR QUESTIONS, which many of you sadly will find maddeningly obtuse and muddy. Other LOST fans, like our mothers for example, will find our answers sparking, insightful and maybe even amusing.

And finally, based on how popular the last sneak peek was, we also have another exclusive look at a scene from the premiere episode. Click on the link below, enter the password, and all will be revealed. Enjoy. And until next week…

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Bob Is the Winner of Survivor Gabon


Who won Survivor Gabon? Bob!

Bob Crowley not only won Survivor Gabon, and $1,000,000 but he ALSO won the favorite player of the game, which was worth another $100,000.

I have to say, I was amazed that Bob won. I was hoping he’d win, but I was still amazed that he was able to get to the final three, especially after losing the final immunity challenge. I thought for sure he was going home.

As for the final tribal council, that held a lot of surprises. Susie made a very strong case for herself (she did end up getting three votes, after all), and people were particularly vicious to Sugar. A lot of them were even mad at Bob, which a surprise to me. They shoot a lot of footage on Survivor, so maybe more was going on then they showed because some of the comments to Bob were a little surprising.

This, and the last Survivor shows were really entertaining. Let’s hope they can keep it up when they head to Brazil next season.