Slice of SciFi #86: Interview with Leonard Roberts of “Heroes”

News Bytes:

• A human can now “inhabit” the body of a distant robot thanks to a new robotic/human interface created in Germany and showcased at the NextFest 2006 this past September
• Happy Feet up against Casino Royale for top box office honors worldwide
• Producer Jordan Kerner working on CGI Smurfs feature film

MovieTalk:

• New scare fest “Turistas” now in theaters
• Epic Eragon coming to theaters on Dec 15

Doug’s Slice of Trivia: Deja Vu, anyone?

TV Talk:

• Captain Jack will be making future appearances on “Doctor Who”, but The Doctor won’t be appearing on any “Torchwood” episodes
• Howard Deutch and Bender/Spink are working on bringing Vertigo Comics’ “Preacher” to HBO

Interview: This week, Michael and Summer welcome Leonard Roberts to the show, and commiserate with his need to spend some time at the chiropractor’s office, where we caught up with him. His portrayal of D.L. Hawkins on NBC’s HEROES has given fans another interesting character to talk about.

He tells us about being swept up in the HEROES craze, relating the differences between it and his time on “Buffy the Vampire Slayer”, and more.

Future Talk: What’s Coming Up?
Nicole Kidman is currently working on a new project, who’s working title is “The Invasion”. The film is primarily set in Washington DC and centers around a psychiatrist named Carol, played by Kidman, who is able to somehow unearth the origins of an alien epidemic, after her son becomes infected and might become humanity’s only hope for survival.

The disease is ravaging Earth’s human population and is extraterrestrial in origin. What is not known is if the alien pathogen was brought here on the cosmic and solar winds or if it was purposefully introduced here by an alien race set on destroying humankind and setting up shop on Earth as their new planet of conquest.

Listener comments: If you have any suggestions or comments, please let us know. We’ve got plenty of voicemail from fans to listen and respond to, but you’ll hear that in a fresh, separate show.

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