After the Power

Wednesday, November 26, 2008

Gareth Yuen on "City Homicide" (2008)

Former Blue Ranger Gareth Yuen (Dax, Overdrive) guest starred on the Australian police drama "City Homicide," earlier this year. Yuen appeared in the second season episode "Life After Death," playing the role of Li Phat Lung, a seemingly innocent employee of a suspect the team is investigating in a murder case, which turns into a kidnapping, after the victim's psychic goes missing. The police soon discover that the first victim was killed after her psychic predicted the dangerous criminal activity of her boyfriend who is Li Phat Lung's boss. After rescuing the psychic, who fights back, killing the boyfriend, the police learn from her that the man was in fact, not the mastermind behind the criminal acts. Li Phat Lung was. Yuen appears in several scenes, including a shoot-out with the police, where he is shot before his character is arrested. Season 2 of the series wrapped up in October.

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Cerina Vincent & Sandra McCoy in "Toxic" (2008)

Cerina Vincent (Maya, Lost Galaxy) appears in the 2008 thriller "Toxic." The film tells the story of an escaped mental patient who goes on a rampage, after being attacked the year before. The action surrounds a gentleman's club known as Toxic. The story takes place in two separate time frames (a year apart). In the past, the club is run by Angel (played by rapper Master P). Vincent appears in the film as Angel's girl, Malvi who lives in an apartment above the club. When Angel brings home Lucille (the unbalanced girl), he forces Malvi to protect her as he goes after the men who attacked her. Malvi accidentally kills Angel when he returns, not realizing who he is. Also appearing in the film's past sequence is Wild Force guest star, Sandra McCoy (Kendall, Wild Force). McCoy appears in a few scenes as Jaymee, one of Angel's employees at Toxic, who helps keep the customers happy. It's a small role and she has only a few lines.

Cerina Vincent

Sandra McCoy

"Toxic" is available on DVD

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Emma Lahana in "Slap Shot 3: Junior League" (2008)

Emma Lahana (Kira, Dino Thunder) played a starring role in the new film "Slap Shot 3: Junior League." The third film in the Hanson Brothers hockey franchise follows a teenager, Riley Haskell (played by Greyston Holt) who is trying to keep his orphanage open, after a ruthless business woman buys up the town and plans to turn it into a golf course. He strives to give all 24 of his fellow orphaned boys a voice by reinvigorating the town's love of hockey and he seeks out the Hanson brothers to sponsor the team. Riley is also trying to juggle a budding romance with tomboy hockey whiz Shane Baker, played by Emma Lahana. Shane works at the ice arena owned by her father. Shane & Riley are interrupted at every turn by trouble Riley must handle because of the absence of the man who should be running the home. Lahana appears throughout the film and gets to suit up with the team for the climactic game.

"Slap Shot 3: Junior League" is available on DVD

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Kelson Henderson on "Legend of the Seeker" (2008)

Veteran PR actor Kelson Henderson (Phineas, Mystic Force) guest starred on the third episode of the new action adventure series "Legend of the Seeker." Henderson appears as Rolf in the episode "Bounty." Rolf is a bounty hunter who is searching for the seeker, like many others who wish to collect the reward that has been offered by the villainous Darken Rahl. Rolf purchases a magical map that will track Richard, but it is torn in half during a fight with another bounty hunter. The two team up and find the Seeker, taking him hostage. The interference of his friends, however, helps Richard to escape and fight off the bounty hunters. The bounty hunters are later used as bait in a trap by the show's heroes. Henderson appears in several scenes. Dino Thunder guest star Anton Tennet (Soccer Buddy, Dino Thunder) also appears in this episode.