With the influx of new residents coming into the HTG Community, I had an opportunity to sit down with a man known only as “TheJD.”

I have to admit that at the beginning, I missed TheJD when he came into town. I had been able to catch most of the newcomers and grab a few minutes of their time, however with TheJD; he quietly snuck into town and came to me. I invited him over to my office for a few minutes and a few questions.

DCE: First off, I want to apologize for missing you when you got here.
TheJD: No problem. I know you're a busy man but it made me sad at first that no offer of an interview was extended my way.

DCE: Well, you have me now, so let’s begin. What did you do prior to your arrival in HTG?
TheJD: I dabbled in a bit of everything before coming here. TMG was the first film community I was involved with, and although initially I was just there because I thought the idea of writing films sounded fun, I was soon knee-deep in other things. I did a lot of journalism work and many reviews, as well. I was actually the critic administrator before and ran The Hollywood Review.

As the new faces are hitting the town, the Times is there to greet them. Today I was able to catch up with TAFKATD (The Artist Formerly Known As The Dutchmen.)

Taking a few minutes of his time, we stopped over at Flips Pizza for a slice and some conversation.

DCE: You’re in a new community here in HTG. What do you do first?
TAFKATD: First, I would like to take a quick look around and see how things work. After that, I want to make movies ASAP.

DCE: Jumping into films? Do you have any other skills you bring to the table?
TAFKATD: I am not good with computers. I leave the website building and poster making too other people. I do know a lot about marketing though!

After the interview with Corey ended, I was flooded with responses to my interview requests. Was it that good? Do the newcomers to HTG have that much to say? Or were they just bored with nothing to do after blowing their wad at the casino? Does it really matter?

At first glance, I thought I would get along with my next interviewee, Jimmy Russell. However, after the introductions, things went downhill quickly. With the usual chitchat out of the way, I dove right in and asked Mr. Russell what he had done before arriving in our community.

Welcome Corey.

With the recent influx of new citizens coming over to join the HTG Community, I extended an invitation to sit and chat with a few of them. An informal 'get-to-know-you' session, if you will.

The first newcomer to take me up on my offer was none other than Corey himself. Corey is not new to HTG, he has been here for some time, and unfortunately, he has been a guest of the state if you know what I mean!

Shedding his orange jumpsuit, Corey was able to spare a few moments of his time with me before heading out to fight his way to the top of HTG.

DCE: First of all, welcome to HTG. Welcome Back I should say.
COREY: Thanks, I appreciate the warm welcome.

by The Pit

Welcome to the first semi annual News Bits and Pieces here on the good old Hollywood Times! This column will act as a way to get breaking news out to the people of HTG, even if it is only a couple lines or quotes about a situtation or subject. This first addition might be a bad example of the norm due to a large amount of news that has broken over the last couple days.

With an over flow of news and rumors, the Pit has been getting very crowded of late, and it was time to toss out some of the facts and what better place than the Times to dump news? Anyhow, let's roll...

"One Hit Wonder" is releasing this Friday, but here is a little known fact for you. Studio Head and the busiest man in HTG Hollywood, MC48, read the Pedro-written adaptation and was floored. He called the lead actors and asked for a personal favor to do this film, and production began the next week on UFI's recently build Drama backlot. But MC48 wasn't the only one who was impressed with the script. Apparently Pedro's wife had sent the script to her friends in the UK looking for additional funding. MC48 got a call in his office from The Touristry Organization of UK (also known as the TTOOUK), and they actually paid the studio to shoot on location in the UK for the exteriors. Every old side shot you see is of beautiful London , England. The film will also be premiering there a week ahead of the Hollywood opening.

PJ Flip is finally writing a film??? I overheard from the office next to mine that he is and that he already has a cast in place and our set builders have already begun production on a huge graveyard set for the film. Who will be starring in it you ask? I heard the names Jake, Kristen, Dennis, Michael Clark, and Johnny, so until I get confirms on last names, you'll have to try and piece it together yourself. My brother seems intent on getting the film out by April.

Horton and 21 Century Cat aren't going to be "Alone in the Dark" anymore; their cast has been fully signed and filming has begun on the Forward Motion Picture. Sam Raimi will be leading Billy Bob Thornton, Cate Blanchett, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Michael Gambon, David Bowie, Tim Robbins, Karl Urban, Maggie Smith, Jon Polito, and Regina Hall in the 1925 New Orleans-set horror flick.

The Film Protectors Return? Baseball Mogul Productions and UFI say "yes"! While no cast is signed and it's unknown whether any of the original stars will be returning, sources say that the comedy… action… spoof will be rushed through production and will focus on the FPers against Hollywood heavyweight OLIVER STONE!

Traveling back into the fantasy world of Terazen? Heavy Metal, the head of CMC TV, will be cutting into his TV time to bring his epic film back into theaters along with the very capable director Steven Spielberg. The rumored cast includes Vin Diesel, Angelina Jolie, and Leonardo DiCaprio.

TV NEWS!

MY PLUG! I'll be returning along with KrisGreet to bring a new and exciting season of "Downtown" to HTG TV. Expect some big guest stars including Bruce "Stryker" Campbell and Michael "Connor" Biehn.

Shane Alexander's vampire classic is also returning? I just got off the phone with Shane and he has confirmed that "Edenia" is back! A half a season at least has been ordered and he will be storming into production for mid-season on CMC TV. He also asked if a certain team of demon hunters would be interested in crossing over... You heard that here first.

"Michael Crichton's Jurassic Park" will be hitting the air waves as an EPIC mini series from MC48 and Rick Arnold. Three hour episodes for 8 weeks? That's what it looks like from the initial order for talent. Will it turn into a regular series? I hope so!

Sydias joining Pedro for the return to the Buffy universe on FSKessler's network series "The Zeppo"? Rumors have hit the streets saying that the "Ginger Snaps" writer and self proclaimed mega fan of Buffy/Angel will be penning at least 2 episodes. No official word on that yet.

Ok, well, that is it for this week, but if I keep getting an overflow of news in the Pit, you can expect to see more on the pages of the Times!