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Booth’s brother Jared (Brendan Fehr, Samurai Girl) returns on tomorrow’s new April 30th episode of Bones called “The Beaver in the Otter.”
When a human body is found inside the Otter mascot uniform of a rival school, Team Brennan investigates to determine if the person — later identified as Middlesex fraternity member Jimmy “Beaver” Bouvier — was killed before or during a Middlesex University bonfire event.
However, upon questioning his fellow frat brothers, Brennan and Booth discover Beaver was raking in the cash with a secretive operation. Could that lucrative gig be the cause of his early demise or is …read more

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If you liked Canadian Samurai Girl star Brendan Fehr as brooding martial arts specialist Jake on the recent ABC Family miniseries, you’re probably gonna love him as FBI agent Seeley Booth’s little brother Jared on the Fox hit Bones.
According to the former CSI: Miami and Roswell cast member himself on his own website (don’cha just love when entertainers have their own websites and/or blogs that they actually seem to write themselves?) he began shooting his Bones appearance last Friday, September 19. And, although it was a one-time gig at the time he posted, the actor stated there has been …read more

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It’s time to announce the winner of the Samurai Girl giveaway held recently at Grrl TV in celebration of the ABC Family miniseries’ premiere run.
The randomly selected lucky person is Rachel, whose favorite female action star is Lucy Lawless because she thinks Xena: Warrior Princess rocks. No doubt about it.
Congratulations to Rachel, and thanks to everyone who participated, as well as ABC Family for making the giveaway possible.
Photo: Eike Schroter/ABC Family

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On Sunday, ABC Family’s three-night Samurai Girl event concluded. All in all, the miniseries was pretty good weekend TV, and it ended in such a way that I wouldn’t mind seeing a second run, similar to what the network did with Fallen.
Heck, I wouldn’t even mind a full-blown series since the characters were certainly entertaining, especially Otto (Kyle Labine), Cheryl (Saige Thompson), and — surprisingly — Severin (Steven Brand). The plot was intriguing enough, too. So, if we’re lucky, maybe ABC Family will adapt another one of Carrie Asai’s books.
Now that it’s over, take a trip back …read more

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Part Two of ABC Family’s Samurai Girl miniseries, “Book of the Heart,” aired tonight, and one of the most significant plot developments was the arrival of Stacy Keibler’s character Karen, who — surprise! — is so not what she initially seems.
True, we didn’t get to see all that much from her in the latest installment until the very end, but Stacey has some pretty “combative” scenes coming up in the finale, Sunday night’s “Book of the Shadow.” Let’s just say it will be showdown time — with very big and extremely sharp knives.
Follow the jump to hear the actress …read more

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Tonight is the night that ABC Family premieres the first of three installments in the Samurai Girl miniseries.
We begin with Parts One and Two of the “Book of the Sword” at 8pm EST, followed by “Book of the Heart” on Saturday and “Book of the Shadow” on Sunday, both two-parters that also air from 8pm to 10pm.
I had the opportunity to preview “Book of the Sword,” and although it indicates Samurai Girl has nowhere near the creative or visual appeal of its hugely successful predecessor Fallen, the miniseries will still probably entertain its intended audience of primarily female teenagers.
The plot, …read more

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Are you stoked for the ABC Family miniseries Samurai Girl, which premieres on Friday, September 5? If not, maybe the following will help.
Grrl TV is giving away a spectacular prize package to one lucky winner in support of the television event. That person will receive a Samurai Girl novel written by author Carrie Asai, plus Branded Samurai Girl Temporary Tattoo Packs. The last alone will provided hours of fun that won’t make you regret the good times forever.
To enter the giveaway, leave a comment on this post sharing who your favorite female TV or …read more

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It’s time for more Samurai Girl goodies!
In the extended trailer following the jump, we learn a bit about the miniseries’ major plotlines. Heaven (Jamie Chung) is at her arranged wedding, then a fight breaks out and her brother is killed.
With a little help from friends, she next finds the one person who can train her well enough to get to the bottom of the problems threatening to destroy her life. That big sword should come in handy, even if the cause of the turmoil appears to be daddy.
Samurai Girl will air September 5, 6, and 7 on ABC …read more

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I’ve already said how psyched I am to see ABC Family’s upcoming six-part miniseries Samurai Girl when it premieres on September 5. So, you can imagine how I almost fainted on the spot when, out of the blue, I received a press kit and screener for the television event earlier this week.
I feel so loved. And I’m only exaggerating a little bit about the passing out part — I was and still am that thrilled.
Something else I’ve received is a slew of photos from the special. Follow the jump to meet the cast for now, and I …read more

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We at Grrl TV can’t wait until Samurai Girl, the new ABC Family action drama based on the hit young-adult novel series, hits televisions everywhere beginning on September 5. Samurai Girl will then air in six one-hour installments over the course of three consecutive nights.
The six-episode miniseries stars Jamie Chung as 19-year-old Heaven, an adopted Japanese young woman who learns her adoptive father is a member of the roundly feared Japanese mafia called the Yakuza. Even worse, this very same guardian may be responsible for the murder of her brother. Talk about family secrets!
After learning these shocking …read more

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