Battlestar Galactica veteran and memorable Chuck and Burn Notice guest star Tricia Helfer (pictured below) makes a highly anticipated visit to Two and a Half Men during the ridiculously titled November 16 episode “Gorp. Fnark. Schmegle.” Huh?

Helfer plays Gail…

Tomorrow night’s fresh episode of Chuck is called “Chuck Versus the Broken Heart,” and it’s the one featuring Battlestar Galactica’s Tricia Helfer, of course.
Everybody’s favorite Cylon is back in the spy game, à la her recent guest stint on Burn Notice, as Agent Alex Forrest. The official episode synopsis describes the character as “heartless,” and she arrives on the scene to give Sarah a job review after Chuck chooses the wrong time to discuss his (in)tense relationship with his handler. And while that’s unfolding, annoyingly persistent Jeff and Lester do their best to infiltrate Devon’s bachelor’s party (and …read more

One of the best parts of the current television season for me has been getting the opportunity to participate in interviews with every regular cast member of USA Network’s deserving hit Burn Notice.
As next week’s season finale rapidly approaches, it was Season Two newcomer Tricia Helfer (Carla) and series star Jeffrey Donovan’s (Michael Westen) turn in the hot seat this week. [Read last month's post featuring icon Bruce Campbell here.]
The chat with Helfer, who also stars as Cylon Number Six on Sci Fi Channel’s Battlestar Galactica, was especially informative since she gladly discussed all three of the popular TV …read more

On the next episode of Burn Notice, tonight’s “Hot Spot,” Michael, Fiona, and Sam pretend to be a gang of ruthless car thieves.
The undercover work is for their latest case targeting a thug who has been threatening a local high school football star. When they’re not busy with that, Michael and Fiona also manage to locate the person responsible for trying to murder Michael by setting up the bomb that torched his loft.
Michael Irving guest stars as Coach Sean Martin on this one. And, unless my eyes are deceiving me, that’s former Blade: The Series star Kirk Jones, …read more

You know the summer season is officially coming to an end when one of its better series — USA Network’s Burn Notice, of course — bows out for a midseason break. Well, that time has arrived, and tonight we’ll have the show’s summer finale “Good Soldier.”
Michael’s latest case requires him to pose as an alcoholic security consultant to help a client being forced to participate in a planned kidnapping linked to an oil company abroad. The good part? Battlestar Galactica’s Tricia Helfer finally returns as Michael’s ultra mysterious new handler Carla.
Will he break her cover at last? …read more

Original Air Date: August 14, 2008
THE CLIENT — RICKY WATKINS
Following the botched attempt on the previous episode “Scatter Point” to identify Carla through her assumed workplace in a Florida building, Michael has Sam stay with his mother Madeline for a few days to protect her from any unexpected retaliatory attacks. Sam’s cover is that he needs a place to stay after Veronica kicked him out on the last episode.
Michael’s next client turns up at Madeline’s when his childhood friend Ricky Watkins drops by. After telling Michael his brother Andre, another childhood friend, is doing hard prison time, Ricky …read more

Original Air Date: August 7, 2008
THE CLIENT — TREVOR
Trevor approaches Michael at home one day. A recent parolee, he heard about Michael’s special skills from a fellow prison inmate taken down by the spy. Trevor’s son was born while he was inside, and he promised the boy he would quit the criminal life for good.
The only problem is that as soon as Trevor is released, control freak Timo (Oded Fehr) contacts him to put his talents as an Expediter of Getaways, also called a Wheelman, back to use on a jewelry heist two years in the panning stages. …read more

Original Air Date: July 31, 2008
THE CLIENT — KATYA
The latest Client of the Week on Burn Notice is Ukrainian Katya, a receptionist who works at the limousine company where Michael’s younger brother Nate works, as well. Nate arrives in town to ask for Michael’s help locating Katya’s sister, Elena, and he remains angry about how Michael told him to stay in hiding at the end of last season and then apparently forgot about him.
As usual, Michael’s response is basically, “Get over it.” Thankfully, Mama Westen intervenes eventually to make Michael understand that Nate idolizes him so much, his …read more

Yesss!!! Am I a very happy blogger right now!
Not only is one of my favorite TV series from last year, USA Network’s fantabulous action spy dramedy Burn Notice, returning to the tube in July, but TV Guide reports today that it will gain a new cast member for a multi-episode arc, namely Battlestar Galactica’s delicious Tricia Helfer.
Talk about a match made in TV heaven — sizzling Cylon Number Six and cool-as-a-cucumber ace spook Michael Westen, played by Jeffrey Donovan.
According to TV Guide, Helfer will portray Michael’s handler Carla, a woman who doesn’t hesitate to kill and who frequently seems …read more

As savvy fans of science-fiction TV already know, ten members from the cast of Sci Fi Channel’s stellar series Battlestar Galactica read the popular Top Ten list on the most recent Late Show with David Letterman.
The fourth and regrettably final season of the Peabody-winning space drama takes off on April 4, preceded on March 28 by two back-to-back half-hour specials. Fittingly, the theme of last night’s very entertaining segment was the Top Ten Reasons to Watch the New Season of Battlestar Galactica.
All of the cast members did a fine job delivering their lines, of course. The absolute best …read more