Ahoy, fans! Be sure to log on to TNT.tv/chat after the Dark Blue season premiere on August 4 to chat live with the show’s stars Tricia Helfer and Dylan McDermott. From the TNT website:

Join us Wednesday August 4 at 2/1c to chat live with Dark Blue stars Dylan McDermott and Tricia Helfer.

Check out also this sneak peek from the two-hour season premiere from the Dark Blue website. Although Tricia is only featured in the opening glimpses, it’s nevertheless a taste of things to come:

According to the Late Night TV Page, Tricia Helfer is scheduled to appear on TBS’ Lopez Tonight on Monday, August 2. Sounds like the promotion for Dark Blue Season 2 is finally getting started! As always, we’ll be doing our best to cover Tricia’s appearance on the show.

Check out this photographed preview of Tricia Helfer on the cover of the Mexican men’s magazine, Deep, issue July 2010. The cover shot originates from the earlier of Tricia’s two smouldering Maxim photoshoots from last year. We’re unable to get this magazine where we are, though, so if anyone would like to share their scans with us, please do so as it would be most appreciated! Thank you.

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• Magazines in 2010 > ‘Deep’ (Mx) July 2010 Scans

Some small, but exciting event news and goodies today!

To begin with, according to Tricia Helfer’s official site, Tricia will be attending the 3rd Annual Fur Ball at the Skirball Kitten Rescue fundraiser Saturday, September 11 2010 at the Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles, CA. The event will once again be hosted by The Office-star Jenna Fischer. Tickets are $125 apiece ($1250 for an Angel Table with seating for 10); details and ticket purchases are available via KittenRescue.org. Be sure to book your seat, if you’re able to attend. It’s for a good cause, after all, and you’ll of course have a chance to meet Tricia in person!

Speaking of events and good causes, a couple of days ago on July 15, Tricia attended the BTC and Artists & Athletes Alliance-hosted Evening with Philippe Cousteau in Beverly Hills, CA, a briefing on the ongoing BP oil spill catastrophe on the Gulf Coast. Battlestar Galactica’s Edward James Olmos was also among the attendants. According to Tricia’s official site, she and Battlestar Galactica co-star Katee Sackhoff are working on an oil spill fundraiser; additional details should be coming soon. If you’re interested in the Cousteau event and want to learn more about the subject, there’s a great and informative report on it at ServiceNation.org.

We’ve also updated the gallery with a first photo from the Rodeo Drive Vintage Car & Bike Show from June 21 as well as a new motorcycle-themed photoshoot, with best friend Katee.

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• Appearances in 2010 > BTC and A&A Alliance Host an Evening with Philippe Cousteau on Jul 15
• Appearances in 2010 > Rodeo Drive Vintage Car & Bike Show on Jun 21
• Photoshoots & Outtakes > Photoshoot #031

Check out this first trailer from the Internet Movie Database for writer-director Jonathan Sobol’s feature film debut, A Beginner’s Guide to Endings, in which Tricia Helfer stars opposite Harvey Keitel, Scott Caan, J.K. Simmons and Paulo Costanzo. Although the trailer focuses mainly on the key characters, Tricia is featured in a couple of shots — the first look we’ve had at her in her as-of-yet untitled role.

Unfortunately, the video can’t be embedded here at this point, so please head over to the Internet Movie Database to watch it. A couple of screen captures of Tricia’s shots have also been uploaded to the gallery — big thanks to Roberta @ Kate Winslet Fan for her help with these.

In related news, another one of Tricia’s upcoming films, Phase One, which was announced as far back as in November 2009, has at last gotten an Internet Movie Database-page. Although the page doesn’t provide us with a lot of information that we didn’t already know, Tricia’s character does now have a name – “Dr. Wilcox”.

Neither film has yet to our knowledge an exact release date.

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• Film Work > ‘A Beginner’s Guide to Endings’ (2010) Trailer Screen Captures

Fresh photos, y’all! Last Wednesday, May 19, Tricia Helfer attended the 2010 TEN Upfront Presentation in New York City. Tricia represented the TNT cop drama Dark Blue at the event alongside co-stars Dylan McDermott, Omari Hardwick, Logan Marshall Green and Nicki Aycox. She’ll be debuting on the show in its second season premiering August 4, as FBI Agent Alex Rice. First 15 medium-res photos at our gallery!

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• Appearances in 2010 > 2010 TEN Upfront Presentation on May 19

Pop Culture Zoo reports TNT’s undercover cop drama Dark Blue will be returning for its second season August 4. Tricia Helfer will debuting on the show this season as FBI agent “Alex Rice” (or something to that effect — be sure to check out the Access Hollywood video from the set of the show in which Tricia talks about her new character if you haven’t yet). From Pop Culture Zoo:

DARK BLUE
• Season 2 premieres Wednesday, Aug. 4, at 10 p.m. (ET/PT)
The streets of Los Angeles provide a dangerous playground for a unit of top-notch undercover cops determined to bring down the baddest of the bad. Dylan McDermott, Logan Marshall-Green, Omari Hardwick and Nicki Aycox star in this exciting, action-packed drama from blockbuster producer Jerry Bruckheimer. This summer, they’ll be recruited to work closely with an FBI agent, played by Battlestar Galactica’s Tricia Helfer.

Just a quick heads-up that there’s finally an exact date for the previously reported Tribeca Film Festival screening for Andrew Paquin’s thriller Open House, in which Tricia Helfer stars as Lila opposite Brian Geraghty.

According to the Tribeca Film Festival website, the premiere screening is this Saturday, April 24 at 9 PM at the Clearview Chelsea Cinema in New York, with three additional screenings on Sunday, Monday as well as Friday, April 30, respectively. For details and (rush) tickets, please visit www.tribecafilm.com. At this point, we don’t know whether or not Tricia is expected to attend.

First complete synopsis from the Tribeca Film Festival website:

Suddenly single Alice is ready to sell her vacant love nest and move on with her life. But the open house she hosts draws unforeseen interest from a pair of psychopathic house hunters. After invading her home and dispatching her houseguest, prim and taciturn intruder David inexplicably keeps Alice alive, hidden away in the basement crawlspace of her own home as he and his sexually predatory partner Lila move in upstairs. From there, Alice becomes privy to the perverse relationship between her captors. She realizes David has kept her existence a secret, a small act of rebellion against his oppressive but inextricable bond with Lila. As David’s relationship with his secret prisoner grows stronger, his twisted partnership with Lila begins to crack.

Andrew Paquin’s debut feature is a spine-tingling psychological thriller, a typical love triangle where two of the parties just happen to be codependent psychopaths. Alice’s cold, sterile house becomes the perfect setting for this tense tale of domestic horror. As Alice adapts to the duo’s mind games in order to stay alive, she begins to realize that the claustrophobia and torment of a basement crawlspace may be nothing compared to that of a bad relationship.

Don’t forget to tune in today for the newest episode of Two and a Half Men! Tricia Helfer reprises her November ‘09 guest role of Gail in episode 7.18 “Ixnay on the Oggie Day”, which airs tonight @ 9/8c on CBS. Check your local listings for details. As always, we’ll be sure to cover Tricia’s appearance on the show, so do check back with us for updates!

What a pleasant surprise! Yesterday, March 20, Tricia Helfer attended the 24th Annual Genesis Awards in Beverly Hills, CA. Tricia looked simply lovely at the event in a black, belted cocktail dress and sleek ponytail; you can have a look for yourself by checking out our first 47 medium- and hi-res photos of Tricia’s red carpet and awards show appearance at our gallery. As always, we’ll keep our eyes peeled for more photos.

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• Appearances in 2010 > 24th Annual Genesis Awards on Mar 20