The people at SyFy Portal recently revealed a major spoiler regarding the concluding scene for the fourth and final season of Sci Fi’s critically acclaimed drama series, Battlestar Galactica, on which Tricia stars as humanoid Cylon Number Six. Spoiler-phobes should certainly avoid this one, because although significant questions such as the identity of Final Cylon are not answered in said spoiler, those who wish to remain spoiler-free would surely not appreciate having such a crucial scene revealed to them and should thus stop reading here. Consider yourself warned!

For those interested in the spoiler posted however, here’s are the most relevant portions excerpted from the article. As always with text containing spoilers, please highlight to read. From SyFy Portal:

Tricia Helfer, who has played numerous incarnations of the Cylon Number Six, is the star of the scene, but will have no lines. In fact, the final scene is nothing more than music, and of Helfer walking through a crowd in her red dress. The crowd, by the way, is in Times Square in New York City … present day.

This spoiler was shared with SyFy Portal well over a year ago, but had been held back after writers for Battlestar Galactica indicated they attended a retreat after those spoilers were shared where they “mapped out” how the show would end. Because that suggested the spoilers SyFy Portal received about the ending were now in flux, we chose to hold on to the information until we felt more confident that the information was still true.

Of course, SyFy Portal still believes that rumor to be very accurate, and with evidence of some exterior shooting involving Helfer in New York City now floating around the net, believe that the reports of the final scene also are accurate.

Personally, without giving anything away, I very much approve of this end scene! Sounds like a fabulous conclusion for a great series. Spoiler-phobes, interpret that as you will. Battlestar Galactica returns to Sci Fi Channel on January 16 2009 for a final, ten-episode arc. As always, stay tuned to us for coverage!

I just love regular updates, don’t you? Monsters & Critics have a moderately spoiler-y overview of the first upcoming post-hiatus episode of USA Network’s spy series, Burn Notice, on which Tricia regularly guest stars as Carla. I won’t give anything away here, should you wish to remain spoiler-free, however I think we can safely look forward to Tricia reprising her role in the upcoming episode. From Monsters & Critics, please highlight to read:

Whoever tried to kill him also killed Carla’s sniper and jeopardized her operation. Furious, Carla (Tricia Helfer) Michael’s new handler and a known ruthless operative, wants the bomber caught, but Michael sees the bomber as his chance to get a leg up on her – and ultimately find out who is pulling the strings.

In other Burn Notice news, according to The Hollywood Reporter, the series has been renewed for a third season by the USA Network as of October 2008. Congratulations, y’all! Hopefully, Tricia will also be appearing in Season 3 episodes. Fingers crossed!

Burn Notice episode 2.10 “Do No Harm” airs on January 22 2009 on USA Network. As always, stay tuned to us for coverage! Finally, Happy New Year 2009, y’all!

Hopefully, you’ve all been enjoying the recent Battlestar Galactica webisodes, titled “The Face of the Enemy”, which are an appropriate post-hiatus episodes teaser. Not a lot has been going on with Tricia of late, hence the lack of updates, but I do have a small webisode-related update for you today.

NYTimes have made an appreciative mention of the recent excellent Battlestar Galactica webisodes (available at SciFi.com), which have thus far centered on Lt. Felix Gaeta (Alessandro Juliani) and Cylon Number Eight (Grace Park). From NYTimes.com:

“The Face of the Enemy,” on the other hand, could serve as a model of the Webisode genre. It’s not something you need to watch if you’re not already a Battlestar Galactica fan, but those who are will appreciate the serious treatment this minidrama has received, the same kind of care taken with the cult-favorite series itself. [...]

Other tidbits — Ms. Park plays two parts in “Enemy” because the Galactica star Tricia Helfer turned out not to be available after the story had already been developed — might seem like too much information to have while the serial is still unfolding. But it’s really just a sign that NBC Universal is getting at least one thing right. In a world where the possibilities for elaborating your shows online are endless, the true fan wants to see and hear everything.

Presumably, the article’s source on the matter is writer Jane Espenson’s webisode commentaries. That’s a shame, though, about Six not making an appearance!

Hooray for the return of regular updates! Not much has happened in the way of Tricia news of late, however, save for this: dryope @ livejournal has posted the first hi-res promotional stills of the upcoming first post-hiatus episode of Sci Fi’s critically acclaimed space drama Battlestar Galactica, on which Tricia portrays humanoid Cylon Number Six.

A whopping 15 promotional stills of the episode, 4.11 “Sometimes a Great Notion” have been released, which is a quite a surprise considering the regrettable scarcity of promo footage of earlier Season 4 episodes. Two hi-res promotional stills featuring Tricia have been added to the gallery; however, if you’re interested in the full batch of stills, you’ll want to head over to dryope’s livejournal.

If you’ve seen all of Season 4 thus far, you needn’t be afraid of being spoiled by Tricia’s Number Six promo stills. Looks like the episode will feature Tricia both as Caprica Six and Baltar’s “virtual” Six, and the miniseries red dress makes another reappearance! Yay! Don’t forget (as if you would), Battlestar Galactica returns to small screens on January 16 2009, naturally on the Sci Fi Channel. As always, we’ll be sure to cover it!

New Photo Albums:

• ‘Battlestar Galactica’ Episode 4.11 “Sometimes a Great Notion” Promotional Stills

Things are admittedly quiet with Tricia right now. Keep in mind, however, that things will definitely turn around this upcoming January, with Tricia’s regular appearances on Sci Fi’s Battlestar Galactica and USA Network’s Burn Notice. Here’s a little something to keep you warm whilst awaiting the upcoming seasons of both series respectively: Maxim magazine has named Tricia Helfer’s sexy and manipulative humanoid Cylon Number Six on the aforementioned acclaimed Sci Fi series as one of their “Hottest Women of Fall TV ‘08″. From Maxim.com:

The Hottest Women of Fall TV ‘08
As fall turns to winter, the temperature outside seems to drop in direct correlation to the rising hotness of the woman appearing on our TV screens. It’s science.

Number Six (Tricia Helfer), Battlestar Galactica
Tricia Helfer’s got those eye-popping curves and golden locks that harken back to simpler days, when any leading lady gracing the screen had to be a flat-out sexpot. And as an ageless “Cylon” on the Battlestar Galactica reboot, Helfer proves once again that, yes, our therapist was right, we have a robot sex fetish.

Great news, Battlestar Galactica fans! According to the ever reliable Variety, the upcoming TV movie Battlestar Galactica: The Plan, which Tricia finished filming earlier this fall, is slated for an early Summer release! Not only that, Sci Fi Channel has also reportedly greenlit the prequel series Caprica (which Tricia is not involved in at this point, however)! From Variety:

Sci Fi Channel has greenlit Caprica, the much-anticipated prequel to hit series Battlestar Galactica.

Caprica will star Eric Stoltz, Esai Morales, Paula Malcomson and Polly Walker, and will be set 50 years prior to Galactica’s seminal attack on human civilization by those dreaded ‘droids the Cylons. Family-drama-themed series will focus on the Earthlike planet of Caprica as two rival families deal with, among other topical issues, the broader implications of their society’s emerging artificial intelligence technology sector.

Galactica has had its fourth and final season in the can for several months, with the final 10 episodes culminating their run March 20. A two-hour movie adaptation, Battlestar Galactica: The Plan, is slated for early summer.

As promised, here’s our final batch of Battlestar Galactica Season 3 replacement captures, which replace the old medium-res screen captures in the gallery with higher res, DVD-quality ones. This concludes our series of Season 3 replacement caps of Tricia as Cylon Number Six — hopefully you’ll enjoy these remaining caps. Next up are more site-exclusive video clips of Tricia’s Season 1 hosting stint on Canada’s Next Top Model!

Updated Photo Albums:

• Battlestar Galactica’ Episode 3.03 “Exodus: Part 1” Screen Captures
• Battlestar Galactica’ Episode 3.04 “Exodus: Part 2” Screen Captures
• Battlestar Galactica’ Episode 3.05 “Collaborators” Screen Captures
• Battlestar Galactica’ Episode 3.06 “Torn” Screen Captures
• Battlestar Galactica’ Episode 3.07 “A Measure of Salvation” Screen Captures

Apologies for the delay in updates; there hasn’t been a whole lot of Tricia news to cover in recent days. However, I do have some small project-related news for you today. Nothing mind-blowing, mind you, but they should tickle your Number Six nerve a little bit.

Galactica Sitrep have posted a number of (mostly very) short promo spots for the remaining 10(?) Season 4 episodes of Sci Fi’s critically acclaimed drama series, Battlestar Galactica. The clips don’t reveal anything new particularly related to Tricia’s character of Cylon Number Six, save a blink-and-you’ll-miss-it shot of what looks like Caprica Six to me. Check them out!

Battlestar Galactica-enthusiasts will also be interested in YouWillKnowtheTruth.com, a new portion of Sci Fi Channel’s Battlestar Galactica website, where clues and theories regarding the remaining episodes are posted on a regular basis. As most of you should already know, the final episodes of the series’ fourth and concluding season will begin airing in January 16 2009 on Sci Fi. Check back with us for coverage!

Finally, in other project news, the news of Tricia’s involvement in an upcoming episode of NBC’s comedy series Chuck, as posted last week, has been posted on Tricia’s official site, which we can hopefully take as a sign of confirmation. Yay!

Awesome project news, if this is confirmed! According to Entertainment Weekly, Tricia Helfer has been cast as Special Agent Alex Forrest for one episode of the hit NBC comedy series, Chuck, a guest role which will reunite her with her Spiral co-star Zachary Levi. That’s fantastic, Tricia! From EW.com:

Piping hot Battlestar Galactica toaster Tricia Helfer has been cast on Chuck as Special Agent Alex Forrest, a by-the-book ass-kicker and — here’s where things get a little frakked up — a potential replacement for Yvonne Strahovski’s Sarah.

Here’s the deal: According to my Chuck mole, General Beckman — who has been growing increasingly concerned about Chuck and Sarah’s intensifying bond — considers bringing in a new G-woman to work alongside Chuck. Enter Agent Forrest, who shows no fear, no remorse and, much to Agent Casey’s delight, is very easy on the eyes.

But Helfer isn’t moving in on Strahovski’s turf permanently, is she? Actually…no, she’s not. Helfer’s only booked for one episode (No. 18), and Strahovski’s got, well, an ironclad six-year contract.

Her character sounds a lot like Burn Notice’s Carla, no? As always, we’ll keep you posted if anything new regarding this turns up, and of course, we’ll do our best to provide you with coverage of the episode. Stay tuned!

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Yes! In addition to Sci Fi Channel’s Battlestar Galactica Season 4.5 premiere of January 19 2009, we’ll have more January TV appearances by Tricia in the shape of USA Network’s Burn Notice Season 2, which according to ChicagoTribune.com will be returning to screens on January 22 2009. What a fantastic January we have to look forward to! As always, we here at Tricia Helfer Fan will do our best to cover Tricia’s involvement in both shows. Stay tuned!