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Rosario Dawson heads up the "Gemini Division"

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Kim Ruehl

Back in May, we got you pumped for the summer debut of the so-gorgeous-we’d-watch-her-in-anything Rosario Dawson’s role in the web series Gemini Division. I’m not totally sure about this whole web series thing — this one, for example, will run 50 episodes that will be five to seven minutes each. I guess it’s good for people obsessed with sci-fi, but with attention spans too short for an actual television show. Anyway, I am sure that I love TV shows and movies that feature hot women kicking ass. Of course Dawson fits that bill for this series.

Dawson plays undercover NYC cop Anna Diaz, who’s investigating the murder of her husband. What she discovers is an elaborate U.S. government conspiracy that involves simulated human soldiers (“sims”) suspected of being terrorists. Of course her husband was a sim, so she has to decide whether she’s fighting the sims or the U.S. government that employs her. Tough stuff.

The trailer is pretty intense, ending with Eugene Alper, as Dr. Thaddeus Lazlo, warning Dawson’s character: “Don’t do it, Diaz. Don’t choose the wrong side.” Dramatic pause, music, fade to black.

Of course, Rosario Dawson is used to filling thrilling roles and kicking a lot of ass. In September, she’ll be appearing in Eagle Eye with Billy Bob Thornton and Shia LaBeouf — another film where she winds up mistakenly wrapped up in terrorist activities. It was also announced in June that she’ll be appearing in the upcoming Wonder Woman movie (though not as the Amazon super hero herself).

But, in the meantime, Gemini Division will run weekdays starting Aug. 18 on NBC.com. Will you be tuning in?

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    • Submitted by
    Kim Ruehl
    on August 8, 2008 - 1:00pm.
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    Faithful Chosen's picture

    :D

    Submitted by
    Faithful Chosen (121 posts)
    on August 8, 2008 - 1:16pm.

    Honestly, it's Rosario and sci-fi, I'll watch it. Of course. But what I REALLY want to see is the Occult Crimes Taskforce! (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Occult_Crimes_Taskforce)

    Of course I haven't heard about that for a loooong while...

    So yes, I'll be watching and I'll probably like it but I like TV series which are long and deep so I can get into it fully. I'm afraid I'll have some trouble with that if these episodes are so short...

    Also, I want her back singing!

     

     

    Who you gonna be if you can't be yourself,
    you can't get it from t.v., you can't force it on
    anybody else.    -- Ani Difranco

    gato's picture

    that's my girl!!

    Submitted by
    gato (935 posts)
    on August 8, 2008 - 1:21pm.
    So glad this is going thru..she has so many cool projects in the works with some of my friends...I hope they all get of the ground!
    Lunakiss's picture

    Anything with Rosario Dawson's in: You Betcha!

    Submitted by
    Lunakiss (2081 posts)
    on August 8, 2008 - 1:25pm.
    Hell Yes, I'm watching it. Thanks for giving us the date when it begins.
    BuckeyesBandit's picture

    You know what really grinds

    Submitted by
    BuckeyesBandit (120 posts)
    on August 8, 2008 - 3:03pm.
    You know what really grinds my gears? Links to pages that don't exist ;)
    Batman's picture

    and that, ladies and gentlemen...

    Submitted by
    Batman (418 posts)
    on August 8, 2008 - 6:02pm.

    is what grinds my gears...back to you Tom.

    Batman's picture

    I think Dawson is the best

    Submitted by
    Batman (418 posts)
    on August 8, 2008 - 6:03pm.

    love her, love her acting...love her... you know.

     

    ________________________________________________________

    got Cloverfield? 1-18-08-underground.com does...
    Plunk'd's picture

    I'm watching, definitely

    Submitted by
    Plunk'd (156 posts)
    on August 8, 2008 - 6:07pm.

    I'm watching, definitely wouldn't miss this.


    I think the trailer convinced me

     

    "Corin's the underdog, She scares the kids"- Carrie Brownstein

    lashun's picture

    love her!

    Submitted by
    lashun (223 posts)
    on August 8, 2008 - 6:59pm.
    want her!
    Hank's picture

    wha?

    Submitted by
    Hank (1497 posts)
    on August 8, 2008 - 8:08pm.

    i don't exactly know what this article was about, but I saw a lot of Rosario Dawson, and I saw her name in it a lot, and that's really what's important.

     

    Soemthing about a web and some steak knives or something.

     

    I got a dick like a mule...with a big dick.

    fallenstar1787's picture

    i would watch it

    Submitted by
    fallenstar1787 (1 post)
    on August 8, 2008 - 9:28pm.
    im not even a huge fan of scifi but i'll watch rosario in anything!
    nerdnplenty's picture

    I just put it...

    Submitted by
    nerdnplenty (10 posts)
    on August 9, 2008 - 12:44am.

    my datebook. I'm watching it.

    It is a bit reminiscent of Occult Crimes Taskforce. 

     

    Sharon Greenfield's picture

    Occult Crimes Taskforce indeed!

    Submitted by
    Sharon Greenfield (22 posts)
    on August 10, 2008 - 2:04pm.
    I actually was hoping this would be an exact replica of that storyline, because I really dug all 4 issues...I was disappointed it didn't last. The artwork was phenomenal!
    gato's picture

    actually

    Submitted by
    gato (935 posts)
    on August 10, 2008 - 2:15pm.

    they are planning making OCT into a movie and/or Video game..it was green lite about five months ago.

     

    She also is producing a series on Sci fi as well that was written by a friend of mine who also wrote O.C .T.

    Deleted: The Game's picture

    A little geeky but she is so worth watching ...

    Submitted by
    Deleted: The Game (3 posts)
    on August 19, 2008 - 8:00pm.
    Its so important for the interactive TV genre that Gemini Division puts on a good showing. This is the kind of innovative product that exploits the interactivity of the internet and changes the lean back viewing experience of traditional TV into something far more engaging. Its success would bring much needed attention to the indie interactive web scene.

    Signing Rosario Dawson is a great choice, a neo sci-fi plot is a great choice, the one gripe I have though is geo-blocking the show limiting it only to a US audience, I think its a cop out and a failure to fully embrace the internet. NBC, why get only half pregnant?! In mitigation, I suppose with a huge marketing budget, Gemini Division does not have to rely on viral distribution like indies do. And it probably has found revenues in international distribution.

    The $1.75M budget is HUGE for the web TV world but my hope is that a nice chunk of that is allocated to marketing (and you can count Rosario’s paycheck in that) to bring attention to the nascent interactive web series genre … indies like ours (www.deletedthegame.com) will gladly ride this coat tail.
    karina's picture

    not available

    Submitted by
    karina (10 posts)
    on August 23, 2008 - 11:17pm.

    I'd love to watch it, but it's not available for people outside the US.

    :\

    Deleted: The Game's picture

    @itfy - come watch

    Submitted by
    Deleted: The Game (3 posts)
    on August 24, 2008 - 11:25am.

    @itfy - come watch http://www.deletedthegame.com while you wait for Sony to make G.D. available in your territory. Wink wink ... we've got some interesting twists in our plot that raises interesting questions for this particular audience coming up soon :-)

    Deleted: The Game

    http://www.deletedthegame.com


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