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superspy TNT!

2008-07-03T14:24:55Z

in honor of last night's wrap of episode #9, here is one last image as we move from the topic of international espionage to the theme of vampire ventriloquist dummies (today we begin photography on episode #1, "the vampiric puppet lamentation).

matt "the middleman" keeslar, natalie "wendy watson" morales* and kevin sorbo - guest starring as guy "middleman '69" goddard, on the set of "the obsolescnet cryogenic meltdown."

(photo by the inimitable ralph king!)

* yes, natalie is dressed in a white bikini in an homage to ursula andress in "Dr. No."

by land! by sea! by air!

2008-07-02T14:21:50Z

matt "the middleman" keeslar infiltrates a bad guy's underwater island lair!

(photo by the outstanding ralph king!)

kevin sorbo kicks it "thunderball" style!

2008-07-02T14:15:00Z

in this exclusive image (by the phenomenal ralph king) kevin sorbo - guest starring as guy goddard: middleman from 1969 in episode #9 "the obsolescent cryogenic meltdown" - rocks a red wetsuit!

yellow teddy discovers the jonas brothers!

2008-06-28T16:50:48Z

yellow dancing teddy!

2008-06-28T02:11:57Z

the table read!

2008-06-27T15:12:29Z

as part of our ongoing efforts to peel back as much of the veil as possible - here is the table read for episode #3, "the sino-mexican revelation" - that's right, the cast of "the middleman" on their first read of the script!

do not watch unless you want MASSIVE spoilers.

click HERE to watch the cast and crew of "the middleman" giving a script its first day in court!

kevin sorbo guest stars in "the middleman!"

2008-06-26T14:12:25Z

here it is, folks, the first ever image from kevin ("hercules!" "gene roddenberry's andromeda!" "the OC!") sorbo's special turn as a past middleman reawakened to fight a foe from the past!

(photo by the unflappable ralph king!)

denizens of the bohemian utopia!

2008-06-24T06:20:05Z

as the world of "the middleman" grows, so does the number of wendy and lacey's artsy friends - here is a picture of middleman star brit morgan with drew tyler bell (pip) and sean davis (whose character's name i won't spill because it's an homage to a gerry anderson supermarionation character!)

(image by the sensational ralph king!)

the new york times gives us a good review!

2008-06-24T06:07:59Z

so i have spent all day feeling like carrie bradshaw when michiko kakutani liked her book!

this made my week (or my month...or hey, my life)

CLICK HERE FOR THE REVIEW!

images from "the middleman" episode #6 "the boyband superfan interrogation"

2008-06-24T06:03:20Z

natalie morales rests on wendy watson's bed!

director norman buckley ponders his next move!

natalie's rest is disturbed by that pesky film crew!

"the middleman" in WIDESCREEN!

2008-06-24T05:59:31Z

special guest star tyler kain confronts wendy on the set of the (possibly haunted) omega theta nu sorority!

director michael zinberg and script supervisor nancy solomon watch as natalie morales and special guest star ashley johnson confront the lavender-clad sisters of omega theta nu!

director michael zinberg (this episode reunites him with "the accidental occidental conception" writer sarah watson) conducts the orchestra that is the crew of "the middleman!

(all images by the astonishing ralph king!)

natalie morales!

2008-06-24T05:52:37Z

seen here in a rare moment of rest on the set of "the middleman" - episode #9, "the ectoplasmic panhellenic investigation!"

(photo by the singular ralph king!)

what in the world is !!!!

2008-06-24T05:50:32Z

i don't know, but here are some of the villains from "the middleman" episode #5 "the flying fish zombification" making a delivery!

the middleman hits the high seas!

2008-06-24T05:47:04Z

here are some panoramic images of one of middleman production designer naomi slodki's many brilliant sets...the ballroom of the ship owned by billionaire titanic fetishist arthur mendelson - villain of episode #7 "the cursed tuba contingency!"

(all photos by the incomparable ralph king!)

a little middle-love from daily variety!

2008-06-13T05:08:37Z

we just received a glowing review from daily variety - want to see what they have to say...

...CLICK HERE!

how do these things get on the web anyway?

2008-06-13T05:03:30Z

tired of hearin' me yap?

2008-06-13T05:01:31Z

if not, listen to my live interview with shaun omac at blogtalkradio.com!

tv guide calls "the middleman" this week's mega-rave!

2008-06-12T06:06:12Z

yes, my friends, validating my long-time belief that "the middleman" is actually worth your time, tv guide just singled us out as this weeks "mega rave" - click HERE and check out their words of wisdom!

is that the coeur de mer?

2008-06-12T05:25:31Z

brit morgan on the set of episode 1007 - "the cursed tuba contingency"

the middleman - "the pilot episode sanction" download it for FREE!

2008-06-10T05:46:26Z

here it is - a week early - commercial-free and at no cost to you, the consumer - the middleman pilot!

CLICK HERE to download via the tasty goodness of iTunes!

the middleposters are everywhere

2008-06-10T05:42:02Z

yes, indeed friends, middlemania is sweeping the country...as evidenced by these images sent to me from around this great nation of ours!

golf mill, IL!

southland, CA!

natick, MA!

silver city, MA!

arlington, TX!

burbank, CA!

cheating...mother nature!

2008-06-10T05:35:00Z

the middleman trailer/psa-palooza!

2008-06-05T14:55:23Z

who is that hyperkinetic geek?

2008-05-31T20:52:40Z

the fine folk at abc family has seen fit to post a video featuring yours truly - giving an intro to "the middleman" and, asa an added bonus, slapping my own head repeatedly!

check it out here!

UGO loves the middleman!

2008-05-31T20:46:49Z

UGO.com's tod emko has given us a sterling review...check it out here!