There’s been a lot of press coverage on Tricia and Burn Notice of late — and there’s more. The Chicago Tribune recently sat down with Tricia to discuss her involvement in Burn Notice as well as the 4th and final season of Battlestar Galactica. Although there’s been a lot of press coverage on all this throughout the year, this interview is a touch more insightful and interesting than the average article; I’d have a look if I were you.

Here are some news tidbits on the aforementioned series, as revealed by the Chicago Tribune interview:

• Filming of Battlestar Galactica will in all likelihood wrap up this month, either on Jul 7, 10 or 12 (exact date varies with source), after which Tricia will return to Miami to shoot more Season 2 material for Burn Notice until October ‘08. While she keeps all Battlestar Galactica series’ finale secrets to herself, Tricia promises Red Eye Chicago the concluding episode will answer a lot questions.

• Tricia will appear as Carla in the first two episodes of Burn Notice, after which Carla again returns in the series’ mid-season finale, episode 9. Carla will also be featured in some of the post-hiatus episodes, but which these episodes are is yet to be revealed.

• Tricia confirms she has signed on to do Fox’s Inseparable pilot, for which filming takes place in August ‘08.

Press Links:

• Helfer of ‘Battlestar Galactica’ puts the sizzle in ‘Burn Notice’ (Chicago Tribune)
• Helfer on ‘Battlestar’ finale: It’s awesome (Red Eye Chicago)

The Battletstar Galactica production team were recently in New York to promote the upcoming fourth and final season of the series, and UGO.com has coverage from the series’ press conference. The article is mildly spoilery, but (unsurprisingly) no major plot twists are given away. From UGO.com:

So what can fans expects from the fourth and final season of Battlestar Galactica then? It will be presented in two parts, with the second half set to film this summer for a probable fall airing. While the cast themselves remain in the dark as to how the series will close, Moore and Eick insist that the story is served and that the most pressing loose ends are tied up.

Which isn’t to say that all will be well for the human race when the end credits roll on episode 20. “It’s devastating,” said Olmos of the fourth season, “don’t watch this program; it’s not an easy ride.”

In other news, contrary to our earlier update, Tricia doesn’t seem to be featured in the April 2008 issue of FHM after all, so we’re not quite sure which issue she will be in. We’ll keep you posted. Thanks to Tricia’s official site for the heads-up. If anyone has any additional information on this, please get in touch! Thank you.

Tricia and Walk All Over Me have been garnering some Canadian press attention of late. Here’s a summary of what’s worth a look. Kicking things off with Western Canadian movie magazine Reel West, which features an interview with Walk All Over Me-director Robert Cuffley in their January-February 2008 issue. Tricia and co-star Leelee Sobieski grace the cover in appropriate Walk All Over Me dominatrix gear. Thanks to Tricia’s official site for the heads-up.

Furthermore, The Montreal Gazette recently published a rather mixed review on Walk All Over Me, but commented positively on Tricia’s performance. Read the review in its entirety at Canada.com, below is the excerpt regarding Tricia:

Again, to Cuffley’s credit, he creates characters who are inherently seductive. Both Alberta and Celine are fascinating studies of femininity and female stereotypes, and both Sobieski and Helfer bring incredible depth to the fore - but we never get enough moments between the two of them to suck on the marrow of the story.

Finally, we have another Canadian article centering on Tricia herself. The Calgary Herald recently sat down with Tricia for an interview, which you can read in its entirety at Canada.com. That’s all!

ShowBizMonkeys posted about a week back an interview with Tricia Helfer and Walk All Over Me-director Robert Cullfey, which I thought you might be interested in. The article is mainly concerned with the production of Walk All Over Me, but, as the author puts it, what would a Tricia interview be without some Battlestar Galactica questions? From ShowBizMonkeys:

MM: Now being that I write for the internet, I’d be shot if I didn’t ask at least one BSG question, so here it is. There have been rumors that due to the writers’ strike, part of the fourth season may not air.

TH: We shot 12. We were picked up for 22 – two of them in the beginning of the season were Razor. (So) we shot 14 so far, so we have 8 more to go. As far as we know, we’re coming back to shoot the remaining 8. Who knows what is going to happen. I certainly don’t have a crystal ball. If the strike goes on long enough, yeah, with any show there’s a possibility that will be the final episode. What we’ve shot will air, absolutely; I think it’s scheduled to start airing in April. Because it was 20 episodes, I think they were going to show 10 in April 08 and then hold 10 for technically a 5th season even though we would have filmed it all at once. But technically a 5th season for the end of ‘08 or beginning of ‘09. That’s what might change. They may air all 12 episodes as Season 4 and there won’t be a season 5.

MM: Can the story wrap there at the end of the 12 that are shot?

TH: Where we are could be season-ending. I know with certainty, that’s not how the series is supposed to end. Without giving away any spoilers, that certainly could be season-ending, but again, who knows. I don’t know what’s going to happen. All I know is that when we left the last day of filming, everybody thought we were coming back for the final 8 episodes. Only time will tell.

Read the interview in its entirety at ShowBizMonkeys!