The two teams, led by Ian Bond of the University of Edinburgh, U.K., and Andrzej Udalski of Warsaw University in Poland, discovered the planet as both it and its star focused the light from a star 25,000 light-years away, in the center of the Milky Way.
It was originally made as a pilot for VH1, where it would have had a rock-star focus, but that music channel chose not to pick up the series.
The opening quartet, Without Stars, focuses on Toru as he tries to hold on to the fragile, grieving Naoko.
Epsilon Eridani was one of two stars focused on in 1960 in the first search for radio signals from alien civilizations -- and the first false alarm.
He speaks in constant but smooth streams of sentences, and likes to direct the conversation, a manner likely honed from keeping actors and rock stars focused on long photo shoots.
The comprehensive and family-friendly program this year features two main screenings: one, the "All Bugs Revue," devoted to the classic cartoons starring Bugs himself, and the "Looney Tunes All-Stars," focusing on the adventures of Bugs's various sidekicks and nemeses.
That's why this year's Celebrity 100 issue, our 13th annual ranking of the most powerful stars, focuses on the rise of Hollywood's entrepreneurial elite.
