J.J. Abrams, the man who can do almost no wrong in film and TV these days, has won over the networks again with two new pilots that he is co-creating, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The first of those two projects to be announced, Shelter, sounds like a drama, sans Abrams’ usual fascination with fantasy. I [...]
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The CW Targets Stephen Amell as Green Arrow
Sorry Fans of Smallville’s Justin Hartley: Turns out that The CW has passed on the chance to have him reprise his role as Green Arrow in the upcoming pilot based on the character. The network has signed Stephen Amell instead, according to TV Guide. The news was originally reported on Deadline. Amell has previously a [...]
New Alcatraz Video: Introducing Rebecca Madsen
On Saturday we brought you a preview of the next episode FOX’s new sci-fi thriller Alcatraz, ‘Todd Sweeney,’ which debuts tonight. Following up on that FOX has released another promotional video introducing the character of Rebecca Madsen (played by Sarah Jones). Madsen is a young cop who is part of the team of [...]
New Star of Spartacus Salutes Late Predecessor’s ‘Humanity’
US channel Starz sent viewers back to Roman times on Friday with the return of its action-drama Spartacus. The new season is subtitled Vengeance, which presumably says a lot about one of its major themes. Fans who don’t keep up with the entertainment news might have been surprised to see an unfamiliar face now in th [...]
FOX Alcatraz Preview: Cal Sweeney
FOX’s new sci-fi series Alcatraz reaches its third week (but technically its fourth episode) on Monday and the network has released a preview of the upcoming episode, ‘Cal Sweeney,’ which you can see below. Alcatraz is a serialized procedural that revolves around the mystery of what happened to the dangerous cri [...]
Clips: SPACE and Syfy Get Back to Being Human
The North American adaptation of Being Human returns to SPACE in Canada and Syfy in the United States tomorrow night for its second season. We have two short clips from the premiere for you below, which the latter channel released last week. Readers in Canada can see a SPACE preview on spacecast.com. Being Human [...]
Harry Morgan, ‘M*A*S*H’ Star, Dies at 96
Harry Morgan, who portrayed Colonel Sherman Potter in the television version of M*A*S*H, died Wednesday at his Los Angeles home. He had been suffering from pneumonia. His role as Col. Potter won Morgan an Emmy in 1980, but he was also well-known as Officer Bill Gannon in Dragnet, the 1967 television series. T [...]
Fox Announces Premiere Dates for 2011–2012 Midseason
American Idol, which premieres on Wednesday, Jan. 18 and Thursday, Jan. 19, anchors the midseason for Fox. Ryan Seacrest is back to host the 11th season of the show along with Randy Jackson, Jennifer Lopez and Steven Tyler as judges. Alcatraz, from J.J. Abrams, the Bones spin-off The Finder, and Kiefer Sutherlan [...]
First photos, trailer for Doctor Who Christmas Special
There’s less than a month until the next Doctor Who Christmas special airs. Entitled “The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe”, the annual event will broadcast on Christmas Day. The stand-alone story, written by showrunner Steven Moffat and directed by Farren Blackburn, riffs on the C.S. Lewis fantasy. The Do [...]
I Fear for My Nerves as AMC Gives The Walking Dead a Third Season
These days I think I’m pretty much obsessed with The Walking Dead. When I can’t go out to check the mailbox without scanning the neighborhood for zombies, I know I’ve got a problem. Still, I did crock my leg playing soccer, so it seems only reasonable to take precautions. Just in case. I’m not gutted, then, (pun [...]
