Production has begun in Vancouver on Syfy’s highly anticipated 2-hour pilot, Battlestar Galactica: Blood & Chrome, the all-new chapter in the Battlestar Galactica saga which chronicles young William Adama’s adventures in the first Cylon War. Universal Cable Productions will produce the event with Syfy, utilizing cutting edge CGI and virtual technology. Battlestar Galactica: Blood & […]
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Area 51 Out-Cormans Corman!
One of Roger Corman’s important rules is that you don’t show the monster right away [a rule that a number of his productions for Syfy has ignored] – partly because what you imagine is scarier than anything you can put on screen, and partly because his usual budget didn’t allow for monsters that would hold […]
Jimmy Olsen Joins Warehouse 13!
Aaron Ashmore, Smallville’s version of the iconic Jimmy Olsen, will be replacing Joanne Kelly as Eddie McClintock’s partner on Warehouse 13 – at least temporarily. Ashmore joins the series as Steve Jinks, a young ATF agent who has the innate ability to tell when someone is lying. Mrs. Frederic [CCH Pounder] brings him onto the […]
NBC Casts Maria Bello In North American Version Of Prime Suspect!
Maria Bello is in final negotiations to fill Dame Helen Mirren’s metaphorically sizable shoes as Jane Tennison in the pilot for NBC’s take on the English crime classic, Prime Suspect according to The Hollywood Reporter. The British series, which found Tennison rising in the ranks of Britain’s Metropolitan Police – despite office sexism and her […]
Adrianne Palicki Nabs Wonder Woman Lead!
Adrianne Palicki, best known for her role on the critically acclaimed Friday Night Lights, has been cast Diana Prince/Wonder woman in David E. Kelly’s pilot for NBC. The news was first reported by Deadline.com and The Hollywood Reporter.
Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior Is Already An Improvement On The Original Recipe!
When I first heard that Criminal Minds was getting a spin-off, I was appalled. I remain baffled that a series that is so misogynistic could be so popular. If the screener for Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior [CBS, Wednesdays, 10/9C] is any indication, it is a better show – at least in terms of misogyny, or […]
Mortal Kombat To Be Rebooted As Web Series!
Mortal Kombat was one of the very few movie adaptations of a videogame to actually work. No surprise then, that the franchise is making a comeback – the surprise is that it will be a web series starring Michael Jai White [Spawn, Black Dynamite] and Jeri Ryan [Star Trek Voyager, Dark Skies], according to a […]
Comedy Central’s First Annual Comedy Awards Nominations Revealed!
Multiple nominees abound in Comedy Central’s First Annual Comedy Awards nominations. NBC’s 30 Rock leads the way with seven, but The Office and Modern Family are close behind with four apiece. On the movie side, Easy A and Kick-Ass also garnered four noms. Comedy Central’s Comedy Awards were created to award the best achievements in […]
Mad Love: American Pie and Scrubs Alumni Lead Inveterate Cast of Scene Stealers
CBS’ new sitcom, Mad Love [Mondays, 8:30/7:30C] has a sweet spot on the schedule, following as it does, How I Met Your Mother. Add Jason Biggs [American Pie Trilogy] and Sarah Chalke [Scrubs] and things are definitely looking good. Then, toss Tyler Labine [Reaper, Sons of Tucson] and Judy Greer [Arrested Development, Love & Other […]
Smallville – Lex Lives!
Yes, Michael Rosenbaum has succumbed to the pleas, entreaties and, possibly, threats from Smallville fans and will, indeed, appear in the series finale. According to deadline.com’s Nellie Andreeva, Rosenberg is quoted as saying, ‘I’m simply doing it for all of the fans out there who made Smallville the great success it is," he said. "I […]
Bar Karma – Just A Philosophical Pit Stop Between Branching Events!
Current TV calls its new drama, Bar Karma [Fridays, 10/9C], ‘the first community developed program’ – the unique concept comes from the show’s co-creator, Will Wright [creator of The Sims]. Set in the titular bar – that exists at ‘the edge of the universe’ – the series presents tales of people whose lives have taken […]