Batman prequel Gotham, North American Broadchurch adaptation Gracepoint and social experiment/unscripted series Utopia lead the way for Fox’s 2014-15 fall schedule. M. Night Shyamalan’s 10-episode event series, Wayward Pines, Egyptian myth/fantasy series Hieroglyph and Rain Wilson’s politically incorrect but brilliant Backstrom are among the highlights scheduled for 2015. Live specials include Pitbull’s New Year’s Revolution […]
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They’re Dead, Jim! Thoughts On 22 Cancelled Shows!
They’re dead, Jim. 22 Shows from the 2013-14 broadcast season were cancelled in anticipation of gathering better ratings with new ones. What went wrong? Here are a few thoughts on that…
Terrific Trailer: Gotham!
With the news that Fox has ordered Batman prequel series Gotham to series comes this extended trailer introducing the characters, Gotham City, and the show’s absolutely perfect tone. Follow the jump to meet Detective Jim Gordon, Bruce Wayne and all your favorite Batman characters – before they became the vigilantes and villains they are today. […]
Hart and Nathan Celebrate Bones Return To Mondays!
Although tonight’s episode of Bones (Fox, Mondays, 8/7C) doesn’t take up much space in our latest conversation with showrunners Hart Hanson and Stephen Nathan, they definitely seemed happy to be back on Monday nights (or, maybe, they had one cup of coffee too many…). When they chatted with a group of bloggers/journalists on Friday, there […]
Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey – An Adventure With Thousands of Heroes!
Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey (Fox, Sundays, 9/8C) is, essentially, a reboot of the PBS series in which Carl Sagan gave millions of viewers an understanding of science and what it means for us in the real world. The new series, written by Ann Druyan – who was part of the original series more than thirty […]
Tense Trailer: 24: Live Another Day–Jack Is Back!
Jack is Back! The new tension-packed 30-second spot for 24: Live Another Day puts Jack Bauer squarely behind the 8-ball! Check it out after the jump.
President Barack Obama to Introduce Series Premiere of Cosmos!
President Barack Obama will introduce the series premiere of Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey tomorrow night. This is the logical extension of the debut of the White House Student film Festival last weekend and illustrates how important the original series was – and how important this new series is considered to be. The President’s message will […]
Cosmos: Neil deGrasse Tyson and Ann Druyan Tell All!
Cosmos (Fox, Sundays, 9/8C) revives the great science series that aired on PBS in the early ‘80s. Why did it land on Fox? What is its mission now? Series host Neil deGrasse Tyson and executive producer/director/writer Anne Druyan spoke with a group of journalists/bloggers about why the series exists and what it does – and […]
Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey Set To Preview at White House Student Film Festival!
Fox and National Geographic Channel will host a special sneak preview of the first episode of Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey at the first-ever White House Student Film Festival on Friday, February 28th. The preview will be introduced by the show’s executive producer/writer/director, Ann Druyan and the show’s host, astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson will introduce one […]
Rain Wilson Cracks The Case as Fox Orders Backstrom To Series!
Rain Wilson will star as the head of the Serious Crimes Unit in Backstrom, a new one-hour drama from Hart Hanson. The Creator of Bones has been given a thirteen episode order for the series which is based on the acclaimed series of novels by renowned Swedish criminologist Leif G.W. Persson. Wilson will play Detective […]
The People’s Choice Nominations
The People’s Choice Awards — that harbinger of online fandom popularity — offered us the full list from which winners will be announced during the live airing on Wednesday, January 8 on CBS. The show will be hosted by Beth Behrs and Kat Dennings of 2 Broke Girls. Until then, fans are able to keep […]