After months [or even years] of developing shows, shooting pilots and holding dozens [if not hundreds] of test screenings for focus groups, it all comes down to show time. Literally dozens of new shows await the approval of an audience – while many more dozens hope to keep the audience they’ve already built. So, when […]
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And The Nominees For The 2011 NCLR ALMA Awards® Are…!
The nominees for the 2011 NCLR ALMA Awards® were revealed today along with details for “Vote Your Way to VIP,” a new online voting system and contest. For the first time, fans will be able to vote for their favorites and the winners will be revealed during the one-hour primetime special airing Friday, September 16 […]
SDCC2011:NBC STARS GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO ECLIPSE MAGAZINE READERS! (pt. 1)
Last night, your Eclipsemagazine roving Comic Con Reporter was at the NBC Network Party with bells on. Yes, real bells on a cute blue bracelet I bought on a shopping trip. The party was held at the Hard Rock hotel in the Gaslamp District. There was plenty of food, drinks and friendly people from NBC and […]
James Spader Joins The Office!
James Spader has officially become part of the Dunder-Mifflin world – sort of. His character, Robert California has risen through the ranks rather quickly. Check out NBC’s press release, following the jump, for details – and a summary of Spader’s career.
Sneak Peek: NBC’s Prime Suspect – They Might Just Pull This Off!
Anyone who has seen Lynda LaPlante’s Prime Suspect might wonder how NBC, an American broadcast network, could possibly pull off an adaptation where there could be no nudity, no cussing and considerably less all-around nastiness. To them , I need only saw two things: Homicide: Life on the Streets, and Peter Berg [Friday Night Lights […]
NBC Sneak Peek: Grimm!
NBC has made video sneak peaks available for its new schedule. Above, a key scene from Grimm [Fridays, 9/8C], a procedural set in a world where fairytales are a part of history. For more videos, follow the jump.
NBC Taking Risks As It Implements New 2011-12 Schedule!
As the network with the biggest need to attain credibility with the American public, is going for it! The network’s new drama schedule runs the gamut from traditional to way, way out there, with The Firm, a sequel to John Grisham’s The Firm, and an adaptation of Lynda LaPlante’s brilliant U.K. series, Prime Suspect. […]
The Voice preview clips May 10, 2011
The Voice on NBC is off to a great start and tonight marks the beginning of the battle rounds on The Voice and these three preview clips below will show Tarralyn and Frenchie as they prepare to go head-to-head. The first clip below features Tarralyn and Frenchie as they prepare to battle each other with their coach Christina and […]
New Comedy “The Paul Reiser Show” on NBC
Paul Reiser will make his return to a TV comedy series on Thursday, April 14, 2011. And as the promos state, it is airing 8:30 pm before Will Ferrell’s debut on ‘The Office’. But Reiser, the accomplished actor, writer and stand-up comedian, doesn’t really need to ride on any coattails. Something that can be attested to […]
Pawnee’s Harvest Festival Brings On The Fun –And The Curse!
Parks and Recreation [NBC, Thursdays, 9:30/8:30C] is one of those shows that I found remarkably unfunny when it premiered and consistently managed to not amuse me on those rare occasions when I’d check to see if it had a pulse – so I was surprised when a screener of the show’s next episodes arrived and […]
NBC ‘s Summer Abounds With Unscripted and Re-Purposed Shows – But Only A Single First-Run Scripted Series!
NBC released its summer schedule today and surprise! It’s mostly unscripted [reality] shows! The lone scripted programming will be new episodes of the re-tooled Law & Order: Los Angeles. Re-purposed shows are: the final season of Friday Night Lights – fresh from its final season run on DirecTV, and the final season of Law & […]