Archive for the ‘Television’ Category
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AMC Considering Breaking Bad Spinoff
With Breaking Bad coming to an end - the final eight episodes will air this summer - creator Vince Gilligan is looking towards the future and that may hold a spinoff featuring the Saul Goodman character played by Bob Odenkirk. AMC is working with him on the idea though nothing has been formally decided upon. The concept was first mentioned by Gilligan last year: “I would love to see a Saul Goodman spinoff...I like the idea of a lawyer show in which the main lawyer will do anything it ...
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The Fourth Season of Arrested Development Arrives on May 26
The long-anticipated continuation of Arrested Development will arrive though Netflix on May 26. Exclusive to the Netflix instant streaming service the fourth season of Arrested Development includes 15 episodes - all of which will be made available to watch on that day. Given that the show lands on Memorial Day weekend it'll provide more opportunity for the most dedicated of fans to run though them all before heading back to work. When first announced in October 2011 the plan was for 9 or ...
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DVD/Blu-ray for Week of April 2
Marvel Cinematic Universe: Phase One This limited-edition, 10-disc Marvel Cinematic Universe: Phase One Collection will allow fans to immerse themselves in every aspect of Marvel’s elite Super Heroes. Complete with glowing Tesseract, this exciting collection includes stunning Blu-ray 3D and Blu-ray presentations of Marvel’s The Avengers, Captain America: The First Avenger and Thor, as well as Blu-ray versions of Iron Man, Iron Man 2, and The Incredible Hulk in exclusive collec...
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DVD/Blu-ray for Week of March 26
Lincoln Capturing the danger and excitement of political intrigue, Steven Spielberg's Lincoln chronicles the final four months in the life of the man regarded as America's greatest President. Starring Daniel Day-Lewis in the title role, the untold story focuses on a defining moment in Abraham Lincoln's life - as commander-in-chief of a country in chaos; as a husband and father afraid of losing his own son to the war; and as a man guided by his conscience to end slavery. With the Civil War n...
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HBO Considering Game of Thrones Prequel
In a recent interview with IGN George R.R. Martin, writer of The Song of Ice and Fire series which has been turned into the Game of Thrones for television, discussed the possibility of a prequel. Martin has a deal with HBO that will have him creating other shows and this might be one of them. Well, I have been writing for a number of years a series of novellas set in the same world, the world of Westeros, but a hundred years earlier, about two characters called Dunk and Egg. And I published...
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DVD/Blu-ray for Week of March 19
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey The adventure follows the journey of title character Bilbo Baggins, who is swept into an epic quest to reclaim the lost Dwarf Kingdom of Erebor from the fearsome dragon Smaug. Approached out of the blue by the wizard Gandalf the Grey, Bilbo finds himself joining a company of thirteen dwarves led by the legendary warrior, Thorin Oakenshield. Their journey will take them into the Wild; through treacherous lands swarming with Goblins and Orcs, deadly Wargs and...
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Veronica Mars Movie a Reality Thanks to Kickstarter Campaign
Fans of the Veronica Mars television series which ran from 2004 t0 2007 have always longed for a feature film to continue following the characters. The original plan had been to produce one - with the concept of jumping ahead several years even being pitched to the studio in 2007 -  but it has been unable to come together ever since despite the main principles (creator Rob Thomas and star Kristen Bell) pushing for it. Though the fan base has been devoted and passionate it was never a huge...
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DVD/Blu-ray for Week of March 12
Life of Pi Embark on the adventure of a lifetime in this visual masterpiece from Oscar winner Ang Lee, based on the best-selling novel. After a cataclysmic shipwreck, young Pi Patel finds himself stranded on a lifeboat with the only other survivor - a ferocious Bengal tiger named Richard Parker. Bound by the need to survive, the two are cast on an epic journey that must be seen to be believed. Rise of the Guardians Rise of the Guardians is an epic adventure that tells the story of a g...
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