Archive for the ‘Television’ Category
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Footage from the new Beavis and Butt-Head
At Comic-Con creator Mike Judge debuted footage of the new Beavis and Butt-Head which is set to return to MTV this year after going off the air in 1997. With music videos no longer being relevant they'll instead turn their attention to commenting on current pop culture such as reality shows, Youtube videos, and even UFC fights. The new season will premiere in October....
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Trailer for Season Two of The Walking Dead
At its Comic-Con panel today The Walking Dead debuted a trailer for its upcoming second season which will premiere on Sunday October 16th in a new time slot of 9pm. The intensely popular AMC series will pick up right from the end of season one rather than making any jump in time and will run for 13 episodes. ...
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Trailer for Season Six of Dexter
At Comic-Con Showtime debuted the trailer for the sixth season of Dexter. With a debut set for October 2nd the upcoming season adds Edward James Olmos and Colin Hanks to the cast. ...
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Friday Night Lights Could Continue as Movie
The NBC/DirecTV series Friday Night Lights may get a chance to continue on the big screen. Its fifth and final season recently came to a close with a very satisfying ending but the story could go on if creator Peter Berg can get the project in motion. FNL is amongst my favorite series of all time. Though critically lauded and having built a strong fan base it never gained a whole lot of traction in ratings. The early perception that it was a football show seemed to prevent some from givin...
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2011 Emmy Nominations Announced
The nominees for the 2011 Emmy Awards were announced this morning with the show scheduled to take place on Sunday September 18th on Fox. Leading the way with 21 nominations is HBO miniseries Mildred Pierce. That is followed with 19 for Mad Men, 18 for Boardwalk Empire, and 17 for Modern Family. Also notable is Game of Thrones pulling in 13 in its first season and Friday Night Lights finally getting the nod for Best Drama along with the two lead acting categories. A notable omission wit...
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TNT Renews Falling Skies
After premiering last month to respectable ratings the Steven Spielberg produced TNT series Falling Skies has earned a renewal. The post-apocalyptic sci-fi drama which has aired four episodes to date will receive a second season next summer. It has averaged 6.4 million viewers when combining live and DVR/on-demand showings and is performing well overseas. Word of mouth on the show has been mixed with it turning some viewers off through forced melodramatic scenes. TNT's base audience tends...
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James Spader Close to Becoming New Boss on The Office
The search for the replacement for Steve Carrel on The Office may be nearing its conclusion. Last year's finale introduced a number of prospective new bosses for the Scranton branch of Dunder Mifflin. Though fan response was split amongst the respective candidates the favorite coming out of it looked to be James Spader and he is now in talks to join the show full-time. According to TVLine however he may be in that spot only temporarily. The character of Robert California is unlikely to be...
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Falling Skies Debuts to Solid Ratings
TNT launched its new original series Falling Skies last night to encouraging results. The premiere, which included two hour long episodes, collected 5.9 million viewers and a 2.0 rating in the 18-49 demo. Though the show wasn't particularly engaging and felt flat with some dialogue and special effects it has promise. The backing of Steven Spielberg will buy it some time to develop. It now shifts to its regular time of 10pm on Sundays. Falling Skies is being compared to another post-apocal...
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