Archive for the ‘Television’ Category
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ABC Cancels Six Shows; Picks up Charlie’s Angels Remake
ABC has joined NBC and Fox in making official cancellations and pick-ups for the fall television season. Low rated shows V, No Ordinary Family, Brothers and Sisters, Off the Map, Detroit 1-8-7 and Mr. Sunshine have all gotten the ax while Happy Endings and Shark Tank were spared with renewals. The network will be bringing to series the highly anticipated remake of Charlie's Angels (starring Minka Kelly, Rachael Taylor, Annie Ilonzeh, and Robert Wagner) and also have six other ...
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NBC Makes Their Programming Moves
NBC is the next in line following Fox in their announcement of plans for the upcoming broadcast season. Of note are the cancellations of The Event and Law & Order: Los Angeles, along with the renewals of Harry's Law, Parenthood, and Chuck - which will get a fifth and final season with a 13 episode run. Word still hasn't come down on the comedy Outsourced which is considered to be on the bubble and more likely to be canceled than not (update: its cancelled). The Office, Parks and Recre...
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Fox Cancels Half Its Scripted Programs
Fox has canceled five of its scripted series and though there are no big surprises it was not anticipated that all five would get the ax. The Christian Slater comedy Breaking In is gone despite decent ratings having largely benefited from having American Idol as a lead-in. The other four all had poor ratings and though several were highly regarded the network couldn't hang on to them at their current ratings levels. Dramas The Chicago Code, Lie to Me, and Human Target along with the comedy T...
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Dexter Season Six Teaser Trailer
The fifth season of the critically acclaimed Showtime series Dexter was easily the worst of the series, so it surely comes as no coincidence that the network has left out any reference in a brand new teaser trailer for the sixth season. The new season is said to focus heavily on the Dexter-Deb relationship and won't have a single "big bad" though Colin Hanks recently signed on for what is believed to be a villainous role. Dexter's sixth season is set to debut in September. ...
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Trailer for AMC’s Hell on Wheels
AMC is looking to continue their string of launching successful original series' as of late (The Walking Dead, The Killing) with Hell on Wheels. Set to premiere late this year, Hell on Wheels is a western drama that takes place following the Civil War and focuses on a Confederate soldier who is out to exact revenge on the Union soldiers who have killed his wife. ...
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New Trailer for Fox’s Terra Nova
Fox has released a new trailer for the ambitious original series Terra Nova from executive producer Steven Spielberg. Terra Nova is set to debut in the fall after the network decided to change the plan of premiering in May and then officially launching the season later in the year. Terra Nova focuses on a in family living in 2149 sent back in time to the prehistoric age in order to try and help save the human race which is threatened by overcrowding, overdevelopment, and the extinct...
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Netflix Nabs Mad Men Streaming Rights
The streaming library for Netflix has been in the news a lot lately. Starz has chosen to delay their content 60 days and Showtime pulled out completely. Working to recover from those hits and provide additional value for the service an original series from from David Fincher starring Kevin Spacey is on the way and Miramax struck a deal to have their films made available. Netflix will be making another addition with the heralded AMC series Mad Men. Beginning on July 27th the first four ...
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Transporter To Become TV Series
Cinemax has given the green light to a new series based on the Transporter film franchise. A 12 episode agreement has been struck that has executive producer Luc Beeson on board. Production is expected to begin this summer with the series debuting sometime next year. Transporter, the series, will center on professional transporter Frank Martin, played in the movies by Jason Statham. Operating in a seedy underworld of dangerous criminals and desperate players, Martin can always be counted on...
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