Archive for the ‘Television’ Category
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ThunderCats Footage from WonderCon
With the reboot of ThunderCats coming to Cartoon Network later this year the promotion has been ramping up over the past couple months. The first images of the characters was followed by the first trailer for the show. Now at WonderCon a new trailer debuted while the premiere date remains unannounced. The new “ThunderCats” will appeal to viewers who have loved the characters all their lives as well as young newcomers to the franchise. A sweeping tale combining swords and science...
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AMC and Starz Get Big Premieres Out of The Killing and Camelot
It seems lately with every launch of a new series on cable a ratings record of some sort is being broken. In the case of Starz it delivered Camelot to the highest ratings of an original series premiere for the network besting Spartacus. Over on AMC as the second biggest premiere for the highly regarded network it was The Killing which launched successfully and is being counted on to hold audiences over until Breaking Bad returns in the summer. Camelot is yet another retelling of the Ki...
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HBO Announces Summer Premiere Schedule
As most network television goes into reruns for the summer HBO will be rolling out new seasons of several of their original series'. It all starts with the fourth season of True Blood which arrives on Sunday June 26th at 9pm for a 12 episode run. Curb Your Enthusiasm returns for season eight as the setting moves to New York for 10 episodes on July 10th at 10pm. The eighth and final season of Entourage starts on Sunday July 24th at 1030pm. It will be a short season too running only eigh...
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Mad Men Season Five Coming in 2012
AMC has officially green-lighted the fifth season of the highly regarded series Mad Men which is largely credited with having first established the credibility the network holds today. The show will be back in March 2012 which means there will have been a gap of 17 months from the end of season four to the start of season five. In the meantime AMC has its new original series The Killing debuting next week, Breaking Bad season 4 for the summer, and The Walking Dead's second season for the fal...
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Fringe to Return for Fourth Season
In a surprising announcement Fox has decided to renew Fringe for a fourth season. Though the show was on the bubble due to its ratings the news was unexpected even more so due to the early timing and full season pickup. The critically praised show has a dedicated and consistent fan base and has performed relatively well since moving to Friday nights. Its budget though had many expecting it to be cut in favor of a new pilot or some reality show that would be cheaper to produce.Ă‚Â Even better...
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FX Cancels Lights Out
FX has announced that the original series Lights Out will not be returning for a second season. The final two episodes of season one will air as scheduled however. The well received series simply didn't have the ratings to justify its renewal, with recent episodes pulling only a .3 in the critical 18-49 demo, so the news does not come as a surprise. Lights Out joins Terriers which again while critically well received never established a large enough audience on FX despite a passionate fan...
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Eliza Dushku Joins Damon Wayans in Colin Cowherd Inspired CBS Comedy
CBS has been developing a comedy pilot based on ESPN radio personality (and SportsNation host) Colin Cowherd do debut in the fall. Damon Wayans had already been cast in the role inspired by Cowherd, and now Eliza Dushku is on board to act as a co-host within the show. Based on her tweet earlier today it looks like she'll be acting as the Michele Beadle (Cowherd's SportsNation co-host) of the yet to be named series. Deadline lays out the concept: "Nick (Wayans), an egotistical sports-radio h...
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First Image of Adrianne Palicki as Wonder Woman
NBC has released the first official look at Adrianne Palicki in costume as Wonder Woman. The new series has been picked up for pilot from David E. Kelley (Chicago Hope, The Practice, Ally McBeal, Boston Legal). It is said to be a serious, non-campy reboot of the story and character. Palicki (Friday Night Lights) is set to play the iconic character as well as her alter-egos of billionaire CEO Diana Themyscira and her assistant Diana Prince. For a show that is going to be heav...
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