Archive for the ‘Television’ Category
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Weekly Take 1: April 18, 2010
Following a week with a strong set of debut trailers, this week had less of that and more in the way of news. Lots of info on upcoming comic book adaptations currently in development while Conan O'Brien made a decision on his future. Conan O'Brien Headed to TBS. Show will begin in November and air at 11pm Mon-Thu Predators Writing Duo to Pen Masters of the Universe. Columbia Pictures picked up the rights to the Mattel property last fall. Green Lantern's Suit Will Be Computer Ge...
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Conan O’Brien Headed to TBS
The assumption has always been that somehow Conan O'Brien would end up at Fox. Sure there were multiple complications involved with that but the match seemed made in heaven. Other options out there such as Starz, Showtime, or Comedy Central never felt all that realistic in comparison. However in a move that has surprised most everyone including industry insiders, O'Brien has agreed to a deal that will give him a show on TBS. Conan's new show will debut in November where it will air at 11pm ...
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Weekly ‘Take 1′: April 11, 2010
In this week's 'Take 1': More Iron Man TV spots, Freddy Krueger returns, Steve Carell and Paul Rudd team up and so does Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg. First Trailer for Resident Evil: Afterlife. 3D release slated for September 10th. New Iron Man 2 TV Spots. We get a glimpse at “Iron Man’s” new armor, “Nick Fury”, “Black Widow”, “War Machine” and “Whiplash”. New on DVD: Week of April 5. The Lord of the Rings t...
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Weekly ‘Take 1′: April 4, 2010
In this week's 'Take 1' Godzilla makes a return, Will Smith will fight for independence, and trailers are revealed for some new action movies. How to Train Your Dragon Wins Last Weekend. The film opened to the tune of $43.3 million. New Godzilla Movie In Development. Legendary Pictures has acquired the rights to Toho’s famed Godzilla character. Bryan Singer to Produce ‘X-Men: First Class’. The studio hopes to have it done for a release sometime in 2011...
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Weekly ‘Take 1′: March 28, 2010
In this week's 'Take 1' we find out that Michael Bay hates 3D conversion, Will Smith can't decide if he wants to do Men In Black III, and Jack Bauer is no more. Alice in Wonderland Easily Wins 3rd Weekend. The film cruised to $34 million to take its cumulative gross to $265 million. Michael Bay Announces Casting Additions For ‘Transformers 3′. Ken Jeong, Frances McDormand and John Malkovich are added to the cast. Futurama Returns in June. All new episodes releasin...
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24 is Officially Canceled
A couple weeks back the story broke that this was likely to be the last season for 24. Today that became a reality as the lead director and producer for the series, Jon Cassar, has tweeted that the show has officially come to an end. News from the 24 set,the crew has been told that 24 has come to an end. There will b no season 9. Its been a great run, thanx all 4 watching The possibility of NBC picking up the show was ultimately not realized. 24 finishing up this season is really not a sur...
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The Latest TV Ratings News
Having not done an article on the ratings of a specific show in some time I thought this would be a good opportunity to look at a few recent premieres and a couple shows that are on the bubble in terms of renewal. Dancing With The Stars: This show tends to be more reliant on casting than other reality shows. With a strong cast this season it opened up last night with a series high of 24 million viewers and a 6.3 rating in the 18-49 demo. Life: The highly anticipated nature documentary op...
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Futurama Returns in June
It's been known for a while now that Futurama was coming back with all new episodes to air on Comedy Central. The show has taken a similar road back as Family Guy. After getting mediocre ratings in its initial run on Fox, it was canceled, only to see its popularity grow over the years due to DVD and reruns on Comedy Central. Unlike Family Guy I really enjoy Futurama, though it isn't a show that I have necessarily gone out of my way to watch. When nothing else is on its something I flip over...
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