20 items from 2012
13 May 2012 1:55 PM, PDT | Vulture | See recent Vulture news »
NBC announced its 2012-13 schedule today, which includes five brand-new dramas: Revolution, Infamous, Do No Harm, Chicago Fire, and Hannibal. Take a look at what's in store. RevolutionThe world's lights go out and civilization starts to collapse in this J.J. Abrams-produced drama. Chicago FireJesse "Dr. Chase from House" Spencer returns to the small screen in this Dick Wolfe-directed drama about, what else, the Chicago Fire Department. Mid-Season Shows Do No Harm A take on Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Steven Pasquale plays a brilliant neuroscientist whose dangerous alter-ego is no longer sedated by medication. InfamousA female detective goes undercover to infiltrate the wealthy family she grew up with, suspected of financial (and not-so-financial) crimes. HannibalNo clips for this one, though we're sure Pushing Daisies creator Bryan Fuller will leave his mark on the world's most dangerous serial killer. »
- Andre Tartar
13 May 2012 12:10 PM, PDT | The Hollywood Reporter | See recent The Hollywood Reporter news »
Fresh off its schedule announcement for the 2012-13 television season, NBC has released the first trailers for all 11 of its new series. Among the four dramas include a thriller from J.J. Abrams about what happens in a world when electricity suddenly stops working, a fire department drama from Law & Order: Svu's Dick Wolf and a modern take on the famed Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde drama. Story: NBC's 2012-13 Schedule Betting big on comedy, NBC has greenlit seven half-hours, including a gay family comedy from Glee's Ryan Murphy, a White House effort about the
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- Lesley Goldberg
10 May 2012 3:58 PM, PDT | TVfanatic | See recent TVfanatic news »
The NBC pickup parade continues.
With seven new shows already announced by the network over the last week or so, the Peacock has given the green light to two more:
Do No Harm: A drama based on Steven DePasquale's neurosurgeon, a doctor with a Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde-type issue that causes major problems (as you might expect) at work and at home. Cast also includes: Alana de la Garza, Phylicia Rashad and Mousa Kraish. Infamous: Pretty much a rip-off of Revenge. Features Meagan Good as a detective who goes undercover inside a wealthy family in order to identity her friend's killer. Also stars: Victor Garber, Neil Jackson, Katherine Lanasa and Laz Alonso.
As for returning shows, NBC just announced renewals for 30 Rock and Parenthood. »
- matt@mediavine.com (Matt Richenthal)
10 May 2012 3:31 PM, PDT | Huffington Post | See recent Huffington Post news »
"30 Rock" and "Parenthood" have both been renewed by NBC so get ready for more laughs, tears and laughter-induced tears.
"30 Rock" will be back for a seventh and final season, consisting of a shortened 13 episodes. The former critical and fan favorite has seen its ratings diminish in its current Season 6.
The final season plan aligns with what series star Alec Baldwin has told the press and what "30 Rock" star/creator Tina Fey has hinted at. Both Baldwin and Fey are contracted through Season 7 and in early April 2012, Fey appeared on "The View" and said "the end of the show is visible on the horizon."
Earlier this week, Deadline reported that NBC was eying "30 Rock" for one more shortened season after locking in several key behind-the-scenes players.
In the most surprising pick up news of the week, "Parenthood" will be back for a fourth season. The critical darling -- with Peter Krause, »
- Jaimie Etkin
10 May 2012 2:46 PM, PDT | Huffington Post | See recent Huffington Post news »
NBC has given a series order to two new shows: "Do No Harm," a "Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde"-inspired medical drama, and "Notorious," which will be renamed "Infamous," according to The Hollywood Reporter.
"Do No Harm" stars Steven Pasquale -- who recently appeared on NBC's freshman comedy "Up All Night" as Luke, Ava's boss Yvonne's right hand man -- as a brain surgeon who struggles to control his dangerous alter-ego.
Phylicia Rashad, of "Cosby Show" fame, is set to co-star in the drama. The series will be written by David Schulner, the writer of NBC's short-lived sci-fi thriller "The Event."
"Infamous" is set to star Laz Alonso and Meagan Good. The show has been described as an "opulent soap" in which Good's character, a detective, goes undercover to investigate her former best friend's murder. The twist? She's investigating the wealthy family whose home she was raised in (as the »
- Alex Moaba
10 May 2012 2:27 PM, PDT | Aol TV. | See recent Aol TV. news »
NBC has given a series order to two new shows: "Do No Harm," a "Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde"-inspired medical drama, and "Notorious," which will be renamed "Infamous," according to The Hollywood Reporter.
"Do No Harm" stars Steven Pasquale -- who recently appeared on NBC's freshman comedy "Up All Night" as Luke, Ava's boss Yvonne's right hand man -- as a brain surgeon who struggles to control his dangerous alter-ego.
Phylicia Rashad, of "Cosby Show" fame, is set to co-star in the drama. The series will be written by David Schulner, the writer of NBC's short-lived sci-fi thriller "The Event."
"Infamous" is set to star Laz Alonso and Meagan Good. The show has been described as an "opulent soap" in which Good's character, a detective, goes undercover to investigate her former best friend's murder. The twist? She's investigating the wealthy family whose home she was raised in (as the »
- Alex Moaba
10 May 2012 2:20 PM, PDT | Aol TV. | See recent Aol TV. news »
"30 Rock" and "Parenthood" have both been renewed by NBC so get ready for more laughs, tears and laughter-induced tears.
"30 Rock" will be back for a seventh and final season, consisting of a shortened 13 episodes. The former critical and fan favorite has seen its ratings diminish in its current Season 6.
The final season plan aligns with what series star Alec Baldwin has told the press and what "30 Rock" star/creator Tina Fey has hinted at. Both Baldwin and Fey are contracted through Season 7 and in early April 2012, Fey appeared on "The View" and said "the end of the show is visible on the horizon."
Earlier this week, Deadline reported that NBC was eying "30 Rock" for one more shortened season after locking in several key behind-the-scenes players.
In the most surprising pick up news of the week, "Parenthood" will be back for a fourth season. The critical darling -- with Peter Krause, »
- Jaimie Etkin
7 May 2012 2:46 PM, PDT | SneakPeek | See recent SneakPeek news »
Actor Mark Ruffalo has signed a six-movie deal to appear again as Marvel's "Hulk" superhero character. The deal included his recent appearance as the Hulk in "The Avengers".
The remaining 5 films will include "Avengers" sequels and a stand-alone "Hulk" movie.
Ruffalo as the CG Hulk in "The Avengers", gets more laughs than actor Robert Downey Jr.'s 'Iron Man', revealing to cinema audiences what comic book fans have known all along.
That besides being an indestructible beast of raging proportions, the Hulk is also as lovable as his brilliant alter-ego 'Dr. Bruce Banner'.
Created by writer Stan Lee and illustrator Jack Kirby, the character first appeared in Marvel Comics' "The Incredible Hulk" #1 (May 1962), originally cast as the emotional,impulsive alter ego of withdrawn, reserved physicist 'Dr. Bruce Banner'.
'The Hulk' appears shortly after Banner is accidentally exposed to the blast of a test detonation of a gamma bomb he invented. »
- Michael Stevens
2 May 2012 1:43 PM, PDT | EW.com - PopWatch | See recent EW.com - PopWatch news »
Unsure who Black Widow is? Having trouble deciphering the Hulk’s roar? Can’t tell the difference between Iron Man and the Iron Giant? In anticipation of the release of The Avengers on May 4, EW’s team of super geeks is here to help guide you through the mythos with our seven-part series of superhero primers, the recently declassified “Avengers Files.” It doesn’t matter if you’re a comic book connoisseur or a Nick Fury newbie — follow along this week as we deconstruct Earth’s mightiest heroes and pose the question: Which Avenger is the mightiest?
Name: Hulk, The »
- Jeff Jensen
29 March 2012 10:42 AM, PDT | Extra | See recent Extra news »
Actor Charlie Sheen admitted to "Today" show host Matt Lauer that if someone bet he wouldn't live another year, he "would have taken that action."
In an appearance on the morning show Thursday, Sheen opened up about his meltdown last year. "It was cringeable, yeah. Because I didn't recognize parts of who that guy was. I mean, the verbiage, you know, him looking like a real insane wordsmith was fine, but it was -- it was a trip down. »
1 March 2012 5:54 AM, PST | Huffington Post | See recent Huffington Post news »
Phylicia Rashad is returning to TV. The "Cosby Show" star has signed on to appear in NBC's "Do No Harm," according to TV Guide. In the show -- a modern day take on Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde -- Rashad will play Dr. Vanessa Young, the chief of surgery and boss to the show's main character Dr. Jeffrey Kohl.
Steven Pasquale plays Dr. Kohl, a neurosurgeon who has a dangerous alter ego he previously could keep in check with medicine. TV Guide describes Rashad's character as Dr. Kohl's greatest champion who "calls things like she sees them." Alana De La Garza of "Law & Order" and "Law & Order: La" fame is also scheduled to star in the medical drama.
Meanwhile on ABC, David Arquette will star in "The Smart One," Portia de Rossi's new sitcom. According to TVLine, Arquette will play Buddy, the husband to Malin Akerman's character, Candy. »
- Chris Harnick
1 March 2012 5:54 AM, PST | Aol TV. | See recent Aol TV. news »
Phylicia Rashad is returning to TV. The "Cosby Show" star has signed on to appear in NBC's "Do No Harm," according to TV Guide. In the show -- a modern day take on Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde -- Rashad will play Dr. Vanessa Young, the chief of surgery and boss to the show's main character Dr. Jeffrey Kohl.
Steven Pasquale plays Dr. Kohl, a neurosurgeon who has a dangerous alter ego he previously could keep in check with medicine. TV Guide describes Rashad's character as Dr. Kohl's greatest champion who "calls things like she sees them." Alana De La Garza of "Law & Order" and "Law & Order: La" fame is also scheduled to star in the medical drama.
Meanwhile on ABC, David Arquette will star in "The Smart One," Portia de Rossi's new sitcom. According to TVLine, Arquette will play Buddy, the husband to Malin Akerman's character, Candy. »
- Chris Harnick
23 February 2012 3:33 PM, PST | BestWeekEver | See recent BestWeekEver news »
The 84th Annual Academy Awards (or, as we country folks call it, The Oscars) will air this Sunday evening live from Los Angeles. 84th Annual. Do you know what that means? That adds up to 84 years of mostly attractive, wealthy people getting handed awards. And one thing even a blind person with an unusually high sex drive would admit: This year’s Best Actor nominees are some of the sexiest yet. Brad Pitt, George Clooney, Hot French Dude, Gary Oldman, Hot Mexican Dude. If I were a professional writer on the internet and this was 2008, one might even call them the “nom-nom-nominees.” It’s safe to say that Sunday’s Best Actor winner will also simultaneously be hot as sh*t. But this isn’t the very first time in history that a handsome man has taken home the big prize. After hours scouring through the Best Actor winners over the past 80ish years, »
- Michelle Collins
23 February 2012 9:24 AM, PST | Obsessed with Film | See recent Obsessed with Film news »
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Movies from the “golden age” of black and white films (approximately the 1930’s through the 1950’s) almost invariably contain well-written dialogue and strikingly subtle humor, making them a favorite among many fans of cinema. The horror movies of this more subtle period in film history are therefore of a cerebral nature, primarily relying on the viewer’s imagination to generate the true sense of horror that modern movies generate through more visual means. It is these oft-ignored horror movies that will be the focus of a series of articles detailing the reasons why true fans of horror movies should rediscover these films.
With this 5th installment in the Forgotten B&W Horror series, we take a look at another movie starring one of the kings of B&W horror, Bela Lugosi.
The Ape Man (1943), with Bela Lugosi in the starring role as Dr. James Brewster, »
- Tim Rich
16 February 2012 5:45 AM, PST | Huffington Post | See recent Huffington Post news »
"Heroes" star Ali Larter is plotting a TV comeback. According to EW, Larter has been tapped to star in Fox's spy drama "The Asset."
Larter will play Anna King, a a CIA agent posing as a photojournalist. The character uses the journalist cover to work in the field as a "Human Intel Specialist."
After "Heroes," Larter reprised her "Resident Evil" film role in "Resident Evil: Afterlife."
In other casting news ...
"Lost" star Terry O'Quinn has joined the cast of ABC's pilot "666 Park Avenue." O'Quinn will play Gavin, the owner of a building where supernatural events occur. [EW]
"Big Love" star Chloe Sevigny will guest star on "Law & Order: Svu." Sevigny is set to play a stay-at-home mother who is kidnapped while video chatting with her husband. [TV Guide]
Kal Penn has joined the cast of ABC's "Prairie Dogs." The "House" and "How I Met Your Mother" veteran will play Neil, a corporate drone »
- Chris Harnick
16 February 2012 5:45 AM, PST | Aol TV. | See recent Aol TV. news »
"Heroes" star Ali Larter is plotting a TV comeback. According to EW, Larter has been tapped to star in Fox's spy drama "The Asset."
Larter will play Anna King, a a CIA agent posing as a photojournalist. The character uses the journalist cover to work in the field as a "Human Intel Specialist."
After "Heroes," Larter reprised her "Resident Evil" film role in "Resident Evil: Afterlife."
In other casting news ...
"Lost" star Terry O'Quinn has joined the cast of ABC's pilot "666 Park Avenue." O'Quinn will play Gavin, the owner of a building where supernatural events occur. [EW]
"Big Love" star Chloe Sevigny will guest star on "Law & Order: Svu." Sevigny is set to play a stay-at-home mother who is kidnapped while video chatting with her husband. [TV Guide]
Kal Penn has joined the cast of ABC's "Prairie Dogs." The "House" and "How I Met Your Mother" veteran will play Neil, a corporate drone »
- Chris Harnick
11 February 2012 10:46 PM, PST | DreadCentral.com | See recent Dread Central news »
Diamond Select Toys has announced the latest property to join its horror line-up of fully poseable action figures: Mad Monster Party, the classic film by Rankin/Bass which brought all of pop culture's most famous monsters to the big screen in 1967.
From the Press Release:
Diamond Select Toys knows monsters -- after all, the Maryland-based collectibles company has been making toys and statues of vampires, aliens and werewolves for almost 13 years.
"The Rankin/Bass Christmas specials have gotten a lot of merchandise over the last decade, but there have been almost zero collectibles made for Mad Monster Party," said Chuck Terceira, director of Diamond Select Toys. "Now that the movie has been released on DVD and seen by a whole new audience for the first time, it feels like the right time to give fans new and old the toys they deserve. The film combines all of the classic monster »
- Uncle Creepy
30 January 2012 3:05 AM, PST | digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news »
Constantine Maroulis will return to Broadway in Frank Wildhorn's Jekyll & Hyde, it has been announced. The American Idol season four star will play the roles of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde in a 25-week national tour before the show arrives on Broadway in spring next year. Based on Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson, the show previously ran on Broadway from 1997 to 2001. Maroulis (more) »
- By Lara Martin
17 January 2012 4:00 PM, PST | Slash Film | See recent Slash Film news »
[1] Is it Halloween already? Today's TV Bits is dark and spooky, as it deals with vampires, zombies, murderers, and other scary creatures. (Insert your own joke about some of Star Wars' CGI characters being their own brand of horrifying here.) After the jump: Rick McCallum talks about the Star Wars TV show (again) ABC releases a trailer for Oren Peli's The River NBC picks up Dracula from Black List writer Cole Haddon Golden Globe winner Jessica Lange ponders a return to FX's American Horror Story AMC announces the Season 2 premiere of The Killing and orders an extra dose of The Walking Dead No, we're not any closer to a live-action Star Wars TV series than we were a week ago [2], but fans continue to ask and producer Rick McCallum continues to answer. In a recent interview with Collider [3], he reiterated much of what we've already heard about the budget problems, »
- Angie Han
13 January 2012 11:33 PM, PST | DreadCentral.com | See recent Dread Central news »
NBC has picked up two drama pilots from its sister studio, Peter Traugott’s new Universal TV production company, and while they both sound more "thriller" than horror, one seems to have a "Twin Peaks" vibe and the other sounds like yet another spin on Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde so we figured we'd mention them and then see how Dread-worthy they turn out to be.
Here's the breakdown per Deadline:
"Midnight Sun", based on the Israeli series "Timrot Ashan", aka "Pillars of Smoke", is a thriller following the mysterious disappearance of a group living on a commune in Alaska. The Alaska setting is appropriate given that the original series is being described as "Twin Peaks" meets "Northern Exposure" meets "Lost". "Midnight Sun" centers on a female FBI cult specialist who starts an investigation that uncovers a larger conspiracy. Lisa Zwerling ("The Event", "FlashForward") wrote the adaptation and is executive »
- The Woman In Black
20 items from 2012
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