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MovieWeb's 2009 DVD Holiday Gift Guide

24 November 2009 5:51 AM, PST | MovieWeb | See recent MovieWeb news »

Black Friday is approaching, fellow readers. No, I'm not talking about some sort of economic free-fall or any apocalyptic event that we might see in 2012. I'm talking about the shopper's paradise/nightmare that is the day after Thanksgiving, where all the hot holiday items are paraded about with slashed prices galore. While this day does wonders for your pocketbook, it takes a toll on your sanity with malls full of shoppers packed in like sardines, scurrying to complete their lists. We all know how trying these times are, so we here at MovieWeb are trying to make it a little easier on our readers. No, we won't be selling Blu-ray players for under $100, but we are compiling a tidy little list of our own complete with our top DVD buys of the season. Below you'll find a comprehensive guide to all of the hot titles that will be on the shelves this season, »

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Justin Theroux Plays Space Invaders

17 November 2009 11:38 PM, PST | EmpireOnline | See recent EmpireOnline news »

Sci-fi rom-com Space Invader (nothing to do with the arcade game, you'll be pleased to hear) has been in Development Hell for a while now. In early 2007 it was being talked up as a vehicle for Arrested Development's Will Arnett, with a script by Futurama alumnus Mike Lisbe. Three years later, Justin Theroux, the actor-turned-screenwriter who wrote Tropic Thunder and Iron Man 2, has come aboard to pen a new draft.Theroux may also direct the film, which is reportedly about a guy who becomes a space station janitor to keep tabs on his girlfriend, who he suspects is knocking off a Zapp Brannigan-style space blowhard. Will Arnett is still starring, according to THR, but whether Lisbe and his co-writer Nate Reger are still involved, having orginally sold the project to Fox, is unclear.That everyman-in-space scenario is kind of familiar, particularly in Britain, from things like The Hitch-Hiker's »

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Collider Holliday Giveaway - Don’t Buy Presents! Win Free DVDs, Video Games and Books From Us!

15 November 2009 3:32 PM, PST | Collider.com | See recent Collider.com news »

With the holiday’s fast approaching and everyone struggling to find enough money to buy presents, we’ve come up with a novel way to save money…get free stuff from us!  Thanks to a bunch of PR films, I’ve got a huge box filled with DVDs, video games, and books and I’m going to give everything away to our readers.  So if you’d like to know what you could win and how to enter, just hit the jump for all the info:

Here’s what you need to know:

If you want to win any of the items, you’ll need to do two things.  The first is email thecollidermailbox@gmail.com with your name and address and say Holiday Giveaway in the headline.  The second thing you’ll need to do is become a fan of Collider on Facebook (the Collider Facebook widget is at »

- Steve 'Frosty' Weintraub

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TV Review: ‘Batman: Brave and the Bold: Mayhem of the Music Meister!’

3 November 2009 8:00 AM, PST | The Flickcast | See recent The Flickcast news »

Fans of Dr. Horrible rejoice! If you have been laying in bed at night, unable to sleep at the prospect of one day hoping to hear Neil Patrick Harris belt out some more power chords as a devious super villain, then look no further than last week’s episode of Batman Brave and the Bold.

For those who don’t watch the show regularly, Brave and the Bold is a different, younger take on the DC animated universe. The show’s creators have managed to take elements from the Silver Age of comics, such as a young Green Arrow, and the Modern Age, such as the new Blue Beetle. The animation also borrows and references styles from the Bruce Timm animation to the undertone of the Adam West Batman series.

In the episode, Mayhem of the Music Meister, Nph guest stars as the villain Music Meister, who has the power »

- Matt Raub

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As Devil's Night Descends, Here Are Cinema's Greatest Satans

30 October 2009 3:00 PM, PDT | MTV Movies Blog | See recent MTV Movies Blog news »

Is it a widely known fact anymore that the evening before Halloween is called Devil's Night? I'm not sure of the history myself, but the term has its origins in 1930s Detroit, if Wikipedia is to be believed (I know, I know-- that's a big "if"). According to tradition, the night would be marked by youthful acts of vandalism and petty crime, though the transgressions increased in severity through the years, with arson unfortunately becoming a common practice through the 1970s and '80s. That all changed in the mid-'90s, when the city organized the volunteer-driven "Angel's Night" and started enforcing age-based curfews. Fans of "The Crow" -- currently in the midst of a week-long retrospective on MTV Splash Page -- are of course familiar with the term, as it factors heavily into that movie.

Grim associations aside, it's a cool name that lends itself well to this particular list feature. »

- Adam Rosenberg

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T&A Comics, Matt Groenig And 'Futurama' DVDs, And Windows 7 Complaints In Today's Twitter Report

22 October 2009 10:01 AM, PDT | MTV Splash Page | See recent MTV Splash Page news »

Stan Lee met up with the the staff at the "The Simpsons," and according to his unprecedented tweets, he may have finally met someone more clever than himself. Meanwhile, Chris Ryall ordered a boxed set of Matt Groening's other series "Futurama" and received his own surprise from eBay.

In other comics-related tweets, Joe Quesada's accused the Guggenheim Museum of supporting the Phillies, while Ben Templesmith seems to be skeptical of Microsoft's new Windows 7 operating system. Check out all of those after the jump, along with which comic creator may have a collection of Shia Labeouf photos and what Ron Marz thinks of T&A comics critics.

It's all in the Twitter Report for October 22, 2009.

@ronmarz Seems like the ones who cry "T&A comic!" first and loudest are never the ones who actually, y'know, Read the comic.

-Ron Marz, Writer ("Green Lantern," "Witchblade")

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- Brian Warmoth

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This Week In DVD: October 13th

13 October 2009 11:56 AM, PDT | FilmSchoolRejects.com | See recent FilmSchoolRejects news »

Rob Hunter loves movies.  He also loves working as a delivery driver for Planet Express. These two joys come together in the form of cash money payments that he receives every week and immediately uses to buy more DVDs.  So join us each week as he takes a look at new DVD releases and gives his highly unqualified opinion as to which titles are worth BUYing, which are better off as RENTals, and which should be AVOIDed at all costs. Click on any of the titles below to magically head over to Amazon.com and pick up the DVD.  And don't forget to check out Neil Miller's hilariously titled This Week In Blu-ray column for reviews on the latest high definition Blu-ray releases! Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas Pitch: Jim Henson does Gift of the Magi... Why Buy? I know it's only October, but this is a Christmas classic up there with the animated How the Grinch Stole Christmas and »

- Rob Hunter

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A Simpsons Sequel?

7 October 2009 10:32 AM, PDT | Atomic Popcorn | See recent Atomic Popcorn news »

After Matt Groening’s popular animated TV series The Simpsons made its way onto the big screen in 2007 with their own Simpsons Movie, many predicted for it to be the end of the long running show. Instead, that final episode has continued to be delayed for years on end, making it the longest running American sitcom. Ever since the release of the movie, there had been constant rumors swirling about of a possible sequel. This is what Matt Groening and showrunner Al Jean had to say on it:

“It took 18 years to get around to doing the movie,” Groening said. “We got very frustrated. We thought it would take two years but it ended up taking four. Some day maybe we’ll do another one — but don’t hold your breath.”

“We cannot predict the end because we can’t believe we are still here today,” explained Groening. Jean added, »

- Melissa Molina

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[TV] The Universe: Seasons 1-3

4 October 2009 11:00 AM, PDT | JustPressPlay.net | See recent JustPressPlay news »

The Universe offers hope that the History Channel’s weekly programming can reach beyond age old conflicts and historical happenings to give the cable viewing public something new. Specials on Hitler and Mussolini can have daunting titles like “The Dark Wages of War” or “The Uncertain Age of Holocaust”, but do these really compare to titles like “Secrets of the Sun”, “The Most Dangerous Place in the Universe”, “Supernovas”, “Cosmic Apocalypse” and, who can resist a title like this, “Sex in Space”. David X. Cohen, producer of Futurama, once postulated that adding the word “space” to any word makes it funnier and better. The Universe benefits from and proves this theory simultaneously.

The Complete Season One

The premier season of the series stays mainly within the confines of our solar system and offers an episode on each of the planets, the sun, the moon and a few other topics. The »

- Lex Walker

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Blu-ray Review: Sons of Anarchy Season One

8 September 2009 3:43 PM, PDT | BuzzFocus.com | See recent BuzzFocus.com news »

When I first heard that FX was planning on airing a series about the underground world of motorcycle clubs, I thought it was a unique concept. The series would be called “Sons of Anarchy. Kurt Sutter, a writer on “The Shield” who eventually became one its Executive Producers, was the creator of this new series and I thought, “Hmm, I should check this out.” Next, two acting favorites, Katey Sagal (“Futurama”) and Ron Perlman (“Hellboy”) were announced as the lead actors. I exclaimed, like a ‘kid in a candy story,’ “Whoa, I have to check this out.” Finally, the pilot arrived and I was pleased, but not excited with the show. The Sopranos style layout did indeed create for a unique dynamic that was overwhelmingly bolstered by a stunning, albeit disturbing, performance from Katey Sagal. Unfortunately, three episodes later I found my interest waning. The story was overly ambitious and »

- Bags

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Sons of Anarchy's Katey Sagal talks to TV Squad...again

8 September 2009 9:05 AM, PDT | AOL - TVSquad | See recent AOL - TVSquad news »

I haven't been here from the beginning, so I don't know the exact number of times actress and singer Katey Sagal has sat down to talk to someone from our humble site. But within the last year, someone Squadder has either called her up on the phone or bumped into her in person to chat her up about the return of Futurama or her more serious but equally kick-ass role on Sons of Anarchy.

I'm seriously thinking that we need to institute some kind of frequent visitor punch card that rewards stars with a free pizza, a round of drinks or half off a new muffler (not including labor) for their 10th interview.

Sagal was nice enough to talk to us yet again in anticipation of the new season of Sons of Anarachy that premieres this tonight at 10 p.m. Eastern/9 p.m. Central on FX. We talked about her »

- Danny Gallagher

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Futurama: The Complete Collection Hits The Shelves on DVD October 13th

26 August 2009 7:34 AM, PDT | MovieWeb | See recent MovieWeb news »

Fans of a popular sci-fi animated series can get the entire legacy of the series in one hefty set this October. Futurama: The Complete Collection will be released on DVD on October 13. This massive 19-disc set contains all 72 episodes of the original series plus all four DVD films - Futurama: Bender's Big Score, Futurama: The Beast with a Billion Backs, Futurama: Bender's Game and Futurama: Into the Wild Green Yonder. The complete set is priced at $169.98 Srp and you can take a look at the cover art and special features below.

Looking to get your Futurama fix in great, big, hilarious, planet-sized chunks? Then this is your lucky light year! Now, in one shiny collection, you'll find all seventy-two original TV episodes and four epically amusing, feature-length adventures starring your favorite spaced-out space crew, plus enough extras to fill a moon base, if you're into that sort of thing. »

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Futurama: The Complete Collection Cover and Specs

25 August 2009 9:00 AM, PDT | WorstPreviews.com | See recent Worst Previews news »

Fox Home Entertainment has just announced the "Futurama: The Complete Collection" DVD set, which includes all seventy-two original TV episodes and four movies (Bender's Big Score, The Beast with a Billion Back, Bender's Game, Into the Wild Green Yonder). The collection also comes with lots of bonus material, including a letter from the "Futurama" creator Matt Groening and producer David X. Cohen, commentary from various cast members, numerous deleted scenes, an interactive still gallery, blooper reels and more. All of this will be packaged in a collectible Bender head, including a detachable rubber antenna. The set will be available in stores on October 13th and is currently priced at $169.98. Seems a little pricey, considering that there will be new episodes of "Futurama" next year. DVD Set: (click to enlarge) »

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Futurama: The Complete Collection: October 13

25 August 2009 1:52 AM, PDT | HollywoodNorthReport.com | See recent HollywoodNorthReport.com news »

Fox Home Entertainment's Futurama: The Complete Collection DVD set, available October 13 will include all seventy-two original animated TV episodes and four direct-to-dvd movies including Bender's Big Score, The Beast with a Billion Backs, Bender's Game and Into the Wild Green Yonder. Bonus material includes a letter from Futurama creator Matt Groening and producer David X. Cohen, cast member commentary, deleted scenes, interactive still gallery and blooper reels, packaged in a 'Bender' robot head with a detachable rubber antenna. Sneak Peek the trailer for Bender's Big Score... »

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"Futurama" Epic To Premiere On Comedy Central On August 30

14 August 2009 4:26 AM, PDT | icelebz.com | See recent iCelebz news »

The world television premiere of the "Futurama" Epic "Into the Wild Green Yonder" will be debuting on Comedy Central. The four-part epic will begin at 9:00 pm Et on Sunday, August 30.

"Futurama" follows the life of Philip Fry (Billy West), a 25-year-old pizza delivery boy who accidentally freezes himself in 1999 and wakes up 1,000 year later with a fresh start on life. His new diverse friends include Turanga Leela, voiced by Katey Sagal, and the robot Bender, voiced by John Dimaggio.

The epic will see Leela teaming up with an environmentally aware feminist group to save an asteroid filled with primitive life forms. Fry will be attempting to thwart a mysterious species from destroying all life in the universe.

The Emmy Award-winning animated comedy series will also feature 26 new episodes starting in 2010. Futurama's "Into the Wild Green Yonder" will premiere on Comedy Central at 9:00 pm on Sunday, August 30.

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Katey Sagal talks about contentious Futurama negotiations - TCA Report

7 August 2009 11:45 AM, PDT | AOL - TVSquad | See recent AOL - TVSquad news »

At last night's Fox party at the Langham Huntington's "Horeshoe Garden," I ran into (TV Squad reader) Katey Sagal, who was there in support of her excellent FX show Sons of Anarchy. Before we could get into any questions about that show, though, I wanted to know about the contentious negotiations between 20th Century Fox and the voice cast of Futurama that finally were wrapped up last week.

Her reaction? Slightly perturbed, but not surprised, given her industry experience. "Well, it's what always happens. We're starting our sixth season, and the actors felt that it was deserving of a sixth-season salary. And we weren't being offered that. We were united in our search for... we wanted what's fair, that's all."

When 20th put out a casting notice looking for replacement voices, Sagal said, "I wasn't surprised. It's business."Continue reading Katey Sagal talks about contentious Futurama negotiations - TCA Report

 

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- Joel Keller

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Weekly TV Wrap Up - August 6th, 2009

6 August 2009 6:26 AM, PDT | ScreenRant.com | See recent Screen Rant news »

Today’s Weekly TV Wrap Up has some news about the Syfy channel picking up a show called Alphas, news on Chuck air dates, plus renewal news on In Plain Sight and other USA shows.

I’m also chatting about some Ghost Whisperer bits, Futurama voice casting news and some news about Medium on CBS.  I’ve also found some casting news on Game Of Thrones.

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Syfy Picks Up Alphas

Syfy has picked up a 90-minute action-adventure pilot called Alphas.

Alphas is about a team of ordinary citizens who possess hyper-developed neurological abilities.  Each person has a slightly special feature about them, but as a team, they combine to have extra-special skills.  It’s to be written by Zak Penn (X-Men: The Last Stand), Michael Karnow and BermanBraun Television.

For whatever reason, NBC and ABC passed on Alphas while Syfy, having the opportunity, jumped on this superhero genre show.

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- Bruce Simmons

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Original Cast Members Return to ‘Futurama’

3 August 2009 5:57 PM, PDT | The Flickcast | See recent The Flickcast news »

Futurama fans of the world have five reasons to celebrate. Variety is reporting that the show’s original stars — John Dimaggio, Billy West, Katey Sagal, Maurice Lamarche and Tress MacNeille – reached an agreement with 20th Century Fox TV late Friday to return to the show. This compromise comes on the heels of 20th putting out a casting call in July to find replacement voice actors for the show.

“We are thrilled to have our incredible cast back,” creators Matt Groening and David X. Cohen said in a statement. “The call has already gone out to the animators to put the mouths back on the characters.”

The studio announced in June that it would revive the long-canceled Futurama, and Comedy Central was on board to begin airing the new episodes in mid-2010. Part of the announcement included stars West, Sagal and Dimaggio returning to the series; however the actors had not »

- Jennifer Tomooka

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'Futurama' Cast Will Reprise Roles In New Series

3 August 2009 2:32 PM, PDT | MTV Splash Page | See recent MTV Splash Page news »

From Movies Blog: Move along people, there's nothing to see here. A few weeks ago, word emerged that the triumphant return of Matt Groening's and David X. Cohen's prematurely canceled TV series "Futurama" might be marred by the departure of the original voice cast. These people, who were responsible for making the initial five seasons -- and subsequent direct-to-video movies -- so enjoyable, were to be shoved aside in favor of cheaper voice talents. To quote the great huckster Vizzini, "inconceivable!"

Well the whole thing turned out to be nothing more than a lot of posturing and financial crisis-inspired hand-wringing. Variety reported yesterday that John Dimaggio, Billy West, Katey Sagal, Maurice Lamarche and Tress MacNeille are all back in the mix to reprise their roles, which constitute every key member of the Planet Express delivery and administrative teams. "Whew" would be an appropriate response, so take a moment now to collect yourselves. »

- Adam Rosenberg

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Futurama: Voice Cast Dispute Settled; New Episodes Moving Forward

3 August 2009 2:32 PM, PDT | TVSeriesFinale.com | See recent TVSeriesFinale news »

A couple months ago, fans of Futurama were overjoyed to learn that the animated series was being revived for 26 new episodes.

That happiness was short-lived for most when it was revealed that talks between 20th Century Fox TV and the show's main voice actors had broken down. The studio decided to play hard ball, started casting for soundalikes, and even uninvited the voice actors from the Futurama panel at the San Diego Comic-Con.

Many viewers protested and threatened to boycott the new episodes. Thankfully, the dispute is now over and there's a new deal in place for John Dimaggio, Billy West, Katey Sagal, Maurice Lamarche, and Tress MacNeille.

  At the Comic-Con panel, Futurama creators Matt Groening and David X. Cohen told fans that they supported the actors and hoped that the dispute would be settled soon. On Friday, the duo issued a humorous statement that said, "We are thrilled to »

- TVSeriesFinale.com

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