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Joss Whedon to Receive Vanguard Award

5 hours ago | shocktillyoudrop.com | See recent shocktillyoudrop news »

The Producers Guild of America will honor Joss Whedon with its 2010 Vanguard Award at the 21st Annual PGA Awards ceremony January 24 at the Hollywood Palladium according to The Hollywood Reporter. The creative force behind the TV series Buffy the Vampire Slayer , Angel , Firefly and Dollhouse , his next feature will be The Cabin in the Woods , a horror-genre riff he co-wrote with Drew Goddard that MGM will release on January 14, 2011 in 3D. (Check out some teaser posters at our previous news post here .) "Joss Whedon has mastered the art of melding the newest technology with inspired storytelling, truly exemplifying the spirit of the Vanguard Award," said David Friendly and Laurence Mark, co-chairs of the PGA Awards. "This is an honor I didn't expect... »

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Joss Whedon Nets Vanguard Award

10 hours ago | DreadCentral.com | See recent Dread Central news »

Joss Whedon has done so much more than just work in the TV and film industry. He's created entire meticulous universes for his characters and fans to explore, and that's no easy task. Thankfully the man is about to get his due.

Variety reports that The Producers Guild of America has selected Joss Whedon as the recipient of its Vanguard Award, which recognizes achievements in new media and technology.

Whedon is a producer, writer, director, and creator for TV series "Buffy the Vampire Slayer," "Angel," "Firefly," and "Dollhouse" with film scripts including Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Toy Story, Alien Resurrection and Titan A.E. He's penned the comic book series Fray and created and produced Internet series "Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along-Blog."

His next feature Cabin in the Woods, which he co-wrote with Drew Goddard, is currently in post-production and is scheduled to be released sometime in 2011 by MGM. Given the studio's recent financial problems, »

- Uncle Creepy

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PGA Selects Whedon for Award

14 hours ago | iconsoffright.com | See recent Icons of Fright news »

No, that's not the Professional Golfers' Association.  The Producers Guild of America has chosen to honor Joss Whedon with its Vanguard Award, which celebrates achievements in media and technology, according to Variety.  Whedon is most famous for his series Buffy The Vampire Slayer and Angel.  He'll be in the esteemed company of George Lucas and James Cameron.

I was never a fan of Buffy or Angel, but I applaud Whedon.  Congratulations on your award, Joss.

Read Variety's full article here.

--Phil Fasso »

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Joss Whedon to be Honored by Producers Guild

23 hours ago | TVovermind.com | See recent TVovermind.com news »

Joss Whedon seems to be the jack of all trades.  Fox can cancel as many of his shows as that they want, but other people are still lining up to give him awards and accolades.  Ok, maybe not lining up, per se, but there's at least one organization that is honoring him.

The Producers Guild of America (PGA) will be presenting Whedon with the 2010 Vanguard Award at the 21st Annual PGA Awards ceremony on Sunday, January 24, 2010.  The award is meant to recognize those with achievements in new media and technology, so it's likely that he's getting it for his efforts in branching out into new internet media with Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog (though it's likely meant to honor a culmination of his achievements).  Past winners of the award include George Lucas, James Cameron and John Lasseter.

Whedon is a producer, writer, director, and creator for such hit television programs as “Buffy the Vampire Slayer, »

- Clarissa

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Supernatural 5.10 "Abandon All Hope" Recap

20 November 2009 12:12 AM, PST | TVovermind.com | See recent TVovermind.com news »

We begin this week's Apocalyptic festivities in a rather non-conventional fashion as Crowley, the demon who Bela gave the Colt to (played by the always fabulous Mark Sheppard), seals a Crossroads deal with a kiss. Except it's with a fifty year old banker. Given the continued debate over the nature of the Crossroads Demons in 'Supernatural' lore, I find it incredibly entertaining. Castiel is peeping — I mean, spying on the deal and follows Crowley back to his posh home. He can't get in because the place is guarded by Enochian script, so he calls Sam and Dean.

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That night, Jo, all dolled up in an adorable little black dress, plays the damsel in distress by ringing the gate bell and claiming her car broke down. Two of Crowley's demon lackeys try to wrangle her inside, but Sam and Dean ambush them. Wow. They have brains after all. I Missed It So Much. »

- Julia Thorne

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Amazon Gold Box Deal - Firefly The Complete Series on Blu-ray

19 November 2009 9:00 PM, PST | FusedFilm | See recent FusedFilm news »

Captain Tightpants in Blu

The last time this was a gold box deal it was $40. Most likely it will be $40 again this time.

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“Firefly” - The Complete Series [Blu-ray]

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Price: $39.99 & this item ships for Free with Super Saver Shipping. Details

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The other possibility is that it will be Serenity on Blu-ray for $9.99, but I am pretty confident it will be the box set.

Product Details Actors: Nathan Fillion, Gina Torres, Alan Tudyk, Morena Baccarin, Adam Baldwin Format: AC-3, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound, Dubbed, Subtitled, Widescreen Language: French (Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround), German (DTS 5.1), English (DTS-hd High Res Audio), Spanish (Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround) Subtitles: English, French, Spanish Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1 Number of discs: 3 Rating: Nr (Not Rated) Studio: 20th Century Fox DVD Release Date: November 11, 2008 Run Time: 665 minutes Asin: B001EN71CW Editorial Reviews Amazon.com As the 2005 theatrical release of Serenity made clear, »

- Vactor

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Ask Ausiello: Spoilers on 'House,' 'Criminal Minds,' 'Glee,' 'Smallville,' and more!

18 November 2009 6:17 PM, PST | EW - Ausiello Files | See recent EW.com - The Ausiello Files news »

Got a scoop request? An anonymous tip you’re dying to share? Just want to say hi? You can send any/all of the above to ausielloscoop@ew.com Question: House writer Tommy Moran tweeted that episode 14 is big for Cuddy. My question for you is how big? —Anna Ausiello: So big that I hear Cuddy will be sharing her bed with two different people by the end of the hour. Question: I feel an urge to poison my liver with a bottle of 150-buck Russian vodka after the rumor I just heard regarding episode 14 of House. Cuddy and Lucas are going to have sex? »

- Michael Ausiello

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Celebrate Thanksgiving with 'Dexter'

17 November 2009 5:20 PM, PST | FEARnet | See recent FEARnet news »

If you've been keeping up with Dexter this season then you know that things are starting to get complicated. Trinity, the serial killer Dexter's been trailing, turns out to have a sympathetic side, Angel and Laguerta are having a secret love affair, and Rita has taken an interest in her neighbor (hey, they had to give Julie Benz something to do besides whine). This Sunday's (11/22) episode finds the gang celebrating Thanksgiving, complete with a turkey dinner. Hit the jump to watch two clips before the episode airs on Showtime. »

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Buffy Coming Back! Well .... Sort of!

16 November 2009 1:06 PM, PST | DreadCentral.com | See recent Dread Central news »

Most fans, including myself, were left feeling shortchanged and screaming for more when "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" went off the air after seven seasons. It was even worse when "Angel" got yanked, but that's a whole other can of worms. Season Eight in comic form never really did it for a huge percentage of the fanbase, but it looks like Whedon and company may have found a solution.

According to Sci-Fi Wire a series of motion-comic webisodes based on Whedon's "Season Eight" comics is very much on its way and casting people to do voiceover work as we speak.

Based on the breakdown, the series will be based on the comics and feature the characters Twilight, the Big Bad of Season Eight, and evil British socialite Slayer Lady Genevieve Savidge, who plots to usurp Buffy's place in the Slayer hierarchy.

Check out the casting info below:

Casting Director: Jeff Shuter »

- Uncle Creepy

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Is "Charlie's Angels" going to wing it back to television?

16 November 2009 11:00 AM, PST | AfterEllen.com | See recent AfterEllen.com news »

Hello, Angels. Hello, Television. Yep, Charlie’s Angels might be coming back to a TV screen near you. Now, I know there was talk earlier this year about a fourth film in the franchise, but this is a full-on series reboot. Um, Ok, but will you please promise to make their hair as bouncy as the originals?

According to Variety, ABC is close to ordering a pilot for an update of the popular '70s series. Helming the new Angels would be a man who already knows a thing or two about remakes: Josh Friedman. The Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles creator is set to write and executive produce the new Angels.

Now, that series was hit and miss. It featured an excellent cast (Lena Headey! Summer Glau!) and interesting storyline, but failed to attract a broad audience and was cancelled after two seasons. Also, Friedman’s background (writing The Black Dahlia, »

- dorothy snarker

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Are Dollhouse Viral Sites Hinting at a Comic Book?

15 November 2009 7:42 AM, PST | ScreenRant.com | See recent Screen Rant news »

As we all know, Fox did not order any more episodes of Dollhouse, and obviously they won’t be ordering a 3rd season of the Joss Whedon show.

But I can’t help but wonder if Joss Whedon might not continue with his world of Dollhouse in his favorite alternate medium, the comics?

He’s taken all his television series to comic form under the Dark Horse label: Buffy The Vampire Slayer, Angel & Serenity. It’s his vent avenue of choice when he still has something to say about his pet projects but no television studio will let him vent it.

 

How did I come about pondering the idea of Dollhouse becoming a comic?  Besides Joss’s track record?

On November 9th, a viral website or two went live in support of Dollhouse.

There’s the creepy Rossum Corporation who is behind the processes that helped create the Dollhouse. It »

- Bruce Simmons

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CinemaSpy's Week-End TV Recap (Nov. 14)

14 November 2009 9:10 PM, PST | CinemaSpy | See recent CinemaSpy news »

The big television news for the week preceding, was, of course, Fox's decision to cancel Dollhouse, a move not necessarily unexpected, but still lamented by fans of the show. Sadly, the writing had been on the wall from the beginning of the season—without a significant uptick in viewership, the series' life-expectancy would be short. It didn't happen...and it was. Dollhouse will return Dec. 4, with its series finale set for Jan. 22.

Fox's other genre series, Fringe, rebounded a bit to its pre-World Series numbers with a 3.7 rating/6 share. That equates to a 19 percent jump from the previous week, but still trails behind The CW, where the network's flagship skein, Smallville, finally regained some ground to tie its former Thursday night stablemate, Supernatural.

Over at ABC, V led all genre shows for the second week of sweeps, despite a more than 25 percent drop from its series premiere, earning a 6.6 rating/10 share, »

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DVD Playhouse--November 2009

14 November 2009 6:25 PM, PST | The Hollywood Interview | See recent The Hollywood Interview news »

DVD Playhouse—November 2009

By

Allen Gardner

Watchmen—The Ultimate Cut (Warner Bros.) Director Zack Snyder’s film of Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons’ landmark graphic novel is as worthy an adaptation of a great book that has ever been filmed. In an alternative version of the year 1985, Richard Nixon is serving his third term as President and super heroes have been outlawed by a congressional act, in spite of the fact that two of the most high-profile “masks,” Dr. Manhattan (Billy Cruddup) and The Comedian (Jeffrey Dean Morgan) helped the U.S. win the Vietnam War. When The Comedian is found murdered, many former heroes become concerned that a conspiracy is afoot to assassinate retired costumed crime fighters. Former masks Nite Owl (Patrick Wilson), Silk Spectre (Malin Akerman) and still-operating Rorschach (Jackie Earle Haley, in an Oscar-worthy turn) launch an investigation of their own, all while the Pentagon’s “Doomsday »

- The Hollywood Interview.com

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Charlie's Angels coming back to TV

13 November 2009 7:48 AM, PST | Corona's Coming Attractions | See recent Corona's Coming Attractions news »

What was once old always becomes new again. Right now the upper management at ABC are close to ordering a pilot for a new casting of Charlie's Angels, the classic 1970s action-adventure hour-long series beloved by little girls and older boys for completely different reasons.

When it came out in 1976, Angels was an instant hit and cemented Farrah Fawcett (then called Fawcett-Majors due to her nupitals with Six Million Dollar Man star Lee Majors) as the last poster queen. While Ff only starred in the show for a season before trying to play her cards as a movie star (Saturn 3? Sunburn? Man, it's pretty bad when you're only decent big screen performance from the 1970s was in Logan's Run), the show proved to have legs enough for a six season run. Drew Barrymore dusted it off and McG reimagined the concept slightly more tongue-in-cheek for the Charlie's Angels movies »

- Patrick Sauriol

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‘Buffy’ and ‘Mad Men’ Writer Marti Noxon to Script ‘Fright Night’ Reboot

13 November 2009 7:00 AM, PST | The Flickcast | See recent The Flickcast news »

DreamWorks Studios, with plans for a Fright Night remake, have signed Mad Men writer-producer Marti Noxon to write the script about a horror-obsessed teen who thinks his neighbor means something altogether different when sipping some red.

Noxon, no stranger to vampires herself since she was a writer-producer for both Buffy the Vampire Slayer and it’s spin-off Angel, will keep the comedy/horror vibe the original had when it was released in 1985, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The film went on to be a surprise box office hit, trailing only A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy’s Revenge in the horror department that summer.

Producers Michael De Luca, Michael Gaeta and Alison Rosenzweig had signed onto the project back in May of this year, while overseeing the project for DreamWorks will be co-president of production Mark Sourian. No word on a potential release date or casting as of yet, »

- Sal Loria

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The Morning Meme (Friday, November 13, 2009)

13 November 2009 6:06 AM, PST | AfterElton.com | See recent AfterElton.com news »

The folks over WorldOfWonder just did an interview with the man that makes Lady GaGa look like Lady GaGa. Or at least the newest glam version, as she appeared in "Bad Romance" which we showed you yesterday morning. It's interesting, in that I haven't spent as much time on my looks in 38 years as he did on hers for one three minute video. 

Rod 2.0 has a report up about Starlight, the oldest gay bar in Brooklyn, and the oldest black gay bar in the United States is facing closure because of a property deal that includes the building that has housed the neighborhood staple since the 1960s.

When I heard that Hollywood, lacking an original thought amongst themselves, had decided to turn board games into movies, the only one that I thought had a chance was Candyland, and only then if it was Tim Burton and Johnny Depp doing it »

- lostinmiami

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Noxon has a 'Fright'

12 November 2009 6:10 PM, PST | Monsters and Critics | See recent Monsters and Critics news »

"Mad Men" writer-producer Marti Noxon will write DreamWorks Studios' remake of the 1985 vampire comedy "Fright Night." Noxon knows the horror genre well having been a writer-producer on "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" and "Angel."Michael De Luca, Michael Gaeta and Alison Rosenzweig will produce.The original film, released in 1985, was written and directed by Tom Holland and starred Chris Sarandon, Roddy McDowall and William Ragsdale. Ragsdale played a teenager who makes the frightful discovery that his neighbors are vampires. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the new version will keep the comedy-horror tone while updating the effects. »

- Adnan Tezer

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Fright Night Remake Gains Steam, Picks Up Mad Men Writer

12 November 2009 12:38 PM, PST | FilmSchoolRejects.com | See recent FilmSchoolRejects news »

Ever since it was resurrected by Dreamworks in May, the remake of Fright Night, the 1985 horror comedy from director Tom Holland, has been striking fear into the hearts of fans across the web. The project was originally set up a Screen Gems, but it died a slow, painful death due to a desire to stray too far away from the original film's plot and tone. But at Dreamworks, they appear to be keeping the original horror/comedy vibe from the first one, and in order to do so they've placed screenwriting tasks in the capable hands of Marti Noxon. Noxon, who has most recently served as a writer on Mad Men, has the right kind of pedigree needed to bring the story of a kid who discovers this his next-door neighbor is a vampire to life. She served as a writer, and for a short time as showrunner, on Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel. Given »

- Neil Miller

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‘Mad Men’ writer on board for ‘Fright Night’ redo

12 November 2009 12:29 PM, PST | ReelLoop.com | See recent Reel Loop news »

Marti Noxon (Mad Men) has signed on for the upcoming remake of the ’80s horror classic Fright Night.

In May, DreamWorks stated that the update on Fright Night will be an update to the 1985 film. Noxon’s version will retain the original tone from the first film while merely using current technology to upgrade its special effects.

Noxon serves as producer on the Emmy-award winning drama on AMC. He also served as a writer for Buffy the Vampire Slayer along with its short-lived spin-off Angel.

William Ragsdale stared in the original Fright Night which was written and directed by Tom Holland. The main character discovers that he has a vampire as a neighbor. Huzzah. The original also starred Roddy McDowell.

No word on casting on the project.

Source: The Hollywood Reporter

Food for thought: Anybody tired of these redos?

Related posts:Sequel to ‘30 Days of Night’ begins productionTwo set pictures »

- Reel Loop News Staff

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'Fright Night' Remake Lands 'Mad Men' Writer

12 November 2009 12:22 PM, PST | GetTheBigPicture.net | See recent Get The Big Picture news »

I wish Fright Night held up better. For about 15 years, the 1985 cult classic did skate by on the strength of its story and its complete eightiesness. That's not a word, and yet you know what it means. But as technology, horror movies, and horror fans have advanced in the past decade, moving from slick 1990s pop slasher flicks to darker tales from all around the world, Fright Night is one of those that just looks a little out of place now.

I'm hopeful that Marti Noxon, a Mad Men writer-director, can breath new life into the film now that DreamWorks has hired her to write the remake. If the Mad Men connection doesn't do it for you, know this: Noxon was also a writer on Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel. At least one of those had something to do with making bloodsuckers hip again. »

- Colin Boyd

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