Archive for April, 2008

Top Chefs?

Wednesday, April 30th, 2008

It’s Wednesday Night, which means it’s the night for Bravo to air one of their flagship reality shows. Right now, we’re in the middle of Top Chef: Chicago, which the commercials promise is “the number one food show on cable.”
I personally can’t cook, but I love this show. Some of the stuff in […]

‘Cleveland’ Gets 13 Episodes But Does It Really Matter?

Wednesday, April 30th, 2008

Recently, it was announced that we would be getting a Family Guy spin-off that focusses on side character Cleveland. Today,
Yahoo TV! dropped a tidbit of information.
One virtual certainty is that Fox will be launching its first animated comedy — or comedies — in three years. “Cleveland,” a spinoff of “Family Guy,” is expected to […]

Gremlins Return in Awesome TV Commercial!

Wednesday, April 30th, 2008

This might sound a bit strange, but to me, the Gremlins films are guilty pleasures. I’ve watched them literally million times as a kid, and revisit that nostalgia every few months. Of course, I can see the films flaws now, but I don’t care, the puppets still work for me!
But before you ask “Josh, why […]

Jimmy Fallon to take over Late Night?

Friday, April 25th, 2008

Jimmy Fallon may not have had the most stellar Movie career, but he was one of the funnier members on Saturday Night Live to me. Some things just don’t translate well I guess.
Now it is looking like Jimmy Fallon may be stepping into the gig Conan O’Brien will be leaving behind on […]

Project Runway Updates

Wednesday, April 23rd, 2008

Curious about what in the world is going on in the world of Project Runway? Spin-offs, network changes, and lawsuits!
First, Blogging Project Runway:

Bravo Press confirms that Season Five will premiere in July. We are guessing that the Final Challenge will be at Bryant Park in September.
The important thing to remember here is that […]

Campbell to appear on Ugly Betty

Wednesday, April 23rd, 2008

Naomi Campbell was slated to appear on Ugly Betty last season and had to postpone. It looks like her day has arrived, according to TV Guide:

Supermodel Naomi Campbell will make a guest appearance on the season finale of Ugly Betty (Thursdays at 8 pm/ET, ABC).
Maybe she’s decided that her recent bad press needs a […]

Shepherd to appear on Psych

Wednesday, April 23rd, 2008

It turns out that Shawn from Psych has an even nicer pedigree than just having Corbin Bernsen for a dad. His mom will be played by Cybill Shepherd according to TV Guide:

Shepherd will appear in at least two episodes, beginning with the third-
I’m not sure how thrilled I am with the casting. […]

Possibility of Further X-Files Series

Tuesday, April 22nd, 2008

The X-Files gang recently dropped in for a Q&A at New York’s Comic Con this past weekend, and while they were being coy about the most recent film, the future of the X-Files was brought up. AICN has the transcript.

Host: Would you want to continue the X-Files on another network?Chris: It won’t be the without […]

Tidbits on Star Wars TV Series

Tuesday, April 22nd, 2008

To fans who may have cringed at the lighter look that the Star Wars Prequals portrayed, MTV may have delerived us “new hope.”
If you thought the cantina in Mos Eisley was a “wretched hive of scum and villainy,” well you’d better be cautious because an upcoming journey back to the “Star Wars” universe is going […]

Sarah Connor Chronicles Set To Return

Monday, April 21st, 2008

It’s official! The future holds a new season of Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles.
Variety reports:

Fox has greenlit a second season of the franchise series, picking up 13 episodes for next season.
I enjoyed the first season, but tried not to get too attached in case it didn’t get renewed, like some of the other shows […]

Joss Updates “Dollhouse” cast: Amy Acker

Thursday, April 17th, 2008

Another Whedonverse alum has joined the cast of “Dollhouse”. This straight from Joss himself, at Whedonesque:

Hi campers. We’re having the read-through of the script today. Why would I be nervous? YOU’RE nervous! Anyhoo, I just couldn’t resist letting you know that the recurring roles have actually been cast for some time now. I’m shocked […]

“Lucky Louie” back…kind of

Thursday, April 17th, 2008

HBO’s “Lucky Louie” was a simple yet funny show. Louis C.K. and Pamela Adlon worked great together and made the show very entertaining. They will be reuniting to write and star in a CBS sitcom, with a familiar premise. Hollywood Reporter has:

“Lucky Louie” stars Louis C.K. and Pamela Adlon are reuniting for […]

Tudyk’s comedy pilot

Thursday, April 17th, 2008

Firefly’s Wash (Alan Tudyk) has just been cast in a new sitcom for WB Television. Hollywood Reporter has:

The untitled Kohan/Mutchick comedy, from Warner Bros. TV, centers on two men — one straight, one gay (Tudyk) — who are lifelong best friends and business partners.
Tudyk, who recently starred in NBC’s untitled Luke Reiter pilot and […]

“Dollhouse” spoiled, slightly

Thursday, April 17th, 2008

The new Fox show, “Dollhouse” promises to be big. With Joss Whedon and Eliza Dushku, I believe we’re in for a treat. IO9.com has compiled all the information they believe is available about the series, which includes info from the pilot script. Here’s a less-spoiler excerpt taken from an interview with E! […]

Please Re-New “Eli Stone”

Thursday, April 17th, 2008

A quality show that isn’t getting much support is in danger of not being renewed. “Eli Stone” needs a second season. Kristin@EOnline talks to executive producer Greg Berlanti.

“We just hope anyone who wants the show to come back will let that be known to ABC. And thanks so much to you and to […]

Full Episodes on Marvel Kids Website

Thursday, April 17th, 2008

Marvel has been really pushing their brand lately. With new found control over their productions, they’ve been moving forward on all fronts. Now the MarvelKids website is running full-length shows. Comics2Film describes the new service:

Marvel’s recently-launched, all-ages website MarvelKids.com is now showing complete episodes of the ‘Fantastic Four: World’s Greatest Heroes’ animated […]

Another Robin Sparkles single

Thursday, April 17th, 2008

The fictional has released her b-side song, “ Sand Castles in the Sand“. This CBS promotion is in preparation for next weeks episode, “Sand Castles in the Sand”. CBS describes the show as:

Sandcastles in the Sand
Barney, in his own inimitable style, helps Robin realize that she is awesome.

Sandcastles definitely brings back memories of […]

What are the chances for the ‘bubble’ shows?

Thursday, April 17th, 2008

Not all of the networks have made their decisions on which shows were returning next season. Ausiello of TVGuide gives a rundown of what the chances of return these shows have:

Aliens in America: Odds of Survival: 3
Back to You: Odds of Survival: 7
Big Shots: Odds of Survival: 0
Boston Legal: Odds of Survival: 6
Cane: Odds […]

Vampire Blood Drive

Wednesday, April 16th, 2008

Moonlight hasn’t been renewed for a second season yet, and its band of devoted fans have come up with a cleaver plan to change this fact. According to TVGuide.com, Moonlight fans have started an online pledge drive for a blood drive in an effort to get CBS to renew the show. TVGuide.com reports that:
YouChoose.net, a […]

Rob Thomas leaves 90210 spin-off

Tuesday, April 15th, 2008

Rob Thomas just got a little less busy. He has stepped down from helming the new 90210 spin-off pilot. EOnline has:

I checked in with Rob earlier today and he confirmed to me that the network is looking for another writer to take a stab at the 90210 pilot script: “I’d do the additional […]