Television
SyFy to “twist” more fairy tales
by Doc on Feb.01, 2010, under Television
After giving some contemporary twists to the Oz (Tin Man) and Alice (Alice) stories, SyFy has its sights on 5 more tales to get the treatment, starting with Beauty And The Beast (February 27th), and including the stories of “Hansel & Gretel” and “Little Red Riding Hood”.
Doctor Who: The Complete Specials DVD Review
by Doc on Jan.31, 2010, under Television, Video/DVD
Doctor Who: The Complete Specials comes out on [sfs=991]Blu-ray[/sfs] and [sfs=992]DVD[/sfs] this Tuesday (along with the individual specials “The Waters Of Mars” – [sfs=987]Blu-ray[/sfs]/[sfs=988]DVD[/sfs] and “The End Of Time” – [sfs=989]Blu-ray[/sfs]/[sfs=990]DVD[/sfs] – the others were previously released and can be found in the Doctor Who section of our store). We’ve already seen the DVD release, so catch a review both of the specials and the DVDs. WARNING – it would be impossible to talk about the features and stories without possibly spoiling some of the surprises, so do not read what’s below if you haven’t seen them, haven’t read anything, and still hope to be surprised. Know only that you want these DVDs.
David Tennant U.S. pilot on hold
by Doc on Jan.30, 2010, under Television
As a follow up to a previous story on David Tennant’s legal comedy pilot for NBC, Rex Is Not Your Lawyer, the show has been shelved for now. There was hope that it would be among the Jay Leno Show slot winners, but the sets have been dismantled and placed in “fold-and-hold” status. There is still hope it could find a slot in the Fall.
Merlin to return to the U.S.
by Doc on Jan.30, 2010, under Television
Merlin, the re-imagined BBC One Camelot tale that was successful in the U.K. but when aired on NBC failed to garner an audience, looks to return to the U.S. but will shift to Syfy (another NBC Universal channel) in April with the airing of the second series (and a marathon of the first series at the end of March). The first series will be [sfs=997]will be available on DVD[/sfs] on April 20th. Update: It looks like Merlin will be paired with the return of Stargate Universe. Update 2/4:>/b> This is confirmed.
Reminder: Dollhouse finale tonight
by Doc on Jan.29, 2010, under Television
Just a reminder that the finale of Dollhouse, “Epitaph Two: Return” airs tonight at 8PM ET on Fox.
La Femme Nikita to be rebooted again
by Doc on Jan.27, 2010, under Television
The CW has picked up the pilot for a new reboot of La Femme Nikita, based on the screenplay of Luc Besson which was first made into a French film, then a U.S. version under the title of Point Of No Return, and then a U.S. cable series. McG will be the executive producer on this new version.
Caprica slow out of the gate
by Doc on Jan.25, 2010, under Television
It looks like the airing of the pilot movie of Caprica on SyFy didn’t do so well, only getting 1.6 million viewers. The article does point out (and I believe rightly so) that the DVD release 9 months ago may have had an impact…but if you have been waiting for the series, the first new episode airs this Friday.
Primeval coming back but needs to solve problems
by Doc on Jan.21, 2010, under Television
We had already heard that ITV series Primeval was being rescued by added income from some international channels, although initially they said there would be two more series. Now it appears that they are at least for now planning one series of 13 episodes, but they still have some problems to solve – like getting some of the characters back from the past, and how to deal with cast departures as well (which isn’t unusual here). 3rd series star Jason Flemyng is committed elsewhere, but will return for a few episodes. Update: Correction that Primeval is an ITV not BBC series…
Spielberg/Wyle TNT pilot picked up
by Doc on Jan.21, 2010, under Television
TNT has picked up several series for 9 episodes plus the pilot, including an as-yet-unnamed alien invasion series produced by Steven Spielberg and starring Noah Wyle (er, The Librarian). The series, from a script by Robert Rodat (Saving Private Ryan), deals with the aftermath of an alien invasion when most of the population has been wiped out, and those that remain struggle against the occupiers.
Torchwood moving to U.S.??
by Doc on Jan.19, 2010, under Television
This is interesting – Fox is apparently developing a U.S. version of Torchwood – but with the existing production team, and possibly with some of the cast including John Barrowman (Capt. Jack Harkness). It doesn’t sound like a remake though, but could be an extension of the existing story that relocates the surviving members of Torchwood 3 to the U.S. but with a global scope…and another interesting note at the end of the article: Jane Tranter (executive VP of programming and production at BBC Worldwide, who is producing) may also try to reboot Doctor Who over hear as well somehow, related to David Tennant being in the U.S. for his U.S. pilot. Not sure what that means though…