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Haven fourth season finale as a two-hour event tonight!
by Doc on Jan.17, 2013, under Television
Don’t forget…Haven concludes its fourth season tonight starting at 8/7c with the final two episodes, including the one that was postponed due to events near its original scheduled air date.
Check out the preview below…Audrey finally finds some answers, but not everyone will survive the truths.
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Syfy cancels Alphas after two seasons
by Doc on Jan.16, 2013, under Television
I just got word that Syfy will not renew Alphas for a third season. Word first broke via twitter from star Ryan Cartwright, and later confirmed by several of the other stars.
Syfy said in an official statement: “Syfy has decided not to renew Alphas for a third season. We’ve been proud to present this entertaining, high-quality series for two seasons and to work with an incredible ensemble of talented actors, producers and creatives as well as our partners at BermanBraun Television. We’d like to thank the show’s dedicated regular viewers for their tremendous support.”
The reasons for not renewing it are not known – it seemed to do reasonably well in the ratings, but that might not have been able to carry the production costs well enough.
Of course, I’m already hearing all over Twitter about how people won’t watch other Syfy shows because they canceled this one, how their won’t be any sci-fi on the network, etc. Please people – not watching other good shows because one you liked got canceled is lame. It won’t help anything, and it could harm the other shows – thus bringing about what people claim. But if anyone doesn’t think there will be any sci-fi – you really need to look into a show called Defiance. And the Blake’s 7 remake is still being developed, which might get us back into a space-based show.
Ron Moore working to return to Syfy with Helix
by Doc on Jan.16, 2013, under Television
Deadline is reporting than Ron Moore, who scored big with Battlestar Galactica on Syfy, is ready to return and is finalizing a deal for a straight-to-series 13 episode order for Helix, a dark thriller about a team of scientists investigating a possible disease outbreak at an Arctic research facility who find themselves trying to protect the world from annihilation.
Cameron Porsandeh wrote the script on spec and will co-produce, with Moore and Lynda Obst (Contact, Hot In Cleveland) as executive producers.
Warner Bros sets up futuristic version of The Odyssey written by James DiLapo
by Doc on Jan.15, 2013, under Movies
Warner Bros wants to take on a new version of Homer’s epic Greek poem, The Odyssey – but set it in space. The studio has hired newcomer James DiLapo to write the script, based on his pitch of an idea Terry Dougas of 1821 Pictures (Machete Kills).
DiLapo wrote Devils At Play, a script which won the Nicholl Fellowship and was on the 2012 Black List of the most liked unproduced scripts according to studio executives.
The latest Defiance TV spot!
by Doc on Jan.14, 2013, under Television
In case you missed in during Being Human tonight, here is the latest TV spot for Defiance!
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Zack Snyder reportedly working on a Jedi-themed Star Wars movie – or not…
by Doc on Jan.14, 2013, under Movies
Update: According to his publicist, the rumors are false.
Although Man Of Steel‘s Zack Snyder has previously said he wasn’t interested in working on Episode VII, word is spreading that he IS working on a Star Wars movie – but one that is not part of the main story (how should we refer to them? My first thought was “main sequence” vs. “out of sequence”…is that good?)
Reportedly Snyder wants to adapt Akira Kurosawa’s seminal Shichinin no Samurai (a.k.a. Seven Samurai) story into a story about the Jedi. And although there is no specific time period set, it is expected for it to fall sometime after the classic trilogy, when the Jedi are working to restore their order. In Kurosawa’s story, a village hires some masterless samurai to help them defend their harvest against bandits, but both sides have to learn the trust of the other.
I don’t know if I can see the Jedi as mercenaries for hire, though…
Trivia: The character of Obi-Wan Kenobi was loosely based on a character in another Kurosawa film, The Hidden Fortress. That character was played by Toshiro Mifune, who was also in Shichinin no Samurai (Kurosawa and Mifune worked together in 16 films) – and was once considered for the role of Obi-Wan by George Lucas.
Scott M. Gimple to take the reins as showrunner on The Walking Dead
by Doc on Jan.14, 2013, under Television
The Walking Dead producer Scott M. Gimple has been promoted to showrunner, taking the place of Glen Mazzara, who chose not to return over creative differences.
Gimple has been working as a writer and producer on the show, as well as having created the animated Fillmore!, and wrote several episodes of FlashForward and the screenplay for Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance.
Watch the first four minutes of Being Human‘s premiere!
by Doc on Jan.14, 2013, under Television
Being Human returns tonight on Syfy at 9/8c…but you can watch the first four minutes right now!
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White House answers petition to build a Death Star
by Doc on Jan.12, 2013, under Fun Stuff, Politics
It seems the Internet has made it so easy to start a petition that the White House must respond to…regardless of the insanity of the petition itself, it seems you can find enough crazy people on the Internet to elicit an official response now.
Recently, one of the more interesting petitions received the necessary 35,000 signatures to require a response – “Secure resources and funding, and begin construction of a Death Star by 2016.” And let’s just say, the official response was perfect.
I like it when otherwise serious folk are allowed to show off some humor on such things.
I’m just wondering…a Death Star would only cost $850 quadrillion? Can we mint enough Platinum Coins for that?
Lost Girl preview: “Caged Fae”
by Doc on Jan.12, 2013, under Television
Season 3 of Lost Girl starts Monday at 10/9c on Syfy! Catch this sneak peek of “Caged Fae”: Bo is back. And she’s going a little wild.
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