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Check out the full TRON: Uprising trailer!
by Doc on Apr.16, 2012, under Television
We first got a glimpse of the animated TRON: Uprising last week with the TV preview spot: Now you can check out the full preview below! TRON: Uprising fills in on what happened on the Grid after the original movie that led up to the events of Tron: Legacy, and premieres on Disney XD in June.
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Fringe has two ending prepped
by Doc on Apr.13, 2012, under Television
There has still been no word from Fox about renewing Fringe, so producers have apparently planned in advance for both scenarios – and filmed two endings, with the appropriate one aired when it’s time.
During interviews at the Paley Center for the Warner Bros. Television Out of the Box Exhibit, star Lance Reddick mentioned the alternate ending while discussing the show. Just in case Fox gives the order for a fifth (and likely final) season, a cliffhanger was filmed. “Something happens at the very, very end of the season finale,” Reddick said. “It may or may not stay; I don’t know. It could open up an entire new season.”
Now, if that doesn’t whet the fans’ appetite for more…
Tracking for The Avengers indicates a big hit
by Doc on Apr.12, 2012, under Movies
Remember those tracking numbers that showed Disney had not done it’s job properly in advertising John Carter, resulting in a $200+ million loss for the studio? Well, the numbers are out for Disney’s first Marvel film for which it is doing the distribution, The Avengers – and it looks like it has nothing to worry about this time.
Deadline is reporting that tracking numbers are “incredibly strong” ahead of the May 4th U.S. release – with great numbers from both men and women, both young and old, and is looking at a possible $100+ million domestic opening weekend. Plus, it will open a week earlier in several international markets, which should increase the buzz.
Speaking of early international openings – Universal’s Battleship opened in 5 locations yesterday and received previews in 11 more, more than a month ahead of its May 18th U.S. debut – and it is reported that it is doing very well in those markets so far, estimating a take of $7.4 million for yesterday alone and taking the #1 spot in many cases.
Battleship, from Peter Berg, was another risky, expensive movie – numbers place it between $200-250 million – and after the failure of John Carter, some believe this had the potential to follow it as a massive bust. From the trailers, I get the impression of it being Battle: Los Angeles on water – buy I don’t know if it suffers from similar marketing to John Carter – action scenes without context or story. I can say, however, that I’m looking forward to The Avengers much more.
Season 2 premiere preview of Lost Girl: “Something Wicked This Fae Comes”
by Doc on Apr.12, 2012, under Television
In next Monday’s Season 2 premiere of Lost Girl, with Dyson not around, Kenzi helps weak Bo regain her strength by supplying her with late night “take-out” with a random stranger. Tune in as the second season of Lost Girl continues next Monday at 10/9c on Syfy!
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Gary Ross now officially out of Hunger Games sequel
by Doc on Apr.11, 2012, under Movies
It’s a bit of he-isn’t-he-is-he-isn’t, but it appears final this time: Gary Ross says he will not direct Catching Fire, the sequel to his highly-successful adaptation of The Hunger Games. And it appears the driving reason wasn’t that as rumored he didn’t want to “repeat himself” – but rather that Lionsgate’s schedule for the sequel is too aggressive.
“Despite recent speculation in the media, and after difficult but sincere consideration, I have decided not to direct Catching Fire,” Ross said in a release from Lionsgate late yesterday. “As a writer and a director, I simply don’t have the time I need to write and prep the movie I would have wanted to make because of the fixed and tight production schedule.”
This was apparently a bit of a surprise to the Lionsgate execs. But now we get to continue speculation on who will take over – and expect that to be REAL hot, as they don’t have a lot of time to spend on a search…
Eureka preview: “Lost”
by Doc on Apr.11, 2012, under Television
Eureka‘s back!!! The fifth and final season starts Monday at 9/8c on Syfy! In our sneak peek, we see Allison and the frantic crew trying to regain control of their pummeling ship from their mission to Astraeus. Tune in to the final series to see if the crew can manage to land the ship safely.
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TRON: Uprising to premiere in June – see the TV spot
by Doc on Apr.11, 2012, under Television
Disney XD will premiere the animated TRON: Uprising sometime in June, and you can catch the recently release TV spot right here.
Done in an anime style, TRON: Uprising will fill in some of the happenings between the original movie and Tron: Legacy, and features the voice of original Tron Bruce Boxleitner, who says that Tron will be more “badass” than the original.
Finally, something on Disney XD that I might watch instead of my kids…
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Check out the gameplay teaser for Defiance
by Doc on Apr.10, 2012, under Games, Television
Check out this teaser video for the upcoming multimedia production from Syfy and Trion Worlds, Defiance. Not only will this be an MMO shooter, but a TV series in which events will cross over.
Set in the near future, Defiance introduces players and viewers to a completely transformed planet Earth, inhabited by the disparate survivors of a universal war who endeavor to build a new society among the devastation. The game combines the intense action of a “AAA” console shooter, with the persistence, scale, and customization of an MMO, while its TV counterpart weaves the rich tapestry of the world into a series with the scope, characters, and drama of a classic sci-fi epic. Because they exist in a single universe, the show and the game will influence each other and evolve together over time, with actions in both mediums driving the overall story of Defiance.
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Game of Thrones renewed for third season
by Doc on Apr.10, 2012, under Television
As if it was really in question, HBO announced today that Game of Thrones has been renewed for a third season, after only two episodes shown so far of the second season. The ratings on those two episodes have been stellar, with the season opener reaching 3.9 million viewers on the first showing, which was up 74% from the series premiere and it’s highest ever, and overall getting a gross total viewership of 8.3 million viewers.
Grimm sneak peek: “Love Sick”
by Doc on Apr.10, 2012, under Television
This Friday begins six consecutive all-new episodes of Grimm on NBC! In the first episode, “Love Sick”, Nick and Juliette join Hank for dinner, Hank’s mystery date is very familiar to Nick…check out this sneak peek!
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