Archive for the 'Television' Category
November 18th, 2009, 10:52 am by Jayson Peters
 LeVar Burton and Felicia Day Phoenix Comicon organizers have announced the next big round of celebrity guests for Phoenix Comicon 2010, coming Memorial Day weekend at the Phoenix Convention Center.
Leading the pack is LeVar Burton, host of Reading Rainbow, Geordi LaForge on Star Trek: The Next Generation and Kunta Kinte from Roots.
Burton joins fellow TNG alum and ubergeek Wil Wheaton, along with the previously announced Jonathan Frakes, who played USS Enterprise first officer Will Riker. Frakes’ wife, General Hospital star Genie Francis, is also a guest.
Other Hollywood stars announced: John Schneider (Smallville and The Dukes of Hazzard), actress and geek goddess Felicia Day (The Guild, Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog and Buffy the Vampire Slayer), perennial guest and The Incredible Hulk star Lou Ferrigno, and Kevin Grazier, Ph.D., science adviser to the Syfy series Eureka and Battlestar Galactica. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted in: Comics • Conventions • Events • Sci-Fi & Fantasy • Smallville • Star Trek • Television • Felicia Day • LeVar Burton • Phoenix • Phoenix Comicon | 1 Comment »
November 17th, 2009, 2:51 pm by Jayson Peters
 Big Finish Productions, masters of modern audio drama who kept Doctor Who alive with the original cast during the show’s long absence from the screen, are delving deeper into the show’s forgotten past. After already resurrecting scripts that were never made during Colin Baker’s time in the TARDIS, the company has announced it will record the stories that were set aside when the series was canceled in 1989 and Sylvester McCoy was the Doctor (pictured with Sophie Aldred as Ace).
The project came together quickly during a recent fan convention via text message, Facebook and hurried meeting. Read the rest of this entry »
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November 16th, 2009, 3:31 pm by Jayson Peters
 Vintage villainy from 'The Venture Bros.' Cartoon Network is now offering build-your-own DVDs of Adult Swim series episodes — to the point where you even select the case artwork and disc name.
Starting today at AdultSwimShop.com, you can mix and match your favorite episodes of original series like Robot Chicken, Aqua Teen Hunger Force, The Venture. Bros., Sealab 2021 and Tim & Eric Awesome Show — as many as will fit on the 110-minute disc. The $20 price includes free shipping within 48 hours.
Hit the jump to read the official announcement. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted in: Collecting • DVDs • Deals • Holidays • Television • Toons • Adult Swim • Aqua Teen Hunger Force • Cartoon Network • The Venture Bros. | Post a Comment »
November 13th, 2009, 1:46 pm by Jayson Peters
Is ABC 15 chief meteorologist Bill Bellis an alien? What else could explain his recent appearance on the polished bottom surface of the Visitor mothership, peering down at the huddled masses a la V star Morena Baccarin?
While watching the second episode of ABC’s alien invasion drama on Tuesday, I had to laugh out loud at a clever weather promo featuring Bellis (pictured, right) addressing viewers from the celestial PA system Visitor high commander Anna (Baccarin, left) uses to greet the unsuspecting people of Earth.
Jim Hart, ABC 15’s director of creative services and local programming, told me the idea for the unusually immersive promo was generated locally. “We have the very good fortune of having a group of creatives that can turn an idea into reality and at the same time just have a little fun for our viewers,” he said via e-mail.
You can watch the whole reality-shattering ad spot after the jump - and you can watch full episodes of V at abc.go.com. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted in: Business • Sci-Fi & Fantasy • Television • ABC15 • Advertising • Bill Bellis • Media • V | Post a Comment »
November 11th, 2009, 4:42 pm by Chris "KeL" Adams
 Unsurprisingly, Fox has cancelled Joss Whedon’s sci-fi show Dollhouse. Looks like Whedon-fans can add another title to his resume of awesome-but-cancelled programs. The show has struggled in ratings since it began and this season has only been worse for the Eliza Dushku vehicle.
It was a shock to many that Fox even renewed it for a second season after cancelling Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles. Variety is reporting that the show is continuing to shoot the 11th episode and will finish out the 13 episode season.
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November 11th, 2009, 2:14 pm by Jayson Peters
 According to The Hollywood Reporter, Fox has canceled Dollhouse.
Joss Whedon’s second sci-fi series to be sacrificed to the network, Dollhouse struggled in the ratings but gained a loyal fan following and did well on time-shifted DVR playback.
Even the addition of Summar Glau, a fellow Fox victim twice over in Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles and Whedon’s Firefly, couldn’t save the series.
The second season is expected to resume Dec. 4 and end after 13 episodes.
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November 7th, 2009, 12:22 am by Jayson Peters
Ever heard of Domo?
Those not in the know are probably scratching their heads after visits to 7-Eleven convenience stores. That’s because Domo, the mascot of Japan’s NHK television station, has expanded his empire to include Slurpees, bad coffee and truly terrible hot dogs. The gassy, meat-loving, apple-hating, egg-born cave-dweller can be seen on 99 cent coffee cups and other products. (You can check out lots of pictures at Top Cultured, or just head on down to your local 7-Eleven.)
It’s not Domo’s first foray into American retail: In 2008 the character was used in Target’s Halloween promotions.
Posted in: Anime • Business • Geek gear • Kaiju • Manga • Television • Toons • Weird • 7-Eleven • Domo • japan | Post a Comment »
November 3rd, 2009, 2:47 pm by Jayson Peters
 David Tennant, the outgoing star of the British sci-fi drama Doctor Who, has landed the title role in an hourlong pilot for NBC.
According to The Doctor Who News Page, Rex Is Not Your Lawyer is about a hotshot Chicago lawyer who begins suffering panic attacks and coaches his clients to represent themselves in court. The show is directed by David Semel, who helmed the pilot for Heroes.
Tennant (pictured) has held the top spot on Who since Christopher Eccleston left the role after the relaunched show’s first season. Matt Smith will succeed him as the ever-changing Time Lord. Earlier this year Tennant was announced as the host of Masterpiece Contemporary on PBS, and next year PBS viewers will be able to see his performance in the title role of Hamlet when Great Performances picks up his recent production with the Royal Shakespeare Company.
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October 30th, 2009, 3:30 pm by Jayson Peters
 The next Doctor Who special in this year of no regular-season episodes will air Dec. 19 on BBC America, just over a month after it debuts in its native Britain.
According to a report from Airlock Alpha, the episode, titled “Waters of Mars,” will be available on DVD and Blu-ray Feb. 2. But that’s not all: A five-disc set featuring all of this year’s specials — “The Next Doctor,” “Planet of the Dead,” “Waters of Mars” and the upcoming two-part finale for outgoing star David Tennant, will also be available priced from $50.
“Waters of Mars” introduces a new companion for Tennant’s Doctor: the strong-minded Adelaide, played by veteran Scottish actress Lindsay Duncan (pictured above with Tennant in a scene from the BBC special).
Posted in: Blu-ray • DVDs • Doctor Who • Sci-Fi & Fantasy • Television • BBC | Post a Comment »
October 29th, 2009, 10:02 pm by Jayson Peters
 Images: Twentieth Century Fox The trailer for James Cameron’s upcoming sci-fi epic Avatar will screen Sunday on the world’s largest high-def video display at Cowboys Stadium before kickoff at the Dallas-Seattle game.
Twentieth Century Fox says Avatar ads will also be shown Sunday on all Fox-affiliate regional football games and during the Phillies-Yankees World Series game.
The film, shot entiredly in 3-D, opens in theaters everywhere Dec. 18.
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October 27th, 2009, 10:21 am by Jayson Peters
Get ready to squee, Firefly fanatics! Your favorite “space cowboy,” Serenity Capt. Malcolm Reynolds, showed up briefly on a Halloween episode of ABC’s Castle, starring Nathan Fillion:
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October 22nd, 2009, 12:03 am by Jayson Peters
 Photo: IFC / BBC What the hell, BBC? Do you have an inferiority complex or something?
The British comedy troupe Monty Python is alive and well these days (except for Graham Chapman, of course), having surpassed cult status and entered the realm of pop culture icons with a touring musical and even a card game.
But if the British Broadcasting Corporation had had its way in the 1970s, the group’s TV show might never have survived to reach the DVD generation.
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