Archive for the 'Television' Category
October 9th, 2009, 4:25 pm by Chris "KeL" Adams
 Playboy has announced that their cover model for the November issue will be Marge Simpson. Not only will she grace the cover, she’ll also have a two-page centerfold spread. The magazine coyly won’t say how much will be revealed by the blue-haired mother of three. All they’re saying is that is that it will be “very, very racy.”
I’m curious to see how this will be received. This isn’t the first time Playboy has tried to appeal to the younger set, with previous cover featuring female professional wrestlers and G4’s Olivia Munn. Going with a female cartoon character is a little different.
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October 6th, 2009, 12:06 am by Jayson Peters
Doctor Who is getting a new logo to go with its new leading man — and it’s TARDIS-riffic!
The new design, inspired by the Doctor’s police box-shaped craft, was unveiled at 8 a.m. London time Tuesday on the show’s official website. It’s a wonderful nod to the show’s history and its timeless quality.
Here’s a look back at the Who logo — and accompanying theme tune — through the years, from 1963 to the present. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted in: Doctor Who • Sci-Fi & Fantasy • Television • BBC • Matt Smith | 2 Comments »
September 27th, 2009, 5:06 pm by Chris "KeL" Adams
 The surprise renewal last season of Joss Whedon’s sci-fi drama ‘Dollhouse’ may end up as only a temporary reprieve. The ratings for Friday’s season premiere are in and they are pretty bad. Though this is certainly disappointing, it’s not exactly surprising given the show’s performance last season.
The Eliza Dushku vehicle only managed to garner 2.5 million viewers. While the show has a terrible timeslot at 9 p.m. Friday, it was also soundly defeated by every other major networks’ offerings. Even the third-highest show, a rerun of ABC’s ‘Modern Family’ racked up 4.28 million viewers.
Though Fox did manage to defeat the CW’s showing of ‘America’s Next Top Model,’ so that’s something to be proud of I suppose.
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Posted in: Sci-Fi & Fantasy • Television • dollhouse • whedon | 1 Comment »
September 14th, 2009, 11:49 am by Jayson Peters
 He doesn't eat much -- really. The world may still be trying to figure out what state Springfield, home of The Simpsons, is in — but another cartoon mystery has been solved.
Scooby-Doo: The Mystery Begins, a live-action prequel to the Hanna-Barbera cartoons and the live-action films that came out in the first half of the decade, debuted Sunday night on Cartoon Network, and it firmly places the locale of Coolsville, home to the meddling kids and their dog, in Ohio. Read the rest of this entry »
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September 9th, 2009, 12:04 am by Jayson Peters
Tom Welling is donning a new costume for the upcoming ninth season of Smallville – and it’s not what you might expect. Spoilers after the jump. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted in: Comics • Smallville • Television • DC • Geoff Johns • Superman | Post a Comment »
September 8th, 2009, 2:49 pm by Jayson Peters
 Richard Curtis The British screenwriter behind some of the most successful romantic comedies (Four Weddings and a Funeral, Bridget Jones’s Diary, Notting Hill, Love Actually) as well as some of the most raucus British sitcoms (Mr. Bean, Blackadder, The Vicar of Dibley) will write an episode of Doctor Who.
Award winner Richard Curtis is also the founder of Comic Relief, a charity organization founded to raise awareness of hunger in Africa. Blackadder star Rowan Atkinson appeared as one incarnation of the Doctor in the 1999 Comic Relief sketch “The Curse of Fatal Death,” and his Blackadder co-star Tim McInnerny appeared in season four’s Planet of the Ood.
According to The Doctor Who News Page, Curtis’ Doctor Who script, which will air during Matt Smith’s upcoming first season in the lead role, will involve a historical figure fighting a monster.
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September 6th, 2009, 10:27 pm by Jayson Peters
 Daniel Logan Reports from the “Future of Star Wars” panel at Dragon*Con this weekend in Atlanta has revealed some interesting tidbits about the live-action Star Wars TV series. According to Lucasfilm fan relations master Steve Sansweet, it will be a weekly one-hour drama likely premiering in 2012.
When asked about the rumored involvement of Daniel Logan, the young actor who played Boba Fett in Episode II — Attack of the Clones, Sansweet said: “I would expect news from Daniel’s camp in the not-too-distant future.”
Via EU Cantina
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September 3rd, 2009, 12:11 am by Jayson Peters
The next batch of “original” Saturday night movies on Syfy will include a remake of an adaptation of a Stephen King novel, more tales of the Earth turning against its unsuspecting inhabitants and a supernatural twist on the legend of Robin Hood.
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August 29th, 2009, 9:32 pm by Chris "KeL" Adams
 Joss Whedon’s sci-fi drama “Dollhouse” is getting a new cast member. Summer Glau will be joining the show in its second season beginning Sept. 25th on Fox. Fans of Whedon’s work will be familiar with Glau from her role as River Tam on the futuristic western “Firefly” and its feature film follow-up “Serenity. She also played the “good” terminator, Cameron, on the cruelly cancelled “Sarah Connor Chronicles.”
With Whedon and Glau’s combined histories of cancelled television shows, I worry about the future prospects of the already shaky foundation of “Dollhouse.” In the past, Whedon has shown he can do great things when given a chance to work, let’s hope this season proves it again.
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August 28th, 2009, 9:51 am by Jayson Peters
 LeVar Burton (Credit: WNED Buffalo) Today marks the end of Reading Rainbow’s 26-year run on public television. Only Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood and Sesame Street have aired on PBS longer.
The Emmy award-winning show, hosted by actor LeVar Burton (Star Trek: The Next Generation and Roots), featured children’s books and literary reviews by and for kids. It has struggled to stay on the air for years, sometimes producing only a handful of episodes per season as funding dried up. Now, as National Public Radio reports, neither PBS nor the Corporation for Public Broadcasting can afford to renew the broadcast rights.
That’s just a shame. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted in: Books • Television • LeVar Burton • PBS • Politics • Reading Rainbow | Post a Comment »
August 21st, 2009, 3:56 pm by Jayson Peters
 Twentieth Century Fox While the world has been clamoring to get a sneek peek at the highly anticipated sci-fi epic Avatar, director James Cameron has been busy wheeling and dealing to bring television into the third dimension — and, no doubt, make himself even richer.
A deal announced Friday will put Avatar in several trailers that will haul Panasonic’s big-screen, 3-D TVs around the U.S. and Europe next month.
Avatar is shot entirely in 3-D, and it will be the first major motion picture to debut in both 2-D and 3-D when it is released in theaters Dec. 18. But the technology — both in homes and at theaters — is so new that it is sorely lacking in content and has no clear direction when it comes to disc and broadcast formats. Cameron’s name will give Panasonic a major edge in the coming dimensional war.
Because, in a recession, the first thing on people’s minds is this: “Gosh, I need to get me a better TV.”
Posted in: Movies • Sci-Fi & Fantasy • Technology • Television • 3-D • avatar • Business • James Cameron • Nerd rage • Panasonic | Post a Comment »
August 17th, 2009, 8:33 pm by Jayson Peters
The second season of Star Wars: The Clone Wars has a theme, and it is …
“Rise of the Bounty Hunters.”
Posted in: Sci-Fi & Fantasy • Television • Clone Wars • Lucasfilm • Star Wars | 1 Comment »
August 16th, 2009, 10:26 pm by Jayson Peters
You may have noticed a new item on the right-hand side of the page: the local convention calendar. Here are the current contents for those reading via RSS feed:
- North American Discworld Convention: Sept. 4-7, 2009, Tempe Mission Palms
- LepreCon 35: Oct. 2-4, 2009, Phoenix Mesa Marriott
- International Horror & Sci-Fi Film Festival: Oct. 15-18, 2009, Madcap Theaters
- Saboten-Con: Oct. 30 to Nov. 1, 2009, Hilton Phoenix East/Mesa
- Dark Con: Jan. 14-17, 2010, Grace Inn Ahwatukee
- LepreCon 36: May 14-16, 2010, Phoenix Mesa Marriott
- Phoenix Comicon: May 27-30, 2010, Phoenix Convention Center
- RandomCon: July 9-11, 2010 (tentative), Grace Inn Ahwatukee
Expect this feature to grow or shrink (hopefully, just grow) to reflect the activity level of the local con scene. The blockbuster San Diego Comic-Con or Gen Con Indy they are not, but the Valley has quite a busy community of people dedicated to bringing fans together with talent — all year long. Check ‘em out, you won’t be disappointed.
As always, if you see something I’ve neglected or messed up, send an e-mail to the address in the sidebar or tweet @nerdvana. Or, just leave a comment below!
Posted in: Books • Comics • Events • Gaming • Movies • Music • Sci-Fi & Fantasy • Television • Collecting • Conventions • fandom | Post a Comment »
August 13th, 2009, 1:09 am by Chris "KeL" Adams
 Television is getting a little more mindless, but in a good way for a change. The Hollywood Reporter writes that AMC has picked up the rights to develop Robert Kirkman and Charlie Adlard’s zombie comic “The Walking Dead.”
The grim comic details the day-to-day fight for survival in the wake of an undead apocalypse. The book has been a runaway success since its 2003 debut, becoming the best selling black-and-white book on the market today.
Frank Darabont, no stranger to life and death struggles for survival (The Shawshank Redemption, The Mist), is on board to help write, direct and produce the series.
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Posted in: Comics • Horror • Television • AMC • Robert Kirkman • The Walking Dead | 2 Comments »
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