Broadcast TV Ratings for Tuesday, February 10, 2009 February 11, 2009 9:52 pm
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CBS’s impressive procedural lineup of NCIS, The Mentalist and Without a Trace managed to push the network to first place for the evening among households, beating Fox by nearly one full rating point (10.9 vs. 10.0). Among viewers, the network was second, but just barely (17.39M vs. 17.49M).
Moving to Fox, American Idol declined from last week’s numbers but it was the numbers of Fringe that were more concerning. The show’s retention fell to below 50% among both viewers and adults 18-49 with week-to-week declines of 18% among viewers and 14% among adults 18-49.
Although in third place overall, NBC was competitive among adults 18-49, finishing in a tie for second place with CBS in the demo thanks in large part to another solid outing from the two-hour Biggest Loser and better-than-normal numbers from a special episode of Dateline.
Rounding out the rest of the evening, ABC was in fourth place with two ‘Charlie Brown‘ specials, each of which performed poorly, back-to-back episodes of Scrubs (which has unfortunately not been able to capture any significant audience) and True Beauty, which away from normal lead-in The Bachelor, performed very poorly. The CW’s lineup of 90210 and Privileged failed to break even 2 million viewers. My full analysis of the night’s ratings follow after the jump.
Wachowski Brothers Taking on Superman Reboot? February 11, 2009 8:16 pm
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Check out this very, very interesting rumor. AICN was sent in a scoop from a reader who had seen an interview with V for Vendetta director James McTeigue on a Berlin telvision station, and the director revealed that the Wachowski brothers’ next project, Plastic Man (of which he was scheduled to do some 2nd-unit shooting) has been put on hold at Warner Bros.
The bigger news, however, has to do with what the scooper has to say about the Superman franchise:
Bryan Singer has refused to undertake a re-boot of the Superman franchise and has left the Executives at WB with no choice but to takea fresh creative direction.
He stated the Wachowski Brothers had been approached to re-boot the franchise as a trilogy and they are currently reviewing their options as its like being asked to take the final play in a superbowl final. Says if they do agree, he will likely either succumb to providing second unit support on the movie or will champion the directorship of Plastic Man – He started to giggle as he stated its like a young child for the Brothers and they wont give that up easily.
Christopher Nolan Directing Inception February 11, 2009 8:07 pm
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Christopher Nolan’s next project will not be a ‘Dark Knight’ sequel, instead, the director is taking on an original screenplay he wrote called Inception for Warner Bros. Nolan hopes to shoot the sci-fi action film in the summer for a release during summer 2010.
“Chris Nolan is a visionary filmmaker who continually raises the bar with each movie he makes,” Warner Bros. Pictures Group president Jeff Robinov said. “We are thrilled to be collaborating again with him and Emma on this exciting new motion picture.”
According to THR, Inception is described as “a contemporary sci-fi actioner set within the architecture of the mind.”
Inglourious Basterds Teaser Trailer February 11, 2009 8:00 pm
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The teaser trailer for Quentin Tarantino’s WWII drama Inglourious Basterds has been released. The film is a remake of the 1978 Italian film from director Enzo G. Castellari. I think Weinstein has crafted an effective, and most importantly, entertaining trailer. Watch it embedded below.
Inglourious Basterds hits theaters on August 21, 2009. Watch the trailer in high definition at Yahoo! Movies.
Showtime Renews The United States of Tara February 11, 2009 7:45 pm
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Showtime has renewed its freshman series The United States of Tara for a 12-episode second season. The half-hour drama, starring Toni Collete as a woman with dissociative identity disorder (also referred to as multiple personality disorder) premiered with an impressive 2.67 million viewers, the best for the network since 2004, and has performed well in subsequent weeks.
“It has been pure pleasure working with Diablo Cody, Toni Collette, Steven Spielberg and everyone at Dreamworks on United States of Tara,” said Showtime entertainment chief Robert Greenblatt announcing the pickup. “This show is a perfect fit for our premium brand and we’re thrilled that critics and audiences have responded to this groundbreaking show so well. I look forward to many more alternate personalities emerging from this unique series.”
Diablo Cody will be returning as a writer and executive producer for season two, which begins production this summer for an early 2010 premiere. Steven Spielberg, Justin Falvey and Darryl Frank also serve as executive producers.
Source: Broadcasting & Cable
Angels & Demons Movie Trailer February 11, 2009 7:40 pm
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Columbia Pictures has released a new trailer for the upcoming ‘Da Vinci Code prequel, Angels & Demons based on the novel by Dan Brown. Directed by Ron Howard, the film stars Tom Hanks, Ewan McGregor, Ayelet Zurer, Stellan Skarsgard, Pierfrancesco Favino, Nikolaj Lie Kaas and Armin Mueller-Stahl. Watch the trailer embedded below
You can watch the trailer in high definition at MSN.
Angels & Demons hits theaters on May 15, 2009.
EA To Release Video Game Based on G.I. Joe February 11, 2009 7:30 pm
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Electronic Arts today announced that development on a video game based on the G.I. Joe brand is underway. The game will be released in summer 2009 to coincide with the theatrical release of G.I. Joe August 7, 2009. The game will be released on all major console and handheld platforms.
The full press release follows after the jump.
ABC Picks Up Superhero Comedy February 11, 2009 7:20 pm
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ABC has greenlit No Heroics, a single-comedy pilot based on the British series of the same name. No Heroics is about a group of superheroes with less-than-formidable powers who hang out at a bar. The pilot was co-written by Will & Grace alum Jeff Greenstein and original show creator Drew Pearce. Greenstein and Pearce are executive producing for ABC Studios with Andrew Zein of Tiger Aspect, which produces the British series for ITV.
Third Star Trek Trailer Will Be Released on March 6th February 11, 2009 7:14 pm
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As if we needed another reason to go check out Watchmen on March 6th. Paramount Pictures yesterday announced that they will be debuting a third trailer for J.J. Abrams’ Star Trek film in theaters attached to Watchmen on March 6th. The trailer, which will feature new footage, will also be available online on Apple.com in HD starting on the morning of March 9th.
Star Trek hits theaters on May 8, 2009.
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