Sex and the City: $27 Million on Friday May 31, 2008 3:32 am
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Shattering expectations, Michael Patrick King’s big-screen adaptation of the HBO series Sex and the City opened on Friday with an impressive $27 million, and is estimated to have a $55.7 million weekend. Most analysts had pegged the film to score around $30-40 million over the weekend so these results are quite surprising.
Broadcast TV Ratings for Thursday, May 29, 2008 May 30, 2008 3:18 pm
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The fourth season finale of Lost powered ABC to comfortable win last night, but it wasn’t all good news, as the show was off by 1.66M viewers (12%) and 17% among adults 18-49 from last season’s finale.
Elsewhere on the evening, Fox held steady in second place with a strong showing from So You Think You Can Dance?, while week two of Last Comic Standing fared very poorly, off by 25% among viewers and adults 18-49, allowing CBS to sneak into third place with a slate of repeats.
Continue reading for my full analysis of the night’s programs which includes a season four chart for Lost, detailing the show’s severe loss of viewership over the season.
Mad Men Returns in July on New Night May 29, 2008 5:09 pm
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AMC has set a premiere date for the second season of their critically acclaimed original series Mad Men. The show will debut on the network on Sunday, July 27th at 10pm, moving from Thursday nights. AMC will celebrate its return with a Mad Men marathon of all 13 first season episodes starting on Sunday, July 20th at 12pm.
The first season of the show will also be available on-demand in standard and high-definition on June 30th and on DVD July 1st.
SCI FI Channel Sets Premiere Dates for Summer Lineup May 29, 2008 3:06 pm
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The SCI FI Channel has announced the premiere dates for its summer television series. New episodes of Ghost Hunters International and Scare Tactics (with new host Tracy Morgan) will premiere on Wednesday, July 9th at 9pm and 10pm, respectively. The fifth season of Stargate Atlantis, which will air its 100th episode, will premiere on Friday, July 11th at 10pm. And the third season premiere of Eureka kicks off on Tuesday, July 29th at 9pm.
Broadcast TV Ratings for Wednesday, May 28, 2008 May 29, 2008 3:01 pm
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My analysis of the night’s ratings follows after the jump.
Rumor: James McAvoy as Bilbo Baggins? May 29, 2008 12:38 pm
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There’s a new rumor circulating the net that has James McAvoy playing Bilbo Baggins in Guillermo del Toro’s The Hobbit. The Daily Express reports:
“A number of names have been doing the rounds, including Daniel Radcliffe and Jack Black, but James (MCAvoy) is the one the film’s bosses really want. They’re expected to have talks soon so hopefully it could be confirmed in the not too distant future.”
Though the British source singles out McAvoy, considering the inclusion of two other names, it’s perfectly reasonable to conclude that this rumor has no basis in fact.
Expanding on this a bit. If you missed the chat Peter Jackson and Guillermo del Toro participated in this past Saturday over at TheOneRing.net (click here for that article), Guillermo said that he has plans to utilize Ian Holm (who played Bilbo in the Lord of the Rings trilogy) in “some fashion for sure” and that “the difficulty of the role will be better assessed after” the screenplays are completed. Del Toro also expressed the same thoughts in an interview with Empire Magazine just last week:
“We are writing based on [Ian Holm’s performance], but other than that, we have ideas [of who could play him],” Del Toro told us. “I can tell you that it’s down to a few names that we all agree upon. And that our first choice…completely, magically, we said the same name. All of us!”
COMMENT: So assuming this rumor pans out (and we’ll have to wait awhile as Del Toro has said casting announcements are a year away) what do you think?
Sources: The Daily Express and Empire Magazine
Murphy and Ratner Teaming up for Beverly Hills Cop 4 in 2010 May 29, 2008 12:19 pm
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Are you ready for some more Axel Foley? Paramount is moving forward with a fourth installment in the Beverly Hills Cop franchise, according to Variety. Eddie Murphy is already attached to reprise his role as Detroit detective Axel Foley and the studio is negotiating with Brett Ratner to direct. Paramount is looking to begin production in 2009 with hopes to debut the film in the summer of 2010. No script has been written yet, so a writer will be hired shortly.
The first film in the series was released in 1984 and went on to gross an impressive $316 million worldwide. The sequel was also a success, pulling in $300 million three years later in 1987. But when the studio went to the well one last time in 1994, the results were mixed. Though the budget was kept in line, Beverly Hills Cop III grossed just $119 million worldwide.
Overall, the three films have combined to gross $735 million.
Source: Variety
COMMENT: Are you interested in another Beverly Hills Cop movie?
Broadcast TV Ratings for Tuesday, May 27, 2008 May 28, 2008 4:50 pm
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ER and The Dead Zone Join ION Lineup in June May 28, 2008 12:57 am
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ION Television has announced plans to launch the highly-acclaimed series ER on its prime time schedule this June 9th. The series will launch with a four-day marathon of back-to-back episodes: three episodes from 8-11pm on June 9, 10 and 11; and two episodes from 8-10pm on June 12th. It will then move into its regular timeslot (Monday through Wednesday from 10-11pm) beginning June 16th. Also joining the network in June will be The Dead Zone. A special sneak will take place on June 12th from 10-11pm, and it will join the network’s lineup on June 16th, airing before ER Monday through Wednesday. The press release follows after the jump.
Fall 2008 Programming Guide May 27, 2008 6:53 pm
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Like last year, I’ve decided to create a programming guide for the fall season. My 1st edition for Fall 2008 is online now. This year’s edition is a little less bloated than last year’s and I’ve done it in a different, more simple style. It also only has premiere dates for the NBC shows. That will of course be remedied once the other networks make their announcements. I also plan to add a few other things, such as synopses for the new shows, in future updates.
You can download the file here (Excel .xls file) or click the above image.
Please feel free to leave any comments here on the site or via e-mail (russtc@yourentertainmentnow.com).
The file(s) will also be posted on the 2008/2009 television page (which you can access here).
I will be updating and re-uploading on a continual basis as I make corrections, edits or if schedules change.
I hope you find it useful!
Russ
Witchblade Movie Poster May 27, 2008 6:40 pm
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Production on the adaptation of Top Cow’s Witchblade begins in September and the official teaser website for the film has been launched at Witchblade2009.com. An official teaser poster has also been released. Check it out after the jump.
Watchmen Three-hours long, ‘Black Freighter’ to be released as a DVD movie May 27, 2008 6:30 pm
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Post production on the big screen adaptation of Watchmen has started and director Zach Snyder has revealed that the current cut of the movie is sitting at three hours long:
“The main picture is nearing three hours long and I know I have a fight on my hands just with that,” Snyder told the New York Times.
The article mainly focuses on Tales of the Black Freighter, the story-within-the-story. In addition to directing Watchmen, Snyder has also directed Tales of the Black Freighter and the studio will release the movie as a stand-alone DVD just five days after the release of the main picture in March 2009.
Read the entire NY Times article here.
Watchmen hits theaters on March 6, 2009.
Source: New York Times
MRC Unveils Sunday Fall Programming Block May 27, 2008 5:30 pm
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MRC (Media Rights Capital), the company responsible for programming The CW’s Sunday nights this fall, has unveiled their shows. The programming begins at 6:30pm ET with the one-hour reality series Harm’s Way, followed by the sitcom Surviving Suburbia from 7:30-8pm, drama Valentine, Inc from 8-9pm and another drama Easy Money from 9-10pm. MRC will also be programming the 5-6:30pm block, but they have not yet announced which show, or shows, will air in the time period. The night of programming is scheduled to launch on September 14th. Details of the four shows follows after the jump.
Broadcast TV Ratings for Monday, May 26, 2008 May 27, 2008 4:50 pm
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G.I. Joe Photos: Sienna Miller as The Baroness May 26, 2008 9:42 pm
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A few new images from the set of Stephen Sommers’ G.I. Joe have surfaced online. The set photos show a bloody Baroness (played by Sienna Miller). Check them out after the jump. G.I. Joe is scheduled to hit theaters on August 7, 2009.
Broadcast TV Ratings for Sunday, May 25, 2008 May 26, 2008 4:50 pm
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Broadcast TV Ratings for Friday, May 23, 2008 May 25, 2008 1:34 am
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A lackluster Friday night, with no network managing to crack even a 4.0 household rating, went to CBS. Overall though, the five nets were very close in terms of viewers.
Continue reading for a look at the entire nights ratings.
Greg Rucka Discusses Writing 2nd Segment of Batman: Gotham Knight May 24, 2008 11:00 pm
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Greg Rucka, who wrote the second segment of the upcoming direct-to-video Batman: Gotham Knight, recently sat down with Warner Bros. to talk about what it was like writing animation for the first time, how he got involved with the film and more. I’ve also included a few new images from the movie. Check it all out after the jump.
USA Network Orders Eighth Season of Law & Order: Criminal Intent May 24, 2008 10:41 pm
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USA Network has ordered an eighth season of Law & Order: Criminal Intent picking up the show for an additional 16 episodes. This will be the second season the show is on USA Network after running for six seasons on NBC.
Casting Bites: TV and Film May 24, 2008 10:33 pm
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Actor/Rapper Shad Moss (aka Bow Wow) has joined the upcoming fifth season of HBO’s Entourage. He will play a recurring role as Charlie, a new stand-up comic client of Eric (Kevin Connolly). [THR]
The two-hour 24 prequel movie bridging the sixth and seventh seasons has added several cast members: Eric Lively, Tony Todd and Gil Bellows. Lively will play the president’s son, Bellows a State Department officer ordered to serve Bauer with a subpoena and Todd, who will also appear during the seventh season, will play cruel African dictator Gen. Juma. [THR]
Continue reading for more casting announcements.
Broadcast TV Ratings for Thursday, May 22, 2008 May 24, 2008 10:19 pm
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With CBS out of the picture, it was time for ABC to shine courtesy the networks season finales of Ugly Betty and Grey’s Anatomy, which were both off from their year-ago season finales, but still strong enough to easily carry the evening.
Elsewhere on the evening, the season premiere of So You Think You Can Dance? put Fox in second place ahead of CBS which aired repeats and NBC which aired an episode of Deal or No Deal and the season premiere of Last Comic Standing.
Continue reading for a look at the night’s ratings including ratings charts for the two shows that had their season finale’s.
Peter Jackson and Guillermo Del Toro Field Questions on The Hobbit May 24, 2008 10:01 pm
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Directors Peter Jackson and Guillermo Del Toro took some time out of their surely busy day to answer fan questions about The Hobbit and its sequel and now TheOneRing.net, who hosted the chat party, has uploaded the transcript. Continue reading for some highlights.
Spider-Man 4 in 2010? May 24, 2008 9:50 pm
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Just a few days ago we found out that apparently James Vanderbilt turned in a script for “Spider-Man 4” that allowed for Sony to shoot 4 and 5 back-to-back. Now comes news from Marvel’s Vice Chariman, Peter Cuneo via IESB talking about when we may see the Spider-Man on the big screen again:
“As far as Spider-man 4, it’s really up to Sony, it’s up to them, most likely scenario is 2010 or 2011 but we can’t speak for them and I think, that we don’t know. They have given us their re-up payment for that film so you know they’re going to make it within a reasonable time frame. Sony may be looking at some issues with the cast and so on, I think they have to make some decisions.”
I suppose we’ll know soon enough. I anticipate that we’ll likely soon be hearing whether or not their be going in a new direction (i.e. new cast) or continue on with the current cast.
Source: IESB
First Look: Kristin Kreuk as Chun-Li May 24, 2008 9:45 pm
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The first photo of what may be (it’s still not confirmed) Kristin Kreuk as Chun-Li from Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li has surfaced online. Very little has been revealed about the film, though just recently 20th Century Fox set a February 27, 2009 release date. Check out the photo after the jump.
First Look: Dragonball Cast May 24, 2008 9:36 pm
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Several new scans of the cast of Dragonball have found their way online. The photos show the following characters: Chi-Chi (Jamie Chung), Jamcha (Joon Park), Bulma (Emmy Rossum), Goku (Justin Chatwin) and aster Roshi (Chow Yun-Fat). Check them out after the jump.
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