Broadcast TV Ratings for Friday, July 4, 2008 July 5, 2008 4:50 pm
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Broadcast TV Ratings for Thursday, July 3, 2008 July 4, 2008 4:50 pm
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“Criminal Minds” Spin-off in Discussion at CBS July 3, 2008 11:40 pm
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Looks like CBS may drawing off their success with spinning off the multiple CSI’s, and looking to do the same with another of their procedural shows. Michael Ausiello (now with EW) is reporting that the network is looking into creating a Criminal Minds spin-off. The word comes from Executive Producer Ed Bernero, who told Ausiello that “substantive” talks are currently taking place between CBS and ABC studios, who produces Minds, saying “It’s safe to say there will be something soon. We had talked about it from the beginning, but something always got in the way of it happening… like Mandy [Patinkin] leaving and the strike. But it’s definitely gaining momentum now.”
Ausiello further reports that a consensus on what an alternate Criminal Minds would look like has not been reached, but Bernero says that they’re “looking at all of the things the FBI does and how we can work that into the Criminal Minds world.”
As with most spin-offs these days, the show would likely be launched via a “backdoor pilot” in an upcoming Criminal Minds episode.
So a Criminal Minds spin off. Good or bad? Chime in with your comments.
Broadcast TV Ratings for Wednesday, July 2, 2008 July 3, 2008 4:50 pm
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Best Actor (Drama), Best Actress (Comedy) and Best Supporting Actor (Drama) Finalists for Primetime Emmy’s Announced July 2, 2008 8:57 pm
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Thanks to the Gold Derby, we now have access to the 10 finalists in the acting categories (the Academy doesn’t release the lists). Today the top 10 for Best Drama Actor, Best Comedy Actress and Best Drama Supporting Actor for the 60th Primetime Emmy Awards were announced. The respective groups will be narrowed down and the finalists will be revealed by the Television Academy at 5:40am on Thursday, July 17th. See if you’re favorite actor or actress is up for contention after the jump.
Broadcast TV Ratings for Tuesday, July 1, 2008 July 2, 2008 3:51 pm
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A complete breakdown of the night’s ratings follows after the jump.
Mark Millar Has Director & Producer In Mind for “Superman” Revamp July 2, 2008 3:15 pm
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Mark Miller (Wanted) has a director and producer in mind for a Superman Returns sequel. Big problem though, Bryan Singer has already confirmed that he’s going forward with a sequel to the 2006 film (tentatively titled Superman: The Man of Steel). But that doesn’t bother Millar, who is confident that his new pitch to Warner Bros. will go over well, telling the Daily Record:
“Since I was a kid I’ve always wanted to reinvent Superman for the 21st century, said Miller. “I’ve been planning this my entire life. I’ve got my director and producer set up, and it’ll be 2011. This is how far ahead you have to think. “The Superman brand is toxic after that last movie lost $200 million, but in 2011 we’re hoping to restart it. “Sadly I can’t say who the director is, but we may make it official by Christmas. “But fingers crossed it could work out, that would be my lifetime’s dream.”
That was the only section in the interview discussing Superman. The rest of the interview discussed his recent Box Office success Wanted. But Millar has gone ahead and posted an update on his official message boards:
“PS: That Superman news is interesting, isn’t it? In the interests of clarity (because I’m sure this will be picked up somewhere) a very well known American action director heard about my love of Superman, approached my and asked me to team up with he and his producer to make a pitch for this. We’ve been talking for several weeks now and, if this is going to happen, we’ll know by Christmas. He has huge pull at WB so fingers crossed. But this is nothing more than a huge US name pulling me into his fold and making me part of a package.”
Millar is obviously not backing down from his statements, and he appears quite confident that he can change Warner Bros. minds about sticking with Singer for the Superman Returns sequel.
I’m one of those–the few it seems–people who really enjoyed Superman Returns and would love to see Singer’s second shot at the property. He’s already reassured fans that the second installment will be more action-packed, something the first one was criticized heavily for straying away from, so I don’t see the issue at doing it again. And secondly, the movie made over $200 million domestically, and over $390 million worldwide, more than Batman Begins I might add. The problem was that the budget became overbloated, mostly due to prior failed Superman relaunches. I don’t think its right to blame Singer for everything. Had Warner Bros. done a better job at keeping the properties budget in line over the years, no one would have mentioned the whole “failed box office” angle.
TV Land Renews “She’s Got the Look” July 2, 2008 2:43 pm
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TV Land has renewed its reality series She’s Got the Look, expanding the show from six episodes to eight, with a premiere in 2009 for the second season, She’s Got the Look 2. Allison Grodner, executive producer of Blowout and Big Brother, will stay with the show, excited at its pickup: “I’m thrilled that TV Land viewers can’t get enough of She’s Got The Look. I love the show and I am proud to be a part of a project that celebrates both age and beauty.”
TV Land president Larry W. Jones also was excited for the show’s return: “The show’s message of reinvention and the pursuit of life-long dreams is something identifiable to our audience of 40 and 50 year olds. We can’t wait to introduce our viewers to another group of ageless beauties.”
Broadcast TV Ratings for Monday, June 30, 2008 July 1, 2008 11:13 pm
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“Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog” Premiere Date Set June 30, 2008 7:03 pm
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Joss Whedon’s new Web musical, Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog will be streamed online in three installments beginning on July 15th. All three acts will remain online, for free, until July 20th. At that point, they will be available to download for a small fee. A DVD release featuring a commentary track is also in the work. If you haven’t seen it already, click here to watch the teaser trailer for the series, which premiered last week.
Source: TV Guide
Broadcast TV Ratings for Sunday, June 29, 2008 June 30, 2008 7:02 pm
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A complete breakdown of the night’s ratings follows after the jump.
George Lucas Talks Clone Wars June 30, 2008 4:11 am
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There’s an extensive piece over at the New York Times on George Lucas, in which the famed Star Wars director discusses his Star Wars universe, the upcoming ‘Clone Wars’ movie and TV series (including the back story on how it got off the ground), the live-action series and more. I’ve assembled some highlights–and some new photos–that you can check out after the jump.
BSG Actress Tells LA Times that TV Movie Has Been Greenlit June 30, 2008 3:38 am
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Choire Sicha of the LA Times is reporting that the first of as many as three Battlestar Galactica made-for-TV movies has been greenlit. The news comes from BSG star Grace Park (Boomer), who told the paper that filming is suppose to start in August on the TV movie: “I just heard about the first Battlestar movie being greenlit,” said Park, adding “A TV movie, but still! But this — it’s like, yeah, it’s over but we’re ready to move on but nobody’s manager or agent has been called. It’s supposed to start in August.” More after the jump.
Praise Continues to Roll In: Kevin Smith Reviews “The Dark Knight” + Oldman Hints at The Riddler June 29, 2008 4:02 pm
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Another day, another glowingly positive review for The Dark Knight. Last night in LA, select film sites were screened The Dark Knight. Director Kevin Smith was invited to the screening and came away from the experience completely blown away, calling it “an epic film”, “the ‘Godfather II’ of comic book movies” and “close to a masterpiece” . Continue reading for Smith’s brief spoiler free review.
Broadcast TV Ratings for Saturday, June 28, 2008 June 29, 2008 4:00 pm
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Tennant May Not Be Leaving “Doctor Who” Afterall June 29, 2008 1:21 pm
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For quite some time, it’s been reported that the current Doctor of “Doctor Who”, David Tennant, would be leaving the show (including on this site). However, it turns out that he may be staying. According to reports, BBC is rumored to be offering Tennant a new contract worth £1.3 million, or about £100,000 per episode (about $2.6M or a shade under $200,000/episode) to carry on as Doctor Who. In addition, he could be offered other drama projects in an attempt to keep him on board. More after the jump.
Complete Ratings for the 2008 NBA Finals June 29, 2008 2:54 am
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Last year when the the NBA Finals were experiencing a significant year-to-year decline, I put together a complete analysis of the game by game and year-to-year numbers (read it here). Considering just how much stronger the series rated this year compared to last, I thought it would be interesting to take a look at the ratings for the 2008 NBA Finals. So keep on reading for a full on look at the ratings from game 1 through game 6. Needless to say (as you can see from the graph tease above), there was a major improvement.
Broadcast TV Ratings for Friday, June 27, 2008 June 28, 2008 4:50 pm
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“Star Trek” Report June 27, 2008 4:57 pm
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Harry Knowles over at AICN is one lucky guy. Knowles was recently screened footage of Paramount Pictures’ Star Trek from none other than director J.J. Abrams. Here’s a highlight (spoilers follow):
He showed me a scene of Ben Cross (Sarek) & Winona Ryder (Amanda Grayson) cradling a baby Spock on the surface of Vulcan. A baby with Spock ears is kind of amazing to look at. But there was no dialogue here, and Vulcan wasn’t really there yet – what was there was a great rock formation that kinda reminded me of that wonky mountain/cliff thing from ARENA / BILL & TED. That said, it wasn’t the ARENA formation – and JJ said that zero effects had been done on this yet – so the lighting wasn’t right, the sky wasn’t right and there were no angry volcano type things or structures in the background, but he assured me… it’ll all look very Vulcan when it is done.
More highlights follow after the jump, or if you like, just head here to read Harry’s complete report.
Discovery Channel Announces “Shark Week” Schedule June 27, 2008 4:55 pm
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Entering its 21st year on the air, the Discovery Channel has announced the schedule for their annual Shark Week event. Les Stroud, Mike Rowe, Adam Savage and Jamie Hyman will be joined by many experts as they explore the Bahamas, South Africa, the Artic, Australia and more. The event will begin on July 27th and conclude on August 2nd. Programming will run from 7-midnight ET/PT on Sunday through Friday and from 9am to 3pm ET/PT on Saturday.
Broadcast TV Ratings for Thursday, June 26, 2008 June 27, 2008 4:50 pm
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Steve Carrell Signed for Three More Years of “The Office” June 26, 2008 11:27 pm
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Ricky Gervais reported over on his official site, that Steve Carell, who plays Michael Scott on NBC’s The Office has signed on with the show for an additional three years.
Had some great news today about the American version of The Office.
Steve Carell (now one of the most bankable film stars in the world) has just signed up for another three years with us. He is the hardest working man in Hollywood and the harder he works the better it is for me. I mean… well done Steve you are wonderful.
Source: Ricky Gervais
Bay talks Transformers 2 Plot, Wilson Spotted on Set June 26, 2008 11:15 pm
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In an interview with the New Jersey Times, Michael Bay revealed some new details about Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen. Bay told the paper that the story picks up with Mikaela Banes (Megan Fox) visiting Sam Witwicky (Shia LaBeouf) at his university and that the movie “is all about Sam growing up and going to college … a teenager growing into a man.”
In other Transformers news, Rainn Wilson was spotted on set shooting a scene where Sam is late to his Astronomy 101 class (photo below).
Keep up with all the latest Transformers 2 news at the Transformers Live Action blog.
Broadcast TV Ratings for Wednesday, June 25, 2008 June 26, 2008 4:50 pm
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Day the Earth Stood Still Trailer to be attached to “Hancock” June 26, 2008 3:40 am
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The Day the Earth Stood Still hits theaters this December 12th, but we really haven’t heard all that much about it (the teaser poster was only recently released). Well, that’s all about to change as /Film has learned the trailer will be attached to prints of Hancock next week.
Synopsis
“The Day the Earth Stood Still” is 20th Century Fox’s contemporary reinvention of its 1951 classic. Keanu Reeves portrays Klaatu, an alien whose arrival on our planet triggers a global upheaval. As governments and scientists race to unravel the mystery behind the visitor’s appearance, a woman (Jennifer Connelly) and her young stepson get caught up in his mission – and come to understand the ramifications of his being a self-described “friend to the Earth.”
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