ThePhantom-related stories
Posted Nov 25th 2009 10:25AM by Allison Waldman
Filed under: OpEd, NCIS, Reality-Free
I have to admit that when I initially heard that
Abby's character would be crossing over from NCIS to NCIS: Los Angeles, my reaction was meh. What could they possibly do that would make the transfer of the ultimate forensics goth geek from the cozy confines of her lab in D.C. to the high-tech, touch screen caravan in L.A. compelling?
Well, I tip my cap to Speed Weed (that has to be an alias!) for writing the episode, "Random On Purpose," which struck me as one of the best examples that
NCIS: Los Angeles is coming together pretty nicely. I could definitely see now how this show is evolving. More on that and the rest of the episode (including spoilers -- be warned -- after the jump).
Continue reading Abby's crossover to NCIS: Los Angeles was excellent
Posted Apr 7th 2009 2:04PM by Brad Trechak
Filed under: OpEd, Casting, Reality-Free
Sci Fi (or SyFy, whenever that changeover is taking place) has
cast some of its upcoming projects.
Battlestar Galactica and
Dollhouse's Tahmoh Penikett and Smallville's Laura Vandevoort has been cast in
Riverworld and
Desperate Housewive's Ryan Carnes has been cast as the lead character in
The Phantom.
This is either a sign that
Dollhouse is destined for only one season or Tahmoh Penikett's character of Paul Ballard is not going to survive beyond the first season. I'm hoping it is more of the latter than the former.
Continue reading Some cast for SyFy's Riverworld and The Phantom
Posted Mar 23rd 2009 1:01PM by Brad Trechak
Filed under: Programming, OpEd, Pickups and Renewals, Reality-Free
The Sci Fi Channel (or whatever
its calling itself nowadays) is trying to repeat the success of the
Battlestar Galactica relaunch with a few
new versions of old fantasies. The new shows will be revamps of
The Phantom, Philip Jose Farmer's
Riverworld and
Alice in Wonderland.
The Phantom sounds like standard superhero fare and unless someone utterly spectacular is behind it, I see it as another
Flash Gordon. I could only sit through the first ten minutes of the first episode of that fiasco.
Continue reading Sci Fi is trying to repeat the success of BSG
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