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Posted Nov 19th 2008 8:38AM by Allison Waldman
Filed under: TV on the Bigscreen, Reality-Free, Star Trek: Original Series
I went to see
Quantum of Solace over the weekend anxious to see the second Daniel Craig iteration as James Bond, and had the chance to see the
big screen full trailer for J.J. Abrams' re-imagining of
Star Trek. Of the latter, I'd be very skeptical. After reading many of Abrams comments --like "I've never been a fan of
Star Trek" -- my Trekkie (not Trekker) heart fears that the
Lost/Alias creator had bungled the
ST that I know so well.
So, now that I've seen the trailer, I'm even more concerned. Oy vey, what has Abrams done to the
Trek universe? The trailer looked more generic sci-fi that
ST to me. And where was the iconic music? Why was Kirk using his middle name; I don't think he ever did that on the TV series!
J.J. addressed the media and shared some clips and information -- but no photos -- of the feature which won't be hitting theaters till May 8, 2009. I'm a little more relieved by the description of the scenes. Here's the gist of what they're about:
Continue reading J.J. Abrams offers scoops about the new Star Trek movie
Posted May 5th 2008 3:39PM by Richard Keller
Filed under: Programming, American Idol, Battlestar Galactica, Boston Legal, CSI, Desperate Housewives, ER, House, Law and Order, Lost, Scrubs, The Simpsons, Smallville, Survivor, Grey's Anatomy, Family Guy, My Name Is Earl, Bones, Supernatural, Numb3rs, Criminal Minds, How I Met Your Mother, King of the Hill, The Office, America's Next Top Model, Dancing With The Stars, Shark, 30 Rock, Ugly Betty, Brothers and Sisters, NCIS, TV Squad Lists, Reaper, Moonlight, Samantha Who?, Reality-Free, Gossip Girl
Holy frik! We've only just started to embrace the return of our shows after a shortened strike season. Now, they are almost over. In the next few weeks all of our network favorites will say good-bye for the summer to be replaced with reality shows, reality game shows, reality soap operas, and Regis on primetime (again).
Needless to say, I'm a bit depressed. As I am sure you are as well. But, we will do our duty and press on. Thusly, we here at the sprawling lakefront offices of TV Squad (you choose the lakefront) have compiled list of when your favorite, and not so favorite, shows will be saying good-bye for their summer vacation. As usual, taking the fickleness of the networks, these times and days can change at a moment's notices. We will try to update you of those changes as quickly as our little fingers can type it out.
So, with a leaden heart, here are your season and series finales.
Continue reading It's finale time again! No, really.
Posted Aug 17th 2007 10:23AM by Varun Lella
Filed under: Industry, Heroes, Casting
Ok, it was exciting the first time. Interesting the second and third time. Now, I am almost bored of
Heroes casting news. Seriously, how many more people can they add to this cast? The budget over at NBC must really be 'uge -- that is Donald Trump for large, according to my Trump to English dictionary.
Just earlier this week we heard that
Stark Trek's Uhura (Nichelle Nichols) was added to the expanded cast for the second season. Only three days later, NBC has confirmed that
Bratz's
Janel Parrish has been brought on board. I guess producers are trying to add some more cute teen factor. As if Hayden Panettietre wasn't enough.
Continue reading Heroes adds Bratz star to cast
Posted Apr 23rd 2007 2:37PM by Anna Johns
Filed under: Other Drama Shows, Programming
ABC is giving
Traveler some love. What is
Traveler? Well, I'd honestly be surprised if you remembered. It was on ABC's fall schedule, which was announced almost a year ago, and then kept getting bumped back to later dates. The series is about two college grads who end up getting framed for a terrorist act by another college buddy.
Bob has been looking forward to it for nearly a year now!
Earlier this month, ABC
announced Traveler would premiere on May 30th, but now the network has bumped up that premiere and given it a sweet time slot. The pilot episode of
Traveler will air on May 10th at 10 pm, following a new episode of
Grey's Anatomy. Then, the pilot will air again on the May 30th date.
I'm not sure if this is a good marketing idea. It seems odd to give a sneak preview of a show and then make people remember that they need to pick it up again during a holiday week (Memorial Day).
Posted Apr 8th 2007 4:02PM by Adam Finley
Filed under: OpEd, Saturday Night Live, Celebrities
On May 6 at 9:00 p.m., NBC will air Saturday Night Live in the '90s: Pop Culture Nation. The special, as evidenced in the title, will look at the late night mainstay and the actors who called the show "home" during the '90s. Having gone to high school and college throughout the '90s, this is the era that sticks in my memory the most, when folks like Mike Myers, Adam Sandler, Chris Rock, Norm MacDonald, Phil Hartman, David Spade, Chris Farley and Dana Carvey were just funny guys no one had ever heard of before.
The special will include interviews with former cast members, insight from repeat hosts Alec Baldwin and John Goodman, plus interviews with writers Tim Herlihy and Adam McKay, who went on to successful careers as film writers. If you're a fan of Saturday Night Live, it's probably worth checking out, but especially if you happen to be around my age and these episodes were the ones you quoted and discussed with your friends the next day in school.
Posted May 1st 2006 9:04AM by Anna Johns
Filed under: ABC, NBC, FOX, CBS, HBO, Showtime, Cable, WB, UPN, PBS, Watercooler Talk
The May ratings period started last Thursday and, so far,
CBS is in the lead. The network is a ratings powerhouse on Thursdays with
Survivor,
CSI, and
Without a Trace.
Numb3rs is keeping it on top on Fridays. Of course, FOX is going to take over the
lead early this week with
24,
American Idol, and
House.
Of all the networks, I
think I watch CBS the least (okay, if we're including
all the networks, I watch The Home Shopping Network the
least). I still find myself watching a lot of NBC (
Scrubs, Earl, The Office). Because of all those years of
great programming in the 1990s, I think I may subconsciously be loyal to the NBC brand.
What do you think is
the best network (cable included)? Why?
Posted Apr 16th 2006 10:06AM by Adam Finley
Filed under: Other Drama Shows, FOX, House
Hey, House fans and other lovers of cranky doctors with fake American
accents, this May there will be a two-part episode of the series, which I assume is being done for sweeps. According to
Futon Critic, the episodes, which will air on May 2 and 3, will focus on a mysterious case (well, of course) involving a
wounded police officer suffering from uncontrollable laughter. Things start to get even more serious when one of their
own, Foreman, begins to come down with the same symptoms. As the officer begins to deteriorate, House and his gang have
to figure out how to save their friend. Sounds all suspenseful and stuff, I can't wait. The episode is called
"Euphoria." Part one of the episode will air at 9 p.m. EST, and part two will air the following night at 8
p.m. EST.
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