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Posted Aug 19th 2009 2:32PM by Brad Trechak
Filed under: Programming, OpEd, Pickups and Renewals, Reality-Free
ABC has
picked up the pilot script for a new supernatural series called
Clive Barker's Hotel. It was written by a couple of the folks behind some of the
Saw movies. Clive Barker himself is a producer, which makes sense; otherwise, why would he attach his name to the project?
Not to be a negative person, but it's always a bad sign when the creator's name has to be attached to a project. It screams a lack of faith in the project itself (and possibly a lack of quality) when those behind it need to use a famous person's name for a movie or series.
I'm sure if it's that big a deal they could change the name of the series to
Haunted Hotel, or maybe even something that is more lyrical and original. To the best of my knowledge, having the creator's name attached didn't really help
Stephen King's Golden Years, which never even finished its run as a mini-series.
Posted Jul 18th 2008 9:19PM by Jason Hughes
Filed under: Other Sci-Fi/Supernatural Shows, Episode Reviews
(S01E06) Steve Niles has become the modern day horror maven of the comic book world. He brought us
30 Days of Night, which is far better in the comic world than on the big screen. Here, he's paired with Darren Bousman, director of the
Saw sequels to bring zombies to broadcast television. Right away, then, this had a better chance of me liking it because I've always had a soft spot for zombies and Niles has offered us a pretty different take on the genre.
Continue reading Fear Itself: New Year's Day - VIDEO
Posted Apr 21st 2006 6:29PM by Lacy Hall
Filed under: Other Drama Shows, Other Sci-Fi/Supernatural Shows, OpEd, WB, Smallville
(S05E19) If you ignore the blatant
Saw rip-off, then this episode was super
fantastic. But any episode that centers around Lionel is a winner in my book. This ep was a total incubator for
cliffhangers. In this episode, Lionel is kidnapped by a masked tormentor who forces him to endure all kinds of riddles
and physical challenges in order to live. Of course, Martha gets thrown into the mix, and several amazing things
happen...
Continue reading Smallville: Mercy
Posted Jan 26th 2006 3:04PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Programming
ABC has a 90 minute Dancing With The Stars at 8pm,
followed by a new Crumbs and a new Primetime. - CBS has a repeat CSI, followed by a new ep and a new ep of Without A Trace at 10.
- NBC has a new Will and Grace at 8, followed by a new Four Kings, a new My Name
Is Earl, a new The Office, and then a repeat ER.
- There's a new That 70s Show on FOX at 8, followed by a repeat ep, and then a new The O.C.
- The WB has new eps of Smallville and Beauty and the Geek, while UPN has repeats (again - why
so many repeats?) of their Thurs night comedy lineup.
- Tara Reid and Ashton Kutcher star in My Boss' Daughter, on ABC Family at 8.
- Bravo has Kathy Griffin's Allegedly special at 8.
- Also at 8: Court TV has two new eps of Hot Pursuit.
- Showtime has the horror flick Saw at 8
- At 9, HGTV has a new Divine Design, followed by new eps of Designer's Challenge and
House Hunters.
- BBC America has a two hour Touching Evil at 9, followed by Monty Python's Flying Circus.
- Also at 9: HBO has the remake of Flight of the Phoenix, and VH-1 has...Showgirls!
- At 10, AMC has Burt Reynolds in Sharkey's Machine.
- MTV has a new True Life at 10.
- Showtime has two repeats of Penn and Teller's Bullshit! They start at 10 too.
- At 11, HGTV has a new Design, Inc, and then a new Small Space, Big Style (whew! I was
wondering where this cool show went).
- Discovery Times has a new Only In America at 11.
- At midnight, Showtime has The Crying Game. At the end, the girl...well, you know.
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