Television

We’re giving away two copies of the epic miniseries America the Story of Us DVD set

From the creative minds behind Planet Earth, the exhilarating 12-part series portraying the dramatic events that shaped America’s 400 year history, America the Story of Us, arrives in a multi-platform release featuring DVD, Blu-Ray, 412 page companion book and iTunes/Zune/Playstation downloads, on September 12, 2010. To celebrate this epic release, FilmFetish is giving away 2 ….

AMC goes from zombies to killings with Cold Case and Burn Notice producers

AMC announced today that it has ordered a pilot and series order for a project that was formerly known as The Killing, from Cold Case writer and executive producer Veena Sud, who has also signed on to serve as the showrunner for the series, which is currently untitled. Set in Seattle, the series formerly known ….

Entourage series ending next summer with creator circling movie adaptation

HBO officially announced that Entourage will end next summer, according to THR’s Live Feed. The cable net will order a shortened final season of its longest-running series, bringing the show to a conclusion in 2011. “The plan right now is we’ll finish up this season, we’ll do a shorter order for next season, we’ve talked ….

Iconic board game Clue becoming live-action series

Clue, the iconic family-favorite board game, will come to The Hub as an original, half-hour live-action series, it was recently announced by Margaret Loesch, President of the new family network, which launches on October 10th (10-10-10). The series will feature an ensemble cast working together to uncover clues and unravel mysteries, and will be produced ….

New action drama No Ordinary Family bringing super powers and free t-shirts to Comic-Con 2010

ABC has a series of San Diego Comic-Con 2010 events planned to celebrate its new action drama, No Ordinary Family – all of which take place on Saturday, July 24th. Things commence at 1:00 p.m., when Michael Chiklis and Julie Benz will be available in the No Ordinary Family booth (#3921) to autograph full-sized posters ….

San Diego Comic-Con 2010 panel to discuss upcoming horror film based on cult series Dark Shadows

On Saturday, July 24th, from 5:00-6:00 p.m. the Dark Shadows comics and upcoming film will be celebrated with a panel discussing the past, present, and future of the series. Join series stars Jonathan Frid (Barnabas Collins, via special video appearance), Lara Parker (Angelique), Kathryn Leigh Scott (Maggie Evans/Josette), with Jim Pierson (Dark Shadows) and Daniel ….

Indie film producers to get more opportunities and exposure on NBC TV networks

The Independent Film & Television Alliance (IFTA) has reached an agreement with Comcast and NBC Universal to provide enhanced independent programming opportunities on NBCU’s broadcast and cable networks, as well as Comcast’s VOD and online platforms, IFTA’s Jean Prewitt announced. The agreement offers greater consideration for independently produced primetime programming from both IFTA and non-IFTA ….