New York Television Festival to screen independent TV showcase at NYCC
The New York Television Festival (NYTVF) presents a selection of independently produced pilots that received acclaim at the 2008 Independent Pilot Competition. Creator-producers will be on hand to discuss the creative process behind creating, developing, and shooting your own TV pilot. The showcase features a Drama Block and a Comedy Block separated by a brief ….
Afro Samurai Resurrection preview to be held at NYCC
Based on the original art and story telling of manga artist Takashi Okazaki, Afro Samurai Resurrection tells the tale of a black samurai’s quest for revenge and justice for his murdered father. Samuel L. Jackson reprises his role as the uncompromising hero, Afro, and his motor-mouthed sidekick, Ninja Ninja. When his father’s body is stolen ….
Cast of cult TV show Dead Like Me to host panel at NYCC
Dead Like Me is back with in the all-new movie Dead Like Me: Life After Death. Learn about this upcoming follow up to the cult favorite series at New York Comic Con, directly from cast members Ellen Muth, Callum Blue, Britt McKillip, Cynthia Stevenson and Sarah Wynter. Moderated by director Steve Herek, this panel will ….
Yvonne Strahovski visits Comic Con to talk Chuck
Yvonne Strahovski, who plays Sarah Walker on the NBC cult favorite action-spy-comedy series Chuck, will join the show’s co-creator and executive producer Josh Schwartz and co-creator Chris Fedak, for a New York Comic Con panel on the show. The trio will appear for a Q&A to discuss all the happenings of the second season of ….
A guide to the best film and TV events happening at New York Comic-Con
New York Comic Con fever has hit the city once again, and this weekend we’ll see thousands of enthusiasts, semi-enthusiasts and those who just want to do something cool, make the journey to comic-east’s hallowed halls – the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center – on the big island. It’s worth mentioning that the state of ….
Check out this wild new video promo for Fox Friday’s Terminator and Dollhouse
El fuego your Friday! Sci Fi Wire posted this video that Fox TV released as a new promo video for its upcoming Friday-night lineup, which consists of Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles and Joss Whedon’s new action thriller Dollhouse, that’s an homage to grindhouse movie trailers, complete with psychadelic color warps and out of sync ….
Futurama: Into The Wild Green Yonder world premiere at New York Comic-Con
The world premiere of the latest Futurama film, Futurama: Into The Wild Green Yonder, will be this Friday, February 6, 2009, at New York Comic-Con. The screening begins at 5:30PM in the IGN Theater, and is free for all attendees of the convention. More about Futurama: Into The Wild Green Yonder All the other galaxies ….
Star Trek boldly invades the Super Bowl
Here’s yet another TV Fanatic spot posted to YouTube. It’s for J.J. Abrams’ upcoming Star Trek film, which hits theaters on May 8, 2009. Check it out below.
Check out Will Ferrell’s Land of the Lost Super Bowl spot
Ain’t It Cool also posted the Super Bowl spot for Will Ferrell’s new remake of the camp fantasy TV show Land of the Lost. Brad Silberling (Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events) directs the new comedy adventure, featuring Ferrell, Danny R. McBride and Anna Friel as three adults who inadvertently stumble into a mysterious ….
Cult sci-fi comedy Red Dwarf returning to TV
The BBC reports that the cult sci-fi comedy Red Dwarf will return to television, 21 years after it first hit U.K. airwaves. A new special will appear on the digital channel Dave in the U.K. for a two-part Easter-weekend event. In the new show, the cast has finally returned to Earth. The special reunites the ….
NBC orders sci-fi pilot Day One from Heroes scribe
NBC has ordered a post-apocalyptic drama pilot called Day One, from Heroes writer Jesse Alexander, who has also written episodes of Alias and Lost, according to a Variety report. The one-hour show takes place following a catastrophic global event that destroys the world’s infrastructure. The action centers on a small group of survivors.
Studios band together to form cable/streaming channel with newly released films and behind-the-scenes content
Studio 3 Networks, a joint venture formed by Viacom, Paramount Pictures, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios and Lionsgate, announced that it’s launching a next-generation entertainment service called epix. The service will provide access to films and original entertainment programming on television, along with on-demand access via broadband. Epix will make movies and entertainment accessible on multiple platforms, and ….
Joe “Narc” Carnahan and Ridley “Blade Runner” Scott bringing A-Team movie to theaters next year?
If this is accurate, it looks like the long-in-development A-Team movie, will happen. Fox has apparently assembled a creative team to finally adapt 1980s cult action TV series The A-Team into a film project for summer 2010, according to reports on Latino Review and other sites. Joe Carnahan has been tapped to direct, with Ridley ….
BBC America bringing Torchwood stars to New York Comic-Con
BBC America’s highest rated series, Torchwood, is coming to New York Comic-Con 2009 with a sneak peek of the highly anticipated third season, Torchwood: Children of Earth, and a panel session with actor Eve Myles and director Euros Lyn. The Javits Center, location of New York Comic-Con, will feature a massive billboard with all-new imagery ….
Cast of Joss Whedon’s new show Dollhouse attending New York Comic-Con, along with partial premiere screening
Organizers of the upcoming New York Comic Con today revealed that, not only is Joss Whedon attending its 2009 event as a Special Guest, he will also premiere the first act of his upcoming TV series Dollhouse to convention attendees. One of the most influential names in the pop culture landscape of the last decade, ….
