Television

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, ….

Battlestar hottie Kandyse McClure talks Children of the Corn remake

Battlestar Galactica’s Dualla a.k.a. Kandyse McClure, has wrapped that series, but is returning to the SCI FI Channel as the leading lady in the upcoming Children of the Corn remake, according to Sci-Fi Wire. The new made-for-TV film is being called a “re-imagining” of the original, which was based on the Stephen King short story, ….

Dexter: The First Season Blu-ray review

Dexter: The Complete First Season made its Blu-ray Disc debut on January 6th, from Showtime Networks, CBS Home Entertainment and Paramount Home Entertainment. Based on the novel Darkly Dreaming Dexter by Jeff Lindsay, Dexter is an incredibly addictive crime drama that stands out as utterly original, darkly funny, and completely engrossing. The show features a ….

Cast of Fox show Fringe to appear at New York Comic-Con

New York Comic Con announced that FOX TV’s Fringe will come to its 2009 event, lead by executive producer Jeff Pinkner and cast members Anna Torv (who plays Olivia Dunham), John Noble (who plays Dr. Walter Bishop), Lance Reddick (Phillip Broyles), Kirk Acevedo (who plays Charlie Francis), Blair Brown (who plays Nina Sharp) and Jasika ….

Last day for mailed tix to NY Comic-Con; also, Fringe/Heroes stars, Joss Whedon to appear

Today is the last day to purchase tickets by mail for New York Comic-Con (NYCC), and still receive them in the mail before the show. After today, you will still be able to purchase tickets online presumably, however, they will not be mailed, so you’ll have to wait in some very long lines at the ….

Groundbreaking 3D Monsters vs. Aliens spot to air during Super Bowl and 3D Chuck episode to follow

“Don’t Chuck Your Glasses” after Super Bowl XLIII DreamWorks and SoBe Lifewater announced that they are teaming with Intel and NBC to create a first-of-its kind, nationwide Monstrous 3D event for Super Bowl XLIII. This first-ever all 3D Super Bowl commercial break event will mark the debut of DreamWorks Animation’s premier 3D movie trailer for ….

Win one of two copies of Complete Second Season of sexy and scandalous The Tudors on DVD: BUT ENTER QUICK!

On Tuesday, January 6th, CBS Home Entertainment and Paramount released the sexy and scandalous historical series The Tudors: The Complete Second Season on DVD. It’s a great show….if you like sex, betrayal, high drama, debauchery and violence. That said, of course I was an early adopter of the now Showtime hit, which I hope gets ….