According to a press release today, FX has closed a deal for a new half-hour sitcom, Saint George, starring George Lopez. This series marks Lopez’s first starring role since his long-running ABC series, George Lopez, and follows the chaotic life of a recently divorced working class Mexican-American turned successful entrepreneur. Saint George is modeled after FX’s Anger Management, starring Charlie Sheen, among others, in that 10 initial episodes are ordered, and if the series meets designated ratings thresholds over its first 10-episode run, the network will trigger an additional 90-episode order.
Apr 18 2013
TV News: Weight of the Nation For Kids – Kebreeya’s Salad Days/Quiz Ed – Debuts May 7th
THE WEIGHT OF THE NATION FOR KIDS is a family-friendly three-part series of half-hour specials for young people spotlighting decisions children and their families can make to improve their health now and in the future.
Apr 17 2013
The Body Count Continues to Rise. Retrospective: The Americans – “Covert War”
Season 1, Episode 11 Air Date: Wednesday, April 17, 2013, 10 pm ET/PT on FX Rating: [rating=5] “They kill us. We kill them. That’s the world we live in. But even in this world, there are lines that can’t be crossed.” – Agent Gaad While Agent Gaad (Richard Thomas) delivers a chilling speech to …
Apr 17 2013
Angel of Death? Advance Review: The Big C — Hereafter Season Premiere – “Quality of Life”
Prepare yourself for an emotional journey through the final season of The Big C — Hereafter. Avoidance is a key point throughout “Quality of Life.” Paul and Andrea both try to avoid morbid topics of conversation, and Sean continues to be bright and positive, a strange change, because he’s avoiding the fact that his sister is dying.
Apr 15 2013
Movie Trailer: Arthur Newman Starring Colin Firth and Emily Blunt
Wallace Avery (Colin Firth) is tired of his existence. So, he decides to make a radical change by walking away from his old life. He buys a new identity and hits the road as Arthur Newman to begin life anew, bound for Terre Haute, Indiana, where he dreams of reinventing himself as a golf pro at a tiny country club.
Apr 15 2013
TV News: AMC’s Hell on Wheels Premieres Saturday, August 3, 2013
As announced in a press release today, in addition to the third season premiere of Hell on Wheels on Saturday, August 3 at 9 pm ET/PT, AMC is turning Saturday nights into destination television for fans of the Western genre. The network will air some of Hollywood’s classic western films, as well as the well-known TV series, Rawhide, among others. Read the press release below for all the details.
Apr 14 2013
Coping with Recovery. Review: Nurse Jackie Season 5 Premiere – “Happy F. Birthday”
Air Date: Sunday, April 14, 2013, 9 pm ET/PT on Showtime Rating: [rating=5] After a harrowing season four where Jackie (Edie Falco) faced the break-up of her marriage, voluntarily entered rehab, and dealt with the death of her rehab partner Charlie (Jake Cannavale), who was also the son of Dr. Cruz (Bobby Cannavale), the …
Apr 10 2013
What a Tragic, Sad State of Affairs. Review: The Americans – “Only You”
No words are necessary as the final scenes of “Only You” unfold. The haunting slow melody and lyrics of “To Love Somebody” say all that is necessary. I know The Americans is just a TV show but when the screen faded to black, I felt completely empty and sad. When a show can elicit such depth of emotion, you know you have a hit on your hands.
Apr 10 2013
TV News: Syfy Unveils Quarterly Multimedia Events, New Horror Anthology, and Reality Series
Syfy and Chiller President Dave Howe today unleashed the imagination of the advertising community by announcing an original programming slate featuring Oscar-winner Jamie Foxx (Ray, Django Unchained) executive producing, writing and directing a horror anthology series, a trio of new reality series – Joe Rogan Questions Everything, Cosworld and Fandemonium – and 19 scripted and reality development projects, including The Jim Henson Creature Shop, a creature competition program.
Apr 10 2013
TV News: Syfy and Oscar® Winner Jamie Foxx Partner For Horror Anthology Series
Marking a major addition to its primetime scripted lineup, Syfy today announced that Oscar-winner Jamie Foxx (Django Unchained, Ray), through his Foxxhole Productions, will executive produce, write and direct a yet to be titled five-episode horror anthology series for October 2013.
Apr 10 2013
TV News: Syfy Developing Two Classic Sci-Fi Novels – Ringworld and Childhood’s End
Syfy announced today it is developing miniseries based on two of science fiction’s greatest novels: Larry Niven’s Ringworld and Arthur C. Clarke’s Childhood’s End.
