Archive for the ‘Television’ Category
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Chuck Returns in January
There has been a lot of discussion and speculation regarding when the third season of Chuck would premiere. NBC's original plan was to start it in March after the Olympics were through. However with the cancellation of both Southland and the end of Trauma in sight the network had openings in its schedule to fill. Along with that was the encouraging development that came when word leaked of six more episodes being ordered in addition to the 13 already planned. Chuck will now officially pre...
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Lost Season 6 Gets Premiere Date
ABC has released the information that fans of Lost have been waiting for by announcing details on the premiere and the time slot for the sixth and final season of the series. Lost will debut on February 2nd with a recap episode at 8pm followed by the two hour premiere from 9pm-11pm. From then on the season will air at 9pm on Tuesday nights. Originally the season was believed to have a start date on January 20th. The move to 2/2 likely means the show will stay on throughout the Olympics...
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Lost Season 6 Poster
ABC has released the official poster for the sixth and final season of Lost. Click the image above for the full version of the poster. This is about the only thing that will be available to analyze as the network is not going to show a single second of footage or have any discussion on details relating to the season before it begins on January 20th. Certainly with a show like Lost images such as this carry some symbolism and could provide some hints as to the fate of the characters. Locke...
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‘2012′ and ‘Zombieland’ Coming to FX
According to The Hollywood Reporter, FX has secured the television rights to 2012 and Zombieland. Even though FX has premiered other blockbusters in the past, this is still pretty significant news considering how well 2012 did this past weekend. Appropriately, the Sony movie will make its debut on the basic cable network in the beginning of 2012. In addition to "2012," FX has acquired another Sony film that opened at No. 1 this fall, the horror comedy "Zombieland," which will be availabl...
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Fox Cancels Dollhouse
Despite mediocre ratings while airing on Friday nights Dollhouse has enjoyed a supportive fan base and strong DVR viewership. It was able to survive its first season and made for somewhat of a surprise when it was picked up for a second season. However recent signs started appearing that it was in danger with the most glaring one when Fox pulled the show for November sweeps. Earlier today Fox announced that Dollhouse has been canceled. It will however finish its full season 13 episode ord...
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FlashForward Ratings Reason for Concern
When FlashForward debuted earlier this fall it was the most buzzed about new show on TV. The ratings were good though they were not spectacular. Since the premiere fan following has dropped and that is being seen in the ratings. Last week's episode, which was hyped to be the "one you had to see", delivered the lowest ratings for the series thus far. The 8.5 million viewers and only a 2.6 rating in the 18-49 come in well below ABC's expectations. While it has a solid following on DVR that ...
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TV Version of 2012 Being Developed
With the release of the likely-to-be blockbuster disaster movie 2012 only a week away comes news that a television show is in the works that would follow humanity in the aftermath. Director Roland Emmerich mentioned the idea while talking with Entertainment Weekly. “The plan is that it is 2013 and it’s about what happens after the disaster,” Emmerich told EW while walking the red carpet for the 2012 premiere Tuesday. “It is about the resettling of Earth. That is very, very fascinati...
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V Premiere Gets Big Ratings
The highly anticipated premiere of V drew numbers that almost certainly exceeded expectations for ABC. The show pulled in 13.9 million viewers and an outstanding 5.0 rating in the critical 18-49 demo. That made it the highest rated new series of the season. It did this despite showing in the generally weaker 8pm hour and against NCIS which is the top show on TV. While NCIS came in first in overall viewers V topped it in the 18-49 demo. I thought the episode was great and it made for the b...
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2010 Academy Awards Hosts Announced
Earlier this year Hugh Jackman breathed life back into the Academy Awards with his performance as host. After recently stating he would not return this year the speculation started right up as to who should take over. One thing was for sure though and that was the Academy could not just go with a rehash. Though he has hosted twice before, Steve Martin will be joined by Alec Baldwin for the 2010 Oscars. Martin has always been well liked and his opening performances have gotten big laughs. ...
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V Premieres Tonight
The premiere of V takes place tonight on ABC at 8PM. V is a remake of the 1984 mini-series about an alien race that arrives and presents themselves as friendly but really have sinister motives. The show stars Elizabeth Mitchell (Lost), Morena Baccarin (Firefly), Scott Wolf (Party of Five) and Joel Gretsch (The 4400). It has been difficult to get a feel for how well V is going to be received. ABC has been promoting it heavily and the show has a lot of potential. At the same time it almost ...
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