Movies and TV (1189)
The Green Hornet on Syfy
As a promotion for the movie, on Tuesday, Syfy is showing all 26 episodes of the 1966 TV series with Van Williams and Bruce Lee from 10 AM to 11 PM. I never seen any of them, just the Batman guest appearances. I wonder if they're included? I'm going
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John Wagner is answering fan questions on Facebook about the new Judge Dredd film
John Wagner Q and A about Dredd
Sounds like it'll be 147-times better than the 90s film version.
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Oscars Line
With the nominations for the Oscars/Academy Awards announced , let's make this the Oscars Line !
We can discuss the Oscars , then and now , including " the genre contingent " ( Historically - especially in the " big " categories -rather low . )...P
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Walking Dead Reruns & Sci-Fi Pioneers
AMC is rebroadcating The Walking Dead tonight and tomorrow for those who haven't seen it or want to see it again, though don't watch it while having dinner!
PBS is airing Pioneers of Television featuring early science fiction shows which should be in
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Young Justice preview (6 minutes)
http://splashpage.mtv.com/2010/11/17/young-justice-trailer/
The show will air on Cartoon Network the Friday after Thanksgiving.
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Hollywood Casting and Mis-Casting
(So as not to further drag the "Leslie Nielsen" thread further off course...) The Commander said: "We watch something like, say, Columbo, and think to ourselves, of course Peter Falk was the perfect actor for the part." I'd always heard that the
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Criterion Collection sale at Barnes & Noble
Hey movie buffs: Criterion Collection DVDs and Blu-Ray discs are 50% off at Barnes & Noble, in-store and online.
I'll certainly be picking up a few. Criterion releases are usually too expensive for me to pick up, but I've got my eye on five or six,
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My BBC Christmas!
For Christmas, from my brief list, my brother got me Doctor Who: The Complete Fifth Series which I look forward to seeing, so expect some comments and questions. But he also got me Sherlock: Season One which I did see and enjoyed immensely. I love DV
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Raven TV Series
It looks like the CW is going to replace Smallville with a new series starring Raven of the Teen Titans.
http://www.avclub.com/articles/the-cw-developing-potential-smallvil...
It's interesting that they'd use a character who generally appears in
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Glee Musicals
I was listening to the soundtrack for Wicked a while back and I realized that the characters from Glee would be great stand-ins for the love triangle. Finn Hudson would make a great Fiyero. He's a hunk who wants to do the right thing, but is slight
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Jon Favreau bows out as 'Iron Man' director
From New York magazine: "Jon Favreau Will Not Direct Iron Man 3"
According to this, Favreau wanted Iron Man 3 to actually be about Iron Man, rather than being an Avengers prequel ... also, Marvel got hinky about his salary.
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Sherlock and Zombies coming to TV next week
Fans of the great detective and zombies take note:
The new "Sherlock in today's London" program from Doctor Who brainiacs, Mark Gatiss and Steven Moffat, begins on PBS on Sunday.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/sherlock/
On IFC, the "Zombi
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Eddie Fisher
Obituary Another guy who maybe isn't so well remembered today, but who was a huge deal back in the day.
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Barbara Billingsley, 1915-2010
We are remiss in not doing this earlier, but (from the New York Times): "Barbara Billingsley, TV’s June Cleaver, Dies at 94"
Frankly, I can't say I'm a fan of Leave It to Beaver, which is why I didn't post earlier, preferring to leave it to someone w
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"The Walking Dead" AMC TV series
So what did you think of Episode 1? I liked just about everything about it. The casting and the production both captured the tone of the comic. A few observations:
- I like the creator credits: "Robert Kirkman, Tony Moore, & Charlie Adlard" Both ar
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