Could it have been the three month lay off or could it have been stiff competition from the opening night of the NCAA Tournament?
The return of “Flash Forward” got off to a slow start last night with the show’s audience shrinking 10% from its last new airing back in December.
More Tom Baker Audios on the Way?
March 18, 2010 || Category: Audio Productions, TV News | 3 Comments
With the success of “Hornet’s Nest” it appears Tom Baker is eager to reprise his role as the fourth Doctor again.
“Flash Forward” returns this evening at 8 p.m. EST on ABC with a two-hour event to kick off its spring run.
Fans left hanging by December’s cliffhanger will be glad to learn that the producers and stars of the show are promising that this run of episodes will reveal answers to questions and begin to push things forward as we build to the day seen in the original flash.
For years, we’ve heard rumors that Neil Gaiman’s “Sandman” comic book series might be adapted as a movie.
And while it might be cool to see the award-winning comic book series come to life on the silver screen, “Kick Ass” director Matthew Vaughn says that a movie version wouldn’t do the series justice.
Former “Star Trek” producer Brannon Braga could be headed back to the final frontier.
Variety reports that Fox is interested in the former “Trek” helmer developing and producing a new science-fiction series for the network. Braga is currently working for Fox’s “24″ as a producer and he also helped develop “Flash Forward.”
Building on the success of the “Ghost Hunters” franchise, SyFy is looking to expand its reality series roster with several new series.
Details on the new shows is below.
If you liked seeing Hawkman, Captain Fate and other members of the Justice Society on “Smallville,” we have some good news. Writer Geoff Johns says the group will return before the series completes its current season.
One question many fans have had since the season premiere of “Lost” is will Juliet return during the final run of episodes?
We have the answer direct for Elizabeth Mitchell and it’s probably a minor SPOILER. If you don’t want to know, please stop reading.
Actor Scott Bakula is in high demand these days. He’s part of the ensemble cast of TNT’s hit series “Men of a Certain Age” and he’ll reprise his role as Chuck’s father later this season on the NBC spy dramedy.
The clock is ticking for CTU agent Jack Bauer–and not just to stop a group of terrorists from nuking New York City on the current season of the show.
Actress Annabeth Gish is no stranger to global conspiracies and potential governmental cover-ups. So, she should be right at home on ABC’s “Flash Forward.”
Gish, who played agent Monica Reyes on the final season of “The X-Files,” will join “Flash Forward” in a guest role for the final run of season one episodes.
ABC is keeping [...]
Summer Glau is coming back to television.
The actress, best known for her roles on “Firefly” and “Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles,” has joined the cast of NBC’s pilot, “The Cape.”
Actor Peter Graves, best known for his work as Jim Phelps on TV’s “Mission: Impossible,” has passed away at the age of 83.
Graves had a long career on the stage and screen including appearances in “Stalag 17″ and “Night of the Hunter.” Graves was a Golden Globe Award winner.
“Doctor Who” DVD Won’t Include Beatles Clip Worldwide
March 11, 2010 || Category: On DVD, TV News | 9 Comments
If you’re a “Doctor Who” who was planning to trade in or scrap your old VHS copy of “The Chase” when the six-part Dalek story hits DVD worldwide later this year, you may want to hang on to it.
Episode one could feature a slight edit to it due to clearance issues.
A couple of weeks ago, we brought you news that SyFy has brought in legendary B-movie director Roger Corman to helm their original movie “Sharktopus.”
For weeks, we’ve had speculation about what exactly the movie would entail both on our web site and in the voice mail show. But now Corman is offering a few more details inside the world of “Skartopus.”
Actor Andy Whitfield has been diagnosed with non-Hodgkin lymphoma and will begin treatment immediately in New Zealand. Whitfield is the star of the Starz’s series “Spartacus: Blood and Sand.”
New Inductees Into the Science Fiction Hall of Fame
March 10, 2010 || Category: Book News, TV News | 2 Comments
The Science Fiction Hall of Fame has announced four new inductees for the year.
They are:
Olivia, Peter and Walter’s investigation of the paranormal will continue for another year.
Fox has given the green light to a third season of J.J. Abrams’ “Fringe” according to the Hollywood Reporter.
Syndicated series “The Legend of the Seeker” was dealt a major blow last Friday when the Tribune company announced it will not pick up the series for a third season.
Tribune stations are the largest buyer of “Seeker” and the decision to drop the show could be the beginning of the end of the syndicated fantasy series.
It looks like it will be at least another year before Clark Kent makes the leap into the role of the Man of Steel.
Last week, the CW signed off on a tenth season of “Smallville.”
Good news, everyone!
New episodes of “Futurama” will debut on Comedy Central in June.
“Firefly” Alum Signs On For “Warehouse 13″ Guest Role
March 4, 2010 || Category: TV News | 5 Comments
Yesterday we brought you news about when “Warehouse 13″ would return. Today we have news about one of the guest stars for the upcoming second season.
James Marsters has a message for Joss Whedon–the actor is willing to reprise his role as Spike, but the clock is ticking on how long the actor thinks he can bleach his hair and don the fangs.
Smith Giving Everything He Has As The Doctor
March 4, 2010 || Category: TV News, Technology News | 2 Comments
Actor Matt Smith says when it comes to playing the Doctor, he has only one goal–to give the role his all.
“I go in, do 14 hours on set, then come home and learn lines. I’m saying reams of mad dialogue, and you can’t blag that, you have to know it inside out,” Smith tells the UK’s Esquire.
What can we expect when “V” returns later this month?
More time inside the Visitor’s space ship and details on their background says creative director Andrew Orloff.
Fans of “Warehouse 13″ will want to mark July 13th on their calendars.
That’s the day the hit series returns for its second season on SyFy.
After months of waiting and wondering, fans of George R.R. Martin’s epic fantasy series “A Song of Fire and Ice” will be happy to hear our next story.
HBO has given the green light to a full season of “A Game of Thrones.” The first season will run 10 episodes–the pilot and nine other episodes. [...]
Actress Julie Benz, best known to genre fans for her work on “Buffy, the Vampire Slayer” and “Angel” as Angel’s sire Darla, has joined the cast of ABC’s pilot “No Ordinary Family.”
Sorry ladies, but one of the guys from “Supernatural” is off the market.
At the recent Paley Festival “Lost” panel, our partner site, TV Guide On-Line, uncovered 13 clues about what’s to come in the final episode of “Lost.”
