The debut episode of the Fox drama “New Amsterdam” won the 9PM timeslot on Tuesday with a solid premiere rating aided by a typically massive “American Idol” lead-in, according to The Hollywood Reporter. “New Amsterdam,” is the new weekly SF show that follows the life of an immortal named Amsterdam (the original name for the […]
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“New Amsterdam” Will Make Debut — Finally!
The day that was thought to never arrive is finally fast approaching. Of course I’m talking about the oft-delayed premiere of the new Fox SF series “New Amsterdam.” This program was hit with delays, script rewrites and time-shift shuffling almost from the beginning of its announced production. Then the writer’s strike hit and it pretty […]
“New Amsterdam” Gets Fox’d — What the Fox!
Written by: Samuel K. Sloan (Farpoint Media Exec. News Dir.) In a totally Fox-like and unsurprising move Fox has delayed the debut of its new SF show titled “New Amsterdam,” one of the most promising new programs on the network’s new Fall schedule. Executives over at that clueless network still, after all these years, after […]
Fox Presents — “New Amsterdam”
NEW AMSTERDAM ,premieres September 25, 2007 on Fox, Tuesday night 8PM ET/PT. The saga tells the story of a New York homicide detective unlike any other. He is brilliant, mysterious, reckless, magnetic, unknowable. And he has a profound secret – he is immortal. In 1642, John Amsterdam (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau), then a Dutch solider in the […]
Lasse Hallström Doing U.S. TV for “New Amsterdam”
Lasse Hallström is one of those rare A-List directors that can work with a wide variety of actors ranging from Robert Redford to Jennifer Lopez — Morgan Freeman to Juliette Binoche — or Kevin Spacey to Dame Judith Dench, and make each of their performances look like an Oscar contender. In fact, the famed helmer […]
New TV Series Show Powers Come At a Price
NEW YORK CNN (AP) — Oh, sure, you may think fall is a long way off. Likewise, the networks’ new fall shows. Alex O’Loughlin stars in “Moonlight,” a CBS series that’s a new twist on the vampire legend. But don’t bet on it. Time is just a contrivance. You can skip willy-nilly through months or […]
New Phoenix Filmworks Acquires Film Rights to Paula Peril
Phoenix, Arizona – Emmy-winner Andy Rodriguez-McCradic is set to bring another popular comic book character to life as an action-adventure film this summer. The movie, a 1940s-styled action-adventure set in the present day, is entitled “Paula Peril: Midnight Is the Darkest Hour” and is expected to premiere at the San Diego Comic Con this July. […]
“Virtuality” Getting Underway
The new Fox skien from “Battlestar Galactica” executive producer Ronald D. Moore is ready to get underway for its first episode for the possible SF weekly series. “We start shooting the end of the month,” stated Moore. “We’ve got a cast. Peter Berg’s directing. It’s for Fox. It’s a completely different kind of show.” “Virtuality” […]
Coster-Waldau Back For More SF TV
Fans of “New Amsterdam” star Nikolaj Coster-Waldau will be happy to hear that he is returning to television, again in a new sci-fi program over at the Fox Network, his previous home. Ronald D. Moore, creator and co-writer of the project, has selected Nikolaj to be the lead for his new series titled “Virtuality,” playing […]
Hick’s Picks 31.5
Eureka, Caprica add cast members Two SciFi original series have expanded their casts. Eric Stoltz has joined the cast of the upcoming Galactica prequel Caprica as Daniel Graystone according to SciFi Wire. Graystone is a wealthy computer engineer who, after an emotionally crippling family tragedy, uses his technological wizardry to forever change the future of […]
When Is Enough Viewers Enough?
Just when I was beginning to give FOX the benefit of the doubt after their announcement that they have renewed “Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles” for a second season, they go and pull another… well, FOX! [Continue Reading…]
Jennifer Garner Producer?
Just as hubby Ben Affleck takes on more responsibilities behind the camera as a promising director, Jennifer Garner is stepping up to the plate as an up and coming prominent producer. The actress has teamed with business partner Juliana Janes and the pair have created Vandalia Films, which has been given a first-look deal with […]