ABC and Fox have decided to dip into the super human/futuristic shows genre. Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., spurred on by the popularity of The Avengers and directed by Joss Whedon, of famed Buffy verse, this promises to be a popular show. Agent Coulson, alive from his run in with death from the movie, leads this cast and I, as a geek, squee at the trailer (above). Fox hopes to draw...
Sherlock made a big splash with it’s US debut and with its quick following. There were many who wanted to cash in with Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s work. The movie with Robert Downey Jr and Jude Law (Not really what I wanted to discuss but worth mentioning). Moffat’s Sherlock with Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman and now CBS’s Elementary with Jonny Lee Miller and Lucy Liu. Before...
Doctor Who fans rejoice because the people in charge of the show listened to the fan’s and are making the 50th anniversary show something to remember. David Tennant who will reprise his role as the tenth Doctor for the first time since 2010. Billie Piper and John Hurt are also coming on board. They will join current Doctor, Matt Smith, and Jenna-Louise Coleman, who joined the series this season...
Looks like America’s Most Wanted has captured it’s last criminal as the powers that be over at Lifetime have opted not to pick up any additional episodes of John Walsh’s crime-fighting series. This is one cancelation viewers should have seen coming because the last new episode of AMW aired nearly 6 months ago. While AMW is finally dead Walsh is still working with Lifetime by making a new show...
Rupert Grint has won the lead role in a new CBS pilot, according to reports. The Harry Potter star will make his series television debut in superhero comedy Super Clyde, multiple sources have claimed. Grint’s character Clyde is described as a sweet-natured but shy man who has agoraphobia and anxiety issues. He doesn’t feel like he fits in at the fast food restaurant where he works, and dreams of...
Looks like Mike Rowe no longer has to worry about getting his hands dirty. In the latest attempts to breathe new life into the Discovery Channel it was announced yesterday that aging reality series Dirty Jobs has ended its run after eight years. Dirty Jobs featured Rowe perform challenging, unusual and frequently sickening duties. The show joins fellow Discovery Channel veteran American Chopper, which was recently cancelled after...
CBS television is planning yet another spinoff of its popular NCIS franchise this time spinning off and NCIS Los Angeles. The spinoff will follow a mobile team of agents who live and work together traveling across the United States solving crimes together. The characters will be introduced in a special two-part episode of NCIS Los Angeles later this season. Shane Brennan, who serves as executive producer on both NCIS...
This just in agent Coulson isn’t dead! Clark Gregg will reprise his role as agent Phil Coulson in Joss Wheadon’s television adaptation of Marvel’s S.H.I.E.L.D. pilot for ABC television which he played in the Iron Man movies, Thor and most recently The Avengers. I sure hope this show succeeds because I love anything Marvel related and I’ve heard talk that it may even be adding some Buffy the Vampire...
According to my source NBC’s The Munsters reboot Mockingbird Lane is officially dead and because they spent 10 million bucks on the pilot they will run the pilot as a Halloween special. Mocking Bird Lane, which has been in stuck in development for more than two years, comes from writer-producer Bryan Fuller and director Bryan Singer. The cast includes Jerry O’Connell, Portia de Rossi and Eddie Izzard. Unlike the...
River Song has left the TARDIS and is now making a guest appearance on CBS’s Navy criminal investigation show NCIS. Alex Kingston will play a shady businesswoman named Miranda Pennebaker who crosses paths with Gibbs and the rest of the NCIS team. The episode will be airing on CBS television during this year’s November sweeps. According to executive producer Gary Glasberg, Kingston’s character will be a woman who deals...