TV DeathRay Archive

September 2, 2010

Morning Blast: ‘Sandman,’ Wil Wheaton, Ron Moore, ‘Locke & Key,’ and More

Filed under: News — Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , — TVDR Staff @ 7:49 am

Lookin’ for a quick dose of nerdy TV news to spice up your breakfast? We’ve got ya covered …

- The Neil Gaiman/Vertigo comic series Sandman is coming to TV. Warner Bros. is eyeing Supernatural creator Eric Kripke to adapt the books into a series; I guess this finally closes the book on the planned movie and HBO adaptations. Our resident Sandman fan/Neil Gaiman stalker, Aaron Broverman, will have more on this news later. [The Live Feed]

- Evil Wil Wheaton is heading back to the Big Bang Theory to torture Sheldon and crew. He’ll join Katee Sackhoff and George Takei as this season’s nerd-friendly guest stars. [Ausiello]

- Fox has made a series commitment to Lock & Key, the supernatural series from Steven Spielberg, Alex Kurtzman, and Roberto Orci based on Joe Hill’s comic series. Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles‘ Josh Friedman will join as head writer. [THR]

- NBC has ordered a series pitch from Battlestar Galactica reboot master Ron Moore described as “an adult Harry Potter” that takes place in a world ruled by magic. [Deadline]

- Wanna see last year’s Doctor, David Tennant, in his Peter Vincent garb for the Fright Night remake? Sure ya do! [Shock Till You Drop]

Head after the jump for Lost, The Office, HBO, Syfy, and Fringe news … (more…)

HBO Renews ‘Hung’ — Will Season 3 Bring the Sexy Back?

Filed under: featured,News — Tags: , , — Aaron Broverman @ 6:00 am

HBO renewed Hung for a third season this week. According to The Hollywood Reporter, we can expect another ten episodes to air sometime next year. While the pickup didn’t exactly come as a shock, I don’t think anyone expected the show to receive an automatic renewal ahead of the season two finale.

Hung has been floundering with critics and audiences lately. It’s ratings have dropped since season one, and weekly episode reviews around the net have mostly ranged from brutal to less than favorable.

In light of the renewal, let’s take a quick look at where the series has been, where its at, and where it’s going.

It started out as a perfectly novel premise at the perfect time in American history. I can see the pitch meeting now: “Okay, get this. We put this guy in a really desperate situation … maybe he gets divorced, and just to add salt to the wound, his house burns down — anything to push him into the world’s oldest profession. We’ll set it in Detroit — the perfect comment on the recession. I mean, when things get really bad, who among us hasn’t thought of selling their body? Eh?…Eh?… Just me?…OK, then.”

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