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September 14, 2010

Morning Blast: James Cameron, ‘Smallville,’ Marvel, ‘Terra Nova,’ and More

Filed under: News — Tags: , , , , , , , , , — Mike Moody @ 6:03 am

Here’s a quick dose of nerd TV news to spice up your breakfast.

- Proving that he’s run out of original ideas, James Cameron is developing a TV series based on his 1994 hit movie True Lies. So, yeah, more explosions and dead terrorists are coming to TV. Hooray! [Deadline]

- Alan Ritchson, who plays Aquaman on Smallville, says his appearance in the show’s upcoming final season will be … wait for it …. Very dark! He says: “Aquaman is such a bubble-gummy type of character [who] doesn’t get a lot of respect as a superhero, so to be able to come and play a darker side is going to be a lot of fun.” [E!]

- Marvel Comics’ Editor-in-Chief Joe Quesada says we could see some live-action TV shows based on Marvel properties heading to TV in the very near future [MTV]

- Awww, The Big Bang Theory‘s Kaley Cuoco broke her leg in a horse race this weekend. She missed a taping of the show and will be written out of an episode this season. [THR]

Head after the jump for Terra Nova, V news and more.

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September 10, 2010

Morning Blast: ‘Sherlock’ Heads to PBS, J.J. Abrams, ‘Hawaii Five-0,’ ‘True Blood’ and More

Filed under: News — Tags: , , , , , , , , , — Mike Moody @ 10:36 am

Happy Friday, TV nerds! Here’s a quick dose of TV news to spice up your breakfast …

- The BBC hit Sherlock is finally coming to America. The show, starring Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman as a modern-day Sherlock Homes and Dr. Watson, premieres Oct. 23 on PBS as part of the network’s Masterpiece Fall season. [Deadline]

- J.J. Abrams’ Bad Robot is rolling out another new genre series. The Fringe and Undercovers producer is developing a new crime thriller show with Dark Knight co-writer Jonah Nolan. [EW]

- OK, Hawaii Five-0, you’ve got my attention now that you’ve hooked both James Marsters and Kevin Sorbo for guest spots this season. [Zap2It]

- The premiere ep of the new FX dramedy Terriers, starring Donal Logue and Michael Raymond-James, didn’t fare very well in the ratings race this week. Too bad, it looks like a good show. [Deadline]

Head after the jump for Fringe, True Blood, Eureka bits and more. (more…)

September 9, 2010

Morning Blast: ‘Stargate Universe,’ ‘The Dark Tower,’ ‘Smallville,’ ‘Fringe,’ and More

Filed under: News — Tags: , , , , , , , , , , — Mike Moody @ 6:00 am

OMFGeez! It feels so good to be surfing the Internets again! An evil, evil beastie called Tropical Storm Hermine blew threw my town this week and killed my connex for almost two days. Two days! That’s like centuries for someone who depends on this infinite series of tubes to make a living. But the modem lights are flashing again and all is right with the world, so let’s get back to business — here’s all the hot nerd TV news you need to know about this mornin’:

- I’m counting the days until David Hewlett reprises the role of Rodney McKay on next season of Stargate Universe. Hewlett and Robert Picardo (Richard Woolsey) will guest star on episode 15 of season 2, airing sometime in the second half of 2011. In a new interview, Hewlett says the writers have done a “really good job” of working McKay and Woolsey into the ep. [Gateworld]

- And speaking of SGU, here are a bunch of photos from the season 2 premiere, airing Sept. 28. [Spoiler TV]

- Universal is making a movie trilogy and a TV show based on Stephen King’s The Dark Tower series. The films and the show will be closely linked, and Ron Howard has signed to direct the first flick and the show’s first season. [THR]

- Aquaman, Aka “that guy who talks to fish,” is heading back to Smallville this season. Alan Ritchson will reprise the role. [Ausiello]

Head after the jump for Fringe, The Walking Dead, Chuck, and Dexter news plus more … (more…)

September 3, 2010

Morning Blast: Jim Parsons, ‘The Walking Dead,’ Sam Raimi, ‘True Blood,’ and More

Filed under: News — Tags: , , , , , , — Mike Moody @ 10:58 am

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

- CNN says Jim Parsons is the hottest geek on the web. (Apparently they’ve never met Felicia Day, Chris Hardwick or Mr. Wil Wheaton.) CultureMap.com, a site from Parsons’ hometown of Houston, says he’s “up there with Beyonce and Lady Gaga,” and fans recently made him an international trending topic on Twitter — not bad for a guy who doesn’t tweet. He’s also inspired a site that sells the many geek-themed T-shirts he wears on The Big Bang Theory (my fav is ‘The Wesley Crushers’ T). [CNN]

- Kristen Bell is trying to drum up support online for a Veronica Mars movie again. Couldn’t hurt to join the Facebook group. [Vulture]

- Bryan Cranston, the greatest entertainer of the right now, will host Saturday Night Live on Oct. 2. [THR]

- Speaking of great entertainers, vegan police squad member Thomas Jane is campaigning for a guest spot on The Walking Dead. [IGN]

- Sam Raimi is producing a show for CBS called Lancaster about a Scotland Yard detective who joins the LAPD. [Deadline]

Head after the jump for True Blood, Torchwood, and Fringe newslinks plus more. (more…)

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…)

September 1, 2010

Morning Blast: George Takei on ‘Big Bang,’ Plus ‘Caprica,’ ‘Chuck,’ and more

Filed under: News — Tags: , , , , , , , , , — TVDR Staff @ 3:45 pm

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

- Wow! I never thought I would envy Howard Wolowitz, but oh how things have changed now that major sci-fi TV icons are lining up to hang with him. Star Trek‘s OG Sulu, George Takei, just signed to guest star on The Big Bang Theory this season. He’ll appear alongside Battlestar Galactica vet Katee Sackhoff as one half of Wolowitz’s conscience. Producers are also trying to get Evil Wil Wheaton back on the show. Sounds like a good year for the Big Bang. [TV Squad]

- Caprica returns to Syfy to wrap up the second half of its first season in January, but the network is still unsure if season two is in the cards. [Fancast]

- Here’s some better news: AMC has renewed The Walking Dead for a second season! The show premieres Halloween night. [IGN]

- Check out the first pics from the Chuck season four premiere featuring Linda Hamilton as Chuck’s big momma. [Spoiler TV]

Head after the jump for True Blood, Big Love and Psych news, plus more … (more…)

August 31, 2010

Morning Blast: ‘Dexter,’ ‘Fringe,’ ‘Supernatural,’ ‘Glee,’ and more

Filed under: News — Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , — TVDR Staff @ 2:10 pm

- Long live the Dark Passenger! Michael C. Hall says that Showtime is likely to renew Dexter for a sixth season. “I don’t have the sense that there is any sense that this [is] the end of the story as we’re telling it,” he said. “I think signs point to us doing a sixth season, but it’s not official.” Plus, we get some new info on Julia Stiles’ new character. [E!]

- Eddie Izzard is heading back to TV. The UK comedian/actor/former Disco Boy has joined the cast of Showtime’s United States of Tara. [Deadline]

- Allison Brie says she and the cast of Community are “begging for a musical episode.” Looks like there’s more Glee bashing to be done at Greendale. [E!]

- Connie Britton on the Friday Night Lights finale: “You’re going to cry your eyes out for three straight episodes at the end [of the series].” [E!]

- Faran Tahir, who played the captain of the USS Kelvin in J.J. Abrams’ Star Trek and a baddie in Iron Man, guest stars on tonight’s Warehouse 13. [KSite TV]

- True Blood‘s Stephen Moyer as Doctor Doom? He knows nothing about it … maybe. [MTV]

Head after the jump for Fringe, Glee, Supernatural, and Human Target premiere pics, plus Whedonistas … and more … (more…)

August 23, 2010

Morning Blast: James Marsters, ‘Lost,’ ‘Smallville,’ ‘Doctor Who,’ and more

Filed under: News — Tags: , , , , , , , , , , — TVDR Staff @ 3:01 pm
  • Spike’s back, baby! (Sort of.) Syfy has ordered a quirky new superhero pilot called Three Inches co-starring Buffy and Caprica alum James Marsters. [JM_Live/Twitter]
  • Rich nerds went nuts at the Lost auction over the weekend. The Dharma van went for $47,500, and one guy paid $3,000 for a piece of Oceanic 815’s busted fuselage. Wonder if anyone bought the squirrel baby? [The New York Times]
  • It’s official. Lionel Luthor will rise from the dead this year on Smallville. John Glover will return to the show for the final two episodes of season ten. [EW]
  • Speaking of Smallville, here are a few set pics from the show’s upcoming 200th episode, ‘Homecoming.’ [Spoiler TV]
  • Matt Smith says hello in a pic from the set of the next Doctor Who Christmas Special. [Bleeding Cool]

There’s more, including a video preview of the third season premiere of Fringe, ‘Olivia,’ after the jump.

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