OK, the hype is now coming fast and furious for Joss Whedon’s TV spinoff of the Marvel Comics universe, Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. This weekend saw the release of a brief teaser trailer, and now we have a full three-minute preview. Enjoy!
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CBS primetime schedule 2013-14
Today, CBS announced its schedule for the upcoming 2013-14 season, which will include eight new series — five comedies and three dramas. Five new series will premiere in the fall, and three at midseason. In 2013-14, CBS will be expanding its comedy block on Thursdays from 8-10pm, and creating an encore hour for comedy broadcasts on Saturdays. CBS says it will finish this current season as the top-rated network in viewers for the 10th time in 11 seasons, No. 1 in the Adults 25-54 demo, and No. 1 in Adults 18-49 for the first time since the 1991-92 season. NEW [...]
NBC primetime schedule 2013-14
NBC has put out its lineup of primetime shows for the upcoming 2013-14 season, including returning series, and eight new dramas and six new comedies. NBC hopes its schedule this upcoming year will be bolstered by its coverage of the Winter Games in February 2014. NEW NBC 2013-14 SERIES About a Boy – Based on the Nick Hornby novel (which was also made into a Hugh Grant film), this midseason comedy stars David Walton as Will Freeman, the ultimate man-child whose life is changed by a needy single mom (Minnie Driver) and her oddly charming 11-year-old son (Benjamin Stockham). The [...]
FOX primetime schedule 2013-14
Along with other cool announcements like next summer’s 24: Live Another Day, Kevin Reilly, chairman, entertainment for Fox Broadcasting Company, this morning unveiled the FOX primetime slate for the upcoming 2013-14 season. Along with five live-action comedies, FOX will be debuting four dramas, as well as its first event series. Plenty of FOX favorites will also be returning to the schedule next year. NEW FOX SERIES 2013-14 Dads – A new live-action, multi-camera comedy from Seth MacFarlane, Alec Sulkin and Wellesley Wild. Stars Seth Green and Giovanni Ribisi as two successful gaming entrepreneurs and childhood best friends whose lives get [...]
FOX is bringing back “24″ as 12-episode event series “24: Live Another Day”
FOX announced today that its iconic series 24 will have its clock restarted in Summer 2014 with the airing of 24: Live Another Day, a 12-episode event series representing 24 hours. Kiefer Sutherland will return to reprise his role as Jack Bauer from the Emmy-winning 24 series in this upcoming miniseries that FOX says will resume Jack Bauer’s story several years following the events of the final season of 24, which ended in 2010. 24: Live Another Day will reunite Kiefer Sutherland with showrunner Howard Gordon, and, according to a FOX release, “retain the real-time, pulse-pounding, fast-paced format with split [...]
Disney releases preview of “Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D”
The Marvel Universe is attempting to bring its recent dominance of the big screen (e.g. The Avengers, Iron Man 3, the upcoming Thor: The Dark World) to TV with Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. from Joss Whedon. Bringing cheer to the hearts of fanboys everywhere is the front-and-center presence of Agent Phil Coulson (Clark Gregg), who appeared to have met his demise at the hands of Loki in last summer’s The Avengers. But really, why are you reading this intro anymore, just watch the clip. video platformvideo managementvideo solutionsvideo player
“The Young and the Restless” to air special tribute episode to Jeanne Cooper
Actress Jeanne Cooper passed away this week at the age of 84. The Emmy-winning actress was best-known and beloved for her role as Katherine Chancellor for more than 39 years on the CBS daytime drama The Young and the Restless (the show’s longest-running cast member), which will honor her life with a special tribute episode on May 28. Cast members, friends and family of Jeanne Cooper will gather on-set next week to shoot a celebration of the life of their late friend. As part of the tribute, the cast of The Young and the Restless will share their favorite memories [...]
The Americans FX: Producers speak out about Season 1 finale, Season 2
The Americans ended its Season 1 run Wednesday night with a suspenseful, action-packed finale, “The Colonel.” It was a lot easier to watch knowing that the engrossing Cold War drama, which follows KGB spies Philip (Matthew Rhys) and Elizabeth (Keri Russell) living deep undercover near Washington, D.C., and posing as a married couple, has been renewed for Season 2. Executive producers and writers Joe Weisberg and Joel Fields, who were very happy to get out of the writers room for a while, spoke with reporters this week about the finale and where the show might go from here: WARNING: THE [...]
Jennifer Lawrence shines in “Silver Linings Playbook”
Jennifer Lawrence had a very good 2012: The Oscar she won for Best Actress for her performance in Silver Linings Playbook was just one of more than 40 nominations and awards (for Silver Linings Playbook and her other lead role, in The Hunger Games) that came her way. In Silver Linings, Lawrence gives an honest and heartfelt portrayal of a woman dealing with depression who befriends a man struggling with bipolar disorder (Bradley Cooper). The film follows their flawed journey to find happiness. Lawrence, age 22, was the second youngest actress to win a Best Actress Oscar, leaving her many [...]
The Americans FX finale preview: “The Colonel”
The Americans: “The Colonel” Wednesday, May 1 FX, 10pm ET It’s been a bumpy ride in the debut season of The Americans, both with the chilling Cold War drama playing out onscreen, and a few technical glitches that have disrupted the viewing experience. Ratings-wise, however, the show has been a smash, having nabbed a record 5.11 million viewers in its January debut, making it FX’s most-watched premiere ever. Season 2 will be coming next year. Until then, this Wednesday’s episode will be the last chance we have to catch up with our favorite undercover Russkie spies. In “The Colonel,” Philip [...]
