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Breaking TCA 2011 News: Alyson Hannigan weighs in on the BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER Movie Reboot

By CARL CORTEZ 01/12/2011
BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER - Season 2 DVD | © 20th Century Fox

During today’s TCAs for Fox’s Studio Day, HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER actress Alyson Hannigan commented on the recent news that BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER was going to be made into a feature film sans Joss Whedon. Needless to say, she isn’t too happy about it. In response to the question about would she like to crap on the movie, she responds: “A BUFFY [THE VAMPIRE SLAYER] movie without Joss, I would crap on that,” Hannigan told the press. “Joss was Buffy.” I guess that puts the kibosh on any guest appearance from Willow. CLICK HERE for more exclusive BUFFY […]Read On »


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Exclusive Interview: Jon Cassar talks about THE KENNEDYS mini-series being canceled by the History Channel

By A.C. FERRANTE
THE KENNEDYS mini-series poster | ©2011 Muse Distribution International

It was a big shock earlier this week when The History Channel announced they were canceling the already filmed and completed eight-part mini-series THE KENNEDYS following the lives of that important First Family. Starring Greg Kinnear as John F. Kennedy and Katie Holmes as Jackie Kennedy, it was an ambitious project hatched by former 24 co-creator Joel Surnow. While at TCA’s, ASSIGNMENT X caught up with THE KENNEDYS director Jon Cassar (also another former 24 alum) to ask him about his thoughts on the cancellation and where the mini-series goes from here to secure a U.S. network. ASSIGNMENT X: Can […]Read On »


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TCA 2011: The Scoop on FRINGE Season Three and what J.J. Abrams thinks of the move to Fridays

By CARL CORTEZ
Anna Torv, Joshua Jackson and John Noble in FRINGE - Season Three | ©2010 Fox/Smallz and Raskind

While speaking with FRINGE executive producer J.J. Abrams tonight at the Fox’s TCA press tour winter party, ASSIGNMENT X asked what his first thought was when he was told the show was moving to Fox’s death slot on Friday nights (which has already claimed DOLLHOUSE and THE GOOD GUYS as recent victims). “My first reaction was ‘sh*t’ followed almost immediately by ‘thank you Fox,’” says Abrams. “The truth is, we’re talking about the third season of FRINGE, a show other networks might not have given that kind of chance and support. What I’m hopeful for is that the viewers of […]Read On »


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TCA 2011: The scoop on Fox’s TERRA NOVA (and the teaser trailer too)

By CARL CORTEZ 01/11/2011
Landon Liboiron, Shelley Conn, Jason O'Mara, Alana Mansour and Naomi Scott in a TERRA NOVA - Season One | ©2011 Fox

There’s been a lot written about the new ambitious Fox science-fiction series TERRA NOVA (which will air a two-hour premiere on May 23 and follow with the full series in the fall), but for the first time, the executive producers and cast were able to get together and chat in more detail. At today’s Winter TCA session for Fox, executive producer Brannon Braga says the reason for the two-hour premiere was due to “too much story.” “We struggled for a long time how to fit it all in into 60 pages,” says Braga. “There was a meeting with the network […]Read On »


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Exclusive Interview: It’s LIGHTS OUT for producer Warren Leight

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN
Holy McCallany and Stacy Keach in LIGHTS OUT - Season One | ©2011 FX

In FX’s new series LIGHTS OUT, created by Justin Zackham and which debuts tonight, Holt McCallany plays boxer Patrick “Lights” Leary, who is preparing for a comeback after five years away from the ring. TV veteran and noted playwright (Tony Award winner for SIDE MAN) Warren Leight, LIGHTS OUT’s show runner and one of its executive producers, talks to us about putting the sweet science on the small screen. ASSIGNMENT X: Is it true there was a pilot made for the show in 2009 that was almost completely rewritten and recast? WARREN LEIGHT: The original pilot was shot spring of […]Read On »


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TCA 2011: The producers of AMERICAN IDOL explain how they will improve the show in Season 10

By CARL CORTEZ
Ryan Seacrest, Steven Tyler, Jennifer Lopez and Randy Jackson in AMERICAN IDOL - Season 10 | ©2011 Fox/Tony Duran

While speaking at today’s Fox Winter TCA tour in Pasadena, CA, AMERICAN IDOL executive producer Nigel Lythgoe explained how the show will help its contestants this year with the new judges and new in-house mentor Jimmy Iovine. “It’s giving the right information to the contestants, so they continue with their journey as an artist,” says Lythgoe. “It’s a lot more searching for that eventual winner, rather than stopping people from getting there. In the past, we may have been accused of putting barriers against them with glib remarks, instead of helping them through the process. At the end of the […]Read On »


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TCA 2011: Why did Fox’s LONE STAR fail? Fox explains.

By CARL CORTEZ
LONE STAR TV poster | ©2010 Fox

While speaking at today’s Fox Winter TCA tour in Pasadena, CA, Fox Entertainment Chairman Peter Rice spoke about why he felt their Fall series LONE STAR failed after only two episodes. “We made a show we really loved, and thought the creators were very talented and made an excellent show,” says Rice. “ [The critics] believed in the show and liked the show, but not enough people showed up to watch it. We were very disappointed in that. It’s the reality of the business we’re in. It’s intensely competitive and you make the best shows you can. The truth is, […]Read On »


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TCA 2011: How different is THE X-FACTOR vs. AMERICAN IDOL? Fox explains

By CARL CORTEZ
THE X-FACTOR logo

With Simon Cowell bringing THE X-FACTOR to America this Fall on Fox, the inevitable question about how different it will be from AMERICAN IDOL was bound to come up at today’s Winter TCA 2011 Fox session in Pasadena, CA. According to Fox Entertainment Chairman, he doesn’t feel the two shows will cannibalize each other and that he doesn’t feel that the proliferation of talent shows on other networks will diminish the impact of either. “We have the sort of the biggest and largest in AMERICAN IDOL and X-FACTOR has Simon Cowell and they’re going to run at different times of […]Read On »


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TCA 2011: Fox talks more about LOCKE & KEY adaptation

By CARL CORTEZ
LOCKE & KEY #1 comic book

While speaking at today’s Fox Winter TCA tour in Pasadena, CA, Fox Entertainment President Kevin Reilly revealed some new information about their new horror series LOCKE & KEY based on the graphic novel by Joe Hill. “It’s really cool,” he reveals. “[Robert] Kurtzman and [Roberto] Orci had this property in their back pocket that Joe Hill created. There was a real underlying vision of original property. [Showrunner] Josh Friedman came in  and knocked us out with his vision. It’s a unique piece of material. We like the idea of doing something scary right now” Fox Entertainment Chairman Peter Rice adds, […]Read On »


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TCA 2011: LIE TO ME still on bubble for renewal

By CARL CORTEZ
© 2010 Fox/photo: Mathieu Young | Tim Roth in LIE TO ME - Season Three

Although LIE TO ME, which stars Tim Roth, has been a solid performer by Fox, it’s fate is still on the bubble according to Fox Entertainment President Kevin Reilly. “I like to believe there’s more upside to LIE TO ME,” he said while speaking at today’s Fox Winter TCA tour in Pasadena, CA. “It’s delivered a very loyal audience. When we stumbled with LONE STAR, it came in cold [into the Monday night timeslot].” The big problem, according to Reilly, is the wealth of good material on the network and the lack of time slots moving into the fall. “We […]Read On »


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