TCA News: Dustin Hoffman talks about the LUCK of doing the new HBO series

By CARL CORTEZ 01/15/2012
Dustin Hoffman in LUCK - Season 1 | ©HBO/Steve Schapiro

One of the biggest coups in TV this year comes from HBO that nabbed actor Dustin Hoffman to star in LUCK, the gambling drama created by David Milch and directed by Michael Mann. At HBO’s TCA session for the series which debuts January 29, Hoffman admitted he didn’t know what to expect joining a TV show for the first time. “I was expecting [to shoot] 20 pages a day,” says Hoffman. “I was expecting an atmosphere that, you know, was like making movies on cocaine or something, but it’s the opposite. We did the best we could with as much […]Read On »


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TCA News: Update on new Charlie Sheen FX series ANGER MANAGEMENT

By CARL CORTEZ
Charlie Sheen at the 2006 Summer CBS Party at the Television Critics | ©2006 Sue Schneider

Even though FX has picked up the new Charlie Sheen sitcom ANGER MANAGEMENT created by Bruce Helford, President and General Manager of the FX network says that he was initially skeptical of the pitch before he heard it. “Charlie was there, as was the creator and showrunner and it was really an excellent pitch,” says Landgraf. “It’s funny, complicated and the character Charlie ought to be playing at this point. He’s playing a character who has a checkered past and wants to do more positive things in life. He has a complicated relationship with his 13-year old daughter and a […]Read On »


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Exclusive Interview: RCVR Producer Tavin Marin Titus talks about Season 1 of the hit sci-fi web series

By CARL CORTEZ 11/23/2011
RCVR - Season 1 | ©2011 RCVR Productions

t The cast of RCVR – Season 1 | ©2011 RCVR Productions When the first episode of the transmedia series RCVR made its debut in September (you can find the episodes – HERE), it took the internet by storm – amassing a million views in a little less than a week, with the other five installments clocking in with similar impressive numbers. Created and directed by David Van Eyssen, the series is set in 1973 where an extraterrestrial encounter has massive ramifications for an American government operative. What sets RCVR apart from many other web series was the size and […]Read On »


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Exclusive Interview: RCVR actress Catherine Kresge talks about the new hit web series

By CARL CORTEZ 10/05/2011
Catherine Kresge in RCVR | ©2011 Science 2 Fiction/Machinima

While many science-fiction series deal with uncovering the truth, the two main characters of RCVR, the new hit transmedia web series on Machinima, are actually looking to cover up the truth. The six-part series (Episode 4 debuts Wednesday on Machinima) is directed and created by David Van Eyssen and set in 1973. Daniel Bonjour and Catherine Kresge play Luke Weber and Sandy Bergson, SIGMA operatives tasked with covering up a UFO sighting in rural Arkansas. However, they soon discover that Weber may play a bigger role in this phenomenon than he realizes. For Kresge, getting a chance to play such […]Read On »


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Exclusive Interview: RCVR star Daniel Bonjour makes contact

By CARL CORTEZ 10/03/2011
Daniel Bonjour in RCVR - Series 1 | ©2011 Science 2 Fiction/Machinima

In the new hit transmedia web series RCVR that airs online on Machinima, Daniel Bonjour plays SIGMA agent Luke Weber – a charismatic man who has the uncanny ability to convince those that have seen or experienced UFO phenomenon  that it’s not what they actually saw. The six-part series (Episode 4 debuts Wednesday on Machinima), directed and created by David Van Eyssen is set in 1973 and follows Weber as he investigates a UFO incident on a rural Arkansas farm. As he gets closer to the truth, he starts to realize he may play an even bigger role in this […]Read On »


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Exclusive Interview: RCVR creator and director David Van Eyssen talks about his new sci-fi web series

By CARL CORTEZ 09/25/2011
RCVR poster | ©2011 Science 2 Fiction/Machinima

As the web continues to grow, so does the type of content available and one of the most ambitious series to date – RCVR – has arrived via Science 2 Fiction and Machinima. A six-part science-fiction series (you can check out the first episode below), RCVR follows the agents of an organization called Sigma investigating strange UFO phenomenon for their own darker purposes. As the series begins, lead investigator Luke Weber (Daniel Bonjour) is called to a recent Arkansas sighting for a subsequent cover-up – and then all sorts of strange things start happening. The project was conceived by director […]Read On »


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First Look at RCVR trailer – a new sci-fi web series

By CARL CORTEZ 09/18/2011
RCVR logo | ©2011 Science 2 Fiction

Just as the networks gear up for their brand new series and season premieres, the web is getting into the fall spirit with its own ambitious original debut series. On September 21, the arrival of the new ambitious six-part weekly science-fiction series RCVR hits the web courtesy of Machinima which involves conspiracies, cover-ups, spaceships, and maybe even some alien life forms. Before that happens though, a brand-spanking new trailer has arrived to give viewers a taste of what to expect this Wednesday. Check out the trailer below. LET YOUR VOICE BE HEARD – COMMENT BELOW CLICK HERE to follow ASSIGNMENT […]Read On »


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DVD Review: PHINEAS AND FERB THE MOVIE – ACROSS THE 2nd DIMENSION

By CARL CORTEZ 09/07/2011
PHINEAS AND FERB THE MOVIE ACROSS THE 2nd DIMENSION DVD | ©2011 Walt Disney Home Entertainment

Voices: Vincent Martella, Ashley Tisdale, Thomas Brodie-Sangster, Dan Povenmire, Jeff “Swampy” Marsh Distributor: Walt Disney Home Entertainment Suggested Retail Price: $26.99 One of the hardest things to create is an animated kid’s show that not only appeals to adults but children. And while the Disney Channel and Nickelodeon have had their fare of moderate successes, only Nickelodeon has had long-player SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS that transcended from mere phenomenon to a legitimate hit that’s still going strong 12 years later. Still, Disney Channel keeps trying and they finally cracked the formula with the four-year old animated series PHINEAS AND FERB about two […]Read On »


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Breaking News: Why FOX didn’t pick-up LOCKE & KEY to series

By CARL CORTEZ 05/16/2011
LOCKE & KEY #1 comic book

While speaking with the press today before their Upfront announcements in New York on Fox’s Fall 2011 Schedule, Entertainment Chairman Peter Rice and Entertainment President Kevin Reilly spoke about why the ambitious comic book adaptation LOCKE & KEY did not get picked up to series. “I think we made a number of pilots and we made choices based on our schedule,” says Rice noting it’s not about a “specific shows qualities” of whether or not its picked up, but based on the programming needs of the network. “It’s actually a cool pilot with cool talent involved,” adds Reilly. “I wish […]Read On »


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TCA 2011: The scoop on HBO’s GAME OF THRONES

By CARL CORTEZ 01/07/2011
GAME OF THRONES | ©2011 HBO

One of the most anticipated HBO series is the fantasy saga GAME OF THRONES (airing in April) and based on the popular George R.R. Martin novels of the same name and at today’s Winter TCA session, we got some info on the project. According to Martin, who is co-executive producer on the series, he says “I never thought they would make this as a film or movie.” The author/creator admits HBO was always a dream for this project and is thrilled by how rabid his fans are to see the finished HBO product. “Fantasy and science fiction fans are intense,” […]Read On »


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