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Happy New Year! Here’s to a fine ’09 full of good TV
Emerging from my December blog hibernation, I’m much more inclined to look forward to what the small screen has in store for ’09 than reassessing ’08. Fortunately, my Variety colleague Stuart Levine...
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This and that: Michael Imperioli parties at Disney World; NAB lures Josh...
Goofy photo of the day. I'm guessing Michael Imperioli and his family got a free trip to Disney World out of this. Why else would he submit to this photo, snapped at Tony's Town Square at the Magic...
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“Life on Mars”: Ending (almost) on its own terms
The showrunners just starting the prep for their last episode of the season when the official word came down from the network. "Life on Mars" would not see a second season. As much as ABC execs from...
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“Life on Mars”: On a gene hunt
Don't read any further if you haven't seen the "Life on Mars" finale, "Life is a Rock." I can't say I saw the flash-forward ending coming, even though I should have. From the show's title to the Mars...
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Review: ‘Awake’
"Awake" star Jason Isaacs is an appealing leading man in a show that feels trapped in its own duality.
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Review: ‘Continuum’
Like many time-travel tales, "Continuum" -- Syfy's latest Canadian import -- is sort of fun at the beginning, but doesn't hold up under scrutiny.
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Kickstarter Claims $400,000 Kick from ‘Veronica Mars,’ Zach Braff
New film projects from Zach Braff and a Warner Bros.’s revival of the “Veronica Mars” franchise are having a spillover effect at Kickstarter, the company’s founders claimed in a blog post issued on the...
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Cannes Film Review: ‘The Last Days on Mars’
A murkily derivative sci-fi-horror entry that basically amounts to "Red Planet of the Dead."
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BBC Summons ‘The Living and the Dead’ from Creators of ‘Life on Mars’
BBC One, the U.K. pubcaster’s flagship channel, and BBC America have ordered an hourlong paranormal series, “The Living and the Dead,” from the co-creators of “Life on Mars,” Ashley Pharoah and Matthew...
View ArticleSouth Korea’s MBC Greenlights Local Version of Idris Elba Cop Series ‘Luther’
Hard-bitten cop John Luther is heading to Asia, with South Korean broadcaster MBC ordering a local version of the hit BBC crime series. The show is one of BBC Worldwide’s best sellers and the...
View ArticleJohn Krasinski Reteams With ‘A Quiet Place’ Producers for ‘Life on Mars’
Paramount Pictures is in negotiations acquired the rights to the spec “Life on Mars” with John Krasinski and Platinum Dunes on board to produce. Krasinski and Platinum Dunes recently worked together on...
View ArticleChina Plans Remake of BBC Time-Travel Cop Show ‘Life on Mars’ (EXCLUSIVE)
A Chinese “Life on Mars” is in the works after BBC Studios and Phoenix Entertainment inked a deal to create a Mandarin-language version of the time-travel cop series. BBC Studios will officially unveil...
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