Despite changes in cast and time slots, HARRY’S LAW continues to defy the odds and survive through their second season. Cast members Nate Corrdry and Karen Olivio talk about fighting the odds alongside Kathy Bates. Plus there’s more with Poppy Montgomery from UNFORGETTABLE and CLERKS on Broadway – really?
It’s a different kind of cop show with a bawdy, rough redhead who not only doesn’t want the job but is blessed (or cursed) with the ability to remember everything she every sees. Poppy Montgomery stars in the CBS series UNFORGETTABLE winding up it’s first season on a ratings high. She dishes on what we can expect in the next few episodes. Plus more with Lisa Rinna on her return to DAYS OF OUR LIVES and HUNGER GAMES wipes the Box Office Record Sheet almost clean.
It has to be one of the coolest gigs on the planet – creating creepy creatures for TV and films. Cleve Hall (plus his daughter Constance and partner Roy) talk about their live long love of all things gory and how it led to SyFy‘s MONSTER MAN series – plus actress Lisa Rinna is among those for time daytime stars returning to DAYS OF OUR LIVES and we talk to her about what future there is for soaps on TV. Avatar Press takes a bad blow and SyFy makes a decision on the new BATTLESTAR series.
This week, NBC premieres a new ensemble comedy, BENT. So what will make this one different from all the others? Creator Tad Quill plus cast members Amanda Peet & David Walton answer that and more. Plus more with the alluring Anna Silk of LOST GIRL and HBO runs out of LUCK.
Steamy, sexy and all SyFy – It’s LOST GIRL. We sit down with Anna Silk and Knesia Solo to talk about what’s ahead – plus more with the cast of COMMUNITY and HEAVY METAL THE MOVIE one more time.
You gotta give writer/director Nick Willing credit. He continues to mine public domain works to give them modern day twists and gets Syfy to pay for them. Overall, these have been largely hit or miss affairs which began way back in 2007 with Tin Man, reimagining L. Frank Baum’s Tin woodsman as a sheriff in Oz with Neal McDonough doing his best with weak material. It was still head and shoulders about the god awful 2009 debacle Alice, that proved Willing had no ear to the lyricism of the authors he was pillaging.
Undaunted, thanks to positive ratings from an undiscerning audience, last winter Willing returned with Neverland, a prequel to James Barrie’s Peter Pan. In this version, it all began centuries ago, when the pirate Elizabeth Bonny (Anna Friel) came upon a glowing orb amongst her spoils and when she tired of it and used it for target practice, it shattered, sending the ship and crew to Neverland, a colorful dimension. We then jump ahead and meet Peter (Charlie Rowe), an orphan; prowling the streets of 1906 London, partnered with Jimmy (Rhys Ifans). When the gang steals the same orb, they disappear, leaving Peter and Jimmy alone. Tracking down the orb’s owner, Peter is taken to Neverland and his all-too familiar adventures begin. In addition to riffing on Barrie, the miniseries also borrows heavily from many of the pop culture genre hits from the last decade.
Bonny is still around, cozying up to Jimmy, whom she now dubs Hook, and in time we touch on all the Barrie tropes from Indians to crocodiles. New characters to the tale include Queen Elizabeth’s alchemist, Dr. Fludd (Charles Dance), who finds a spirit he dubs Tinkerbell (voiced by Keira Knightly). Bob Hoskins reprises his Smee from the misguided Hook film from the 1990s. Overall, it’s an appealing cast doing the best they can with poor writing and unoriginal material.
Producers Robert Halmi, Sr. and Jr. know how to stretch a buck, get just enough recognizable names into the cast for international sales and turn literary classics into Velveeta. The miniseries utilizes tons of green screen work but it’s low budget green screen so isn’t as sharp as it should be. In the conversational commentary by Willing, he goes on at length about working with green screen and some of that is more interesting than the story itself.
The video is an acceptable transfer with fine sound. The miniseries comes with a scant handful of extras beyond the commentary. The best of the lot is the 22 minute Neverland: Access All Areas featureete used to promote the miniseries before it aired. You get a woefully inadequate 15 minutes of The Story Behind the Story: Cast Interviews, and a brief look at Green Screen to Scene; a visually interesting Journey into Neverland: Art Gallery.
Fans can rejoice – COMMUNITY is back on NBC this week, but what do they have to do to power their way into another season? Creator Dan Harmon and series star Joel McHale talk about life as underdogs – plus more on GRIMM and yes it’s Spider-Men.
NBC‘S GRIMM has come a long way since it’s fall debut – building decent ratings and a huge fan base. Series star, David Giuntoli talks about the major ride coming up for fans in the remainder of this season. Plus – a VENOM movie – are they finally serious?
In February 2013, I will have the honor of curating a galley show called Milestones: African Americans in Comics. Pop Culture and Beyond. The show will held at the Geppi Entertainment Museum in Baltimore, Maryland.
It’s my goal to make this the most comprehensive showing of black comic and related content ever assembled.
The Geppi Museum is nothing short of fantastic and as mentioned I am indeed honored to be creating this show for them. The best of the best will be showcased… but that’s not what I’m writing about today. Today I’m looking for a few good artists.
A few good new artists.
Soon the process will begin to select the professional artists for the show. Some will be invited others will be asked to submit work for jury selection. Consider this my ComicMix reader jump start for any new artist out there who may want to submit work for the show before the official call for entries.
I want to showcase new creators who may not be published yet. The show will have a worldwide audience as it will be up for a year and the press coverage will be massive. The opening of the show will surely attract comics elite and powerful and will be a grand way for a new artist to have his or her work showcased.
The show is not just open to black creators. It’s a show about African-American impact in pop culture. I’m open to any art that features or has been influenced by the African-American experience.
To put it another way, the Black Panther was created by Jack Kirby and Stan Lee.
‘Nuff said.
I’m looking for creativity, excellence and above all voices with something to say.
In the months ahead, the Geppi Museum will be releasing information on submissions and updates on the show as it progressives.
If you can, try and see the show while it’s up. There will be punch and pie.
The new season of CELEBRITY APPRENTICE is loaded with dramatic personalities and we’ve got two right here. STAR TREK Alumni George Takei and actress Tia Carrere join Donald Trump to talk about what we can expect on the show in the next few weeks. Plus was that a WALKING DEAD spoiler we saw?
