A few days ago we learned that Eliza Harmon – a.k.a. Trajectory – is set to appear in The Flash later in its second season, and now Comic Book is reporting that the DC villain Geomancer will also feature, with Adam Stafford set to portray the character in the thirteenth and fourteenth episodes. The CW’s version […]
ABC gives straight-to-series order to Designated Survivor starring Kiefer Sutherland
Kiefer Sutherland is heading back to the small screen to play the President of the United States in Designated Survivor, a new conspiracy thriller from David Guggenheim (Safe House), which has been given a straight-to-series order from ABC. According to Deadline, Designated Survivor sees “a lower level United States Cabinet member (Sutherland) suddenly appointed President […]
Jeff Lemire’s Essex County being adapted for TV
The Hollywood Reporter has revealed that First Generation Films has optioned Jeff Lemire’s graphic novel Essex County and is developing a TV adaptation for Canada’s CBC, with Aaron Martin (Degrassi: The Next Generation) penning the script for the pilot. “Essex County is a vivid and haunting book that has inspired a dedicated and distinguished following.” […]
Blu-ray Review – River
Villordsutch reviews River… River is the latest in the line of Nordic Noir to arrive on our television sets. This BBC offering – set in London – brings a “Nordic” element to the shores of Blighty in the form of the rather excellent Stellan Skarsgård. Unfortunately thanks to the Marvel movies most people will possibly recognise […]
Mystery Science Theater 3000: Volume XXXIV Review
Brad Cook reviews Mystery Science Theater 3000: Volume XXXIV… Shout! Factory’s previous MST3K set, Volume XXXIII, was a solid release with a nice complement of bonus features. This new one, Volume XXXIV, seems to take a step back with a more sparse set of extras, like Volume XXXII, but upon taking a closer look, I […]
Natalia Cordova-Buckley to play Slingshot in Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
According to Point of Geeks, Marvel is adding another member of the Secret Warriors to the cast of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., with the site reporting that Natalia Cordova-Buckley is set to play Yo-Yo Rodriguez, a.k.a. Slingshot. Slingshot made her first comic book appearance in Mighty Avengers #13 in 2008, and possesses superhuman speed, although she […]
Ash vs. Evil Dead Season 1 Episode 4 Review – ‘Brujo’
Robert Kojder reviews the fourth episode of Ash vs. Evil Dead… Until now, Ash vs. Evil Dead has settled into the template of hack Deadites to pieces and ask questions later. Well, this week’s episode titled “Brujo” is where the show-runners have decided to slow things down a bit, focusing on the psychological state of […]
Netflix remaking Lost in Space
The cult 60s sci-fi series Lost in Space is heading back to the small screen courtesy of Netflix, with executive producer Kevin Burns confirming that the streaming service is teaming up with Legendary TV for a remake of the show, which is being written by Matt Sazama and Burk Sharpless (Dracula Untold), with Neil Marshall […]
The Apprentice Series 11 Episode 7 Review – ‘Discount Store’
Tom Beasley reviews the latest episode of The Apprentice, in which the teams struggled in their attempts to capitalise on the discount store boom… There was a sense of dust settling on this week’s episode of The Apprentice after last week’s boardroom bloodbath. This week saw the teams rebalanced as Lord Sugar sent them to […]
Johnny Knoxville adapting Hawaiian Dick for NBC
The Hollywood Reporter has revealed that Johnny Knoxville is developing an adaptation of Image Comics’ Hawaiian Dick for NBC, with Paul Lovett and David Elliott (GI Joe: The Rise of the Cobra) set to pen the script, as well as executive producing alongside the Jackass star. Created by B. Clay Moore and Steven Griffin, Hawaiian […]
