Entertainment Weekly is reporting that Fox has ordered a new live-action sci-fi comedy-drama series from Family Guy and Ted creator Seth MacFarlane, placing an order for 13 episodes for the 2017-2018 TV season. The show “is set 300 years from now and centers on the explorations and exploits of the Orville, a ‘not-so-top-of-the-line’ ship in […]
Clive Barker adapting Weaveworld for The CW
Clive Barker is set to adapt his 1987 fantasy horror Weaveworld as a TV series for The CW, with the British writer and filmmaker set to executive produce the project alongside Jack Kenny (Warehouse 13), who is also handling scripting duties. Deadline is reporting that the TV adaptation will “give a contemporary makeover to the […]
Flickering Myth visits the Cincinnati Comic Expo!
Jessie Robertson reports from the Cincinnati Comic Expo… Last weekend, the Queen City (located in scenic Ohio) hosted its annual comic and sci-fi expo and the crowd was huge! I got to visit over the weekend and take in the sights, sounds and Stormtroopers all around us. It’s a great time to be in Cincinnati, […]
This Is England ’90 Episode 2 Review – ‘Summer’
Tom Beasley reviews the second episode of This Is England ’90, in which the hazy delirium of a party in a field mingles with the oncoming storm of a figure from the gang’s past… As entertaining as last week’s premiere episode of This Is England ’90 was, it was tough to get away from the […]
Bill Finger to finally receive credit for co-creating Batman
If you’ve ever read a Batman comic, seen a movie or episode of the various TV shows (and let’s face it, who hasn’t), then you’ll have no doubt seen the name Bob Kane, who since 1939 has been credited as the sole creator of The Dark Knight. Well, that’s about to change, as comic book […]
Jessica Jones showrunner talks plans for a second season and Defenders
Ahead of the show hitting Netflix in all regions tomorrow (read our review of the first episode here), Jessica Jones showrunner Melissa Rosenberg has been talking about where the show could go if it gets a second season, and how it ties into The Defenders. “Truthfully, no one knows where [Defenders] was going to end […]
Spike TV gives pilot order to Stephen King adaptation The Mist
Back in September it was revealed that Dimension Television was developing a small screen adaptation of Stephen King’s 1980 tale The Mist, which was previously brought to the big screen by Frank Darabont back in 2007. Well, the project has now received a pilot order from Spike TV, with network executive Sharon Levy stating that […]
The Mist heading to the small screen
Deadline is reporting that The Weinstein Company’s Dimension Television is set to bring Stephen King’s The Mist to the small screen for a new series from writer Christian Torpe (Rita). According to the site, the series “will tell an original story about a seemingly innocuous mist that seeps into a small town but contains limitless […]
Modern Family’s Sofia Vergara and Ed O’Neill as Peggy and Al Bundy from Married… with Children
Ed O’Neill has got back on the Bundy sofa with his Modern Family wife Sofia Vergara stepping in for Katey Sagal as Peggy Bundy with The Hollywood Reporter pays tribute to the classic US sitcom Married… with Children as part of its upcoming Hollywood’s 100 Favorite TV Shows feature… As it happens, there has been […]
Better Call Saul Season 2 Episodes 1 and 2 Review – ‘Switch’ and ‘Cobbler’
Eric Bay-Andersen review the first and second episode of Better Call Saul season 2… Like a lot of die-hard Breaking Bad fans, I was sceptical when it was announced that they were making a prequel, focusing on Walter White’s shady lawyer Saul Goodman (Bob Odenkirk). Luckily (or perhaps unsurprisingly, given the returning behind-the-scenes talent) last […]
