James Garcia reviews Fargo season 2 episode 1, ‘Waiting for Dutch’… Last year, Noah Hawley took it upon himself to do what, on paper, seemed outlandish – create a television series based around the 1996 Coen Brothers masterpiece, Fargo. Hawley’s ambitious ten-hour opus – which he wrote every episode of – was a great success and exceeded […]
Sony rebooting Fantasy Island with new TV series
Deadline is reporting that Sony TV and ABC are remaking the classic 1970s TV series Fantasy Island with a reimagining of the show from writer Sheldon Turner (Up in the Air). According to the site, the new take will see Fantasy Island as the name of a company that designs and executes fantasies for clients, […]
George R.R. Martin producing Skin Trade adaptation for Cinemax
Cinemax has optioned the rights to George R.R. Martin’s 1988 werewolf novella The Skin Trade, with the Game of Thrones creator set to serve as executive producer on a TV adaptation. Originally published in the horror anthology Dark Visions, Skin Trade tells the story of Willie Flambeaux, a collections agent who happens to be a werewolf, and […]
Stephen Graham to star in Brooklyn Animal Control
Fresh from his latest outing in This Is England ’90, Stephen Graham has signed on for the lead role of John Crean in the upcoming USA Network adaptation of the IDW comic book series Brooklyn Animal Control. Written and executive produced by creator JT Petty, “Brooklyn Animal Control follows the inner workings of a secret […]
Lethal Weapon set to make the jump to the small screen with TV adaptation
With the reports this week that comic book Watchmen and Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan are set to get the television treatment, you can now add 80’s action favourite Lethal Weapon into the mix, says The Hollywood Reporter.Fox has reportedly put an order in to Warner Bros. TV from Forever scribe Matt Miller for a new […]
DVD Review – Fog and Crimes Season 3
Fog and Crimes (Nebbie e Delitti) Season 3Directed by Gianpaolo Tescari. Starring Luca Barbareschi, Anna Valle. Celese Cuppone, Emanuele Arrigazzi, Rosa Pianeta and Natasha Stefanenko. SYNOPSIS:Police investigator Franco Soneri leaves behind the mists of Ferrara and re-locates to the city of Turin; a move that opens up new professional and personal challenges…Continuing the feature-length television […]
Heroes Reborn Season Premiere Review – ‘Brave New World’ / ‘Odessa’
Tai Freligh reviews the season premiere of Heroes Reborn… Heroes Reborn premiered last Thursday night with an ambitious and intricate double-header of “Brave New World” and “Odessa”. It was amazing and frustrating and messy and hopeful. There was a lot that I liked, some interesting seeds planted and some elements that just didn’t work. New […]
Jon Hamm will voice Don Draper-inspired character on SpongeBob SquarePants
Coming off of his first Emmy win for portraying the iconic Don Draper on the final season of Mad Men, it looks like Jon Hamm’s next role will be one alongside everyone’s favorite absorbent and yellow sponge. According to Vulture, Hamm has signed on to voice a character named Don Grouper on Nickelodeon’s SpongeBob SquarePants. Similar […]
Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan TV Series in development
The late and great Tom Clancy may no longer be with us, but his works and imagination continue in the form of spin-off books, films and video games featuring his famous characters. Now word comes that a television series based around Jack Ryan, his central protagonist in many of his novels, is in development. Introduced […]
Sleepy Hollow co-creator to explore The Island of Dr. Moreau with CBS drama series
H.G. Wells’ classic sci-fi tale The Island of Dr. Moreau is set for a new adaptation, with Deadline reporting that CBS is developing a new drama series entitled Moreau, which is being penned by Sleepy Hollow co-creator Phillip Iscove. The site reveals that the new project will follow the title character of “disgraced London physiologist […]
