TV News

Here you can find our TV News section which includes all the latest and related articles, trailers and reviews for television and more.

[page_title]
TV Trailers

Watch: Arrow “This Is Your Sword” Clip

Watch a clip above for the next episode of Arrow, “This Is Your Sword.”

Before Al Sah-Him can ascend to Ra’s al Ghul, he must bring destruction to Starling City. 

Arrow airs Wednesdays at 8pm ET on the CW.

Episode Synopsis:

“This Is Your Sword” – Oliver/Al Sah-him (Stephen Amell) finishes his training and is left with two final tasks to become the next Ra’s al Ghul. Ra’s (guest star Matt Nable) threatens Nyssa (guest star Katrina Law) and delivers some shocking news. Meanwhile, Malcolm (John Barrowman) makes a surprising offer to Team Arrow and Thea (Willa Holland) goes to see Roy (Colton Haynes). Wendey Stanzler directed the episode with story by Erik Oleson and teleplay by Ben Sokolowski & Brian Ford Sullivan.

[page_title]
TV News

The Flash & Arrow “Superhero Fight Club” Promo Art Revealed

It’s on!

Check out promotional art for both Arrow and The Flash with “Superhero Fight Club” featuring Arsenal, Firestorm, the Atom, Flash, Arrow, Black Canary, Captain Cold, Heatwave, Malcom Merlyn, Ra’s al Ghul and the Reverse Flash.

The Arrow and Flash social media pages linked to the above trailer adding:

The face of justice…and evil. Get ready for tonight’s NEW episode of #TheFlash with Superhero Fight Club 

The face of justice…and evil. Get ready for tomorrow’s NEW episode of‪ #‎Arrow‬ with Superhero Fight Club 

[[wysiwyg_imageupload:20410:]]

[page_title]
TV Trailers

Watch: New Trailer For The Strain Season 2

Watch a new Season 2 trailer for The Strain below and check out a new poster.

The Strain returns this Summer to FX.

The Strain stars Corey Stoll, MiaMaestro, Sean Astin, Kevin Durand, Natalie Brown, Jonathan Hyde, Richard Sammel, Robert Maillet, Jack Kesy, Ben Hyland, and Miguel Gomez.

Synopsis:

The Strain is a high concept thriller that tells the story of Dr. Ephraim Goodweather (Corey Stoll), the head of the Center for Disease Control Canary Team in New York City. He and his team are called upon to investigate a mysterious viral outbreak with hallmarks of an ancient and evil strain of vampirism. As the strain spreads, Eph, his team, and an assemblyof everyday New Yorkers, wage war for the fate of humanity itself.  

[[wysiwyg_imageupload:20399:]]

[page_title]
TV Trailers

Watch: The Flash “Grodd Lives” Clip

Watch a new clip for the next episode of The Flash, “Grodd Lives” where Grodd uses his powers and also speaks.

The Flash airs Tuesdays at 8pm ET on the CW.

Episode synopsis:

“Grodd Lives” – Barry (Grant Gustin) must deal with the Reverse Flash’s (Tom Cavanagh) latest threat to a member of the group. To make matter worse, Dr. Wells unleashes Grodd on the city in order to distract Barry and the team. Joe (Jesse L. Martin), Barry and Cisco (Carlos Valdes) head down into the sewers to catch Grodd but the gorilla quickly gets the upper hand after he kidnaps Joe. Iris (Candice Patton) and Barry have a heart to heart talk. Dermott Downs directed the episode written by Grainne Godfree & Kai Yu Wu.

[page_title]
TV News

Machinima Announces Justice League: Gods and Monsters, DC’s Hero Project & More

[[wysiwyg_imageupload:20379:]]

HEROES TAKE CENTER STAGE AT MACHINIMA’S DIGITAL CONTENT NEWFRONT PRESENTATION

Programming Slate Includes Blue Ribbon Content and DC Entertainment’s Justice League: Gods and Monsters Chronicles Season 2, #4Hero, and DC’s Hero Project along with RoboCop, Clive Barker’s Creepy Pasta, Happy Wheels, High School 51 from Robert Orci, and Collaborations With Some of the Most Renowned Social Video Stars In The World

 

LOS ANGELES, CA, May 4, 2015 – Machinima’s debut at the Digital Content Newfronts was nothing short of “heroic.” The first global many2many programming service focused on fandom and gamer culture, Machinima unveiled a programming slate designed to elevate and celebrate a global community of gamer, comic and hero fans through the most innovative content on the Internet. Partnerships with Blue Ribbon Content and DC Entertainment, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Clive Barker, Roberto Orci and Bunim/Murray Productions, along with some of Machinima’s leading creator talent, showcase Machinima’s commitment to developing content across all genres, formats and platforms.

“Fandom and gaming engenders so much passion and engagement; it’s a cultural shift uniquely connecting with the most valuable millennials,” said Chad Gutstein, Machinima’s CEO.  “It’s this deep connection to our audience that has made Machinima the ninth largest video entertainment platform in the United States, and the second most watched programmer on YouTube.  With our new slate, we are reminding our fans and our clients of one very important fact: Machinima is back!”

 

Machinima’s programming slate includes:

 

Justice League: Gods and Monsters Chronicles Season 2

From visionary producer and animator Bruce Timm (Batman: The Animated Series, Superman: The Animated Series), Justice League: Gods and Monsters Chronicles turns the DC Universe upside-down. In this dark, alternate world, telling the good guys from the bad guys is never easy: Superman is not the son of Jor-El, he’s the son of General Zod; Wonder Woman is not from peaceful Themyscira, but rather the warring nation of Ares; and Batman is more vampire-bat than man…and he’s not Bruce Wayne. It is unclear if our greatest heroes are here to protect us…or to rule us. With Season 1 set to launch in June, Machinima, Blue Ribbon Content and DC Entertainment have already begun development on Season 2, a 10-episode follow-up to the initial limited series.

 

DC’s Hero Project

Machinima, Blue Ribbon Content, and DC Entertainment are setting out to discover the next great creator for the world of DC Comics.  Eight contestants compete in elimination challenges to develop a live-action short video based on their own interpretations of characters from DC Comics’ Starman comic book series. Well-known guest judges and celebrity special guests will join bestselling writer and DC Entertainment Chief Creative Officer Geoff Johns and a panel of esteemed judges to oversee the entire competition.

 

#4Hero

A modern adaptation of DC Comics’ cult-favorite classic “Dial H For Hero”, #4Hero is a live-action, VFX-heavy action-comedy about a young woman named Nellie Tribble who is quietly desperate to make her mark on the world, but wholly unprepared to do so. Nellie stumbles upon a life-altering smartphone app that allows her to instantly become a Super Hero for a short amount of time. The problem is her super powers are dictated by whatever is trending on social media at that moment, and they are always only semi-useful.

 

Clive Barker’s Creepy Pasta

For the first time, horror legend Clive Barker is stepping away from the creatures of his own imagination and entering into the world of Internet horror fan fiction, affectionately known as Creepy Pasta.  Starting with viral urban legends (e.g. Jeff the Killer, Slender Man and Ben Drowned), Clive Barker’s Creepy Pasta is an original series of live-action, blood-curdling short films.  These new tales will be curated and adapted by Barker from submissions obtained through the creepypasta community, and produced by Machinima to scare you to your core.

 

RoboCop

“Dead or alive, you’re coming with me.” OCP’s Security Concepts Division’s RoboCop program is back in an all-new, short-form limited web series, based on Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer’s 1987 classic action film. RoboCop returns to Delta City where viewers ride along with the now standard-issue RoboCop officers as they respond to calls from dispatch. Tapping into current themes of the surveillance state, the series is shot from the first person point of view of the RoboCop officers’ heads up display, along with security cameras, dash-cams, and drones.

 

Happy Wheels

“Choose your inadequately prepared racer, and ignore severe consequences in your desperate search for victory!”

                                                                        – Happy Wheels

 

Machinima will bring audiences an all-new original animated series based on Jim Bonacci’s hit online game Happy Wheels and produced by BMP Digital, the digital division of Bunim/Murray Productions (‘The Real World’, ‘Keeping Up With The Kardashians’). This must-see 10-episode short form series, which will feature fan-favorites such as Wheelchair Guy, Irresponsible Dad and Lawnmower Man, will expand upon the game that has more than 8 million players a month and showcase its notorious dark humor and penchant for blood and gore. Additionally, with over 3.1 billion video views amassed, BMP Digital is looking to leverage the voiceover talents of YouTube influencers such as Toby Turner (15.2M YouTube Subscribers, Cartoon Network’s The High Fructose Adventures of Annoying Orange) and others who have made this game so iconic.

 

Jerome ASF’s The Baka Chronicles

Adding to the gaming fervor, Machinima’s iconic Minecrafter Jerome ASF (3.6M YouTube Subscribers), will be teaming with N00b Adventure creator Jim Schwerfeger for an all-new series – The Baka Chronicles. Featuring Jerome ASF’s most beloved character, Baka, the series follows two unlikely server admins who problem-solve the hilarious antics of griefers, trolls, and kids who wreak havoc across their favorite multiplayer Minecraft server. Little do our heroes realize this job is a massive headache.

 

High School 51

Created and produced by Roberto Orci (Transformers, Amazing Spider-Man 2, Star Trek, Sleepy Hollow, Lost, Fringe) and Legion of Creatives, and starring Orlando Jones (Sleepy Hollow, Tainted Love, Drumline, MADtv),High School 51 is as out of this world as the name implies.

Hidden away in the heart of Area 51, Dream Lake High School is filled with mind-blowing technology, top-secret government programs and a student body that is cool, quirky, attractive, and…well, alien.  No one from the outside has ever been allowed into the school and no human has ever attended…until now.

For 16-year old Alex Valencia, the first and only human ever to attend Dream Lake, high school is going to be tough. Fitting in will be one thing but his biggest challenge just might be saving the human race!

 

Returning Series

Additionally, Machinima is announcing the return of some of its most popular shows including AFK, Chasing The Cup, Realm, Battlefield Friends, Sanity Not Included, Deck Wars, and ETC.

[page_title]
TV Trailers

Game of Thrones Season 5: Episode #5 Preview Trailer

Watch the preview above for the next episode of Game Of Thrones, “Kill The Boy.”

Game Of Thrones airs Sundays at 9pm ET on HBO.

About:

Summers span decades. Winters can last a lifetime. And the struggle for the Iron Throne has begun. 

It will stretch from the south, where heat breeds plots, lust and intrigues; to the vast and savage eastern lands; all the way to the frozen north, where an 800-foot wall of ice protects the kingdom from the dark forces that lie beyond. Kings and queens, knights and renegades, liars, lords and honest men…all will play the ‘Game of Thrones.’

[page_title]
TV Trailers

Watch: Agents Of SHIELD “Scars” Clip 2

Watch a new clip for the next episode of Marvel’s Agents Of SHIELD teasing: “What will happen to Lincoln when he wakes up?”

A previous clip teased SHIELD vs. Inhumans.

Agents Of SHIELD airs Tuesdays at 9pm ET on ABC.

“Scars” Episode synopsis:

“Scars” – Skye is torn between her loyalty to S.H.I.E.L.D. and her connection to the Inhumans as tensions rise between the groups — and Coulson reveals a secret he’s been hiding from even those closest to him, on “Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.,” Tuesday, May 5 (9:00-10:00 PM ET) on the ABC Television Network.

“Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.” stars Clark Gregg as Director Phil Coulson, Ming-Na Wen as Agent Melinda May, Brett Dalton as Grant Ward, Chloe Bennet as Agent Skye, Iain De Caestecker as Agent Leo Fitz, Elizabeth Henstridge as Agent Jemma Simmons, Nick Blood as Lance Hunter and Adrianne Palicki as Bobbi Morse.

Guest starring are Henry Simmons as Alphonso “Mack” Mackenzie, Ruth Negga as Raina, Patton Oswalt as Sam/Billy Koenig, Kyle Maclachlan as Cal, Edward James Olmos as Robert Gonzales, Jamie Harris as Gordon, Christine Adams as Agent Weaver, Mark Allan Stewart as Agent Oliver, Maya Stojan as Kara/Agent 33, Dichen Lachman as Jiaying, Luke Mitchell as Lincoln Campbell, Alicia Vela-Bailey as Alisha, David Douglas as Michael and Crystal Coney as scientist.

”Scars” was written by Rafe Judkins & Lauren LeFranc and directed by Bobby Roth.

[page_title]
TV Trailers

Watch: Agents Of SHIELD Vs. Inhumans Teased In New Clip

This Tuesday will see the Agents Of SHIELD encounter Marvel’s Inhumans.

Check out a clip above from the next episode.

Agents Of SHIELD airs Tuesdays at 9pm ET on ABC.

“Scars” Episode synopsis:

“Scars” – Skye is torn between her loyalty to S.H.I.E.L.D. and her connection to the Inhumans as tensions rise between the groups — and Coulson reveals a secret he’s been hiding from even those closest to him, on “Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.,” Tuesday, May 5 (9:00-10:00 PM ET) on the ABC Television Network.

“Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.” stars Clark Gregg as Director Phil Coulson, Ming-Na Wen as Agent Melinda May, Brett Dalton as Grant Ward, Chloe Bennet as Agent Skye, Iain De Caestecker as Agent Leo Fitz, Elizabeth Henstridge as Agent Jemma Simmons, Nick Blood as Lance Hunter and Adrianne Palicki as Bobbi Morse.

Guest starring are Henry Simmons as Alphonso “Mack” Mackenzie, Ruth Negga as Raina, Patton Oswalt as Sam/Billy Koenig, Kyle Maclachlan as Cal, Edward James Olmos as Robert Gonzales, Jamie Harris as Gordon, Christine Adams as Agent Weaver, Mark Allan Stewart as Agent Oliver, Maya Stojan as Kara/Agent 33, Dichen Lachman as Jiaying, Luke Mitchell as Lincoln Campbell, Alicia Vela-Bailey as Alisha, David Douglas as Michael and Crystal Coney as scientist.

”Scars” was written by Rafe Judkins & Lauren LeFranc and directed by Bobby Roth.

[page_title]
TV News

Watch: Walking Dead’s Chad Coleman Goes Ballistic On NYC Subway

Well, we don’t see this everyday, but check out video that features The Walking Dead‘s Chad Coleman throwing a hairy conniption on a NYC subway.

Coleman gets video taped as he goes ballistic ranting, raving, and stomping up and down the subway car toward the passengers.

We can hear Coleman reciting his various celebrity role as he screams: “Yes! I’m Chad L. Coleman! I’m on The Wire. I’m on The Walking Dead. I’m not trying to play no f—ing games with you! Where is your humanitarian?! Where brother?! So don’t tell me I’m making this up. A humanitarian. If you care, f—– care. And that’s the g– damn truth. So if you need to read about it, if you need to record it, get your phone out…”

“At the end of the day, there is a humanitarian in you,” Coleman can be heard yelling.

The video of Coleman goes on for almost four minutes and actually did debut at TMZ, who reached out to Coleman’s reps that stated Coleman was sober at the time, and this was Coleman’s response to the Baltimore riots.

[[wysiwyg_imageupload:20340:]]

[page_title]
TV News

The Arrow / Flash Spinoff Premiers In January

[[wysiwyg_imageupload:20338:]]

In an interview with Victor Garber, it’s learned the planned Arrow and Flash spinoff superhero team series, speculated to be titled “The Legends Of Tomorrow,” will premiere January 2016.

Garber, who plays one half of Firestorm as Dr. Stein, let the details fly in an interview with BroadwayWorld.com.

Yeah, I think it’s going to be a very fun ride. I really honestly can’t tell you much about it except it is completely new and it will involve a lot of interesting people. No. We haven’t filmed any of it yet – but, it is going straight to series. We start filming in August and it will be on in January. Yes, it will be on the CW.

In addition to Garber, the spinoff is set to star Brandon Routh as Atom, Wentworth Miller as Captain Cold, Dominic Cooper as Heat Wave, Ciara Renee as Hawkgirl, Arthur Darvill as Rip Hunter, with Caity Lotz and Frank Drameh in to-be-announced roles.

Garber offered the following about his fellow cast members.

Yes, it’s so many interesting people involved with it – Ciara and Arthur Darvill and Wentworth Millerand Dominic Purcell and Brandon Routh and Caity Loz. I am very much looking forward to working with all of them on it. They are all really great people.

The inklings of “The Legends Of Tomorrow” have already started with the last episode of The Flash. The newspaper clip from the future mentioned Hawkgirl, and this spoiler pic has landed online.

Update: It’s also reported a 3-minute teaser will be released May 14th at the CW’s Upfronts presentation.

[[wysiwyg_imageupload:20336:]]

[page_title]
TV News

First Look At Thor’s Naked Tattooed Jaimie Alexander For Blindspot

Check out a first look at Thor star Jaimie Alexander for her new NBC series Blindspot.

The series is described as:

 “A beautiful Jane Doe (Alexander) is discovered naked in Times Square, completely covered in mysterious, intricate tattoos with no memory of who she is or how she got there. There’s one that’s very clear, however: the name of FBI agent Kurt Weller, emblazoned across her back. “Jane,” Agent Weller and rest of the FBI quickly realize that each mark on her body is a crime to solve, leading them closer to the truth about her identity and the mysteries to be revealed.” 

Alexander played Sif for Thor and also in Agents Of SHIELD.

[[wysiwyg_imageupload:20324:]]

[page_title]
TV Trailers

Watch: The Flash “Grodd Lives” Extended Trailer

Watch a new one minute extended trailer for the next episode of The Flash, “Grodd Lives.”

The Flash airs Tuesdays at 8pm ET on the CW.

Episode synopsis:

“Grodd Lives” – Barry (Grant Gustin) must deal with the Reverse Flash’s (Tom Cavanagh) latest threat to a member of the group. To make matter worse, Dr. Wells unleashes Grodd on the city in order to distract Barry and the team. Joe (Jesse L. Martin), Barry and Cisco (Carlos Valdes) head down into the sewers to catch Grodd but the gorilla quickly gets the upper hand after he kidnaps Joe. Iris (Candice Patton) and Barry have a heart to heart talk. Dermott Downs directed the episode written by Grainne Godfree & Kai Yu Wu.

[page_title]
Star Wars TV Trailers

Star Wars Rebels Season 2 Premiere Announced; Season 1 Streaming Online


Star Wars Rebels Season 2 Trailer

 

Disney has announced Star Wars Rebels will return for Season 2 on Saturday, June 20th at 9pm ET with a a special one-hour movie event, “The Siege of Lothal.”

The series will then resume in the Fall.

The exciting new season will see the rebel heroes encountering fan-favorite characters that include Wolffe and Gregor, Ahsoka Tano, Captain Rex, and the iconic Darth Vader. 

Season 2 will feature prominent recurring roles for Darth Vader (James Earl Jones reprising his role from the films), Ahsoka Tano (The Clone Wars‘ Ashley Eckstein) and The Clone Wars’ returning Captain Rex, Wolffe and Gregor (all voiced by Dee Bradley Baker).

You can watch all the Season 1 episodes online for a short while at StarWars.com.

Additionally, Disney XD will be celebrating “May the 4th Be With You,” the fan-proclaimed Star Wars holiday, beginning FRIDAY, MAY 1 through MONDAY, MAY 4. The weekend will include the following:

-“Star Wars Rebels: The Ultimate Guide,” a half-hour special recapping the entire first season of “Star Wars Rebels” will debut Monday, May 4 (8:00 p.m., ET/PT)

-Marathons of “Star Wars Rebels” season one and “LEGO Star Wars: The New Yoda Chronicles.”

-Sneak peek at “LEGO Star Wars: Droid Tales,” an all-new series of event specials that will premiere on Disney XD this summer.

-Star Wars-inspired episodes of “Phineas and Ferb,” “Kickin’ It” and “Lab Rats.” 

[page_title]
TV Trailers

Watch: Sharkado 3 Promo

Sharkado 3 strikes Wednesday, July 22nd on SyFy!

Check out a new promo above.

Info:

The global pop culture sensation returns to cause mass destruction in Washington, D.C. before roaring down the Eastern Seaboard and into Florida. The two-hour original movie stars Ian Ziering, Tara Reid and Cassie Scerbo. Joining them will be David Hasselhoff (Fin’s father, Gil), Bo Derek (April’s mother, May), Ryan Newman (April and Fin’s daughter, Claudia Shepard), and Jack Griffo (Claudia’s friend, Billy).

Additional announced cameos include Mark Cuban (President of the United States), Ann Coulter (Vice President of the United States), Michele Bachmann, Kathie Lee and Hoda; Frankie Muniz; Anthony Weiner; Jerry Springer; Washington Redskins Ryan Kerrigan and Tom Compton, *NSYNC singer Chris Kirkpatrick, and Chris Jericho. A production of The Asylum, Sharknado 3 is directed by Anthony C. Ferrante from an original screenplay by Thunder Levin.

[page_title]
TV Trailers

Watch: Gotham Season Finale Clip “Astonishing”

Watch a clip for the season finale of Gotham with “Astonishing.”

Gotham airs Mondays at 8pm ET on FOX.

“All Happy Families Are Alike” synopsis:

As Gotham City’s gang war reaches its boiling point, Fish Mooney goes head-to-head with Maroni and Penguin in an attempt to re-stake her claim on the city. Meanwhile, Barbara and Leslie Thompkins are brought together after recent events, and Bruce searches Wayne Manor for any hints that his father might have left behind in the all-new “All Happy Families Are Alike” Season Finale episode of GOTHAM airing Monday, May 4 (8:00-9:00 ET/PT) on FOX. (GTH-122) (TV-14 D, L, V)

[page_title]
Marvel TV News

Ryan Phillippe In Talks With Marvel For Netflix Series; Possibly Iron Fist

[[wysiwyg_imageupload:20301:]]

It’s learned Ryan Phillippe is in talks with Marvel for something Netflix related.

The 40-year-old actor recently appeared on Howard Stern where he offered: “Marvel is interested in talking about a Netflix series, possibly. The Daredevil series is great.”

The actor then followed-up on Twitter with: “I have no real Marvel news other than an upcoming meeting. Sorry to disappoint fans thought there was more to it. There is no story there [smiles].”

Speculation immediately led to Phillppe possibly playing Iron Fist, as the actor has yet to be cast. Interestingly enough, Ryan Phillippe does hold a black belt in Tae Kwon Do, so at least he might be familiar and capable of doing some martial arts moves (IMDb already lists that actor as playing Iron Fist as well).

In the comics, Iron Fist is Daniel Rand, the heir to Rand Corporation, and in the Daredevil series, was the company truck that spilled the chemicals on the young Matt Murdock.

[[wysiwyg_imageupload:20300:]]

[page_title]
TV News

SyFy Cancels Helix

[[wysiwyg_imageupload:20292:]]

That’s all she wrote for Helix, which saw two seasons on SyFy.

It’s confirmed that Helix has been cancelled by Syfy.

The series debuted January 2014 with 2.8 million viewers; however, by the end of Season 2, the final episode saw only 440,000 viewers tune in.

The series, which was produced by BSG’s Ron Moore, centered on a team of scientists from the Centers for Disease Control who travel to the high-tech research facility, Arctic Biosystems, to investigate a possible disease outbreak, only to find themselves pulled into a terrifying life-and-death struggle that may hold the key to mankind’s salvation or total annihilation. However, the lethal threat is just the tip of the iceberg, and as the virus evolves, the chilling truth begins to unravel.

The series starred Billy Campbell (Killing Lincoln, The Killing), Hiroyuki Sanada (The Wolverine, 47 Ronin), Kyra Zagorsky (Supernatural), Mark Ghanimé (Emily Owens, M.D.), Jordan Hayes (House at the End of the Street), Meegwun Fairbrother, Catherine Lemieux and Neil Napier (Riddick).

[page_title]
TV Trailers

Watch: Arrow “This Is Your Sword” Promo & Trailer

Watch a preview for the next episode of Arrow, “This Is Your Sword.”

Updated: with trailer below.

Arrow airs Wednesdays at 8pm ET on the CW.

Episode Synopsis:

“This Is Your Sword” – Oliver/Al Sah-him (Stephen Amell) finishes his training and is left with two final tasks to become the next Ra’s al Ghul. Ra’s (guest star Matt Nable) threatens Nyssa (guest star Katrina Law) and delivers some shocking news. Meanwhile, Malcolm (John Barrowman) makes a surprising offer to Team Arrow and Thea (Willa Holland) goes to see Roy (Colton Haynes). Wendey Stanzler directed the episode with story by Erik Oleson and teleplay by Ben Sokolowski & Brian Ford Sullivan.

[page_title]
TV News

DC Comics Reunites With Robot Chicken On Adult Swim

[[wysiwyg_imageupload:20287:]]

Robot Chicken is teaming up with DC Comics again for a third rendezvous with villains and heroes in the Robot Chicken DC Comics Special III: Friendship Is Magic. The special and season eight of the Emmy Award®-winning series will premiere this fall on Adult Swim.

The Robot Chicken DC Comics Special III: Friendship Is Magic surrenders DC Comics multitude of Super Heroes and Super-Villains to the demented whims of the award-winning Robot Chicken for a triumphant third time. This time around, Batman and Superman’s bromance takes a competitive turn and the fate of the universe somehow hangs in the balance! The all-star cast includes Seth Green, Matt Senreich, Breckin Meyer, Alfred Molina, Nathan Fillion, Weird Al Yankovic, Alex Borstein, Giovanni Ribisi, Jonathan Banks, Mae Whitman, Hugh Davidson, Dee Bradley Baker, Zeb Wells, Kevin Shinick, plus Adam West and Burt Ward.

The Robot Chicken DC Comics Special III: Friendship Is Magic is executive produced by Robot Chicken creators Seth Green and Matthew Senreich and their Stoopid Buddy Stoodios partners, John Harvatine IV and Eric Towner, along with DC Entertainment Chief Creative Officer Geoff Johns, and President, Warner Bros. Animation and Warner Digital Series Sam Register. The special is directed by Tom Sheppard (Annoying Orange) and Zeb Wells. Head writers/co-executive producers Douglas Goldstein and Tom Root and co-executive producer Kevin Shinick are joined as writers by writer Mike Fasolo, as well as Hugh Davidson (Mike Tyson Mysteries), Green, J. T. Krul, Breckin Meyer, Senreich and Sheppard.

Robot Chicken uses stop-motion animation to bring pop-culture parodies to life in a modern take on the variety/sketch show format. The award-winning series began airing in February 2005 and remains among the top-rated original series on Adult Swim. Robot Chicken is executive produced by Robot Chicken creators Seth Green and Matthew Senreich and their Stoopid Buddy Stoodios partners, John Harvatine IV and Eric Towner.Green and Senreich also write, voice and with Tom Sheppard, direct the multiple Annie Award-winning series.  Robot Chicken head writers/executive producers Douglas Goldstein and Tom Root are joined by season eight writers Deirdre Devlin, Jeff Eckman, Mike Fasolo, Shelby Fero, Joel Hurwitz, J.T. Krul, Jason Reich, Mehar Sethi, Sheppard, Erik Weiner and Brian Wysol. 

Robot Chicken season eight has begun production with plans to get eight times the normal number of superstar actors to provide their voices for the show. (Correction: The previous sentence is financially impossible. Robot Chicken will feature our normal number of famous voice actors, which is a lot.)

DC Entertainment, home to iconic brands DC Comics (Superman, Batman, Green Lantern, Wonder Woman, The Flash), Vertigo (Sandman, Fables) and MAD, is the creative division charged with strategically integrating its content across Warner Bros. Entertainment and Time Warner.  DC Entertainment works in concert with many key Warner Bros. divisions to unleash its stories and characters across all media, including but not limited to film, television, consumer products, home entertainment and interactive games. Publishing thousands of comic books, graphic novels and magazines each year, DC Entertainment is one of the largest English-language publisher of comics in the world. 

Warner Bros. Animation (WBA) is one of the leading producers of animation in the entertainment industry, producing and developing both CG and traditionally animated projects for multiple platforms, both domestically and internationally. For TV, WBA produces series such as Teen Titans Go!, The Tom and Jerry Show and the upcoming Be Cool Scooby-Doo! and Wabbit – A Looney Tunes Production for Cartoon Network as well as Mike Tyson Mysteries for Cartoon Network’s Adult Swim. As the home of the iconic animated characters from the DC Comics, Hanna-Barbera, MGM and Looney Tunes libraries, WBA also produces highly successful animated films — including the DC Universe Animated Original Movies — for DVD. One of the most-honored animation studios in history, WBA has won six Academy Awards®, 35 Emmy® Awards, the George Foster Peabody Award, an Environmental Media Award, a Parents’ Choice Award, the HUMANITAS Prize, two Prism Awards and 20 Annie Awards (honoring excellence in animation).

Stoopid Buddy Stoodios is an artist-friendly collective that houses some of the finest talent in all of animation. The company has a knack for creating unique visuals and telling character driven stories with an uncanny sensibility. The company’s two-building campus and state-of-the-art facility located in Burbank, CA, makes it the largest studio specializing in stop-motion animation in California. The company’s work covers the animation gamut, ranging from charming hand-crafted animation all the way to high-end feature quality animation.

Adult Swim (AdultSwim.com), launched in 2001, is Turner Broadcasting System, Inc.’s network offering of original and acquired animated and live-action series for young adults. Airing nightly from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. (ET/PT), Adult Swim is basic cable’s #1 network and is seen in 96 million U.S. homes.

Turner Broadcasting System, Inc., a Time Warner company, creates and programs branded news, entertainment, animation and young adult media environments on television and other platforms for consumers around the world.

[[wysiwyg_imageupload:20288:]]

[page_title]
TV Trailers

Watch: The Best Agents Of SHIELD Fight Scene With Skye

Check out the wicked fight scene from last night’s episode of Marvel’s Agents Of SHIELD featuring Skye kicking butt and taking names.

This is the best fight choreography I’ve seen from the show to date, and it finally lives up to what (at least in my mind) a SHIELD Agent is all about.

Perhaps with Daredevil‘s own fight scenes being pretty bad ass, the rest of Marvel TV is following suit.

Agents of SHIELD airs Tuesdays on ABC.

[page_title]
TV News

Joss Whedon Wanted A Daredevil Movie Instead Of TV Series

Daredevil has been a raging success for Marvel and Netflix as it’s received rave reviews and topped the ratings.

Now it’s learned instead of a Netflix series, Daredevil almost became a Marvel Studios movie.

Joss Whedon tells IGN he wanted a new Daredevil feature film instead of the TV series, but does offer that adapting comic to TV does work as comics are set-up in a similar fashion.

Here is the blurb:

I fought for Daredevil to be a film instead of a TV show. Then under the auspices of Drew Goddard and Steve DeKnight… I’m dying to see the show but they released it just as I started the press tour! So I haven’t seen it yet. If the show’s working, the show’s working. Comic books are serialized entertainment, and a lot of them lend themselves to TV shows as much or more than they do to movies.

I like [Daredevil] because he’s basically Marvel’s Batman, thanks to Frank Miller basically. So for me, I didn’t think they’d be able to sustain that sort of mood on TV, but TV has changed so much. It’s come up so much, that I think it might just be the right place for it.

Whedon has Avengers 2 out his Friday, and Marvel has already announced Daredevil Season 2 is in development.

[page_title]
TV News

Chris Carter Shares New X-Files Details

[[wysiwyg_imageupload:20286:]]

The X-Files is returning with 6-episodes and will film this Summer, which sees the return of Gillian Anderson and David Duchovny as Scully and Mulder, respectively.

Series creator Chris Carter has shared a few details with the Vancouver Sun.

• The series picks up eight years after we last saw Scully and Mulder.

• Mitch Pileggi will return as Walter Skinner and William B. Davis as “The Smoking Man,” with big chance the Lone Gunmen will return.

• Carter says the new series will be similar to the original: “… a combination of the ongoing Mulder and Scully conspiracy saga, relationship and stand-alone episodes that will come interspersed. That said, it will all be of a piece, meaning that it won’t feel disconnected. It’ll all feel as if it’s taking place in what I would call television ‘real time.'”

• Regarding the relationship between Scully and Mulder: “As we saw in the second movie, they were together, not married. Living together. But when we come back we will find that relationship is not where we left it.”

• Any chance for a love scene between the two? Carter says: “It was part of the mystery of The X-Files. That relationship was kind of mysterious. Did they get together? Didn’t they get together? If they’ve got a child together, when did they get together? These are questions that we will deal with and answer in good time.”

• It’s possible Scully and Mulder’s son, William, might appear.

• Carter has the first draft completed and is turning it into the studio.

• How Scully and Mulder have changed, Carter offers: “They’ve grown up. They’ve matured, their sensibilities have matured, their relationship has matured and evolved.”

[page_title]
TV Trailers

Watch: Agents Of SHIELD “Scars” Promo

Watch the promo for the next episode of Marvel’s Agents Of SHIELD “Scars.”

SHIELD air Tuesdays on ABC at 9pm ET.

Episode synopsis:

“Scars” – Skye is torn between her loyalty to S.H.I.E.L.D. and her connection to the Inhumans as tensions rise between the groups — and Coulson reveals a secret he’s been hiding from even those closest to him, on “Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.,” Tuesday, May 5 (9:00-10:00 PM ET) on the ABC Television Network.

“Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.” stars Clark Gregg as Director Phil Coulson, Ming-Na Wen as Agent Melinda May, Brett Dalton as Grant Ward, Chloe Bennet as Agent Skye, Iain De Caestecker as Agent Leo Fitz, Elizabeth Henstridge as Agent Jemma Simmons, Nick Blood as Lance Hunter and Adrianne Palicki as Bobbi Morse.

Guest starring are Henry Simmons as Alphonso “Mack” Mackenzie, Ruth Negga as Raina, Patton Oswalt as Sam/Billy Koenig, Kyle Maclachlan as Cal, Edward James Olmos as Robert Gonzales, Jamie Harris as Gordon, Christine Adams as Agent Weaver, Mark Allan Stewart as Agent Oliver, Maya Stojan as Kara/Agent 33, Dichen Lachman as Jiaying, Luke Mitchell as Lincoln Campbell, Alicia Vela-Bailey as Alisha, David Douglas as Michael and Crystal Coney as scientist.

”Scars” was written by Rafe Judkins & Lauren LeFranc and directed by Bobby Roth.

[page_title]
TV News

The Flash “Rogue Air” Preview Images

[[wysiwyg_imageupload:20281:]]

The CW released a batch of preview images for episode #22 of The Flash, “Rogue Air.”

The episode airs Tuesday, May 12th at 8pm ET on the CW.

Episode synopsis:

STEPHEN AMELL, ROBBIE AMELL, WENTWORTH MILLER, LIAM MCINTYRE AND DOUG JONES GUEST STAR — As Wells (Tom Cavanagh) once again gets the upper hand on the S.T.A.R. Labs team, Barry (Grant Gustin) realizes he needs to make a big move and reaches out to an old foe, Captain Cold (guest star Wentworth Miller), for help. Joe (Jesse L. Martin) and Caitlin (Danielle Panabaker) warn Barry that Cold can’t be trusted. True to form, Cold has his own agenda that involves the meta-humans trapped in the containment cells. As things seem to be going from bad to worse, The Flash gets reinforcements – Arrow (guest star Stephen Amell) and Firestorm (guest star Robbie Amell). Doug Aarniokoski directed the episode written by Aaron Helbing & Todd Helbing.

[page_title]
TV Trailers

Watch: The Flash “Grodd Lives” Promo & Trailer

Watch the promo above for the next episode of The Flash, “Grodd Lives.”

Be sure to check out two cool Grodd images from the episode as well.

Updated: with trailer below.

The Flash airs Tuesdays at 8pm ET on the CW.

Episode synopsis:

“Grodd Lives” – Barry (Grant Gustin) must deal with the Reverse Flash’s (Tom Cavanagh) latest threat to a member of the group. To make matter worse, Dr. Wells unleashes Grodd on the city in order to distract Barry and the team. Joe (Jesse L. Martin), Barry and Cisco (Carlos Valdes) head down into the sewers to catch Grodd but the gorilla quickly gets the upper hand after he kidnaps Joe. Iris (Candice Patton) and Barry have a heart to heart talk. Dermott Downs directed the episode written by Grainne Godfree & Kai Yu Wu.

“Grodd Lives” Trailer:

[page_title]
TV News

Watch: Frank Underwood Interviews Daredevil

Check out the video above posted by Netflix featuring Kevin Spacey and Charlie Cox asking each other questions about their respective shows.

Spacey stars in the hit Netflix series House of Cards, with Cox the newest addition playing Marvel’s Daredevil.

Ratings have also become known with both series dominating the Netflix charts.

Variety reports that an estimated 10.7% of all Netflix subscribers watched at least one episode of Daredevil in its first 11 days on the streaming service, while House of Cards Season 3 attracted 6.5% of subscribers over its first 30 days of availability.

With Netflix stated to have around 63 million viewers, those numbers aren’t too shabby.

[[wysiwyg_imageupload:20279:]]

Start typing and press enter to search

Please enable JavaScript in your browser.