Joss Whedon to work on S.H.I.E.L.D television series
Well, Disney and Marvel certainly don’t let grass grow under their feet. According to Deadline, ABC Studios has put in an order for a live-action pilot about S.H.I.E.L.D, the spy organization portrayed in the various Avengers films. Making things even a little more nerdtastic, Avengers-director Joss Whedon has signed on to write, and potentially direct, […]
In: Movies, News, Television: U.S.A. · Tagged with: ABC, Disney, Joss Whedon, Marvel, SHIELD, television, The Avengers
Musical Taste: MTV gets back to dealing with music…sort of
MTV is trying, slightly, to get back to their roots. While their relaunch of Beavis & Butthead has gotten most of the press, Pitchfork reports that the network will be bringing back one of it’s indie rock shows, 120 Minutes. Debuting at 1 AM July 30 on MTV2 (a more than slightly unfortunate time-slot), the […]
In: Music, News, Television: U.S.A. · Tagged with: 120 Minutes, MTV, Musical Taste, OK Go, television
The Wibbly-Wobbly Timey-Wimey Watchlist: The 2010 BAFTA Television Awards
Doesn’t matter how much of an Anglophile you consider yourself to be; you, like myself, are still likely bewildered by many of the names and titles on this year’s list of BAFTA TV nominations. (Perhaps they and BBC America have slightly different standards?) And like me, you likely can’t take an interest in any sort […]
In: Columns, Television: British and Canadian · Tagged with: awards, bafta, comedy, drama, starring everyone, television, tv movies
Fox to take 24 to theaters
Jack Bauer may be coming to the big screen. Twentieth Century Fox’s TV and film studios have decided that it’s time for the small screen hero of 24 to make the transition to film. According to Variety, the company hired screenwriter Billy Ray (State of Play, Flightplan) to come up with a script. The result, […]
In: News · Tagged with: 24, based on a tv show, Movies, television