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deadpool 2
If you're at least a little familiar with the Deadpool/Cable dynamic, then you know that our time-travelling mutant bounty hunter/mercenary Cable usually serves as the deadly serious and painfully dour counterpart to our "merc with a mouth" Deadpool Cable's a soldier who goes into every situation with a plan, while Deadpool goes into most situations[...]
weekly
Always appreciated! * * * * * Welcome back to The Weekly Static, my adorably desperate attempt at finding either the lighter side of or an interesting perspective on the past week in the land of network television, cable television, streaming, smoke signals, and cloud formations. The goal of The Weekly Static? Why, let me lay that out[...]
Jim Carrey, Michel Gondry Headline Showtime Comedy Series 'Kidding'
After more than 20 years since his first regular series, Jim Carrey (The Truman Show, Man on the Moon) is making his return to series television. The actor/comedian is set to lead the cast of Kidding, a new half-hour comedy series from Showtime. Created by Dave Holstein (Weeds, Raising Hope) and set to be directed by Carrey's Eternal[...]
Nightflyers
In an interesting example of cable and streaming being able to work across the aisle, SyFy and Universal Cable Prods are currently negotiating with Netflix to co-produce the series Netflix is expected to get international distribution rights and a second window level of domestic distribution. Nightflyers is being adapted by Jeff Buhler (Jacob's Ladder) and is[...]
mystery novel
E! is venturing back into the world of scripted dramatic series television, with the cable network developing Karen M McManus's bestselling mystery-thriller young adult novel One Of Us Is Lying for series Produced under the Universal Cable Productions (UCP) and 5 More Minutes Productions banners, the series is set to be produced by John Sacchi and[...]