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GLOW season 2
The TCA (Television Critics Association) summer press tour kicked off last week, and today Netflix offered zero updates on the fate of original series GLOW getting a third season. Emmy nominee Betty Gilpin from GLOW They're not against it, theoretically, but with no set yes or no, it's hard to tell where the fate of GLOW lies. Melanie McFarland (TCA[...]
Amazon Studios, Russo Brothers Team for "Groundbreaking Global Television Franchise"
Credit: Marvel If you thought Amazon Studios' Television Critics Association's (TCA) session was only going to be about The Lord of the Rings, 1950's horror event series, and virtual reality comedies, then you'd be sadly mistaken – and missing out on what might turn out to be the biggest announcement from the day The streaming service[...]
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Speaking at their Television Critics Association (TCA) executive seesion on Friday, Daniels emphasized that YouTube doesn't define the quality of its content by its pricetag: "You're probably not going to see us spend that level of money for a Game of Thrones or a comparable series like Westworld But I've always been a believer that you[...]
Nickelodeon Renews 'Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles' Before Premiere, 4 More
But the good news didn't end there: during Viacom's presentation at today's Television Critics Association (TCA), the network also announced that it was picking up Henry Danger for a fifth season; a second season of Knight Squad; and third season renewals for Hunter Street and The Dude Perfect Show. Here's a closer look at the five Nickelodeon series: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=asLU2NjEUZwVideo can't[...]
watchmen
HBO programming president Casey Bloys updated the media on two very different, polarizing projects during their Television Critics Association's (TCA) executive session on Wednesday: Damon Lindelof's authorized adaptation "remix" of Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons' 1986 limited comic book series Watchmen; and alternate history fiction series Confederate, from Game Of Thrones creators David Benioff and D.B[...]
Veep Season 7 Shooting This Fall, Set for Spring 2019 Premiere
Credit: HBO Fans of Julia Louis-Dreyfus's Veep should keep their spring 2019 viewing calendar open, as HBO president of programming Casey Bloys confirmed the timeframe for the show's seventh and final season during the cable giant's Television Critics Association (TCA) session on Wednesday When asked for an update on the series' return, Bloys responded, "Writers are now getting together,[...]
Westworld Isn't for "Casual Viewers", HBO Boss Says
Specifically, a complaint that several watchers of the series were unable to follow the various threads and plot lines that snaked through the end of season 2 like the maze. HBO President Casey Bloys was asked a question at today's HBO presentation during the TCA summer press tour about the "widespread" backlash (which this reviewer had no[...]
HBO: Game of Thrones Season 8 to Air in First Half of 2019, Prequel Series Details
The Summer TCA (Television Critics Association) tour kicked off this morning in Los Angeles, and HBO did not disappoint with their news drops There was the word that the Deadwood film had officially been given the greenlight after months (nay, years) of development, as well as some updates about the final season of Game of Thrones and[...]
HBO's Paterno: A Look at Al Pacino as Controversial Penn State Coach
Amy Herman produces, with the film produced in conjunction with Sony Pictures Television. Credit: HBO During HBO's presentation at January's Television Critics Association's (TCA) press event, Pacino stressed that the film not only addresses what the coach knew but also what he did (and didn't do) with that information: "The question isn't just what he knew, it's what[...]
Did ABC Just Stealth-Cancel Marvel's Inhumans?
Try again, or use the search option above." Here's a screen grab from earlier this morning: This follows on the heels of ABC President Channing Dungey's less-than-optimistic comments about the series at the Television Critics Association (TCA) winter press event: "It (Inhumans) didn't perform for us at the level that we would've wanted We haven't made any official decision[...]
Y The Last Man: FX "Pretty Optimistic" on Series; Talks Michael Green
Vaughn's Y: The Last Man series, with Green set to serve as showrunner. During the most recent Television Critics Association (TCA) winter press event, FX CEO John Landgraf gave TV Guide a status update on the series' development: "[We feel] pretty optimistic, not quite at a final decision point, but we got a script I really like, a[...]
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia: Glenn Howerton Addresses His Future
Bio panel at this week's Television Critics Association (TCA) press event. CR: Patrick McElhenney/FX Howerton reassured those who think A.P Bio is somehow "replacing" his work on It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia that the two are separate projects; and that A.P Bio gave him a unique opportunity to work with individuals he admires: "I've not officially left It's Always[...]
ABC Developing Indian-American 'Hero,' 'Jetsons' with Live Effects
Speaking with reporters about the network's upcoming "pilot season" at this week's Television Critics Association (TCA's) press event, Channing Dungey, President ABC Entertainment, updated reporters on Fresh Off the Boat showrunner Nahnatchka Khan's take on Hero; and a live-action sitcom based on the animated futuristic family The Jetsons. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yb4C7vSByMMVideo can't be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Greatest American[...]
American Horror Story
Writer/director/producer Ryan Murphy is clearly a man who doesn't believe in the concept of "free time," taking to the stage at the Television Critics Association (TSA) press tour in Pasadena on Friday to promote three series (Pose, 9-1-1 and American Crime Story: Versace) and update others.
Jessica Chastain's NOT Happy With CBS' Lack Of Female Leads This Fall
The Television Critics Association's (TCA's) press junkets give the the networks the opportunity to prop-up their upcoming programming slate and address reporters on how they're changing the ways they do things to meet the ever-growing competition from other media sources. So when CBS senior executive vice president Thom Sherman and and CBS Entertainment president Kelly Kahl announced at[...]
'The Walking Dead' Producers To Attend Bernecker Funeral, Miss TCA's
As such, they will not be able to attend this Saturday's Television Critics Association's (TCA's) bi-annual press event to promote the show's eighth season as the timing would conflict with Bernecker's funeral services. Though production resumed on July 17, the loss of Bernecker weighed heavily upon the cast and crew gong into The Walking Dead's SDCC[...]
Watchmen: Lindelof Not Doing "Literal Translation," HBO President Says
Interviewed during the Television Critics Association's (TCA's) ongoing press tour, Bloys revealed that Damon Lindelof (The Leftovers, Lost) would be going beyond the source material and that the original 12 issues were not being turned into a chapter-style mini-series. "I don't want to talk too much about it, but Damon is thinking about it in a[...]