When I first saw a headline proclaiming that The Munsters was being reimagined for NBC, I let out an audible groan. Like many others, it always seemed to me like a kitschy, unfunny copycat of the sublime Addams Family. The thought of updating it for today sounds just plain … [Read more...]
NBC Snags New JJ Abrams Show with ‘Lost’ Duo
Man, J.J. Abrams has been busy this pickup season. He's already got pilot commitments for Alcatraz at Fox and Person of Interest at CBS, and now he's got yet another new show in the works, this time for NBC. When Lost, which was co-created by Abrams, ended earlier this year, … [Read more...]
Ron Howard’s Ambitious Plan for Stephen King’s ‘Dark Tower’
This is history in the making. Ron Howard, his producing partner Brian Grazer, and screenwriter Akiva Goldsman have unveiled a wildly ambitious plan for an unprecedented film and television co-production for Stephen King's seminal fantasy series The Dark Tower, which tells the … [Read more...]
NBC to Air New Shrek & Kung Fu Panda Specials
Holiday season is nearly upon us, and NBC and DreamWorks are planning a pair of brand new half-hour animated specials to commemorate Halloween and Christmas. Scared Shrekless, scheduled for October 28th, finds Shrek challenging his friends Donkey, Puss in Boots, his wife … [Read more...]
BSG Mastermind Develops “Adult Harry Potter” for NBC
You know, just yesterday I was wondering to myself where Ron Moore -- the brilliant storyteller behind Syfy's modern reimagining of Battlestar Galactica -- was going to turn up next. Sure, he's got Caprica, the prequel to BSG, going strong, but the day-to-day work on that show is … [Read more...]
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