As originally reported in today’s Variety, online powerhouse Netflix has purchased the rights to the phenomenally successful series of children’s books A Series of Unfortunate Events, written by Daniel Handler under the pseudonym Lemony Snicket. According to the article, Netflix will partner with Paramount Television on the series. Paramount released the 2004 film Lemony Snicket’s …
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Quick Hit: Homeland
There’s this great new show on Showtime called Homeland. You may confuse it with another Showtime series also called Homeland that ended its third season last year on a very sour note. To make matters worse, they both star the same actress, Claire Danes, playing Carrie Mathison, a comically unhinged CIA agent. But the similarities …
The Walking Dead: Beth gets the Shaft
The latest episode of The Walking Dead provides the answer to a question on everybody’s mind: what happened to Beth at the end of season four? Turns out, the answer (and the episode) was surprisingly dull. Beth was rescued by a group of survivors holed up in Atlanta’s Grady Memorial Hospital, and Beth (and the …
Thursday Night Frights: NBC Sitcoms Killed
The Grim Reaper’s sythe fell on All Hallow’s Eve, and it fell on NBC’s freshman comedies Bad Judge and A to Z. As reported in The Hollywood Reporter, each show will finish its current half-season order of 13 episodes before shuttering. In fact, both shows are still filming the remainder of their seasons, which must …
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Quick Hit: Gracepoint
Halfway through the FOX crime drama Gracepoint, one thing is abundantly clear: the stretch marks are starting to show. Even without the knowledge that the original UK series, Broadchurch, was a leaner 8-episode run, the meandering pace of the American version wears thin. Intricately detailing the investigation of a murdered boy in the small titular …
The Real Scream?
According to The Hollywood Reporter, MTV will launch a 10-episode reboot of the Scream franchise starting October 2015. The series will be executive produced by Harvey and Bob Weinstein and director Wes Craven. Clearly, MTV is following in the footsteps of Ryan Murphy’s phenomenally successful American Horror Story franchise that recently premiered its fourth season …
Globes Telecast: All Good Things Must Come to an End
Amy Poehler and Tiny Fey’s brilliant reign over the Golden Globes will come to an end after next January’s ceremony, their third turn as co-hosts. Promoting her recent memoir “Yes Please,” Amy Poehler revealed the news on NBC’s Today Show Tuesday morning saying, “Unless you want to be a perennial host, there’s nowhere to go …
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The Walking Dead: The Good In All the Bad
With a Walking Dead episode titled “Four Walls and a Roof,” you have to wonder how long it will take before these four walls and a roof come crashing down on our survivors. With zombies. But that scene happened last season, and this episode, one that I argue is as quietly great as any in …
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Saturday Night Live: Rocks and Treats
Jim Carrey returned to Saturday Night Live for the third time in his career to plug Dumb and Dumber To, the long-delayed sequel to 1994’s Dumb and Dumber. As an added bonus, he’s hosting the Halloween show, which has historically produced one of SNL’s better shows of the season. However, last night’s outing was something …
Things that Go Bump in Horror Nights
Earlier this month, I walked with the dead. I cavorted with vampires. I survived an encounter with a face-hugging alien. I looked into the eyes of Michael Myers. I loved every second of it too. For those who have experienced it firsthand, Universal Studio’s Halloween Horror Nights inspires obsession. The combination of cinema-level makeup and …