lunedì 1 luglio 2019
News tratta da "Uproxx"
A Song of Ice and Fire author George R.R. Martin was recently a guest on Leonard Maltin’s Maltin on Movies podcast, where he called the internet “toxic” (no argument here!) following the negative reaction to the Game of Thrones series finale. “The internet is toxic in a way that old fanzine culture and fandoms — comics fans, science fiction fans — in those days, was not,” he said. “There were disagreements. There were feuds, but nothing like the madness that you see on the Internet.” It’s this “madness” that led to “The Iron Throne” being voted a worst finale than “Last Forever: Part Two” from How I Met Your Mother, “Remember the Monsters?” from Dexter, and “The End” from Lost. Speaking of Lost: in 2011, shortly before Game of Thrones premiered, Martin told the New Yorker that he “watched [Lost] every week trying to figure it out, and as it got deeper and deeper, I kept saying, ‘They better have something good in mind for the end. This better pay off here.’ And then I felt so cheated when we got to the conclusion.” He added, “I want to give them something terrific,” referring to Game of Thrones readers and viewers. “What if I f*ck it up at the end? What if I do a Lost? They’ll come after me with pitchforks and torches.” You might say Martin’s comments, which ended up on the internet, were… toxic, and Lost co-creator Damon Lindelof hasn’t forgotten them.
“I agree with you, George. And I remain a huge fan of your work,” Lindelof wrote on Instagram over the weekend. “That said, I’ve always wondered if you’d be House Stark or House Lannister… now I know it’s House Glass. Let’s stop throwing stones, shall we?” He then added the hashtags #TheNorthRemembers and #Turd, which are both Thrones references, sort of. Anyway, this unlikely feud can only end one way: with peace and understanding after Martin invites Lindelof over to his house to show him his extensive hat collection. Or maybe GRRM will write “who watches the Watchmen? Not me!” on his blog, I dunno. At least we can all agree The Leftovers series finale? Perfect.
lunedì 18 gennaio 2016
News: #CriticsChoiceAwards, #MrRobot leads TV Winners.
https://t.co/sUaDubZmmh via @TVLine
— AccademiaTelefilm (@AcademyTelefilm) 18 Gennaio 2016
venerdì 13 novembre 2015
Articolo tratto da "Il Sole 24 ore"
Sky siederà per almeno altri cinque anni sul Trono di spade. Sarà annunciato oggi il nuovo accordo quinquennale tra Sky e Home Box Office (Hbo), la pay tv via cavo del gruppo Tim e Warner, che raggiunge 127 milioni di sottoscrittori nel mondo. La pay tv europea controllata dalla britannica BskyB avrà i diritti esclusivi per le prime visioni di Hbo in Italia, Germania e Austria sino al 2020, allineando la durata di tali diritti a quella esistente in Gran Bretagna e Irlanda. È il primo accordo pan-europeo sui contenuti che arriva dopo il riassetto dell’estate 2014, a seguito di un’operazione da nove miliardi di euro che ha portato tutte le attività europee del gruppo Murdoch sotto la britannica BskyB, dando vita a soggetto paneuropeo forte di ventuno milioni di abbonati. L’obiettivo è la conquista delle poco meno di 66 milioni di case nei mercati dove è attivo - su 97 milioni totali - che non accedono alla pay tv. Ora si tratta anche di competere con l’offerta in streaming on line di Netflix, arrivata da ottobre anche in Italia. Netflix è il vero competitor di Hbo negli Stati Uniti e diversi altri mercati mondiali. Hbo ha circa il doppio degli abbonati rispetto ai 60 milioni (di cui 40 negli Stati Uniti) raggiunti da Netflix nell’aprile di quest’anno. Hbo ha profitti per 1,8 miliardi di dollari nel 2014, sette volte maggiori dei 266 milioni di Netflix, anche per i costi sostenuti da quest’ultimo per l’espansione internazionale, ma la crescita di Netflix corre più veloce: 13 milioni di nuovi abbonati nel 2014 contro i cinque di Hbo, che alla sua offerta via cavo ha aggiunto Hbo Now. un servizio on line in streaming sul modello Netflix e Amazon, a 14,99 dollari al mese contro i 9,99 di Netflix. Ora Netflix è in Italia e non a caso, la rinnovata partnership tra Sky e Hbo mette a disposizione degli utenti europei della pay tv un maggior numero di contenuti usufruibili on demand. Il canale Sky Atlantic sarà la “casa” dei prodotti firmati Hbo, che saranno trasmessi, quan do po ssi bile , an che in contemporanea con gli Stati Uniti. Oltre alle prime visioni, vi saranno più titoli della library di Hbo disponibi li su Sky: tutti gli episodi di True Detective, ad esempio, saranno disponibili durante la programmazione dell’ultima serie, anche su Sky Go, il servizio in mobilità della pay tv italiana del gruppo Murdoch. Tornerà così su Sky Atlantic una serie ormai di culto come Il Trono di Spade, I Soprano, Boardwalk Empire, The Newsroom, Girls, The Leftovers-Svaniti nel nulla e True Detective. Nel 2016 uscirà la prima coproduzione realizzata tra Sky e Hbo insieme alla francese Canal +, The Young Pope, con la regia di Paolo Sorrentino. Tra i prodotti HBO più attesi del 2016 vi è WestWorld, thriller fantascientifico ispirato all’omonimo film del 1993 di Michael Crichton.
lunedì 13 luglio 2015
Articolo tratto da "La Repubblica"
Beau Willimon, Nic Pizzolatto, Shonda Rhimes, Lee Daniels... Chi sono? Semplicemente alcuni tra i più influenti personaggi nel mondo dello spettacolo americano di oggi. Sono gli show runner di alcune delle serie televisive di maggior successo nel mondo: House of cards, True Detective, Grey's Anatomy, Empire. Ma cos’è uno show runner? Suona come “ring-master”, il capomastro di un circo o capocomico di una compagnia teatrale d’altri tempi. E in effetti qualcosa in comune con queste storiche maestranze artistiche gli show runner ce l’hanno: sono coloro che portano avanti, che gesticono lo show, la serie, i veri direttori d’orchestra, i “mister” di una squadra, gli arrangiatori, creativi e motivatori allo stesso tempo.
Scandal viene forse riconosciuta come la serie di Kerry Washington nel ruolo dell’esperta di “gestione di crisi” e spin-doctor? Nemmeno per sogno: è la sua creatrice e show runner Shonda Rhimes il “capitano”; la stessa di Le regole del delitto perfetto, sull’avvocatessa manipolatrice e femme fatale interpretata da Viola Davis. E ancora: Vince Gilligan, show runner (e creatore assoluto) di Breaking Bad, esempio lampante di uno diventato in poco tempo un “ pezzo da novanta”.
venerdì 13 marzo 2015
"Game of Thrones" potrebbe durare più del previsto...
Articolo tratto da "Uproxx"
The Season 4 finale of Game of Thrones was watched by seven million people. That’s compared to the four million suckers who tuned into True Blood‘s series finale, or the 710,000 who saw Shosh freaking out over Josh Charles in the most recent episode of Girls. Point is, Game of Thrones is a massive, massive hit, and HBO wants it to stick around for longer than seven seasons, which is showrunners David Benioff and Dan Weiss’ stated preference.
Yeah, about that.
“This is the hard part of what we do,” sighs HBO programming president Michael Lombardo. “We started this journey with David and Dan. It’s their vision. Would I love the show to go 10 years as both a fan and a network executive? Absolutely.”This isn’t exactly a surprise. Game of Thrones is the reason HBO is about to earn enough money to fill the Iron Bank of Braavos from HBO Now, not to mention all the merchandising and exposure from stunts like the Game of Thrones Exhibition at South by Southwest. Plus, without Game of Thrones, what is their signature show? True Detective was a sensation, but ratings were half of what Thrones pulls in. The Leftovers is too miserable, Veep and Silicon Valley too inaccessible for the average Bazinga Bang Theory fan.
So if the producers prefer seven seasons and HBO prefers more, what happens? A conversation…Like amicable spouses who avoid a sensitive area of disagreement, this issue is something HBO and the showrunners haven’t discussed thus far…“We’ll have an honest conversation that explores all possible avenues,” Lombardo says. “If they weren’t comfortable going beyond seven seasons, I trust them implicitly and trust that’s the right decision—as horrifying as that is to me. What I’m not going to do is have a show continue past where the creators believe where they feel they’ve finished with the story.” (Via)
HBO needs more Game of Thrones, but they don’t want a movie.
HBO isn’t keen on a Thrones film even if it’s a potential box office blockbuster, however, because the format switch could be construed as snubbing their loyal subscribers. (The showrunners won’t comment on the matter.) “Certainly there have been conversations where it’s been said, ‘Wouldn’t it be cool to do that?’” Lombardo said. “But when you start a series with our subscribers, the promise is that for your HBO fee that we’re going to take you to the end of this. I feel that on some level [a movie would be] changing the rules: Now you have to pay $16 to see how your show ends.” (Via)If it meant watching MOTHERF*CKING DRAGONS ON THE BIG SCREEN, It’d be willing to pay $50, which is how much movie tickets are going to cost by the time the show ends after 19 seasons.
mercoledì 10 settembre 2014
CBS Lands Things They Left Behind Pilot, Based on Stephen King Story!!!
http://t.co/h6hT71KwSW via @TVLine
— AccademiaTelefilm (@AcademyTelefilm) 10 Settembre 2014
Guess what? @DavidBurtka and I got married over the weekend. In Italy. Yup, we put the 'n' and 'd' in 'husband'. pic.twitter.com/R09ibF41rt
— Neil Patrick Harris (@ActuallyNPH) 8 Settembre 2014
NBC Developing Sitcom Inspired by Bar Trivia Games!
http://t.co/8szgW45ysl via @tvguide
— AccademiaTelefilm (@AcademyTelefilm) 10 Settembre 2014
Verrà il giorno in cui Carrie Coon sarà riconosciuta quale miglior attrice della tv.
#TheLeftovers
— Leo Damerini (@LeoDamerini) 9 Settembre 2014
Clamoroso al Cibali/1
#TrueDetective Season 2 Eyes Rachel McAdams For Female Lead!
http://t.co/d2ilE9AVyb via @bi_contributors
— Leo Damerini (@LeoDamerini) 9 Settembre 2014
Clamoroso al Cibali/2
David Fincher e James Ellroy insieme x una #serietv anni '50 su HBO!
http://t.co/k8NgKiZqat
— Leo Damerini (@LeoDamerini) 9 Settembre 2014
'Agents of SHIELD' Taps Hayley Atwell, George Stephanopoulos for Guest Gigs
http://t.co/YH0gz7pOGK via @THR #AOS
— AccademiaTelefilm (@AcademyTelefilm) 9 Settembre 2014
Oltre 2300 iscritti sulla pagina Facebook dell'Accademia, dove si trovano news, commenti e sondaggi sulle #serietv!
https://t.co/qtgL8al7Z1
— AccademiaTelefilm (@AcademyTelefilm) 8 Settembre 2014
"#TheWalkingDead companion series gets pilot greenlight" http://t.co/ZUVP4wIupz via @EW
— AccademiaTelefilm (@AcademyTelefilm) 5 Settembre 2014
lunedì 25 agosto 2014
News tratta da "TMZ"
Mischa Barton is one step away from being featured on a milk carton ... which makes it especially stunning she blew off a movie role because she thought it would be more fun to party in Europe. Mischa hasn't had a hit since "The O.C." wrapped in 2006 ... but she got a huge break when she was hired to star in the movie, "Promoted". Producers claim in a new lawsuit -- obtained by TMZ -- they attempted to contact Mischa about the March 4 start date and also about sizing her costumes ... but got no response. On March 3 ... producers got an email from Mischa's mom, saying, "Mischa is still in Europe and won't be available until the 20th of this month."
The producers -- furious -- went on Mischa's social media accounts to find she was actually partying in Europe... on vacation and "enjoying tourist excursions with friends." Mischa's absence created a snowball effect ... the lead actor didn't want to work with another actress, and so on and so on. The "actress" is now being sued for the $20,000 advance she got, $200,000 in marketing expenses, and $100,000 which they say they will lose because Mischa's not attached anymore.
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"The Leftovers", lo smarrimento dei sopravvissuti
"Tutti siamo sopravvissuti a qualcosa ed è questo il principio su cui si basa «The Leftovers - svaniti nel nulla», una nuova serie su Sky Atlantic (giovedì, ore 21.10). Letteralmente, «leftovers» significa «quelli che sono rimasti» e indica le persone scampate a un misterioso evento che ha fatto sparire, del tutto improvvisamente e inaspettatamente, il due per cento della popolazione mondiale. Famiglie separate, amanti e amici divisi, relazioni lasciate in sospeso: i rimasti non hanno nemmeno i corpi degli scomparsi da piangere e si arrangiano commissionando statue di cera da seppellire. Peggio della morte c’è solo l’assenza inspiegabile. La vicenda si focalizza sulla comunità di una cittadina di provincia, Mapelton, e su come alcuni dei suoi abitanti fronteggino il dolore: il sacerdote che si appella alla fede, il capo della polizia locale (Justin Theroux) che deve fare i conti con i suoi figli ribelli e con il naufragio del suo matrimonio. C’è anche un gruppo di persone che si è riunito in una specie di setta, i «Colpevoli sopravvissuti»: vestiti di bianco, chiusi nel mutismo, si sono incaricati attraverso i loro sguardi fissi e insistenti di ricordare quello che tutti vogliono provare a dimenticare, cioè che non si supera mai veramente una perdita. La serie è stata creata da Tom Perrotta, che ha scritto il romanzo Svaniti nel nulla, e Damon Lindelof, che è stato uno degli autori di «Lost». Per questo, si è presto scatenata un’accesa discussione, non priva di accenti negativi. Il fatto è che, almeno per queste prime puntate, «Leftovers» è ben poco paragonabile a «Lost»: i misteri restano sullo sfondo e quello che conta di più, come già dice il titolo, sono le loro conseguenze sulle vite dei personaggi, le reazioni degli esseri umani di fronte allo smarrimento dell’essere sopravvissuti".
(Aldo Grasso, 14.08.2014)
mercoledì 30 luglio 2014
giovedì 3 luglio 2014
(ANSA) - ROMA - All'improvviso e senza una spiegazione plausibile, il 2% della popolazione mondiale sparisce. The Leftovers, pero', e' molto di piu': e' il racconto del dramma di coloro che restano (i "leftovers" appunto), quelli che, distrutti da un evento misterioso, lottano per una vita che deve continuare. The Leftovers, la nuova serie evento targata HBO, arriva su Sky Atlantic HD da stasera con una prima visione a pochi giorni dalla premiere americana. Adattamento televisivo dell'omonimo romanzo "Svaniti nel nulla" di Tom Perrotta, definito da Stephen King come "il miglior episodio di Ai confini della realta' che abbiate mai visto", The Leftovers e' stata scritta e prodotta da Damon Lindelof, co-creatore della serie cult Lost con all'attivo le sceneggiature di Prometheus, Star Trek e World War Z. Le dieci puntate della serie prendono il via tre anni dopo questo fenomeno tragico e misterioso, soffermandosi non tanto sulle ripercussioni a livello planetario, bensi' su cio' che accade ad una piccola comunita' del New Jersey, gli abitanti della cittadina di Mapleton. Con un ribaltamento del punto di vista, per cui al centro della vicenda non ci sono gli scomparsi, Lindelof propone l'affresco di una comunita' in costante lotta per mantenere una parvenza di normalita' malgrado tutto. Uno specchio che riflette debolezze, frustrazioni, ma anche speranza e voglia di combattere per il proprio futuro. Dove la ragione non riesce a dare un'interpretazione plausibile, si andra' a creare lo spazio per nuovi culti e sette misteriose, anche se la spiegazione di tutto cio' che sta avvenendo potrebbe essere da sempre sotto gli occhi di tutti, in quei passi della Bibbia che preconizzano il rapimento della Chiesa. Il cast e' d'eccezione: Justin Theroux (Mulholland Drive, Six Feet Under) interpreta il capo della polizia Kevin Garvey costretto a confrontarsi costantemente con i problemi della comunita' ma anche quelli all'interno della propria famiglia. La moglie Laurie e' interpretata da Amy Brenneman e, tra le eccellenze del cast, Liv Tyler (Io ballo da sola, Armageddon, La trilogia de Il signore degli anelli) nel ruolo di Meg Abbott. Christopher Eccleston (The Others) interpreta il reverendo Matt che, di fronte al misterioso caso non perde la fede: sa esattamente a cosa si trova davanti. Tutto cio' di cui ha bisogno e' che la gente abbia fiducia in lui.
mercoledì 25 giugno 2014
Articolo di Kathleen French per "Arts.Mic"
"There was a time when summer was dead for television — a creativity wasteland filled with reruns and daytime schlock. Indeed, quality TV during the summer months is a recent phenomenon and now that it's officially summer, it's a phenomenon we are ready to enjoy. Given this golden age, networks are upping the ante year-round. These are the programs your friends will be (or at least should be) talking about this summer. Queue up the DVR, get your streaming schedule ready or just settle in at the actual times when these shows are actually on TV. However you choose to watch, happy viewing.
1. "Almost Royal" (BBC America)
Saturdays at 10 p.m. (ET)
Fan of British humor? Then you should be watching BBC America's first original comedy-reality show, it's brilliance is in keeping with the mockumentary tradition of The Office. This time 'round, the subjects are two spoiled, aristocratic siblings who are touring the United States and attempting to understand American culture. The show's stars are Ed Gamble and Amy Hoggart, both young comedians to keep an eye on. The premiere was this past Saturday, so catch up before next week.
2. "Tyrant" (FX)
This 10-part drama series, brought to you by Homeland developers Howard Gordon and Gideon Raff, follows protagonist Bassam Al Fayeed, a renowned pediatrician based in L.A., as he returns with his wife and two teenage children to the fictional Arab country Baladi after a 20-year self-imposed exile. The twist? His father used to be the dictator. Baladi is still embroiled in political turmoil, and Al Fayeed and his family are drawn back into the conflict. Anything from the minds of the Homeland team is sure to make a few waves.
3. "Girl Meets World" (Disney)
Feeling really nostalgic? Disney is rebooting Boy Meets World, to the tune of Girl Meets World. Cory and Topanga are now married with kids, and the show centers on their 12-year-old daughter Riley as she presumably tries to find her Cory/Topanga equivalent. Though Mr. Feeny will not be reprising his role as a series regular (Cory is Riley's history teacher, after all), a large number of Boy Meets World alums are confirmed to reappear, including William Daniels (Mr. Feeny), Lee Norris ("Minkus"), Betsy Randle (Amy Matthews), William Russ (Alan Matthews) and Rider Strong (Shawn). We don't care how corny it looks, we're watching.
4. "The Leftovers" (HBO)
Premieres: Sunday, June 29, at 10 p.m. (ET)
5. "Extant" (CBS)
There has been a lot of buzz around this series, executive produced by none other than Steven Spielberg and starring Halle Berry as an astronaut who has returned home after a year in space. Here's where things get weird: in her health exam back on Earth, Berry's character learns that she's pregnant, though this is "impossible," given she was on a solo mission.
Wait, it gets weirder: the son she has with her husband is actually a machine … who appears to know a thing or two about the potential extinction of humanity. Extant has positioned itself as a show with a lot of questions. The question on our end is how well it will answer them.
6. "Welcome To Sweden" (NBC)
Can you ever have too much Amy Poehler? Did you even know there was more Poehler to have? Poehler has a brother, and her brother has a new comedy coming to NBC (which NBC has already renewed for a second season). More Poehlers. Greg Poehler stars in the largely autobiographical show about how, after 12 years of practicing law in New York City, he moves to Sweden to follow his girlfriend. Greg knows nothing about Swedish culture or the language, and hijinks ensue.
Along with appearances by Amy, Will Ferrell, Aubrey Plaza and Gene Simmons are all slated to make cameos.
7. "The Strain" (FX)
Looking for a new show to watch while cowering behind your couch? Then your hunt can stop with Guillermo del Toro (Pan's Labyrinth) and Carlton Cuse's (Lost) new vampire series. An outbreak of vampirism (à la zombie-ism in World War Z) has struck New York City, and one CDC doctor is at the helm of trying to find a cure. Don't roll your eyes: This is not a show about nice or sparkly vampires. These are not vampires that will carry you on their back and call you a "spider monkey." They are terrifying monsters who kill anyone in sight.
8. "Manhattan" (WGN)
There is a lot of potential for WGN’s Manhattan, executive produced by Sam Shaw, a former writer for Showtime's Masters of Sex. The series is set in 1943, in a secluded New Mexico town harboring the scientists working on the most top-secret project of all: the first atomic bomb. Charting the relationships between the scientists and their families as they wrestle with the implications of their work, Manhattan is definitely worth checking out.
9. "The Quest" (ABC)
Someone at ABC let an executive producer from The Lord of the Rings create a reality television show, and it is absolutely everything that you would want from someone with those credentials. Premise? LARPing: coming to a TV near you. "Normal" adults dressed like they're at a Renaissance Faire battle an army of orcs (played by actors) to defend their ice kingdom and tiny castles on television. This could be one of the most entertaining reality shows in a long while. Who doesn't want to watch a bunch of actual adults fight elaborately styled orc-actors in the service of an imaginary monarchy?
10. "Knick" (Cinemax)
The Knick is hands-down one of the most talked-about debuts of the summer, reason No. 1 being that it briefly brought Steven Soderbergh out of retirement to direct the 10-episode season. The show takes place in turn-of-the-century New York, and stars Clive Owen as a surgeon who is determined to push every boundary to save lives. In the recently released trailer, it appears that means the surgeon's methodology isn't always precisely legal or ethical. Earlier teasers flashed the tagline "Surgery wasn't always science." There's a distinctly creepy vibe to the show (a little American Horror Story), so it will be interesting to see where the series goes, particularly given that its creators, Jack Amiel and Michael Begler, have been behind far more family-friendly films like Big Miracle and Raising Helen.
11. "Legends" (TNT)
Legends follows FBI agent Martin Odum (Sean Bean), who operates deep undercover but can and does consistently change identities. The problem becomes (in a Bourne-esque twist) that Odum begins to doubt who he actually is. The show is based off the novel by Robert Littell and has executive producers from Homeland and 24, with a premiere directed by David Semel (Homeland, Hannibal, American Horror Story). If Legends proves to be as good as the concept is intriguing, then TNT may find itself contending for awards with networks like HBO, Showtime, AMC and FX next year. Are there any new shows you're excited about that aren't included in this list? Make sure to post them in the comment section below.
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