domenica 26 maggio 2013

L'EDICOLA DI LOU - Stralci, cover e commenti sui telefilm dai media italiani e stranieri

CORRIERE DELLA SERA
Stephen Amell di "Arrow": "Queen non ha superpoteri, ma vorrei difendere i diritti gay al matrimonio"
"È un Robin Hood 2.0, capace di scoccare 29 frecce in un minuto, sempre a bersaglio. Meglio dell'infallibile pistolero strabico. Al berretto verde classico dell'arciere di Sherwood preferisce un cappuccio di felpa, molto più underground. A dargli il braccio per armare l'arco, l'attore Stephen Amell. Canadese, 31 anni. Una carriera in ascesa. Con il timbro di Entertainment Weekly che lo ha eletto volto rivelazione 2012/2013.È lui la Freccia Verde di Arrow, la serie tv che nasce dal fumetto. La trama, liofilizzata in due righe, è come tante. È l'eroe di Starling City che combatte il crimine sulla scorta di una black list lasciatagli dal padre prima di morire. Il debutto in America (4 milioni di spettatori) è stato il più alto del network Cw negli ultimi 4 anni. Qui (lunedì l'ultima puntata su Italia 1) è stato il più visto nella stagione (Ncis e Elementary, entrambi Rai2, completano il podio) con numeri che un telefilm non faceva da tempo: tre milioni e mezzo di spettatori per la puntata più vista (12,6% di share).Racconta Stephen Amell: «Ho sempre voluto recitare un personaggio intrepido, che persegue qualcosa fino in fondo. Abbiamo cercato di rendere Freccia Verde il più reale possibile, in fondo non ha nessun superpotere. Il produttore David Nutter quando ha realizzato Smallville voleva trovare l'umanità in Clark Kent-Superman. Anche qui stiamo facendo lo stesso con Oliver Queen-Freccia Verde». Come ogni ragazzino che si rispetti i fumetti hanno fatto parte della sua crescita. In tema ha gusti poco global. «Mi piaceva Lobo». Un palestratissimo sicario interstellare dagli occhi di brace, un cacciatore di taglie del pianeta Czarnia. «Il primo fumetto che ho letto a 11/12 anni era la storia di Lobo che va al Polo Nord per uccidere Babbo Natale. Una storia molto dark. Mi piacevano molto i fumetti, leggevo Spawn e Superman». Da 50 sfumature di verde a 50 sfumature di grigio il passo è breve come salire qualche gradino della scala dei colori. Si era parlato di lui come possibile protagonista del film tratto dallo scandalo editoriale da 30 milioni di copie. «Ho avuto un incontro con la casa di produzione che sta facendo il film e ne abbiamo parlato. L'ho scritto sulla mia pagina Facebook ed è diventata subito una notizia. Spero che facciano il film e qualcuno sarà bravissimo in quel ruolo. Ma quella persona non sarò io». Lo scoglio comunque non sarebbero state le scene di nudo: «Non è un problema. La cosa che ti rende nervoso nelle scene di nudo è quando non sei solo, la dinamica tra i due attori. Non è il fatto di essere davanti a tante persone, perché non sono loro quelle che devi baciare». Sui suoi desideri d'attore è onnivoro: «Mi piace molto la commedia, mi diverte l'idea di improvvisare. Ma allo stesso tempo è affascinante interpretare qualcuno che ha un lato un po' buio. Quando la gente non sa se ha di fronte un eroe o un cattivo, se le sue intenzioni sono buone o cattive». Ha iniziato la carriera come gigolo in Hung, è apparso nella serie tv Queer as Folk sulla comunità gay. «Il matrimonio dovrebbe essere per tutti. Alcune delle più appassionate relazioni di cui sono stato testimone sono di coppie dello stesso sesso. Parità di diritti per tutti». (Renato Franco, 25.05.2013)

giovedì 23 maggio 2013

NEWS - Morti di fame. La parodia porno di "The Walking Dead" scatena le proteste per non aver scelto un attore asiatico nei panni di Glenn
Articolo tratto da "eWalstreeter" 
Known for its hardcore X-rated parodies of the horror genre—Evil Head, Fuckenstein, Re-Penetrator to name a few (links NSFW)—porn company Burning Angel just wrapped filming on its spoof of AMC's The Walking Dead. Writer/director/actress Joanna Angel published behind-the-scenes photos of the cast in makeup on her blog. Mixed in with the special effects decayed zombie flesh and bloody wounds is a shot of a caucasian man with yellow foundation and his eyes taped back to give them a slanted look. He's playing Glenn, an Asian-American. In both the comic book and the TV show Glenn is of Korean descent and played by Korean-American actor Steven Yeun.
Perhaps Angel couldn't find an Asian person to play Glenn for a number of different reasons. (Maybe Keni Styles wasn't in her budget?) Glenn is a pivotal character in The Walking Dead, so it's understandable that she couldn't cut him from the script. But if there's a complete and utter lack of Asian porn performers (doubtful), then why not just abandon the attempt to stay "racially true" to the original? It's not like the show uses Glenn's ethnicity as a plot point; it doesn't define him. You could cast anyone in the role. Angel defended her choice to put the actor in yellowface:

Alright, I know some of you lame asses were offended by me turning someone non-Asian into someone Asian, but Danny is an important member of the BurningAngel family and I really wanted him in this movie –- and he actually has a lot of similar features as Glenn and made the most sense to play him. Around election time, I aged Danny about 60 years and turned him into Joe Biden. In Evil Head, we gave him an 80's looking wig. I was not doing this to make fun of anyone of any race -– I did this because it was a parody. So all you over-sensitive PC people: calm down.

"I did it because it was a parody," isn't exactly a defense; ironically it's more of an explanation of why people found it offensive, as the whole meaning of "parody" is to imitate something for the purpose of ridicule.
Angel found a black actress to play the part of Katana-swinging Michonne. One has to wonder if she had been forced to cast a white actress, would she have put her in blackface? Or would that have been crossing the line?

mercoledì 22 maggio 2013

TWITTER-JAM - Le migliori twittate seriali

lunedì 20 maggio 2013

PICCOLO GRANDE SCHERMO/L'EDICOLA DI LOU - "Star Trek Into Darkness" sbanca e sbarca là dove nessun predecessore è giunto prima
VARIETY
Il nuovo "Star Trek Into Darkness" sbanca i botteghini e arriva là, dove nessun film della saga è giunto prima
"J.J. Abrams sets his filmmaking to “stun” for “Star Trek Into Darkness,” a sequel in every respect equal or even superior to its splendid 2009 predecessor, which lovingly and cleverly rebooted Gene Roddenberry’s long-running space opera following the black hole of 2002’s “Star Trek Nemesis.” Markedly grander in scale, although never at the expense of its richly human (and half-human) characters, “Into Darkness” may not boldly go where no “Trek” adventure has gone before, but getting there is such a well-crafted, immensely pleasurable ride that it would be positively Vulcan to nitpick. Global box office cume should easily warp past the prior pic’s $385 million for this sturdy Paramount tentpole, which opens overseas May 9 before beaming down Stateside one week later.
Abrams, whose last pic was the lyrical “E.T.”/“Close Encounters” homage “Super 8,” here tips his hat to the “Indiana Jones” series, opening with a thrilling setpiece that finds Kirk (Chris Pine) and Bones (the sly, loose-limbed Karl Urban) on the run from a tribe of very angry natives on the planet Nibiru. The natives, decked out in head-to-toe clay body paint, shimmer like human ceramics as they chase the Starfleet officers through a crimson forest, the lush colors of returning d.p. Dan Mindel all but searing the screen. Meanwhile, Spock (Zachary Quinto) toils away nearby, attempting to insert a high-tech ice cube into the raging volcano that threatens to destroy Nibiru and its inhabitants — a dangerous mission that quickly goes awry, building to a classic “Trek” standoff between stubborn Vulcan logic and impulsive human emotion.


The Enterprise crew has scarcely recovered from that one when, back on Earth, a terror bombing lays waste to a top-secret Starfleet intelligence facility and brings to the fore a new galactic baddie: a rogue Starfleet officer named John Harrison (Benedict Cumberbatch) who claims credit for the attack and, after an equally brazen follow-up, hightails it deep into Klingon-controlled space. The hawkish Adm. Marcus (Peter Weller) dispatches the Enterprise in hot pursuit, with this familiar-sounding objective: Shoot first, ask questions later, and avoid starting a war with the locals. Welcome to “Star Trek Into Zero Dark Thirty.”
Only, this John Harrison is a slippery sort who, when given the chance, claims not to be the villain at all, but rather a pawn in someone else’s deadlier scheme. And for much of its running time, “Star Trek Into Darkness” makes a good guessing game out of whether this mysterious stranger with the glacial glare and bones seemingly made of steel is friend, foe or — like the “old Spock” of Abrams’ first “Trek” — a little bit of history repeating. It hardly matters, because whatever Cumberbatch is playing, he’s wonderful to watch, infusing the movie with the kind of exotic grandeur Eric Bana’s wan Romulan henchman (arguably the weakest link in the 2009 film) largely lacked. Also making her maiden “Trek” voyage is the lovely Alice Eve as an ambitious science officer who lies her way on to the Enterprise deck and makes goo-goo eyes with the good Captain. She is not, it turns out, the ship’s only stowaway.
Having previously established an alternate “Trek” timeline in which all the events of prior series and movies still happened, but aren’t necessarily doomed to recur, Abrams and returning writers Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman (now joined by “Lost” co-creator Damon Lindelof) here take that idea and run with it, invoking prior “Trek” lore when it suits them, freely branching off into new directions when it doesn’t. (Hell, there’s even some trouble with a tribble.) It’s a tricky business, balancing reverence with reinvention, but like the young Kirk, Abrams seems altogether more comfortable in the captain’s chair this time — not just in the large-scale action scenes, but particularly in the quieter ones, where you can sense his real investment in these characters and his confident touch with actors.

The film builds particularly well on the burgeoning Kirk-Spock friendship, with Pine showing reserves of vulnerability and doubt beneath his cocksure exterior, while Quinto adds gravitas to Spock’s eternal inner conflict — and his deepening romance with Lt. Uhura (Zoe Saldana). But make no mistake: The action, when it comes, is superbly executed, whether it’s giant vessels making mincemeat of one another, or the simpler excitements of old-fashioned hand-to-hand combat and foot chases through crowded promenades.
The best, even-numbered films in the original “Trek” film franchise were shaped by the guiding intelligence of writer-director Nicholas Meyer, who laced the Starfleet jargon with high-toned literary references and a gently self-mocking sense of humor. Abrams, too, manages to keep the mood buoyant even when the fate of the universe is hanging in the balance, more than earning his tears when he finally decides to milk them. But if Meyer’s primary references were Shakespeare, Dickens and Conan Doyle, Abrams’ are Spielberg, John Hughes and Cameron Crowe. In defiance of the self-congratulatory snark that has become de rigueur in Hollywood franchise fare, he brings a shimmering pop romanticism to “Trek’s” stalwart ideals of friendship, heroism and self-sacrifice. There’s something bold about that, indeed.
“Into Darkness” is a beautifully modulated and sustained piece of work across the board, with visual effects that seamlessly meld live-action and computer-animated elements, given further texture by old-fashioned celluloid
lensing (with 65mm Imax used for key action scenes). Post-production 3D conversion by Stereo D ranks among the best of its kind. The Enterprise has rarely looked sleeker than it does on production designer Scott Chambliss’ sets. Adding the cherry to the top of this cinematic sundae, composer Michael Giacchino’s soaring score once again revives Alexander Courage’s immortal Trek theme for the closing credits".
(Scott Foundas)
GOSSIP - Black magic women! Jennifer Morrison and Emmy Rossum at Billboard Music Awards

sabato 18 maggio 2013

IL GIOCO DEI TELEFILM - Heyyyyyy! Anche Fonzie gioca al "Gioco dei Telefilm"!
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venerdì 17 maggio 2013

GOSSIP - Janel Parrish di “PLL”, l’unica crisi che conosce è..fetish
Altro che crisi economica! Janel Parrish di "Pretty Little Liars" (la terza stagione inedita su Mya ogni giovedì) ha fatto il suo personalissimo “coming out”: non riesce a vivere senza le sue adorate scarpe dal tacco 12. Una sorta di feticismo all’ennesima potenza. “Adoro le mie scarpe, ne posseggo una quarantina degli stilisti più vari, tutte con gli stiletti visto che sono bassina”, ha confessato l’attrice di origini hawaiiane a “Us Weekly”; “il mio problema è che, nonostante io ne usi più che altro 6 o 7 paia, detesto non avere la possibilità di scelta e così quando viaggio mi porto dietro tutte e 70 le calzature! In attesa di comprarne un paio di Christian Louboutin, visto che di quella griffe non ne ho ancora uno...!”. Questi son problemi, vuoi mettere?... (Notizia tratta dalla Newsletter di Qui Mediaset

giovedì 16 maggio 2013

NEWS - Tutt'altro che "The Fall"! Gillian Anderson manda la BBC2 nell'empireo


Notizia tratta da "The Hollywood Reporter" 
The Fall became BBC Two’s biggest drama series launch in eight years on Monday night.
The series dominated its time-slot and opened with an average audience of 3.5 million and 15.4 percent share, peaking at 3.6 million, making it the highest drama series launch on the channel since Rome in 2005. It also beat the BBC Two slot average of 1.79 million (7.4 percent) for the past 12 months.
Starring Gillian Anderson and Jamie Dornan, The Fall is a psychological thriller that examines the lives of two hunters. One is a serial killer who stalks his victims at random in and around Belfast and the other is a talented female Detective Superintendent on secondment from the Metropolitan Police who is brought in to catch him.
Produced by Artists Studio and written by Allan Cubitt (The Runaway, Murphy’s Law, Prime Suspect), the five episodes follow the police investigation uncovering the intricate story of the lives entangled by a series of murders – both the killer's and the victims’ families.
BBC Head of Drama Northern Ireland, Stephen Wright, says: “I am thrilled with the audience’s response to episode one of The Fall and delighted for Allan Cubitt who created the show. It is a testament to the talent and dedication of the cast and crew in Belfast where Line Of Duty, series two is currently shooting.” 
Ben Stephenson, Controller, BBC Drama, adds: “In a week that has seen BBC Drama enjoy record success at the BAFTAs, winning 7 out of 8 awards, it’s particularly gratifying to see the audience reaction to the launch of BBC Two’s new original British drama The Fall – an outstandingly imagined piece of series television.”
NEWS - Pazze sulle terrazze! HBO dà via libera alla versione gay di "Girls" con Jonathan Groff di "Glee"
Articolo tratto da Hollywood.com+The Hollywood Reporter
If your favorite part of Girls was Andrew Rannells' bitingly humorous Elijah, Hannah's gay ex-boyfriend slash roommate, then your life is about to get a whole lot better. HBO just gave the go-ahead to a project that sounds just like Girls except all of the characters are guys...and gay...and live in San Francisco.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, the network ordered eight episodes of an untitled show from producer Sarah Condon (Bored to Death), David Marshall Grant (Brothers & Sisters) and writer/producer Michael Lannan. The show stars Glee's Jonathan Groff as one of a trio of gay dudes who live in San Fran and get up to wacky antics and explore the world of the modern gay man. That sounds like there is going to be a Grindr subplot! The pilot, which HBO obviously loved, was directed by Andrew Haigh who made critically-loved gay indie Weekend, so I have high hopes.
The show doesn't have a name, but I don't think I'll be the first to suggest Boys. Or GaysGay BoysGurls?

martedì 14 maggio 2013

L'EDICOLA DI LOU - Stralci, cover e commenti sui telefilm dai media italiani e stranieri

CORRIERE DELLA SERA
Grasso che cola sull'AIART per le accuse a "Il Trono di Spade"
"Su Sky Cinema, ha preso il via la terza stagione di «Il trono di spade», la saga ispirata ai libri di George R. R. Martin. Avremo ancora modo di parlarne, per ribadire che raramente si è visto un racconto tv così imponente, un fantasy riveduto e corretto da un drammaturgo shakespeariano, un apologo sul potere, inteso come forza dirompente che regola i destini dell'umanità dai suoi primordi, sull'amore, sul tradimento, sulla fedeltà. Stupisce non poco lo sconsiderato attacco che Luca Borgomeo, presidente dell'Aiart, ha rivolto alla serie e in particolare a Carlo Freccero, direttore di Rai4, la rete che ripropone la prima stagione: «Il programma è volgare, pornografico con insistite scene di violenza e di sesso, quasi gli autori fossero impegnati a ottenere l'oscar della depravazione. È tollerabile che la Rai, servizio pubblico, alle 21 entri con un programma a luci rosse nelle case degli italiani?». Forse di mezzo c'è solo una questione personale. Tempo fa, Borgomeo aveva tentato di bloccare la serie «Fisica e chimica», sempre trasmessa da Rai4, ma è stato clamorosamente sconfessato dall'Agicom. Adesso ci riprova. Borgomeo, nella sua crociata contro la pornografia, sbaglia bersaglio. Intanto perché Rai4 non è una rete generalista e poi perché, per prudenza, alcuni tagli sono stati fatti. Seguendo i criteri di Borgomeo metà delle storie della letteratura, del cinema, del teatro sarebbero finite sul rogo. Ma il problema principale non è questo. Compito di un educatore non è quello di insegnare ai giovani la lettura della banalità (alla scontatezza ci arrivano da soli e i palinsesti ne sono pieni); no, il suo compito è insegnare a leggere il difficile, la grammatica della complessità, la rappresentazione del mistero. Il male non prevarrà finché proseguirà lo sforzo di capire, di interrogare la tenebra". 
(Aldo Grasso, "Corriere della Sera")

lunedì 13 maggio 2013

NEWS - Fermi tutti, è l'invenzione del secolo! Un programma cancella gli spoiler da Twitter
Articolo tratto da "Rivista Studio"
Quante volte vi siete rovinati la sorpresa dell’ultima puntata di un telefilm per colpa di un tweet “disattento”? Gli spoiler sono alcuni dei problemi endemici della vita sui social network. Eppure, una ragazzina diciassettenne del New Hampshire potrebbe aver risolto l’annosa questione.
Jennie Lamere è di Nashua, cittadina americana a due passi da Boston, e le piace costruire robot, fare passeggiate e – soprattutto – partecipare a gare di hacking. L’ultima a cui ha preso parte, il Tvnext Hack di Boston, l’ha vinta – sbaragliando un’ottantina di concorrenti – grazie a Twivo, un’estensione per Google Chrome che permette agli utenti di Twitter di escludere temporaneamente dalla propria timeline i messaggi che parlano di una determinata serie tv. A breve andrà in onda l’ultima di Game of Thrones, ma il vostro amico l’ha già vista in lingua originale e si sente in dovere di diffonderne i contenuti? Twivo tornerà certamente utile.
Jennie – che era l’unica ragazza in gara all’evento – ha già incassato la sponsorizzazione di Furious Minds, una compagnia tech che la aiuterà a realizzare il prodotto finito nel giro di qualche settimana. L’idea di Twivo le è venuta la sera prima di Tvnext. Spoiler alert: la sua pensata avrà fortuna.
(via)

Nello screenshot: il programma di Jennie Lamere all’opera

domenica 12 maggio 2013

NEWS - "Arrow", sotto il vestito il successo
Uno degli ingredienti del successo di "Arrow" - serie tv più vista in Italia nel 2013 - risiede anche nel costume del protagonista interpretato da Stephen Amell. Non è un caso che a vestire l'eroe del serial di Italia 1 in onda ogni lunedì sia stata chiamata la vincitrice del premio Oscar Colleen Atwood ("Edward Mani di Forbice" e "Alice in Wonderland" tra gli altri titoli per i quali ha lavorato). "Ho preso il fumetto e la sceneggiatura televisiva come spunto, ma poi ho tentato di modernizzare il personaggio", spiega Atwood; "ho preferito stemperare i toni accesi del verde che caratterizzano le strips, puntando su una tonalità 'sporca', più metropolitana, con tessuti che possano permettere movimenti da tutti i giorni e di mimetizzarsi tra la folla, indurre a pensare che il protagonista non abbia nulla dei classici super-eroi sgargianti del grande schermo, piuttosto che sia uno di noi, umano, che non abbia quell'animo limpido e puro di un giustiziere senza macchia?". (Notizia tratta dalla Newsletter di Qui Mediaset)

sabato 11 maggio 2013

NEWS - Compilation! Tutte le serie cancellate e rinnovate fino ad oggi!

venerdì 10 maggio 2013

TWITTER-JAM - Fuck cancer!
NEWS - Ultima ora! "Touch" cancellato, "The Carrie Diaries", "Parks&Rec" e "Nikita" rinnovate, "24" potrebbe diventare miniserie con Sutherland




giovedì 9 maggio 2013

GOSSIP - Clamoroso al Cibali! Ian Somerhalder e Nina Dobrev si son lasciati!
Notizia tratta da "Tv Guide"
It seems like Vampire Diaries power couple Nina Dobrev and Ian Somerhalder aren't only having relationship drama on-screen this season. The real-life couple, who have been publicly linked since 2010, have split, according to Us Weekly.
Dobrev and Somerhalder are "consummate professionals" who "will continue to work together and remain best friends, which is where the relationship started," a source tells Us.

Somerhalder may have alluded to the breakup on Twitter Thursday morning, where he posted, "A THOUGHT FOR TODAY: People change and forget to tell each other. -Lillian Hellman, playwright (1905-1984)."
A rep for Dobrev tells TVGuide.com: "We don't comment on our clients' personal lives."
TWITTER-JAM - Le migliori twittate seriali

martedì 7 maggio 2013

L'EDICOLA DI LOU - Stralci, cover e commenti sui telefilm dai media italiani e stranieri

VARIETY
Dove sono le serie tv d'acchiappo?
"As the upfronts approach, it’s hard to scope out pilot pickup buzz at the major broadcast nets this year because there are few clear heat-seekers.
The big bets of this year’s development crop were made early on in the cycle (last summer and fall) and for the most part have retained their front-runner status: ABC’s “Marvel’s Agents of Shield” with the Whedon clan; CBS’ redo of “Beverly Hills Cop”; NBC’s 22-episode throwdown for the Michael J. Fox domestic laffer; Andy Samberg and Andre Braugher in Fox’s cop comedy “Brooklyn 99″; and the union of David E. Kelley and Robin Williams in CBS’ “Crazy Ones.”
J.J. Abrams has his minimum allotment of two pilots: Fox’s robot-cops vehicle and “Believe” with Alfonso Cuaron at NBC. David Shore is said to be looking promising with ABC drama “Doubt.”
The fuzzy picture for next season’s series pickups will clear up a little this week as the broadcast nets begin their formal pilot screenings. Here’s hoping there is more sizzle on the screen than there seems to be at this stage. The nets need some flash after a ho-hum 2012-13 season.
There are notable in-demand thesps on the pilot roster this year — Toni Collette, Greg Kinnear, Josh Holloway, Debra Messing, Rainn Wilson among them — but not so much in the way of eye-popping, mold-breaking material. Procedural dramas abound, as do ensemble comedies about various combos of thirtysomething friends (“Friends” still casts a looonnng shadow).
Some of the most creative ideas have come in the form of nontraditional casting decisions.
“Office” alum Wilson is set for a dramatic turn as a misanthropic homicide detective in CBS’ “Backstrom” (it’s got a Swedish pedigree so ’nuff said), especially with Dennis Haysbert along for the ride. Christopher Meloni is leaving the serious law-and-order biz for a sitcom turn in Fox’s father-son laffer “I Suck at Girls,” which has good buzz. Wendell Pierce of “The Wire” and “Treme” is lending his mellifluous baritone to the Michael J. Fox sitcom (he’ll have to watch his language on broadcast TV).
CBS has put Beau Bridges, Margo Martindale, J.B. Smoove and Will Arnett under one roof for writer Greg Garcia’s untitled father-son comedy, which has momentum at the Eye. With that cast, who needs a script? Also gaining steam at CBS is comedy “Friends With Better Lives,” an ensembler featuring Kevin Connolly and James Van Der Beek. It is fortified by having been directed by James Burrows, who has a hell of a pilot-pickup track record.
At ABC, Adam Goldberg’s comedy with the colorful but soon-to-change title “How the Fuck Am I Normal” is hot enough to begin making staffing offers. At Fox there’s a lot of chatter about domestic laffer “The Gabriels” from Justin Hurwitz and Andrew Gurland.
NBC is said to be high on Jason Katims’ spin on “About a Boy.” A sleeper to watch at the Peacock is comedy “Welcome to the Family” from writer Mike Sikowitz, which revolves around a culture clash of white and Latino families brought together by an unplanned pregnancy. Writer DJ Nash’s comedy “Then Came Elvis,” featuring Harold Perrineau and Parker Posey, also has traction at the Peacock.
Drama-wise, ABC is said to be ready to roll on “Lucky 7,” a redo of a British drama about a group of supermarket employees who win the lottery. Fox likes the look of Kinnear as a charming rogue lawyer in “Rake” — a tonal successor to “House,” no doubt.
There are always a few no-brainers. ABC’s “Agents of Shield” drama is getting on the air unless we all wake up on May 14 (the day of ABC’s upfront presentation) in a parallel world where Disney doesn’t control the Marvel Universe. CBS wants Kim Raver in its stable of stars, which bodes well for the “NCIS: Red” spinoff that the network test-drove as a two-episode arc last month.
Chuck Lorre’s Mom, starring Anna Faris and Allison Janney, is pretty much bulletproof at CBS, aided by a great script and swell cast.
I’m not sure what the reviews are yet for CBS’ legal drama “The Advocate,” from “Mentalist” man Bruno Heller, but I’ll be hunting down a screener just to see Ben McKenzie (fresh off a career-making role on “Southland”) work with the always-awesome CCH Pounder.
McG’s ABC drama “Westside” is also a must-obtain, if only to see what haunts he and writer Byron Balasco chose to feature in the drama set among warring families in Venice (California, not Italia). Angelenos, of course, know the beachside hamlet is not actually a city unto itself, but we’ll let that slide for artistic license — just as long as the Warner Bros. TV production doesn’t have telltale traces of Burbank in its backdrops.
(Cynthia Littleton, 07.05.2013)

lunedì 6 maggio 2013

NEWS - I 10 pilot prossimi venturi da non perdere secondo la bibbia "Tv Guide" (qual è il vostro preferito?)

About a Boy (NBC)
Starring: David WaltonMinnie Driver
Summary: Based on the Nick Hornsby novel and Hugh Grant film, a loutish bachelor (Walton) finds his priorities in life shifting after he befriends the awkward son (Benjamin Stockham) of his neighbor (Driver).
Pedigree: Parenthood's Jason Katims will write and executive-produce the comedy with originalBoy producers Robert DeNiroTim BevanEric Fellner and Jane RosenthalJon Favreau will helm the pilot.
Why we like it: Walton (Perfect CouplesBent) is perfectly cast as a man-child in this heartwarming comedy that makes us want to be a kid again.
Why it has a shot: It already has a built-in fan base, which will make NBC's job easier. Plus: The network is hot on Katims, after giving Parenthood a full 22-episode season.
Check out the complete list of ABC's pilots


Believe (NBC)
Starring: Jake McLaughlinKyle MacLachlan
Summary: An unlikely relationship develops between a young girl (Johnny Sequoyah) with a gift and a man (Jake McLaughlin) sprung from prison who has been tasked with protecting her from the evildoers who covet her power, among them Skouras (McLachlan), a mysterious billionaire.
Pedigree: Harry Potter's Alfonso Cuaron and The Forgotten's Mark Friedman will write and executive-produce the drama with Lost's J.J. Abrams and Bryan Burk.
Why we like it: The script was bursting with what will likely turn into visually stunning shots and effects at the hands of Cuaron.
Why it has a shot: The pedigree alone should be enough to land this drama a spot on the network's schedule, especially since Abrams' Bad Robot gave NBC its only bona fide hit last season with Revolution.

Beverly Hills Cop (CBS)
Starring: Eddie MurphyBrandon T. JacksonChristine Lahti
Summary: In a sorta-sequel to the movie franchise, the police officer son (Jackson) of Axel Foley (Murphy) patrols the rich and famous of Beverly Hills under the leadership of Lahti's Captain Chernick.
Pedigree: The Shield's Shawn Ryan will write and executive-produce the drama with Murphy.
Why we like it: Axel Foley's young son is just as hilarious — if not more so — than his legendary pops!
Why it has a shot: Even those who never saw the original films will be attracted to the lavish, gritty world of California's sunshine-noir. Plus: CBS isn't likely to pass up the opportunity to bring Murphy back to TV.

Brooklyn Nine-Nine (Fox)
Starring:Andy SambergAndre BraugherTerry Crews
Summary: A group of detectives — including Samberg, Braugher and Crews — form an odd family in a police precinct in an outermost neighborhood of New York City.
Pedigree: Parks and Recreation's Mike Schur and Dan Goor will write and executive-produce the comedy with 30 Rock's David Miner.
Why we like it: Samberg, the former SNL goofball, has a chance to prove he can navigate both comedy and tragedy, bringing to mind Hill Street Blues and M*A*S*H.
Why it has a shot: Schur, Goor and Samberg all know comedy cold.

Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (ABC)
Starring: Clark GreggMing-Na
Summary: It's based on Marvel Universe's fictional and secret law-enforcement agency, Strategic Hazard Intervention Espionage Logistic Directorate.
Pedigree: The AvengersJoss Whedon, Jed Whedon and Maurissa Tancharoen will write and executive-produce the drama.
Why we like it: An action-packed thrill ride that resurrects Agent Coulson (Gregg) and introduces Ming-Na as a steely new agent? Count us in!
Why it has a shot: The Avengers has grossed $1.5 billion worldwide. Need we say more? Fine, Whedon also brought BuffyAngel and Firefly to our TV screens!

Mom (CBS)
Starring: Anna FarisAllison Janney
Summary: A newly sober single mom (Faris) — who blames her own mother (Janney) for her issues — tries to pull her life together in Napa Valley.
Pedigree: Two and a Half Men's Chuck Lorre will write and executive-produce the comedy withMen's Eddie Gorodetsky.
Why we like it: True to form, Lorre doesn't skimp on the schadenfreude as Faris' hot mess Christy enables our own feelings of superiority.
Why it has a shot: It's doubtful CBS will say no to Lorre, who has given the network three hit series (Two and a Half MenThe Big Bang Theory and Mike & Molly). Plus: The chemistry between Faris and Janney is sure to be undeniable.

Oxygen (The CW)
Starring: Aimee TeegardenMatt Lanter
Summary: An epic romance ignites between a human girl (Teegarden) and an alien boy (Lanter) when he and eight others of his kind start attending high school in the suburbs.
Pedigree: The Good Wife's Meredith Averill will write and executive-produce the drama withMission: Impossible — Ghost Protocol producer Josh Appelbaum.
Why we like it: It feels like District 9-meets-Romeo and Juliet.
Why it has a shot: Sure, it's a Roswell-esque drama about aliens, but at its core, it's a high school love story — something at which The CW excels. Plus: 90210's Lanter and Friday Night Lights' Teegarden have valuable name recognition.

Rake (Fox)
Starring: Greg KinnearMiranda Otto
Summary: Kinnear stars as a brilliant, charming defense attorney whose biggest challenges existoutside the courtroom — he owes money to the IRS and a bookie, he's juggling overlapping affairs, and he has a cranky kid and an exhausted ex-wife (Otto).
Pedigree: Peter Duncan, creator of the original Australian series, and Rescue Me's Peter Tolan will write and executive-produce the drama.
Why we like it: It's not your typical legal series: Kinnear's character is at times more depraved than his clients, and watching his constant recalibration of his moral compass is intriguing.
Why it has a shot: Fox will likely want to repeat the success it had with bringing Kevin Bacon to TV in The Following by locking down Oscar nominee Kinnear. 

Super Fun Night (ABC)
Starring: Rebel Wilson
Summary: Kimmie (Wilson) and her two best friends (Lauren Ash and Liza Lapira) worry that their Friday-night tradition of staying home in their pajamas will be threatened when Kimmie gets a big promotion at her law firm and is invited to a party by the cute transfer from the London office (Kevin Bishop). It's time to take Super Fun Night on the road!
Pedigree: Wilson will write and executive-produce the comedy with Conan O'Brien and Conan'sJeff Ross.
Why we like it: As in all her roles, Wilson (BridesmaidsPitch Perfect) dives head-first into Kimmie, who is both pathetic and endearing -- but mostly pathetic. And let's be honest, we all want to spend Friday night in our PJs. This way, we can do it vicariously with a sympathetic, hilarious heroine.
Why it has a shot: Fat Amy Wilson is among the hottest names in comedy right now; of courseABC wants to be in business with her.

Tomorrow People (The CW)
Starring: Peyton ListRobbie Amell (Arrow star Stephen Amell's cousin), Mark Pellegrino
Summary: Based on the U.K. series of the same name, it's the story of a group of young people from around the globe — List and Amell among them — who represent the next stage in human evolution and possess special powers like teleportation and telepathy. They work together to defeat the forces of evil. Genre stable Pellegrino (Lost, RevolutionSupernatural) plays the villain.
Pedigree: Chuck's Phil Klemmer will write and executive-produce with The Vampire DiariesJulie Plec and Arrow's Greg Berlanti.
Why we like it: It's the promise that Heroes never quite fulfilled, combined with the CW's special talent for eye candy. Plus: What a great companion show for Arrow.
Why it has a shot: Ordering People to series would expand the network's relationship with Plec and Berlanti, two of the network's most valuable players.
Which of these pilots sounds the most promising to you?

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