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434pp, Tor Books, $24.95, ISBN 978-0765319074. There had never been anything quite like V the miniseries on NBC. First of all, it may be one of the earliest examples of viral marketing and secondly, the miniseries was suspenseful, surprising and entertaining. In the hands of creator Kenneth Johnson, we were presented with a taut story… [Continue Reading]
We haven’t talked about the new NBC series Crusoe since it’s just a wee bit out of our field, but then this morning we heard about some cool casting. In addition to Philip Winchester’s Crusoe, the cast now features Sam Neill (Jurassic Park), as a former business partner; Sean Bean (Lord of the Rings) as… [Continue Reading]
NBC has launched its website (http://www.nbc.com/Fear_Itself/) for Fear Itself and released the following information about the first three episodes: June 5: “The Sacrifice”, directed by Breck Eisner, scripted by Mick Garris from a story by Del Howison: Four criminals hole up in an old, snowy fort and encounter a beautiful and deadly trio of sirens…. [Continue Reading]
NBC has released the air date order for their horror anthology, Fear Itself, launching June 5. Here are the directors and the episode titles: Stuart Gordon, “Eater” Brad Anderson, “Spooked” Mary Haron, “Community” Breck Eisner, “The Sacrifice” John Landis, “In Sickness and in Health” Ronny Yu, “Family Man” Ernest Dickerson, “Something with Bite” Darren Bousman,… [Continue Reading]
As we near the June 5 debut of NBC’s thirteen installment series, Fear Itself, more information has been released. Two more directors have been announced: Rupert Wainwright (Stigmata) and John Dahl (Joy Ride). They join fellow helmers Larry Fessenden, John Landis, Stuart Gordon, Darren Bousman, Mary Harron, Ronny Yu and Breck Eisner. Dahl’s doppelganger story,… [Continue Reading]
We’re really not sure what’s scarier, the fact that NBC is ready to announce their fall schedule a month earlier than usual or the fact that they’ve picked up Knight Rider a series after the horrible telefilm last month. The new weekly will star soap vet Justin Bruening (All my Children) and Deanna Russo (Young… [Continue Reading]
One example of the Writer’s Strike having a long-term effect is the growth of cable channels and the need for the major networks to produce more original programming. NBC unveiled their schedule not only for the fall but all the way through August 2009. Of note to FM readers are the following shows beyond Fear… [Continue Reading]
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