NBC has released a trailer for the upcoming second season of Hannibal and…..damn. Just…damn.
The first season was a cornucopia of weird killings perpetrated by Hannibal Lector while he implicated Will Graham as the killer. Now, as Will tries to plead his case from behind bars, Jack Crawford and company try and discover the truth. By the looks of things at the very end of the trailer he finds out just that.
Hannibal returns on February 28th. It was, by far, my favorite new show of last year.
Are you still reeling from the events of Season 3? Well get ready because that was only half the fun from the third novel, A Storm of Swords. There is way more sex, death, sex, death, betrayal, death and sex to come. Including big deaths for a couple of main characters.
Why would I say something like that? Because every year when Game of Thrones fever comes back I relish making people who have only watched the show squirm. Sorry. If you want to change that, read a book…or go to Wikipedia.
The Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. look to have some TV competition in the form of James Gordon. Fox has won a bidding war for Gotham, a show centered on James Gordon when he is a detective in Gotham City before anyone ever heard of a man prowling the streets in a bat suit. Gotham was written by the creator of The Mentalist, Bruno Heller and has been given a series order by Fox so expect to see this on the schedule sooner rather than later. Next fall is the best bet.
Networks are quickly adding comic based series with Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. on ABC and Arrow on The CW. The Flash will be introduced on Arrow this season also with the possibility of his own series down the road.
Gotham could very easily work especially if the show takes a darker tone than people expect and focus on disturbing crimes like in Criminal Minds. Casting will be interesting also because I am thinking it will be a mid to late-40’s Gordon and fans will no doubt let their opinions be known if they do not agree with whoever takes on the role.
Breaking Bad is still a few weeks away from ending, but you super fans can go ahead and pre-order the collector’s set now.
Releasing on November 26th, the set comes with all five seasons in a handy barrel along with a coaster, booklet and apron. Be warned that you will be paying a pretty penny for this set, though I think this won’t deter some Walter White lovers.
Taking on Apple TV, Ouya and other Android based boxes at the same time is not an easy thing to do, but Sony is going for the win with the PS Vita TV. The small (6x10cm) box that will play PS Vita games, connect to the PS Network to play PSP and PS1 classics as well as connect to TV based services like Hulu and NicoNico Douga (in Japan). You can also use Sony’s great Twitter app.
The box has a slot for Vita games, memory cards, HDMI output, Ethernet ports and USB ports.
Not all Vita games will be available for play due to the various features the Vita utilizes like the touch screen, but over 100 Vita titles will be available.
The device can also be used to connect to the [amazon_link id=”B00CMQTVQO” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]Playstation 4[/amazon_link] for remote play when your console is not in the room with you. Am I the only one that thinks this is pure brilliance? If my PS4 is hooked up in my living room and I want to play it in my bedroom with my PS Vita TV in there I can just remote connect to the console? Nice.
PS Vita TV releases on November 14th in Japan for $100. A set that comes with a Dualshock 3 controller will cost $150. There is no worldwide release information.
Tuesday we reported that It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia was set to end its run after Season 10 per series star Glenn Howerton. Check out the original article here.
Done? OK, good.
Scratch all that.
Howerton is now saying that he was misquoted in the newest issue of Rolling Stone and that Sunny may, in fact, run past its tenth season.
Cue quote:
“That was a misquote in Rolling Stone, y’all. We’re signed on through 10 seasons, but may do more … It’s a great article in Rolling Stone. I just think he misunderstood when I said we’re only signed thru 10. We still might sign on for more … Easy on Rolling Stone, you guys. It was an honest mistake.”
Let’s hope this means we will get a Lethal Weapon 6 at some point.
Most shows that run eight years may be running a bit short of material, but that has never happened to [amazon_link id=”B000RW3VDE” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia[/amazon_link]. It has provided more out loud laughs, for me, than any other show this side of Archer. It is hard to believe the gang will be entering Season 9 this fall and now it is even harder to believe the end is in sight.
The show will end its run after the tenth season according to series star Glenn Howerton. The master of the D.E.N.N.I.S. system told of the series end in an interview with Rolling Stone.
“There’s a certain point where you wear out your welcome and we don’t want to do that. We want to leave them wanting more. We spend a lot of time trying to find new lines to cross. We’re not trying to offend people or gross them out, but we’re looking to surprise them. I think we’re proud of what we’ve done so far, so it’s time to stop. I’m sure there are already a few people who are like ‘Jesus Christ is that show still on? Go away.’”
Shows can’t run forever so get all the the Mac, Dennis, Charlie, Sweet Dee and Frank action while you still can. And if you have never even attempted to give Sunny a try…da fuq?
And always remember, the Nightman cometh.
Season 9 of Sunny will premiere on the new FXX network on September 4th at 9PM CST.
While we all sit and ponder on exactly how Agent Coulson is being brought back from the dead, let’s rejoice knowing that the music will be in very good hands.
Bear McCreary, who composes music for The Walking Dead and Defiance as well as the iconic music for Battlestar Galactica, will be handling the music side of Marvel’s TV venture. Here is hoping he can create a theme as memorable and set the tone for the show like he did for BSG and The Walking Dead.
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. will air Tuesday nights at 7PM CST this fall on ABC.
20 years ago on a random Friday night in September, a thirteen year old boy sat down to watch two new shows that would become some of the most memorable TV viewing of his life. One only lasted for one season (The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.) and the other would go on to run for nine seasons and 202 episodes reigniting the world’s obsession with aliens and the unknown.
20 years later The X-Files still stands up to most shows on the air today and to celebrate the anniversary there will a special panel at the San Diego Comic-Con. On Thursday, July 18th creator Chris Carter and Gillian Anderson will be joined by writers and producers David Amann, Vince Gilligan, Howard Gordon, Darin Morgan, Glen Morgan, John Shiban and Jim Wong to discuss the series and its place in sci-fi and TV history.
David Duchovny is not scheduled to appear…yet.
*UPDATE*
David Duchovny has confirmed that he WILL BE at the Comic-Con panel. So now it is a true reunion.
Well, it finally happened. The infamous RW. I waited not so patiently for three years for last night just to see the social media explosion and I was not disappointed in the least! If there is one thing about Game of Thrones (and George R.R. Martin), it is that you are fully vested in these characters and when an episode like “The Rains of Castamere” happens you are going to get a strong reaction.
How strong you may ask?
Well let’s take a look at a small sampling from YouTube last night of fans who filmed their friends and families watching the scene. I love the giggles of the fans who have obviously read the books as they watch their comrades absolutely LOSE. THEIR. SHIT.
Once again I must say:
Do Not Watch If You Have Not Watched “The Rains Of Castamere”!
