Feb 28, 2006

Comedy Central confirmed Tuesday that it had ordered seven episodes of a new animated series, Freakshow. It is slated to begin airing on the cable channel next winter (late 2006 or early 2007). The show will chronicle the adventures of a group called the Freak Squad, who work as circus side show freaks but are occasionally called to service by a secret...

Feb 27, 2006

According to an article in Variety, The Weinstein Company has bought the rights to make Evilseek, a supernatural thriller starring Thomas Jane (The Punisher, Dreamcatcher, Buffy the Vampire Slayer). IN the film, Jane plays a police officer who commits suicide after being toyed with by a serial killer. Because of this final sin, the cop belongs to Satan –...

Feb 27, 2006

Hard Pill {NO SPOILERS} Premise: A gay man unhappy with his life takes part in drug trials after a pharmaceutical giant develops a pill that may “cure” homosexuality. So, what would happen if scientists found the cause of homosexuality and said they developed a pill that could “cure” the condition. This is the premise of Hard Pill, a...

Feb 27, 2006

Well-known television actor Dennis Weaver died last Friday from complications of cancer. He was 81. Known as the last of the great TV cowboys playing cowboy-hat wearing heroes well into the 1980s, among science fiction and fantasy fans, Weaver may be best known for a single work; a little movie-of-the-week that wowwed critics and audiences alike back in 1971....

Feb 26, 2006

Actor Peter Dinklage’s hard feelings over CBS’ abrupt cancellation of Threshold don’t run very deep. He has signed on to costar in another genre series at the Eye Network. In he show, called Ultra, Dinklage will play a character known as “The Scientist.” In Threshold, Dinklage played a wise-cracking and hard-partying womanizer who...