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TNFF # 71.1 – Neffy Award balllot – ed. David Speakman

David Speakman — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 19:32:00 +0000

TNFF Vol. 71, No. 1

The March 2012 issue of the N3F clubzine with new editor, David Speakman, is now out.

From the Table of Contents:

Election results
Convention calendar
Reviews of Zines and Movies
N3F coat of Arms help needed
Neffy Ballot for best of 2011

Hosted at eFanzines.com, the public issue is located here: http://efanzines.com/NFFF/TNFF-71-1.pdf

Fringe @ WonderCon – Clips of the team’s favorite ‘Walterisms’

David Speakman — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 22:03:00 +0000

WARNER BROS. PRESS RELEASE

Ever wonder what Walter wonders? WonderCon did. Check out these “Walterisms” compiled by the friendly folks at Fringe unveiled at today’s panel session

WonderCon fans “fringed out” at the mind-altering panel session featuring series stars Joshua Jackson, John Noble, Blair Brown and Seth Gabel and executive producers Jeff Pinkner and J.H. Wyman. With everybody’s fates hanging in the balance between two universes, two timelines and too many creepy bad guys to around, the Fringe team dished on doppelgangers, shapeshifters, Observers and whatever’s in store for Fringe which airs on Fridays at 9/8c on FOX.

1 million and counting as ‘Hunger Games’ pre-sales break records

David Speakman — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 00:15:00 +0000

Between Friday and Sunday, The Hunger Games pre-sold 1 million tickets, according to a report on Deadline.com; not bad for a movie that doesn’t open until March 23.

The report says that judging only from Fandango and Movietickets.com sales, more than 1 million Hunger Games tickets were sold on those two sites, with 83,000 sold on Fandango Sunday.

The Hunger Games2012-03-23 – 8.0Every year in the ruins of what was once North America, the nation of Panem forces each of its twelve districts to send a teenage boy and girl to compete in the Hunger Games. Part twisted entertainment, part government intimidation tactic, the Hunger Games are a nationally televised event in which “Tributes” must fight with one another until one sTrailer – TMDb – IMDb

Sneak Peek: 4 minutes of new ‘Green Lantern: The Animated Series’

David Speakman — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 23:48:00 +0000

Fresh from this weekend’s WonderCon in southern California, Warner Bros. releases a clip of the new Green Lantern series which will begin playing as a part of the new DC Nation programming block, Saturday mornings on the Cartoon Network.

PRESS RELEASE

DC Nation plants a flag at WonderCon! Check out these way-outta-this-world Green Lantern: The Animated Series clips of Hal Jordan, Kilowog and Razer in action, seen for the first time at today’s WonderCon session!

Hal Jordan and all of his DC Entertainment pals from Green Lantern: The Animated Series and Young Justice were covered in-depth in the first-ever DC Nation panel session at WonderCon. Featuring Young Justice producers Brandon Vietti and Greg Weisman, Green Lantern producers Jim Krieg and Giancarlo Volpe, and DC animated shorts producers Lauren Faust and Ben Jones, this talented crew answered fan questions about bringing some of the most legendary heroes from the DC Universe together in the new DC Nation block airing Saturdays from 10-11 a.m. ET/PT on Cartoon Network.

First Look: ‘Arrow’ as played by Stephen Amell – costume photo

David Speakman — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 22:38:00 +0000

Stephen Amell as Oliver Queen/Green Arrow

WARNER BROS. PRESS RELEASE - Please find attached the first image from The CW’s new pilot Arrow, starring Stephen Amell as Oliver Queen and Arrow.

After being marooned for five years on a remote island, former billionaire playboy Oliver Queen returns with a mysterious agenda and a lethal set of new skills that he uses in a war on crime.
Arrow’s suit was designed by three-time Oscar(R)-winning costume designer Colleen Atwood.
Arrow pilot director/executive producer David Nutter said: “When I directed the pilot for Smallville, I knew that making Clark Kent relatable would be the key to audiences believing in him as a hero. ARROW is a different show – darker and harder-edged – but it’s the same core idea. We’re creating a real, believable world in which Oliver Queen can do incredible things. Colleen Atwood’s great work on the Arrow costume reflects that effort.”

Arrow is executive produced by Greg Berlanti, Marc Guggenheim, Andrew Kreisberg and David Nutter, who is directing, from a teleplay by Kreisberg & Guggenheim, story by Berlanti & Guggenheim. Melissa Kellner Berman is co-executive producer.

ARROW is from Bonanza Productions Inc. in association with Berlanti Productions and Warner Bros. Television and is based upon characters appearing in comic books and graphic novels published by DC Comics.

Sneak Peek: 5-minutes of ‘Lockout’ – low gravity fight sequence

David Speakman — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 09:34:44 +0000

Fresh from WonderCon in Anaheim and published by IGN comes a 5-minute clip of the new science fiction film set for an April 13th open in the U.S.

Video from IGN follows:

Overview

Set in the near future, Lockout follows a falsely convicted ex-government agent (Pearce), whose one chance at obtaining freedom lies in the dangerous mission of rescuing the President’s daughter (Grace) from rioting convicts at an outer space maximum security prison.

NBC renews Grimm – orders 22 episodes for second season

David Speakman — Sat, 17 Mar 2012 05:52:04 +0000

David Giuntoli

Good news for current Grimm fans and those afraid to become fans, fearing the show will be cancelled: NBC”s sole freshman bright spot, the dark fantasy dramedy Grimm, will be back for a second season, according to a report at Deadline.com.

The show which already has an 18-episode order for this year as an additional 22 episodes coming for its second season., the report said.

The series stars David Giuntoli as a homicide detective Nick Burkhardt who is presumedly the last in the bloodline of the Grimm family, which aside from writing fairy tales, has a long history of hunting supernatural monsters.

It was created by David Greenwalt (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel, Eureka) , Jim Kouf (Angel, Ghost Whisperer) and Stephen Carpenter (Soul Survivors). And given that pedigree, the show has a very Angel flavor in is quirky attitude, humor and zippy dialog.

SERIES SNEAK PEAK

The following is an official sneak peek for those interested in getting to know this series:

FROM NBC:

Remember the fairy tales your parents used to tell you before bedtime? Well, those weren’t stories, they were warnings.

Watch Grimm Friday Nights 9/8c

Felicia Day rolls a natural 20 and lands ‘Supernatural’ guest spot

David Speakman — Fri, 16 Mar 2012 15:37:16 +0000

Felicia Day

Joss Whedon and fanboy favorite, actress Felicia Day (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Dollhouse, The Guild), just landed a guest spot on the April 27 episode of Supernatural, TV Guide reported Thursday.

The actress, known as the “geek goddess” for her real-life love of role-playing games, will play the title character in the episode, The Girl with the Dungeons and Dragons Tattoo, where Day plays a computer-savvy woman who has a run-in with Sam and Dean Winchester, the report said.

It is unknown if this episode is a stand-alone monster of the week episode or part of the year-long story arc that has been dogging the main characters of the series, played by Jensen Ackles and Jared Padalecki.

TNT Announces return date for ‘Falling Skies’

David Speakman — Fri, 16 Mar 2012 01:08:05 +0000

Set your DVRs (if you can) for June 17 at 9 p.m. (ET/PT) – that’s the date and time the TNT network has set for the return of Falling Skies, the surprise No. 1 summer drama of 2011.

The first for 10 new weekly episodes will premiere every Sunday in that time slot for 10 weeks running – with a possible break over the Independence Day holiday weekend.

Starring Noah Wyle as an unlikely resistance leader as the second season picks up with the ragtag survivors continuing their extraordinary life of survival in the wake of a catastrophic alien invasion. Executive produced Steven Spielberg, it also stars Moon Bloodgood, Will Patton, Drew Roy, Maxim Knight and Connor Jessup.

10 New Episodes

Sunday Jue 17

9 p.m. (ET/PT)

TNT

More cast added to NBC’s JJ Abrams-made science fiction drama pilot, Revolution

David Speakman — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 09:25:09 +0000

Billy Burke

The NBC pilot, Revolution, is a an intriguing post apocalypse science fiction drama where survivors try to adapt to a world devastated when all forms of fuel-produced energy ceases to exist. It’s the newest project by the two-man team of JJ Abrams and Bryan Burk (Lost, Fringe, Star Trek, Person of Interest, Alcatraz) and new partner, Eric Kripke (Supernatural).

Similar to the 2004 S.M. Stirling novel, Dies the Fire, where for some mysterious reason the laws of physics changes and no modern power sources work is being produced by Warner Brothers and directed by Jon Favreau (Iron Man, Cowboys & Aliens).

Casting directors have pulled a mix of veteran actors and relative newcomers to fill out the cast of characters, who are struggling to reunite with one another after all artificial transportation suddenly stops working.

Perhaps the most familiar face in the crowded cast is actor Billy Burke, best known to movie goers as Charlie Swan, the near-silent father of Bella in the Twilight films.

Current Cast:

Andrea Roth (Ringer, Rescue Me) as Rachel Matheson
Anna Lise Phillips (Terra Nova, Farscape) as Maggie
Billy Burke (The Twilight Saga, Red Riding Hood) as Bass (?)
Giancarlo Esposito (Once Upon a Time) as Captain Tom Neville
Graham Rogers as Danny Matheson
J.D. Pardo (The Twilight Saga) as Nate Walker
Tim Guinee (The Good Wife, 24, Stargate SG-1 ) as Ben Matheson
Tracy Spiradakos (Being Human) as Charlie Matheson
Zak Orth (Vicky Cristina Barcelona) as Aaron