SCI FI Channel has re-teamed with RHI Entertainment (‘Legend of Earthsea’), the industry leader of miniseries and movies made for television, for a wild sci-fi re-imagining of ‘The Wizard of Oz.’ Written by Steven Long Mitchell and Craig Van Sickle (creators of ‘The Pretender’), ‘Tin Man’ (working title) is a six-hour miniseries featuring a decidedly sci-fi twist on the fantasy classic. Lensing is slated to begin in Vancouver in early 2007 with an eye to a December 2007 premiere. Casting is currently underway.
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December 24th, 2006
Press Release: Six-Hour ‘Tin Man’ Miniseries To Begin Production in Early 2007 For December Premiere on SCI FI
December 20th, 2006
Press Release: CYWORLD USA AND NBC GIVE “PASSIONS” FANS A NEW WAY TO EXPERIENCE THEIR FAVORITE DAYTIME DRAMA
Partnership Results in Exclusive Collection of Digital Items Inspired by the Popular Daytime Drama and Character Fancy Crane
BURBANK, CA and SAN FRANCISCO, CA – December 20, 2006) – Today, Cyworld USA, a leading social networking platform, and NBC announced the companies are entering into a unique online marketing and advertising partnership to reach their shared audience of young, tech-savvy females. The main component of the campaign will be the integration of a Cyworld.com personal “profile” page, also known as a Minihome, which will launch December 22 on the “Passions” website on NBC-dot-com (www.nbc.com/passions) and on Cyworld (www.cyworld.com). The partnership will also involve exclusive digital items developed by Cyworld and NBC representing the “Passions” theme and characters, available for members to purchase with Cyworld’s “Acorn” currency in addition to a Fancy Club for Cyworld members to join. The revenue from this will be shared between NBC Universal and Cyworld.
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December 19th, 2006
Press Release: AMC to launch first sci fi series: remake of ‘The Prisoner’
AMC TO REMAKE 1960s CLASSIC SCI-FI THRILLER THE PRISONER
Network to Co Produce Project with UK’s Sky One and Granada International
New Dramatic Series Continues Networks Unique Programming Focus to Deliver a Diverse Range of Genre Based Originals
New York, NY December 19, 2006 – In an effort to further develop and define its distinct cinematic blueprint for bold original television programming, AMC announced today that it will remake the 1960s groundbreaking television classic, The Prisoner. The project will provide the network with its first original Sci-Fi series in its 20 year history and expand its efforts to deliver a diverse range of genre based high quality originals. Over the last year, AMC has made a series of programming investments aimed at building a unique original slate that celebrates influential cinematic content categories. Today’s announcement now joins a diverse list of originals that include: Broken Trail (Western); Hustle (Caper); Mad Men (Period Drama); and Breaking Bad (Crime), all announced in 2006.
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December 15th, 2006
Press Release: CBS CORPORATION LAUNCHES CBS RECORDS
CBS CORPORATION LAUNCHES CBS RECORDS
New Entity To Feature A Marquee Brand From The Past And A New Paradigm For Musics Future Utilizing CBSs Television And Media Platforms To Market And Distribute Music
CBS Records Announces Its Songs, Music Videos And More Will Be Available On iTunes
CBS Corporation is launching a new music label that will draw upon one of the great names in music history CBS Records and the considerable mass media assets across its Company to market and distribute new music, it was announced today by Leslie Moonves, President and Chief Executive Officer, CBS Corporation. An emphasis of the new label will be to build awareness for CBS Records artists and songs by integrating music into CBS television series.
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December 14th, 2006
Press Release: NBC Universal touts its 7 Golden Globe nominations
NBC UNIVERSAL TELEVISION STUDIO NOTCHES SEVEN GOLDEN GLOBE NOMINATIONS, INCLUDING NODS FOR POPULAR ‘HEROES’ AS BEST TELEVISION DRAMA AND ‘THE OFFICE’ AS BEST TELEVISION SERIES – COMEDY OR MUSICAL
UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif. – December 14, 2006 – The NBC Universal Television Studio scored seven Golden Globe nominations today, including NBC’s new hit drama “Heroes” (Mondays, 9-10 p.m. ET) — which was nominated as Best Television Series-Drama — while the Emmy Award-winning “The Office” (Thursdays, 8:30-9 p.m. ET) also was nominated as Best Television Series-Comedy or Musical. The announcements were made early today by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills.
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December 14th, 2006
Press Release: 2007 Writers Guild Awards Television & Radio Nominees Announced
2007 Writers Guild Awards Television & Radio Nominees Announced
LOS ANGELES, NEW YORK — The Writers Guild of America, West (WGAW) and the Writers Guild of America, East (WGAE) have announced nominations for outstanding achievement in television and radio writing during the 2006 season.
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December 11th, 2006
ABC Family plans ‘Smallville’ marathon
From an ABC Family Press release:
Marathon leads into Superman: The Movie Starring Christopher Reeve
ABC Family will air a marathon of episodes that trace Clark Kent’s origins beginning with his arrival to Smallville, Friday, December 29 between 11 a.m. and 8 p.m. (ET/PT). The marathon ends with the season 4 cliffhanger.
The series picks up with season 5 on ABC Family with the conclusion along with all new episodes of Smallville beginning January 2, 2007. Clark must face his past or see everything he has come to love; including his family, friends and the earth destroyed.
The marathon leads into the original Superman: The Movie at 8 p.m. – 10 p.m. (ET/PT) starring Christopher Reeve.
Friday, December 29
11 a.m. Pilot (SMA1001): A meteor shower reeks havoc on the town of Smallville and brings with it a small boy who is taken in by Martha and Jonathan Kent.
12 noon Rosetta (SMA2017) Determined to discover his origins, Clark visits Dr. Virgil Swann (Christopher Reeve) who possesses a message for Clark from his home planet.
1 p.m. Exodus (SMA2023B) In the second season finale Clark makes an astonishing discovery about his origins and faces the choice of his lifetime.
2 p.m. Relic (SMA3006) Lana discovers a picture of her great-aunts suspected killer and it looks exactly like Clark– only her great-aunt was murdered 40 years before.
3 p.m. Legacy (SMA3017) Jonathan begins acting strangely and Clark believes his Kryptonian father, Jor-El is responsible. (Guest star Christopher Reeve)
4 p.m. Memoria (SMA3019) Clark is forced into an experimental program that helps regain memories and he witnesses some of his earliest moments in life.
5 p.m. Covenant (SMA3022) A beautiful girl claiming to be from Krypton arrives in Smallville and forces Jonathan to tell Clark about the deal he struck with Jor-El.
6 p.m. Crusade (SMA4001) Clark returns to Smallville from being in a phantom zone, possessed by his Kryptonian alter-ego Kal-El.
7 p.m. Commencement (SMA4022) Clark discovers the reason he was sent to Earth and goes to the caves to seek answers from his father, Jor-El.
8 p.m.. – 10 p.m. Superman: The Movie starring Christopher Reeve.