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Take A Look At Clips From NBC’s Upcoming Fall Line-Up

by Matt Raub, May 14 2012 // 9:00 AM

We know NBC has made some not-so-friendly decisions in the past with our favorite shows, such as their decision to jerk around the millions (thousands?) of Community fans out there until we got what we wanted. Now they’re trying to get us interested in a brand new slate of comedies, dramas, and alternative series this Fall.

Starting off with the brand new batch of comedies, here’s what the official press release had to show us.

The season’s new fall comedies are “Go On,” “The New Normal,” “Animal Practice” and “Guys with Kids.” Other mid-season comedies include “Save Me,” “1600 Penn” and “Next Caller.”

The new fall dramas are “Revolution” and “Chicago Fire,” while “Do No Harm,” “Infamous” and “Hannibal” also will join the lineup in mid-season.

In addition, new alternative series include “Stars Earn Stripes,” “Howie Mandel’s White Elephant,” “Ready for Love,” and “Surprise with Jenny McCarthy.”

“Go On” — Misery loves company. Unless you’re sportscaster Ryan King (Matthew Perry, “Friends,” “Mr. Sunshine”) who thinks misery should just be left alone. After taking some time off, Ryan – who recently lost his wife in a car accident – is now ready to get back to work. And while he seems like his same old charming, cocky self, his boss won’t set him back on the air until he seeks counseling. So, Ryan reluctantly joins a support group with one goal in mind: get in, get out and get back on the radio as quickly as possible.

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Posted in: Action · Comedy · Fall Previews · NBC · Networks · News · Sci-Fi · Trailers · TV · Video
Tagged: 1600 Penn, Animal Practice, Chicago Fire, Do No Harm, Go On, Guys with Kids, Hannibal, Howie Mandel's White Elephant, inFamous, NBC, Next Caller, Ready for Love, Save Me, Surprise with Jenny McCarthy, The New Normal


HBO Prevents Horse Genocide By Canceling ‘Luck’

by Matt Raub, Mar 15 2012 // 8:45 AM

We’ve heard of shows being canceled due to difficult cast members, poor ratings, or a lack of a budget, but an abundance of deaths? That’s new.

That seems to be the case with HBO’s freshman show Luck, about the comings and goings of a horse track and its characters that surround it. The Dustin Hoffman-starring vehicle seems to have been the victim of too many horse deaths to continue on the network. Here’s the official message from HBO:

It is with heartbreak that executive producers David Milch and Michael Mann together with HBO have decided to cease all future production on the series LUCK.

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Posted in: Action · Announcements · Drama · HBO · Historical Dramas · Legal · Networks · News · Press Releases · TV
Tagged: David Milch, Dustin Hoffman, HBO, Horses, Luck, Michael Mann


People Love Train Wrecks: Lindsay Lohan’s ‘SNL’ Scores Second Highest Ratings of the Season

by Matt Raub, Mar 5 2012 // 12:45 PM

To say that people love celebrity train wrecks would be a bit of an understatement. The existence and popularity of shows like Celebrity Rehab, Kim & Kourtney Take New York, and every other reality on VH1 should prove above anything else that schadenfreude is at an all-time high.

That means that when the mother of all modern celebrity horror stories, Lindsay Lohan, hosts a live, anything-can-happen style comedy show, people are bound to tune in to see exactly what would and could go wrong. It turns out enough people tuned in for the episode to break a few records for the year, sadly. From THR:

Despite critics ripping apart Lohan’s fourth time hosting the late-night comedy sketch show, last night’s SNL delivered the show’s highest-scoring regular performance of the season, with a 5.5 overnight household rating.

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Posted in: Celebrities · Comedy · Drama · NBC · Networks · News · TV · Video
Tagged: Charles Barkley, Disney Housewives, Lindsay Lohan, NBC, Saturday Night Live, Sleigh Bells, SNL


‘Community’ Returns to NBC In March

by Cortney Zamm, Feb 22 2012 // 2:15 PM

Human Beings everywhere rejoiced yesterday, as NBC released its spring schedule for its Thursday night programming, which included the triumphant return of the little show that could, Community.

Looks like we may get our six seasons and a movie after all. Hearlded by many as the funniest show on television right now, Community is on its third season and stars the likes of Joel McHale, Donald Glover, and Chevy Chase.

While its premise may be simple- the show revolves around a group of friends making their way through community college- the show has had episodes about parallel universes, paintball wars, zombie attacks, and D&D games.

After airing its Christmas episode in early December, Community was put on an indefinite hiatus. While the cast and crew actively assured fans via Twitter that filming was continuing, no one could really be sure whether remaining episodes would ever air. News of casting continued to flow in this week, and now with NBC’s announcement fans are most definitely relieved to have Community return to their televisions.

While Parks and Rec goes on a bit of a break until April 19th, Community takes that time slot and 30 Rock is bumped up to 9:30 PM. When Up All Night wraps up in April, Parks and Rec returns.

Posted in: Comedy · Geek · NBC · Networks · News
Tagged: Alison Brie, Chevy Chase, Community, Dan Harmon, Danny Pudi, Donald Glover, Joel McHale, NBC, Parks and Rec, TV, TV Shows, Up all Night


John Goodman in Talks to Reunite with Roseanne Barr for NBC Pilot

by Sebastian Suchecki, Feb 14 2012 // 8:45 AM

Fifteen years after the end of their hit sitcom Roseanne, NBC will be the staging a reunion of sorts. John Goodman is currently in talks to reunite with TV wife Roseanne Barr for the NBC comedy pilot Downwardly Mobile.

The NBC comedy pilot will star Barr as an outspoken proprietor and den mother to an array of characters at a mobile home park. Goodman is allegedly close to finalizing a deal to co-star in Barr’s pilot, according to Variety.

Goodman, who played Roseanne’s loyal husband Dan Conner for nine seasons on the ABC comedy from 1988-1997, will play one of the guys who work at the park. Goodman recently stated that he wouldn’t mind being on a series again. “You get tired living out of a suitcase,” said Goodman.

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Posted in: ABC · Announcements · Comedy · Deals and Dealmaking · HBO · NBC · Networks · News · Rumor · TV
Tagged: Cheers, Eric Gilliland, John Argent, John Goodman, Kirstie Alley, Rhea Pearlman, Roseanne, Roseanne Barr, Roseanne's Nuts, the artist, The Manzanis, Treme


‘House’ Will End Eight Year Run After This Season

by Jonathan Weilbaecher, Feb 9 2012 // 2:30 PM

Dr. House is one of the most interesting and complex TV characters of the last decade. Originally a thinly veiled medical Sherlock Holmes, House has become one of the best formulaic Doctor shows that is always willing to shatter it’s characters in exciting and unexpected ways.

Fox announced yesterday that the current season of House will in fact be it’s last. Despite strong ratings the show continues to be increasingly expensive as each season passes, and like 24 before it, Fox wanted to cut costs and end the popular drama before it grew to stale.

This news will be no surprise to the creative crew of the show. Fox originally wanted to end the series last year, but brought the show back for one more season. The team behind the show have already gone on record that they will end the series with some sort of satisfying conclusion.

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Posted in: Announcements · Drama · Networks · News · TV
Tagged: Announcments, Darma, Fox, House, Hugh Laurie, News, Procedural, Terra Nova, TV


Netflix’s First Original Series ‘Lillyhammer’ Now Available

by Sebastian Suchecki, Feb 7 2012 // 12:00 PM

Starting today, Netflix members can check out Lilyhammer, which is the first original series available only on Netflix Instant. Lilyhammer features former Sopranos star and E Street Band member Steven Van Zandt in this fish-out-of-water dramedy. Van Zant is also a writer and producer for the show.

The show centers on a New York mobster, who after testifying against a mob boss, who enters witness protection and chooses Lillehammer, Norway. He chooses Lillehammer as his hiding place due to his love of the 1994 Lillehammer winter olympics. As one might expect, hijinks do ensue.

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Posted in: Comedy · Drama · DVD · Netflix · Networks · News · TV
Tagged: Bruce Springstreen, Lillyhammer, Netflix, Sopranos, Steven Van Zandt, Streaming, Ted Sarandos, TV


NBC Looking Into ‘Office’ Spin-off About Dwight Shrute

by Matt Raub, Jan 26 2012 // 10:30 AM

Those who have had the stomach to sit through the post-departure of Steve Carell from The Office know that the show hasn’t had the same excitement and originality it had when he was attached. Since Helms and newcomer James Spader have taken the lead in the show, it’s become less about the boss and more about the employees of the Dunder Mifflin Paper Company.

That’s probably why NBC is contemplating taking the show’s standout character, Dwight Shrute, and giving him his own spin-off, a la NBC’s move with Friends and Joey. We all remember how that ended. THR has the scoop.

Reports of NBC eyeing a potential spin-off centered around Rainn Wilson’s quirky Dwight Schrute character are indeed true, according to a well-placed source. The idea would be to further explore the Shrute family farm, with multiple generations of Schrutes involved. The comedy concept could get a test of sorts on an episode of The Office later this season.

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Posted in: Action · Announcements · Casting · Comedy · NBC · Networks · News · TV · TV Ratings
Tagged: Ben Silverman, Dwight Shrute, ed helms, Friday Night Dinner, Greg Daniels, James Spader, Jenna Fischer, John Krasinski, Paul Liebertstein, Rainn Wilson, Steve Carell, The Office


‘Community’ Vies For Audience Sympathy with a ‘Save Greendale’ Campaign

by Matt Raub, Dec 8 2011 // 9:00 AM

NBC is under major scrutiny from fans as of late with their ballsy decision to pull fan-favorite Community from their Spring lineup. With that, fans have had a major outpour as to how pissed they are with NBC’s decision. Even TV Guide proved how important the show is to its dedicated community.

Now, the geniuses behind the show itself are working for your sympathy itself by putting together a campaign video to safe the show’s fictional setting, Greendale Community College.

Sure, there are a few character moments here, but also some sincerity as to where this show is going, and that it may never come back. Take a look at the heartwarming video after the jump and join the fight by signing the Save Community online petition.

Let’s win this one!

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Posted in: Announcements · Comedy · Commercials · Fandom · NBC · Networks · News · TV · TV Ratings · Video
Tagged: Allison Brie, Chevy Chase, Community, Dan Harmon, Danny Pudi, Donald Glover, Greendale Community College, Joel McHale, NBC, Yvette Nicole Brown


Syfy Picks Up Script Based on DC’s Futuristic Hero Booster Gold

by Sebastian Suchecki, Nov 23 2011 // 10:30 AM

Superheroes are huge now, incase you weren’t up to speed. With films like Dark Knight and Spider-Man making over a billion dollars in the worldwide box office, that means you’re going to see movie and TV studios make bolder decisions that lean towards comic book properties that could bring eyeballs (and dollar signs) to their company.

That’s just what Syfy is looking to do, as they have ordered a script from Greg Berlanti, who wrote Green Lantern, as well as helped shape the story of ABC’s Modern Family, which will focus on DC’s anti-hero from the future, Booster Gold. THR has the report.

The story will center on Booster Gold, a washed-up athlete from the future who travels back to the present in hopes of becoming the greatest super hero of all time. Instead of chasing criminals, however, his main priority is chasing fame and money. But Booster Gold discovers that being a hero takes more than just a megawatt smile, and that the future doesn’t happen without first protecting the present.

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Posted in: Action · Announcements · Comics · DC · DC Entertainment · Networks · News · Sci-Fi · Sci-Fi Channel · SyFy · TV · Writers
Tagged: ABC, Booster Gold, dc comics, DC Entertainment, Green Lantern, Greg Berlanti, Modern Family, Smallville, SyFy


NBC Announces Midseason Schedule, Shelves ‘Community’

by Matt Raub, Nov 15 2011 // 10:30 AM

Sometimes news comes through that will just ruin your day. For fans of the NBC comedy Community, that day may just be today. On Tuesday, NBC announced their midseason schedule, and while a few shows got an extension, one fan favorite may be facing the chopping block at the end of the season.

In order to make room for shows they believe in such as Up All Night and 30 Rock, the network has decided to not order any new episodes of Dan Harmon’s Community for the midseason, leaving them on hiatus until further notice. Whether or not this means the show is getting cancelled has yet to be decided, but it does mean that we may not get any more Community until as early as the Summer.

Also going through some changes at the network: Whitney will be moved to Wednesday nights into a block with Chelsea Handler’s new sitcom. Prime Suspect has also been put on the bench until further notice, and the legal drama Murphey’s Law got a full season order.

With the network rocking last place in the ratings, it only makes sense that they would make some drastic changes to stir up the status quo. Fans are already crying out to make sure their favorite show doesn’t get the axe, but it may take a lot in order to convince NBC otherwise.

Take a look at the new midseason schedule after the jump.

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Posted in: Announcements · Comedy · Drama · NBC · Networks · News · TV · TV Ratings
Tagged: 30 Rock, Chelse Handler, Community, Dan Harmon, Murphy's Law, NBC, Prime Suspect, Up all Night, Whitney, Whitney Cummings


Behind the Scenes of ‘Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3′ Elite Integration

by John Carle, Nov 7 2011 // 9:00 AM

With Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 , hitting this week the anticipation is almost palpabile. People across the internet are clamoring for just about any information available to the game. We know we at The Flickcast are anxiously looking forward to tonight at midnight to get our hands on it. But, until then, we are going to share this behind the scenes video from our friends at Activision that explains both the Facebook and Elite integration in to the game.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 will tie directly in to player’s Facebook friends list. This is the first triple A title to allow for this level of social networking communication that will allow players to look directly at their friends list from the game browser and hop in to games using their Facebook friends. This is going to be a great resource as not a lot of people post their gamer tag to Facebook but almost certainly everyone on Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 multiplayer is going to link their game to their Facebook so they can partied up that much easier with all their friends.

We also get to take a look further into the three pillars of Elite with Connect, Compete and Improve. One of the most drastic improvements looks to be the 100 person clan structure which has been added to the game. Clans can take on Clan Operations and level up the entire clan as a whole. Competition looks to heat up as well with the inclusion of both real and digital prizes in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3.

Keep your eyes peeled for any last minute news before Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3′s midnight release tonight and check out the full behind the scenes video below.

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Posted in: Activision · Announcements · Behind the Scenes · Game Trailers · Games · Mobile Apps · Networks · News · PC Games · Playstation 3 · Trailers · Video Games · Xbox 360
Tagged: Activision, Call of Duty, Call of Duty Elite, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, Captain John Price, CODWM3, Facebook, First Person Shooter, FPS, Games, Gaming, Infinity Ward, John "Soap" MacTavish, Launch Trailer, Modern Warfare, PC Games, Playstation 3, Soap, Social Networking, Spec Ops Mode, Vladimir Makarov, Xbox 360



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