I can hear the pitch meeting now. It probably went a little something like this: Peter Berg: “Transformers made a crapload of money, right? Well, this is Transformers on the ocean. See, robots attack ships and try to sink the them.” Studio Exec: “You’re a genius. Here’s a bag of money.”

I don’t know if Battlship will be good or not (probably not) or if Peter Berg is really a genius (I’m guessing no) but I can guarantee the movie will be busy and extremely loud. To prove that fact, please take a look at the new trailer just released today. We have it for you after the break.

In it you see lots of robots and whatnot trying to attack a group of ships at sea. All they wanted to do was have some simple war games and now these damn underseas robots have made this shit get real — or something like that. Does the story really matter? Not much as long as stuff explodes convincingly. Hint: it mostly does.

Peter Berg “directs” a cast of pretty people like Taylor Kitsch, Brooklyn Decker, Alexander Skarsgård, Rihanna and the always cool Liam Neeson (obviously doing this one for the money).

As the trailer says “The battle for Earth begins at sea” on May 18, 2012. Check it out after the break.

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Loving the amnesia, ghost dad, and were-panther rape storylines happening in this season of True Blood? HBO thinks so, as they have officially OK’d a fifth season of the vampire-loving series based on the Sookie Stackhouse novels by Charlaine Harris.

This season we have seen some pretty impressive story devices, from villification of our favorite characters to new love triangles to a few dead characters, the hits keep coming in the fourth season of this popular HBO series. Here’s what HBO has to say about bringing it back for another 12 episodes.

“I am thrilled that True Blood continues to enjoy a phenomenal reception from both subscribers and critics,” says HBO Programming President Michael Lombardo. “Alan Ball and his gifted team have devised the greatest thrill ride on TV.”

Ball adds, “I remain amazed and delighted by the enthusiasm of our viewers. I can’t imagine having more fun than this.”

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Let’s face it, HBO’s vampire show True Blood keeps getting more interesting and fun each week. After a bit of an off start, this new season seems to have found its stride delivering all the drama, sex, action and pathos a TV series could ask for.

As we do most Fridays, we’ve got new clips that give you a preview of this Sunday’s all-new episode. These clips, which are called “Andy Lends Holly a Hand,” Lafayette and Jesus Visit His Grandfather,” and Tara Receives a Visitor” give us some nice insight into Sunday’s episode.

Not only that, we’ve got another bonus video for you: a preview of things to come for the rest of the season. No need to thank us, we like doing it.

Click through for the videos. True Blood airs Sunday at 9/8C on HBO.

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If toys make an effective inspiration for movie franchises, why not games? After all, regardless of its relative creative merits, the Transformers franchise has managed to make a metric crapload of money.

So, why not try to do the same with a movie based on a classic game? It could work. That’s just what director Peter Berg and his team have done with the upcoming Battleship. To prove it, we’ve got the first trailer for the film for you right now.

In it we get a lot of the film’s story of a young, upstart naval officer (Taylor Kitsch) in love with his Admiral’s daughter (Brooklyn Decker) who needs to put aside his personal feelings and learn to be a man when an alien invasion threatens his fleet of ships. The movie is, of course, based on the classic board game Battleship and from the trailer, it actually looks like director Berg gets that he’s making a movie based on a game, is in on the joke and doing his best to make it a fun and exciting film.

When I first heard they were making a movie based on Battleship, I was, to say the least, skeptical. After watching the trailer I’m now intrigued, especially as to how Berg and company are going to pull it off. Who knows, maybe they can?

Check out the trailer after the jump. Battleship, which stars Taylor Kitsch, Liam Neeson, Alexander Skarsgard, Brooklyn Decker and Rihanna, arrives in theaters on May 18th, 2012.

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It’s Friday again so that means it’s time for previews of one of our favorite shows on TV: HBO’s True Blood. If you haven’t been watching True Blood, you’re really missing out on a great show full of drama, sex, violence, werwolves, shape shifters and, of course, vampires. The non-shimmering kind, thank goodness.

This time around we’ve got three, count ‘em, three previews for Sunday’s all-new episode. The episode, entitled “I’m Alive and on Fire”, continues the story of Bill’s reign as King of Louisiana, Eric’s memory problems, the witches that are starting to be a big problem and Sookie’s desperate attempts to just feel normal and have a regular life.

The clips, which are “Alcide comes to Sookie’s Aid”, “Bill Questions Pam” and “Marnie is asked to Reverse the Spell” are some good examples of the kind of drama this show entails. They don’t give away too much but just serve to whet your appetite for more. Of course, that’s just what they are intended to do right?

Check out all the videos after the break. True Blood airs Sunday at 9/8C on HBO.

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It’s Friday so that means it’s time for preview for one of our favorite shows. That’s right, we’ve got three new video previews for Sunday’s all-new episode of True Blood to share with you today.

Sunday’s episode, which is entitled I wanted “If You Love Me, Why Am I Dyin’?”, continues the saga of the denizens of Boin Temps, LA as they deal with the new threat in town, witches. Plus, the old threats are still very much alive, or rather not alive. You get the picture.

The three video clips, which have the titles “Crystal Comforts Jason,” “Tara and Lafayette Discuss Eric,” and “Bill Metes Out Punishment” are pretty self-explanatory and should go a long way to getting you psyched for the episode. Looks like a good one.

As an aside, it’s nice to see Tara not being such a victim this season. Apparently, learning MMA fighting and becoming a lesbian has done her some good. Let’s hope the trend continues.

See all the videos after the jump. True Blood airs Sunday at 9/8C on HBO.

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HBO’s True Blood premiered last Sunday as fortunately, it’s back in a big way. With the new season has come some great new twists and turns as welll as some new opportunities for cool action, sex and blood-soaked fun.

It is True Blood, after all.

To help get you in the mood for some more cool vampire action, we’ve got a preview for Sunday’s brand new episode to share with you today.

In it, you get more info on what’s going on with Bill and where’s he’s been, more on Eric and his new job, more about Tara and her new friend and more about the new threat to the citizens, both alive and undead, of Bon Temps, LA.

Click through for the preview. You’ll be glad you did.

True Blood airs Sundays at 9/8C on HBO.

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Yesterday, we got a new poster for the upcoming season of HBO’s gothic horror romance series True Blood. Now, thanks to the folks at HBO, we’ve got a trailer for the season to share with you today.

In it we see things are not going well for our favorite vampires but at least one of them, Eric Northman, isn’t going down without a fight. Also, it seems a new threat has invaded the town of Bon Temps: Witches.

And you know how they can be. Could this spell trouble for you pals? Almost certainly. And that’s one of the reasons we like the show.

So, it looks like things are getting back to normal for True Blood and we’re glad normal means lots of blood, guts and fun. Can’t wait.

Check out the trailer after the break. True Blood returns Sunday, June 26th on HBO.

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Fans of HBO’s gothic horror romance series True Blood have been patient. It’s been many months since they had a new episode of their favorite series. And sadly, even a cool comic book series can’t really fill the void between season completely. However, it looks like that patience is going to be rewarded soon.

That’s right, the world of vampires, werewolves, demons, magic and more is about to return to the airwaves with a brand new season. To start things off we’ve got a new teaser poster for season four to share with you today.

As with most posters of the taser variety, this one doesn’t tell us much about the new season. It does, however, at least mark the fact that a new season is coming and fans won’t have long to wait. That’s something, right?

Check out a larger version of the poster after the jump. True Blood returns Sunday, June 26th on HBO.

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It looks like at least one new cast member has already gotten a big benefit from the recent announcement of True Blood’s renewal for a fourth season. According to Deadline, everyone’s favorite new werewolf Alcide — aka actor Joe Manganiello — has been given the word he will become a show regular for the new season.

Originally only supposed to appear in a handful of episodes this season, the actor supposedly so impressed the show’s producers and was embraced by True Blood fans that his role was expanded. Obviously, this is something I’m sure the actor is thrilled about.

With some original cast members supposedly being killed this season, it makes sense that the show’s producers will need fresh, um, blood to fill in. With all the hype these days surrounding vampires and werewolves it makes sense that this character would get the nod.

Who knows, maybe the show is setting up some kind of super love triangle (Or love square?) between Sookie, Bill, Eric and Alcide? If done right, that could prove very interesting indeed.

Maybe we will get some more news during True Blood‘s panel at Comic-Con? If so, we’ll be sure to bring it to you.

With only two episodes aired for season three so far, HBO has already given the green light for a fourth season of Alan Ball’s vampire series True Blood. The announcement, given by HBO’s programing president Michael Lombardo, will give the series a new season of twelve episodes and follow the continuing adventures of your favorite residents of Bon Temps, LA.

The series, based on the Sookie Stackhouse novels by Charliane Harris and featuring Anna Paquin, Stephen Moyer and Alexander Skarsgard, had a very successful premiere episode and scored a 38% ratings increase over last year’s season two opener. Obviously, this was enough to convince HBO to give the show another season.

“The new season of True Blood is off to a terrific start, as enthusiasm for this unique show continues to build among both subscribers and critics,” noted Lombardo.

This is great news for fans of the show (like me) and with the series going into some new and interesting directions so far this year, I can’t wait to see where it all ends up. The series will begin production of new episodes early next year in Los Angeles, with a season four debut set for summer 2011.

It’s been many longs months without being able to see the further adventures of our favorite show about vampires, voodoo and crazy accents. Fortunately, HBO’s hit series True Blood is about to return to the small screen and I, for one, couldn’t be happier about it.

During the time leading up to the season premiere, we’ve had some stuff to share with you about the new season including news on the minisodes of the series and a trailer. Now, we’ve got a new trailer to bring you today and this one proves to be even better than the last. This time around we get more details on the fates and new predicaments of our favorite residents of Bon Temps, LA.

Judging from this new trailer, things are going to be getting even more serious, and more sexy, once the new season kicks off. And I thought things were pretty serious and sexy last season.

Don’t worry, you’ll only have to wait until June 13th for new episodes. Until then, check out the brand new trailer after the jump.

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