by Joe Gillis, Jun 13 2012 // 9:15 AM

Fans of Chuck, the series that would not die (until it did) have probably been missing one of the best reasons to watch that show: Yvonne Strahovsky. Fortunately, the TV gods have smiled on us and will be giving us more of our favorite female super spy soon.
That’s right, the lovely Strahovsky will be joining Showtime’s Dexter in season seven for a multi-episode arc. She’ll play a “strong, independent woman” who helps Dexter and his colleagues with a few old cases — but Dexter thinks there’s something she’s not telling them. I’ll bet he’s right.
Of course, as we all know, Showtime is a premium cable network which often features a great deal of blood, violence and nudity/sex. Does this mean we’ll finally get to see more of Strahovsky than we’ve seen on those websites where they put celebrity heads on other nude bodies for fun? Not that we’ve ever gone there of course. . .
Whatever happens, this development is more than enough reason for us to take an interest in Dexter again. Kudos Showtime. Kudos.
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Posted in: Casting · News · Showtime · TV
Tagged: Chuck, Dexter, Michael C. Hall, Showtime, TV, Yvonne Strahovski
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by Joe Gillis, Nov 21 2011 // 12:00 PM
We’ve been fans of Amanda Seyfried since her days as Lilly Kane, Veronica Mars’s dead best friend on the sadly short-lived show of the same name. She’s come a long way since then and has been very busy starring in several films,
On of them is the upcoming thriller Gone. In the film Seyfried stars as Jill Parrish who comes home from working the night shift to discover that her sister Molly has suddenly disappeared.
Convinced that Molly has been abducted by the same serial killer from whom she escaped just a year before, and that by sundown Molly will be dead, Jill embarks on a race against time to rescue her. The film also stars Wes Bentley, Jennifer Carpenter and Sebastian Stan.
Check out the trailer after the break. Look for Gone to arrive on February 24.
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Tagged: Amanda Seyfried, Captain America, Dexter, Gone, Jennifer Carpenter, Movies, Sebastian Stan, Summit Entertainment, Trailers, Veronica Mars, Wes Bentley
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by The Flickcast, Sep 23 2011 // 10:00 AM
• Alec Baldwin is very excited to be the first host of this season of SNL, so excited he felt the need to hump Bill Heder.
• Netflix had a pretty big week, between splitting off into 2 companies and pissing off their clientele. This song pretty much explains it all.
• What happens when the world’s biggest game of dodgeball starts on a football field? Complete pandemonium.
• One of the wrongest-yet-funniest comedies on TV started back up this week as It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia returned to FX. In order to prep for the season, here is the blooper reel from last season.
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Tagged: Alec Baldwin, Bill Hader, Community, Dark Shadows, Dexter, FX, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Mad Men, Netflix, Qwikster, SNL, Tim Burton
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by Chris Ullrich, Jun 30 2011 // 4:15 PM
It’s kinda funny. I was just watching Rodney Dangerfield and Keith Gordon in Back to School only days ago and now, some Keith Gordon news pops up. Internets, you’re got my number.
And what interesting news it is. It seems Christopher Nolan, who’s only done this one other time with Zack Snyder’s upcoming Superman reboot Man of Steel, has decided to shepherd a project and produce a film for another director. That director? None other than keith Gordon. I know, right?
Nolan’s company, Syncopy, has reportedly set up a supernatural thriller at Warner Bros and hired Gordon to write and direct it. Nolan’s former assistant Jordan Goldberg is apparently the guy responsible for bringing the project to Nolan so he can produce with partner Emma Thomas.
The project is reportedly based on a novel who’s title has yet to be revealed. However, knowing the movies Gordon likes to do (Including A Midnight Clear and Mother Night) I would expect it to be something cool and a little weird. As a fan of Gordon’s work, I’ll be following this one closely.
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Posted in: Dark Knight Rises · Deals and Dealmaking · Directors · Movies · News
Tagged: A Midnight Clear, Christopher Nolan, Dexter, Directors, Emma Thomas, Inception, Keith Gordon, Man of Steel, Mother Night, Movies, Supernatural Thriller, The Dark Knight Rises, The Killing
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by Chris Ullrich, Mar 23 2011 // 10:30 AM
Well, I guess it was too good to last, right? If you’re a fan of Showtime original series like Dexter and Californication but like to watch them via Netflix’s Instant service, you better watch and enjoy them now because they won’t be there for long.
Showtime’s current deal with video streaming company Netflix is over in the summer and as part of its renegotiation, the pay cable network has informed Netflix that it will no longer make its current original series available for streaming. Right now, all Showtime series are accessible for Netflix subscribers.
However, Showtime CEO Matt Blank doesn’t want that to be the case any longer.“With all the options out there, we want to be sure people know they have to subscribe to see Dexter or The Borgias,” Blank said.
The network clarified that under the proposed new Netflix deal, series such The Tudors and Sleeper Cell, which no longer air original episodes on the premium cable newtork, will continue to be available to Netflix subscribers. As for current and past seasons of Showtime’s current original series, they “will be available to our authenticated subscribers via our TV Everywhere service Showtime Anytime.”
Well, I guess Showtime doesn’t like that Netflix is going to start developing and producing original programming for itself, including a new series featuring Kevin Spacey. Let’s hope this doesn’t start a trend with other cable networks and more deciding they don’t want their programming on Netflix. That would be a shame.
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Tagged: Californication, Dexter, Netflix, Netflix Instant, Showtime, Showtime Anytime, Sleeper Cell, The Tudors, TV
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by Sebastian Suchecki, Mar 1 2011 // 10:30 AM
For those who may not be in the know, the great city of Detroit is currently lobbying to have a statue of one of their greatest film heroes erected in the middle of town as a symbol to rebuild the once great city. So who better to stand behind their plan than the man who played the half-cop, half-machine himself, Peter Weller.
Thanks to Funny or Die, Weller has sent out a message to those who are fighting for this statue to become a real thing, and had some words of wisdom on exactly what how he feels about being immortalized as a statue.
A bit disheartening to see Weller return to his Alex Murphy role after he’s made a name for himself as a great TV baddie in such films like 24, Dexter, and Psych, but he’s back, and he’s wearing a cardboard box on his head.
For those who want to help out the cause, be sure to like the official Facebook page at the Detroit Deserves RoboCop fan page. Check out Weller’s message after the jump.
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Tagged: 24, Alex Murphy, Detroit, Dexter, Eminem, Peter Weller, Psych, Robocop, Statue
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by Chris Ullrich, Dec 6 2010 // 12:15 PM
In what could be definitely be considered a bad news/good news situation there’s been some developments among shows that we like here at The Flickcast. First off, FX has decided not to give freshmen series Terriers a second season due to, it would seem, the show’s continued mediocre ratings.
But with every cloud often comes a silver lining. This time that lining comes in the form of Showtime’s announcement that it will be renewing Dexter for a sixth season given that the show remains very popular and series star Michael C. Hall continues to be healthy.
While I’m happy about Dexter, I’m pretty disappointed in FX and their decision about Terriers. The show as very well done and told an interesting story with compelling characters you actually cared about. Obviously, that’s not something FX was interested in. Of course, the low ratings didn’t help either.
When considering the show I have to wonder why it never found and audience. Was the story too much of a downer? Were people not interested in a flawed protagonist who worked at the fringes of the law? Was the name confusing or off-putting in some way? Or do people just not like Donal Logue?
If you watched the show and are disappointed at its cancellation what do you think was the reason? Sound off in the comments.
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Tagged: Dexter, Donal Logue, FX, Michael C. Hall, Michael Raymond James, Showtime, Terriers, TV, TV Ratings
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by Joe Gillis, Aug 30 2010 // 7:00 AM
Missed last night’s Emmy Awards? Didn’t feel like sitting through the entire spectacle just to see if Jon Hamm took home that shiny trophy? We’ve got your solution. Here is the complete list of Emmy Winners from last night’s show. Enjoy.
Drama Series: “Mad Men,” AMC.
Comedy Series: “Modern Family,” ABC.
Actor, Drama Series: Bryan Cranston, “Breaking Bad,” AMC.
Actress, Drama Series: Kyra Sedgwick, “The Closer,” TNT.
Actor, Comedy Series: Jim Parsons, “The Big Bang Theory,” CBS.
Actress, Comedy Series: Edie Falco, “Nurse Jackie,” Showtime.
Supporting Actor, Drama Series: Aaron Paul, “Breaking Bad,” AMC.
Supporting Actress, Drama Series: Archie Panjabi, “The Good Wife,” CBS.
Supporting Actor, Comedy Series: Eric Stonestreet, “Modern Family,” ABC.
Supporting Actress, Comedy Series: Jane Lynch, “Glee,” Fox.
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Tagged: Aaron Paul, Al Pacino, archie Panjabi, Bryan Cranston, Christopher Lloyd, Claire Danes, Daily Show, David Strathairn, Dexter, Edie Falco, Eric Stonestreet, Glee, Jane Lynch, Jim Parsons, Julia Ormond, Kyra Sedgwick, Mad Men, Modern Family, Ryan Murphy, Temple Grandin, The Pacific, Top Chef, You Don't Kno Jack
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by Bob Starr, Aug 20 2010 // 4:00 PM
Welcome to this week’s On the Radar where we delve into all corners of the entertainment, tech and geek Internets for news, views and whatnot that may have escaped our regular coverage this week. Let is know if we missed something interesting. Otherwise, on to the links!
• Supercut: If I Told You, I’d Have to Kill You.
• National Lampoon’s Christmas Inception.
• LIST: 8 of the dirtiest Sexual Innuendos in children’s cartoons.
• Batman robs a Taco Bell.
• HBO cutting out the vampire middle-man (or woman) and making a show about porn.
• Chelsea Handler to host the MTV VMA’s. General MTV-watching public’s response: Who?
• The new promo for Dexter is pretty terrible, and we haven’t even seen the show.
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Tagged: Batman, Chelsea Handler, Chewbacca, Dexter, HBO, Inception, Iron Man, Princess Leia, Star Wars, Supercut, Taco Bell, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Terminator, The Lastg Exorcism, True Blood
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by Joe Gillis, Aug 11 2010 // 11:00 AM
This week on The Flickcast Chris and Matt dive into a whole bunch of topics for your listening pleasure. Among these are the new Netflix movie deal, the first pictures of Green Lantern’s mentor, the awesomeness of Gamefly, the original Star Trek pilots, the leaked final episode of Lost, the last season of Entourage, new True Blood info, Fringe season three and much more.
The boys also made some new picks this week including Matt’s pick of Rob Corddry’s Children’s Hospital and Chris’ pick of the Showtime series Dexter, featuring Michael C. Hall, Julie Benz and James Remar.
As always, if you have comments, questions, critiques, offers of sponsorship or whatever, feel free to hit us up in the comments, on Twitter, at Facebook and MySpace or via email.
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Tagged: Dexter, Entourage, Episode 66, Fringe, Gamefly, Green Lantern, Julie Benz, Leonard Nimoy, Lost, Michael C. Hall, Peter Sarsgaard, Rob Corddry, Ryan Reynolds, Showtime, Star Trek, True Blood
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