Posted in Geekdom, News, Recommendations, Television, Video on October 5, 2012| Leave a Comment »
The following video was made by “YouTube-er” AkaBlackNight and has been making it’s rounds lately on the net recently (especially since Nathan Fillion tweeted about it yesterday) even though the video went live back in April (according to the publish date at YouTube).
This fan-made video showcases the cast of Castle with the theme song and look of Firefly. For fans of their or both shows you’ll find it quite fun to watch.
Enjoy!
Castle Opening with Firefly TV Theme
PS: Nice job AkaBlackNight!
Posted in Movies, News, Reminder, Television, Video on October 4, 2012| 4 Comments »
On October 8 the 6-part, 12-hour mini-series Titanic: Blood & Steel will debut on Encore at 8 PM.
The mini-series follows the lives of the people who made the Titanic: from the workers who built it to the rich financiers. Dr. Mark Muir, an American Engineer – metallurgist and former Irish immigrant (Kevin Zegers), convinces American tycoon J.P. Morgan (Chris Noth) to hire him for the biggest shipping project in the world, the construction of the RMS Titanic at Belfast’s Harland and Wolff shipyard. Mark, whose real name is Marcas Malone, is a native of Belfast. Now with new name and identity, he tries to hide his heritage from his employers, as he is Catholic and his employers, the Protestant elite that rule Belfast, dislike Catholics. While working there, Mark falls in love with Sofia Silvestri (Alessandra Mastronardi), an Italian immigrant. However, during the construction of the Titanic, tensions rise between the lower-class Catholic and the rich Protestant Elite.
The cast also includes Neve Campbell, Derek Jacobi and Liam Cunningham.
Here is a trailer for Titanic: Blood & Steel.
Posted in Movies, News, Recommendations, Television, Video on October 3, 2012| Leave a Comment »
The Lifetime made-for-TV movie Steel Magnolias will debut on October 7 at 9 PM.
Queen Latifah stars in the small screen adaptation of the iconic play and 1989 film of the same name, which chronicles the lives and friendship of six women in Louisiana, supporting each other through their triumphs and tragedies, they congregate at Truvy’s beauty shop to ponder the mysteries of life and death, husbands and children – and hair and nails – all the important topics that truly unite and celebrate women.
The cast includes Phylicia Rashad, Adepero Oduye, Condola Rashad, Jill Scott and Alfre Woodard.
Here is a trailer for Steel Magnolias.
Posted in Movies, News, Reminder, Television, Video on October 2, 2012| Leave a Comment »
The made-for-TV movie Abducted: The Carlina White Story will debut on Lifetime on October 6 at 8 PM.
Aunjanue Ellis (The Help), Keke Palmer (True Jackson, VP), and Sherri Shepherd (The View) star in the true story of the kidnapping of Carlina White (Palmer), who was abducted as an infant by Ann Pettway (Ellis) from a New York hospital and solved her own kidnapping and reunited with her biological parents 23 years later.
Here is a trailer for Abducted: The Carlina White Story.
Posted in News, Online Series, Recommendations, Video, Web Series on September 27, 2012| Leave a Comment »
The next six chapters of the brand new online series from CSI creator Anthony E. Zuiker called Cybergeddon are now live globally across 25 countries in 10 different languages on Yahoo!.
You can check them out Cybergeddon right here.
Cybergeddon follows the story of agent Chloe Jocelyn (Missy Peregrym from Rookie Blue) as she investigates a slew of seemingly unrelated cyberattacks with fellow agent Frank Parker (Manny Montana from Breakout Kings) and incarcerated master hacker Chase ‘Rabbit’ Rosen (Kick Gurry from Speed Racer). Chloe and her team must crack the worldwide cybercrime ring led by Gustov Dobreff (Olivier Martinez from Unfaithful) before it is too late. In a world where everyone is connected, everyone is at risk.
For more information, you can visit Cybergeddon on Facebook or follow them @cybergeddon on Twitter.
Posted in Movies, News on September 27, 2012| Leave a Comment »
Based on information provided by the Dark Horizons site and internet research, here are just some of the movies you can expect to see in the movie theatres in October.
Butter
Opens: October 5
Jennifer Garner stars as a small-town, conservative Iowan housewife hell-bent on keeping an adopted young orphan (Yara Shahidi) from winning gold at a Midwestern butter-sculpting competition. The cast includes Olivia Wilde, Hugh Jackman, Ty Burrell, Alicia Silverstone and Rod Corddry.
Frankenweenie
Opens: October 5
This 3D stop motion animated film comes from Tim Burton and pays homage to “Frankenstein” and 1950’s suburbia. It follows a boy who loses his dog and uses the power of science to bring it back to life. Voices will be provided by Charlie Tahan, Winona Ryder, Catherine O’Hara, Martin Landau and Martin Short.
Pitch Perfect
Opens: October 5
This is a comedy set in the competitive world of college a cappella singing, focusing on a lackluster all-female group. The cast includes Anna Kendrick, Rebel Wilson, Brittany Snow, Anna Camp and Elizabeth Banks.
Taken 2
Opens: October 5
Liam Neeson returns as retired CIA operative Bryan Mills in a story set in Istanbul where Mills and his wife (Famke Janssen) are taken hostage by the father of Marko Hoxha, the man whom Bryan left to die in a makeshift electric chair in the original film. The cast includes Maggie Grace, Rade Serbedzija and Luke Grimes.
Argo
Opens: October 12
This true story looks at the plan by the CIA to rescue six U.S. diplomats held hostage at their embassy in Iran in 1979 by convincing officials they were members of a camera crew scouting the area for a Hollywood movie. The cast includes Ben Affleck, Clea DuVall, John Goodman and Alan Arkin.
Here Comes the Boom
Opens: October 12
Kevin James plays a high school biology teacher who moonlights as a mixed-martial arts fighter in an effort to save the school’s music program. The cast includes Salma Hayek, Henry Winkler, Greg Germann and Reggie Lee.
Alex Cross
Opens: October 19
In this outing, Alex Cross (Tyler Perry) is now retired from the FBI but is drawn back in to find a killer only to learn it may be the same man responsible for the murder of his wife 12 years ago. The cast includes Matthew Fox, Edward Burns, Rachel Nichols and Jean Reno.
Chasing Mavericks
Opens: October 26
This biopic is about American surfing legend Jay Moriarty, a young Santa Cruz surfer who famously conquered a stretch of treacherous Northern California waves, but later perished in a free-diving accident in the Maldives one day before he was to turn twenty-three. Gerard Butler will play Rick ‘Frosty’ Hesson, a fellow surfing legend and mentor character to the young man. The cast includes Jonny Weston, Elisabeth Shue, Leven Rambin and Abigail Spencer.
Cloud Atlas
Opens: October 26
Based on the six interwoven tales in the 2004 David Mitchell novel, the film explores the consequences of courage and betrayals across continents, time periods and genres. The cast includes Tom Hanks, Halle Berry, Jim Broadbent, Hugo Weaving, Jim Sturgess, Ben Whishaw, James D’Arcy, Keith David, Susan Sarandon and Hugh Grant.
Fun Size
October 26
Victoria Justice plays a whip-smart teen girl who accidentally loses her oddball little brother after being forced to take him out for trick-or-treating on Halloween. The cast includes Johnny Knoxville, Chelsea Handler, Jane Levy and Josh Pence.
The Big Wedding
Opens: October 26
This comedy is about a long-divorced couple (Robert De Niro and Diane Keaton) who fake being still married when their family unites for a wedding of their adopted son (Ben Barnes). The cast includes Amanda Seyfried, Robin Williams and Katherine Heigl.
Movies coming out in November will be posted at the end of October.
Enjoy!
Posted in New Shows, News, Television, Video on September 26, 2012| Leave a Comment »
The new thriller 666 Park Avenue will debut on ABC at 10 PM on September 30.
At 666 Park Avenue, anything you desire can be yours. When Jane Van Veen (Rachael Taylor) and Henry Martin (Dave Annable), an idealistic young couple from the Midwest are offered the opportunity to manage the historic building, they will not only fall prey to the machinations of mysterious owner Gavin Doran (Terry O’Quinn) and his wife Olivia (Vanessa Williams).
Other cast members include Erik Palladino, Helena Mattsson, Mercedes Masohn and Robert Buckley.
Here is the trailer for 666 Park Avenue.
Posted in Breaking News, News, Online Series, Recommendations, Video, Web Series on September 25, 2012| Leave a Comment »
The first three chapters of the brand new online series from CSI creator Anthony E. Zuiker called Cybergeddon are now live globally across 25 countries in 10 different languages on Yahoo!.
You can check them out Cybergeddon right here.
Cybergeddon follows the story of agent Chloe Jocelyn (Missy Peregrym from Rookie Blue) as she investigates a slew of seemingly unrelated cyberattacks with fellow agent Frank Parker (Manny Montana from Breakout Kings) and incarcerated master hacker Chase ‘Rabbit’ Rosen (Kick Gurry from Speed Racer). Chloe and her team must crack the worldwide cybercrime ring led by Gustov Dobreff (Olivier Martinez from Unfaithful) before it is too late. In a world where everyone is connected, everyone is at risk.
For more information, you can visit Cybergeddon on Facebook or follow them @cybergeddon on Twitter.
Posted in New Shows, News, Television, Video on September 24, 2012| Leave a Comment »
The new legal drama Made In Jersey will debut on CBS at 9 PM on September 28.
A working-class woman, Martina Garretti (Janet Montgomery from Human Target) uses her street smarts to compete among her pedigreed Manhattan colleagues at a prestigious New York law firm.
The cast includes Erin Cummings (Spartacus), Kristoffer Polaha (Life Unexpected), Kyle MacLachlan (Desperate Housewives), Megalyn Echikunwoke (The 4400) and Toni Trucks (Barbershop).
Here is a trailer for Made In Jersey.
Posted in News, Recommendations, Reminder, Television, TV Calendar on September 24, 2012| Leave a Comment »
The fall TV season is back in full force this week and viewers have a lot of returning shows, new series, mini-series and made-for-TV movies to watch. Here is a list of what will be airing this week on the major and cable networks:
September 24 – Hawaii Five-0 will return for a new season starting at 10 PM on CBS
September 24 – The L.A. Complex will air back-to-back episodes on The CW at 8 and 9 PM
September 24 – Castle will air its season premiere on ABC at 10 PM
September 25 – The USA Network will put Covert Affairs on a three-week hiatus starting tonight
September 25 – Private Practice will be back on ABC at 10 PM
September 25 – NCIS and NCIS: Los Angeles are both back with their season premieres on CBS at 8 and 9 PM respectively
September 25 – The new period piece drama Vegas will debut at 10 PM
September 26 – Law & Order: Special Victims Unit on NBC at 10 PM
September 26 – Criminal Minds and CSI will be back with new seasons on CBS at 9 and 10 PM respectively
September 27 – Last Resort will debut on ABC at 8 PM
September 27 – Grey’s Anatomy and Scandal will both be back on ABC at 9 and 10 PM respectively
September 27 – Person of Interest airs it season premiere and the new drama Elementary will debut on CBS at 9 and 10 PM respectively
September 28 – CSI: NY and Blue Bloods will air their season premieres on CBS at 8 and 10 PM respectively
September 28 – The new legal drama Made in Jersey will debut on CBS at 9 PM
September 28 – The season premiere of the final season of Fringe will air on FOX at 9 PM
September 30 – Once Upon a Time will be back on ABC at 8 PM; Revenge will move to its new night and time at 9 PM on ABC and 666 Park Avenue will debut on ABC at 10 PM
September 30 – CBS will air the season premieres of The Good Wife and The Mentalist at 9 and 10 PM respectively
September 30 – Dexter and Homeland will be back on Showtime at 9 and 10 PM
September 30 – The first season of Upstairs Downstairs will air as a three-hour marathon as part of Masterpiece Classic on PBS. Check your local listings for airtimes.
NOTE: The second season of Upstairs Downstairs will air next month.
September 30 – The six-part mini-series Call the Midwife will air on PBS at 8 PM
NOTE: This mini-series will continue through October, ending on November 4.
Mark your calendars!
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