Posted in Breaking News, Geekdom, News, Online Series, Video, Web Series on October 11, 2011| Leave a Comment »
Felicia Day in Dragon Age: Redemption
The first episode of the live-action Dragon Age: Redemption web series, starring (and written by) Felicia Day (Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog and The Guild) is now online.
You can view it here.
NOTE: Viewer discretion is advised, as much like the role playing game for which it is based, the web series contains blood and gore, violence, language and sexual content.
Posted in Movies, News, Reminder, Television, Video on October 11, 2011| Leave a Comment »
Finding A Family
The Hallmark Movie Channel movie Finding a Family will debut on Saturday, October 15 at 8 PM.
As described verbatim by Hallmark Movie Channel, the film is based on the true story of Alex Chivescu, a ward of the state of Michigan, who knowing he cannot be emancipated from the foster care system, searches for a new mom and dad within the school district that he believes can fulfill his lifelong dream of attending an Ivy League university.
Alex (newcomer Jared Abrahamson) has a passion for learning, instilled by his loving single mother, Ileana (Kim Delaney from Army Wives) who has a doctorate degree and speaks six languages. When Alex was 10-years-old, Ileana had a life-altering car crash that left her struggling with bouts of anger and depression, so much so that a family court judge deemed her unfit to parent Alex further.
The one constant in his life is school. When Alex’s transportation funding ends, he discovers he’s about to be assigned to a foster family outside the school district that can provide stability and a curriculum that can get him into an Ivy League university. Alex is left with only one option: in order to avoid being assigned outside the high school he loves, he must find a new mom and dad.
The cast includes Paul McGillion (Stargate Universe), Sarah-Jane Redmond (Smallville) and Genevieve Buechner (Caprica).
Here is the trailer for Finding a Family.
Posted in Geekdom, News, Online Series, Recommendations, Video, Web Series on October 7, 2011| Leave a Comment »
Are you a fan of actress Felicia Day? Are you a fan of the role-playing video game Dragon Age from BioWare?
If you answered yes to either of these questions, then you are going to love Felicia’s new project in conjunction with the folks behind Dragon Age.
The following is a recent verbatim post made by Felicia Day at her Facebook page:
In March of last year my agent got a call…asking if I’d like to work on a project together. It was a vague call that turned into the idea of working in the world of Dragon Age, making a web series, acting in a piece of DLC content for the game as the character I created. No way I could say no, right?!
-3 months later I had a script written.
-7 months later we were in pre-production.
-10 months later we were shooting.
-14 months later I did all the mo-cap and vocal recording for the DLC, Dragon Age: Mark of the Assassin.
-16 months later we finished post-production.
-18 months later you get to see the result on Machinima starting today with the trailer (which you can find further below)
With the help of Bioware/EA, AMD coming on board as a sponsor, and over 200 cast/crew members, we made it happen! I know I’ve talked a bunch about this project over the last several months, so enough talk, release it already, right?
Starting next Tuesday I’ll be linking all the episodes to you here and on all my social media accounts(midnight international release on Machinima FYI), I’ve also been given a BUNCH of schwag to give out each week, like DLC codes, Dragon Age merch, signed headshots (etc.), so hopefully you’ll enjoy that. There’s a podcast (and more) so lots of fun stuff to come!
There’s a fanart contest currently going on over at Bioware around Tallis’ outfit (and a nice blog entry by the designer of the costume, Greg Aronowitz) and a puzzle contest that I’ll be helping link to all week until (the) launch, so maybe give that stuff a peek to tide you over (until the) launch!
Also I’m planning to schedule some Google Hangouts to interact with you guys about the episodes, so you can meet the cast and crew and ask questions about the show. I’ll announce those later on Twitter and Facebook and Google+, so be sure to follow me there.
To learn much more from Felicia Day herself, go to her Facebook page here.
And, drumroll please……
Here is the trailer for Dragon Age: Redemption:
Posted in Movies, News, Recommendations, Reminder, Television, Video on October 6, 2011| Leave a Comment »
Directors and Star of Five
The Lifetime made-for-TV movie Five will air at 9 PM on October 10. The flick consists of five short films directed by Jennifer Aniston, Alicia Keys, Demi Moore, Penelope Spheeris (who directed Wayne’s World) and Patty Jenkins (writer of the film Monster). Each story tells a different story relating to breast cancer, starring Jeanne Tripplehorn (Big Love) as an oncologist who acts as the common thread in five parts.
The huge ensemble cast includes Rosario Dawson, Ginnifer Goodwin, Bob Newhart, Patricia Clarkson, Jeffrey Tambor, Josh Holloway, Lyndsy Fonseca, Josh Dallas, Xander Berkeley, Taylor Kinney, Jennifer Morrison, Kathy Najimy, Annie Potts, Tony Shalhoub, Bob Newhart and Jenifer Lewis.
Here is the trailer for the film.
Posted in Breaking News, News, Online Series, Video, Web Series on October 4, 2011| Leave a Comment »
Wendy
Here is the sixth and FINAL episode of the new online series Wendy.
Again, the web series stars Meaghan Martin (10 Things I Hate About You) and Tyler Blackburn (Pretty Little Liars) in a retelling of Peter Pan.
If you want to see more of Wendy, visit their Facebook page and post about it at Twitter. You can also make your voice heard by contacting Alloy Entertainment, who is the driving force behind the new web series.
Posted in Geekdom, News, Television, Video on October 3, 2011| 1 Comment »
River Song
Are you a fan of Doctor Who and more specifically the fantastic River Song (as played by Alex Kingston)? If so, you should check out this great video that pieces together – finally! – the timeline of Melody Pond (aka River Song).
Check it out – “River Song: Her Story” here.
Posted in New Shows, News, Television, Video on October 1, 2011| Leave a Comment »
American Horror Story
The new drama American Horror Story debuts on October 5 on FX at 10 PM.
The series revolves around The Harmons, a family of three who move from Boston to Los Angeles as a means to reconcile past anguish. The cast includes Dylan McDermott, Connie Britton, Taissa Farmiga, Jessica Lange, Evan Peters, Denis O’Hare, Frances Conroy and Alexandra Breckenridge.
Here is a trailer for American Horror Story.
NOTE: Viewer discretion is strongly advised!
Posted in Breaking News, New Shows, Online Series, Video, Web Series on September 29, 2011| Leave a Comment »
Wendy
Here is the fifth episode of the new online series Wendy.
Again, the web series stars Meaghan Martin (10 Things I Hate About You) and Tyler Blackburn (Pretty Little Liars) in a retelling of Peter Pan.
The next webisode will air on Tuesday, October 4.
Enjoy!
Posted in New Shows, News, Television, Video on September 28, 2011| Leave a Comment »
Homeland
The new show Homeland will debut at 10 PM on Showtime on October 2.
Who’s the hero – who’s the threat? When MIA Marine Sgt. Nicholas Brody (Damian Lewis) returns home to a hero’s welcome after eight years in enemy confinement, brilliant but volatile CIA agent Carrie Mathison (Claire Danes) isn’t buying his story. She believes that Brody has been turned and is now working for Al Qaeda. What follows is a dangerous game of cat and mouse with nothing short of American national security at stake. Mandy Patankin and Morena Baccarin co-star.
Here is a trailer for Homeland.
Posted in Movies, News, Recommendations, Reminder, Television, Video on September 27, 2011| Leave a Comment »
Love's Everlasting Courage
The Hallmark Channel movie Love’s Everlasting Courage will debut at 9 PM on October 1.
In this second prequel to the series of Love movies based on the book series by Janette Oke, Clark Davis (Wes Brown) struggles to maintain his land and support his wife, Ellen (Julie Mond), and young daughter, Missie (Morgan Lily), during a long drought. Worried they may lose the farm to the bank, Ellen agrees to take a job as a seamstress in order to pay off their debt. Soon after Ellen starts work, she becomes ill with scarlet fever and passes away. Devastated by the loss of his wife, Clark turns to his parents Irene (Cheryl Ladd) and Lloyd (Bruce Boxleitner) for support. As Clark struggles to find water in order to create a harvest and repay his debt, his daughter Missie has a difficult time coping with the loss of her mother. Clark is conflicted whether to send Missie to live a better life with his parents, or if she should stay with him. But when Missie runs away after accidentally setting the house on fire, Clark faces the possibility of losing the one person he loves most.
Here is the trailer for Love’s Everlasting Courage.
