Syfy announces new shows, movies
David
14 NEW SERIES AND EVENTS
LED BY PREMIERE OF ALPHAS, FOUR SCRIPTED SERIES LAUNCH IN JULY - MOST
EVER IN A SINGLE MONTH
UNSCRIPTED DEVELOPMENT SLATE INCLUDES PROJECTS WITH TOMMY LEE AND
DEEPAK CHOPRA
NEW YORK - March 22, 2011 - Continuing the sizzling momentum of the
Syfy global brand evolution, which has sparked imagination-driven hit
series and double-digit growth in younger, upscale audiences as well
as diverse new business ventures, Syfy President Dave Howe today will
introduce the largest original programming slate in the channel's
18-year history, highlighted by 14 new original series and events
comprising more than 100 hours.
The 2011 Syfy Upfront will be presented at the Foxwoods Theatre, where
the channel is hosting a live performance of SPIDER-MAN Turn Off the
Dark for the advertising community. Syfy is the official media partner
of the Broadway show.
Remarking on Syfy's announced development slate, Mark Stern, President
Original Content, Syfy, and Co-Head Original Content, Universal Cable
Productions, said, ?Our ambition in development is to push the
boundaries of imagination, creativity, and story-telling. We want to
transport our audience with high-quality, thought-provoking
experiences that allow them to explore the un-explorable, to believe
the unbelievable, and to truly... 'Imagine Greater.'?
Riding high on 15 consecutive years as a Top 10 channel among Adults
25-54, Syfy's viewership has continued to grow in 2011. In January
prime, Syfy rose 12% in Adults 18-49/$75K, while experiencing a
significant drop of two years (46) in the median age.
During First Quarter-to-date (vs.1Q'10) prime, Syfy has jumped 17% in
Adults 18-34, 13% among total viewers and seven percent among Adults
18-49, led by the freshman hit series Being Human and Face Off, both
of which have been renewed.
In July, Syfy launches four scripted series in the same month -- for
the first time ever -- when Alphas premieres along with returning
powerhouses Warehouse 13 (Syfy's most watched series ever), Eureka and
Haven.
The second season return of the heralded reality show Hollywood
Treasure kicks off Summer 2011 unscripted programming in June, paired
with the premiere of Haunted Collector (working title), followed by
the debuts of Legend Quest in July and Paranormal Witness in
September.
The robust reality development slate includes projects from unique
perspectives such as rock musician Tommy Lee, author Deepak Chopra and
photographer Tyler Shields, along with a family that creates movie
monsters and the world's top stunt artists.
On the scripted side, Syfy is developing Battlestar: Blood and Chrome,
set in the 10th year of the First Cylon War. As well as three
single-camera, half hour comedies including the Lee Majors vehicle Me
and Lee from the creator of Weeds, In the Dark featuring a team of
wannabe paranormal investigators, and a new adaptation of Three
Inches.
Keying the latest roster of popular Saturday Original Movies will be
Red Faction: Origins, based on the highly successful video game
franchise; 1970s TV icons Barry Williams and Danny Bonaduce butt heads
in Bigfoot; Shannen Doherty headlines a re-imagining of the classic
fairy tale Gretl; Roswell, the story selected by fans through the Syfy
and IGN.com B Movie Mogul contest; and in Jersey Shore Shark Attack,
who knows who might be a victim?
This October, Syfy will become the first ever, official sponsor of the
city's Halloween celebrations, partnering with NYC & Company for 31
Days of HalloweeNYC. Then in December, Syfy celebrates the holiday
season with its second annual Countdown to Christmas Week (highlighted
by the movie event Neverland with Keira Knightley as the voice of
Tinker Bell).
Syfy Ventures is launching a new publishing business of completely
sponsorable genre games under the Syfy Games banner. Available
initially on Facebook in the United States, the suite of high quality
games will embrace the sci-fi, fantasy, paranormal, action/adventure,
and superhero genres, ranging from original content to games based
upon Syfy programming. These first round of games are scheduled for
launch later this year. As well, Syfy is partnering with game
developer Trion Worldwide for a new entertainment franchise, Defiance,
that will seamlessly pair a primetime series with an online video
game, scheduled for 2011.
Among the new opportunities for advertisers to partner with the Syfy
brand is Imagination Spotlight, a groundbreaking, multi-platform brand
initiative celebrating the world's imaginative achievements and
innovative ideas. Advertisers will have the opportunity to join the
celebration through an array of multi-media partnerships that showcase
imagination.
Syfy is currently available in 75 countries, reaching nearly 150
million households globally.
NEW SCRIPTED SERIES
Alphas -- Premiering in July -- Alphas follows a team of ordinary
citizens whose brain anomalies imbue them with extraordinary mental
and physical abilities. Taking the law into their own hands, the
unlikely team, led by Dr. Leigh Rosen (Emmy Award-winner and Oscar
nominee David Strathairn) investigates cases that suggest other Alpha
activity to uncover what the CIA, FBI and Pentagon have not been able,
or willing, to solve. These gifted individuals must balance their
quirky personalities and disparate backgrounds with their not always
visible powers as they work to solve crimes, stop the ticking time
bomb and catch the enemy.
Alphas also stars Malik Yoba, Warren Christie, Laura Mennell, Ryan
Cartwright and Azita Ghanizada, and is a production of Universal Cable
Productions and BermanBraun Television. Executive Producers are Gail
Berman, Lloyd Braun and Gene Stein for BermanBraun, Zak Penn and Ira
Steven Behr.
NEW REALITY SERIES
Haunted Collector (working title) -- Premiering in June -- Ghosts and
spirits inhabit more than just homes and buildings -- they can also
live in objects. John Zaffis and his family are renowned paranormal
investigators, tracking down haunted items like paintings, guns,
jewelry and dolls. Once identified, the items are collected and stored
in their museum, helping John's clients bring normalcy back to their
lives. Produced by Gurney Productions. Executive producers: Scott
Gurney and Dierdre Gurney.
Legend Quest -- Premiering in July -- This fast-paced action-adventure
series follows Ashley Cowie, a real-life symbologist, as he travels
the world in search of some of history's greatest relics and
artifacts, all of which are believed to hold hidden powers and
mystical significance for ancient and modern cultures. Each episode
will include Indiana Jones-type adventure and Da Vinci Code-style
connections as the hidden truths and alternative theories of these
mythical objects are explored. Legend Quest is executive produced by
John Brenkus and Mickey Stern for BASE Productions, and is a
co-production with Universal Networks International.
Paranormal Witness -- Premiering in September -- From Raw TV, the
acclaimed creative team behind Locked Up Abroad and Gold Rush Alaska,
this tense, filmic and high-octane drama-documentary series brings to
life the stories of people who have lived through paranormal
experiences that defy explanation. Using the mixture of intimate
first-hand testimony and grittily realistic drama that Raw TV is known
for, Paranormal Witness will transport the audience into a world
turned upside down by extraordinary and terrifying events. Paranormal
Witness is produced by Raw TV. Executive producers: Dimitri Doganis
and Bart Layton.
SCRIPTED DEVELOPMENT/DRAMA
Battlestar: Blood & Chrome -- Luke Pasqualino (Skins-UK) and Ben
Cotton (Hellcats) star in Battlestar: Blood & Chrome, which takes
place in the 10th year of the first Cylon war. As the battle between
humans and their creation, a sentient robotic race, rages across the
12 colonial worlds, a brash rookie viper pilot enters the fray. Ensign
William Adama (Pasqualino), barely in his 20's and a recent Academy
graduate, finds himself assigned to one of the most powerful ships in
the Colonial fleet?the Galactica. The talented but hot-headed
risk-taker soon finds himself leading a dangerous top secret mission
that, if successful, will turn the tide of the decade-long war in
favor of the desperate fleet. Executive producers: David Eick and
Michael Taylor. Written by Michael Taylor from a story by David Eick,
Taylor and Bradley Thompson and David Weddle. A production of
Universal Cable Productions.
SCRIPTED DEVELOPMENT/SINGLE CAMERA HALF-HOURS
Three Inches -- In Three Inches, professional daydreamer and
underachiever Walter Spackman is struck by lightning and develops a
unique "super" power -- the ability to move any object using just his
mind... but only a distance of three inches. He's soon immersed in a
world of extraordinarily ordinary people like himself and learns that
"super" is just a state of mind. The pilot is written by Harley Peyton
(Twin Peaks), who also serves as executive producer. Fox Television
Studios is producing with executive producer Robert Cooper, through
his company Landscape Entertainment.
In the Dark -- In the Dark follows a misfit group of third tier ghost
hunters whose misguided efforts tend to highlight their incompetence
rather than any paranormal activity. From Universal Cable Productions,
In the Dark is executive produced by Dan Taberski through Idiot Box
Productions, Michael Davidoff and Bill Rosenthal. Teleplay by Michael
Davidoff & Bill Rosenthal.
Me and Lee -- Me and Lee is about a down on his luck 20-something who
goes in for back surgery, but the procedure doesn't go well. Enter Lee
Majors, who claims he has the perfect solution. He entices the young
man into his ultra high-tech lab and makes him bionic. Majors becomes
the unlikeliest of mentors helping the young man get his life back
together. Jenji Kohan, the executive producer and creator of Weeds,
serves as the executive producer of Me and Lee along with the writer
Matthew Salzberg, Allan Loeb and Steven Pearl. Produced by Lionsgate.
REALITY DEVELOPMENT
Culture Shock with Tommy Lee -- This one-hour investigative travel
show follows M?tley Cr?e's Tommy Lee as he attempts to uncover the
various rituals, symbols and other mysteries of secret societies
around the world. Tommy Lee will dig into the history behind the
secret society, search out its meeting locations and members, and meet
with former members to reveal the society's rituals and deepest
secrets. A production of ITV Studios America. Executive producers:
Tommy Lee and Carl Stubner. Supervising producer: Jenna Barnes.
Monster Man - When Hollywood studios want a bizarre creature, monster
prop or out-of-this world alien, they turn to Cleve Hall and his very
unique, family business. This series goes behind the scenes of Cleve's
workshop, where the craziness of this fun family is matched only by
the insane monsters they build. Produced by Gurney Productions.
Executive producers: Scott Gurney and Dierdre Gurney.
Stunts Unlimited -- Stunts Unlimited is an elite and exclusive
fraternity of artists committed to a very imaginative, creative,
unique and dangerous craft -- movie stunts. This series takes
audiences behind-the-scenes into a world rarely seen, unveiling the
innovations and problem solving necessary to accomplish the most
spectacular stunts in Hollywood. With their lives on the line with
every stunt, the members of Stunts Unlimited form a close-knit work
family, helping them balance the challenges of their jobs and their
families. Executive producers: Ric Roman Waugh and Gary Binkow.
Hi Tech Hoaxes -- The series where the supernatural, the mythical and
the astonishing leave the big screen and step into people's everyday
lives. Each week two teams will go head-to-head to provide a
once-in-a-lifetime experience for an unsuspecting pair of people, who
are about to have their world turned upside down for a brief,
thrilling moment. Teams of engineers, tech geniuses and pranksters
will draw their inspiration from requests sent by ordinary people who
want to execute the hoax on friends, family, colleagues, customers,
kids, parents or even pupils. They'll rely on the technical know- how
and the resourcefulness of the teams to make it happen. But it needs
to be hyper-convincing because these hoaxes are going to be happening
in the real world in plain sight. Produced by North One Television.
Dinner with Deepak -- If you could invite three people to dinner, who
would they be? Best selling author and spiritual teacher Dr. Deepak
Chopra dines and joins in conversation with some of the greatest minds
and creators in the world today. In every episode, Chopra brings
together a group of noteworthy guests to share a meal and a
conversation ranging in topic from the spiritual, political and
scientific to supernatural, designed to challenge our standard
conventions and push the boundaries of viewers' imaginations and
intellects. Executive producers: Deepak Chopra, Gotham Chopra, Tim
Piper and Sharad Devarajan.
Tyler Shields -- A docu-series featuring unconventional photographer
Tyler Shields and his team as they create worlds that are always
surprising, shocking, and totally surreal. This Los Angeles-based
artist is one of the most creative and original photographers working
today. His subjects are celebrities, actors, models, and everyday
people captured in magical, beautiful, and often dangerous situations.
His eye-popping, jaw-dropping photos are designed to elicit the
subject's purest emotion right in the moment using no special effects.
A production of RelativityREAL. Executive producers: Tom Forman, Tyler
Shields and Zach Quinto.
Overthunk -- A one-hour series that follows two teams of four talented
creators as they compete to design, build and set off massive chain
reaction machines. The best gizmo gladiators across America will face
off in a weekly contest testing their mettle through gears and metal.
Each week visits a new city, where natural rivals race against the
clock and each other to brainstorm and build a fantastic apparatus
that completes a specific task and keeps viewers holding their breath
to see if these contraptions will actually work. Along the way,
surprise ?monkey wrenches? will challenge their minds and their
patience. Produced by 25/7 Productions. Executive producer: Dave
Broome.
Change the Day You Die -- Change the Day You Die is an inspiring new
reality series that uses state-of-the-art science to dramatically
transport its participants into the future to face their own
self-inflicted demise. Each of the seemingly healthy, unsuspecting
candidates -- nominated by friends, family and loved ones -- will go
on a 10-week transformational journey where they must master a series
of mental and physical challenges designed to reverse their bad habits
and add back valuable lost years to their lives. Through
medical-condition simulators, life-enhancing technology, unique
graphics and special effects, each participant will experience
firsthand the grim reality of their potential future so that they have
the opportunity to change their ways before it's too late. Produced by
3 Ball Productions/Eyeworks USA. Executive Producers: JD Roth and Todd
A. Nelson (3 Ball Productions/Eyeworks USA) and Danny Fenton (Zig Zag
Productions).
Imagination Nation -- The innovators behind Hammacher Schlemmer,
America's oldest continuously published catalog that offers
imaginatively unexpected and innovative products, go on the road to
meet inventors from all walks of life to find fresh offerings for
their inventory. Produced by North South Productions. Executive
producers: Charlie DeBevoise and Mark Hickman.
America's Smartest Kids -- A thought provoking, reality competition
show where the country's most imaginative, innovative teenagers are
challenged to invent a better future while competing for the title of
America's Smartest Kid. Executive producers: David Zelon and Michael
Sardo.
SATURDAY ORIGINAL MOVIES
Red Faction: Origins -- 2011 -- Robert Patrick (Terminator 2), Brian
J. Smith (Stargate Universe) and Kate Vernon (Battlestar Galactica)
star in Red Faction: Origins, based on the hugely successful Red
Faction video game franchise. Twenty-five years have passed since Alec
Mason (Patrick) led the Martian Colonies to freedom ?and 12 years
since vengeful enemies killed his wife, kidnapped his daughter Lyra
(Tamzin Merchant), and left a broken hero in their wake.
Jake Mason (Smith), Alec's only son and an officer in the Red Faction
Militia, has his world turned inside out when he discovers that now,
12 years after her kidnapping, his sister is still alive. As a
powerful new enemy swarms across the planet, Jake goes out to find
her, only to learn that his lost sister is one of them?a cold-blooded
soldier sworn to destroy the Red Faction. Red Faction: Origins is
produced by Universal Cable Productions and UFO Films.
Zombie Apocalypse (working title) -- October 2011 -- Months after a
zombie plague has wiped out 90 percent of the American population, a
small group of survivors fight their way cross-country to a rumored
refuge on the island of Catalina. A production of The Asylum.
Gretl -- November 2011 -- As an adult, a witch hunter (Hansel) returns
to the village where he lived as a child to find and kill the witch
who killed his sister, Gretl (Shannen Doherty), only to find that
Gretl is not dead and danger lurks around every corner. Produced by
Chesler/Permutter Productions & Vesuvius Productions.
Snowmageddon (working title) - December 2011 -- A story about a
mystical snow globe that makes very bad things happen in the real
world when it is shaken. A production of Cinetel.
Bigfoot - 2012 -- 1970's pop culture icons Danny Bonaduce (The
Partridge Family) and Barry Williams (The Brady Bunch) face off in the
hunt for the legendary mountain creature. A production of The Asylum.
St. Patrick's Day Leprechaun (working title) -- St Patrick's Day,
Saturday, March 17th, 2012 -- An evil leprechaun who has been
imprisoned within the roots of a majestic old oak tree, is
accidentally set loose on St. Patrick's Day. Once free, he takes out
his bloody revenge on the descendants of the people who originally
imprisoned him. A production of After Dark Films.
Roswell -- June 2012 - The story selected by fans for Syfy and
IGN.com's B Movie Mogul project, 65 years after the original UFO crash
at Roswell, another ship from the same far-off civilization comes to
rescue their downed comrades - and continue their preparation to
invade the earth. Directed by Jason Connery (Area 51, The Devil's
Tomb). A production of After Dark Films.
Jersey Shore Shark Attack -- 2012 -- While everyone else runs scared,
vacationing Jerseyites fend off shark attacks on the shore. A
production of ARO Entertainment.
Dungeons and Dragons 4 (working title) -- September 2012 -- A princess
and a rogue knight become reluctant heroes inside a magical kingdom. A
production of After Dark Films with Silver Pictures.
Syfy is a media destination for imagination-based entertainment. With
year round acclaimed original series, events, blockbuster movies,
classic science fiction and fantasy programming, a dynamic Web site
(www.Syfy.com), and a portfolio of adjacent business (Syfy Ventures),
Syfy is a passport to limitless possibilities. Originally launched in
1992 as SCI FI Channel, and currently in more than 99 million homes,
Syfy is a network of NBCUniversal, one of the world's leading media
and entertainment companies. (Syfy. Imagine greater.)
MRDIGGS00
Looks like a lot of fake ghost shows. Not good...
Obveeus
"David" <diml...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> NEW SCRIPTED SERIES
>
> Alphas -- Premiering in July -- Alphas follows a team of ordinary
> citizens whose brain anomalies imbue them with extraordinary mental
> and physical abilities.
Worth sampling since so little fresh programming exists in the summer.
> SCRIPTED DEVELOPMENT/DRAMA
>
> Battlestar: Blood & Chrome -- Luke Pasqualino (Skins-UK) and Ben
> Cotton (Hellcats) star in Battlestar: Blood & Chrome, which takes
> place in the 10th year of the first Cylon war.
I can't wait for this show to start airing.
> SCRIPTED DEVELOPMENT/SINGLE CAMERA HALF-HOURS
>
> Three Inches -- In Three Inches, professional daydreamer and
> underachiever Walter Spackman is struck by lightning and develops a
> unique "super" power -- the ability to move any object using just his
> mind... but only a distance of three inches.
So then, does he get angry? ...angry 3 inches?
I hope this show is going to be about intelligent (and/or funny) ways to
move something three inches to solve a problem rather than devolving into a
show where he can move something 3 inches 1000 times in a row in a matter of
seconds...as that would defeat my opinion on the premise of the show.
> In the Dark -- In the Dark follows a misfit group of third tier ghost
> hunters whose misguided efforts tend to highlight their incompetence
> rather than any paranormal activity.
Sounds more entertaining than any of the 'real' ghost hunting shows offered
up on TV.
> Me and Lee -- Me and Lee is about a down on his luck 20-something who
> goes in for back surgery, but the procedure doesn't go well. Enter Lee
> Majors, who claims he has the perfect solution.
I'm even less inspired by this than the new Wonder Woman show.
> SATURDAY ORIGINAL MOVIES
Otherwise known as 'crak for Anim8rFSK.
> Jersey Shore Shark Attack -- 2012 -- While everyone else runs scared,
> vacationing Jerseyites fend off shark attacks on the shore.
This one made me smile, but it isn't going to be what we was hoping for.
Patty Winter
In article <0hvho6d1oj0n9o8fi...@4ax.com>,
David <diml...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>The 2011 Syfy Upfront will be presented at the Foxwoods Theatre, where
>the channel is hosting a live performance of SPIDER-MAN Turn Off the
>Dark for the advertising community. Syfy is the official media partner
>of the Broadway show.
Must...not...make...obvious...remark...about...Syfy...being...the...
perfect...partner...for...that...production...must...not...aargghh....
>In July, Syfy launches four scripted series in the same month -- for
>the first time ever -- when Alphas premieres along with returning
>powerhouses Warehouse 13 (Syfy's most watched series ever), Eureka and
>Haven.
>Alphas -- Premiering in July -- Alphas follows a team of ordinary
>citizens whose brain anomalies imbue them with extraordinary mental
>and physical abilities. Taking the law into their own hands, the
>unlikely team, led by Dr. Leigh Rosen (Emmy Award-winner and Oscar
>nominee David Strathairn)
Wow, they just got my attention with that piece of information...
Well, could be some fun stuff in the summer, anyway.
Patty
Obveeus
"Patty Winter" <pat...@wintertime.com> wrote:
> David <diml...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>>
>>The 2011 Syfy Upfront will be presented at the Foxwoods Theatre, where
>>the channel is hosting a live performance of SPIDER-MAN Turn Off the
>>Dark for the advertising community. Syfy is the official media partner
>>of the Broadway show.
>
> Must...not...make...obvious...remark...about...Syfy...being...the...
> perfect...partner...for...that...production...must...not...aargghh....
;-)
Is there any entertainment news story (that virtually no one cares about)
getting more attention than Spiderman Turn Off The Dark? This thing has
been in the news almost every single day for the last 6 months or more.
He is the Resurrection and the Light: The Rapacious Mr. Hole
> NEW YORK - March 22, 2011 - Continuing the sizzling momentum of the
> Syfy global brand evolution, which has sparked imagination-driven hit
> series and double-digit growth in younger, upscale audiences as well
> as diverse new business ventures,
Oh puh-leeze.
Jim G.
David sent the following on 3/22/2011 2:53 PM:
[Lots of snipping to get to the stuff that interests me.]
> In July, Syfy launches four scripted series in the same month -- for
> the first time ever -- when Alphas premieres along with returning
> powerhouses Warehouse 13 (Syfy's most watched series ever), Eureka and
> Haven.
Looking forward to July! And it's always nice to have some new shows to
record during the summer months.
> Alphas -- Premiering in July -- Alphas follows a team of ordinary
> citizens whose brain anomalies imbue them with extraordinary mental
> and physical abilities. Taking the law into their own hands, the
> unlikely team, led by Dr. Leigh Rosen (Emmy Award-winner and Oscar
> nominee David Strathairn) investigates cases that suggest other Alpha
> activity to uncover what the CIA, FBI and Pentagon have not been able,
> or willing, to solve. These gifted individuals must balance their
> quirky personalities and disparate backgrounds with their not always
> visible powers as they work to solve crimes, stop the ticking time
> bomb and catch the enemy.
>
> Alphas also stars Malik Yoba, Warren Christie, Laura Mennell, Ryan
> Cartwright and Azita Ghanizada, and is a production of Universal Cable
> Productions and BermanBraun Television. Executive Producers are Gail
> Berman, Lloyd Braun and Gene Stein for BermanBraun, Zak Penn and Ira
> Steven Behr.
I will definitely be checking out this one.
> Legend Quest -- Premiering in July -- This fast-paced action-adventure
> series follows Ashley Cowie, a real-life symbologist, as he travels
> the world in search of some of history's greatest relics and
> artifacts, all of which are believed to hold hidden powers and
> mystical significance for ancient and modern cultures. Each episode
> will include Indiana Jones-type adventure and Da Vinci Code-style
> connections as the hidden truths and alternative theories of these
> mythical objects are explored. Legend Quest is executive produced by
> John Brenkus and Mickey Stern for BASE Productions, and is a
> co-production with Universal Networks International.
I'll be giving this one a look, too. Indiana Jones meets Warehouse 13.
> Dinner with Deepak -- If you could invite three people to dinner, who
> would they be? Best selling author and spiritual teacher Dr. Deepak
> Chopra dines and joins in conversation with some of the greatest minds
> and creators in the world today. In every episode, Chopra brings
> together a group of noteworthy guests to share a meal and a
> conversation ranging in topic from the spiritual, political and
> scientific to supernatural, designed to challenge our standard
> conventions and push the boundaries of viewers' imaginations and
> intellects. Executive producers: Deepak Chopra, Gotham Chopra, Tim
> Piper and Sharad Devarajan.
This one could go either way.
--
Jim G.
Waukesha, WI
Ian J. Ball
> SYFY UNVEILS LARGEST ORIGINAL PROGRAMMING SLATE IN HISTORY FEATURING
> 14 NEW SERIES AND EVENTS
>
> LED BY PREMIERE OF ALPHAS, FOUR SCRIPTED SERIES LAUNCH IN JULY - MOST
> EVER IN A SINGLE MONTH
>
> the first time ever -- when Alphas premieres along with returning
> powerhouses Warehouse 13 (Syfy's most watched series ever), Eureka and
> Haven.
Oh, good - I hadn't heard for sure that "Haven" was coming back: I'm
glad it is.
Barry Margolin
<d540edbf-e110-49ff...@w9g2000prg.googlegroups.com>,
MRDIGGS00 <PPAY...@HOTMAIL.COM> wrote:
> Looks like a lot of fake ghost shows. Not good...
Was it really necessary to quote the ENTIRE thing just for this comment?
--
Barry Margolin, bar...@alum.mit.edu
Arlington, MA
*** PLEASE don't copy me on replies, I'll read them in the group ***
Patty Winter
In article <33863905-5b9b-4a71...@a11g2000pri.googlegroups.com>,
Ian J. Ball <ijb...@mac.com> wrote:
>
>Oh, good - I hadn't heard for sure that "Haven" was coming back: I'm
>glad it is.
A friend of mine said she heard that Nick Campbell might even be
back, although after the first season finale, I don't understand
how...
Patty
rwgibson13
Man, where to start, where to start...
NEW SCRIPTED SERIES
Alphas -- Premiering in July -- Alphas follows a team of ordinary
citizens whose brain anomalies imbue them with extraordinary mental
and physical abilities. Taking the law into their own hands, the
unlikely team, led by Dr. Leigh Rosen (Emmy Award-winner and Oscar
nominee David Strathairn) investigates cases that suggest other Alpha
activity to uncover what the CIA, FBI and Pentagon have not been
able,
or willing, to solve. These gifted individuals must balance their
quirky personalities and disparate backgrounds with their not always
visible powers as they work to solve crimes, stop the ticking time
bomb and catch the enemy.
Alphas also stars Malik Yoba, Warren Christie, Laura Mennell, Ryan
Cartwright and Azita Ghanizada, and is a production of Universal
Cable
Productions and BermanBraun Television. Executive Producers are Gail
Berman, Lloyd Braun and Gene Stein for BermanBraun, Zak Penn and Ira
Steven Behr.
This one might have potential. Kind of like "Fringe" except with a
larger cast from which to choose. I hope they give them a bunch of
really dumb powers that are only usefull under certain circumstances
so as to foster the writers to show creativity once in a while. Maybe
they'll even have a super-powered lawyer with a brain large enough to
be able to tell them which laws they are about to break....
NEW REALITY SERIES
Legend Quest -- Premiering in July -- This fast-paced action-
adventure
series follows Ashley Cowie, a real-life symbologist, as he travels
the world in search of some of history's greatest relics and
artifacts, all of which are believed to hold hidden powers and
mystical significance for ancient and modern cultures. Each episode
will include Indiana Jones-type adventure and Da Vinci Code-style
connections as the hidden truths and alternative theories of these
mythical objects are explored. Legend Quest is executive produced by
John Brenkus and Mickey Stern for BASE Productions, and is a
co-production with Universal Networks International.
Are viewers really interested in this kind of thing? Don't both The
Discovery Channel and The History Channel already have similar shows?
SCRIPTED DEVELOPMENT/DRAMA
Battlestar: Blood & Chrome -- Luke Pasqualino (Skins-UK) and Ben
Cotton (Hellcats) star in Battlestar: Blood & Chrome, which takes
place in the 10th year of the first Cylon war. As the battle between
humans and their creation, a sentient robotic race, rages across the
12 colonial worlds, a brash rookie viper pilot enters the fray.
Ensign
William Adama (Pasqualino), barely in his 20's and a recent Academy
graduate, finds himself assigned to one of the most powerful ships in
the Colonial fleet?the Galactica. The talented but hot-headed
risk-taker soon finds himself leading a dangerous top secret mission
that, if successful, will turn the tide of the decade-long war in
favor of the desperate fleet. Executive producers: David Eick and
Michael Taylor. Written by Michael Taylor from a story by David Eick,
Taylor and Bradley Thompson and David Weddle. A production of
Universal Cable Productions.
Yawn. How much you want to bet that the commander of the Galactica is
a total dick in this one? So long as the first few episodes aren't
nearly as incredibly boring as were Caprica's, I'll check it out.
SCRIPTED DEVELOPMENT/SINGLE CAMERA HALF-HOURS
Three Inches -- In Three Inches, professional daydreamer and
underachiever Walter Spackman is struck by lightning and develops a
unique "super" power -- the ability to move any object using just his
mind... but only a distance of three inches. He's soon immersed in a
world of extraordinarily ordinary people like himself and learns that
"super" is just a state of mind. The pilot is written by Harley
Peyton
(Twin Peaks), who also serves as executive producer. Fox Television
Studios is producing with executive producer Robert Cooper, through
his company Landscape Entertainment.
This one sounds like the "Alphas" show uptopic. Maybe once they
"feel" both series out, they'll eventually combine them, I wonder
exactly HOW large the objects he can move are. If he's gonna be on
the same channell as Tommy Lee, he's gonna have to do better than
three inches...
In the Dark -- In the Dark follows a misfit group of third tier ghost
hunters whose misguided efforts tend to highlight their incompetence
rather than any paranormal activity. From Universal Cable
Productions,
In the Dark is executive produced by Dan Taberski through Idiot Box
Productions, Michael Davidoff and Bill Rosenthal. Teleplay by Michael
Davidoff & Bill Rosenthal.
So, this is a comedy, then? Would seem to be incredibly cheap and
simple to produce. Just get outtakes from "The Ghost and Mr. Chicken"
and "Abbott and Constello Meet Frankenstien" and hire a good editor...
Me and Lee -- Me and Lee is about a down on his luck 20-something who
goes in for back surgery, but the procedure doesn't go well. Enter
Lee
Majors, who claims he has the perfect solution. He entices the young
man into his ultra high-tech lab and makes him bionic. Majors becomes
the unlikeliest of mentors helping the young man get his life back
together. Jenji Kohan, the executive producer and creator of Weeds,
serves as the executive producer of Me and Lee along with the writer
Matthew Salzberg, Allan Loeb and Steven Pearl. Produced by Lionsgate.
This could be really, really cool, as in campy cool. Bring back Oscar
Goldman and Lindsey Wagner if they're still alive and working. Even
bring back the alien Bigfoot robot to be his sidekick. Then hire a
bunch of '70s mainstays like William Blake, Cheryl Ladd, Henry
Winkler, and James Garner to play bad guys. I'd drag out my old tube
tv to watch it in b&w.
REALITY DEVELOPMENT
Culture Shock with Tommy Lee -- This one-hour investigative (wink,
wink) travel show follows Motley Crew's Tommy Lee as he attempts to
(ahem) "uncover" the various rituals, tatoos, body symbols and other
fleshy mysteries of secret seductive societies around the world. Tommy
Lee will dig deeply into the history "behind" the secret societies,
searching out their hidden openings; and use his valuable tool to
captivate the natives into revealing even more "hidden openings" where
he can travel even deeper into multiple locations and members, and
meet with older and younger members (and members of all races and hair
colors) to reveal the society's unholy rituals and deepest secrets in
places no men with twelve inch dongs have ever gone before. A
production of XXX Studios America. Executive producers: Tommy Lee and
Carl Stubner. Supervising producer: Jesse James. Special Guest
apparence by Pam Anderson as the leader of the cult of double D.
SATURDAY ORIGINAL MOVIES
Red Faction: Origins -- 2011 -- Robert Patrick (Terminator 2), Brian
J. Smith (Stargate Universe) and Kate Vernon (Battlestar Galactica)
star in Red Faction: Origins, based on the hugely successful Red
Faction video game franchise. Twenty-five years have passed since
Alec
Mason (Patrick) led the Martian Colonies to freedom ?and 12 years
since vengeful enemies killed his wife, kidnapped his daughter Lyra
(Tamzin Merchant), and left a broken hero in their wake.
Poor Robert Patrick. He was still decent on Burn Notice a couple
years back, so maybe he can carry this off.
Zombie Apocalypse (working title) -- October 2011 -- Months after a
zombie plague has wiped out 90 percent of the American population, a
small group of survivors fight their way cross-country to a rumored
refuge on the island of Catalina. A production of The Asylum.
Wait? No giant aquatic beasties? How about a film where the zombies
have to fight off giant beasties.
Gretl -- November 2011 -- As an adult, a witch hunter (Hansel)
returns
to the village where he lived as a child to find and kill the witch
who killed his sister, Gretl (Shannen Doherty), only to find that
Gretl is not dead and danger lurks around every corner. Produced by
Chesler/Permutter Productions & Vesuvius Productions.
Hmm, totall lack of giant beasties with strange names here too. Well,
Doherty's a beastie, for sure, but her name's not strange enough. I'm
sensing a trend...
Snowmageddon (working title) - December 2011 -- A story about a
mystical snow globe that makes very bad things happen in the real
world when it is shaken. A production of Cinetel.
Again, NO FUCKING GIANT MUTATED COMBINATION FISH MONSTER! I'm
cancelling my subscrition.
Bigfoot - 2012 -- 1970's pop culture icons Danny Bonaduce (The
Partridge Family) and Barry Williams (The Brady Bunch) face off in
the
hunt for the legendary mountain creature. A production of The Asylum.
Well, maybe they can find a way to stick a mutant sea monster in this
one. Certainly Bigfoot himself isn't a match for those two and will
need some help...
St. Patrick's Day Leprechaun (working title) -- St Patrick's Day,
Saturday, March 17th, 2012 -- An evil leprechaun who has been
imprisoned within the roots of a majestic old oak tree, is
accidentally set loose on St. Patrick's Day. Once free, he takes out
his bloody revenge on the descendants of the people who originally
imprisoned him. A production of After Dark Films.
Gee, a maniacal Leprechaun. I wonder where they got THAT idea from?
Roswell -- June 2012 - The story selected by fans for Syfy and
IGN.com's B Movie Mogul project, 65 years after the original UFO
crash
at Roswell, another ship from the same far-off civilization comes to
rescue their downed comrades - and continue their preparation to
invade the earth. Directed by Jason Connery (Area 51, The Devil's
Tomb). A production of After Dark Films.
I think someone ought to write a sf parody film about earth being
attacked by dozens of different aliens races, all thinking that we
shot down THIER particular UFO at Roswell. But the truth is that all
of them simply deserted because they liked Earth better and set up
Krispy Kremes, McDonald's, Five Guys Burgers, Starbucks, etc. And,
kinda like Men in Black, Roswell's basically an intergalactic
immigrant haven city where no one wants to leave.
Jersey Shore Shark Attack -- 2012 -- While everyone else runs scared,
vacationing Jerseyites fend off shark attacks on the shore. A
production of ARO Entertainment.
AHA! Finally. We knew you had it in you, syfy! But one of those
sharks better be bigger than Bruce from Jaws or I'm back to cancelling
my subscription.
Dungeons and Dragons 4 (working title) -- September 2012 -- A
princess
and a rogue knight become reluctant heroes inside a magical kingdom.
A
production of After Dark Films with Silver Pictures.
YAWN.
RWG (still, more sf content than all the major networks combined for
next year, so far as I can tell)
Thanatos
spectacular!
And "Jersey Shore Shark Attack" will only work if it stars Snooki and
she's eaten alive.
Kujo
@4ax.com:
> SYFY UNVEILS LARGEST ORIGINAL PROGRAMMING SLATE IN HISTORY FEATURING
> 14 NEW SERIES AND EVENTS
> NEW SCRIPTED SERIES
Alphas
Battlestar: Blood & Chrome
All I care about. Syfy desperately needs Battlestar: B&C to be a hit. I
"hope" it can be nearly as good as the early seasons of BSG. Major long
shot.
MRDIGGS00
> In article
> <d540edbf-e110-49ff-9311-8cace285c...@w9g2000prg.googlegroups.com>,
>
> MRDIGGS00 <PPAYT...@HOTMAIL.COM> wrote:
> > Looks like a lot of fake ghost shows. Not good...
>
> Was it really necessary to quote the ENTIRE thing just for this comment?
>
> --
> Barry Margolin, bar...@alum.mit.edu
> Arlington, MA
> *** PLEASE don't copy me on replies, I'll read them in the group ***
My bad :)
shawn
>I for one can't wait for the Danny Bonaduce/Barry Williams "Bigfoot"
>spectacular!
Given how Barry Williams did in his past SyFy performance it's going
to be Spectacularly Bad. Not that we expected anything better from
SyFy.
Dano
=================================
Now THAT I'd watch!
Patty Winter
In article <8uujd2...@mid.individual.net>, <je.s...@hehxduhmp.org> wrote:
>In rec.arts.sf.tv Barry Margolin <bar...@alum.mit.edu> wrote:
>> Was it really necessary to quote the ENTIRE thing just for this comment?
>
Actually, as is usually the case, the person who did that was
posting through Google Groups, not Eternal September.
Although I have occasionally seen a user of Eternal September or
some other newsgroup provider do it, too. Those latter folks are
presumably using real newsreaders, so I don't understand how it
happens with them. Are there some newsreading programs that allow
you to hide the previous text so that if you haven't learned how
to use the program properly, you really do think that the old text
has gone away?
Patty
rochrist
"Patty Winter" wrote in message
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Patty
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That /would/ be a challenge.
Obveeus
"Patty Winter" <pat...@wintertime.com> wrote in message
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>
> In article <8uujd2...@mid.individual.net>, <je.s...@hehxduhmp.org>
> wrote:
>>In rec.arts.sf.tv Barry Margolin <bar...@alum.mit.edu> wrote:
>>> Was it really necessary to quote the ENTIRE thing just for this comment?
>>
>>I see that september *still* hasn't ended.
>
> Actually, as is usually the case, the person who did that was
> posting through Google Groups, not Eternal September.
It is a state of mind, not a server that was being referenced.
shawn
David
Maybe going by the Jewish calendar.
Obveeus
"David" <diml...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:87bko654b8k62pgaq...@4ax.com...
Don't be troublesome or we will hit you with a Huffington post.
KoshN
Not *just* Snooki, The Situation too, and preferrably ALL of 'em.
Then, show the sharks barfing afterwards.
Obveeus
"KoshN" <macthe...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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Interviewer: Ok, so which one tasted better?
Shark1: Snookie.
Shark2: Yeah, the girl.
Interviewer: And what was the flavor?
Shark: With The Situation I only tasted oil.
Interviewer: Well, they had just lathered themselves up with 10W-30.
Shark1: Yeah, but with Snookie I tasted something more. It was oil and...
Shark2: Crabs. She tasted like oil and crabs.
Interviewer: You're right. Snookie had just been out partying the night
before and...
Shark1: So, this is really an ad for stomach pumps, right?
KoshN
> "KoshN" <macthevor...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
LOL, you were thinking of the Snickers commercial, too? I almost
mentioned using those sharks.
Ken Wesson
What? That's a very good reason to want B&C to tank. Because if it does,
maybe Syfy will tank, and take its ghost-wrestling reality show nonsense
down to the bottom when it goes. And then some enterprising media company
will get that cartoon lightbulb with "hey, you know what, there's no
science fiction channel, let's spin one off!" and we'll have a sci-fi
channel that's actually a sci-fi channel again ... for a short while. Of
course, then the cycle will repeat itself.
PeterM
> "Patty Winter" wrote in message
>> A friend of mine said she heard that Nick Campbell might even be
>> back, although after the first season finale, I don't understand
>> how...
>
> That /would/ be a challenge.
Nah, no sweat. He's basically got super-powers,
and super-types have come back from much worse
than that. If nothing else, do we have any evidence
that he's actually dead? I know I sure assumed so,
but for all we know his weird powers make that
something he can come back from once he figures
out how.
It would change the flavor of the show and basically
turn him into the Sandman if he gets complete
control of his powers, though. So if they do bring
him back they'll have to do it in a way that makes
it essentially an Act of God (tm) and clearly a one
shot deal. Maybe he uses up all his power pulling
himself back together. Still too comic-booky,
really. I definitely agree it'll be hard to bring him
back in a non-dumb way, but if they don't care
how many viewers scream "Oh, come on!" at
the TV, their options are pretty much limitless.
Maybe one of the new episodes has someone who
can bring back the dead. We all know that can't
possibly end badly in a Stephen King story...
Barry Margolin
"Obveeus" <Obv...@aol.com> wrote:
The server is ironically named after the state of mind.
Obveeus
"KoshN" <macthe...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>LOL, you were thinking of the Snickers commercial, too? I almost
>mentioned using those sharks.
Yes, I like that commercial...especially the fact that they bring in a
second sample for the sharks.
solarr
On Mar 22, 2:53 pm, David <dimla...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Alphas -- Premiering in July -- Alphas follows a team of ordinary
> citizens whose brain anomalies imbue them with extraordinary mental
> and physical abilities. Taking the law into their own hands, the
> unlikely team, led by Dr. Leigh Rosen (Emmy Award-winner and Oscar
> nominee David Strathairn) investigates cases that suggest other Alpha
> activity to uncover what the CIA, FBI and Pentagon have not been able,
> or willing, to solve. These gifted individuals must balance their
> quirky personalities and disparate backgrounds with their not always
> visible powers as they work to solve crimes, stop the ticking time
> bomb and catch the enemy.
I'll be sure to watch that one.
> Legend Quest -- Premiering in July -- This fast-paced action-adventure
> series follows Ashley Cowie, a real-life symbologist, as he travels
> the world in search of some of history's greatest relics and
> artifacts, all of which are believed to hold hidden powers and
> mystical significance for ancient and modern cultures. Each episode
> will include Indiana Jones-type adventure and Da Vinci Code-style
> connections as the hidden truths and alternative theories of these
> mythical objects are explored. Legend Quest is executive produced by
> John Brenkus and Mickey Stern for BASE Productions, and is a
> co-production with Universal Networks International.
And this one, to see how it stacks up against Brad Meltzer's
"Decoded", which I find fairly amusing.
> Three Inches -- In Three Inches, professional daydreamer and
> underachiever Walter Spackman is struck by lightning and develops a
> unique "super" power -- the ability to move any object using just his
> mind... but only a distance of three inches. He's soon immersed in a
> world of extraordinarily ordinary people like himself and learns that
> "super" is just a state of mind. The pilot is written by Harley Peyton
> (Twin Peaks), who also serves as executive producer. Fox Television
> Studios is producing with executive producer Robert Cooper, through
> his company Landscape Entertainment.
Why couldn't he just use his powers twice in a row and move something
six inches!? Et ceterca, ad infinitum. He should be able to move
something to Mars if he thinks about it long enough. ;-)
The "Twin Peaks" connection is intiguing, though.
> Culture Shock with Tommy Lee -- This one-hour investigative travel
> show follows M?tley Cr?e's Tommy Lee as he attempts to uncover the
> various rituals, symbols and other mysteries of secret societies
> around the world. Tommy Lee will dig into the history behind the
> secret society, search out its meeting locations and members, and meet
> with former members to reveal the society's rituals and deepest
> secrets. A production of ITV Studios America. Executive producers:
> Tommy Lee and Carl Stubner. Supervising producer: Jenna Barnes.
What? Sounds like yet another competitor for Brad Meltzer's Decoded!
=:-O Is this genre that popular with cable viewers? Must be, I
guess. ;-)
> Dinner with Deepak -- If you could invite three people to dinner, who
> would they be? Best selling author and spiritual teacher Dr. Deepak
> Chopra dines and joins in conversation with some of the greatest minds
> and creators in the world today. In every episode, Chopra brings
> together a group of noteworthy guests to share a meal and a
> conversation ranging in topic from the spiritual, political and
> scientific to supernatural, designed to challenge our standard
> conventions and push the boundaries of viewers' imaginations and
> intellects. Executive producers: Deepak Chopra, Gotham Chopra, Tim
> Piper and Sharad Devarajan.
This reminds me of that great Steve Allen series "Meeting of Minds",
which I thought was exceptional television. Of course, Allen had dead
people on *his* show! ;-)
> Overthunk -- A one-hour series that follows two teams of four talented
> creators as they compete to design, build and set off massive chain
> reaction machines. The best gizmo gladiators across America will face
> off in a weekly contest testing their mettle through gears and metal.
> Each week visits a new city, where natural rivals race against the
> clock and each other to brainstorm and build a fantastic apparatus
> that completes a specific task and keeps viewers holding their breath
> to see if these contraptions will actually work. Along the way,
> surprise ?monkey wrenches? will challenge their minds and their
> patience. Produced by 25/7 Productions. Executive producer: Dave
> Broome.
Oh boy, a televised version of the game "Mousetrap". Maybe John Locke
can guest star. ;-)
Man, sounds like Syfy (hate that name) willhave more new shows than
just about anyone. Here's hoping they are better than most of their
movies! ;-)
-/< /\ />-
trag
> "David" <dimla...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> > SCRIPTED DEVELOPMENT/DRAMA
>
> > Battlestar: Blood & Chrome -- Luke Pasqualino (Skins-UK) and Ben
> > Cotton (Hellcats) star in Battlestar: Blood & Chrome, which takes
> > place in the 10th year of the first Cylon war.
>
> I can't wait for this show to start airing.
Bah! The only episode worth watching will be the first one. Perhaps
the second. After that, they will be out of ideas and won't know how
to get to the surprise ending that they may or may not have in mind
for 88 episodes later.
They've proven time and again that they will try to cram two hours of
story into 40 hours of season.