7/27/2008

Comic-Con 2008: Day Three - Heroes & Lost: Guests: Creator Tim Kring and cast / Co-creators Carlton Cuse and Damon Lindelof and star Matthew Fox

I’ve already mentioned several times that Paramount’s decision to not bring anything to Comic-Con this year left many fanboys upset, but if there’s any good that came out of it, it’s that, for the first time ever, Hall H campers were treated to panels for two of the geekiest shows on television: NBC’s “Heroes” and ABC’s “Lost.” Though my colleague Will Harris already blogged about Carlton Cuse and Damon Lindelof’s visit to the annual TCA event last week, they still disclosed a few nuggets about the new season that I figured were worth mentioning here.

* The island didnt’ travel when the hatch imploded in season two.

* Fans will definitely see more of Rousseau’s story in the coming years, but not necessarily in flashback form.

* Kate will see Sawyer again, and while Cuse would prefer that Kate end up with Jack when all is said and done, he admits that the love triangle is far more dynamic.

* Faraday’s notebook will play a big part in the new season.

Unfortunately, the “Heroes” panel wasn’t quite as enlightening, but that’s more to do with them running out of time than the cast members being willing to speak. In fact, unlike Matthew Fox’s solo appearance with Cuse and Lindelof, every single series regular from “Heroes” made the trip down to San Diego, and the occasion was made even more special with a screening of the entire first episode of the third season. I’d like to talk more about what I saw, but I simply don’t want to ruin the experience. All I’ll say for now is that it is mind-blowing, and it’s exactly what the series needs after season two was interrupted by the strike. Some cliffhangers are explained and others aren’t. New characters with powers are introduced, while older characters reveal new powers of their own. And perhaps most importantly, it’s all done with a comic flair that was sorely missing from last year’s mini-season.

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7/18/2008

Heroes: Season 3 - The Teaser: Okay, I didn’t hate Season 2 of “Heroes” quite as much as some people did, but even I can admit that it could’ve been better than it was. (This isn’t exactly going out on a limb, obviously, since even the show’s creator admitted that.) But it doesn’t mean I’m not still excited about the arrival of Season 3.

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6/13/2008

A former costumed crimefighter guest-starring on “Heroes”? Who could it be?: Believe it or not, it’s just William Katt, late of “The Greatest American Hero.”

According to an interview with Newsarama.com, Katt says he plays “a really, really wonderful, seedy, smarmy-mouthed reporter that goes after Ali Larter. It was a lot of fun.”

Katt will also be appearing on the annual TV Land Awards this Sunday, where rumor has it he’ll actually be wearing his old costume and flying over the audience. Time to go set the TiVo, ’cause there’s no way I’m missing that.

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4/3/2008

TV’s Back! - The Post-Strike Return: Michael Franti once described television as “the drug of the nation, breeding ignorance and feeding radiation.” As such, we’re guessing he isn’t nearly as excited as we are that we’re finally beginning to see the fruits of Hollywood’s writers at last being able to put pen back to paper. CBS clearly got the jump on everyone else with the premiere of their new episodes, but as you can see, the other networks will soon be joining in the fun as well, offering up all the fresh new comedy and drama we’ve been craving for so very long. Okay, maybe it hasn’t been that long – as soon as the strike wrapped up, you probably noticed how some series magically “found” a few episodes they’d unabashedly been sitting on – but it’s damned sure been long enough.

Check out our coverage here, then head back over to tell us what shows you’re most psyched to see return!

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1/31/2008

The last “Best of 2007″ lists you’re getting from us:

Yes, I know, it’s cutting it pretty darned close to wait until the last couple of days of January 2008 to run a Best of 2007 list, but that’s the problem with these TV DVD sets: there’s a whole lot of viewing involved to get through them, and you don’t want to give anyone the short end of the stick just because your schedule didn’t allow you to give their set a look. With the confidence that I’ve had a chance to check out the majority of the cool stuff that came out in ’07, however, I hereby present my personal picks for the Top 20 TV DVDs of last year. And when you’ve read through my list, check out Bullz-Eye’s Best of the Best staff picks for 2007! (Oh, and don’t forget to pop back by to tell us if we missed anything!)

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