There’s probably nobody in Hollywood better at The Reboot than Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman. Tonight CBS unveils their revamped HAWAII 5-O and today we talk to them on how it was carefully re-crafting a classic. Plus (say it with us) BOWLING FOR BOOBIES. Really. Honest. And be sure to stay on The Point via…
In 1997, CBS television had the brilliant idea to give pop-music satirist “Weird Al” Yankovic his own Saturday Morning kids show, under the one stipulation…that it be educational. Despite that anchor, Al managed to make one of the most endearing and fun kids shows since Pee Wee’s Playhouse. In fact, the show was often cited…
Collecting a bunch of quick hits between panels: Nikki Finke reports that Oni Press and its film-production arm Closed on Mondays Entertainment have announced a first-look deal with CBS Television Studios to develop the publisher’s comics for TV. Oni already has a lot of buzz this weekend thanks to that Scott Pilgrim movie. But on…
James Marsters has been added to the cast of the pilot remake of Hawaii Five-0 for CBS, portraying a villain. He told Australia’s Herald Sun, “They saw me in a fight sequence and something about it made them think ‘Let’s keep him around for a little bit’. I’m like a poor man’s Jackie Chan. But…
In a move some consider surprising, Disney announced their first musical to hit Broadway since acquiring Marvel Comics will be Ghost Rider, complete with motorcycle, flames, and song and dance. Moreover, teevee’s Craig Ferguson will be cast in the lead. Ferguson, a former punk rock musician, has long professed his love for the character. “I’m…
On this day in 1959, Rod Serling and CBS introduced us to a fifth dimension, beyond that which is known to man. It is a dimension as vast as space and as timeless as infinity. It is the middle ground between light and shadow, between science and superstition, and it lies between the pit of…
Here’s what CBS is adding: Mondays: Accidentally On Purpose (Jenna Elfman sitcom, surrounded by the usual sitcoms) Tuesdays: NCIS: Los Angeles, (following NCIS and starring LL Cool J), The Good Wife. Wednesdays: Same old stuff – The New Adventures of Old Christine, Gary Unmarried, Criminal Minds and CSI: NY. Thursdays: More of the same –…
This is the week the teevee broadcast networks announce their fall schedules at their fabled “Upfront” presentations to advertisers – well, the first drafts of their fall schedules. Starting with Fox. Len Wein and Carmine Infantino’s DC series The Human Target has been picked up (it was on network a couple decades ago in a…
The concept behind Mission: Impossible had never been attempted on television before and the CBS series about a covert government operation taking on; well, impossible, cases became a smash hit. Guided by the steady Peter Graves, Greg Morris and Peter Lupis, the series received awards, acclaim and most importantly, ratings. Early on, the show was…
As Yogurt the wise teaches us, "Merchandising, merchandising, where the real money from the movie is made. Spaceballs-the T-shirt, Spaceballs-the Coloring Book, Spaceballs-the Lunch box, Spaceballs-the Breakfast Cereal, Spaceballs-the Flame Thrower." CBS has learned their lessons well, one could even say it’s a paramount lesson. CBS Consumer Products has cranked its Star Trek licensing up…
"Oh, God, I wish I could say there was going to be a Dr. Horrible sequel, but I know there’s so many people involved in the creation of it that have a lot of other stuff going on right now," Neil Patrick Harris told Sci Fi Wire. "Mainly, Joss [is doing] Dollhouse, and he has…
USA Network will air the eighth and final season of Monk during the summer of 2009. The beloved series’ concluding season will include 16 episodes. With luck, he will continue to live on in Lee Goldberg’s delightful novels. CBS’s Gary Unmarried was blessed with a full-season order while the network ordered three additional episodes of…
