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Fox Orders New Series From Burn Notice Creator

3 September 2009 8:16 PM, PDT | ScreenRant.com | See recent Screen Rant news »

Jack And Dan was picked Up By Fox Network.

Who?  What?

You’re probably wondering what the heck Jack and Dan is?  Jack and Dan is about a by-the-book cop who is partnered up with a loser cop whose only redeeming feature is the fact that he performed a heroic deed some years earlier…  and hence, why he still has his job.

The reason I’m chatting about Jack and Dan is because it’s from Matt Nix, who is better known as the creator and executive producer of USA Network’s smash hit, Burn Notice.

 

Fox picked up a 13-episode order, each episode is an hour long, and will be a bit like Burn Notice.  That is, as Nix calls it, an action comedy that showcases how the cops and crooks come together and watching them clash.

The history behind this show is that Nix wrote this almost 10 years ago, »

- Bruce Simmons

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More cast members play in HBO's Game of Thrones

21 August 2009 3:45 PM, PDT | Corona's Coming Attractions | See recent Corona's Coming Attractions news »

The HBO pilot for George R.R. Martin's Game of Thrones adaptation has added more cast members to its line-up. Joining the production are Nikolaj Coster-Waldau (Virtuality) as Jaime Lannister, loyal to the ruler who staged a coup and grabbed the kingdom of Westeros; Tamzin Merchant (The Tudors) as Daenerys, an exiled young princess; Richard Madden (Hope Springs) as Ned Stark's eldest son, Robb; Iain Glen (Into the Storm) as Ser Jorah Mormont, a disgraced knight; Alfie Allen (The Other Boleyn Girl) as Theon, Stark's young ward; Sophie Turner as Stark's eldest daughter, Sansa; and Maisie Williams as Stark's youngest daughter, Arya.

These latest additions join the previously announced Game of Thrones cast members Sean Bean (playing Ned Stark), Mark Addy (King Robert), Kit Harrington (Jon Snow), Jennifer Ehle (Catelyn Stark), Jack Gleeson (Joffrey Baratheon), Peter Dinklage (Tyrion) and Harry Lloyd (Viserys Targarye). Filming starts in October. »

- Patrick Sauriol

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New Amsterdam’s Nikolaj Coster-Waldau Joins Game of Thrones

21 August 2009 7:57 AM, PDT | SciFiCool.com | See recent SciFiCool.com news »

I’m a fan of New Amsterdam, and hated when Fox canceled it. Its star Nikolaj Coster-Waldau has been in a couple of shows, but none have stuck. Maybe joining Sean Bean’s HBO fantasy series Game of Thrones will do the trick. THR’s the Live Feed reports that Coster-Waldau, recent seen in Ron Moore’s aborted Fox pilot for the little-seen Virtuality, would play Jaime Lannister, one of the king’s guards and a ruthless usurper of the previous king, which means Coster-Waldau will be butting heads with Sean Bean’s Ned Stark, who unlike Lannister is a loyal servant of the king. Coster-Waldau joins a cast that includes Bean as the lead, Ned Stark; Richard Madden as Stark’s eldest son, Robb; Iain Glen as Ser Jorah Mormont, a disgraced knight; Alfie Allen as Theon, Stark’s young ward; Sophie Turner as Stark’s eldest daughter, Sansa »

- Nix

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Channel Surfing: Nikolaj Coster-Waldau Ascends to "Thrones," Fox Breaks in with Olmstead and Santora, Edie Falco Talks "Nurse Jackie," and More

21 August 2009 7:14 AM, PDT | Televisionary | See recent Televisionary news »

Welcome to your Friday morning television briefing. Virtuality star Nikolaj Coster-Waldau has been cast in the pilot for fantasy drama Game of Thrones, HBO's adaptation of George R.R. Martin's novel series. Coster-Waldau will play Jaime Lannister, described by The Hollywood Reporter's James Hibberd as "one of the king's guards and a ruthless usurper of the previous king." Also cast in the Tom McCarthy-directed pilot: Tamzin Merchant (The Tudors), Richard Madden (Hope Springs), Iain Glen (Into the Storm), Alfie Allen (The Other Boleyn Girl), Sophie Turner (Doctor Who), and Maisie Williams, all of whom join the previously announced Sean Bean, Mark Addy, Jennifer Ehle, Kit Harrington, Harry Lloyd, Peter Dinklage, and Jack Gleeson. Production begins this October in Ireland. (Hollywood Reporter) Fox has handed out a pilot script order with penalty to drama Break Out Kings, from 20th Century Fox Television and Prison Break writer/producers Matt Olmstead and Nick Santora, »

- Jace

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'Game of Thrones' Cast Expands

20 August 2009 10:30 PM, PDT | AirlockAlpha.com | See recent Airlock Alpha news »

Nikolaj Coster-Waldau is among a new wave of cast additions for HBO's epic fantasy pilot "Game of Thrones." After previously staring in "New Amsterdam" and recently in Ronald D. Moore's Fox pilot "Virtuality," Coster-Waldau steps into a key role as notorious warrior Jaime Lannister. Also joining the cast: Tamzin Merchant (Showtime's "The Tudors"), who'll play Daenerys Targaryen, an exiled dragon princess; Richard Madden ("Hope Springs") as Stark's eldest son, Robb; Iain Glen ("Into the Storm") as Ser Jorah Mormont, a knight seeking redemption; Alfie Allen ("The Other Boleyn Girl") as Theon, Stark's young ward; Sophie Turner, as Stark's eldest daughter, Sansa; and Maisie Williams as Stark's resilient daughter, Arya. More announcements for "Game of Thrones'" large ensemble cast are ... »

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Possible Trick 'r Treat Blu-ray Release Date

4 July 2009 2:13 PM, PDT | TheHDRoom | See recent TheHDRoom news »

Fangoria is reporting a rumor suggesting Warner Premiere's Trick 'r Treat is scheduled to debut on Blu-ray Disc and DVD October 27. Michael Dougherty's oft-delayed film completed over three years ago was earlier confirmed by Warner Premiere for an October release. With the Halloween tie-in let's be honest; October 27 is the only logical choice. Trick 'r Treat stars Anna Paquin of True Blood, Quinn Lord of Virtuality, and Tahmoh Penikett of Battlestar Galactica and Dollhouse fame. Per IMDb, the film follows five interwoven stories: A couple finds what happens when they blow a Jack-o-Lantern out before midnight, a high school principal has a secret life as a serial killer, a college virgin might have met the right guy for her, a group of mean teens play a prank that they take too far, and a hermit is visited by a special trick-or-treater with a few bones to pick. Expect an »

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Virtuality’s Ratings Flatline in Friday Night Dead Space

2 July 2009 2:06 PM, PDT | ScreenRant.com | See recent Screen Rant news »

Nikolaj Coster-Waldau is looking for ratings numbers in the vacuum of space

After being given the Friday night treatment by Fox, Ronald D. Moore’s Virtuality didn’t fare too well.

The movie that was originally slated to be a pilot for a series that  was your standard fare from Moore, employing his style and voice to air his perspective on different human scenarios.  In this case, it was about 12 space-faring crew members who were facing isolation on a 10-year space journey, and, dealing with what looked like a faulty virtual reality system.

I enjoyed it and the majority of the Screen Rant readers who commented on my review concurred that it was a good watch.

 

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Friday Night Bites

But Friday night did what it does and bit a chunk out of the ratings for this science fiction drama.  Science fiction and fantasy just don’t click with the Friday night viewers. »

- Bruce Simmons

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Watch Ron Moore’s ‘Virtuality’ on Hulu

29 June 2009 4:52 PM, PDT | The Flickcast | See recent The Flickcast news »

Sadly, not very many of you ended up watching Ron Moore and Michael Taylor’s “back door” pilot Virtuality on Fox last Friday. The numbers were not very high at all, which pretty much ensures the show will never become a series. That’s unfortunate because the pilot was very well done and would have made quite a good series.

Well cast, well directed (by Peter Berg) with engaging characters, clever dialog, some action, suspense and a mystery plot twist at the end would have made me tune in each week to follow the continuing story of the Phaeton crew on its mission to save earth. My one major problem with the show isn’t really a problem with the show exactly, its with Fox billing it as a “TV Movie.”

This is not a movie because a movie has an ending that finishes a story and explains most of »

- Chris Ullrich

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Fox's "Virtuality" pilot a great start to a sci-fi series - but will Fox pick it up?

29 June 2009 2:00 PM, PDT | AfterEllen.com | See recent AfterEllen.com news »

Able to take contemporary television in a tongue-in-cheek manner, Fox’s new show Virtuality does a wonderfully ironic job of mocking the reality television that the network also does so (arguably) well. But what makes the show truly special is the complex character interactions that creator Ronald D Moore handles better than almost any other maker of sci-fi TV or film.

The pilot has already tackled the exploitation of the show’s openly gay male couple when they are persuaded to continue their queeny bickering for the camera. However, it was placed perfectly in the context of a greedy television studio’s desire for ratings at any cost. It may not be a reason to not suspect the real life Fox of these very same improprieties but it is a place to begin the discussion.

But what the ladies most look forward to is the hard-as-nails Clea DuVall, who plays top pilot Sue Parson. »

- alley hector

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Virtuality ratings fall to Earth

29 June 2009 1:25 PM, PDT | Corona's Coming Attractions | See recent Corona's Coming Attractions news »

Last Friday night's two-hour broadcast of Virtuality, co-created by Battlestar Galactica's Ronald D. Moore, were low even for the Friday night death slot of Fox. According to Nielsen Virtuality drew in an estimated 1.8 million viewers. That gave the program just a 0.5 rating for the adult demographic slot. Virtuality tied for the lowest-rated program of the evening with ABC's The Goode Family -- except that it was Fox, not ABC, that finished fourth overall for the evening's programming. NBC's programming about Farrah Fawcett and Michael Jackson's death drew in three to four times the audience as Virtuality.

Until now there was still a sliver of hope that another network could ride in to the rescue and pick up Virtuality as a series. The chances of that happening now are pretty remote.

 

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- Patrick Sauriol

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Virtuality Falls Flat In Ratings, But Delivers Decent Sci-fi

29 June 2009 12:58 PM, PDT | TVovermind.com | See recent TVovermind.com news »

The two-hour TV-Movie / Would-be series, Virtuality, aired to the lowest ratings of the night and helped to pull Fox into forth place in ratings for the evening.  Despite the dismal ratings, due to Fox’s very confusing strategy with the show, Virtuality delivered, at least for me, a better than average sci-fi television show, and something that I would definitely have tuned in for again, at least long enough to see where creator Ronald D. Moore would take it.  That’s obviously nothing more than a pipe-dream now, and anyone else hoping to see more Virtuality is living in Wonderland.

The TV-Movie was originally a pilot shot for Fox and a contender for a fall series on the network, however last month we learned that the pilot would instead be aired as a two-hour tv-movie this summer.  This is never a good sign for a series hopeful, and usually is »

- AstroJones

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Talk Back: Fox's "Virtuality"

29 June 2009 9:39 AM, PDT | Televisionary | See recent Televisionary news »

I'm really bummed that more people didn't tune in to watch Friday night's broadcast of Ronald D. Moore and Michael Taylor's superlative two-hour pilot for Virtuality, directed by Peter Berg. You read my advance review of the gripping and haunting two-hour pilot of Fox's Virtuality but, now that it's aired, I am curious to hear what you think. (Missed the two-hour pilot? You can watch the whole thing at Hulu.) According to Hollywood Reporter's The Live Feed, "The two-hour premiere of Ron Moore's sci-fi pilot drew only 1.8 million viewers and received a 0.5 adult demo rating -- tying ABC's "The Goode Family" as the lowest-rated program on a major broadcast network Friday night and putting Fox into fourth place for the evening." What I'm wondering is: why didn't more of you tune in to watch what was one of the more original and unique projects to come along in a long time? »

- Jace

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Link Tank: TV Blog Coalition Roundup for June 26-28

29 June 2009 5:13 AM, PDT | Televisionary | See recent Televisionary news »

Televisionary is proud to be a member of the TV Blog Coalition. At the end of each week, we'll feature a roundup of content from our sister sites for your delectation. This week, I offered an elegy for ABC's canceled The Unusuals and offered advance reviews of Fox's Virtuality, BBC America's Doctor Who: The Next Doctor, NBC's The Philanthropist, the return of ABC's Better Off Ted, and the first four episodes of HBO's Hung. I also discussed the latest episode of Bravo's Top Chef Masters and news of AMC's latest series order for thriller Rubicon, had several updates on the 2009 San Diego Comic-Con International schedule, interviews with Virtuality co-creator Ronald D. Moore and the cast and crew of Torchwood: Children of Earth, and offered new trailers for NBC's upcoming series Community, Trauma, and Parenthood. Elsewhere in the sophisticated TV-obsessed section of the blogosphere, members of the TV Blog Coalition were discussing the following items. »

- Jace

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[TV] The Sad Reality of "Virtuality"

29 June 2009 12:08 AM, PDT | JustPressPlay.net | See recent JustPressPlay news »

So, who watched Virtuality Friday night? No? Didn't think so. Say bye-bye to this intriguing project, which was conceived as a pilot for a new series but aired as a movie when Fox didn't want to pick it up. Any chance of convincing them otherwise is a bust, as the broadcast resulted in truly abysmal ratings, no doubt ensuring its demise.

A lot of people who didn't know it was supposed to be a pilot episode of a series are apparently annoyed that it abruptly ended without a conclusion. It didn't work as a standalone movie, of course, because it was never meant to be. Most of the two-hour pilot are setting up conflicts for future episodes to explore. It's all the more aggravating for it, because the pilot really shows enormous potential for a fantastic drama should it be allowed to continue.

Taking cues from Danny Boyle's Sunshine—in fact, »

- Arya Ponto

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Ask the Flying Monkey! (June 29, 2009)

28 June 2009 7:06 PM, PDT | AfterElton.com | See recent AfterElton.com news »

Have a question about gay male entertainment? Ask the Monkey! (Please include your city and state and/or country.)

Q: I`m a huge fan of Futurama. I looked up Billy West, who does the voice of Fry and others on the show, and found out he had been in two animated gay series, Rick & Steve the Happiest Gay Couple in All the World and Queer Duck. He’s straight, right? Is there anything else gay about him and his career? – Terry, Sydney, Australia

A: West is indeed the go-to guy for animated voices, with an impressive resume that includes everything from the movie Space Jam (1996) (where he proved to be one of very few people who can effectively imitate the classic voices of Mel Blanc) to, yes, Bi-Polar Bear on Queer Duck (2006).

The voice of Futurama’s Fry is the closest to his “real” voice. And on Rick & Steve, »

- Brent Hartinger

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Right Now on TV Squad

27 June 2009 1:32 PM, PDT | Cinematical | See recent Cinematical news »

Our brothers and sisters over at TV Squad have busted through the boob tube and brought with them the following juicy bits of must-see eye candy:

For those who are counting the days until the return of their favorite shows, NBC has announced the dates of their Fall premieres. Brad Trechak has a review of the pilot episode of Virtuality, the new series from Battlestar Galactica's Ron Moore. Fans of Ice Road Truckers can now brave the same dangerous conditions from the safety of their iPhone. Here's a look back at one of the strangest superhero shows of all time. Legends of the Super Heroes is of particular interest this week because it starred the late Ed McMahon alongside some of DC Comics greatest characters. Rumor has it that a TV movie called Metropolis may serve as a coda to the Smallville series. ...and finally, if you think a »

- Matt Bradshaw

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Virtuality: Review & Discussion

27 June 2009 12:47 AM, PDT | ScreenRant.com | See recent Screen Rant news »

This is a DVR spoiler-free review.

“Follow me through the mirror, down the rabbit hole.  Trust me, it has to be this way.”

A rabbit hole indeed.  Ronald D. Moore has done it again giving us some brilliant writing with Virtuality as far as I’m concerned and Fox not sticking to the original plan of creating a series out of his concept is not only their loss, but ours as well.

We have 12 astronauts on a 10-year journey that becomes a potential rescue mission to save humanity.  Their space faring vessel is named the Phaeton.

The show opens with a scene that introduces the Virtual Reality system (Vr) world from the ship.  We’re also almost immediately introduced to the glitch that we’ve been told about in the studio press releases.  I think glitch might be an understatement, but that’s just me.

 

Despite the youthful cast, there »

- Bruce Simmons

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Virtuality: Online Opinions & Quick Reminder That It Airs Tonight, June 26th

26 June 2009 4:46 PM, PDT | ScreenRant.com | See recent Screen Rant news »

Ronald D. Moore’s Virtuality airs this Friday night (June 26th) on Fox and from this writer’s perspective, it has come down a long and harrowing path to get here.

The project started out being lined up as a television pilot and through some unknown series of decisions, Fox has again taken a proven showrunner’s idea and seemingly squashed it with their thumb.

The show that was originally slated to be a pilot for a series has been reduced to a 2-hour movie that’s being aired in the vacuum of Friday.  At least Fox is consistent in their handling of sci-fi projects.

 

The show is from executive producers Ronald D. Moore (Battlestar Galactica, Star Trek: The Next Generation) and Michael Taylor (Battlestar Galactica, Star Trek: Voyager) and stars Kerry Bishe, Ritchie Coster, Eric Jensen, Nelson Lee, Joy Bryant, Clea Duvall, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Sienna Guillory, James D’Arcy, »

- Bruce Simmons

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Weekend TV programming notes

26 June 2009 2:47 PM, PDT | Comicmix.com | See recent Comicmix news »

Spike TV will air the 10-part web series Angel of Death, written by Ed Brubaker and starring Zoe Bell,Lucy Lawless, Doug Jones, Jake Abel, and Ted Raimi, as a 90-minute movie on Saturday July 25. The series originally appeared on Sony's Crackle entertainment portal.

Ron Moore's Virtuality pilot is on Fox tonight. Refresh my memory: is this sleeping in the timeslot where Terminator: The Sarah Chronicles slept, or is this where Harsh Realm was? Here's the trailer:

Your thoughts? Reviews? What did you think? »

- Glenn Hauman

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Clea DuVull stars in the very gay "Virtuality" tonight

26 June 2009 1:00 PM, PDT | AfterEllen.com | See recent AfterEllen.com news »

The two-hour pilot for the sci-fi series Virtuality airs tonight on Fox, starring Clea DuVall — which is pretty exciting since she's hasn't been on TV regularly since the two seasons on Carnivale. (Let's face it — Lifetime movies, while totally addicting, just don't cut it.)

The show is about a group of astronauts who are on a decade-long mission to the nearest star, but who spend their free time getting wrapped up in virtual reality. Random? We'll see. Clea plays pilot Sue Parson, whose choice virtual reality activity is surfing.

You'd think the show creators would be smart enough to know viewers would prefer to see her actually surfing. You know, bikini top, board shorts, tan, ocean mist, etc. But hey, Clea's on TV — we'll take what we can get, right?

In a recent interview about how the show's executive producer Ron Moore (also behind Battlestar Galactica and Carnivale) doesn't shy away from featuring uncommon characters, »

- jamie murnane

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