Sujet : Re: TV news for March 24-30, 2024
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On 3/30/2024 3:13 PM, Robin Miller wrote:
‘Orphan Black: Echoes’ Gets Premiere Date At AMC & AMC+ (March 29)
https://deadline.com/2024/03/orphan-black-echoes-premiere-date-amc-krysten-ritter-1235872059/
Finally!
‘Earth Abides’: MGM+ Greenlights Limited Series Adaptation Of George R. Stewart Sci-Fi Novel (March 26)
https://deadline.com/2024/03/earth-abides-mgm-greenlights-limited-series-adaptation-george-r-stewart-sci-fi-novel-1235868087/
[" The six-episode limited series will star Alexander Ludwig (Vikings) as Ish; production will begin in Vancouver on April 8. Earth Abides is slated to premiere on MGM+ in late 2024. When a plague of unprecedented virulence sweeps the globe, the human race is all but wiped out. In the aftermath, as the great machine of civilization slowly and inexorably breaks down, only a few shattered survivors remain to struggle against the slide into extinction."]
I get the feeling the only thing this will have in common with the book it the name and an apocalyptic plague.
‘The Penguin’: Colin Farrell Calls ‘The Batman’ Spinoff Max Series “Incredibly Violent” & “Really Dark” (March 25)
I take it as a sign of the decline of Western Civilization that we have so many movies and shows with psychopathic mass-murders being the lead and center of the show or movie.
Elizabeth Banks & Matthew Macfadyen Headline & EP ‘The Miniature Wife’ Dramedy Series Ordered By Peacock From Media Res (March 25)
https://deadline.com/2024/03/elizabeth-banks-matthew-macfadyen-the-miniature-wife-comedy-peacock-media-res-1235867664/
["Based on the short story written by Manuel Gonzalez, The Miniature Wife is a high-concept marital dramedy examining the power (im)balances between spouses, Lindy (Banks) and Les (Macfadyen), who battle each other for supremacy after a technological accident induces the ultimate relationship crisis."]
That word salad synopsis it not a good sign.
‘Invincible’ Recasts Ezra Miller’s Role In Season 2 Of Prime Video Animated Series (March 29)
Miller's career was a Flash on the screen. *ducks and runs*
The business of TV
‘Doctor Who’ Showrunner Says Disney+ Deal Had To Happen As Demise Of The BBC Is “Undoubtedly On Its Way” (March 28)
https://deadline.com/2024/03/doctor-who-russell-t-davies-bbc-on-its-way-disney-plus-1235870522/
BBC Commissioned Half Of All UK TV Scripted Shows Last Year, Ampere Research Finds (March 25)
https://deadline.com/2024/03/bbc-scripted-research-ampere-analysis-1235867117/
BBC's demise is undoubtedly on its way while it is commissioning half of all UK scripted shows.... Uh huh.
-- I've done good in this world. Now I'm tired and just want to be a cranky dirty old man.