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December 27, 2012
Photo by: Gavin Bond/NBC
The troubled history of Munsters reboot Mockingbird Lane finally ended this week when NBC officially declined to pick it up as a series. After giving the pilot episode a test run around Halloween, the network passed on the high-profile show, despite the fact it earned the highest key demographic ratings for NBC in that time slot in two years. The ratings, however, were apparently not enough to offset the cost of the pricey, effects-heavy series — or maybe NBC just didn’t like the show. Whatever the reasoning, it’s a shame Mockingbird Lane didn’t get more of a shot; it would’ve made a perfect companion for Grimm on Friday nights. The pilot wasn’t great, but it had its moments, and it was certainly intriguing enough to stir interest in the continuing storyline.
Posted by About.com Horror & Suspense on
December 27, 2012
Photo by: Gavin Bond/NBC
The troubled history of Munsters reboot Mockingbird Lane finally ended this week when NBC officially declined to pick it up as a series. After giving the pilot episode a test run around Halloween, the network passed on the high-profile show, despite the fact it earned the highest key demographic ratings for NBC in that time slot in two years. The ratings, however, were apparently not enough to offset the cost of the pricey, effects-heavy series — or maybe NBC just didn’t like the show. Whatever the reasoning, it’s a shame Mockingbird Lane didn’t get more of a shot; it would’ve made a perfect companion for Grimm on Friday nights. The pilot wasn’t great, but it had its moments, and it was certainly intriguing enough to stir interest in the continuing storyline.
Posted by About.com Horror & Suspense on
December 27, 2012
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Check out the intriguing trailers for five small, independent films preparing to give you chills and thrills in early 2013: Crawlspace, Storage 24, Resolution, Black Rock and John Dies at the End.
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December 25, 2012
Well, it’s time to reflect on all that has transpired during the year, both good and bad. But mostly bad. Behold, it’s the sixth annual Scabbies, celebrating the worst that horror movies had to offer during 2012!
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December 23, 2012
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This should come as no surprise given The Walking Dead‘s consistently stellar ratings over the past three years, but the zombie TV series — currently in midseason hiatus — has been renewed for a fourth season. Interestingly, though, Glen Mazzara, who’s served as showrunner for the second and third seasons (following Frank Darabont’s controversial departure), won’t be back. The official word from AMC is that “both parties acknowledge that there is a difference of opinion about where the show should go moving forward.” I don’t normally care a whole lot about who the showrunner of a given series is, but The Walking Dead is one of the rare shows that has improved in quality over its first three seasons, so the fact that the show won’t be going in the direction the person who oversaw such improvement envisions is a bit troubling. Still, that won’t prevent me from eagerly anticipating Season 4 next fall.
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December 23, 2012
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This should come as no surprise given The Walking Dead‘s consistently stellar ratings over the past three years, but the zombie TV series — currently in midseason hiatus — has been renewed for a fourth season. Interestingly, though, Glen Mazzara, who’s served as showrunner for the second and third seasons (following Frank Darabont’s controversial departure), won’t be back. The official word from AMC is that “both parties acknowledge that there is a difference of opinion about where the show should go moving forward.” I don’t normally care a whole lot about who the showrunner of a given series is, but The Walking Dead is one of the rare shows that has improved in quality over its first three seasons, so the fact that the show won’t be going in the direction the person who oversaw such improvement envisions is a bit troubling. Still, that won’t prevent me from eagerly anticipating Season 4 next fall.
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December 22, 2012
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This week, the film Asylum Blackout makes its TV debut, airing on Saturday, December 29, at 10:00 PM ET/PT on Cinemax.
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December 20, 2012
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Briefly: a couple of notable release date changes…Riddick, the eagerly anticipated third film in the Riddick series that began with Pitch Black (2000) and continued in The Chronicles of Riddick (2004) finally has a release date: September 6, 2013. Perhaps not quite as eagerly anticipated is The Amityville Horror: The Lost Tapes, the “found footage” entry in the Amityville Horror franchise that was announced a year and a half ago and has still yet to begin filming. Now, at least, it has an official release date: January 3…2014.
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Posted by About.com Horror & Suspense on
December 20, 2012
© One Race
Briefly: a couple of notable release date changes…Riddick, the eagerly anticipated third film in the Riddick series that began with Pitch Black (2000) and continued in The Chronicles of Riddick (2004) finally has a release date: September 6, 2013. Perhaps not quite as eagerly anticipated is The Amityville Horror: The Lost Tapes, the “found footage” entry in the Amityville Horror franchise that was announced a year and a half ago and has still yet to begin filming. Now, at least, it has an official release date: January 3…2014.
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