Multi-Award Winning British Team Behind Cult Hit Dead Air Team Up with Multi- Award Winning New York Creator for Spooky Comedy Horror Web Series Frightseers Multi-award winning team behind cult hit Dead Air Peter Hearn (writer/producer) & Geoff Harmer (director/producer) announce their collaboration with multi-award winning New York actress & creator Candice Palladino, for the new spooky comedy horror web series Frightseers now almost 70% funded on Indiegogo.
Written by award winning filmmaker Peter Hearn (Scrawl starring Star Wars: The Force Awakens Daisy Ridley), Frightseers consists of 42 female-led, interconnecting live action webisodes and audio dramas. Inspired by Ghostbusters, Extra Ordinary, The Burbs, British Sitcoms of the 1980’s, Public Information Films of the 1970’s, along with web-series such as The Guild and Dr. Horrible’S Sing-a-long Blog, Frightseers is best described as Agatha Christie with ghosts.
With a gaggle of ghouls and ghosts realised entirely with practical effects including a 7ft tall Death...
Written by award winning filmmaker Peter Hearn (Scrawl starring Star Wars: The Force Awakens Daisy Ridley), Frightseers consists of 42 female-led, interconnecting live action webisodes and audio dramas. Inspired by Ghostbusters, Extra Ordinary, The Burbs, British Sitcoms of the 1980’s, Public Information Films of the 1970’s, along with web-series such as The Guild and Dr. Horrible’S Sing-a-long Blog, Frightseers is best described as Agatha Christie with ghosts.
With a gaggle of ghouls and ghosts realised entirely with practical effects including a 7ft tall Death...
- 4/4/2024
- by Peter 'Witchfinder' Hopkins
- Horror Asylum
Exclusive: Veteran actress, comedian and musician Kate Micucci (Guillermo del Toro’s Cabinet of Curiosities) has launched development on Toy, a new animated series based on the popular Keenspot comic book created by Brett Murphy and Wilson Gandolpho. In addition to producing, Micucci will star and create music for the cartoon, having already recorded a first pass of the theme song.
Tobi Wilson, who serves as Senior Writer for Cartoon Network’s long-running hit The Amazing World of Gumball, is attached as showrunner and co-producer. Also set to produce are Keenspot’s Chris Crosby and Bobby Crosby, as well as David Campiti of Glass House Studios, who will be handling animation production.
Released in March 2023, Toy follows the adventures of a floppy-eared inventor of the same name, who also happens to be, you guessed it, a toy! He has two friends (at least two friends!), an ever-hungry crocodile and a skillful human girl,...
Tobi Wilson, who serves as Senior Writer for Cartoon Network’s long-running hit The Amazing World of Gumball, is attached as showrunner and co-producer. Also set to produce are Keenspot’s Chris Crosby and Bobby Crosby, as well as David Campiti of Glass House Studios, who will be handling animation production.
Released in March 2023, Toy follows the adventures of a floppy-eared inventor of the same name, who also happens to be, you guessed it, a toy! He has two friends (at least two friends!), an ever-hungry crocodile and a skillful human girl,...
- 1/29/2024
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Drew Barrymore has caved. Amid a deafening backlash, the actress-turned-talk show host announced Sunday that The Drew Barrymore Show will not return until after the WGA strike ends.
“I have listened to everyone, and I am making the decision to pause the show’s premiere until the strike is over,” Barrymore wrote in a statement posted to Instagram. “I have no words to express my deepest apologies to anyone I have hurt and, of course, to our incredible team who works on the show and has made it what it is today. We really tried to find our way forward.
“I have listened to everyone, and I am making the decision to pause the show’s premiere until the strike is over,” Barrymore wrote in a statement posted to Instagram. “I have no words to express my deepest apologies to anyone I have hurt and, of course, to our incredible team who works on the show and has made it what it is today. We really tried to find our way forward.
- 9/17/2023
- by Claire Franken
- TVLine.com
Drew Barrymore has made the surprising announcement that her talk show will return to the air, despite the ongoing SAG-AFTRA and WGA strikes. Barrymore explained on Instagram, “I am also making the choice to come back for the first time in this strike for our show, that may have my name on it, but this is bigger than just me.”
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In response, WGA spokesperson Jason Gordon told Vanity Fair that the union is planning to picket outside Barrymore’s studio. He said, “‘The Drew Barrymore Show’ is a WGA-covered struck television show. It has stayed off the air since the strike began on May 2nd, but has now (unfortunately) decided to return without its writers.”
Gordon added, “The Guild has, and will continue to, picket any struck show that continues production during the duration of the strike.”
In her statement explaining the decision,...
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In response, WGA spokesperson Jason Gordon told Vanity Fair that the union is planning to picket outside Barrymore’s studio. He said, “‘The Drew Barrymore Show’ is a WGA-covered struck television show. It has stayed off the air since the strike began on May 2nd, but has now (unfortunately) decided to return without its writers.”
Gordon added, “The Guild has, and will continue to, picket any struck show that continues production during the duration of the strike.”
In her statement explaining the decision,...
- 9/11/2023
- by Stephanie Kaloi
- The Wrap
Writer and Actress Felicia Day stopped by San Diego Comic-Con along with some of her cast from her new story “Third Eye.” Day is the creator and star of the web series The Guild (2007–2013), a show loosely based on her life as a gamer. As an actress, Day has played Vi in the series Buffy the Vampire Slayer (2003) and Dr. Holly Marten in Eureka (2011) and had a recurring role as Charlie Bradbury on Supernatural (2012–2015, 2018–2020).
According to Audible, “Third Eye” is about the magical land of San Francisco, there lived a not-so-ordinary girl named Laurel Pettigrew. She was supposed to be the Chosen One. The plan was simple: She would vanquish the great evil Tybus in an epic battle. But destiny had other ideas, and Laurel’s performance in the whole heroics department was a colossal flop.
Now, instead of being a legendary hero, Laurel’s the resident pariah of the magic realm.
According to Audible, “Third Eye” is about the magical land of San Francisco, there lived a not-so-ordinary girl named Laurel Pettigrew. She was supposed to be the Chosen One. The plan was simple: She would vanquish the great evil Tybus in an epic battle. But destiny had other ideas, and Laurel’s performance in the whole heroics department was a colossal flop.
Now, instead of being a legendary hero, Laurel’s the resident pariah of the magic realm.
- 8/30/2023
- by Stephen Nepa
- Age of the Nerd
Audible, Inc., the leading creator and provider of premium audio storytelling, today announced a new scripted science-fiction comedy Third Eye, written and created by actor, producer, writer and streamer, Felicia Day and featuring author Neil Gaiman (The Sandman) as The Narrator. Set to premiere on October 5, the Audible Original produced alongside Clamor, stars Sean Astin (Lord of the Rings), LilyPichu (Offline TV), Wil Wheaton (Ready Player One), London Hughes (_T_he Netflix Afterparty), Danny Pudi, Alan Tudyk (Resident Alien), Hudson Yang (Fresh off the Boat), and Christopher Judge (God of War). Post-production for the Audible Original will be handled by Mumble Media, a worker-owned podcast production cooperative.
Third Eye tells the story of Laurel (Felicia Day), a “Chosen One” wizard still grappling with the fallout of failing a decade earlier in her fight with the ultimate evil Tybus (Christopher Judge). Day will write and star in the project, as our...
Third Eye tells the story of Laurel (Felicia Day), a “Chosen One” wizard still grappling with the fallout of failing a decade earlier in her fight with the ultimate evil Tybus (Christopher Judge). Day will write and star in the project, as our...
- 7/4/2023
- Podnews.net
Let’s take a trip back to November 5, 2007.
“Crank Dat (Soulja Boy)” is the #1 song on the Billboard charts, Netflix’s DVD delivery service is approaching its peak, and the Writers Guild of America (WGA) has just announced that 12,000 television and film screenwriters will go on strike after negotiations with Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) fell through. The 2007-08 writers’ strike ultimately lasted 100 days, ushering in sweeping changes in the media landscape.
Many of those changes took place online. One of the WGA’s major grievances concerned new media royalties. Writers sought steadier income from digital distribution of their work, and they ended up with a bigger piece of that pie once the strike was settled.
The then-new industry of online video presented a problem for traditional media screenwriters, but it also offered a solution. As the strike forced TV programs into extended reruns, showrunners went online...
“Crank Dat (Soulja Boy)” is the #1 song on the Billboard charts, Netflix’s DVD delivery service is approaching its peak, and the Writers Guild of America (WGA) has just announced that 12,000 television and film screenwriters will go on strike after negotiations with Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) fell through. The 2007-08 writers’ strike ultimately lasted 100 days, ushering in sweeping changes in the media landscape.
Many of those changes took place online. One of the WGA’s major grievances concerned new media royalties. Writers sought steadier income from digital distribution of their work, and they ended up with a bigger piece of that pie once the strike was settled.
The then-new industry of online video presented a problem for traditional media screenwriters, but it also offered a solution. As the strike forced TV programs into extended reruns, showrunners went online...
- 5/2/2023
- by Sam Gutelle
- Tubefilter.com
Freeform has ordered an animated comedy series about a New York City It girl starring Annie Murphy, John Cho, Christine Baranski.
The youth-skewing network has handed Praise Petey (w/t) from SNL head writer Anna Drezen, who created the series, and exec producers including Monica Padrick, Mike Judge and Greg Daniels a series order.
It comes as the Disney-owned network takes another crack at animation, having previously developed a number of series in this space.
Praise Petey follows Petey, voiced by Schitt’s Creek star Murphy, a New York City “it” girl who has it all until her life comes crashing down around her. As luck would have it, a mysterious gift from her father gives her a new lease on life: she’s going to lean into modernizing his small-town cult.
Cowboy Bebop star Cho voices Bandit, a potential love interest for Petey and a cult member since childhood whose mother was a high-ranking member.
The youth-skewing network has handed Praise Petey (w/t) from SNL head writer Anna Drezen, who created the series, and exec producers including Monica Padrick, Mike Judge and Greg Daniels a series order.
It comes as the Disney-owned network takes another crack at animation, having previously developed a number of series in this space.
Praise Petey follows Petey, voiced by Schitt’s Creek star Murphy, a New York City “it” girl who has it all until her life comes crashing down around her. As luck would have it, a mysterious gift from her father gives her a new lease on life: she’s going to lean into modernizing his small-town cult.
Cowboy Bebop star Cho voices Bandit, a potential love interest for Petey and a cult member since childhood whose mother was a high-ranking member.
- 12/9/2021
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
David A. Goodman has been president of the WGA West since 2017, and will term out in September, bringing to an end one of the guild’s most consequential presidencies. In this interview, he reflects on what it was like to be president during the most challenging year in the history of the film and television industry, and on the WGA’s historic campaign to reshape the talent agency business – and what may lie ahead if members decide to take on the business practices of personal managers, as well. He also spoke about how the film industry lags far behind television in terms of diversity and inclusion, and about what David Young, the guild’s longtime executive director, is really like.
Goodman, a writer and executive producer on Seth MacFarlane’s The Orville, was relaxed and in good spirits when he spoke with Deadline on Thursday, the same day he got his first Covid-19 vaccination shot,...
Goodman, a writer and executive producer on Seth MacFarlane’s The Orville, was relaxed and in good spirits when he spoke with Deadline on Thursday, the same day he got his first Covid-19 vaccination shot,...
- 3/19/2021
- by David Robb
- Deadline Film + TV
Tara Duncan has been in the job as President of Freeform for just over seven months and she is starting to put her mark on the Disney-owned network.
She tells Deadline what her priorities are for the network, new areas that she’s looking to move into and also addresses recent concerns over diversity.
This comes after she attended her first TCA in charge, an event where Freeform revealed it had handed a series order to comedy pilot Single Drunk Female and was piloting an adaptation of Phoebe Robinson’s book Everything’s Trash But It’s Okay.
Current Freeform originals include dramas The Bold Type, The Fosters spin-off Good Trouble and Motherland: Fort Salem and comedies Grown-ish and Everything’s Going To Be Okay. The Jessica Biel-produced Cruel Summer is also launching later this year.
Duncan said while the network is “highly resourced”, expect around the same number of scripted originals on air.
She tells Deadline what her priorities are for the network, new areas that she’s looking to move into and also addresses recent concerns over diversity.
This comes after she attended her first TCA in charge, an event where Freeform revealed it had handed a series order to comedy pilot Single Drunk Female and was piloting an adaptation of Phoebe Robinson’s book Everything’s Trash But It’s Okay.
Current Freeform originals include dramas The Bold Type, The Fosters spin-off Good Trouble and Motherland: Fort Salem and comedies Grown-ish and Everything’s Going To Be Okay. The Jessica Biel-produced Cruel Summer is also launching later this year.
Duncan said while the network is “highly resourced”, expect around the same number of scripted originals on air.
- 2/26/2021
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Stars: Angela Bettis, David Arquette, Chloe Farnworth, Mick Foley, Kit Williamson, Nikea Gamby-Turner, Tara Perry, Brooke Seguim, Dust Warren, Tom DeTrinis, Thomas Hobson, Juilanne Dowler, Briana Lane, Taylor Alden, Scott Dean | Written and Directed by Brea Grant
Brea Grant, at least for me, first came to prominence after appearing in Heroes, the mid-2000s superhero show that took the world by storm for about a season but never truly recovering post-writers strike. Since then she’s appeared in a number of other genre shows and movies, including The Guild, Game Shop, Worry Dolls and Beyond the Gates. However alongside her acting roles Grant has been slowing progressing as both writer and director; and this year she has not one but two genre films under her belt – writing and starring in Lucky; and writing and directing this hospital-set horror, 12 Hour Shift.
12 Hour Shift follows Mandy, played by the always-excellent Angela Bettis,...
Brea Grant, at least for me, first came to prominence after appearing in Heroes, the mid-2000s superhero show that took the world by storm for about a season but never truly recovering post-writers strike. Since then she’s appeared in a number of other genre shows and movies, including The Guild, Game Shop, Worry Dolls and Beyond the Gates. However alongside her acting roles Grant has been slowing progressing as both writer and director; and this year she has not one but two genre films under her belt – writing and starring in Lucky; and writing and directing this hospital-set horror, 12 Hour Shift.
12 Hour Shift follows Mandy, played by the always-excellent Angela Bettis,...
- 1/25/2021
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
Stars: Angela Bettis, David Arquette, Chloe Farnworth, Mick Foley, Kit Williamson, Nikea Gamby-Turner, Tara Perry, Brooke Seguim, Dust Warren, Tom DeTrinis, Thomas Hobson, Juilanne Dowler, Briana Lane, Taylor Alden, Scott Dean | Written and Directed by Brea Grant
Brea Grant, at least for me, first came to prominence after appearing in Heroes, the mid-2000s superhero show that took the world by storm for about a season but never truly recovering post-writers strike. Since then she’s appeared in a number of other genre shows and movies, including The Guild, Game Shop, Worry Dolls and Beyond the Gates. However alongside her acting roles Grant has been slowing progressing as both writer and director; and this year she has not one but two genre films under her belt – writing and starring in Lucky; and writing and directing this hospital-set horror, 12 Hour Shift.
12 Hour Shift follows Mandy, played by the always-excellent Angela Bettis,...
Brea Grant, at least for me, first came to prominence after appearing in Heroes, the mid-2000s superhero show that took the world by storm for about a season but never truly recovering post-writers strike. Since then she’s appeared in a number of other genre shows and movies, including The Guild, Game Shop, Worry Dolls and Beyond the Gates. However alongside her acting roles Grant has been slowing progressing as both writer and director; and this year she has not one but two genre films under her belt – writing and starring in Lucky; and writing and directing this hospital-set horror, 12 Hour Shift.
12 Hour Shift follows Mandy, played by the always-excellent Angela Bettis,...
- 10/10/2020
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
IMDb is jumping into the podcast game with its first-ever podcast Movies That Changed My Life. The weekly podcast, which kicked off with guest Jeffrey Wright (Westworld), will feature celebrities and filmmakers discussing the movies that inspired them with host Ian de Borja.
Movies That Changed My Life guests also include Elle Fanning, Joel McHale, Judy Greer, Felicia Day and Kevin Smith.
“Fans around the world rely on IMDb for information and insight they can’t get anywhere else about movies, TV shows and celebrities, and we are thrilled to extend our popular original content offerings to now include the Movies That Changed My Life podcast,” said Nikki Santoro, Head of IMDb Consumer. “These personal and in-depth conversations with our customers’ favorite actors and filmmakers will reveal the defining moments in their lives,...
Movies That Changed My Life guests also include Elle Fanning, Joel McHale, Judy Greer, Felicia Day and Kevin Smith.
“Fans around the world rely on IMDb for information and insight they can’t get anywhere else about movies, TV shows and celebrities, and we are thrilled to extend our popular original content offerings to now include the Movies That Changed My Life podcast,” said Nikki Santoro, Head of IMDb Consumer. “These personal and in-depth conversations with our customers’ favorite actors and filmmakers will reveal the defining moments in their lives,...
- 5/21/2020
- by Dino-Ray Ramos
- Deadline Film + TV
For the first time ever, women and people of color combined directed the same amount of episodes as white men last season, according the Directors Guild of America’s Episodic Television Director Inclusion Report for the 2018-19 season.
Those numbers are up from 42.5% during the 2017-18 season. Of the more than 4,300 episodes of TV filmed last season (not counting stand-alone pilots), 31% were directed by women and 27% were directed by people of color. Factoring in the 8% overlap between groups, the total number of episodes directed by women and minorities comes to exactly 50%.
“Inclusion has been a priority of our Guild for a very long time as we’ve pushed the studios, networks and producers to do better in their hiring,” said DGA President Thomas Schlamme. “While change had been glacial in past years, we’re pleased and incredibly encouraged to see the recent commitment undertaken by the industry.”
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Those numbers are up from 42.5% during the 2017-18 season. Of the more than 4,300 episodes of TV filmed last season (not counting stand-alone pilots), 31% were directed by women and 27% were directed by people of color. Factoring in the 8% overlap between groups, the total number of episodes directed by women and minorities comes to exactly 50%.
“Inclusion has been a priority of our Guild for a very long time as we’ve pushed the studios, networks and producers to do better in their hiring,” said DGA President Thomas Schlamme. “While change had been glacial in past years, we’re pleased and incredibly encouraged to see the recent commitment undertaken by the industry.”
Also Read: Lgbtq...
- 11/19/2019
- by Margeaux Sippell
- The Wrap
Mentors include Alexander Dinelaris (Birdman) Douglas McGrath (Bullets Over Broadway), Jim Taylor (Sideways).
The Writers Guild of America, East, and FilmNation Entertainment have announced a six-month workshop launching in 2020 that focuses on professional development for diverse, emerging screenwriters in the greater New York City area.
The New York Screenwriters Workshop will provide eight writers with access to mentorship, meetings and projects aimed to bolster career sustainability, while the writer completes a feature-length screenplay during the run of the programme – March through August 2020.
Final Draft is serving as the exclusive sponsor of the 2020 workshop and will provide participants with software and other resources.
The Writers Guild of America, East, and FilmNation Entertainment have announced a six-month workshop launching in 2020 that focuses on professional development for diverse, emerging screenwriters in the greater New York City area.
The New York Screenwriters Workshop will provide eight writers with access to mentorship, meetings and projects aimed to bolster career sustainability, while the writer completes a feature-length screenplay during the run of the programme – March through August 2020.
Final Draft is serving as the exclusive sponsor of the 2020 workshop and will provide participants with software and other resources.
- 10/28/2019
- by 36¦Jeremy Kay¦54¦
- ScreenDaily
Aaron Sagers Jul 17, 2019
San Diego Comic-Con, celebrating its 50th anniversary this year, went from hotel basement to a must-see pop culture pilgrimage.
Whether you know it best as San Diego Comic-Con, Comic-Con, or Sdcc, for more than 130,000 people annually, Comic-Con International: San Diego is the show for fandom.
There were cons held before Sdcc, and there are larger ones, but the San Diego-based nonprofit event, celebrating its 50th, is The Con.
Each year, San Diego’s Gaslamp Quarter is overtaken by fans celebrating pop culture, an entertainment industry seeking to generate buzz, and media outlets from all over the world covering it. The city also benefits financially: the event produced a $147 million regional impact during fiscal year 2018, according to the San Diego Convention Center Corporation research.
“It is the start of the geek year, essentially, where we learn about everything we look forward to that is coming out for the next 12 months,...
San Diego Comic-Con, celebrating its 50th anniversary this year, went from hotel basement to a must-see pop culture pilgrimage.
Whether you know it best as San Diego Comic-Con, Comic-Con, or Sdcc, for more than 130,000 people annually, Comic-Con International: San Diego is the show for fandom.
There were cons held before Sdcc, and there are larger ones, but the San Diego-based nonprofit event, celebrating its 50th, is The Con.
Each year, San Diego’s Gaslamp Quarter is overtaken by fans celebrating pop culture, an entertainment industry seeking to generate buzz, and media outlets from all over the world covering it. The city also benefits financially: the event produced a $147 million regional impact during fiscal year 2018, according to the San Diego Convention Center Corporation research.
“It is the start of the geek year, essentially, where we learn about everything we look forward to that is coming out for the next 12 months,...
- 7/17/2019
- Den of Geek
Aaron Sagers Jul 11, 2019
We talked to Felicia Day about her new book, Embrace Your Weird. Here's what we learned from our exclusive interview!
You may like her for her acting as Codex, Kinga, Vi, Tallis, Holly, Poppy, or Charlie, but Felicia Day is perhaps better known as an author, producer, and entrepreneur. Now, with her new book, the creator of The Guild and Geek & Sundry steps into the role of inspirational force of geeky good.
Announced today, Embrace Your Weird: Face Your Fears and Unleash Creativity, is a motivational guide to cultivating creators, and challenging the imagination with exercises – coupled with Day’s own personality, and personal anecdotes drawn from “therapy, self-help, and just plain trial by fire,” as she describes in the press release.
The October 1st release by Gallery Books, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, follows Day’s 2015 memoir You’re Never Weird on the Internet (Almost). According to the publisher,...
We talked to Felicia Day about her new book, Embrace Your Weird. Here's what we learned from our exclusive interview!
You may like her for her acting as Codex, Kinga, Vi, Tallis, Holly, Poppy, or Charlie, but Felicia Day is perhaps better known as an author, producer, and entrepreneur. Now, with her new book, the creator of The Guild and Geek & Sundry steps into the role of inspirational force of geeky good.
Announced today, Embrace Your Weird: Face Your Fears and Unleash Creativity, is a motivational guide to cultivating creators, and challenging the imagination with exercises – coupled with Day’s own personality, and personal anecdotes drawn from “therapy, self-help, and just plain trial by fire,” as she describes in the press release.
The October 1st release by Gallery Books, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, follows Day’s 2015 memoir You’re Never Weird on the Internet (Almost). According to the publisher,...
- 7/10/2019
- Den of Geek
Stars: Khalif Boyd, Josh Covitt, Chris O’Brien, Carly Turro | Created by Will Gong
Will Gong, who has previously done editing work for the likes of HBO and Disney, created a sitcom about zombies. Sitcom with zombies? Well, you don’t have to say much more than that to me for my ears to point upwards and my interest to be peaked like a Close Encounters plate of mashed potatoes. I’m there.
Set a year or so into the zombie apocalypse (a place we’ve spend much of our time through the years of film and television), we join a mixed-bag gaggle of survivors inside an underground bunker who are staying out of dodge, away from the creeping dead up above them. It’s less a story of zombie action, gore, grit and walking dead dramatics, and much more a tale of a group of people trying to deal...
Will Gong, who has previously done editing work for the likes of HBO and Disney, created a sitcom about zombies. Sitcom with zombies? Well, you don’t have to say much more than that to me for my ears to point upwards and my interest to be peaked like a Close Encounters plate of mashed potatoes. I’m there.
Set a year or so into the zombie apocalypse (a place we’ve spend much of our time through the years of film and television), we join a mixed-bag gaggle of survivors inside an underground bunker who are staying out of dodge, away from the creeping dead up above them. It’s less a story of zombie action, gore, grit and walking dead dramatics, and much more a tale of a group of people trying to deal...
- 6/25/2019
- by Chris Cummings
- Nerdly
Comedian Paul F. Tompkins, “Criminal Minds” actress Kirsten Vangsness and Angela Kinsey from “The Office” have joined the voice cast for Season 2 of the sci-fi comedy podcast “Voyage to the Stars.”
Set in the year 2263, “Voyage to the Stars” follows a misfit space crew tasked to investigate what lurks behind a wormhole. The crew is voiced by Colton Dunn (“Superstore”), Felicia Day (“The Guild”), Janet Varney and Steve Berg (“The Good Place.”)
Season 2 is currently in production and is set to come out in early fall.
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Tompkins (“Bojack Horseman”) joins the series as an intergalactic Sherlock Holmes named Inspector LeStrauss. Vangsness will voice a lesbian space alien who falls into a love triangle with members of the space crew.
Kinsey will voice a pretentious hotel concierge named Burgeous.
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Set in the year 2263, “Voyage to the Stars” follows a misfit space crew tasked to investigate what lurks behind a wormhole. The crew is voiced by Colton Dunn (“Superstore”), Felicia Day (“The Guild”), Janet Varney and Steve Berg (“The Good Place.”)
Season 2 is currently in production and is set to come out in early fall.
Also Read: Does 'Dark Phoenix' Have a Post-Credits Scene?
Tompkins (“Bojack Horseman”) joins the series as an intergalactic Sherlock Holmes named Inspector LeStrauss. Vangsness will voice a lesbian space alien who falls into a love triangle with members of the space crew.
Kinsey will voice a pretentious hotel concierge named Burgeous.
Also Read: Barack and Michelle Obama's Production Company Signs Exclusive...
- 6/18/2019
- by Omar Sanchez
- The Wrap
Freeform is making its way into the animation world with two new series focused on women: Betches and Woman World.
Betches is based on the wildly popular multimedia brand of the same name, created by Samantha Fishbein, Jordana Abraham, and Aleen Kuperman. The half-hour, irreverent animated series that will follow three best friends and roommates as they navigate early adulthood in New York City together. The three women loudly try to figure out who they are in their careers and in love. They make almost every mistake in the book along the way, but they’re doing their best to make sure they have an anything-but-basic life. Rachel Koller (Lady Bits with Lauren Giraldo) will write the pilot and Emma Roberts (American Horror Story) will produce the series alongside the Fishbein, Abraham and Kuperman. Carli Haney, Kesila Childers and Gil Goldschein from reality TV banner Bunim-Murray Productions are set to executive produce.
Also on Freeform’s new animation slate is Woman World, a half-hour, comedic animated series based on Aminder Dhaliwal’s graphic novel of the same name. The pilot playfully answers the question “what would our world look like if men became extinct?” This community of women leans on each other for survival as they search for love and their identity in this ladies-only existence. The pilot is executive produced by Felicia Day and written by Dhaliwal.
Betches is based on the wildly popular multimedia brand of the same name, created by Samantha Fishbein, Jordana Abraham, and Aleen Kuperman. The half-hour, irreverent animated series that will follow three best friends and roommates as they navigate early adulthood in New York City together. The three women loudly try to figure out who they are in their careers and in love. They make almost every mistake in the book along the way, but they’re doing their best to make sure they have an anything-but-basic life. Rachel Koller (Lady Bits with Lauren Giraldo) will write the pilot and Emma Roberts (American Horror Story) will produce the series alongside the Fishbein, Abraham and Kuperman. Carli Haney, Kesila Childers and Gil Goldschein from reality TV banner Bunim-Murray Productions are set to executive produce.
Also on Freeform’s new animation slate is Woman World, a half-hour, comedic animated series based on Aminder Dhaliwal’s graphic novel of the same name. The pilot playfully answers the question “what would our world look like if men became extinct?” This community of women leans on each other for survival as they search for love and their identity in this ladies-only existence. The pilot is executive produced by Felicia Day and written by Dhaliwal.
- 3/27/2019
- by Dino-Ray Ramos
- Deadline Film + TV
McM starts its 2019 convention season with a bang this month, as McM Birmingham Comic Con returns to the NEC on 23rd-24th March for another fun-filled weekend of geeky goodness. The biggest comic con in the Midlands, McM Birmingham comes packed with pop culture content, exclusive products and an awesome array of special guests, including:
Asa Butterfield , star of acclaimed new Netflix comedy drama Sex Education; The Umbrella Academy cast members Tom Hopper and series breakout star Emmy Raver-Lampman; Charles Martinet, the voice of Mario. Martinet has played Nintendo’s iconic mascot in more than 100 videogame titles – a Guinness World Record; Veronica Taylor and fellow voice actor Patricia Summerset (The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild) Supernatural’s Felicia Day & Osric Chau; Game of Thrones’ Miltos Yerolemou and Ian Beattie; and Merlin Alexander Vlahos (Versailles) and Rupert Young (Doc Martin).
As well as spectacular special guests, McM Birmingham will...
Asa Butterfield , star of acclaimed new Netflix comedy drama Sex Education; The Umbrella Academy cast members Tom Hopper and series breakout star Emmy Raver-Lampman; Charles Martinet, the voice of Mario. Martinet has played Nintendo’s iconic mascot in more than 100 videogame titles – a Guinness World Record; Veronica Taylor and fellow voice actor Patricia Summerset (The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild) Supernatural’s Felicia Day & Osric Chau; Game of Thrones’ Miltos Yerolemou and Ian Beattie; and Merlin Alexander Vlahos (Versailles) and Rupert Young (Doc Martin).
As well as spectacular special guests, McM Birmingham will...
- 3/13/2019
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
Michael Ahr Dave Vitagliano Feb 11, 2019
We spoke with Whedon-verse veteran and transmedia pioneer Felicia Day about her new improvisational sci-fi comedy podcast and more.
Felicia Day has made the most of every small screen storytelling medium, from her breakout web series The Guild and the Whedon brothers’ Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog to conventional television appearances on Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Supernatural, and The Magicians. She even started the Geek and Sundry production company to produce digital content, and now her colleague from that endeavor, Ryan Copple, is producing an innovative sci fi program in an unexpected form: as an improv comedy podcast called Voyage to the Stars. Day joined us to talk about her part in the podcast and to reminisce about her career.
Day and Copple, who collaborated on web series such as Wil Wheaton’s Table Top for Geek and Sundry, have been friends and worked side-by-side for quite some time,...
We spoke with Whedon-verse veteran and transmedia pioneer Felicia Day about her new improvisational sci-fi comedy podcast and more.
Felicia Day has made the most of every small screen storytelling medium, from her breakout web series The Guild and the Whedon brothers’ Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog to conventional television appearances on Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Supernatural, and The Magicians. She even started the Geek and Sundry production company to produce digital content, and now her colleague from that endeavor, Ryan Copple, is producing an innovative sci fi program in an unexpected form: as an improv comedy podcast called Voyage to the Stars. Day joined us to talk about her part in the podcast and to reminisce about her career.
Day and Copple, who collaborated on web series such as Wil Wheaton’s Table Top for Geek and Sundry, have been friends and worked side-by-side for quite some time,...
- 2/9/2019
- Den of Geek
Program and ticketing details are emerging about the Jan. 30 tribute to Marvel Comics icon Stan Lee, who died Nov. 12 at age 95. The program, which is titled “Excelsior! A Celebration of the Amazing, Fantastic, Incredible and Uncanny Life of Stan Lee,” will be a ticketed event that begins at 4 p.m. and includes testimonials, stage interviews, live music, a photo and memorabilia exhibition, and “an honor guard of world-class cosplayers.”
The announced participants include Mark Hamill (Star Wars), RZA, Jeph Loeb, Rob Liefeld (Co-creator of Deadpool), Tom DeSanto, Joe Quesada, Bill Sienkiewicz, Marv Wolfman (creator of Blade), Clark Gregg, Felicia Day (creator/host of The Guild), Michael Uslan, Bill Duke, Gill Champion (Pow!
The announced participants include Mark Hamill (Star Wars), RZA, Jeph Loeb, Rob Liefeld (Co-creator of Deadpool), Tom DeSanto, Joe Quesada, Bill Sienkiewicz, Marv Wolfman (creator of Blade), Clark Gregg, Felicia Day (creator/host of The Guild), Michael Uslan, Bill Duke, Gill Champion (Pow!
- 1/24/2019
- by Geoff Boucher
- Deadline Film + TV
Reality show specialist Optomen Productions has agreed to a four-year successor deal to its collective bargaining agreement with the Writers Guild of America East.
Optomen’s shows include Food Network’s “Worst Cooks in America,” Animal Planet’s “Monsters Inside Me,” Nat Geo Wild’s “When Sharks Attack,” and ID’s “Scorned: Love Kills” and “Deadly Sins.”
“The Guild’s new collective bargaining agreement with Optomen offers a template for how writer-producers can build sustainable careers in the nonfiction television industry,” said Lowell Peterson, executive director of the Writers Guild of America East. “The Writers Guild of America East is committed to our efforts to bring economic and social justice to people who craft content in this multi-billion-dollar industry.”
It’s the third deal the guild has negotiated with New York-based Optomen. The renewal includes a 5% pay increase in post producer scale, the creation of a labor-management committee, and the...
Optomen’s shows include Food Network’s “Worst Cooks in America,” Animal Planet’s “Monsters Inside Me,” Nat Geo Wild’s “When Sharks Attack,” and ID’s “Scorned: Love Kills” and “Deadly Sins.”
“The Guild’s new collective bargaining agreement with Optomen offers a template for how writer-producers can build sustainable careers in the nonfiction television industry,” said Lowell Peterson, executive director of the Writers Guild of America East. “The Writers Guild of America East is committed to our efforts to bring economic and social justice to people who craft content in this multi-billion-dollar industry.”
It’s the third deal the guild has negotiated with New York-based Optomen. The renewal includes a 5% pay increase in post producer scale, the creation of a labor-management committee, and the...
- 11/26/2018
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
Netflix has released a full trailer for their upcoming animated series Stretch Armstrong and The Flex Fighters. The series was inspired by the classic late 70's-early 80's action figure that kids could stretch. The series has a very different kind of tone and vibe as the original toy, but it looks like a fun series that the kids will enjoy.
The story follows a high school student named Jake Armstrong and his two best friends Nathan Park and Ricardo Perez and they are accidentally exposed to an experimental chemical that forever changes their lives. They are transformed into unlikely heroes who embark on a series of adventures.
Stephen Davis, Chief Content Officer and Executive Vice President, Hasbro Inc. previously had this to say in a statement:
“Stretch Armstrong and the Flex Fighters is the first Hasbro brand to receive a Netflix original series order. We have been waiting for just...
The story follows a high school student named Jake Armstrong and his two best friends Nathan Park and Ricardo Perez and they are accidentally exposed to an experimental chemical that forever changes their lives. They are transformed into unlikely heroes who embark on a series of adventures.
Stephen Davis, Chief Content Officer and Executive Vice President, Hasbro Inc. previously had this to say in a statement:
“Stretch Armstrong and the Flex Fighters is the first Hasbro brand to receive a Netflix original series order. We have been waiting for just...
- 10/24/2017
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
Netflix has released the first teaser trailer for Hasbro's upcoming animated series Stretch Armstrong and the Freedom Fighters. The series was inspired by the classic stretchable action figure from the late 70's-early 80's. I had one of the toys when I was a kid, and although the first part of the trailer touches on that classic toy, this series is going to be something very different. It's a series that looks like it could be fun for the kids. Watch the trailer and you'll see what I mean.
The story follows a high school student named Jake Armstrong and his two best friends Nathan Park and Ricardo Perez and they are accidentally exposed to an experimental chemical that forever changes their lives. They are transformed into unlikely heroes who embark on a series of adventures.
Stephen Davis, Chief Content Officer and Executive Vice President, Hasbro Inc. had this to say...
The story follows a high school student named Jake Armstrong and his two best friends Nathan Park and Ricardo Perez and they are accidentally exposed to an experimental chemical that forever changes their lives. They are transformed into unlikely heroes who embark on a series of adventures.
Stephen Davis, Chief Content Officer and Executive Vice President, Hasbro Inc. had this to say...
- 9/14/2017
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
July 27, 2017 marked the ten year anniversary of the premiere of The Guild. Felicia Day's web series, which followed a group of gamers as they navigated their interpersonal relationships both inside and outside of their PCs, has endured as one of the great examples of its medium, and it will receive a memorialization that will fit that lofty status. During a panel at Comic-Con, Day announced that several items from The Guild's production will enter the permanent collection at the Smithsonian Institution.
As Day explained to Tubefilter, her discussions with the Smithsonian began two years when the government-funded organization approached her. After lengthy talks, the Smithsonian selected curios from The Guild to add to its American History collection, in order to represent the world of new media. The chosen artifacts include several objects related to the song "Do You Want To Date My Avatar," including the outfit Day wore in that video,...
As Day explained to Tubefilter, her discussions with the Smithsonian began two years when the government-funded organization approached her. After lengthy talks, the Smithsonian selected curios from The Guild to add to its American History collection, in order to represent the world of new media. The chosen artifacts include several objects related to the song "Do You Want To Date My Avatar," including the outfit Day wore in that video,...
- 8/21/2017
- by Sam Gutelle
- Tubefilter.com
I'm sure some of you remember the classic Hasbro toy Stretch Armstrong, which first came out in the late 70s. I remember having one of the toys when I was growing up in the 80s. It was a toy of a superhero that could stretch. At one point, Hasbro was looking at adapting Stretch Armstrong into a feature film and Taylor Lautner was attached to star. Thankfully that didn't happen.
Instead, Hasbro opted to adapt the toy into an animated series called Stretch Armstrong and the Flex Fighters and that series is coming to Netflix.
The story follows a high school student named Jake Armstrong and his two best friends Nathan Park and Ricardo Perez and they are accidentally exposed to an experimental chemical that forever changes their lives. They are transformed into unlikely heroes who embark on a series of adventures.
Stephen Davis, Chief Content Officer and Executive Vice President,...
Instead, Hasbro opted to adapt the toy into an animated series called Stretch Armstrong and the Flex Fighters and that series is coming to Netflix.
The story follows a high school student named Jake Armstrong and his two best friends Nathan Park and Ricardo Perez and they are accidentally exposed to an experimental chemical that forever changes their lives. They are transformed into unlikely heroes who embark on a series of adventures.
Stephen Davis, Chief Content Officer and Executive Vice President,...
- 8/1/2017
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
It's back! By popular demand, the Tubefilter Meetup is hitting up Los Angeles with at least one event every quarter in 2017.
We're incredibly excited and looking forward to once again playing host to YouTube stars big and small, aspiring and established digital media creators, enterprising entrepreneurs, entertainment industry executives, advertisers, and brand representatives as we all evaluate, critique, and navigate the ever-changing new media landscape among friends, acquaintances, and business associates old and new.
It's crazy to think we hosted our first Tubefilter Meetup almost a decade ago in 2008. Way back then it served as a focal point and stomping ground for individuals invested in the nascent online video and digital media industries. It was a time and place where people with budding businesses and big ideas could congregate to exchange inspirations and know-how or find collaborators for whatever project the democratized tools of entertainment production made possible.
In the years since its inception,...
We're incredibly excited and looking forward to once again playing host to YouTube stars big and small, aspiring and established digital media creators, enterprising entrepreneurs, entertainment industry executives, advertisers, and brand representatives as we all evaluate, critique, and navigate the ever-changing new media landscape among friends, acquaintances, and business associates old and new.
It's crazy to think we hosted our first Tubefilter Meetup almost a decade ago in 2008. Way back then it served as a focal point and stomping ground for individuals invested in the nascent online video and digital media industries. It was a time and place where people with budding businesses and big ideas could congregate to exchange inspirations and know-how or find collaborators for whatever project the democratized tools of entertainment production made possible.
In the years since its inception,...
- 3/1/2017
- by Tubefilter Staff
- Tubefilter.com
More than a year after the creators of Mystery Science Theater 3000 (MST3K) raised more than $5.7 million on Kickstarter to bring their series back, the cult classic TV show is set to make its return. The revived version of MST3K will arrive on Netflix on April 14th, with 14 episodes slated for its new season.
As it did in its original ten-season run, which aired on channels like Comedy Central and Sci-Fi from 1989-99, MST3K will use its new episodes to riff on the spotty acting, cheesy effects, poor plotting, and other lampoon-able elements of old B-movies. Original series creator Joel Hodgson is involved in the revival as well, but most of the cast will consist of newcomers. Nerdist’s Jonah Ray will star as a man who, accompanied by a pair of chatty robots, is forced to watch the B-movies in question. Felicia Day, of The Guild and Geek & Sundry fame,...
As it did in its original ten-season run, which aired on channels like Comedy Central and Sci-Fi from 1989-99, MST3K will use its new episodes to riff on the spotty acting, cheesy effects, poor plotting, and other lampoon-able elements of old B-movies. Original series creator Joel Hodgson is involved in the revival as well, but most of the cast will consist of newcomers. Nerdist’s Jonah Ray will star as a man who, accompanied by a pair of chatty robots, is forced to watch the B-movies in question. Felicia Day, of The Guild and Geek & Sundry fame,...
- 2/22/2017
- by Sam Gutelle
- Tubefilter.com
Chicago – Familiar to video gamers everywhere with her web series “The Guild,” actress and author Felicia Day had a very busy 2016 with the release of her book, “You’re Never Weird on the Internet (Almost).” Photographer Joe Arce of HollywoodChicago.com shot this Exclusive Portrait of Ms. Day in April of 2016.
Felicia Day at Anderson’s Bookshop in Naperville, Illinois, April of 2016
Photo credit: Joe Arce of Starstruck Foto for HollywoodChicago.com
Born in Huntsville, Alabama, Felicia Day studied music and math at the University of Texas, while at the same time perfecting her video game credibilities, mostly with the online game “World of Warcraft.” She moved to Los Angeles to pursue acting after graduation, and landed a recurring role in the TV series “Buffy the Vampire Slayer,” as potential slayer Vi. She went on to create the web series “The Guild,” and founded a YouTube channel “Geek & Sundry.” Her book,...
Felicia Day at Anderson’s Bookshop in Naperville, Illinois, April of 2016
Photo credit: Joe Arce of Starstruck Foto for HollywoodChicago.com
Born in Huntsville, Alabama, Felicia Day studied music and math at the University of Texas, while at the same time perfecting her video game credibilities, mostly with the online game “World of Warcraft.” She moved to Los Angeles to pursue acting after graduation, and landed a recurring role in the TV series “Buffy the Vampire Slayer,” as potential slayer Vi. She went on to create the web series “The Guild,” and founded a YouTube channel “Geek & Sundry.” Her book,...
- 1/4/2017
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
For those who like their ghost stories with a side of sweetness, there’s “Echo Torch,” a new film directed by Chris Preksta. The cinematic short follows a photographer who creates a torch that can pierce the thin boundary between our world and a world of ghosts and phantoms. The photographer, stirred by motivations that will be revealed in time, dares to navigate this newfound boundary between worlds, discovering beautiful echoes of the past and a dangerous creature filled with evil intent.
Read More: ‘The Walking Dead’ Launches More ‘Fear’ With New Web Series
Preksta, known for the popular YouTube series “Pittsburg Dad” (over 35 million views), is also quite familiar with creating science fiction content for a digital format: Besides directing for “The Guild”, he created the online web series “The Mercury Men”, which premiered on Syfy in 2011, and has won accolades such as Best Director in 2011 at the Iawtv...
Read More: ‘The Walking Dead’ Launches More ‘Fear’ With New Web Series
Preksta, known for the popular YouTube series “Pittsburg Dad” (over 35 million views), is also quite familiar with creating science fiction content for a digital format: Besides directing for “The Guild”, he created the online web series “The Mercury Men”, which premiered on Syfy in 2011, and has won accolades such as Best Director in 2011 at the Iawtv...
- 10/20/2016
- by Zipporah Smith
- Indiewire
On a special Sunday installment of ABC’s Castle, Rick’s testimony as the witness to a murder took an unexpected turn when the mysterious Caleb Brown stepped in to represent the defendant.
PhotosFirefly Reunion on Castle: First Look at Summer Glau’s Private Eye
I was curious how this episode would play out, given the episodic photos that had been released. Namely, why would Rick be attending a book reading in the middle of a trial/investigation?
But as we see right away, that gathering in fact took place five months prior, and it was where Rick...
PhotosFirefly Reunion on Castle: First Look at Summer Glau’s Private Eye
I was curious how this episode would play out, given the episodic photos that had been released. Namely, why would Rick be attending a book reading in the middle of a trial/investigation?
But as we see right away, that gathering in fact took place five months prior, and it was where Rick...
- 2/15/2016
- TVLine.com
Hello, my name is Jenni Powell and I am excited.
For those not familiar, I’ve been producing and creating in the digital media space since 2006. I started out in the fan community of lonelygirl15 (Rip Bree) and went on to work on The Guild and many other early scripted web series. I went on to produce the Emmy Award Winning The Lizzie Bennet Diaries and Emma Approved. I currently am a producer on The New Adventures of Peter and Wendy and an Executive Producer and Co-Creator on Adi Shankar’s Gods and Secrets. I have a very deep love and passion for what I do and the digital media space as a whole.
But I also have another love. One I keep close to my heart, but that anyone who really knows me has witnessed the great excitement and fulfillment it brings me. I have even converted some people...
For those not familiar, I’ve been producing and creating in the digital media space since 2006. I started out in the fan community of lonelygirl15 (Rip Bree) and went on to work on The Guild and many other early scripted web series. I went on to produce the Emmy Award Winning The Lizzie Bennet Diaries and Emma Approved. I currently am a producer on The New Adventures of Peter and Wendy and an Executive Producer and Co-Creator on Adi Shankar’s Gods and Secrets. I have a very deep love and passion for what I do and the digital media space as a whole.
But I also have another love. One I keep close to my heart, but that anyone who really knows me has witnessed the great excitement and fulfillment it brings me. I have even converted some people...
- 2/12/2016
- by Jenni Powell
- Tubefilter.com
As thousands of adoring nerds will be happy to tell you, Mystery Science Theater 3000 (MST3K) is coming back. The long-running cult TV show recently launched a Kickstarter campaign, and its fans were quick to support it; with 17 days to go, the campaign has raised more than $2.6 million and ensured a new three-episode season.
With funding secured, fans began to wonder about the cast of the upcoming MST3K season. As creator Joel Hodgson explained, most of the show’s original cast decided not to reprise their roles. That left a lot of open positions, and in filling them, Hodgson has delivered an exciting bit of casting news: Felicia Day, known for her roles in web programs like The Guild and Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog, will play the mad scientist who serves as MST3K’s primary antagonist.
The plot of MST3K, for those who are unfamiliar with it, is explained...
With funding secured, fans began to wonder about the cast of the upcoming MST3K season. As creator Joel Hodgson explained, most of the show’s original cast decided not to reprise their roles. That left a lot of open positions, and in filling them, Hodgson has delivered an exciting bit of casting news: Felicia Day, known for her roles in web programs like The Guild and Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog, will play the mad scientist who serves as MST3K’s primary antagonist.
The plot of MST3K, for those who are unfamiliar with it, is explained...
- 11/24/2015
- by Sam Gutelle
- Tubefilter.com
Internet comedian Felicia Day has been added as the new Mad for the Kickstarter-funded reboot of “Mystery Science Theater 3000.” Day made the announcement on her official Twitter account, saying, “Yes it’s true, I am going to play Dr Forrester’s daughter on new @MST3K! Will terrorize the hell outta @jonahray!” Day has previously appeared in “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” and “Eureka.” She also appeared in Joss Whedon‘s Internet musical “Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog” and the web series “The Guild.” Also Read: 'Mystery Science Theater 3000' Kickstarter Hits $2 Million Goal in Less Than a Week...
- 11/23/2015
- by Joe Otterson
- The Wrap
Eight years ago this November, the Writers Guild of America went on strike, a 12-week work stoppage that ultimately scored scribes (among other things) a piece of the growing digital-media pie, but also would come to be blamed for derailing shows such as Heroes and Pushing Daisies while allowing unscripted “reality” programming to gain a firmer foothold in the TV landscape.
The WGA action also helped sire Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog, a three-act musical comedy crafted by Whedon brothers Joss, Zack and Jed, along with Maurissa Tancharoen, and financed for barely $200,000.
PhotosDr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog: Who’s Who?...
The WGA action also helped sire Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog, a three-act musical comedy crafted by Whedon brothers Joss, Zack and Jed, along with Maurissa Tancharoen, and financed for barely $200,000.
PhotosDr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog: Who’s Who?...
- 10/12/2015
- TVLine.com
From Gamergate threats to her new autobiography, we chat to Felicia Day about being weird on the internet...
Being a nerd doesn’t mean what it used to.
In Back To The Future, Marty McFly travels to the fifties and discovered his father is the town punching bag. Being a nerd back then meant tucked-in pants, a shirt buttoned to the top, and a feeble, nasally willingness to do the jocks’ homework. George McFly was a cartoon of tropes, including a professed love for science fiction. But the key difference between the nerd as a high school stereotype and the nerd of 2015 is this: George McFly wasn’t a nerd because of his interest in science fiction – he was a nerd because he was insecure and hadn’t danced to a Chuck Berry riff yet. His interest in sci-fi was an accessory to add credibility to his nerdy identity.
But today,...
Being a nerd doesn’t mean what it used to.
In Back To The Future, Marty McFly travels to the fifties and discovered his father is the town punching bag. Being a nerd back then meant tucked-in pants, a shirt buttoned to the top, and a feeble, nasally willingness to do the jocks’ homework. George McFly was a cartoon of tropes, including a professed love for science fiction. But the key difference between the nerd as a high school stereotype and the nerd of 2015 is this: George McFly wasn’t a nerd because of his interest in science fiction – he was a nerd because he was insecure and hadn’t danced to a Chuck Berry riff yet. His interest in sci-fi was an accessory to add credibility to his nerdy identity.
But today,...
- 10/4/2015
- by simonbrew
- Den of Geek
Dark Horse Comics and PopCap Games will bring the war between vegetation and the living dead to the Halloween season with their upcoming Plants vs. Zombies boxed set, coming out in comic shops on October 14th.
Press Release: Milwaukie, Or—Just in time for Halloween, Dark Horse Comics and PopCap Games are releasing a spooktacular Plants vs. Zombies™ boxed set collecting three critically acclaimed graphic novels!
Eisner Award–winning writer Paul Tobin and artist Ron Chan deliver hilarious, action-filled zombie romps to your neighborhood as young adventurers Patrice Blazing and Nate Timely join forces with Crazy Dave to fend off several fun-dead invasions!
This deluxe boxed set includes Plants vs. Zombies Volume 1: Lawnmageddon, Plants vs. Zombies Volume 2: Timepocalypse, Plants vs. Zombies Volume 3: Bully for You, and an exclusive Plants vs. Zombies double-sided poster!
In fall 2014, Dark Horse announced record sales of over 500,000 copies of Plants vs. Zombies...
Press Release: Milwaukie, Or—Just in time for Halloween, Dark Horse Comics and PopCap Games are releasing a spooktacular Plants vs. Zombies™ boxed set collecting three critically acclaimed graphic novels!
Eisner Award–winning writer Paul Tobin and artist Ron Chan deliver hilarious, action-filled zombie romps to your neighborhood as young adventurers Patrice Blazing and Nate Timely join forces with Crazy Dave to fend off several fun-dead invasions!
This deluxe boxed set includes Plants vs. Zombies Volume 1: Lawnmageddon, Plants vs. Zombies Volume 2: Timepocalypse, Plants vs. Zombies Volume 3: Bully for You, and an exclusive Plants vs. Zombies double-sided poster!
In fall 2014, Dark Horse announced record sales of over 500,000 copies of Plants vs. Zombies...
- 9/16/2015
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
In this brand new edition of SCOREcast’s Spotlight On, Éanán Paterson and Stellita Loukas bring you along on a deep dive through Output’s newest flagship product Signal — a beast of a library driven by two independent pulse engines — that will breathe new life and glorious color into your music.
For more information and to purchase, please visit the Output website.
If you cannot see the video below, please click here.
Eanan Patterson
Award-winning composer Eanan Patterson recently wrote original music & arrangements for the new Irish dance show, "Celtic Rising", and the score for Season 5 of Microsoft's hit web series "The Guild". At the age thirteen, Eanan was accepted to the prestigious Juilliard School of Music, studying violin and piano, and went on to earn a specialist certificate in Music Theory & Orchestration from the Berklee College of Music. Also a prolific music producer, Eanan has produced for companies like Rte,...
For more information and to purchase, please visit the Output website.
If you cannot see the video below, please click here.
Eanan Patterson
Award-winning composer Eanan Patterson recently wrote original music & arrangements for the new Irish dance show, "Celtic Rising", and the score for Season 5 of Microsoft's hit web series "The Guild". At the age thirteen, Eanan was accepted to the prestigious Juilliard School of Music, studying violin and piano, and went on to earn a specialist certificate in Music Theory & Orchestration from the Berklee College of Music. Also a prolific music producer, Eanan has produced for companies like Rte,...
- 9/14/2015
- by Eanan Patterson
- SCOREcastOnline.com
Amy Okuda is joining the cast of “How to Get Away With Murder” Season 2, TheWrap has confirmed. Best known for her work on the web series “The Guild,” Okuda has previously guest starred on Amazon’s “The Man in the High Castle,” “Brooklyn Nine-Nine” and “Grey’s Anatomy.” No details about her character have been released. She joins fellow newcomers “X-Men” alum Famke Janssen and “The Vampire Diaries” vet Kendrick Sampson, who will both make their first appearance during the Season 2 premiere on Sept. 24. Also read: Shonda Rhimes on Patrick Dempsey's 'Grey's Anatomy' Exit: 'Derek Had to Die' “How to Get Away With.
- 9/1/2015
- by Reid Nakamura
- The Wrap
Holliston fans rejoice—it was announced today that Adam Green's horror comedy series will return for a third season next summer on GeekNation.
Press Release: "(Los Angeles, CA – July 20, 2015) After a two year hiatus following the tragic death of cast member Dave Brockie, the popular sit-com Holliston will return for a third season in 2016 on the GeekNation digital network, it was announced today by ArieScope Pictures President and series creator/ show runner Adam Green in conjunction with GeekNation’s CEO Clare Kramer and COO Brian Keathley. The highly anticipated third season is set for a full 10-episode order to premiere on GeekNation’s digital streaming network next summer, making this the first time thatHolliston will be readily accessible for all, including audiences in many foreign countries that were unable to watch the series until now.
Created by Adam Green (Hatchet, Frozen), Holliston stars Green and fellow real-life genre filmmaker Joe Lynch (Everly,...
Press Release: "(Los Angeles, CA – July 20, 2015) After a two year hiatus following the tragic death of cast member Dave Brockie, the popular sit-com Holliston will return for a third season in 2016 on the GeekNation digital network, it was announced today by ArieScope Pictures President and series creator/ show runner Adam Green in conjunction with GeekNation’s CEO Clare Kramer and COO Brian Keathley. The highly anticipated third season is set for a full 10-episode order to premiere on GeekNation’s digital streaming network next summer, making this the first time thatHolliston will be readily accessible for all, including audiences in many foreign countries that were unable to watch the series until now.
Created by Adam Green (Hatchet, Frozen), Holliston stars Green and fellow real-life genre filmmaker Joe Lynch (Everly,...
- 7/20/2015
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Felicia Day has a new way to interact directly with her fans. The 36-year-old YouTube star and creator of the nerd-skewing video network Geek & Sundry (owned by Legendary Entertainment) has created her official Facebook fan page, and posted her first video clip complete with a reading from her upcoming book You’re Never Weird On the Internet (Almost).
Day, who has over 190,000 subscribers and more than 6 million video views on her YouTube channel, tells her followers in her first Facebook video upload how the fan page will allow her to better deliver them exclusive content like clips and photos. Then, after explaining how she lost her voice at San Diego Comic-Con, Day manages to read a short excerpt from her forthcoming memoir.
You’re Never Weird On the Internet (Almost) was announced back in December 2014. The Touchstone-published work will chronicle Day’s rise to internet fame, starting when she created...
Day, who has over 190,000 subscribers and more than 6 million video views on her YouTube channel, tells her followers in her first Facebook video upload how the fan page will allow her to better deliver them exclusive content like clips and photos. Then, after explaining how she lost her voice at San Diego Comic-Con, Day manages to read a short excerpt from her forthcoming memoir.
You’re Never Weird On the Internet (Almost) was announced back in December 2014. The Touchstone-published work will chronicle Day’s rise to internet fame, starting when she created...
- 7/15/2015
- by Bree Brouwer
- Tubefilter.com
Yesterday, Entertainment One announced that Bitten will return for a third season on Syfy. Also in this round-up: a Kill Bill: Volume 1 episode of Real Fake History and details on the release of Guillermo del Toro's Pacific Rim: Tales from the Drift #1.
Bitten: Press Release: "Leading independent studio, Entertainment One (eOne) is thrilled to announce 10 episodes of the supernatural thriller Bitten will return to Syfy for a third season. Based on the best-selling series of novels by Kelley Armstrong and produced by No Equal Entertainment, eOne, and Hoodwink Entertainment, Season three sees the return of genre icon Laura Vandervoort (Smallville, Ted) as Elena Michaels; Greyston Holt (Alcatraz, Durham County) as Clayton Danvers; Greg Byrk (A History Of Violence, Rookie Blue) as Jeremy Danvers; Steve Lund (Being Erica, Haven) as Nick Sorrentino, and Genelle Williams (Warehouse 13) as Rachel Sutton. Production will begin this summer in Toronto.
Bitten: Press Release: "Leading independent studio, Entertainment One (eOne) is thrilled to announce 10 episodes of the supernatural thriller Bitten will return to Syfy for a third season. Based on the best-selling series of novels by Kelley Armstrong and produced by No Equal Entertainment, eOne, and Hoodwink Entertainment, Season three sees the return of genre icon Laura Vandervoort (Smallville, Ted) as Elena Michaels; Greyston Holt (Alcatraz, Durham County) as Clayton Danvers; Greg Byrk (A History Of Violence, Rookie Blue) as Jeremy Danvers; Steve Lund (Being Erica, Haven) as Nick Sorrentino, and Genelle Williams (Warehouse 13) as Rachel Sutton. Production will begin this summer in Toronto.
- 7/7/2015
- by Tamika Jones
- DailyDead
Warning: the power of Christ may compel you while watching the new featurette from the Neveldine-directed film The Vatican Tapes. Also showcased in this round-up: "The Battle of Endor" episode of the Real Fake History series and a teaser for Fear the Walking Dead.
The Vatican Tapes: A spiritual showdown between Father Lozano (Michael Peña) and a powerful demon takes center stage in director Mark Neveldine's (Crank, Crank: High Voltage) The Vatican Tapes.
"The Vatican Tapes follows the ultimate battle between good and evil- God versus Satan. Angela Holmes is an ordinary 27-year-old until she begins to have a devastating effect on anyone close, causing serious injury and death. Holmes is examined and possession is suspected, but when the Vatican is called upon to exorcise the demon, the possession proves to be an ancient satanic force more powerful than ever imagined. It’s all up to Father...
The Vatican Tapes: A spiritual showdown between Father Lozano (Michael Peña) and a powerful demon takes center stage in director Mark Neveldine's (Crank, Crank: High Voltage) The Vatican Tapes.
"The Vatican Tapes follows the ultimate battle between good and evil- God versus Satan. Angela Holmes is an ordinary 27-year-old until she begins to have a devastating effect on anyone close, causing serious injury and death. Holmes is examined and possession is suspected, but when the Vatican is called upon to exorcise the demon, the possession proves to be an ancient satanic force more powerful than ever imagined. It’s all up to Father...
- 7/1/2015
- by Tamika Jones
- DailyDead
As we learned from one of Community’s best ever episodes, Ken Burns’ heralded documentary films are also ripe targets for parody. Now, Machinima is taking aim at Burns’ signature filmmaking style with a series called Real Fake History, a mockumentary that pretends pop culture stories are historical events.
Each episode of Real Fake History dives into a different pop culture franchise. Across ten installments, the series will visit everything from Starship Troopers to Game of Thrones to Mike Tyson’s Punch Out. The first episode, however, treads upon the familiar nerd territory of Star Wars by examining the Battle of Endor. Narrator Phil Morris (Seinfeld’s Jackie Chiles) leads the way, The Guild co-star Jeff Lewis provides the most comedic punch, and, as you might expect, the camera slowly pans across every single image it encounters. It’s pretty fun stuff, though the commenters seem more interesting in explaining how,...
Each episode of Real Fake History dives into a different pop culture franchise. Across ten installments, the series will visit everything from Starship Troopers to Game of Thrones to Mike Tyson’s Punch Out. The first episode, however, treads upon the familiar nerd territory of Star Wars by examining the Battle of Endor. Narrator Phil Morris (Seinfeld’s Jackie Chiles) leads the way, The Guild co-star Jeff Lewis provides the most comedic punch, and, as you might expect, the camera slowly pans across every single image it encounters. It’s pretty fun stuff, though the commenters seem more interesting in explaining how,...
- 6/30/2015
- by Sam Gutelle
- Tubefilter.com
David Tennant has joined the cast of the animated film Chew, which is based on the comic book of the same name.
The former Doctor Who star will take over the role originally held by the late Robin Williams.
The animated feature also stars Felicia Day (The Guild) and The Walking Dead's Steven Yeun.
Jeff Krelitz, whose previous credits include Torchwood: Web of Lies and Peter Panzerfaust, will direct the film, while the script has been penned by Chew co-creator John Layman.
The series centres around Tony Chu (Yeun), a detective with the unique ability to see the history of anything he eats. Chu lives in a near future where poultry is illegal following a devastating bird flu epidemic.
Tennant will voice Mason Savoy, the detective's mentor-turned-villain, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
The rest of the cast recorded their parts last year, but production was halted after the death of Robin Williams last August.
The former Doctor Who star will take over the role originally held by the late Robin Williams.
The animated feature also stars Felicia Day (The Guild) and The Walking Dead's Steven Yeun.
Jeff Krelitz, whose previous credits include Torchwood: Web of Lies and Peter Panzerfaust, will direct the film, while the script has been penned by Chew co-creator John Layman.
The series centres around Tony Chu (Yeun), a detective with the unique ability to see the history of anything he eats. Chu lives in a near future where poultry is illegal following a devastating bird flu epidemic.
Tennant will voice Mason Savoy, the detective's mentor-turned-villain, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
The rest of the cast recorded their parts last year, but production was halted after the death of Robin Williams last August.
- 6/20/2015
- Digital Spy
David Tennant – who recently joined the Marvel Cinematic Universe as Zebediah “Purple Man” Killgrave in Jessica Jones – has just jumped aboard another comic book adaptation. According to THR, the former Doctor Who star will lend his voice to the upcoming animated adaptation of Image Comics’ Chew.
Tennant’s role – of mentor-turned-villain Mason Savoy – was originally going to be filled by Robin Williams, who tragically committed suicide last summer. His death caused a stall in production, but now things are moving forward once more. The Walking Dead‘s Steven Yeun and The Guild actress/creator Felicia Day are already signed on for the film and recorded their parts last year.
Chew, created by John Layman (who penned the screenplay for the adaptation) and artist Rob Guillory, centers on an agent in the Food and Drug Administration named Tony Chu (Yeun), who solves crimes by receiving psychic impressions from whatever he eats.
Tennant’s role – of mentor-turned-villain Mason Savoy – was originally going to be filled by Robin Williams, who tragically committed suicide last summer. His death caused a stall in production, but now things are moving forward once more. The Walking Dead‘s Steven Yeun and The Guild actress/creator Felicia Day are already signed on for the film and recorded their parts last year.
Chew, created by John Layman (who penned the screenplay for the adaptation) and artist Rob Guillory, centers on an agent in the Food and Drug Administration named Tony Chu (Yeun), who solves crimes by receiving psychic impressions from whatever he eats.
- 6/20/2015
- by James Garcia
- We Got This Covered
Felicia Day, best known for roles on Supernatural and Buffy the Vampire Slayer and the web series she created, The Guild, took the stage at New York’s BookCon on Saturday to give fans a preview of some of the stories she tells in her upcoming memoir, You’re Never Weird on the Internet (Almost). After being homeschooled and entering college early, she said her early years trying to make it as an actor in L.A. came as a shock. "It is a very tough business," she said of Hollywood. "It’s one of those things where you’re useless until you’re incredibly valuable. You don’t know where your ego’s supposed to be. When you’re auditioning, there’s literally signs everywhere: it’s like, 'No actor parking.' If you’re an actor, you’re not worth a parking spot."Day found the constant rejection and scrutiny demoralizing.
- 5/31/2015
- by Heather Schwedel
- Vulture
Stars: Allison Scagliotti, Francia Raisa, Louise Griffiths, Eduardo Rioseco, Chloë Crampton, Amy Okuda, Sarah Stouffer, Lindsey Morgan, Laura Niemi, Diana Chiritescu | Written by Lotti Pharriss Knowles | Directed by John V. Knowles
Chasity Bites is a film that has been on my radar for quite some time; ever since I saw the awesome poster designed by Rebel Rouser artist and illustrator Nathan Thomas Milliner for the films screening at the Dances With Films festival way back in June 2013. Of course it’s been over 18 months since then and all has gone quite… Or so I thought. Thankfully independent UK distributors Safecracker Pictures have seen fit to debut the film – on VOD, followed by a DVD release in a couple of months – here in Blighty.
First off, having finally sat down and watched the film, can someone tell me why I never realised it starred one of my favourite actresses, Alison Scagliotti,...
Chasity Bites is a film that has been on my radar for quite some time; ever since I saw the awesome poster designed by Rebel Rouser artist and illustrator Nathan Thomas Milliner for the films screening at the Dances With Films festival way back in June 2013. Of course it’s been over 18 months since then and all has gone quite… Or so I thought. Thankfully independent UK distributors Safecracker Pictures have seen fit to debut the film – on VOD, followed by a DVD release in a couple of months – here in Blighty.
First off, having finally sat down and watched the film, can someone tell me why I never realised it starred one of my favourite actresses, Alison Scagliotti,...
- 2/11/2015
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
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