No Jennifer Garner, no “Alias.”
That’s the general consensus among the writers who led the charge during the five-season run of “Alias.” Josh Appelbaum, who served as a co-executive producer on the show, said, “it would be amazing to do it. The right idea would have to come. We’ve all talked to J.J. [Abrams] about it.”
But, between that or an “Alias” spinoff, one thing is key: Garner would have to be there in the iconic role of Sydney Bristow. “It felt that if it wasn’t Jen, it wasn’t ‘Alias.'”
Appelbaum was one of several “Alias” writers on stage Saturday at the Atx Television Festival to recount the show’s history.
The panel kicked off with the unlikely story of how Sydney sported bright red hair at the start of “Alias.” Apparently executive producer Abrams (who didn’t make it out to Austin) knew he...
That’s the general consensus among the writers who led the charge during the five-season run of “Alias.” Josh Appelbaum, who served as a co-executive producer on the show, said, “it would be amazing to do it. The right idea would have to come. We’ve all talked to J.J. [Abrams] about it.”
But, between that or an “Alias” spinoff, one thing is key: Garner would have to be there in the iconic role of Sydney Bristow. “It felt that if it wasn’t Jen, it wasn’t ‘Alias.'”
Appelbaum was one of several “Alias” writers on stage Saturday at the Atx Television Festival to recount the show’s history.
The panel kicked off with the unlikely story of how Sydney sported bright red hair at the start of “Alias.” Apparently executive producer Abrams (who didn’t make it out to Austin) knew he...
- 6/10/2017
- by Michael Schneider
- Indiewire
Stephen King and J.J. Abrams thrilled genre fans in 2016 with the time-travel miniseries “11.22.63,” and the pop culture titans are headed back to Hulu with the mysterious new anthology “Castle Rock.” Though the teaser is a literal flyover of Maine, reminiscing some of King’s best-known titles, the show will focus on the most notorious characters from Castle Rock, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
Read More: Review: Hulu’s ‘11.22.63’ Brings Us Some Great Grand Storytelling
The town of Castle Rock looms large in the King universe, appearing as a location in novels such as “The Dead Zone,” “Cujo,” “The Dark Half,” and “Needful Things.” Few other details about the show, including premiere date and episode count, are currently known.
Abrams’ last major television production credit was HBO’s “Westworld,” and he’s working on several projects for 2017, the most prominent being a producer on “Star Wars: The Last Jedi.” King most...
Read More: Review: Hulu’s ‘11.22.63’ Brings Us Some Great Grand Storytelling
The town of Castle Rock looms large in the King universe, appearing as a location in novels such as “The Dead Zone,” “Cujo,” “The Dark Half,” and “Needful Things.” Few other details about the show, including premiere date and episode count, are currently known.
Abrams’ last major television production credit was HBO’s “Westworld,” and he’s working on several projects for 2017, the most prominent being a producer on “Star Wars: The Last Jedi.” King most...
- 2/18/2017
- by William Earl
- Indiewire
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