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Wow... who would have figured that the two people who actually watched that show would also be on LGK???

Small world.
 
Eddie Izzard May Join New MUNSTERS Series MOCKINGBIRD LANE

Though Bryan Fuller (Pushing Daisies) is still very much working on getting Mockingbird Lane, the series reboot of The Munsters, off the ground for next season, the production of the pilot was pushed from spring to summer to allow production partners to focus on improving the show’s creative aspects. The delay might pay off as EW has learned that stellar British comedian and The Riches star Eddie Izzard is being lined up to take on the role of the old vampire and shape-shifting grandfather in the pilot from director Bryan Singer.

In addition, Izzard will also have a producers credit on the show, and having his comedic sensibilities on the program can only help. Izzard has been long overdue for some primetime exposure after a great turn on the sadly cancelled FX series The Riches, not to mention some great supporting turns in films like Ocean’s 12 and The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian. For a taste of his comedic stylings hit the jump for a great bit about James Bond’s gadgets.
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this is the first positive thing to come out of this.
 
BD Horror News - TV: Famke Janssen Moves Into Netflix's 'Hemlock Grove'

Variety is reporting that the beautiful Famke Janssen (100 Feet, X-Men, Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters) and Bill Skarsgard will both topline Eli Roth's gothic mystery Netflix series, "Hemlock Grove," which is to be both written and directed by the man behind Cabin Fever and Hostel.

Netflix's latest foray into original programming is based on the novel by Brian McGreevy. The 13-episode skein will be available to Netflix subscribers in early 2013.

"'Hemlock Grove' centers around the murder of a young girl in a ravaged Pennsylvania steel town."

Gaumont International Television is producing.

"What's most exciting to me is creating the series for Netflix, which as a feature filmmaker is like telling a story in a new medium," Roth said. "Netflix as a platform is the perfect hybrid of cinema, television and social networking, with the creative freedom to go as dark as the story needs."
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Sorry for the triple post(here/Netflix/Horror threads) but this is news that crosses into all three and not everyone checks out all of them. Like the idea of this and it's interesting to see where the Netflix experiment goes. The more places that are fighting for 'different' content the more likely shows, that would never get a chance on the major networks, can get a life somewhere.
 
Ok...so some thoughts.

AWAKE: I like it a lot. Love the transition of color/temperature between the 2 therapists, the solid writing with the shifting cases and good work from the cast. The only problem I have is the son's angst is getting a little tired and grindy.

ALCATRAZ: Season and possibly series finale' this Monday. Look, it's not a great show. Potential...mostly wasted. Can be fixed, but I don't think it will get the chance. Jorge Garcia is lovable and the lead has grown on me...Sam Elliot I would watch in anything. I will watch if they get another go but, like a lot of stuff, I am ready to let it die.
 
Crackle Sets Cast And Directors For First Long-Form Scripted Series 'Unknown' - Deadline.com

EXCLUSIVE: Anthology drama series Unknown, Crackle.com’s first long-form scripted show, has assembled a cast and locked in directors. Frances Fisher (The Lincoln Lawyer), William Atherton (Life) and Taryn Manning (Hawaii Five-0) will star in installments of the thriller/horror anthology, which examines unexplained phenomena. Kevin Connolly (Entourage) will direct an episode featuring Jay R. Ferguson (Mad Men), visual effects specialist Sam Nicholson (The Walking Dead) will direct another episode featuring Christina Pickles, and APA-repped Martha Coolidge will directs the rest of the six half-hour episodes. Production on the series, executive produced by Chris Collins (Sons of Anarchy) and former LucasFilm executive Steve Tzirlin, started last month for a launch later this year on the Sony Pictures TV-owned digital network Crackle.
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Nice.
 
2 hr. (likely series) finale' of Alcatraz tonight. As I have said previous, more potential than results but I still wouldn't mind them having a chance to retool this and have a stronger second season. With Terra Nova axed, there's a chance...but it's not even 50/50 at this point as far as I can tell.
 
bob8880 said:
Did you watch it? I havent watched the last 4 episodes or so.
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Yeah...all except for last night's finale'. It's not terrible, just underwhelming and underperforming. There's a great story in there and the '63' of the week is capable of being so much better. All but cancelled so it's water under the bridge at this point.
 
If they didn't burn-off Alcatraz eps so fast, it might've done better this past Monday. I know I taped 4 different shows Monday and only watched the 2nd hour yesterday.

It was a decent 2 hours, but the reveals would need a payoff in Season 2 (which I hope somehow gets greenlit).
 
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