The Idiot Box: TV Season 2011/2012

[Wolverine]

Terra Nova trailer and First Cast Pic

I'm really looking forward to Jurassic* Park: The Series, and not just because it's got dinosaurs in it. The cast does look pretty good.

*Yes, I know 85 million years ago was actually the Cretaceous Period. If it's good enough for Crichton, it's good enough for me.

EDIT: Here's an image of the rest of the cast

[Agent 333]

Chricton knew damned well that dinosaurs lived through three distinct geological periods. IIRC, John Hammond (in the book at least) just picked Jurassic because he thought it sounded the coolest. In fact, dinosaurs from the Triassic, Jurassic, and Cretaceous periods all make appearances in Jurassic Park...

[Crafty_Pat]

EDIT: Here's an image of the rest of the cast

Ha! Awesome.

[Crafty_Pat]

Zooey Deschanel in a "young ensemble comedy about the sexual politics of men and women"? Yes please! 

[glimmerrat]

Watched the first few episodes of Outsiders.

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There's slow boil, and then there's fucking boring.

All the main characters (including Jamie Bamber!) die in the first episode, and so far we know almost nothing about what the hell is going on. There's no emotional investment in the plot, and the people who now appear to be the focus of the story are a bunch of real assholes.

In short, if you miss it, don't shed any tears.

[Wolverine]

That's for the heads up, glim! We've got the show saved, but haven't seen it yet. Might give it a miss now. At least there's plenty of other things on for us to watch - including a recently revamped local channel that's playing Covert Affairs and The Good Guys.

When it rains...

[Wolverine]

Treme's second season kicks off in April

[Desertpuma]

Heard the news last night: Olivia Wilde is getting a divorce.

Thought you'll might want to know.

[Nepenthe]

Heard the news last night: Olivia Wilde is getting a divorce.

Thought you'll might want to know.

[Mister Andersen]

Thundercats are on the Loose

[Crafty_Pat]

SyFy developing Among the Spirits, "a drama series project about [Harry] Houdini and [Arthur Conan] Doyle solving mysteries in 1920s." It's being described as "a turn-of-the-century Fringe," and centers on "Houdini and Doyle who, with the help of a female cop, try to solve bizarre murders and strange occurrences that look like hauntings and other supernatural events using steampunk technology."

Considering my favorite novel of all time, this one seems right up my alley. That said, I'm still stinging from SyFy canceling SGU, so... We'll see. They produce good original scripted programming but they can be piss-poor with the follow-through.

[Crafty_Pat]

Also, for those keeping score, J.J. Abrams' Bad Robot masthead has not one, not two, but three pilots in production for the 2011-2012 season. THREE. 

Alcatraz: Which "follows a group of prisoners and guards who appear in the present day."

Pulp: "A crime series set in a heightened reality, à la Pulp Fiction."

Person of Interest: In which "an ex-CIA hitman and a scientist team up to prevent crimes before they happen." This one's co-developed with Jonah Nolan (Christopher's brother), and I think it's the show previously called Odd Jobs that's set to star Terry O’Quinn and Michael Emerson. Either that, or Bad Robot actually has FOUR shows in development for next season.

Seriously, 

[Desertpuma]

O'Quinn & Emerson together again = MAGIC!

[Mister Andersen]

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• Whenever Robin removes a prefix from a word/plays word games [ x ]
• Robin is basically Damien [   ]
• Robin cockblocks Kid Flash [   ]
• Kid Flash eats [ x ]
• Kid Flash acts like a douche [ x ]
• Kid Flash tries to put the moves on Miss Martian [ x ]
• Kid Flash trips [ x ]
• HELLO MEGAN [ x ]
• Miss Martian objectified by the camera [ x ]
• Miss Martian flirt with Superboy [ x ]
• Superboy yells at someone [   ]
• Superboy's shirt rips [ x ]
• Superman is a douche to Superboy [   ]
• Superboy goes off half-cocked and gets decked [ x ]
• Superboy sulks [   ]
• Red Arrow sulks [ x ]
• Green Arrow’s hopes are crushed [ x ]
• Artemis' mysterious past is teased [ x ]
• Aqualad/Superboy subtext [   ]
• Aqualad has a tender moment with one of his team [ x ]
• Aqualad breaks up a fight on his team [ x ]
• Someone insults disparages or disresepcts them in some way for being kids/sidekicks/second stringers [ x ]
• One of the team perves on another member [ x ]
• Batglare [ x ]
• Batman responds in an emotionally well adjusted & empathetic manner to a friend's distress [ x ]

[Mister Andersen]

In addition to Wonder Woman's mousy alias, Diana Prince, she will have a third, more powerful persona named Diana Themyscira, the confidant C...E.O. of Themyscira Industries. But it appears this Diana has placed her company in the hands of trusted confidant Henry Demeter, a 40-something man who runs Themyscira's day-to-day operations. While this fella has been a father figure to Diana, he could be a future contender for her heart. Also vying for Diana's affections is Ed Indelicato, a blue-collar tough guy slightly younger than Henry who has close ties to the police department. But it appears this stoic hunk is too devoted to his job to show Diana much attention beyond professional devotion.

And fear not Wonder Woman loyalists. Added in the mix is Diana's longtime boyfriend from the DC Comics. Steve Trevor, played as a military major by Lyle Waggoner back in the '70s, is being re-conceptualized as a thirty-something veteran of the army who now works in the Justice Department.