One of the best goodies that Comic-Con gave us was The Walking Dead season three trailer, which is below. The overall tone seems a bit more raw than the prior two seasons. One of the comic’s main themes is that humans are the real danger, not walkers
The CW has announced fall premiere dates and has obviously made it a point to break tradition like the other networks. It should be said to its defense that the network had the decency to wait for fall, and to keep things under three weeks, which is no small feat considering what we have seen so far. The late start is arguably to avoid the confrontation with the ‘big four’ and possibly to cut down on show repeats later in the season.
During a very busy week for the U.S. Supreme Court, the justices upheld a ruling from a lower court on the “Wardrobe Malfunction” case involving CBS. For those not familiar with the case (and who could blame you? It happened eight years ago), it’s the result of the U.S. government law suit against CBS for showing Janet Jackson’s nipple for 9/16th of a second during Super Bowl 2004. The SCOTUS made CBS almost as happy as proponents of the health care law by ruling that the network didn’t have to pay the $550,000 fine
San Diego’s Comic Con is three weeks away and more details are starting to emerge on panels and their locations at the convention center. It would seem Game of Thrones has secured the coveted Hall H, the mammoth venue generally reserved for blockbuster movies with a comic-con-friendly audience. This year, the enormous room will also hold panels for Fringe and The Big Bang Theory which (just like Game of Thrones’) were traditionally held in a smaller room.
As production is about to start on the fifth season of Fringe, it’s been reported that co-showrunner Jeff Pinkner is leaving the show. J.H. Wyman will serve as the sci-fi drama’s sole showrunner for the 13-episode final chapter. Pinkner ran the show during its first season, and was joined by Wyman as co-showrunner from season two. According to TVGuide.com, it was an amicable split. Pinkner is said to be leaving to pursue other projects.
Ahead of the season two premiere, MTV has released a trailer for Awkward., its critically-acclaimed teen comedy. The video goes over what happened last summer and promises an awkward-er sophomore season. The show is centered on Jenna Hamilton (Ashley Rickards), a teenager struggling with her identity and with first love after an accident is misconstrued as a suicide attempt.
NBC has announced premiere dates for fall season 2012, and it would seem the peacock network has turned the traditional premiere week into a period spanning three months. The expression “premiere week” comes from the fact that broadcast networks have generally made our lives easier by having most of their fall shows premiere during one week in September. The loosely-defined week may not be the same for all networks, but there is almost always that one calendar week with enough overlapping premieres to support the idea of a cross-network “premiere week.” And needless to say, it typically has the decency to be at the turn of summer, right when autumn is about to start, as if to put some meaning in “fall TV season.”
The Huffington Post reports that Syfy has acquired the third season of Canadian drama Lost Girl, which is now in production. The supernatural series was renewed in December 2011 by Showcase (its original Canadian channel) for a 13-episode third season, down from the 22 episodes of season two.
The extended trailer for Arrow is finally released, and it gives more of a look into the show.
In a shocking move, Starz has announced this week that their biggest hit, and perhaps only one ever, will be ending next year in its fourth season. “Spartacus:: War of the Damned”, will have ten episodes and air in January 2013.
