We are now living in a time of peak television. There is a slew of terrific offerings on the TV screen as never before. With so much competition it has created more innovation and producers are taking more risks in order to get attention. Television as we once knew it and how we once watched […]
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The creator and showrunner of HBO anthology series True Detective, Nic Pizzolatto, will create, write, and executive produce a new FX series called “Redeemer,” which will star “True Detective” actor (and Oscar winner) Matthew McConaughey. The series is inspired by the Patrick Coleman novel “The Churchgoer,” and the show will follow a former minister-turned-dissolute security […]
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CBS has given a series production commitment to an adaptation of Michael Connelly’s best-seller “The Lincoln Lawyer” from David E. Kelley (“Big Little Lies”). The drama, like Connelly’s series of novels and the 2011 film starring Matthew McConaughey, revolves around Mickey Haller, an iconoclastic idealist who runs his law practice out of the back of his Lincoln […]
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HBO has announced a third season of crime anthology series “True Detective.” Led by “Moonlight” star Mahershala Ali, the new season, which is expected in 2018, will tell the story of a macabre crime in the heart of the Ozarks, and a mystery that deepens over decades and plays out in three separate time periods. […]
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To ignite interest in Sunday’s telecast on ABC, what follows is an update of notable facts, observations and Oscar moments since its inception in 1928. Keep in mind that each bullet point pertains to the year the movies ran in the theaters. Sit back and check out these 88 years of factoids! 1928 Wings wins […]