New pilot for McG and Wonderland Sound and Vision, ‘Limelight’

February 1, 2009

ABC greenlighted prospective series from Supernatural producer McG, titled Limelight.

Limelight, written by K.J. Steinberg, is a soap set around the teachers and students of a performing arts college in New York City.

McG, Steinberg, David Semel and Leonard Goldberg are exec producing the pilot, co-produced with McG's Wonderland Sound and Vision. Peter Johnson is co-exec producing, with hip-hop producer Pharrell Williams serving as consulting producer. The pilot will be directed by Semel, who holds a perfect pilot record, with every pilot he has directed going to series.

Source: TVGuide.com, The Hollywood Reporter.… Read More

Jared Padalecki at the New York Comic Con

February 1, 2009

Jared Padalecki is scheduled to attend the New York Comic Con, to be held February 6-8, 2009 at the Jacob K. Javits Center in Midtown Manhattan, 655 West 34th Street, New York, USA. Other Friday the 13th stars scheduled to appear are Amanda Righetti and Derek Mears. Also scheduled to take part in the event are movie producers Brad Fuller and Andrew Form. Thanks to jessm78 for the heads-up.

David Nutter (Supernatural director and producer), Alex Irvine (author of "The Supernatural Book of Monsters, Demons, Spirits, and Ghouls" and "Supernatura: John Winchester's Journal"), Amber Benson ('Lenore' on "Bloodlust") and McG (Supernatural producer) are also scheduled to attend the New York Comic Con.

Irvine will be signing copies of "Supernatural: John Winchester's Journal" during Comic Con at the HarperCollins booth. It might not be an organized event. You will be able to find Irvine at the DK booth on Saturday from 12-1, and at the SF/Fantasy writers roundtable right after that at 1:30.

Dave Gibbons, co-creator of Jeffrey Dean Morgan's Watchmen and author of "Watching the Watchmen" is also scheduled to attend the New York Comic Con.

The Watchmen, Terminator Salvation, and Friday the 13th guests will be part of the Warner Bros.… Read More

‘Watchmen’ News

February 1, 2009

Check ComingSoon.net for the DVD and Blu-ray Disc covers for Watchmen: Tales of the Black Freighter & Under the Hood, coming to stores on March 24, 2009. According to the site, the DVD and Blu-ray also include the features "Story Within A Story: The Books of Watchmen" and "A First Look at Green Lantern."

Superherohype.com reports that Watchmen director Zack Snyder has debuted a new photo from the movie at Entertainment Weekly and has launched CruelFilms.com, a site for his production company Cruel and Unusual Films.

Watchmen, Jeffrey Dean Morgan new movie, opens in conventional and IMAX theaters on March 6, 2009.… Read More

Rating news for ‘After School Special’ (plus the CW press release)

February 1, 2009

From Variety.com: "Over at the CW, the net had one of its best Thursdays with "Smallville" (1.7/5, 4.2 million viewers) and "Supernatural" (1.6/4, 3.5 million viewers) hitting its season best in women 18-34 (1.5/4) and second best in adults 18-49 and total viewers.."

From TVGuide.com: "Supernatural's "After School Special" got excellent grades, scoring the series' second-best audience of the season — 3.58 mil (up 18 percent)."

And from TVbytheNumbers, the CW press release:

THE CW SCORES STRONG THURSDAY AS “SMALLVILLE” GROWS AND “SUPERNATURAL” HITS SEASON HIGHS

The CW Delivers Best Thursday of Season in Young Women and

Second Best Thursday in Adults 18-49

SUPERNATURAL Scores Season Highs with Women and

Best Since Its Season Premiere in Adults and Viewers

SMALLVILLE Builds Week to Week in Key Demos

January 30, 2009 (Burbank, CA) – Against a special Thursday “American Idol” and an original episode of “CSI,” The CW scored one of its best Thursdays of the season, matching the season’s best Thursday with women 18-34 (1.5/4) and matching the second best among adults 18-49 (1.7/4), according to Live Plus Same Day Nielsen ratings for Thursday, January 29, 2009. The CW registered its largest Thursday audience (3.9mil) since 10/30/08.… Read More

Winchester Radio Podcast #57- AIRS TODAY (January 31)

January 30, 2009

winradioWinchester Radio Podcast #57 will air today, Saturday, January 31, 2009 at 7:30 PM Eastern Time (USA). Please note that the podcast will not air on our regular timeslot. Podcast #56 will cover Episodes 4.12 & 4.13 "Criss Angel Is A Douchebag" & "After School Special".

The podcast will also be available through iTunes and other feeds. Please check out the site for more information.

If you have any questions or comments, please contact the Podcast Staff.

To discuss the podcast, visit Winchester Radio on MediaBlvd.com. … Read More

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