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TV News Bits: Smallville to Novel, Syfy Attacks Jersey Shore [Cinema Static]

by on December 8, 2011

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Brusimm Cinema Static TV NewsToday’s pieces of TV news that caught my attention was a premise that Smallville could be getting turned into a novel to continue the series, and the other one is the blending of a reality TV show and a Syfy channel original Saturday Night movie… sort of.  Read on and see what’s up!

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Smallville

Right now the word on the street is that Smallville will be continuing, but not as we would hope!

Sure, folks were disgruntled about not seeing Clark Kent as THE Superman, in the tights.  But the rights for the character and how and where he appears is a huge legal issue, and considering how many parties have say over the image rights of the character, it’s a sad and nutty affair.  (And I don’t have the time to go on and on about that bit…  today.)

But I was impressed they were allowed to show what they did show, and it was at least nice that it did happen.  (Face it, the rights holders could have put their foot down pretty solid and never let that scene have happened.)

But onward… to the idea that Smallville may continue, but in the format of a novel, written by Smallville writer Bryan Q. Miller.

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New DVD and Blu-ray Releases this Week: The Smurfs, Smallville

by on November 27, 2011

in Entertainment, movies, television

New Movies & TV Shows on DVD and Blu-rayThis week, there are just under 100 new DVD & Blu-ray releases coming out this Tuesday, November 27th, 2011.  With Neil Patrick Harris, Adele, Tom Welling, Justin Timberlake, Beyonce, Tina Fey and mnay more leading the fray of new DVD & Blu-rays.

Check out my list of New Releases below:

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New Movies on DVD (& Blu-ray):

The Smurfs on DVD and Blu-ray

The Smurfs (Two-Disc Combo: Blu-ray 3D / Blu-ray / DVD) Starring Neil Patrick Harris, Anton Yelchin, Jayma Mays

Special Features
PS3 Theme; The Smurfs Fantastic Adventure Game; Find the Smurfs Game; Director’s Commentary; Producer, Writers and VFX Supervisor Commentary; Deleted & Extended Scenes; The Smurfs: Comic Book to the Big Screen; Smurf Speak: Meet the Cast; Going Gargamel; Progression Reels

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Friends with Benefits on DVD and Blu-ray

Friends with Benefits (Two-Disc Blu-ray/DVD Combo) Starring Justin Timberlake and Mila Kunis

Special Features
Commentary with Writer/Director Will Gluck, Justin Timberlake and Mila Kunis; Bonus Benefits: A Pop-Up Trivia Track;
Deleted Scenes;  Outtakes;  On Set With FWB;  In A Flash: Choreographing A Mob

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• Seven Days in Utopia Starring Robert Duvall

• One Day Starring Anne Hathaway, Jim Sturgess

• 30 Minutes or Less  Starring Jesse Eisenberg

• Our Idiot Brother Starring Paul Rudd, Elizabeth Banks

• Another Earth

• Tucker & Dale vs. Evil Starring Tyler Labine and Katrina Bowden

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‘Smallville’ Series Finale, A Recap, Review & Thank You from Cinema Static

by on May 14, 2011

in Entertainment, television, tv review

No spoilers in this front section of my Smallville recap and review:

SMALLVILLE

It is here.  The moment we’ve all been looking forward to and dreading, all at once.  Through the highs and some of the lows, this is what it comes down to, the series finale of Smallville on The CW.  The episode much heralded by many websites throughout the last few months.

This final episode of Smallville was 90% pretty damn good.  The story took care of many of the open stories and we got to see many past characters/actors.  We didn’t see Pete, (Sam Jones III) because ["In October 2009, he was arrested by the DEA on charges of drug trafficking, with conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute."  TMZ]  His loss.

'Smallville' - The Superman Symbol in Clark's Eye

The story in this final episode was good enough to keep me from being sad that this was the last ever new episode of Smallville.  The last twenty minutes had many recap images of the previous ten years and it was then I started realizing how sad I was becoming that this was it.  No more upcoming scenes.

FROM HERE ON OUT, SPOILERS are in this Smallville recap and review:

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Farewell ‘Smallville’ And Thank You For These Last Ten Years

by on May 13, 2011

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'Smallville' episode promo pic for "Prophecy" The suit of Superman, the man of steel

'Smallville' episode promo pic for "Prophecy", The suit of Superman

The series finale of Smallville is airing tonight in a 2-hour finale on The CW that promises to be a very exciting television event for the fans.  Despite some lows in story, there have also been some highs and through it all, we’ve stuck by the show.  Having started with the series, watching it for so long, how can you not see it through?

Via Smallville, on The CW we’ve been introduced to the vision of a reimagined Superman originally conceived and brought to us by Alfred Gough and Miles Millar.  Over the last 10 years we’ve been introduced to Tom Welling, Allison Mack, Kristen Kreuk, Michael Rosenbaum, Erica Durance, Justin Hartley and many many more.

By ‘introduced’ I mean brought to our attention, not necessarily first time to TV.

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Yes, he runs for a phone booth too!

Tom Welling has become a producer and other cast have come to be a part of our awareness as we start to follow them in other ventures.  The most popular of the cast could very well be Michael Rosenbaum.

Through the last ten years, we’ve cried for the series to break the rules of ‘no tights’ but we’ve come to learn they had other legal obligations they had to operate by.  We’ve never seen Batman or Wonder Woman or The Flash, but we’ve seen other characters or representations of these characters in different ways.

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ABC Drops ‘V,’ ‘No Ordinary Family,’ ‘Detroit 1-8-7,’ For ‘Charlie’s Angels’ & Others

by on May 13, 2011

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ABC Entertainment News

ABC had to make some room for new shows.  In so doing, ABC cancelled a few shows.  Amongst those shows cancelled were V, Detroit 1-8-7, Brothers and Sisters, Off the Map, No Ordinary Family & Mr. Sunshine.

In the place of the dumped shows, these new shows will be showing up in the 2011/2012 TV season:

Last Man Standing, Apartment 23, Charlie’s Angels, Pam Am, Revenge, Once Upon A Time, Scandal, The River, Work It & Man Up.

To be honest, pretty much the first time I’ve heard of most of those new shows.

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This Week’s TV Apperances Chris Hemsworth, Maggie Q, Tom Welling

by on May 2, 2011

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TV Appearances

I was digging through my collection of press releases that I barely have time to get to these days and pulled out some info on where some celebrities are appearing this week on TV….

Check it out:

Chris Hemsworth: The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, May 4

Curtis Stone: The Nate Berkus Show, May 5

Maggie Q:  Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, May 4

Oprah Winfrey: The Nate Berkus Show, May 3

Steven Tyler: The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, May 6

Tom Welling:  Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, May 5

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In case your cave does not get cable or you are in a WiFi dead-zone, Chris Hemsworth is starring in the Paramount Pictures movie, Thor!  If it ever gets a release date, which we are hoping it will soon, Hemsworth is also in The Cabin in the Woods, produced by Joss Whedon.  Thor is due out this Friday, May 6th.

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‘Smallville’ Episode “Dominion” Quick Review & “Prophecy” Preview

by on May 1, 2011

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"Smallville" on The CW Network, starring Tom Welling

It was what it was! Only a few episodes of Smallville on The CW are left and we had to deal with Zod and a powerless Clark Kent!  Having thought we’ve seen the last of Zod, it was surprising and worrisome all at once. With Clark and Oliver headed willingly into the phantom zone, it was daring, even for our yellow sun powered hero.

Yet in they went. This time around, I enjoyed Callum Blue‘s portrayal of Smallville‘s Zod. It seemed different and to me, a more enjoyable version. He had a different edge to himself this time around. Less sneering, more glaring looks or something like that.

The altercation that erupted between Clark and Oliver was quite Spartacus-like. The entire gladitorial scenario reminded me of a a toned down Starz Spartacus. The fight choreography wasn’t bad either.

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May Network Finale Dates ['Smallville' 'Supernatural' 'SGU' 'Justified']

by on April 26, 2011

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TV Season Finale Dates from Cinema StaticThough I did say the following list is a compilation of Network (not cable) finale dates for all of your favorite shows in May, I did sneak a few cable dates in there.

The first list is sorted by show name.  If your show starts with the word ‘the’, look for the main name to be alphabetized.  The second list is sorted by date, if that’s your thing!

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By Show

90210 May 16
30 Rock May 5
Amazing Race, The May 8
American Dad May 22
American Idol (Performance) May 24
American Idol (Results) May 25
America’s Funniest Videos May 22
America’s Next Top Model May 18
Big Bang Theory May 19
Biggest Loser May 24
Blue Bloods May 13
Bob’s Burgers May 22
Bones May 19
Breaking In May 18
Brothers & Sisters May 8
Castle may 16
Celebrity Apprentice May 22
Chicago Code, The May 23
Chuck May 16
Cleveland Show, The May 15
Cougar Town May 25
Criminal Minds May 18
Criminal Minds Suspect Behavior May 25
CSI May 12
CSI Miami May 8
CSI NY May 13
Dancing with the Stars (Performances) May 23
Dancing with the Stars (Results) May 24
Desperate Housewives May 15
Event, The May 23
Extreme Home Makeover May 15
Family Guy May 22
Fringe May 6
Glee May 24
Gossip Girl May 16
Grey’s Anatomy May 19
Hawaii Five-0 May 16
Hellcats May 17
House May 23
How I Met Your Mother May 16
Justified May 4
Law & Order SVU May 18
Mad Love May 16
Mentalist, The May 19
Middle, The May 25
Mike & Molly May 16
Modern Family May 25
NCIS May 17
NCIS LA May 17
Nikita May 12
Office,The May 19
One Tree Hill May 17
Parks and Recreation May 19
Private Practice May 19
Raising Hope May 17
Rules of Engagement May 19
Saturday Night Live May 20
Simpsons, The May 22
Smallville (Series Finale) May 13
Stargate Universe (Series Ending) May 9
Supernatural May 20
Survivor Redemption Island May 15
The Good Wife May 17
Undercover Boss May 9
Vampire Diaries, The May 12
Wipeout (Jill Wagner‘s Last Season) May 19

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‘Smallville’ First Look at Superman Suit and Lex Preview

by on April 22, 2011

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"Smallville" on The CW Network, starring Tom Welling

The end is nigh for Smallville, as the series finale is fast approaching. Too fast for my taste, but so be it. For a genre TV series such as Smallville, this was a terrific run, a run of ten years is awesome.  Today fans of the show are getting a double dose of previews.  One is the first look at Superman‘s red and blue suit.  The suit that Clark Kent is destined to wear as the Man of Steel .  We’ll also be seeing Laura Vandervoort in the same episode.  The other series preview is catching our preview glimpse of Michael Rosenbaum reprising his role of Lex Luthor.

Seriously, I think they’re banking on all of Smallville‘s fans NOT having any kind of heart condition!

First up are the preview images of the suit from the episode titled “Prophecy.”  We first saw glimpses of the suit earlier in the season… I put this image of the suite up way back in September of 2010:

Smallville Superman Suit

But newer images were released by The CW today, Friday, April 22nd.  Check it out:

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Preview Promo Pics & Teaser Clip from ‘Smallville’ ep “Booster”

by on April 20, 2011

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Below are some promo pics from the upcoming Smallville episode titled “Booster,” written by Geoff Johns.  Check them out and have fun waiting for this Friday’s episode of Smallville!

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Yes, he runs for a phone booth too!

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