Just in case you were cruising the web looking for a few TV telecast dates, here’s some info from NBC on the 2012 Super Bowl TV schedule and (like totally related… or not) NASCAR’s Daytona 500 telecast date:
SPECIAL SUPER BOWL EDITION OF “NFL TURNING POINT” AIRS THURSDAY AT 10 P.M. ET ON NBC SPORTS NETWORK
Final Episode examines Turning Point of the season for Giants and Patriots and Turning Points that shaped season for other teams
Bill Belichick and Eli Manning also featured in Final Episode
Dan Patrick, Tony Dungy and Rodney Harrison to Conclude Program with Super Bowl XLVI Quarterback Analysis
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On NBC (All Times are Eastern):
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 5
12 p.m. – 1 p.m.: ROAD TO THE SUPER BOWL (live)
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I know you were curious, right? Well, for all 15 or 20 of you that might be interested, (I know you care!) the other weekend when Syfy channel aired “The Syfy Saturday Original Movie” Swamp Volcano, starring Rachel Hunter and Brad Dourif, pulled in just over the usual average number of viewers for a Saturday night original movie on Syfy…
Syfy averages around 2 million viewers on their Saturday night movie programming and Swamp Volcano pulled in just over that, with 2.17 million total viewers on its premiere night. That’s right, if you watched, you were part of a 2 million person party. 724k adults, ages 25-54 were part of that demographic.
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In Swamp Volcano, oil rig drillers in the Gulf of Mexico accidentally hit an underground lava flow, causing a massive volcano to form in Miami. A volcanologist and her sister attempt to blow the whistle on an illegal oil drilling scheme before it sets off the eruption that will destroy civilization. Swamp Volcano was a production of Bullet Films.
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This is a TV review of Swamp Volcano (AKA Miami Magma) Original Saturday Night movie on Syfy. It stars ex-model Rachel Hunter (Gravity), Melissa Ordway (In Time, Escapee), Cleavant Derricks (Sliders) and acting veteran Brad Dourif (Catch .44, Priest; on TV: Deadwood).
Swamp Volcano (AKA Miami Magma) was produced by Activity Film Services and directed by Todor Chapkanov (Monsterwolf). It was written by Declan O’Brien (Wrong Turn 3 & 4; Sharktopus). [I keep saying aka because it's referred to in IMDb as Miami Magma.]
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Swamp Volcano starts out on Syfy looking and sounding like an older TV show, my first thought was Miami Vice, but that opening was better. (I was starting to worry right away, but things settled down for me.) Then we switch to a dad video chatting with his daughter and wife on his smart phone. He’s on a Holter Energy drilling rig (called Trans Ocean Alpha) when a funky computer read out suggested they should stop drilling but of course, they argue about it until they try to shut down. But it’s too late and the rig runs into trouble. As in volcanic trouble and blows up… in a tiny CGI explosion.
(Oh dude, you’re supposed to put the life vest on, then dive in… not throw the life vest in and dive after it!)
The movie distinctly looks/feels like it was filmed on tape! It’s got that fuzzy, noisy sound.
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This is a dual purpose piece here on Cinema Static on Brusimm. I touch on the 2nd of the 2-part farewell episode, saying farewell to Marg Helgenberger who plays Catherine Willows on CSI, it’s also about how networks really need look at how they need to more carefully preview their shows.
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First up, the two-parter CSI story was the culmination of several episodes over a period of time, setting up the exit story for Helgenberger. It also brings to fruition the story of tackling Mark Gabriel (played by Titus Welliver) and his professional hit squad.
But this farewell episode seemed like it was missing something. There were a lot of convenient pieces falling into place and then there were some quick twists that brought in some unforeseen resolutions. It was a nice but quickly paced episode to close this story out.
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In the first part of this two-part story, the episode ended with Willows being shot. As the second part of this story started, Catherine Willows was bleeding out and on the run from the professional hit squad.
And I did not care one bit about all the blood and gunmen in pursuit.
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The 46th annual NFL Super Bowl will be taking place on Sunday, February 5th, 2012, culminating the 2011 NFL season. Kickoff time is slated for 6:25pm EST. That, pretty much most red-blooded men know.
But are you ready for the TV commercials that cost on average, $3.5M per 30 second spot?
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It’s that time of year again… the playoffs are here, and soon the Super Bowl 46 will be on those big screens.
When all is said and done, after “the best of the best of the best*” tackle each other in the Super Bowl, “There can be only one!*” One winner. One Super Bowl champion. (They call them world champions, but I think they’re getting a bit liberal with that term!)
But prior to the Super Bowl, the game itself takes a backseat to something more important, and that’s the TV commercials between sets and quarters.
The TV ads that play during the Super Bowl have become a fascinating focus of both the fans and the media. And it’s such a hot bed of business that by May of 2011, NBC had already sold half the TV commercial spots available.
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The Ads Were Fun When We Were Surprised
Fans used to love the ads and because we made such a fervor about them, the media and the advertisers have taken advantage of that mentality.
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This week we have a few great titles, both new and classic coming out on new DVD & Blu-ray releases this week! There are just over 60 new DVD and Blu-ray releases coming out this week, on Tuesday, January 3rd, 2012. The first wave of DVD releases of new movies on DVD in 2012!
Amongst the new movies on DVD & Blu-ray releases this week are titles such as Alfred Hitchock, Attack of the Vegan Zombies… Eh?. Oh, then Contagion, and the TV series Justified starring Timothy Olyphant are just a few items that are on their way this week. Also keep your eye out for an older movie with both John Cusack and Kate Beckinsale coming out on Blu-ray.
We even have a few movies that aired on the Syfy channel… Ice Quake & Red: Werewolf Hunter, starring Felicia Day, Kavan Smith, Stephen McHattie and Greg Bryk.
Check it out… (Below, the images are just images… Below each entry are provided links to Amazon.com if you’re interested.)
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Justified
Special Features with the DVD Package:
On the Set of Justified
Clans, Feuds & Apple Pie
Outtakes
Oddly, there aren’t that many more on the Blu-ray title:
On the Set of Justified
Clans, Feuds & Apple Pie
Outtakes
Talking Shop: Roundtable Discussion
I may be biased, but this is an awesome series and worth buying, no matter what the format.
Justified: The Complete Second Season on Amazon.com
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Wondering where your favorite celebrities might be showing up on TV? I have a list of a few names for ya… Here are some selected names showing up on these different shows:
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno , The Wendy Williams Show , Late Night with Jimmy Fallon , Jimmy Kimmel Live & Late Show with David Letterman
The lists are not all inclusive and as always, times and dates can change or appearances are not guaranteed.
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Ben Stiller, 3-23 (David Letterman)
Carol Burnett, 3-23 (Jay Leno)
Chris Rock 3-31 (David Letterman)
Dario Franchitti, 3-23 (David Letterman)
Donald Trump, 3-25 (David Letterman)
Helen Hunt, 3-20 (Jay Leno)
Howie Mandel, 3-29 (Jay Leno)
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This week’s new DVD releases coming out on both DVD and Blu-ray include some great movies on disc! For one, the most excellent title starring Mark Wahlberg and Christian Bale, The Fighter (Blu-ray/DVD Combo + Digital Copy).
We also have the Matt Damon and Bryce Dallas Howard starrer, Hereafter.
We then have The Switch, with Jennifer Aniston, Jason Bateman & Patrick Wilson.
A classic set of monster movies is coming out this day also: Gamera Vs. Zigra / Gamera: The Super Monster [Double-Feature]. How awesome is that!
A Shine of Rainbows with Connie Nielsen, Aidan Quinn, John Bell and Jack Gleeson
Of course, the collection of movies wouldn’t be complete without the Roger Corman soon-to-be-classic, Sharktopus!
There’s a few classics if I ever saw some.
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TV Series on DVD
New TV shows coming out this week include Coach: The Fourth Season, with Craig T. Nelson.
Then there’s the The Virginian – The Complete Third Season – Special Embossed Tin – 10 DVD Set!. If you’re a fan, that’s pretty awesome.
We also have the first season of Laramie with John Smith.
Then there’s season one of Who Do You Think You Are?
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When Fox passed on Breakout Kings, A&E picked up the pilot and I’m guessing they’re pretty happy Fox let it go. The Breakout Kings pilot episode pulled in the highest demo numbers for a drama series on A&E, amassing around 2.8 million viewers total, but the huge numbers were the 1.5M 18-49 yr-old viewer demo, & 1.6m IN 25-54.
Admittedly it’s nitpicking details that are only important to the network, but alas, what’s important to them ends up being important to the viewer. These prime demographics are what help a show stay alive! So keep on rooting for it if you ended up watching!
Check out my review of the Breakout Kings pilot episode.
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I just cranked out DVR’s pilot episode of Breakout Kings and I have to say that A&E has an incredibly entertaining and unique police procedural drama on their hands. No wonder it cranked out incredible TV ratings.
Breakout Kings is brought to us by Nick Santora & Matt Olmstead. These two bring a wealth of entertainment with them in their resumes. Mr. Olmstead has Lie to Me, Prison Break & NYPD Blue in his work history, while Mr. Santora has Lie to Me, Prison Break & Law & Order in his back pocket. Wow.
In the show we follow some U.S. marshals who “hire” some ex-cons and actively imprisoned cons to help them track down escaped prisoners. Each con gets a month off their prison sentence with each bad guy they bring to justice. If they screw up, their sentences get doubled. Incredible incentive if you ask me.
The pilot episode is slightly similar in tact as most police procedurals, but the marshals have to keep close tabs on their con-partners, or at least feel they need to. What they don’t realize is that the cons have their own reasons to play it straight and do what they can to make this work.
The team consists of Charlie Duchamp (Laz Alonso, Southland) as the lead U.S. Marshal ultimately in charge of this potential fiasco. His partner, Ray (Domenick Lombardozzi, The Wire) is the guy who leads with his gun first and is one of the ex-cons, as an ex-cop who only did one thing wrong, ever, in his career and got busted for it. He lives in a half-way house.
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