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We've known for a couple of weeks now that a prolonged strike would probably be the death knell for Season Seven of 24. Well, ring it out: once production is completed on the eighth episode, the show will be shut down indefinitely. As for when it will be… Continue reading
I have been considering writing an editorial imploring Joss Whedon to go back to TV. It's where he belongs, and I don't mean that in a snarky or mean way; the serialized nature of a television series allows him to play with thematic ideas and evolve… Continue reading
Here's a dirty little secret for all of you out there concerned about Pam and Jim's relationship: the American The Office isn't one tenth as good as the original. This isn't backlash or elitism – I've watched quite a few episodes of the US The Office and… Continue reading
Three years down the road, I think it's time to look back and declare the 2004-2005 television season one of the best ever. Within a year, that year gave us the first seasons of Deadwood, Battlestar Galactica, Lost, Desperate Housewives, Veronica Mars, The… Continue reading
‘DEADWOOD' RIDES OUT Fans of the groundbreaking western Deadwood knew it was coming, but the last little bit of hope for closure died when Ian "Al Swearengen" McShane told reporters the last sets were being packed up and torn down. After the sudden… Continue reading
HOW ‘SMALLVILLE' GOT ITS BRANIAC BACK James ‘Spike' Marsters, who recently celebrated his forty-fifth birthday, will return to the set of the CW's Smallville, reports E's Kristin. Marsters is set to reprise his role as Dr. Milton Fine/Braniac on… Continue reading
BEYOND ‘BATTLESTAR’? As has been previously reported by THUD, the upcoming fourth season of Battlestar Galactica was supposed to be its last – but now that might not be the case. According to Maureen Ryan of the Chicago Tribune, actors Jamie Bamber and… Continue reading
Yes, the Preacher show for HBO is still kicking around, and looking at how weak their original programming line-up is lately, it’s probably a safe bet that this show is going places. Sadly, it will still be going to them with Mark Steven Johnson, the auteur… Continue reading
Just this weekend I brought you the terrible news that Kevin Smith would be sneaking Jay and Silent Bob's Secret Stash promos into a future episode of Battlestar Galactica when he joined the ragtag fleet as a guest director. Some of the wiser Chewers on our… Continue reading
I was happy about the announcement that season four of Battlestar Galactica would be the show’s last; I’ve long been a big proponent of the idea of a TV show going out with dignity. And I thought that a final 22 episode season of Battlestar would give the… Continue reading
A note from Devin: Heroes Season 1 is hitting DVD in a couple of days (click here to buy it from CHUD!). To get the word out, we’re participating in a multi-site scenario, where each site examines a different aspect of one Heroes tag line; ours was ‘How do… Continue reading
The Wire is a show so good that it transcends the usual bullshit discussion of ‘Best show of the decade’ or ‘Best show ever.’ Even trying to put modern well receieved gritty dramas like The Shield or Two and a Half Men up in competition would lead to the… Continue reading
