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‘Bored to Death’ movie in the works!?

After three seasons and twenty-four episodes on HBO, the Jonathan Ames series Bored to Death starring Jason Schwartzman, Zach Galifianakis, and Ted Danson was cancelled. The critically-acclaimed detective-noir themed series lived a life too short, but now there’s speculation that a TV movie is in the works. Vulture scooped that Danson told French journalist Pierre Langlas that there is a good chance of a 90-minute film being made. HBO reps have reached out to Vulture and The Hollywood Reporter to say that early discussions are being had regarding the revival of Bored to Death as a made-for-TV movie. That’s all there is for now, but rest assured I’ll be keeping my ear to the ground and will report back if any of this becomes more substantial.

Long live Jonathan Ames, novelist by day, moonlighting private eye by night.

Heroes TV movie is a no-go; it’s over folks

Heroes fans–where are you, oh there you are.  According to EW, a “key source” from the NBC series claims that the potential Heroes TV movie to wrap things up is not happening.  After the show was officially cancelled after a four-year run last May, there was chatter about creator Tim Kring possibly working on a two or four hour TV movie to give a definitive ending to the series for devoted fans.  With the actors moving on to other projects and NBC’s aim to let go of the dying, low-rated series it doesn’t come to much surprise that Heroes the TV series is over.  Back in June Kring talked with EW and inadvertantly spilled that even if the TV movie was not to be made, the franchise might live on in some other form.

“…the Heroes brand is an extremely broad premise. It was a premise about ordinary people, an undisclosed number of people all over the world, who were waking up to these extraordinary abilities. Any number of stories could happen around that. We never posited a single ending or a single premise.  It wasn’t about getting off of an island or stopping something from happening. We told stories in volumes that had a beginning, a middle, and an end. Those volumes could go on and on and on with many different characters. As a result, that Heroes universe is something that can be tapped into again in many ways.”

Interesting, huh?  Heroes is no stranger to the comic book and web series worlds.  Perhaps we may see the characters one last time in either (or both) of those mediums.  It’s unfortunate the creative path that Heroes decided to take.  In the end, though, we can always think back to season one–an exciting, intense character-driven ride that very much played out like, well, a movie.

[Via EW]

Syfy sets air date for ‘Red: Werewolf Hunter’ (starring Felicia Day)

Syfy’s dark reimagining of the classic fairy tale Little Red Riding Hood is ready for its televised debut.  Red: Werewolf Hunter (yep, the subtitle is new) will premiere during during Syfy’s “31 Days of Halloween” event on Saturday, October 30 at 9:00PM ET.  We’ve been anticipating this day since last March when news broke that Felicia Day (The Guild, Dr. Horrible) would star as a gun-toting, werewolf-hunting descendant.  If you missed the trailer, check it out and then mark your calendars.  This is going to be a chilling, fun ride.

[Via futoncritic]

The Sarah Connor Chronicles back for more!?

The nail has not yet sealed the coffin for fans of the Terminator: TSCC series.  Star Thomas Dekker (who played John Connor) revealed that the show’s producers have been discussing a TV movie that will bring some closure for those who were SO dissapointed by the cancellation of the promising-turned-brilliant series.  Dekker: “They’ve spoken about doing a TV movie.  Well, not a TV movie, but kind of like a direct-to-DVD movie.  Obviously it’s difficult because the show is based on a movie and they just had one come out, so it’s kind of hard to make a movie with our show because everyone has kind of forgotten about us.  They’re hoping, at least when I spoke to (producer) James Middleton that’s where they are with it.”

Dekker is very mistaken to believe that fans of TSCC have “forgotten” about the show.  IGN puts it so appropriately: “the wounds are still fresh in the fanboy world.”  A TV (or direct-to-DVD) movie or any type of additional footage would be a dream come true for fans and I look forward to hearing more about this in the near future.

[Via IGN]