I imagine I’m going to keep doing this until the proper version is released by NBC. This is the full extended trailer for Heroes: Redemption (aka the start of season four, at least). Obviously, it contains spoilers, but officially sanctioned spoilers. No Mohinder (oh dear?) but lots of Tracy, Noah, Claire, Hiro, Matt and Nathan as well as (spoiler alert) Peter seems to have his full powers back and Sylar’s still in there. And Robert Knepper’s really good.
Month: July 2009
Friday’s prequels news
Doctor Who
- Rusty recommends people watch Supernatural if they’re upset by Torchwood
Film
- Tim Burton confirms Dark Shadows remake is his next project
- Trailer for Denzel’s Book of Eli
- Trailer for Ninja Assassin
- Pics of Tron Legacy‘s light cycle
- Hanif Kureishi to adapt The White Tiger
- Wanted 2 to start shooting soon
- Pirates… to start shooting in Spring
- Sequel to The Strangers planned
British TV
- Five picks up Flash Forward
- ITV2 picks up The Vampire Diaries
- C4 and Five still in talks
- Supernatural to move to Living and Virgin 1 from ITV2
- BBC2 to make its own Moonlighting with Toby Stephens and Lucy Punch
- BBC3 commissions puppet comedy
US TV
- Superman to get a costume in Smallville – but no cape
- Virtuality to become an international co-production?
- More teams up with Candace Bushnell for web series
- Bruce Campbell Burn Notice prequel movie?
- Dexter to get a cartoon prequel
US TV
Review: Ruby and The Rockits 1×1
In the US: Tuesdays, 8.30/7.30c, ABC Family
You kind of have to admire a showbiz family that not only has longevity but sticks together. The Cassidy brothers have been around since the early 70s, with David Cassidy starring in The Partridge Family; Shaun Cassidy starring in The Hardy Boys and Nancy Drew Mysteries; Patrick Cassidy starring in the TV version of Dirty Dancing as well as the movie Longtime Companion; and Ryan Cassidy starring in The Facts of Life.
Shaun Cassidy went on to become a successful TV writer, developing among other things the (unfortunately) not very good Invasion . Now he’s written a sitcom for ABC Family that stars not just one but two of his brothers and has the other working behind-the-scenes.
Unfortunately, just like Invasion and, in fact, most ABC Family comedies, it’s a bit derivative and not much cop, even if it is about two musical former pop stars – you’d think they’d be playing to their strengths there.
Adam – An Asperger’s love story
Just found out about Adam. Ah. How sweet!
In this heartfelt romantic comedy, Hugh Dancy (THE JANE AUSTEN BOOK CLUB, CONFESSIONS OF A SHOPAHOLIC) stars as Adam, a handsome but intriguing young man who has all his life led a sheltered existence – until he meets his new neighbor, Beth (Rose Byrne, “Damages,” 28 WEEKS LATER, KNOWING).
It’s already won an award at the Sundance Film Festival, and was the closing night premiere at the Edinburgh Film Festival at the end of June. It’s in US cinemas July 29th and in the UK on August 7th.
Third-episode verdict: Warehouse 13
Well, it got a little better, but not a lot. We’re three episodes into Warehouse 13 – aka The X-Files meets Raiders of the Lost Ark meets Friday The 13th: The Series – and nothing very remarkable has happened. The characters are gelling a bit better than in the first episode, and there’s a slightly interesting arc around a possible warehouse break-in, but the plots are very so-so, the dialogue is only average and everything, of course, ends nicely by the end of the episode.
If you like shows like Eureka, you’ll probably like this, but if you’re looking for something more challenging, you’re going to have to look elsewhere.
Carusometer rating: 3
Rob’s prediction: Will probably last as long as Eureka, but really shouldn’t