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Source: Variety

MGM Domestic Television Distribution has optioned U.K.-based online graphic novel “The Many Worlds of Jonas Moore” for development as a series. MGM execs say the move is part of a burgeoning effort to put the Lion back into the TV production biz in a significant way.
Studio aims to develop “Jonas” into an action-drama, [...]

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Source: Comicbookresources
Polarizing personality Michael Davis moderated a panel on the roles of people of African descent in comics, peopled with an eclectic and laugh-filled panel of names and notables. Featured on the panel were musician Method Man, poet Faith Cheltenham, animation and comics legend Dwayne McDuffie, filmmaker Rusty Cundieff, Marvel’s John Dokes and representing BET [...]

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My hope is that this will be Marvels answer to Justice League/Unlimited cartoon. Marvel nails live action films, but they have a real crappy record when it comes to animated television shows. I think they are trending upward recently with the direct to DVD films (Ultimates, Ultimates 2, Iron Man, etc.) [...]

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Source: eonline.com
BATTLESTAR GALACTICA
What We’re Hearing:  The crown jewel of the Sci Fi Channel should finish out its fourth and final season, but per writer Jane Espenson, it’s almost certain that, schedule-wise, the story will be split into two separate miniseasons. The show completed 14 episodes before the strike hit, and at least the first 10 [...]

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I’ve watched the first two episodes of Terminator:  The Sarah Connor Chronicles, and I must say that I am somewhat impressed. I don’t know if it’s because of the lack of new shows due to the writer’s strike, and one can only take so much of American Gladiators.  The effects are good for a television [...]

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I recently watched the “Roots The Gift” on TVONE which features two characters Kunta Kinte and Fiddler from Alex Haleys ground breaking 1977 mini series “Roots”. In this movie the two of them accompany their owner to another plantation at Christmas time and they learn that the son of the owner helps slaves escape.  The [...]

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“Tin Man” is the Sci-Fi channel’s re-imagining L. Frank Baum’s The Wizard of Oz. I watched the first and second night of this three part miniseries. Sci-Fi promoted this series almost as much as Flash Gordon was promoted. That should have been my first warning. The second was Sci-Fi’s scheduling of [...]

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 Here’s the ratings for all the shows this year. Just to give people an idea on of how there favorite genre shows were doing.   Heroes is the number one genre show at #20.     Chuck must be a winner as far as NBC is concerned, it the #54 ranked show and was recently picked up for a full season [...]

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 We recently posted the Ratings for all shows this  year.   Just to give people an idea on of how there favorite genre shows were doing.   So hears this weeks ratings.   Heroes is the number one genre show at #33 which I think it pretty decent since its up against Monday night football.  All of the Genre shows seem to be sliding as the season [...]

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It seems like the WGA is officially on strike and its going to have a impact on a number of things.   In case you didn’t know the WGA is on strike for the following things.

An increase from 4 cents for every DVD sold to 8 cents 
Digital distribution revenues (ads and downloads )- Writers want 2.5% and the Studios are offering [...]

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