VH1 nördar ner sig i popkulturen

Do you have a really cool collection of pop culture memorabilia? Do you live in the Tri-State area surrounding New York City? If so, VH1 Classic wants to talk to you about a brand new show that is just about to begin production. Full details are available below!


VH1 CLASSIC is Looking for NYC/ TRI STATE area Pop Culture Collectors or Anyone with some amazing, unique or one of a kind Memorabilia!


Do you have a rare music or pop culture collectible? Something that no one else you know has? Have you ever wondered just how much it’s worth? Do you live in the NYC (Tri-State) area? If so, we’re looking for you!


VH1 Classic’s new half-hour series will explore the intricate world of music and pop culture collectibles. From vinyl to Mr. T Dolls (Yes, fools will be pitied), we want to see what’s out there, and hear the stories of how these treasures came to be. We’ll dig for 180 grams of black gold at vinyl shows, and hope to resurrect Uncle Owen and Aunt Beru at flea markets. We’ll visit the homes and storefronts of eccentric collectors, and we’ll seek out those who are hard at work creating the next generation of collectibles. Each episode will conclude with a few everyman collectors presenting their prize items to a team of experts, who will gladly put a price tag on their invaluable wares.


Nothing is too random! If it’s related to Music or Pop Culture (TV, Comic Books, Vinyl, rarity, etc) we want to see it! If your item is selected, you’ll have a chance to bring it to a team of experts who will let you know just how much your collectible is worth.

Via blog.vh1.com

Ännu inga datum för en eventuell premiär. Men detta låter som en intressant serie, jag som har snöat in på liknande upplägg inom andra ämnen välkomnar en serie om populärkultur och dess samlare Det är alldeles för lite nörderi i tv-rutan.

Eugene Polley - fjärrkontrollens skapare har avlidit

Det är stor sorg idag på Fjärrkontrollen, fjärrkontrollens upphovsman Eugene Polley har avlidit 96 år gammal.

Zenith Electronics said Eugene Polley passed away of natural causes on Sunday at a Chicago hospital.


His 1955 invention, Flash-Matic, pointed a beam of light at photo cells on each corner of the TV, turning it off and on and changing the channels.


His invention was a luxury add-on in the days before hundreds of cable television channels.


Born in Chicago in 1915, Polley began his engineering career in 1935. He worked at Zenith for 47 years, earning 18 US patents.


Via BBC News

Veep och Girls till Canal+ den 26 maj

Ja Canal+ har alltså den goda smaken att bunta ihop dessa två serier till en dubbel-premiär! Först ut "Girls" 20:00 på Canal+ Series och därpå "Veep" 20:30.

Jericho tillbaka för en tredje säsong?

Karim Zreik, a co-executive producer of "Jericho" who is now working on the series "Common Law" said that not only would he love to see the one-time CBS series brought back, but it could actually be more than wishful thinking.

"We'd be ecstatic if that happened," Zreik recently told The Hollywood Reporter. "From what I hear, sides are talking. I wish I knew more. As you know, the fanbase of that show were incredible, and they've all started reaching out since this report came out. It's exciting and I know the cast is excited too."

Via airlockalpha.com

Det är alltså Netflix - som ifjol började producera egna serier (först ut var "Lilyhammer") - som har tankar på att ge det apokalyptiska dramat "Jericho" (2006-2008) en chans till. Troligtvis rinner det ut i sanden men jag välkomnar gärna en tredje säsong, även om det har gått ett par år sedan sist.

Carrie Diaries - First Promo

Nu har CW släppt den första trailern/promon på "Carrie Diaries".

MIDSEASON 2013 - Topp 10 mest intressanta serier

Här är mina topp-10 serier som drar igång under nästa år, de så kallade midseason replacements.


10 The Carrie Diaries (CW)

[Ingen trailer för denna serie är för tillfället tillgänglig]

It's 1984, and life isn't easy for 16-year-old Carrie Bradshaw. Since their mother passed away, Carrie's younger sister Dorritt is more rebellious than ever, and their father Tom is overwhelmed with the responsibility of suddenly having to care for two teenage girls on his own. Carrie's friends – sweet, geeky Mouse, snarky Maggie and sensitive Walt – make life bearable, but a suburban life in Connecticut isn't doing much to take her mind off her troubles.

Läs mera om serien här!

Nu när jag ändå har titta på alla sex säsonger på "Sex and the City" 2-3 gånger så kan jag lika gärna kolla in prequelen. Och det känns rätt bra att det är CW som har hand om den lite ungdomligare varianten i denna franschise som "Sex and the City" har kommit att bli och inte HBO.

FALL 2012 - Topp 10 mest intressanta serier

Jag visste inte hur jag skulle lägga upp inläggen som handlar om 2012, 2013 års nya serier. Så jag gjorde en topp-lista istället. Idag, höstens 10 mest intressanta nya serier. I nästa inlägg tar jag upp Midseason replacements. Men nog om det, ni vidare till listan (i fallande ordning)!

10 Partners (CBS)



Mest för att stilla suget efter "Will & Grace" och att få se "Ugly Betty" Michael Urie i sitt esse igen. Verkar vara en småtrevlig serie.

Two Train Wrecks - Ny teaser på Charlie Sheens nya serie

TNT visar upp sitt utbud under sommaren plus många nya projekt som är på G

Bakom kulisserna


Alla är vi väl sugna på "Dallas" (och jag själv är sugen på säsong 2 av "Falling Skies"). Men utöver dessa 2 serier drar TNT igång 7 stycken till under sommaren plus att de har 11 nya projekt på gång. Här är 3 av dessa:

King and Maxwell – Bestselling author David Baldacci's popular characters Sean King and Michelle Maxwell aren’t your typical pair of private investigators. Both are former secret service agents, and their unique skill set (not to mention their razor-sharp chemistry) often gives them a leg up on both suspects and conventional law enforcement. Baldacci serves as a consultant on the project. Executive Producer: Shane 

Brennan. Producer: Karen Spiegel and Grant Anderson. Studio: CBS Television Studios. 
 The Last Ship – In this exciting action/adventure project based on the popular novel by William Brinkley, the crew of a naval destroyer is forced to confront the reality of a new existence when a pandemic decimates most of the earth's population. Michael Bay (Transformers) intends to direct the pilot if it is green lit. Executive Producers: Michael Bay, Brad Fuller, Andrew Form, Hank Steinberg (showrunner and writer) and Steve Kane (writer). Production Company: Platinum Dunes. 

 Legends – This suspenseful, action-packed drama is being developed by Howard Gordon, Jeffrey Nachmanoff and Mark Bomback from the novel Legends by Robert Littell. The story follows a deep-cover operative named Martin Odum, who has an uncanny ability to transform himself into a different person for each job. But his own identity comes into question when a mysterious stranger suggests that Martin isn’t who he thinks he is. Executive Producers: Howard Gordon, Jeffrey Nachmanoff, Alexander Cary and Jonathan Levin. Studio: Fox Television Studios. 

 Vilka andra serier som har premiär under sommaren på TNT och som är på gång kan ni läs om här!

Och den mest piratkopierade tv-serien i år är...

Piraten på bilden har inget med artikeln att göra

..."Game of Thrones". I alla fall enligt Forbes.

"Game of Thrones" has received a lot of attention heading into its second season, but one honor it could probably do without is the very one Forbes magazine wants to crown it: Most-pirated televisions series. The second season of "Game of Thrones," which is attracting nearly 4 million viewers each week, has already been downloaded illegally 25 million times, according to the magazine. 


And that's just from the sources where numbers are available. It's episode April 29, "The Ghost of Harrenhal," pulled in 2.5 million downloads -- challenging the actual number of HBO subscribers who tuned in for the broadcast.


Och en av de största anledningarna till detta finns att läsa här. Vi i Sverige kan alltså skatta oss lyckliga att Canal+ Series är såpass på hugget att de visar avsnittet bara några veckor efter ur-premiären på HBO i USA.

Promoposters för True Blood

Inte lika tjusiga som de inför säsong 3 - men man får vara glad för det lilla. Här hittar ni ett gäng till!

Mounted in Alaska - History Channel stoppar upp djur

Efter att "Moonshiners" har sagt tack och adjö på Discovery för ett tag sedan blev suget efter en ny serie stort. Och jag tror jag har hittat svaret, men det har inte något med hembränning att göra.

"Mounted i Alaska" följer en brokig skara människor som sysslar med att stoppa upp djur:

Located in Alaska, America's last frontier, Russell Knight has assembled a team of skilled craftsman who are preserving natural history every day. Mounted in Alaska will be the first series of its kind to take the viewer inside the exciting, entertaining and always challenging world of taxidermy. From concept to completion, we will see the real process of what it takes to preserve natural history--on a deadline, and always for a demanding client. It's a pressure-packed process full of non-stop challenges for Russell and his team. 


 With clients ranging from local Alaskans to African hunters, and projects as diverse as caribou and camels, Knight's Taxidermy sees it all, and they're asked to create and preserve some of the most remarkable mounts in the world. At Knight's Taxidermy, you just never know who’s going to walk into the shop, what they'll want or how the Knights will get it done.


Serien har premiär i slutet av maj, läs mera om serien här!

Dator problem...

Återkommer senare.

/andros

Ricky Gervais skriver 6 nya avsnitt till Derek

Writing another 6 eps of Derek for broadcast next year. Still can't believe the reaction to the pilot. Overwhelming.


Via Twitter och han passade även på att länka till ett roligt klipp från inspelningen av piloten som ni ser här ovan.

Funny or Die tar sig an "The West Wing" - 'Walking'

Walk & Talk - The West Wing Reunion from Martin Sheen      

Everybody walks, en kampanj för att få amerikaner att ja... gå. Läs mera om kampanjen och och de står för här!