Monday 12 December 2016

Eyewitness 1x01: Buffalo




Eyewitness“ ist das US-Remake der norwegischen Serie „Øyevitn“ und deckt sich in seiner ersten Stunde beinahe Szene für Szene mit seiner Vorlage. Nur wird die amerikanische Neuauflage von Adi Hasak („Shades of Blue“) acht anstelle von sechs Episoden füllen müssen. Schauen wir uns aber zunächst die erste Episode mit dem Titel Buffalo '07 an, deren Zeugen Zuschauer des USA Networks letzte Nacht wurden.

Der Teenager Philip () lebt noch nicht sehr lange bei seinen Pflegeeltern in der Kleinstadt, hat sich aber schon mit seinem Mitschüler Lukas () angefreundet. Wohl nicht ganz aus platonischen Gründen, denn Philip fühlt sich zu Lukas hingezogen. Als sich die beiden eines Tages in der Hütte von Lukas' Vater näherkommen, werden sie jäh unterbrochen, als eine bewaffnete Gang auftaucht, um in dem abgelegenen Verschlag den gefesselten Ryan Kane () hinzurichten. Unter den Verbrechern befindet sich ein FBI-Agent auf Undercover-Mission, doch als er den Entführten befreit, macht der kurzen Prozess mit sämtlichen Anwesenden, was Philip und Lukas aus ihren Verstecken beobachten, ehe sie erwischt werden. Lukas rettet Philip im letzten Moment und die beiden nehmen die Beine in die Hand.

Der Fall landet am nächsten Tag auf dem Schreibtisch von Sheriff Helen Torrance (), der Pflegemutter von Philip. Sie und ihr Mann Gabe () sind auch noch dabei, sich an das Kleinstadtleben zu gewöhnen und vor allem Helen macht das gemächlichere Leben noch zu schaffen, weshalb sie sich vielleicht ein wenig zu sehr über den Mehrfachmord freut. Während der Ermittlungen gerät sie mit einer FBI-Agentin () aneinander, die mit dem Informanten in Verbindung stand, der mit ihrer Schwester liiert war. Aus diesem Grund hält sie die Verbindung geheim, doch Helen lässt sich nicht lange täuschen und hat bereits Ungereimtheiten am Tatort festgestellt. Die Agentin holt daraufhin zum Gegenschlag aus und deutet auf einen wohl verpatzen Fall in Buffalo hin, in den Helen verwickelt war.

Zu Hause hat Helen Schwierigkeiten mit ihrem Ziehsohn warmzuwerden, der erst als Teenager zu ihnen kam und es trotz gerichtlicher Anordnung nicht lassen kann, seine drogensüchtige Mutter in der Stadt zu besuchen. Über den Vorfall in der Hütte verlieren die Jungen kein Wort, nicht zuletzt weil Lukas nicht dazu bereit ist, zu seinem Begehren zu stehen und nicht riskieren will, dass jemand von dem schwulen Techtelmechtel erfährt. Die Spannung zwischen den beiden schaukelt sich darauf dermaßen hoch, dass es sogar zur Schlägerei in der Schule kommt. Als Lukas dann doch dort weitermachen will, wo sie aufgehört haben, macht Philip ihm klar, dass er sich erst für ihn entscheiden muss. Bald stehen aber größere Probleme vor der Tür, denn der Killer ist ihnen längst auf den Fersen.
Catherine Hardwicke, die Regisseurin von Twilight, übernahm die Regie im Rahmen der Pilotepisode von „Eyewitness“ und abgesehen von einem ähnlichen Blau/Grau-Filter, der auch hier über allem liegt, kann festgehalten werden, dass sich das Schauspiel der Beteiligten leider auch auf dem Niveau der Vampirsaga befindet.  und  haben einfach nicht besonders viel Chemie auf dem Bildschirm, aber was die zentralen Jungschauspieler in ihren Dramaszenen von sich geben, ist dermaßen hölzern, dass selbst Pinocchio komisch guckt.
Nicht, dass das Drehbuch ihnen irgendwie helfen würde. Die Dialoge sind doch sehr gestelzt und Szenen wie die Schlägerei oder Philips Rückzieher beim Rummachen am Ende scheinen komplett aus dem Nirgendwo zu kommen, um künstlich Drama zu schaffen, was die Figuren einfach nur anstrengend wirken lässt. All das könnte bei einer fesselnden Kriminalstory verziehen werden, doch mehr als vage Bandenkriminalität ist hier erst einmal auch nicht zu holen.

Courtney B. Vance-Felicity Huffman Comedy Picked Up to Pilot at ABC



ABC has officially kicked off its pilot season with an order for Courtney B. Vance (People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story) and Felicity Huffman (American Crime) starrer Libby & MalcolmThe Hollywood Reporter has learned.
The comedy, considered a shoo-in to move forward given its impressive team both in front and behind the camera, marks ABC's first official pilot order of the season.
The half-hour single-camera comedy, which had a sizable pilot-production commitment attached, is a blended-family show about two polar-opposite political pundits (Huffman, Vance) who fall in love despite all odds and form an insta-family as well as a work partnership. Should Libby & Malcolm go to series, it would film around Vance's schedule for American Crime Story: Katrina, the second season of FX's anthology from Ryan Murphy. Katrinais scheduled to shoot in the summer.
The single-camera comedy is being co-written by Black-ish creator-showrunner Kenya Barris and co-executive producer Vijal Patel. Vance also will executive produce alongside Barris, Patel, Huffman and Brian Dobbins. The comedy is produced in-house at ABC Studios, where Barris is under an overall deal
Libby & Malcolm stars Vance as Malcolm, a smooth, confident liberal pundit and father of three who arms himself with cold, hard facts and an irresistible easy charm that wins over everyone he meets. Malcolm recently married Libby (Huffman), a strong, brilliant Republican who won his heart by knocking him off his feet. Now they'll forge a new life together at home against all odds while going head-to-head at work on their fiery new political talk show.
The project, first announced in September, comes at a perfect time given the recent presidential election and the country's heightened political divisiveness. Libby & Malcolm also arrives as ABC has found tremendous success with its inclusive brand of family comedies that include Black-ish, Fresh off the Boat, Speechless, The Real O'Neals and The Goldbergs.
Libby & Malcolm marks ABC's first official pilot order for the 2017-18 television season. The Disney-owned network previously handed out two straight-to-series drama orders for next season: Kyra Sedgwick vehicle Ten Days in the Valley and Marvel's Imax entry The Inhumans. source: Hollywood reporter

Saturday 10 December 2016

Exclusive: The red band trailer for The Mick is as bloody as it is profane



Kaitlin Olson is making her way to broadcast TV early next year—on the New Year, as a matter of fact—with the premiere of The Mick. The raunchy Fox comedy stars the It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia regular as Mickey, the wayward aunt of some snooty rich kids in Connecticut. Considering their mom (Mickey’s sister) is led away in handcuffs at the outset of the shenanigans, they aren’t really in a position to look down on her. But they do exactly that, not that Mickey cares. In this red band trailer, which The A.V. Club is exclusively premiering, she shares tough love and bad advice. It’s not enough to keep blood off of anyone’s hands or clothes, but she does try.

Naturally, the wee, rich ones—who are played by Sofia Black-D’Elia, Thomas Barbusca, Jack Stanton—rebel against their degenerate relative at first. But when your guardian encourages you to express yourself by wearing and saying whatever you want, as well as hurling stilettos at intruders, it’s kind of hard to resist.
The Mick will have a special premiere January 1 at 8 p.m. ET on Fox, followed by an encore on at 8 p.m. PT that same night. The second all-new episode will air in The Mick’s regular time slot Tuesday, January 3 at 8:31 p.m. ET. source Av Club

Depictions of race get real, complicated on 'Star,' 'This Is Us'



One of my main thoughts: New network series like NBC's "This Is Us" and Fox's "Star," which debuts Wednesday, show how much more complex depictions of racial identity have become since the '80s — when John Waters crafted the initial "Hairspray" film narrative.
These two shows arrive this season on a network landscape that already included such award-winning productions as ABC's "Black-ish" and "Scandal," as well as Fox's "Empire."If you include cable, you have to add FX's newcomer, "Atlanta," to the mix. The question is what, if anything, does this range of shows say culturally about American TV and its audiences when it comes to attitudes toward race?

In the 1980s, the template for depictions of race on TV was largely black and white, as it is in "Hairspray." But in "Star," the new musical drama from Lee Daniels, who co-created "Empire," black and white are only two points on a spectrum, and the skin colors in-between are only one of several elements that shape the identities that characters embrace.
Star is white, but her sister, Simone Davis (Brittany O'Grady), is biracial. She, too, has been living in foster care since their mother died – and waiting for Star to rescue her.
So, you have three different racial identities in this trio, and that matters, according to Daniels, who says he's consciously putting race on the table with "Star."
"I thought that it was important to address race relations in America," Daniels said in an interview on "The Real," a syndicated talk show. "We are truly, I believe, in a civil war. And I think that when we understand that we're all one, we will then understand America. And America is still to be understood by us.

The first 10 episodes of the drama, which ended a half-season run Tuesday night, followed the family through several decades moving back and forth from childhood to adulthood for the Pearson children. (The series returns Jan. 10.)
Randall (Sterling K. Brown), the adopted child, is a highly successful business executive, who finds himself thrown into a whirlwind of identity issues when he discovers his biological father, William Hill (Ron Cephas Jones).
Race is sensitively explored in episodes involving a family trip to a public swimming when Randall is a child and another in which Randall's biological father comes to live with him and his family and is questioned by police while going for a walk in his grown son's upscale neighborhood.
"This Is us" won me over on race with an episode that revisited the way kids at the white school Randall and his siblings attended called him Webster, a mocking reference to a 1980s ABC sitcom of that title featuring a young black boy (Emmanuel Lewis) who is taken in by a white couple after his parents are killed in a car accident.
Rebecca wants Randall's white brother to stick up for him at school. But as soon as the Webster taunts start to fly, his white brother abandons Randall to the pack.
It is no surprise that as an adult Randall has such conflicted feelings and that his identity issues are tied not only to race, but also social class and family. Finding his black father is earth shaking for Randall at a time when he seems to have so much going for him as husband, father and business executive in his own right.
Network TV started offering more multi-faceted explorations in the 1990s with series like NBC's "Homicide: Life on the Street," which was filmed in Baltimore. The character of Baltimore Police Det. Frank Pembleton, as played by Andre Braugher, was multifaceted and deep enough to be on premium cable today. But that was the rare exception on network TV of that era.
It remains to be seen how viewers will react to a white character in a leading role on "Star."
Daniels said on "The Real" that he gave a white character such a prominent role, because he felt "the nation needed to heal."
"I think that this white girl is so fabulous that black people will embrace her, and white people will embrace her," he said.
But blowback has already started with a post on "The Root" Thursday headlined: "Lee Daniels Needs to Stop It With This White-Girl Lead in 'Star' and His Magical Negro Speeches."
Try to talk about race on TV in new ways, and brace for the blowback. Daniels probably wouldn't be using civil war references if he didn't expect it.





THIS MARIACHI COVER OF STAR FOX 64 STAR WOLF THEME WILL MAKE YOU BARREL ROLL



It’s time again to eat some of those delicious “Member Berries,” and reminisce about one of the greatest aircraft combat games in console history: Star Fox 64. It boasted some of the tightest gameplay of its time, some of the best characters (Slippy, we love you, but please do shut up) and now, thanks to Banjo Guy Ollie and the Mariachi Entertainment System, a kick-ass Mariachi version of Star Wolf’s theme song.

In the game, the Star Wolf theme belongs to Star Wolf, the gang of mercenaries led by Wolf O’Donnell—the guy who “can’t loooooose.” If you need a refresher of the original epic, and spastic, track, it can be found here.

Ollie and MES’s take on the track, which comes via Laughing Squid, is perfect for a weird Breaking Bad cut scene; in other words, classic Mariachi. It’s to be expected that the mariachi version of the track is a little less hyper than the original because of the genre, plus the fact that before they started playing, all of the musicians in the video pounded shots of whiskey as well as something out of a nondescript jug that was hopefully full of tequila (for the sake of being thematic).

Banjo Guy Ollie has covered tons of other video game music on his YouTube channel, including Street Fighter II and The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time. So if you feel like doing nothing except for playing classic video games in a sombrero and your underwear over the holidays, you may have just found the perfect soundtrack. source Nerdist

Friday 9 December 2016

Supergirl 2x08: Hoy inicia crossover de los superhéroes de DC (VIDEO)



Esta noche será estrenado el octavo episodio de la segunda temporada de Supergirl, que iniciará el crossover más esperando entre los superhéroes de DC Cómics. The FlashArrowSupergirl Legends ot Tomorrow serán un equipo por primera vez en la pantalla chica.
El crossover iniciará con 'Medusa' en Supergirl, y en la sinopsis se puede leer que: "Eliza (Helen Slater) viene a la ciudad para celebrar el Día de Acción de Gracias con sus hijas. Alex (Chyler Leigh) decide que es hora de salir con su madre; Kara (Melisa Benoist) se sorprende cuando Eliza sugiere que Mon-El (Chris Wood) tiene sentimientos por ella, y Winn (Jeremy Jordan) y James (Mehcad Brooks) consideran contarle a Kara la verdad sobre The Guardian. Mientras tanto, CADMUS desencadena un virus que mata instantáneamente a cualquier alienígena en la vecindad, por lo que Kara recluta a un aliado inesperado - Lena Luthor (Katie McGrath). El crossover épico de superhéroes arranca esta noche cuando Barry Allen (Grant Gustin) y Cisco Ramon (Carlos Valdes) buscan la ayuda de Kara con una invasión alienígena en su Tierra".
En en sneak peek del episodio, se puede ver cómo The Flashinterrumpe la cena de Acción de Gracias de Kara, solicitando su ayuda por la invasión alienígena. Luego, Supergirl se unirá aFlashArrow y Legends of Tomorrow.
El episodio será estrenado hoy a las 8:00 p.m. (hora local) en Estados Unidos por CW.
source:Ccorreo

The Big Bang Theory 10×11: promo



The Big Bang Theory è una sitcom statunitense ideata da Chuck Lorre e Bill Prady e prodotta dalla Warner Bros. Television in collaborazione con la Chuck Lorre Productions. L’episodio pilota è andato in onda il 24 settembre 2007 sul canale CBS.
In Italia (dove per le prime sei stagioni era intitolata Big Bang Theory) la serie viene trasmessa in prima visione pay dalla piattaforma Mediaset Premium dal 19 gennaio 2008, e resa disponibile dal servizio di streaming on demand Mediaset Infinity dal 16 ottobre 2015, mentre in chiaro è trasmessa dai canali Mediaset dal 20 settembre 2010.

Trama: Pasadena. Leonard, Sheldon, Howard e Raj sono quattro giovani scienziati che lavorano insieme al California Institute of Technology. La grande intelligenza ne fa tra le menti più valide del Paese, ma di contro li rende socialmente degli inetti: il loro legame d’amicizia è infatti cementato dalla rispettiva condizione, essendo dei nerd e geek a tutti gli effetti. Fuori dal lavoro, il tempo libero dei quattro trascorre principalmente tra la lettura di fumetti, partite a videogame e giochi di ruolo, e la visione di film e serie TV di fantascienza e supereroi; l’assenza di ragazze è una costante nelle loro vite.   source:CineFilos

Mom 3×10: promo e clip dall’episodio “Quaaludes and Crackerjack”



Guarda il promo e le clip di Mom 3×10, il decimo inedito episodio della terza stagione che si intitolerà  “Quaaludes and Crackerjack” e che andrà in onda sul network americano della CBS.In Italia va in onda dal 28 marzo 2014 sul canale pay Joi. La prima tv in chiaro è iniziata l’8 dicembre 2014 su Italia 1.
Christy, una giovane madre single di due figli, Violet e Roscoe, è alle prese con le difficoltà della vita quotidiana, aggravate da un turbolento passato condizionato da un’infanzia difficile. Mentre tenta di liberarsi dalla dipendenza da alcol e droghe, ereditata dalla madre, per mantenere i figli lavora come cameriera presso un raffinato ristorante, di cui frequenta il manager. Essendo però quest’ultimo sposato con un’altra donna, figlia del proprietario, decide di provare a frequentare altri uomini. Non riuscendo a guadagnare abbastanza soldi, si vede malvolentieri costretta ad ospitare la madre, Bonnie, per dividere le spese domestiche e avere un aiuto nell’accudire i figli. Intanto, la figlia sedicenne Violet rimane incinta. source: CineFilos

Supernatural 12×09: promo dall’episodio



Supernatural è una serie televisiva statunitense di genere paranormale e drammatico creata da Eric Kripke, e prodotta dal 2005. Lo show segue le vicende dei fratelli Sam e Dean Winchester, interpretati rispettivamente da Jared Padalecki e Jensen Ackles, cacciatori di demoni e altre figure del paranormale. La serie è prodotta dalla Warner Bros. Television, in associazione con Wonderland Sound and Vision. Il team di produttori esecutivi comprende Eric Kripke, McG e Robert Singer; l’ex produttore esecutivo Kim Manners morì di cancro ai polmoni durante la produzione della quarta stagione. In origine, Kripke aveva programmato la serie per tre stagioni, che successivamente divennero cinque; la quinta conclude infatti la trama principale dello show così come era stata immaginata dall’ideatore. Tuttavia, negli anni successivi The CW continuò a rinnovare Supernatural per nuove stagioni: a seguito di ciò, Kripke rimase a lavorare come produttore esecutivo ma non più come showrunner, ruolo per il quale venne sostituito prima da Sera Gamble e poi da Jeremy Carver.
source:CinFlose

Thursday 8 December 2016

Inside DC’s Legends of Tomorrow: The Chicago Way



(CW) – Executive Producer Marc Guggenheim talks about the midseason finale episode of DC’s Legends of Tomorrow.
About the next episode:
When a new Time Aberration is discovered by the Legends, they find themselves headed to 1927 Chicago. The Legends quickly realize that they have been set up by Eobard Thawne (guest star Matt Letscher), Damien Darhk (guest star Neal McDonough) and the newest member of the Legion of Doom, Malcolm Merlyn (guest start John Barrowman). While everyone is trying to help fix what they think is the mission, Jax (Franz Drameh) encourages a reluctant Stein (Victor Garber) to share his secret with the other Legends.  Stein is taken captive and Sara (Caity Lotz) must make the tough choice of either stopping the Legion of Doom or saving Stein. Meanwhile, Rory (Dominic Purcell) gets an unexpected visitor and is not sure how to handle it. Brandon Routh, Nick Zano and Maisie Richardson-Sellers also star. Ralph Hemecker directed the episode written by Sarah Nicole Jones & Ray Utarnachitt (#208). Source: wwlp