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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title>American Gladiators movie has a plot, and no, we're not kidding</title><link>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/21/american-gladiators-movie-has-a-plot-and-no-were-not-kidding/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/21/american-gladiators-movie-has-a-plot-and-no-were-not-kidding/</guid><comments>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/21/american-gladiators-movie-has-a-plot-and-no-were-not-kidding/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/reality/" rel="tag">Other Reality Shows</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/sports/" rel="tag">Sports</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/tv-on-the-bigscreen/" rel="tag">TV on the Bigscreen</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/reality-free/" rel="tag">Reality-Free</a></p><img hspace="4" height="202" border="0" align="right" width="250" vspace="4" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.tvsquad.com/media/2009/11/american-gladiators.jpg" alt="American Gladiators Movie" />If you are counting the seconds until the new big screen remake of <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/05/12/american-gladiators-the-movie-in-the-works/"><em>American Gladiators</em></a> hits a theater near you, please seek immediate medical attention or the nearest clergyman for guidance. <br />
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<a href="http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118011639.html?categoryid=14&amp;cs=1">Screenwriter Peter Iliff</a> has developed a script for the project. The TV tough guys and gals will be turned into "superheroes" in the new movie. <br />
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That's it? Isn't that obvious? What the hell else were they going to be? <br />
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- A bunch of muscleheaded meatwads pretending to be British nannies in order to see their estranged children. <br />
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- Sinewy wimp-eaters who must constantly pull a bus with their teeth at a speed of at least 30 mph or it will explode. <br />
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Or perhaps the storyline could go something like this: A ruthless mob boss looking to bump off a key witness traveling overseas plants twelve Gladiators injected with anger inducing pheromones on his plane and unleashes them over the ocean.<br />
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Feel free to share your own ideas for this movie in the comments below.<p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/21/american-gladiators-movie-has-a-plot-and-no-were-not-kidding/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/forward/19248655/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/21/american-gladiators-movie-has-a-plot-and-no-were-not-kidding/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>american gladiator</category><category>American Gladiators</category><category>american gladiators movie</category><category>american gladiators on a plane</category><category>AmericanGladiator</category><category>AmericanGladiators</category><category>AmericanGladiatorsMovie</category><category>AmericanGladiatorsOnAPlane</category><category>mrs. american gladiator</category><category>Mrs.AmericanGladiator</category><dc:creator>Danny Gallagher</dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 10:02:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>TV Squad Video: Starship Enterprise orbits Griffith Park</title><link>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/18/tv-squad-video-starship-enterprise-orbits-griffith-park/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/18/tv-squad-video-starship-enterprise-orbits-griffith-park/</guid><comments>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/18/tv-squad-video-starship-enterprise-orbits-griffith-park/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/science-fiction/" rel="tag">Other Sci-Fi/Supernatural Shows</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/industry/" rel="tag">Industry</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/tv-on-the-bigscreen/" rel="tag">TV on the Bigscreen</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/reality-free/" rel="tag">Reality-Free</a></p>If you're like me, and I know I am, you've wondered what it would like if the U.S.S. Enterprise descended on the Hollywood Hills.<br />
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Fortunately, Paramount held the big <a href="http://www.startrekmovie.com/">DVD and Blu-ray release party for J.J. Abrams' <em>Star Trek</em></a> movie at the Griffith Park Observatory Monday night, and the Enterprise took up a standard orbit around the famous planetarium landmark.<br />
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While the film's creators and cast mingled inside the observatory, a high-definition multimedia system projected video images of <em>Trek</em> visual effects up against the building's walls.<br />
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So, for a few moments, the Enterprise (almost to scale) swooped in for a visit before heading away at warp factor one.<br />
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Enjoy a glimpse of it below.<br />
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Anna Faris will also be in the movie as a documentary filmmaker. I like Anna Faris even when she's in crap movies, but I don't think her presence is going to make me like this one.<br />
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I'm sorry to say that this movie will likely do well and the kids will eat up. Look at Hollywood's history of similar movies (most of which have actually spawned sequels): <em>The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle</em>, <em>Garfield</em>, <em>Alvin and the Chipmunks</em>, <em>Scooby Doo</em> ... the list goes on.<br />
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So what do you think of this idea?<p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/06/fear-this-dan-aykroyd-as-yogi-bear/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/forward/19226296/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/06/fear-this-dan-aykroyd-as-yogi-bear/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>Anna Faris</category><category>AnnaFaris</category><category>Boo Boo</category><category>BooBoo</category><category>Dan Aykroyd</category><category>DanAykroyd</category><category>Hanna Barbera</category><category>HannaBarbera</category><category>Justin Timberlake</category><category>JustinTimberlake</category><category>Yogi Bear</category><category>YogiBear</category><dc:creator>Brad Trechak</dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:04:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Fox to air new Avatar trailer on NFL broadcast Sunday</title><link>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/30/fox-to-air-new-avatar-trailer-on-nfl-broadcast-sunday/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/30/fox-to-air-new-avatar-trailer-on-nfl-broadcast-sunday/</guid><comments>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/30/fox-to-air-new-avatar-trailer-on-nfl-broadcast-sunday/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/sports/" rel="tag">Sports</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/tv-on-the-bigscreen/" rel="tag">TV on the Bigscreen</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/reality-free/" rel="tag">Reality-Free</a></p><img width="200" vspace="4" hspace="4" height="314" border="0" align="right" alt="Avatar will replace Tony Romo on this huge screen on November 1." src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.tvsquad.com/media/2009/10/cowboys-stadium-nfl-f_phel.jpg" />Fox will use football this Sunday to help tall, blue aliens take over our televisions.<br />
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On November 1, Fox is shooting for the "world's biggest live trailer viewing" when it airs the new preview of James Cameron's <em>Avatar</em> live on TV and in the Dallas Cowboys' home park on the world's largest video display -- the Cowboy Stadium's Diamond Vision Screen before the Lone Star State's heroes take on the Seattle Seahawks.<br />
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A Fox press release explains that the Fox Sports <em>NFL Sunday</em> pregame show will present the new trailer live on the network. Meanwhile, those Cowboy fans still sober enough at noon to enjoy the brief glimpse of the sci-fi epic will take it in on a screen larger than some Far Eastern countries.<br />
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Putting the TV network's football viewing figures to work is the kind of bold step Fox needs to take to publicize Cameron's $300 million dollar movie. Though obviously ambitious and technically groundbreaking, special previews of the 3D fantasy flick left some viewers less than thrilled. While the film will be 3D in theaters, the trailer will stick to a simpler 2D TV image for the big event.<p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/30/fox-to-air-new-avatar-trailer-on-nfl-broadcast-sunday/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Fox to air new Avatar trailer on NFL broadcast Sunday</em></a></p><p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/30/fox-to-air-new-avatar-trailer-on-nfl-broadcast-sunday/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/forward/19216226/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/30/fox-to-air-new-avatar-trailer-on-nfl-broadcast-sunday/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>Avatar</category><category>Dallas Cowboys</category><category>DallasCowboys</category><category>football</category><category>fox</category><category>movie</category><category>NFL</category><category>seattle seahawks</category><category>SeattleSeahawks</category><category>trailer</category><dc:creator>John Scott Lewinski</dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 11:28:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Introducing the new A-Team</title><link>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/26/introducing-the-new-a-team/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/26/introducing-the-new-a-team/</guid><comments>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/26/introducing-the-new-a-team/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/tv-on-the-bigscreen/" rel="tag">TV on the Bigscreen</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/oped/" rel="tag">OpEd</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/reality-free/" rel="tag">Reality-Free</a></p><img width="200" vspace="4" hspace="4" height="141" border="0" align="right" alt="The A-Team" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.tvsquad.com/media/2009/10/the_a-team_2010.jpg" />The upcoming <em>A-Team</em> movie has released its first cast photo (a larger version can be seen <a href="http://insidemovies.moviefone.com/2009/10/26/the-a-team-movie-first-official-cast-photo/">here</a>), and I'll give credit where credit is due. Not only has Fox cast the movie perfectly, but they've gone out of their way to make the cast look like their 80's television equivalents. Okay, Rampage Jackson isn't wearing gold chains, but that's about it.<br />
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They even made Liam Neeson look like George Peppard. How cool is that? And of course that's the classic van in the background. Even if this movie ends up being a mindless action flick, then it's still following in the footsteps of its originator and will likely make $100 million that weekend. <br />
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I just wonder if anybody is actually going to be shot and killed in the movie. It never seemed to happen during the television show. More importantly, will any of the original cast members make a cameo?<p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/26/introducing-the-new-a-team/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/forward/19210496/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/26/introducing-the-new-a-team/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>20th Century Fox</category><category>20thCenturyFox</category><category>A-Team</category><category>Fox</category><category>George Peppard</category><category>GeorgePeppard</category><category>Liam Neeson</category><category>LiamNeeson</category><category>Mr. T.</category><category>Mr.T.</category><category>NBC</category><category>Rampage Jackson</category><category>RampageJackson</category><category>Universal</category><dc:creator>Brad Trechak</dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 20:02:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>2012: Startling New Secrets sells a preview of Armageddon</title><link>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/24/2012-startling-new-secrets-sells-a-preview-of-armegeddon/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/24/2012-startling-new-secrets-sells-a-preview-of-armegeddon/</guid><comments>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/24/2012-startling-new-secrets-sells-a-preview-of-armegeddon/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/reality/" rel="tag">Other Reality Shows</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/science-fiction/" rel="tag">Other Sci-Fi/Supernatural Shows</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/tv-on-the-bigscreen/" rel="tag">TV on the Bigscreen</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/reality-free/" rel="tag">Reality-Free</a></p><img hspace="4" height="312" border="0" align="right" width="200" vspace="4" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.tvsquad.com/media/2009/10/2012-movie-poster.jpg" alt="The new movie 2012 tells the story of a disaster picture gone horribly wrong." />The new Columbia Pictures disaster epic, <em>2012</em>, proposes what many New Age folk believe is inevitable. The Roland Emmerich movie looks ahead to December 21, 2012 as the end of the world because the Mayan Calendar cycle ends on that day.<br />
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So, the cinematic seas rise, and the ground shakes -- sending scores of mid-range stars scrambling for their lives. Syfy previews both the movie and its long-held cataclysm theory on a new special, <em><a href="http://www.syfy.com/2012/sweepstakes/">2012: Startling New Secrets</a></em>. Premiering Sunday, November 8 at 9 p.m., the two-hour show "delves into the Mayan Mystery surrounding <em>2012</em>."<br />
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I'm going out on a limb here and predicting the show will fail to ask the obvious question: If the Mayans were so adept at looking centuries into the future to predict the end of the world, why weren't they clairvoyant enough to foresee the end of their long-extinct civilization and prevent its collapse?<p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/24/2012-startling-new-secrets-sells-a-preview-of-armegeddon/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>2012: Startling New Secrets sells a preview of Armageddon</em></a></p><p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/24/2012-startling-new-secrets-sells-a-preview-of-armegeddon/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/forward/19208260/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/24/2012-startling-new-secrets-sells-a-preview-of-armegeddon/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>2012</category><category>2012: Startling New Secrets</category><category>2012:StartlingNewSecrets</category><category>columbia</category><category>Columbia Pictures</category><category>ColumbiaPictures</category><category>Roland Emmerich</category><category>RolandEmmerich</category><dc:creator>John Scott Lewinski</dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2009 21:01:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Arrested Development news that isn't about the movie: IFC to air series</title><link>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/20/arrested-development-news-that-isnt-about-the-movie-ifc-to-air/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/20/arrested-development-news-that-isnt-about-the-movie-ifc-to-air/</guid><comments>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/20/arrested-development-news-that-isnt-about-the-movie-ifc-to-air/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/tv-on-the-bigscreen/" rel="tag">TV on the Bigscreen</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/arrested-development/" rel="tag">Arrested Development</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/cable-satellite/" rel="tag">Cable/Satellite</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/cancellations/" rel="tag">Cancellations</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/reality-free/" rel="tag">Reality-Free</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/gone-too-soon/" rel="tag">Gone Too Soon</a></p><img hspace="4" height="299" border="0" align="middle" width="425" vspace="4" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.tvsquad.com/media/2009/10/arrested.jpg" alt="Arrested Development" /><br />It seems these days when anyone talks about <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/tag/arrested+development/"><em>Arrested Development</em></a>, the conversation inevitably turns to the still up-in-the-air film sequel -- something that's proven to be more elusive than finding your own Cornballer. Last we heard, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/05/the-latest-about-the-arrested-development-movie/">the film was actually in development</a> (a term that only loosely means what it's supposed to in Hollywood), but in the meantime, though, there is some good news - <a href="http://www.ifc.com/blogs/ifc-now/2009/10/arrested-development.php">IFC has picked up the off-network rights to <em>Arrested Development</em></a>.<p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/20/arrested-development-news-that-isnt-about-the-movie-ifc-to-air/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Arrested Development news that isn't about the movie: IFC to air series</em></a></p><p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/20/arrested-development-news-that-isnt-about-the-movie-ifc-to-air/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/forward/19202601/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/20/arrested-development-news-that-isnt-about-the-movie-ifc-to-air/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>Arrested Development</category><category>cable</category><category>IFC</category><category>Jason Bateman</category><category>Mitch Hurwitz</category><category>The Bluths</category><dc:creator>Jonathan Toomey</dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 17:01:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Original anime TV series Astro Boy evolves into movie, game</title><link>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/14/original-anime-tv-series-astro-boy-evolves-into-movie-game/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/14/original-anime-tv-series-astro-boy-evolves-into-movie-game/</guid><comments>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/14/original-anime-tv-series-astro-boy-evolves-into-movie-game/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/tv-on-the-bigscreen/" rel="tag">TV on the Bigscreen</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/animation/" rel="tag">Animation</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/children/" rel="tag">Children</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/reality-free/" rel="tag">Reality-Free</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/british-tv/" rel="tag">British TV</a></p><img width="200" vspace="4" hspace="4" height="311" border="0" align="right" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.tvsquad.com/media/2009/10/astroboy200.jpg"  alt="Astro Boy poster" />Before <em>Speed Racer</em> offered an anime slant to Saturday morning cartoons in the 1970s, and before <em>G-Force</em> or <em>Voltron</em> made kids rush home from school in the 1980s, there was <em>Astro Boy</em>.<br />
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Widely considered the original manga comic, <em><a href="http://astroboy.manga.com/">Astro Boy</a> was </em>conceived and written by the recognized pioneer of the genre, Osamu Tezuka in 1952.<br />
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From the franchise's diminutive launch pad, the endless chain TV anime franchises took flight. Without Tezuka's creation, there's no <em>Lupin III</em>, no <em>Golgo 13</em>, no <em>Ghost in the Machine</em>, no <em>Cowboy Bebop</em>, etc. The strange thing is, some of those TV shows from different eras pack more U.S. pop culture recognition than the franchise that set the table.<p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/14/original-anime-tv-series-astro-boy-evolves-into-movie-game/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Original anime TV series Astro Boy evolves into movie, game</em></a></p><p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/14/original-anime-tv-series-astro-boy-evolves-into-movie-game/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/forward/19191629/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/14/original-anime-tv-series-astro-boy-evolves-into-movie-game/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>astro boy</category><category>astro boy movie photos</category><category>astro boy trailer</category><category>AstroBoy</category><category>AstroBoyMoviePhotos</category><category>AstroBoyTrailer</category><category>osamu tezuka</category><category>osamu tezula</category><category>osamu-tezuka</category><category>OsamuTezuka</category><category>OsamuTezula</category><category>speed racer</category><category>SpeedRacer</category><category>voltron</category><dc:creator>John Scott Lewinski</dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 08:04:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Sex and the City 2: movie spoilers</title><link>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/12/sex-and-the-city-2-movie-spoilers/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/12/sex-and-the-city-2-movie-spoilers/</guid><comments>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/12/sex-and-the-city-2-movie-spoilers/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/drama/" rel="tag">Other Drama Shows</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/tv-on-the-bigscreen/" rel="tag">TV on the Bigscreen</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/video/" rel="tag">Video</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/spoilers-anonymous/" rel="tag">Spoilers Anonymous</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/celebrities/" rel="tag">Celebrities</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/reality-free/" rel="tag">Reality-Free</a></p><img width="200" vspace="4" hspace="4" height="291" border="0" align="right" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.tvsquad.com/media/2009/10/satc2-2009.jpg" alt="Sex and the City" />Almost a year ago, it was announced that <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/11/08/another-sex-and-the-city-movie-in-the-works/">there would be a movie sequel</a> for the hit TV series <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/tag/Sex+and+the+City/"><em>Sex and the City</em></a>. It took years for producers and actresses to agree to a first movie, but a few months to decide a sequel was needed. Then again, with the popularity of the <em>Sex and the City</em> movie, it was inevitable that a sequel would follow.<br />
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Production is underway for the movie, set to be released at the end of May 2010, which means spoilers are leaking on the web! As expected, all four main ladies are back. But what is in store for them? Who, besides the ladies, will star in the movie?<br />
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<strong>Spoilers coming up!</strong><p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/12/sex-and-the-city-2-movie-spoilers/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Sex and the City 2: movie spoilers</em></a></p><p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/12/sex-and-the-city-2-movie-spoilers/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/forward/19192107/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/12/sex-and-the-city-2-movie-spoilers/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>Chris Noth</category><category>ChrisNoth</category><category>Cynthia Nixon</category><category>CynthiaNixon</category><category>Evan Handler</category><category>EvanHandler</category><category>Jason Lewis</category><category>JasonLewis</category><category>Kim Cattrall</category><category>KimCattrall</category><category>Kristin Davis</category><category>KristinDavis</category><category>Liza Minelli</category><category>LizaMinelli</category><category>Max Ryan</category><category>MaxRyan</category><category>Miley Cyrus</category><category>MileyCyrus</category><category>movie</category><category>Sarah Jessica Parker</category><category>SarahJessicaParker</category><category>sequel</category><category>Sex and the City</category><category>SexAndTheCity</category><dc:creator>Isabelle Carreau</dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2009 09:02:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>No sequel for The Simpsons Movie for now</title><link>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/07/no-sequel-for-the-simpsons-movie-for-now/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/07/no-sequel-for-the-simpsons-movie-for-now/</guid><comments>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/07/no-sequel-for-the-simpsons-movie-for-now/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/tv-on-the-bigscreen/" rel="tag">TV on the Bigscreen</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/the-simpsons/" rel="tag">The Simpsons</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/reality-free/" rel="tag">Reality-Free</a></p><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="0" align="right" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.tvsquad.com/media/2009/10/simpsons_movie.jpg" alt="Bart and Homer in The Simpsons Movie" />If you fondly remember watching the first <em>Simpsons Movie</em> hoping that the sequel would bring you equal amounts of life affirming excitement, keep hoping. <br />
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Matt Groening and Al Jean said an interview with Morgan Spurlock, the <em>Super Size Me</em> star and director hired for <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/08/01/morgan-spurlock-on-the-simpsons-anniversary-special-in-3-d-o/">the show's big anniversary extravaganza</a>, that they have <a href="http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118009622.html?categoryid=14&amp;cs=1&amp;ref=bd_tv">no plans to start doing another <em>Simpsons </em>movie</a> anytime soon. <br />
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They didn't rule out the possibility of another movie, but it certainly won't be in the foreseeable future. The pair said the process for the first movie was so frustrating that they couldn't fathom even starting a second one without some kind of heavy duty anti-psychotic medication.<p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/07/no-sequel-for-the-simpsons-movie-for-now/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/forward/19188304/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/07/no-sequel-for-the-simpsons-movie-for-now/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>20th century</category><category>20th century f</category><category>20th century fox</category><category>20th century television</category><category>20thCentury</category><category>20thCenturyF</category><category>20thCenturyFox</category><category>20thCenturyTelevision</category><category>al jean</category><category>AlJean</category><category>fox</category><category>matt groeing</category><category>matt groenig</category><category>matt groening</category><category>MattGroeing</category><category>MattGroenig</category><category>MattGroening</category><category>the simpsons</category><category>the simpsons movie</category><category>TheSimpsons</category><category>TheSimpsonsMovie</category><dc:creator>Danny Gallagher</dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2009 22:02:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>The latest about the Arrested Development movie</title><link>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/05/the-latest-about-the-arrested-development-movie/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/05/the-latest-about-the-arrested-development-movie/</guid><comments>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/05/the-latest-about-the-arrested-development-movie/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/tv-on-the-bigscreen/" rel="tag">TV on the Bigscreen</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/oped/" rel="tag">OpEd</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/reality-free/" rel="tag">Reality-Free</a></p><img width="425" vspace="4" hspace="4" height="299" border="0" align="top" alt="arrested_development_family" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.tvsquad.com/media/2009/10/arrested.jpg" /><br />
Does it seem like every other month there's some talk about the proposed <em>Arrested Development</em> movie? Perhaps that's because it's an idea that simply won't go away until the film is actually in theaters and fans of the Emmy-winning Fox series will finally be satisfied. Well, satisfaction may be just around the corner. The <a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/entertainmentNews/idUSTRE5940H520091005"><em>Arrested Development</em> movie is really developing now</a>. Creator <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/04/10/mitchell-hurwitz-talks-sit-down-shut-up-and-arrested-developmen/">Mitchell Hurwitz</a> is at work on the screenplay -- working with co-executive producer James Vallely -- and the Bluths are creeping closer to big screen reality.<p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/05/the-latest-about-the-arrested-development-movie/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>The latest about the Arrested Development movie</em></a></p><p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/05/the-latest-about-the-arrested-development-movie/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/forward/19184458/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/05/the-latest-about-the-arrested-development-movie/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>AD</category><category>Arrested Development</category><category>ArrestedDevelopment</category><category>Bluths</category><category>emmy-winning</category><category>Fox</category><category>Fox series</category><category>FoxSeries</category><category>Jason Bateman</category><category>JasonBateman</category><category>Michael Cera</category><category>MichaelCera</category><category>Mitchell Hurwitz</category><category>MitchellHurwitz</category><category>Tony Hale</category><category>TonyHale</category><category>Will Arnett</category><category>WillArnett</category><dc:creator>Allison Waldman</dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2009 11:02:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Here's the first pic from the A Team movie</title><link>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/02/heres-the-first-pic-from-the-a-team-movie/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/02/heres-the-first-pic-from-the-a-team-movie/</guid><comments>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/02/heres-the-first-pic-from-the-a-team-movie/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/tv-on-the-bigscreen/" rel="tag">TV on the Bigscreen</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/reality-free/" rel="tag">Reality-Free</a></p><img width="425" vspace="4" hspace="4" height="297" border="0" align="top" alt="The A Team" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.tvsquad.com/media/2009/10/ateammovie1.jpg" /><br /> Huh. I didn't even realize they had finished<em> casting</em> the big-screen <em>A Team</em> movie let alone started to film it. But above is the first pic from the set. That's Liam Neeson as Hannibal, Bradley Cooper as Face, Quinton Jackson as B.A. Baracus, and Sharlto Copley as Murdock (<a href="http://www.comingsoon.net/imageGallery/The_A_Team/large/hr_The_A-Team_1.jpg">here's a bigger version of the picture</a>). The film comes out next June.<br /> <br /> [via <a href="http://content.usatoday.com/communities/popcandy/index">Pop Candy</a>]<p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/02/heres-the-first-pic-from-the-a-team-movie/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/forward/19182394/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/02/heres-the-first-pic-from-the-a-team-movie/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>a team</category><category>a team movie</category><category>b.a. baracus</category><category>bradley cooper</category><category>hannibal smith</category><category>joe carnahan</category><category>liam neeson</category><category>murdock</category><category>quinton jackson</category><category>sharlto copley</category><dc:creator>Bob Sassone</dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2009 13:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Thomas the Tank Engine heading back to the big screen</title><link>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/01/thomas-the-tank-engine-heading-back-to-the-big-screen/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/01/thomas-the-tank-engine-heading-back-to-the-big-screen/</guid><comments>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/01/thomas-the-tank-engine-heading-back-to-the-big-screen/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/tv-on-the-bigscreen/" rel="tag">TV on the Bigscreen</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/oped/" rel="tag">OpEd</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/reality-free/" rel="tag">Reality-Free</a></p><img hspace="4" height="122" border="0" align="right" width="200" vspace="4" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.tvsquad.com/media/2009/09/thomas_the_tank_engine_341x182.jpg" alt="Thomas and Friends" />The popular children's book character Thomas the Tank Engine is once again <a href="http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/television/news/e3i0e0331038f5cd3ed086603b1c2689786">heading to the big screen</a>, proving that Hollywood has no original ideas left whatsoever. Or that the industry will put anything on screen it thinks will make money. Or both. Thomas and his gang of anthropomorphic vehicles currently appear on PBS on <a href="http://www.thomasandfriends.com"><em>Thomas and Friends</em></a>.<br />
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The character has already starred in the movie <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0205461/"><em>Thomas and the Magic Railroad</em></a> starring Alec Baldwin (who also narrated the television stories for years). Is that really enough time between revamps? Is it the fact that the youngest generation recycles every seven years, which has kept Disney in business forever?<br />
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Given his association with the franchise, it would be a crime if Baldwin didn't at least get a voice-over role in the movie (and preferably a full cameo). In the meanwhile, he'll have to content himself with his Emmy-winning role on <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/30-rock/"><em>30 Rock</em></a>.<p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/01/thomas-the-tank-engine-heading-back-to-the-big-screen/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/forward/19179972/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/01/thomas-the-tank-engine-heading-back-to-the-big-screen/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>Alec Baldwin</category><category>AlecBaldwin</category><category>movie</category><category>Thomas and Friends</category><category>Thomas and the Magic Railroad</category><category>Thomas the Tank Engine</category><category>ThomasAndFriends</category><category>ThomasAndTheMagicRailroad</category><category>ThomasTheTankEngine</category><dc:creator>Brad Trechak</dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 12:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Encore Westerns add classic titles</title><link>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/01/encore-westerns-add-classic-titles/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/01/encore-westerns-add-classic-titles/</guid><comments>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/01/encore-westerns-add-classic-titles/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/programming/" rel="tag">Programming</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/tv-on-the-bigscreen/" rel="tag">TV on the Bigscreen</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/oped/" rel="tag">OpEd</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/celebrities/" rel="tag">Celebrities</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/reality-free/" rel="tag">Reality-Free</a></p><img width="200" vspace="4" hspace="4" height="271" border="0" align="right" alt="have_gun_Will_Travel_cbs" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.tvsquad.com/media/2009/09/have-gun-norwich.jpg" />Movies are great, and Encore Western has feasted on showing lots of theatrical features and shorts. However, the premium channel has wisely veered from its bread and butter, by mixing in TV shows. The channel will soon be adding to the TV fare when <a href="http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/television/news/e3i9ba294d3ac964cbd82794ee64ff19e30"><em>Gunsmoke, Rawhide,</em> and <em>Have Gun Will Travel</em> join Encore Westerns</a>. <br /> <br /> These are three classic TV westerns that had significant long runs and big name stars. They'll be a nice addition to shows like <em>Cheyenne</em> and <em>Maverick</em> currently on the net, as well as the Roy Rogers and Gene Autry programmers that run through the day.<p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/01/encore-westerns-add-classic-titles/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Encore Westerns add classic titles</em></a></p><p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/01/encore-westerns-add-classic-titles/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/forward/19179406/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/01/encore-westerns-add-classic-titles/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>Cheyenne</category><category>classics</category><category>Encore Westerns</category><category>EncoreWesterns</category><category>Gene Autry</category><category>GeneAutry</category><category>Gunsmoke</category><category>Have Gun Will Travel</category><category>HaveGunWillTravel</category><category>Maverick</category><category>movies</category><category>Rawhide</category><category>Richard Boone</category><category>RichardBoone</category><category>Roy Rogers</category><category>RoyRogers</category><category>westerns</category><dc:creator>Allison Waldman</dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 08:45:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Friends feature film rumors begin again</title><link>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/09/29/friends-feature-film-rumors-begin-again/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/09/29/friends-feature-film-rumors-begin-again/</guid><comments>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/09/29/friends-feature-film-rumors-begin-again/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/tv-on-the-bigscreen/" rel="tag">TV on the Bigscreen</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/oped/" rel="tag">OpEd</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/reality-free/" rel="tag">Reality-Free</a></p><img hspace="4" height="221" border="0" align="right" width="250" vspace="4" alt="friends_NBC" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.tvsquad.com/media/2009/09/friends-1.jpg" />You know, ever since <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/06/23/another-friends-reunion-sort-of/"><em>Friends</em></a> went off the air, rumors have cropped up again and again that there would be a big screen version of the show, presumably picking up the storylines from the grand finale. Of course, if you remember the great stories on <em>Joey</em>, maybe post-<em>Friends</em> storytelling isn't such a grand idea after all. <br />
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However, at least one person is sure that a feature film is coming. James Michael Tyler, who poured the coffee at Central Perk as Gunther (he also ogled Rachel), was asked about the movie version and <a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1216441/Friends-reunited-Stars-hit-TV-sitcom-make-movie-version.html">Tyler said that <em>Friends: The Movie</em> is definitely on</a>.<p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/09/29/friends-feature-film-rumors-begin-again/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Friends feature film rumors begin again</em></a></p><p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/09/29/friends-feature-film-rumors-begin-again/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/forward/19177325/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/09/29/friends-feature-film-rumors-begin-again/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>big screen</category><category>BigScreen</category><category>Cougar Town</category><category>CougarTown</category><category>Courteney Cox</category><category>CourteneyCox</category><category>David Schwimmer</category><category>DavidSchwimmer</category><category>feature film</category><category>FeatureFilm</category><category>Friends</category><category>James Michael Tyler</category><category>JamesMichaelTyler</category><category>Jennifer Aniston</category><category>JenniferAniston</category><category>Lisa Kudrow</category><category>LisaKudrow</category><category>Matt Leblanc</category><category>Matthew Perry</category><category>MatthewPerry</category><category>MattLeblanc</category><category>NBC</category><category>sitcom</category><category>Warners</category><dc:creator>Allison Waldman</dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2009 13:02:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Rounding out the A-Team cast?</title><link>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/09/16/rounding-out-the-a-team-cast/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/09/16/rounding-out-the-a-team-cast/</guid><comments>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/09/16/rounding-out-the-a-team-cast/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/tv-on-the-bigscreen/" rel="tag">TV on the Bigscreen</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/oped/" rel="tag">OpEd</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/casting/" rel="tag">Casting</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/reality-free/" rel="tag">Reality-Free</a></p><img width="200" vspace="4" hspace="4" height="215" border="0" align="right" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.tvsquad.com/media/2009/09/a-team-dvd1.jpg" alt="The A Team" />It appears that <em>District 9</em> star Sharlto Copley <a href="http://www.heatvisionblog.com/2009/09/sharlto-copley-playing-howling-mad-murdoch-in-ateam.html">is in talks to play </a>"Howling Mad" Murdock in the big-screen version of <em>The A-Team</em>. Jessica Biel is also in talks to play an army general pursing the covert team, which is a nice change of pace considering that the token female character of Amy in the original series didn't seem to do much (so much so that her character was eliminated late in the series and nobody noticed).<br /><br />If the talks are successful, Copley <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/09/11/a-team-movie-has-almost-come-together/">will join UFC star "Rampage" Jackson</a>, Liam Neeson and Bradley Cooper as the other members of the team. Biel may join the team as well as it's been revealed that she is a former romantic partner of Cooper's "Face" character. If her first name is Amy, that would clinch it.<br /><br />The movie cast is sounding pretty good. Hopefully there can be cameos by the surviving original television actors. However, if the movie wanted to truly capture the spirit of the original television show, then ten thousand bullets will be fired and nobody will die.<br /><br /> You can <a href="http://www.slashcontrol.com/free-tv-shows/the-a-team">watch full episodes</a> of the original television show on SlashControl.<p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/09/16/rounding-out-the-a-team-cast/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/forward/19163333/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/09/16/rounding-out-the-a-team-cast/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>Howling Mad Murdock</category><category>HowlingMadMurdock</category><category>Jessica Biel</category><category>JessicaBiel</category><category>Sharlto Copley</category><category>SharltoCopley</category><category>The A Team</category><category>The A-Team</category><category>TheA-team</category><category>TheATeam</category><dc:creator>Brad Trechak</dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2009 14:01:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>A-Team movie has almost come together</title><link>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/09/11/a-team-movie-has-almost-come-together/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/09/11/a-team-movie-has-almost-come-together/</guid><comments>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/09/11/a-team-movie-has-almost-come-together/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/tv-on-the-bigscreen/" rel="tag">TV on the Bigscreen</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/casting/" rel="tag">Casting</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/reality-free/" rel="tag">Reality-Free</a></p><img width="200" vspace="4" hspace="4" height="213" border="0" align="right" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.tvsquad.com/media/2009/09/a_team.jpg" alt="The A-Team Movie" />I love it when a cast comes together, except this one. <br /><br /><a href="http://insidemovies.moviefone.com/2009/09/10/sharlto-copley-a-team-wb-drops-he-man-movie/">Joe Carnahan's cast for the big screen <em>A-Team</em> remake</a> has three out of the four main team members cast and is awaiting confirmation on the fourth. <br /><br />So far, Liam Neeson has been confirmed to play Hannibal, Bradley Cooper has been fingered for Faceman, and mixed martial arts and UFC fighter Quentin "Rampage" Jackson will play B.A. The director has approached but not yet confirmed Sharito Coplay to play Murdock, debunking rumors that Jim Carrey, Robert Downey, Jr. or Woody Harrelson would be the team's fourth man.<p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/09/11/a-team-movie-has-almost-come-together/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>A-Team movie has almost come together</em></a></p><p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/09/11/a-team-movie-has-almost-come-together/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/forward/19157923/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/09/11/a-team-movie-has-almost-come-together/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>b.a. baracas</category><category>b.a. baracus</category><category>B.a.Baracas</category><category>B.a.Baracus</category><category>bradley cooper</category><category>bradley cooper a team</category><category>BradleyCooper</category><category>BradleyCooperATeam</category><category>faceman</category><category>hannibal</category><category>joe carnahan</category><category>JoeCarnahan</category><category>liam neeson</category><category>LiamNeeson</category><category>murdock</category><category>quentin rampage jackson</category><category>QuentinRampageJackson</category><category>sharito coplay</category><category>SharitoCoplay</category><category>the a-team</category><category>the a-team movie</category><category>TheA-team</category><category>TheA-teamMovie</category><dc:creator>Danny Gallagher</dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2009 15:02:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>He-Man will not work with Joel Silver</title><link>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/09/11/he-man-will-not-work-with-joel-silver/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/09/11/he-man-will-not-work-with-joel-silver/</guid><comments>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/09/11/he-man-will-not-work-with-joel-silver/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/tv-on-the-bigscreen/" rel="tag">TV on the Bigscreen</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/oped/" rel="tag">OpEd</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/animation/" rel="tag">Animation</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/reality-free/" rel="tag">Reality-Free</a></p><img width="200" vspace="4" hspace="4" height="165" border="0" align="right" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.tvsquad.com/media/2009/01/heman_filmation.jpg" alt="He-Man" />Mattel and Warner Brothers will <a href="http://splashpage.mtv.com/2009/09/10/warner-bros-drops-he-man-movie/">no longer be working together</a> on a big screen adaptation of the <em>He-Man and the Masters of the Universe</em> franchise. John Stevenson is still on to direct, but thankfully, Joel Silver has left the project (I still haven't forgiven him for his <a href="http://www.cinematical.com/2006/03/01/joel-silver-says-vendetta-is-risky/">lies about Alan Moore</a>).<br /><br />The <em>Masters of the Universe</em> 1987 movie is still a guilty pleasure of mine (early Courtney Cox. Yum). Of course, the classic 1980's cartoon is where J. Michael Straczynski got his start before moving to bigger fish such as <em>Babylon 5</em>. The best big-screen adaptations usually happen when fans, or at least people who understand the source material, become filmmakers (the best examples are the <em>Batman </em>and <em>Iron Man</em> franchises). I didn't get the impression that this was happening with the <em>He-Man</em> movie.<br /><br />Given the sheer volume of remakes that are happening, I wonder if this movie is even necessary. Do we even need another <em>He-Man</em> movie?<p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/09/11/he-man-will-not-work-with-joel-silver/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/forward/19157718/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/09/11/he-man-will-not-work-with-joel-silver/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>He-Man</category><category>He-Man and the Masters of the Universe</category><category>He-manAndTheMastersOfTheUniverse</category><category>Joel Silver</category><category>JoelSilver</category><category>Mattel</category><category>movie</category><category>Warner Brothers</category><category>WarnerBrothers</category><dc:creator>Brad Trechak</dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2009 12:04:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Beavis and Butt-Head are back!</title><link>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/09/02/beavis-and-butt-head-are-back/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/09/02/beavis-and-butt-head-are-back/</guid><comments>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/09/02/beavis-and-butt-head-are-back/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/comedy/" rel="tag">Other Comedy Shows</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/industry/" rel="tag">Industry</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/tv-on-the-bigscreen/" rel="tag">TV on the Bigscreen</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/animation/" rel="tag">Animation</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/reality-free/" rel="tag">Reality-Free</a></p>Thank you, Mike Judge. I really needed a pick-me-up after watching that <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/09/02/punky-brewster-is-back-for-a-limited-time-only/">depressing video</a> of Soleil Moon Frye dressing up like Punky Brewster to celebrate 1,000,000 Twitter followers. And this video of Beavis and Butt-Head promoting your new movie, <span style="font-style: italic;">Extract</span>, did the trick. <br /><br /> <object width="480" height="295"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/eVQymypymok&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/eVQymypymok&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="295"></embed></object> <br /><br /> Ah, "Master Bateman!" Sometimes it's the simple things that help you get through the day.<p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/09/02/beavis-and-butt-head-are-back/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Beavis and Butt-Head are back!</em></a></p><p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/09/02/beavis-and-butt-head-are-back/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/forward/19148389/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/09/02/beavis-and-butt-head-are-back/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>beavis and butthead</category><category>BeavisAndButthead</category><category>extract</category><category>mike judge</category><category>MikeJudge</category><dc:creator>Mike Moody</dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2009 12:34:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Arrested Development movie update: not much of an update</title><link>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/08/27/arrested-development-movie-update-not-much-of-an-update/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/08/27/arrested-development-movie-update-not-much-of-an-update/</guid><comments>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/08/27/arrested-development-movie-update-not-much-of-an-update/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/tv-on-the-bigscreen/" rel="tag">TV on the Bigscreen</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/arrested-development/" rel="tag">Arrested Development</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/celebrities/" rel="tag">Celebrities</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/reality-free/" rel="tag">Reality-Free</a></p><img width="200" vspace="4" hspace="4" height="265" border="0" align="right" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.tvsquad.com/media/2008/06/bluth61108.jpg" alt="Arrested Development" />It's been a while since we heard any news about that <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/arrested-development/"><span style="font-style: italic;">Arrested Development </span></a>movie that might be happening, might not be happening, was being written, was being thought about, etc. Now comes word from Jason Bateman that the movie is still a go and it's still being written as we speak.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.collider.com/2009/08/25/jason-bateman-interview-arrested-development-movie-the-baster-paul-and-hancock-sequel/">Bateman tells Collider.com</a> that Mitch Hurwitz is still writing the script, and once that's done they have to get the scheduling of the filming down (which won't be easy with so many cast members).<p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/08/27/arrested-development-movie-update-not-much-of-an-update/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Arrested Development movie update: not much of an update</em></a></p><p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/08/27/arrested-development-movie-update-not-much-of-an-update/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/forward/19142574/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/08/27/arrested-development-movie-update-not-much-of-an-update/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>arrested development</category><category>arrested development movie</category><category>bluths</category><category>david cross</category><category>interview</category><category>jason bateman</category><category>jeffrey tambor</category><category>michael cera</category><category>mitchell hurwitz</category><category>will arnett</category><dc:creator>Bob Sassone</dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2009 12:29:00 EST</pubDate></item></channel></rss>