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TV Surf Report: The Curious Case of XENA: WARRIOR PRINCESS & Whether To Re-Boot, Re-Cast, Re-Write
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(Updated 02 January 2016; Originally Published 05 August 2015) Santa Monica, CA — Lucy Lawless has made headlines lately speaking to rumors of a possible re-boot of her iconic role, XENA: WARRIOR PRINCESS, at…
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Film Surf Report 2015: Year In Review (Franchise, Franchise, Franchise!)
Santa Monica, CA — Make no mistake dear Readers, FRANCHISE is the word in Hollywood these days and for most days to come. Expect more Avengers, Mad Max and yes, Terminators. The highest grossing film of 2015 is a little indie called … Continue reading
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Tagged Avengers, Fast & Furious, franchises, Hunger Games, James Bond, Jurassic Park, Mr. Holmes, Star Wars, X-Men
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TV Surf Report 2015: The Year In Review…
Santa Monica, CA — The last week of 2015 is here, so let’s take a look back at the year’s Best & Worst, the Trends, the Lessons Learned in Film & TV and All Things Entertainment. Be Chill, Bro. … Continue reading
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Tagged 2015, Da Vinci's Demons, Eva Longoria, Mila Kunis, Reese Witherspoon, Television, Trends, Xena
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Film Surf Report: Carrie Fisher Kicked Butt — The Star Wars Sequel I Always Wanted to See: Princess Leia, Evil Jedi
Santa Monica, CA — In preparation for the release of the highly anticipated Star Wars: The Last Jedi, I recently re-watched the original trilogy of films as well as The Force Awakens. The Star Wars Movie I’ll Never … Continue reading
TV Surf Report: Actors Play Big Part of Buying Trend With Nets Relying Heavily On Scripts With Talent Attached
Santa Monica, CA — (Updated 19 March 2016) Buyers have been scooping up projects with Talent Attached. The list of Actors now producing/selling material is very long and growing longer by the day. Usually, there is a connection between Actor and … Continue reading
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Tagged Eva Longoria, Mila Kunis, pilot season, Reese Witherspoon, Script Development, Television
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TV Surf Report: Women Characters Rule Development Season
Santa Monica, CA — (Update, Dec. 20, 2015) — Female Characters drive Television as evidenced by Super Girl on CBS, Quantico on ABC, Blindspot on NBC, and Empire on Fox, to name a few. Critics are calling Netflix’s Jessica Jones … Continue reading
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Tagged Felicity Huffman, Female Leads, Jada Pinkett-Smith, Scripts, Television
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TV Surf Report: When In Doubt, Nets Order Scripts For Pre-Sold Titles … 28+ Of Them! Movies, Movies, Movies!
(Updated 27 January 2017) Santa Monica, CA — Television loves Movies. Part of a development executive’s job is to cull from a studio’s library those titles of films that could be re-developed as a television series (presumably, for their … Continue reading
TV Surf Report: Networks Rely On Re-Boots To Get Noticed In Increasingly Crowded Marketplace
Santa Monica, CA — (Update 15 January 2015) In today’s crowded television landscape, when there is more content than ever, one way to stand out is re-booting a beloved series hoping audiences will come clambering for something familiar. … Continue reading
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Tagged Gilmore Girls, Lost In Space, ReBoots, Star Trek, Television, Xena
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TV Surf Report: The Clunkers! Original Ideas In Development That Make One Say “They Bought THAT?!!”
Santa Monica, CA — Sometimes, I wonder why and how in the world did a network/digitial platform buy that? The pitch must have been fantastic “in the room.” Or, the auspices were just too good to pass up. Sometimes, … Continue reading
TV Surf Report: Original Ideas Eke Through Season of Re-Boots, Re-Makes & Adaptations
Santa Monica, CA — Original Ideas can still work their way through Hollywood’s obstacle course of making of Television: Nuns! Caesar! A Young Pope! Indian Rappers! Alien Congressmen! Heroic Gamers! Kung Fu! Alien Abductees! Historical Fantasy! Dark Comedy! Period … Continue reading
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