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TV Surf Report: Is It Too Late for The Vampire Lestat — The Next Game of Thrones or Yesterday’s Vampire?
Santa Monica, CA – Yesterday, author Anne Rice announced via her Facebook page that she is bringing her most famous character, The Vampire Lestat, to Television. https://www.facebook.com/plugins/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fannericefanpage%2Fposts%2F10154794260300452&width=500“>Anne Rice Announcement on Facebook After unsuccessfully re-launching the film franchise after two disastrous … Continue reading
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Tagged Adaptations, Anne Rice, Hamilton, Outlander, Ron Moore, Television, Trends, Vampire Lestat
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TV Surf Report: Remakes & Reboots Still Trending As Nets Love Old Chestnuts
Santa Monica, CA — Updated 06 January 2017 –A solid strategy the networks continue to employ is re-making a popular film as a television series and/or re-booting a successful series with a new incarnation. Netflix just premiered the Latina re-boot of Norman … Continue reading
TV Surf Report: Hollywood Is Star Struck By Actors Who Produce
Santa Monica, CA — Actors continue to use their clout and set up projects at the networks and streaming services. The list grows daily, so keep checking in! (Updated 11 November 2016) ACTORS WHO PRODUCE Elizabeth Banks … Continue reading
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Tagged Actors, Jim Parsons, Kerry Washington, Lisa Kudrow, Television, Trends
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TV Surf Report: Holy Zeitgeist! Hollywood Is High On Pot Shows And Anthology This Development Season
Santa Monica, CA — Updated October 27th… Something is in the water in Hollywood, and it could very well be Lead (or Botox), but that’s another story. What’s that smell, though? Meanwhile, lots of streaming services and networks seem to be drinking (and/or, … Continue reading
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Tagged anthology, Chuck Lorre, High Maintenance, Kathy Bates, Margaret Cho, Marijuana, Pot, Television, Trends, Will Sasso
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TV Surf Report: Five Current Sales Trends in Hollywood (For Better Or Worse!)
Santa Monica, CA — (Updated 03 November 2016) For better or worse, here are the 5 Big Trends in Hollywood’s TV Development Landscape right now: True Crime Super Heroes Actors Who Produce Remakes & Re-Boots Adaptations Let’s start with the … Continue reading
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Tagged anthology, Gianni Versace, jon benet ramsay, menendez brothers, remakes, star vehicles, Television, Trends, true crime
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TV Surf Report: Origin Story — Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Santa Monica, CA – Blame the success of the iconic television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer for the current trend in Hollywood of adapting movies, popular or not, into TV shows. In the development pipeline are television adaptations of features … Continue reading
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Tagged Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Origin Story, Pilots, Television, Trends
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TV Surf Report: Origin Story — The X-Files
SANTA MONICA, CA – No two iconic television series share the same Origin Story, but chances are good that a great series started with a terrific script that numerous people felt passionate enough about to do their best work … Continue reading
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Tagged Bob Greenblatt, Chris Carter, Gary Newman, Origin Story, Peter Roth, Randy Stone, Television, The X-Files
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TV Surf Report: Veteran Showrunners Are Hollywood’s Newest Export To The Rest Of The World — Next Stop: Moscow!
Santa Monica, CA via Moscow, Russia — Comedy knows no bounds. Like Love, it knows no Rank nor River Bank. Comedy travels. American Television influences the World, but the rest of the World has some catching up to do. So, Hollywood’s … Continue reading
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Tagged David Nichols, Moscow, Showrunners, Television, The Voronins
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