All Posts Tagged With: "TNT"
Romano to act his Age
Ray Romano is re-teaming with Everybody Loves Raymond writer-producer Mike Royce for a drama pilot to air on TNT, indicates The Hollywood Reporter. Titled Men of a Certain Age, the hourlong show was written by Romano, who will star, as well as executive produce with showrunner Royce. “The character-based project is described as taking a wry look at what it means to be a guy approaching midlife while also exploring the unique bonds of male friendship through the eyes of three guys who have been best friends since college but are now in their 40s.”
Turner meets the Browns
Variety indicates that Turner Broadcasting’s TBS/TNT and Lionsgate have arranged a four-picture transaction valued at $8-10 million. The deal includes Tyler Perry’s Meet the Browns, Witless Protection, Lord of War and In the Mix.
TNT, TBS to air Dark Knight, Speed Racer
According to Variety, Turner Broadcasting’s TNT and TBS have won the battle to air a Warner Bros. Domestic Cable TV package that includes such upcoming titles as 10,000 B.C., The Dark Knight, Speed Racer, Get Smart, the Jim Carrey comedy Yes Man and the Leonardo DiCaprio-Russell Crowe vehicle Body of Lies. The deal also features such recent theatrical releases as I Am Legend, Fred Claus, The Bucket List and Fool’s Gold.
Small Screen Roundup: 1/25/08 Edition
Coming Soon has the ABC press announcement that a special presentation of the Lost - Season Three two-hour finale, “Through the Looking Glass,” will air Wednesday, January 30 at 9:00 p.m., ET/PT. The episode’s re-airing will be enhanced with on-screen facts and back story to catch new viewers up on the series in preparation for its fourth season.
Meanwhile, ABC and Marvel Comics are teaming to insert Lost images and references in various comic book series, such as Uncanny X-Men, Incredible Hercules, Thunderbolts and Wolverine Origins.
The Hollywood Reporter indicates that John Noble has been cast as one of the three leads in the Fox sci-fi drama Fringe, from J.J. Abrams, Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci. Lance Reddick has likewise taken a role in the project.
The producers of NBC’s hit series American Gladiators (Mondays, 8-9 p.m. ET) are searching for potential contenders and Gladiators for season two of the high-octane hit series. IGN has the details on the open casting call.
TNT has picked up Steven Bochco’s pilot Raising the Bar, a legal drama, for series development. The show takes a look into the lives of “young lawyers who have been friends since law school but now work on opposing sides.” Variety has the story.
Due to an American Idol lead-in and viewer curiosity, the Fox game show Moment of Truth broke the record for this season’s highest-rated new series premiere. According to TVWeek, truth grabbed 23 million viewers and scored a 10.2 preliminary rating among adults 18 to 49, retaining 94% of its Idol audience (10.8)
The Price is Right, hosted by Drew Carey, is returing to prime time with six new specials to be broadcast on Fridays, informs Coming Soon. The evening episodes start February 22 (8:00-9:00 p.m., ET/PT), on CBS.
25Jan2008 | Josh E Armstrong | Continued
