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REALITY PROGRAMMING
Don’t expect surprises when Emmy nominations and winners are announced in reality TV. The genre has seen no major hits and a few big thuds this past season, and with “American Idol” winding down, some folks are worried. Since the reality explosion 15 years ago, viewers have overdosed on the familiar templates. Most agree that reality needs new formats — or innovations to the old ones.
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On the air since 2003, the show that debunks or validates folklore (yes, elephants are apparently afraid of mice), challenges the plausibility of movie illusions and examines Internet truthiness has won series nominations for the past six seasons but no statuette— even though this is probably the only reality series President Obama has asked to appear on (he did, in 2010). Could this be the year for
MythBusters?
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Ten times now the show has won the prize for Best Reality—Competition Program, and this year, the show is submitting the fifth episode from Season 25. During a chat with Gold Derby, Keoghan discusses the show’s success and teases the upcoming season.
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In a roundtable discussion, six top reality TV talents — also including Cat Deeley, Bertram van Munster and Craig Piligian — open up about how they've coped with national tragedies during filming, the craziest moments that didn't make it to air, the Duggar family controversy and their unpredictable contestants.
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SSN ORIGINALS
Today we take 1080 line HDTV for granted, consumers have accepted it. And our theatrical cinema industry is close to adopting total video projection. Manufacturers hope consumers will embrace 4K TV so they can sell us new equipment. These ULTRA TV’s are richer than HDTV, but the perceptual values is not highly noticeable to the average viewer on a 70 inch or so domestic screen. And then there is 8k — finally!
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Meanwhile, CBS is giving
Doubt another shot, but with new leads, comedian Maria Bamford gets a new sitcom on Netflix, Britain’s ITV 1 is doing a
Prime Suspect prequel, as well as more for both the British network and Netflix. Read all about it by clicking on the link.
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OTHER HEADLINES
Holland was among a short list of actors being considered, among them Charlie Roe, who was the other leading contender for the role. Watt, whose latest film is the Kevin Bacon starrer
Cop Car, was revealed recently as a surprise entry who joined a list of other directors. Holland will first appear in next year’s
Captain America: Civil War before starring in his own solo film for Sony in 2017, with Watt at the helm.
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The actor is set to produce and star in the adaptation of the Boom! Comics title,
Imagine Agents. The premise is that children’s imaginary friends are real, and it’s up to the organization I.M.A.G.I.N.E. to police these figments. The comic “tells of a jaded 20-year veteran agent who must mentor a young archivist, with a routine day becoming something much larger.” Presumably, Keaton will take on the role of the jaded veteran.
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The live-action feature for New Line is based on the ’80s Midway Arcade game featuring three giant monsters.
Rampage already has a script by Ryan Engle, and is now looking for a director. Beau Flynn and Johnson are producing with Dany Garcia and John Rickard. Shooting is expected to begin in summer 2016, after Johnson wraps up
Fast and Furious 8.
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According to producer Jason Blum and creator Oren Peli,
Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension, in theaters Oct. 23rd, will mark the conclusion of the franchise that has dominated the Halloween horror month with four previous installments (starting with 2009's
Paranormal Activity) and one spinoff.
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