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Richard L. Bare directed every single episode of CBS’ 1960s sitcom Green Acres. According to The Hollywood Reporter, he has just acquired the rights to all 168 scripts from creator Jay Sommers’ widow. Bare is shopping the scripts around town, offering them to any network that wants to remake the series in this time of crisis. While the writers’ strike is going on, several off-line shows could conceivably option the scripts and reenact them with their current cast members....

Abbott Elementary, the ABC sitcom created by Quinta Brunson set at the eponymous scholastic institution in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, has revealed images from its upcoming Halloween special, featuring the characters in their costumes—and the unstoppable juggernaut of corporate synergy has delivered not one but two costumes inspired by Marvel characters! These include second-grade teacher Melissa Schemmenti (Lisa Ann Walter) as the Scarlet Witch and principal Ava Coleman (Janelle James) as the Omega-level mutant Ororo Monroe, Storm of the X-Men....

I guess the world can always use another release of The Princess Bride. In a story from DavisDVD, MGM will be bringing out the 20 Anniversary Edition of this title with a host of new extra features on November 13. Synopsis: Based on William Goldman’s novel of the same name, The Princess Bride is staged as a book read by grandfather (Peter Falk) to his ill grandson (Fred Savage). Falk’s character assures a romance-weary Savage that the book has much more to deliver than a simpering love story, including but not limited to fencing, fighting, torture, death, true love, giants, and pirates....

Netflix’s adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s serialized comic The Sandman has been on everyone’s mind for over a year now. During that time, we’ve had cast announcements, confusion, switcheroos, fan drama, and an author filled with righteous fury. But the struggle is only a sign that the project is being done correctly. Throughout the ’90s. Gaiman told Warner Bros. “no” when they tried to make his comic into a full-length feature film....

You can watch the powerful final season of one of cable television’s most innovative and groundbreaking series on DVD this June. The Shield: The Complete Seventh Season will be released on DVD on June 9th. This four-disc set will contain all 13 episodes of this final season and will be priced at $59.99 SRP. We have no cover art as of yet, but we’ll update this story as soon as we have the new images....

A week or so ago, we passed along word that CBS All Access and The Fault in Our Star and The New Mutants director Josh Boone’s upcoming 10-episode adaptation of Stephen King’s The Stand had snagged a good amount of its cast (more on that below). And today we have word that the CBS All Access series will begin shooting on September 16th in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Principal photography is then expected to wrap on March 11th, 2020....

Sharon Osbourne will soon be back on daytime television as host of The Talk, but she’s not returning to the CBS series that fired her last year. She will be hosting a new talk show in the UK also called The Talk, which will be a part of TalkTV, the News Corp. channel that serves as Piers Morgan’s home. In fact, it was Morgan who announced The Talk in a video posted to Twitter that includes a special appearance from Osbourne....

Back in March, we reported that The Walking Dead will bring back Michael Rooker as Merle Dixon in Season 3 of the hit AMC zombie series, returning to the airwaves in October. Today we have the proof, new photos from the Atlanta set. Be warned, though, that these two photos reveal quite a lot, so if you don’t want to be spoiled about the fate of Merle, look away now. We warned you… OK, take a look at these spoiler-heavy shots....

In the last 20 years, LGBTQ+ representation has made tremendous strides in reaching audiences of all walks of life. The earliest on air appearance of such representation was in 1971 on the show All in the Family. The surfacing of LGBTQ+ characters has continued to grow over the years. In the late 90s, Dawson’s Creek introduced Jack McPhee who would later come out as the show’s leading gay character who would share an extremely passionate and history-making on-air same-sex kiss....

Over the years, yakuza movies went through an evolution, going from a feel-good high-values formula to a gritty, naturalistic portrayal of the Japanese criminal underworld, and finally transcending the genre bounds to become commercial blockbusters (or perhaps watering itself down to fit into the modern superhero-obsessed cinema?). The consistent core that remained throughout the genre is the over-the-top stylized violence, beautiful irezumi (Japanese tattoos) hidden under the sleek suits, vigorous sophistication of the inner hierarchy, and the strict code of honor....

It’s almost time to head back to the island! Total Drama Island, the iconic Canadian animated send-up of reality TV, is coming back to our screens with two brand-new seasons! A favorite for many kids growing up in the late 2000s and early 2010s, the original series parodied reality shows such as Survivor, The Amazing Race, Fear Factor, and other competition-based series. Host Chris McLean would regularly place the contestants in comedic immoral and life-threatening situations with little regard for their safety....

Stitch Kingdom has debuted the latest Toy Story 3 character, Chatter Telephone, which is one of 14 new toy characters you can see when the film opens on June 18. Click one the new image to access our entire character poster gallery and you can also take a look at a character video and description below as well. Toy Story 3 will star Tom Hanks, Michael Keaton, Whoopi Goldberg, Joan Cusack, Tim Allen, Wallace Shawn, Bonnie Hunt, John Ratzenberger, R....

The blockbuster hit from DreamWorks Pictures and Paramount Pictures, Transformers, is the year’s top-selling week one DVD with North American sales reaching 8.3 million units since the title’s debut on October 16, it was announced today by Paramount Home Entertainment. The biggest original film of the year from director Michael Bay and executive producer Steven Spielberg, in association with Hasbro, Inc., is also the best-selling DVD day one for the year with over 4....

Universal Pictures has released their sneak peek images for their films coming out in 2007, including Adam Sandler in I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry, Steve Carell and Morgan Freeman in Evan Almighty, Matt Damon in The Bourne Ultimatum and Bean II with Rowan Atkinson. Click an image below to access the film’s fresh gallery of preview images. Movie Picture Because I Said So (February 2) Starring Diane Keaton, Mandy Moore, Neil Hopkins, Piper Perabo, Colin Ferguson, Levi Chambers....

Universal is set for some outrageous nuptial comedy with their new project. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the studio is in final negotiations to purchase Richard Rapoza’s outlandish comedy, Best Man-a-thon. The story revolves around a man about to be married who encounters trouble when his boyhood best friend and collegiate best friend hate each other and both want to be the best man at his wedding. When both refuse to share the title, they decide to compete for the prized position, in wedding-related events....

Hollywood loves to chase trends. If they see that something makes money, every studio in town is bound to start imitating it, and one of the biggest trends at the moment is the biopic film. Ever since Bohemian Rhapsody made $900 million and won 20th Century Fox four Academy Awards — for Best Actor, Best Film Editing, Best Sound Editing, and Best Sound Mixing — it was only a matter of time before we were up to our eyeballs in biopics....

Was there anyone in Mystic Falls that did not end up dealing with severe trauma and tragedy? It seemed that season after season of Vampire Diaries, this group of people was forced to deal with those out to kill or torture them. That was not the end, though, as they also tended to face the constant deaths of their family and friends. While some of the central characters brought pain and suffering to others, such as Damon’s season one rampage and season eight return to the dark side, others could never catch a break from awful things....

AMC’s The Walking Dead will return to kick off the back half of Season 8, with the mid-season premiere airing Sunday, February 25 at 9 PM ET. Regardless of what happens in these next episodes, there is still a big question hovering over Season 9. Actress Lauren Cohan, who plays Hilltop leader Maggie Rhee in the hit zombie series, has a contract that expires at the end of Season 8. There’s no deal in place yet for her to return....

In response to strong reactions from early screening audiences, Warner Bros. has moved the release date for its action drama Blood Diamond to December 8, 2006, one week earlier than previously slated. The announcement was made by Dan Fellman, President of Domestic Distribution, Warner Bros. Pictures. In making the announcement, Fellman stated, “We have seen the positive buzz on the film building, so it made sense to put it up on screens as early as possible to take advantage of what promises to be excellent word-of-mouth....

Warrior Nun is getting renewed for season 2 on Netflix as revealed in a new video of the showrunner and cast posted online. Debuting on the streaming service in July, the new show has turned out to be one of this summer’s surprise hits, growing increasingly popular among subscribers of the streaming service. Apparently, Netflix has noticed the warm reception the new show has gotten from its viewers, as the streamer has confirmed that Warrior Nun has officially been renewed for a second season....