June 10th was the U.S. release of Alanis Morissette’s “Flavors Of Entanglement”. Let me start off by saying I love this album and it is a gush of beautiful poetry and melody. (more…)

Here at META-Tainment, two of the most anticipated new projects are both being brought to us by Joss Whedon..”Doctor Horrible’s Sing-Along-Blog” and “Dollhouse”. (more…)

Over at The MTV Movies Blog there is a new interview with LOTL’s Will Ferrell and Adam McKay. The interview is a big joke, but MTV does manage to get one thing out of them.

Despite their (quite literal) smoke screen, we did manage to get Ferrell to spill actual facts about which of the [...]SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: “Will Ferrell “Land of the Lost” Interview”, url: “http://krofft.net/2008/06/10/will-ferrell-land-of-the-lost-interview/” });

“Sliders” came on the scene in the mid-1990s when Sci-Fi seemed to be working on television. Jerry O’Connell wasn’t a household name, but had a recognizable face. John Rhys-Davies was both well known and respected, and we all hoped this would be FOX’s latest Sci-Fi success. Part “Quantum Leap”, part “Stargate”, it was still a breath of fresh air.

“Sliders” was a great show early on, and Jerry O’Connell was a big reason for that. He played Quinn Mallory with amazing intelligence and, at the same time, wonderment. He lived the opening monologue in every single episode. “What if you could travel to parallel worlds? The same year, the same Earth, only different dimensions.”

The other members of the cast (Rhys-Davies, Lloyd & Derricks) were all enjoyable to watch, and gave mostly solid performances. I did find the character of Wade to be misused, and Lloyd’s performance sometimes rough. Overall, the cast was solid, and the show was fun.

Then…they moved to Sci-Fi Channel. “Sliders” ceased to be the fun romp through dimensions, and turned into a ‘battle-a-week’ low-rent Star Trek. The spirit of adventure (never lost in “Quantum Leap”) was gone, and Quinn was no longer the intelligent explorer he once was. Sliders was no more.

The addition of Kari Wuhrer and Charlie O’Connell was not a bad thing, just mis-timed. Unlike “Stargate: SG1″ which only lost its edginess when it left Showtime for Sci-Fi, “Sliders” became a completely different show…a shadow of itself. Not to mention the departure of Jerry O’Connell, which turned the show into a joke, and forever ruined Kari Wuhrer’s chances of stardom (IMO).

The first few seasons of “Sliders” will always hold a place in my heart. I never seen the final season or two, and probably never will. If you’d like to relive the wonder that was “Sliders”, watch season 1 over at Hulu. At least watch the wonderful pilot.

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Hopefully sooner than later, we’ll be blessed with the premier of “Doctor Horrible’s Sing-a-Long Blog” from Joss Whedon. Starring in this anticipated web series, along with Neil Patrick Harris and Nathan Fillion, is Felicia Day. (more…)

While we wait for the January premiere of “Big Love”, the L.A. Times Envelope Screening Series conducted a panel with Creators Mark V. Olsen and Will Scheffer, actors Bill Paxton, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Chloë Sevigny and Ginnifer Goodwin. TV Week has a report from the panel:

“Big Love” has always mirrored the heartbeat of real-life polygamist culture, something Mr. Olsen and Mr. Scheffer plan to continue doing in season three as Roman Grant goes on trial following his arrest in last season’s finale. Real figures often serve as inspiration for characters. Hollis Green and his transgendered partner in crime, whose identity is “to be revealed,” are based on a real murdering polygamist and his sister wives, who are still out there today with guns and a hit list. One sister wife was recently arrested for trying to cross a state border, the creators said.

It is a very interesting article, and a video of the panel should be available at The Envelope website in a day or two. This will have to do until the 11 January 2009 premiere.

Because of timing issues, “Big Love” was left out of last year’s nominations. I agree with L.A. Times’ Mary McNamara:

“Big Love” deserves at least nominations in dramatic series, writing, actor and with Jeanne Tripplehorn, Chloë Sevigny and Ginnifer Goodwin, it should own Outstanding Actress in a Dramatic Series and I don’t want to hear any nonsense about them “canceling each other out.”

I think it’s a tossup between Ginnifer and Chloë. What do you think of Big Love’s chances at the Emmys? Who deserves an award?

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In May, we posted that the BBC Drama, “Life on Mars”, was being adapted for ABC. Now there is talk to dumping the pilot and starting over. The LA Times reports:

The network and producers are talking about tossing out the pilot and starting over. Or not; maybe they’ll just tweak a few details. Some of the actors might get canned. Not necessarily, though. One thing we know for sure: Over the last few days, the decision was made to move the series out of Los Angeles — in both its setting and its production — to shoot on location in New York City, giving it a very different look.

Nearly all of the time, I’d prefer the show come directly from BBC to U.S. television (i.e. Doctor Who) instead of being ‘re-imagined’ (i.e. Coupling). “Life On Mars” is a show that would work well, and I don’t believe it needs translation. However, if they simply would have created an entirely new show “based on Life On Mars“, it would make more sense to me. Just use the same premise to inspire a new show.

I’m unsure reshooting or recasting at this point in time is good or bad news. Is it good news?

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The 2nd series of “Torchwood” ended very dramatically, and poised itself to make major changes for series 3. Now it seems that it may also be the last. Torchwood TV is reporting:

OK… A few weeks ago this blog was abuzz with the rumors posted by “BBCINSIDER.” He/she said the following: “It seems that cos of JBs hectic schedule – Torchwood has finished for now in its present state. What will be filmed however, and later than normal, are 5 stand alone episodes. AND THEN THAT WILL BE IT !!!”

They go to point out that this is only a rumor, and it appears that John Barrowman has signed on and only five episodes will be produced. With “Doctor Who” having a 3-special ’season’ in 2009, a 5-episode season for “Torchwood” isn’t strange. It would be a shame for “Torchwood” to burn out after only 2.5 seasons.

Yes, “Torchwood” has it issues as any show does, but collectively it is a terrific show. Especially when viewed in context with “Doctor Who”, both “Torchwood” and “The Sarah Jane Adventures” bookend nicely. I really hope that they keep this around.

What do you think of a short series 3? Should “Torchwood” stay around?

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