Prison Break: Bad Mexican?

Last night’s season premier of “Prison Break” was all over the map. It had good, bad and ugly. Read more

Stargate — Voyager?

Fresh off of canceling Atlantis, Sci-Fi has announced the new series “Stargate Universe”. Read more

Sci-Fi Sinks Atlantis

In a typical Sci-Fi Channel bonehead move, they have decided to prematurely end “Stargate: Atlantis” after 5 seasons. Read more

“Dollhouse” gets new 1st Episode

After a successfully debut of Doctor Horrible, anticipation for Joss Whedon’s next project, “Dollhouse”, has been renewed. Now word comes from straight from Whedon himself that a new “first episode” is being shot.

I’ve been busying myself with a little something I like to call DOLLHOUSE. Finishing a new episode. Finishing a new… here’s the headline… FIRST episode. What’s that, you say? A second first? How can such a thing be? Does it defy the laws of all physics?

Well, the idea to do a new first episode wasn’t the network’s. It was mine. I understood their consternation, and saw the gap between my style and their expectations, and I suggested I shoot a new ep and make the one I’d shot the second. It isn’t going to be buried, like the pilot of Firefly. It’s simply coming after another, slightly cleaner ep. And because unlike Firefly, it isn’t a two hour epic which introduces everyone to each other, the onus isn’t on the new ep to explain a million things.

Yes, this seems all to familiar. Is Joss getting screwed by Fox again? He goes on to explain that unlike “Buffy” and “Angel”, “Dollhouse” the network makes tweaks to the show after it is shot, not prior (as the production was greenlit and production started before ANYTHING was shot).

I have faith in Joss Whendon; Doctor Horrible renewed it. I believe “Dollhouse” will be a smart, funny, action-filled, mythos-rich drama that will surprise most. Am I off? Is there anything to be worried about here?

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Katie Holmes comes to “Eli Stone”

Former “Dawson’s Creek” star, Katie Holmes, is returning to television this fall for an episode of “Eli Stone”. Entertainment Weekly’s Michael Ausiello has:

In arguably the biggest piece of stunt casting since How I Met Your Mother lassoed Britney Spears, sources confirm to me exclusively that Katie Holmes is returning to the small screen this fall on ABC’s sophomore drama, Eli Stone. A spokesperson for the show declined to comment, but I’m told Suri’s mama is on board for one episode.

I’m not a fan at all of Katie Holmes; I’ve never liked her performance (except for maybe “Ice Storm”). But, this is where stunt-casting could actually be good for the show. “Eli Stone” is one of the great dramas currently on television, but hasn’t gotten the viewership it needs. Hopefully Katie’s single episode will bring in new viewers, and they’ll stay.

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Brenda may return to her old zip code

Shannon Doherty’s clash with producers of the original “Beverly Hills: 90210″ are no secret. Why then would the producers of the ‘reboot’ want to bring her on the show? E!Online’s Ausiello has the scoop:

But nearly everyone seems to agree on one thing: It’s a risk worth taking. “This is a win-win for all parties,” points out a 90210 source. “Shannen has a shot to get back in the public eye and make things right with the show that gave her her career, and the CW can generate some much-needed buzz and guarantee some major sampling of 90210.”

The first two seasons of the original series were much different than what 90210 eventually became, and is remembered as. Brenda filled a specific purpose in those early years and when the show evolved (devolved), her character changed to (what some reported) reflected Shannen’s actual personality.

I’ve believed that they needed one more original cast member, but I’m not sure Doherty is it. I’ve never been impressed with her acting skills post-90210, and her refusal to return for both the 90210 and “Charmed” series finales soured me on her personally.

Would you be glad to see Brenda Walsh back in Beverly? Or are they better off without her?

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