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Kentucky Derby Winners: 2000-2013

May 1, 2014 Kellie Freeze

Get the Full Kentucky Derby TV Schedule Here May 3 marks the 140th Running of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs. Saturday’s race is scheduled to stars at 6:24pmET and will air on NBC. Here’s a look back at recent Derby winners. How many names do you recall? 2013 Orb with jockey Joel Rosario; Place: Golden Soul; Show: Revolutionary 2012 I’ll Have Another with jockey Mario Gutierrez; Place: Bodemeister, Show: Dullahan 2011Animal Kingdom with jockey John Velazquez; Place: Nehro; Show: Mucho Mucho Man 2010 Super Saver with jockey Calvin Borel; Place Ice Box; Show: Paddy O’Prado 2009 Mine That Bird […]

“Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD” tying in stories with “Captain America: The Winter Soldier”

April 8, 2014 Jeff Pfeiffer

NOTE: THIS POST CONTAINS SPOILERS ABOUT THE FILM CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE WINTER SOLDIER After being one of the many who saw Captain America: The Winter Soldier this past weekend (the film set a record for best April opening, grossing an estimated $96.2 million), I doubt if I was the only one who wondered how, if at all, the plot of that film would affect the TV series Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD. After all, by the end of the film, SHIELD has been brought crashing down by Cap, Nick Fury, Black Widow, Falcon and others in light of the discovery that, […]

“Sharknado” studio The Asylum to produce zombie series “Z Nation” for Syfy

April 7, 2014 Jeff Pfeiffer

Is there room on television for two series set in a post-zombie apocalypse landscape? Syfy and production company The Asylum (Sharknado) believe so. Today the network announced that this fall it will be debuting Z Nation, a 13-episode action-horror series depicting “the epic struggle to save humanity after a zombie apocalypse.” The series will be produced by The Asylum, with Karl Schaefer (Eureka, The Dead Zone) serving as executive producer and showrunner. From Syfy: “In Z Nation, three years have passed since the zombie virus has gutted the country, and a team of everyday heroes must transport the only known […]

VOD Spotlight: Fast & Furious 6

December 10, 2013 Meredith Ennis

Fast & Furious 6, the newest installment in Fast and Furious franchise, has in common with the other films a central theme of family — a theme that the creators feel is the backbone to the success of the films. Over the course of filming six movies, the cast and crew have become an extended family of their own. Series godfather and producer Neal Moritz has watched as his core team has grown over the years. “The Fast family has been together on and off for almost 14 years, so there is history here,” he offers. “We’ve been making these movies […]

“24: Live Another Day” will be set in London

October 3, 2013 Jeff Pfeiffer

20th Century Fox Television announced today that the upcoming FOX event series 24 Live Another Day — the follow-up to the hit action series that is coming in Summer Spring 2014 — will be filming in London, making it the first 24 production to film abroad since the 2008 telefilm 24: Redemption. “24 has always had such a global sensibility,” said star Kiefer Sutherland, who is reprising his role as Jack Bauer and who also serves as an executive producer on the event series. “But to be able to tell this intense 24-style story with the beauty of Europe’s history and architecture as the backdrop […]

ABC to rebroadcast big-performing pilot episode of “Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.”

September 25, 2013 Jeff Pfeiffer

ABC debuted Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. last night, and it became TV’s highest-rated new drama in nearly four years, and ABC’s best season-opening Tuesday in three years. If you happened to miss it, ABC will be re-airing the pilot episode of Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD this Thursday, Sept. 26, at 8pm ET. On its first airing, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. opened strong, becoming No. 1 in the 8pm hour with Adults 18-49 (4.6/14), and actually beating NBC’s Tuesday premiere of The Voice by 15% (4.0/12) and CBS’ season premiere of NCIS by 35% (3.4/10). According to an ABC release, the series premiere qualified to be TV’s highest-rated drama debut in nearly […]

Burn Notice series finale: How will it end?

September 12, 2013 Tom Comi

Burn Notice series finale: How will it end? That’s the million-dollar question millions of loyal fans are dying to find out when they tune in to USA Network tonight for “Reckoning,” the Burn Notice series finale episode. And speaking of dying, we are told that a major cast member will not make it through tonight’s episode (9pm ET). Surely, it can’t be Michael Westen, the burned CIA spy brilliantly played by Jeffrey Donovan, right? For seven glorious and action-paced seasons, viewers have grown attached to Michael and his quest to find out who burned him in the 2007 series pilot. If […]

TCA: CW wants to expand upon DC universe, may spin off Flash series from “Arrow”

July 30, 2013 Jeff Pfeiffer

At The CW executive panel this morning, network president Mark Pedowitz addressed the Television Critics Association (TCA) Summer 2013 Press Tour gathering. Among the things he talked about was how the upcoming season of The CW’s hit series Arrow will feature an origin story for Barry Allen — better known to comic book fans as The Flash. If this storyline goes well with viewers, Pedowitz suggested there may be a Flash spinoff series. “We plan to introduce a reoccurring character and an origin story of Dr. Barry Allen, who you now know is The Flash,” said Pedowitz. “… [W]e’re planning […]

Starz renews “Black Sails” before first season begins

July 27, 2013 Jeff Pfeiffer

At the Television Critics Association (TCA) 2013 Summer Press Tour on Friday, during the Starz Executive Session, Starz CEO Chris Albrecht announced that the network is renewing the new pirate drama Black Sails for a second season — with the first season yet to premiere this coming January. “I’m very pleased to announce a renewal, a second season pickup for Black Sails. Yes, Starz is doing it again,” said Albrecht, referring to Starz’ history of renewing series before they have aired (Magic City was given a second season before its series debut, and the former series Spartacus was upped for […]

“Beware the Batman” offers new take on the Dark Knight

July 10, 2013 Jeff Pfeiffer

With a popular, long-running character such as Batman, it’s always possible to reinvent and reinterpret him in various ways — from a campy crusader to a grim protector; from a straight-up hero to a conflicted, nuanced avenger; and everything in between. Several of these variations seem to have been combined in the new animated series Beware the Batman, premiering July 13 on Cartoon Network as part of its Saturday morning “DC Nation” block. Given its time slot and apparent aim toward a more youthful audience, Beware the Batman does not get overly bleak and scary, at least from what I’ve […]