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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 […]

A shocking murder unravels a tightknit town in “Broadchurch”

July 25, 2013 Ryan Berenz

In this harrowing, eight-part murder mystery, a quiet seaside town is shaken to its core when an 11-year-old boy’s murdered body is discovered on the beach. Police detectives Ellie Miller (Olivia Colman) and Alec Hardy (David Tennant) investigate the crime, unearthing secrets the townspeople would rather keep buried. Broadchurch premieres Wednesday, Aug. 7, at 10pm ET/PT on BBC America. There are many benefits to living in the English town of Broadchurch: beautiful beaches, a vibrant tourist economy and lovely vistas from a coastal bluff. The residents all know each other like family, which makes the discovery of an 11-year-old boy’s […]

The Newsroom Recap Episode 12: The Genoa Tip

July 22, 2013 Matthew Grimm

On this week’s The Newsroom recap: Don (Thomas Sadoski), producer of Atlantis Cable News’s 10 o’clock hour, is getting a bit manic. Last episode he dumped Maggie (Alison Pill), insane producer of News Night, because, in spite of their cohabitation, he found out she was hung up on fellow producer Jim (John Gallagher Jr.) because they were both plucky socially-addled joy-allergic go-getters. Good riddance, right? Except Don’s humbling and heartache is seeing him morph from cynical de rigueur bad-TV-news-guy into a guy maybe in search of his soul, the energy of which he channeled into the heart-breaking case of Troy […]

Comic-Con 2013: “Black Sails” screening

July 20, 2013 StayTuned Staff

As promoters dressed in full pirate garb — ranging from Jack Sparrow wannabes to some who looked like Captain Morgan mascots who had mistakenly wandered in from a neighboring bar — peppered the crowd with the constant, loud refrain of “BLACK SAILS!!!” the crowd at San Diego’s Reading Cinemas anxiously awaited a unique world premiere event. Not only was the crowd of about 400 going to see the first episode of Starz’s highly anticipated pirate series Black Sails — with several cast members and producers on hand — but there was an extra surprise as well. Set up in front […]

The Walking Dead Season 4 premiere date announced

July 19, 2013 Lori Acken

AMC has announced that The Walking Dead Season 4 premiere will air Sunday, Oct. 13 at 9pm ET/PT. Like previous outings, the 16-episode season will air in two parts, with the second 8-episode outing bowing in February 2014. The popular live after-show Talking Dead, hosted by Chris Hardwick, will air immediately following new episodes of The Walking Dead at 10pm ET/PT. Season 4 will feature Rick Grimes (Andrew Lincoln) and the surviving members of his group — who took in the remaining members of Woodbury after the Governor committed the shocking roadside mass-murder of its strongest residents — discovering that the zombie herd is […]

The Newsroom Season 2 premiere recap

July 15, 2013 Matthew Grimm

The Newsroom‘s news meeting has, like it does, devolved into a cacophony of references, marginalia and gossip, notably about why producer Jim has gone off to New Hampshire to cover the Romney campaign. Don, snarky, semi-cynical guy who produces the 10 o’clock hour, intercedes: “The clock’s run out on this conversation. If I’m going to sit in on your rundown meetings, I can’t get mired in these kinds of detours. It’s like playing golf behind a foursome of blind people.” Thank you, Don (Thomas Sadowski). Thank you because it is a good thing Jim has departed to wallow in post-stupid-moony-non-relationship […]

HBO’s “The Newsroom” Season 2 preview

July 12, 2013 Matthew Grimm

Creator Aaron Sorkin’s fast-paced drama The Newsroom returns for Season 2, where the office faces a wrongful termination lawsuit, and tackles real-world subjects like the Occupy Wall Street movement and the 2012 presidential election. Jeff Daniels, Emily Mortimer and Olivia Munn return. Premieres on HBO Sunday, July 14, at 10pm ET. While this not quantitatively verifiable, Aaron Sorkin’s HBO comedy/drama The Newsroom made a certain impact on the long painful decay of television journalism when it aired last summer. Which is to say, it may have delayed it marginally. No small feat, to be sure, but amid and in the […]

“The Bridge”: FX explores border troubles in new crime drama

July 5, 2013 StayTuned Staff

The Bridge premieres Wednesday, July 10, at 10pm ET on FX. Two bodies. Two nations. One bridge. That’s the irresistible — and undeniably gruesome — setup of FX’s tense, sure-to-be-controversial crime drama The Bridge, which explores the fallout of a murder investigation that stretches into both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border. On one side is one of the safest cities in the world, while just to the south lies one of the deadliest. In El Paso, Detective Sonya Cross (Diane Kruger) is a no-nonsense-to-a-fault cop who has zero tolerance for anything that distracts her from solving the case. It’s not […]

Heather Locklear and “Franklin & Bash” are a perfect fit on TNT

July 3, 2013 Tom Comi

Heather Locklear and Franklin & Bash are a perfect fit on TNT, but that shouldn’t surprise anybody who saw her resurrect a struggling Melrose Place in the ’90s. Franklin & Bash (9pm ET Wednesdays) is one of those cable dramas that can drive a viewer crazy. I initially despised the series when it premiered two years ago, and then it kind of grew on me. Unfortunately, there was still something missing, and it turned out that something was Locklear. The main problem with the premise of Franklin & Bash is that you really have to suspend belief to accept that any firm […]

Mark Burnett bringing sequel to “The Bible” series to NBC

July 1, 2013 Jeff Pfeiffer

NBC announced today that Mark Burnett, who already has a relationship with the network through his series The Voice and Celebrity Apprentice, will continue that relationship by bringing his follow-up to the smash-hit series The Bible to NBC. The Bible was a huge success for History channel this past spring when it aired its 10 parts, which covered Genesis through Revelation. It’s likely NBC is hoping for similar ratings results in this sequel, which has the working title of A.D.: Beyond the Bible. As he did with The Bible, Burnett (pictured) will be producing with his wife, Roma Downey (who […]