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MTV Launches Website To Honor Death Of Fictional “Teen Wolf” Character

March 19, 2014 Kellie Freeze

MTV became the first network to launch a website that pays tribute and honors the passing of a fictional television character. MTV launched TeenWolfMemorial.com, following the death of Teen Wolf fan favorite Allison Argent (played by Crystal Reed) as a place where the show’s fans can gather to collectively mourn. “Teen Wolf’ has cultivated one of the most social and engaged fandoms in television,” said Tom Fishman, VP Content Marketing and Fan Engagement for MTV. “Knowing that Allison’s death would have an immediate and profound fan impact, we wanted to go beyond the confines and time restraints of a television […]

Alec Baldwin guest-stars on “SVU” in Mariska Hargitay’s directorial debut

March 19, 2014 Jeff Pfeiffer

Alec Baldwin is not completely getting out of the public eye, as he is guest-starring on tonight’s episode of Law & Order: SVU, which also marks the directorial debut for series star Mariska Hargitay. In the episode, called “Criminal Stories,” Alec Baldwin plays a renowned New York columnist named Jimmy MacArthur. MacArthur is given full access to Benson (Mariska Hargitay) and the squad for an inside look at the city’s Special Victims Unit. When the rape case of a young Muslim woman (guest star Summer Bishil) escalates to a hate crime, MacArthur stays one step ahead of the investigation and […]

MTV launches memorial site for “Teen Wolf” character Allison Argent

March 18, 2014 Jeff Pfeiffer

The shocking death of a popular character is not new to television (ask anyone who remembers Lt. Col. Henry Blake’s plane going down over the Sea of Japan on the classic M*A*S*H episode), and the resulting outrage and sadness among many fans of that character is also not new. However, what is new, coming in the wake of the death of fan-favorite Allison Argent (played by Crystal Reed, pictured) in last night’s Teen Wolf, is a network creating an online memorial to that character. TeenWolfMemorial.com launched immediately following last night’s Teen Wolf, and a release says that makes MTV “the […]

VOD Spotlight: 12 Years A Slave

March 18, 2014 Meredith Ennis

The Oscar-winning Best Picture 12 Years a Slave earned critical acclaim when it was released, and was also named best film of the year by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts, and won the Best Motion Picture Golden Globe. Several of the principal actors were also lauded for their work on the film, which offers an unflinching, and sometimes brutal, look at slavery in the American South. Want to know more about the making of 12 Years a Slave? Keep reading … • The film is based on the true story of Solomon Northup, a free-born African American from […]

TURN: AMC’s captivating new drama reveals America’s first spy ring

March 17, 2014 Lori Acken

At a January press conference, British actor Jamie Bell was asked what he learned about the American Revolution as a schoolboy — years before he signed on to play Culper Ring spy Abraham Woodhull in AMC’s new, fact-based drama TURN. Bell offered a wry smile and a brief response. “They taught us that we lost,” he said. Later, discussing the series in an airy Pasadena restaurant, Bell admits he finds the relevance of most period dramas questionable, but TURN — based on historian Alexander Rose’s 2006 book Washington’s Spies about a little-known group of childhood friends who risked everything to help George […]

A&E pulls “Those Who Kill” from Monday lineup

March 14, 2014 Barb Oates

This is for all those people come Monday who will be asking what happened to Those Who Kill? Was Those Who Kill canceled? No. No. No! Those Who Kill was NOT canceled. Thankfully. It is, however, being pulled immediately from A&E’s current lineup. After airing just two episodes, A&E has pulled Those Who Kill from its Monday lineup in order to allow executives time to go back and either retool the show and/or its scheduling with plans to relaunch the 10-episode first season at a later date. It was unknown at this time when and even where – of the […]

Veronica Mars movie available On Demand same day as theatrical release

March 13, 2014 Jeff Pfeiffer

The day Veronica Mars fans have long waited for is nearly here — the release of the theatrical film based on the TV series, which ended in 2007, is on March 14. The project has come about due in large part to these fans, who set records on Kickstarter to help fund the Veronica Mars movie, pitching in $2 million in 10 hours through the crowdfunding source. Perhaps befitting its original incarnation as a TV series, the Veronica Mars movie will also be available in homes via Movies On Demand the same day as the film’s March 14 theatrical release. […]

Netflix releases first three images from Orange Is the New Black Season 2

March 13, 2014 Jeff Pfeiffer

One of the hit series last year that, along with House of Cards, helped make Netflix a recognized player in original, scripted series, the comedy-drama Orange Is the New Black returns for a second season starting June 6. Netflix has released the following three first images from Orange Is the New Black Season 2, which the network says, “gives us a closer look at our favorite, darkly funny prisoners; their shifting alliances within Litchfield and conflicts we never saw coming.” Along with the established ensemble cast including Taylor Schilling, Jason Biggs, Laura Prepon, Kate Mulgrew, Danielle Brooks, Uzo Aduba, Natasha Lyonne, […]

Tyler Blackburn returning to “Pretty Little Liars” as series regular

March 13, 2014 Jeff Pfeiffer

Following the cancellation of the Pretty Little Liars spinoff series Ravenswood, Tyler Blackburn — who had left PLL to headline Ravenswood as the character Caleb Rivers — will return to the original show, playing Caleb. ABC Family announced yesterday that Caleb Rivers (Tyler Blackburn) will return to town and back into the lives of his ex, Hanna, and her fellow Liars. He will return early in the upcoming Season 5 of Pretty Little Liars (premiering June 10) as a full-fledged series regular. Along with a press release, the announcement of Tyler Blackburn’s return to PLL was made in a video […]

Mad Men Season 7: Don Draper’s sendoff sells itself

March 11, 2014 Ryan Berenz

Mad Men Season 7: Mad Men’s seventh and final season will be split into two parts, with the first of seven episodes premiering on AMC Sunday, April 13, at 10pm ET and the last seven episodes premiering in spring 2015. Executive producer Scott Hornbacher talked about how the cast and crew are coming to grips with the show ending, as well as what he hopes the show’s legacy will be. Longtime fans of AMC’s Mad Men have waited out lengthy hiatuses before. With the show entering its final season, they’ll have to do it again, though with the knowledge that all […]