…And he seems to have liked a lot about it. Which makes us smile because we like it too:
Review: NBC’s ‘Grimm’ returns, improved, for season 2 – by Alan Sepinwall
Author: munchman
Jodie Foster – “A Deadly Woman Who Runs Her Own Syndicate”
No, Ms. Foster isn’t the writer. She’s directing, but her name and pic do bring more eyes to the page than just about any writer’s. You know how that goes. Our apologies to Rob Fresco, who besides his cool name has some very heavy credits (TOUCH, HEROES, JERICHO, CROSSING JORDAN) for teaching him this difficult lesson. Anyway:
Jodie Foster Heads To Showtime To Direct Mob Drama ‘Angie’s Body’ – by Kevin Jagernauth
“I think I may spend some time on cable,” Jodie Foster told the Oregon Herald at Comic-Con last month, about where she might be going next…Foster will return behind the camera for her first effort since “The Beaver” with Showtime‘s “Angie’s Body.” Penned by Rob Fresco (“Heroes,” “Crossing Jordan“) the series adds a unique twist to the organized crime drama, and will center on a deadly woman who runs her own syndicate, and those are the only details so far. Foster doesn’t direct often, and thus far her choices have been interesting from the underrated drama “Little Man Tate,” the Christmas comedy “Home for the Holidays” and Mel Gibson vehicle “The Beaver.” But perhaps none of those are as intriguing as her very first gig behind the camera, helming a 1988 episode of “Tales From The Darkside” entitled “Do Not Open This Box” (watch below). Certainly, the television landscape has changed a lot since then.
Creators of RINGER Set Up Another Thriller Series
This time, RINGER creators Nichole Snyder and Eric Charmelo are trying to work the magic at NBC, which now must have about 50 years of pilots in some form of development. Which does kind of stack the odds against each project making it on air. So our suggestion to everybody reading this is, no matter how cool this new show may sound, don’t get too attached.
‘Ringer’ Creators Developing Gothic Thriller for NBC – by Lesley Goldberg
Three months after The CW canceled its Sarah Michelle Gellar drama Ringer, creators Nicole Snyder and Eric Charmelo have sold another thriller — to NBC
Breaking the Sitcom Story
Yes, sitcoms have stories. At least, they’re supposed to.
This is the second part of Ken Levine’s class in Comedy 101. You probably should read the first part before venturing further.
HENCH Comic Book Coming to NBC
So the good news, according to Deadline.Com and various other sources, is that HENCH, the comic by Adam Beechen and Manny Bello about a dood who works as a henchman for various supervillains is being developed for TV.
The not so good news, however, is that it’s being developed for NBC by the same people who completely screwed up the U.S. version of PRIME SUSPECT last season.