…In the person of that scariest of scary Mofus – Jonathan Rhys Meyers:
NBC Orders 10-Episode Dracula Series Starring Jonathan Rhys Meyers – by Natalie Abrams
NBC is getting into the vampire business.
The network has given a 10-episode series order to Dracula, a series inspired by the classic Bram Stoker character starringThe Tudors‘ Jonathan Rhys Meyers as the titular character, NBC Chairman Bob Greenblatt announced Tuesday at the Television Critics Association fall TV previews.
…AKA THE MUNSTERS. Except creator Brian Fuller is giving us this:
Instead of this:
Recently, we’ve found ourselves really enjoying – and recommending – several independently created/produced web/TV comedy series, but now – at last! – we’ve found a serious drama that works for us too.
How serious is THE SILENT CITY?
We swear!
How HBO Made It Look Like Critics Liked ‘The Newsroom’, by Jeff Bercovici
Critical reception of “The Newsroom,” Aaron Sorkin’s new HBO series set in the TV news business, has been generally cool. On Metacritic.com, which averages out reviews from all over, its score is a distinctly mediocre 57. Even those critics who’ve embraced it have generally done so with considerable caveats.
We could have just listed this blog by Terry Gilliam’s daughter in our Links, but it deserves so much more:
“Discovering Dad” aka delving into Terry Gilliam’s personal archive (@hollydubois)