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May The Force Be With Him: David Ward On JJ Abrams and Star Wars
A few months ago, we were all hit with the news that Disney had acquired Lucasfilm for a staggering $4.05 billion, which, in an unbelievable act of altruism, George Lucas will be donating to charity. While jokes and memes hit the Internet within minutes of the announcement, as well as superficial complaints, it quickly became apparent that this acquisition was likely going to be a good thing. Yes, while Disney is responsible for a colossal amount of trite and repulsive shorts, films, and merchandise, it is also the owner of Pixar, Marvel Entertainment, and The Jim Henson Workshop. None of these staples of modern pop culture suffered from the change in ownership; in all cases, its creators kept total control of their visions and properties and made, arguably, the best feature films any company had ever produced after the change.
And then, the news yesterday: 2015 will bring us Star Wars VII directed by JJ Abrams, which is possibly the biggest and most exciting bit of Geek News to hit the Internet since the announcement that Joss Whedon was handling Marvel’s The Avengers. I, for one, welcome our new Jedi Master.
Watch With Amanda: What’s on TV This Week? October 22 – 28
This week: Happy Endings and Don’t Trust The B in Apt 23 return, Unser and Clay have a confrontation on Sons of Anarchy, The 2012 World Series begins, and Andrea and Michonne meet The Governor on The Walking Dead.
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Watch With Amanda: New TV Trailers, Scoops, and spoilers!
ABC Family has released a jam-packed promo for Pretty Little Liars‘ third season (premiering June 5th). Highlights: Hanna and Mona face off! Ezria and Haleb! “A” is back!
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Watch With Amanda: What’s on TV this week? May 7 – 13
This week’s TV highlights include season finales for Castle, New Girl, Vampire Diaries, The Office, Parks & Recreation, and Fringe! Get your PVR’s ready!
Monday May 7th
Bones (8pm): A film adaptation of Brennan’s latest book takes her and Booth to Los Angeles for the production, where Brennan criticizes the acting and disregard for science, but the trip takes a strange turn when a prop cadaver happens to be a real murder victim. Meanwhile, Booth gets a job offer to work on the studio lot; and Cam’s past comes back to haunt her. Check out the “epic” trailer for the fictional movie below.
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Guest Blogger: The Red-Headed Mule’s Clarence Riley Recaps Fringe’s Brave New World Part 1
Hello, BiffBamPop readers and Fringe fans! I’m sharing my thoughts about the latest Fringe happenings. I’ve been a fan of Fringe since that fateful Sunday night debut four seasons ago. Fringe may have been “X-Files lite” back then but I still enjoyed the first season. It seems like Torv & Jackson being on the cover of Entertainment Weekly came from an alternate universe, doesn’t it?
What makes Fringe one of the best TV shows today is the journey of the characters. These engaging people are always welcome to act out their temporal struggles in my home. Anyone watching Fringe week by week will wonder why John Noble, or even Anna Torv and Joshua Jackson, never gets considered for a major TV award. Mad scientist Walter Bishop should be one of the highlights to be promoted by anyone airing Fringe, whether Fox or some other channel in the future.
Watch With Amanda: What’s on TV this week? April 30 – May 6
This week’s highlights include a Hawaii Five-O and NCIS: LA crossover, the NYADA auditions on Glee, and we mourn Starburns on Community.
Watch With Amanda: Fringe Renewed, More AHS News & Your Summer TV Preview
JUST ANNOUNCED – Fringe has been renewed for a fifth and final 13 episode season! Fox President Kevin Reilly released a statement on Thursday saying “Fringe is a remarkably creative series that has set the bar as one of television’s most imaginative dramas… Bringing it back for a final 13 allows us to provide the climactic conclusion that its passionate and loyal fans deserve. The amazing work the producers, writers and the incredibly talented cast and crew have delivered the last four seasons has literally been out of this world. Although the end is bittersweet, it’s going to be a very exciting final chapter.” Accompanying the announcement, Fox also released a trailer for Season 5 which may reveal a clue or two to where the final season is heading.
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Watch With Amanda: What’s on TV this week? April 23 – 29
Highlights this week include a Whitney tribute on Glee, a Law & Order tribute on Community, and potentially good news for Arya on Game of Thrones!
