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Monday, December 9, 2013
EDITORIAL: Top 5 Cancelled Shows That Should Get The Netflix Treatment
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Breaking In
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Chuck
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DC Comics
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Firefly
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Fox
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Fringe
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Human Target
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Jericho
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Serenity
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Terminator
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Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles
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TSCC
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V
Hey folks! I've been trying to think about what I should write about next, and then it hit me! I'm here today to share my thoughts on which 5 cancelled TV shows I would like to see revived via Netflix!
Now, by now we have all heard about Arrested Development's triumphant return through Netflix as well as Netflix's original programming including Hemlock Grove, Orange is the New Black, House of Cards, and more on the way (such as Daredevil, Luke Cage, Jessica Jones, Iron Fist, and The Defenders from Marvel). That being said, since we know Netflix has revived shows in the past, here are my personal Top 5 shows that I would love to see make a return to my computer screen:
5. V
V was an incredible series in my opinion. It took a concept that was from the 1980's and made it into something better and modern and into something the audiences could sink their teeth into.
I remember watching the first episode back in 2009 hoping that this series would get at least three seasons. It got two, but it was enough for me to get into the series and fall in love with it just as dearly as those who worked on it did. Oddly enough I don't think enough people appreciate this show, which is sad to me.
The Season 2, and series, finale left us with a few big cliffhangers, so big to the point that I wish I had put this show up higher on my list, but that would take away from the other shows that I want on here, so I cannot do that. I was actually fighting with myself to make either V or Firefly the 5th spot on this list, and ultimately I obviously chose V. Firefly was given some "closure" with Serenity, whereas V was left empty handed. This show would definitely work well on Netflix, though you'd have to kill off Elizabeth Mitchell's character on Revolution in order to do so... Which I wouldn't mind because she's a bad-ass on V whereas on Revolution she can sometimes be irritating.
4. HUMAN TARGET
Another FOX show! There will be a total of two shows on this list that FOX has had the "honor" of killing, and this one's the second!
Let me be perfectly honest with you all here, Human Target was a fantastic show and cancelling it was one of the biggest mistakes FOX has ever made. Mark Valley, Chi McBride, and Jackie Earle Haley were phenomenal! While watching Season 1 live, Christopher Chance (like Dean Winchester) quickly became one of my favorite television characters. He was just a blast to watch in action! The best part about this series is that usually, the cases they work on don't turn out the way we might think. Not to mention the over-arching plot-lines with Chance's former boss and, of course, Baptiste (played by Lennie James).
Now, some people aren't too fond of Season 2, and I understand why, but I think it's great. Ilsa and Ames are very good additions to the series and actually help the team, for the most part, as opposed to being a hindrance or simple plot device. The way the season ended, it could have been a solid conclusion to the series, but there are still too many loose ends that need to be tied up. For instance, more with the Old Man and Baptiste, Guerrero backstory, the Chance/Ilsa relationship, and so on and so forth.
Unfortunately, FOX never really gave this show a fair enough chance (ha!) and I would love to see Netflix take this series and re-ignite the spark that it had when the series first started, because I could always use some more Human Target! Plus, it's more DC Comics television!!!
3. JERICHO
Ah Jericho... Jericho started in 2006 and quickly became the little show that could. At the end of it's first full season, CBS wanted to cancel the series. Fans rioted and got the network to pick it up for a 7 episode second season. After that, the series was once again over. IDW Publishing released a Jericho: Season 3 - Civil War comic book series that continued from the Season 2 finale and are now onto a Season 4 book as well.
Jericho is one of those shows that hooks you in right away and makes you question everything you know about your country, your life, and what you would do if a nuke went off in a city near you. Jericho is about one town trying to stay alive. A town attacked by mercenaries, government agents, and the town next-door to try and take their land, supplies, and food. Jericho is truly a story about survival and it is one of the best television series I have watched, ever.
Unlike most of the shows on this list, this is one show that I could actually see Netflix picking up, especially since the actors and series creators aren't doing much currently (one of the series creators actually also created Human Target!). In fact, I think out of all the shows on my list, this is the one I could see them picking up most. I won't say it's the one I WANT them to pick up most because obviously that would be the #1 on my list, but it's definitely one that I would want more than just about any show out there.
2. TERMINATOR: THE SARAH CONNOR CHRONICLES
Speaking of shows that will never be revived, in the wake of Terminator: Genesis and a new Terminator television series, I know TSCC would never come back in any way, shape, or form (unless it be a comic book), but I will still put this show on my list. In fact, it's probably even more unlikely to be revived than Firefly would be!
I love TSCC. As a huge Terminator fan in general, the entire concept of this show was great. Don't get me wrong, I really do love (as a Terminator fan) both Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines and Terminator Salvation, but the idea of an alternate timeline in which John and Sarah Connor were sent to the present from the past really intrigued me, especially since before hand people only traveled back in time, not forward. "Mr. Ferguson is Ill Today" actually still remains as one of my all time favorite episodes of television, not just TSCC but of all of television. The show was just so well done, and out of Firefly and Human Target, this is the series I'm most upset with FOX for cancelling.
Unfortunately, actresses Summer Glau and Lena Headey are busy with other things to bring this show back, another reason why it wouldn't ever happen, but regardless I would definitely watch if TSCC were to return. To this day, TSCC is one of my favorite sci-fi series' of all time.
1. ALPHAS
This one probably surprises you. I'm guessing most people expected my #1 to be some big FOX, NBC, CBS show, but it's not, it's a SyFy show. Alphas is another show that I would put in my list for favorite sci-fi series, easily.
Alphas was a lot like X-Men, and people said that show show ripped off the X-Men, and to an extent maybe, but over-all I disagree. It took the concept of X-Men and took away the superhero aspect and made them individual people. More than that, when Bill, the character with super-strength, uses his powers, it puts stress and strain on his heart. Kat, who can learn any move by observing it, can't remember what happened a month ago. Nina, who can control you by looking into your eyes, can be controlled by her own power. Gary, who can see all electromagnetic radiation/wavelengths, has autism. Cameron, who can hyperkinesis, cannot use his power when under a lot of stress. And so on and so forth. Not only did Alphas make mutants (or in the shows case, "alphas") more human, it also gives them weaknesses much like any normal person has. That's what I loved about this show, not to mention the entire Red Flag plot-line.
The characters of Alphas were also easy to get into and like. There was not one character on the show I hated except for the villain, who we are supposed to hate, obviously. Even when some characters turned "dark-side", I still was rooting for them and I wanted them to over-come it, all of which did. Unfortunately, the series fell due to the Summer Glau Curse, no just kidding, but she was on the show for about 3-4 episodes.
Alphas ended with an unresolved cliffhanger that will most-likely never have an ending, which will leave us guessing whether the characters lived or died for the rest of our lives. This show would work great on Netflix!
Runners Up
FIREFLY - Would it ever happen? No. Can I dream? Absolutely!
BREAKING IN - Probably the one on my "Runners Up" that I would want the most... This show was just so funny and Michael Rosenbaum's Dutch was one of the best things I've ever seen in terms of television comedy. I'd love this show to get the Netflix treatment!
CHUCK - At first I was disappointed with the finale, but since then I have come to love and accept it. Though I still think there are so many more stories to tell and as Chuck is one of my favorites, I'd do anything to have it back.
FRINGE - Some people love the finale (me!), some people hate it, but either way I think there's more you could do with the Fringe-verse, even if you made it focus on the alternate versions of the main characters as opposed to the ones we've been following for 5 years!
Tuesday, October 22, 2013
EXCLUSIVE: Fangasm Cast Interview!
We got a chance to interview the cast of Fangasm from the Syfy channel, just in time before Stan Lee's Comikaze this Novemmber!
Question for Dani:
With Fangasm coming to an end what is the next step for you? Do you plan on someday becoming a movie makeup artist?
"I'm not sure what my next step is! Some opportunities are definitely opening up for me. I'm continuing my freelance makeup work, but I've always been interested in acting I might give it a try".
Question for Molly:
What's the side of you that the public doesn't see on Fangasm?
"I think that Fangasm shows my more rough and bristly side. While I don't DENY being a bit of an overachiever, braggart, and a tad egotistical, I am also a good friend and a very fun person - I just happen to be exceptionally motivated, and I have a lot of living under my belt for most 24 year olds. We had SO MUCH FUN as a house, and thus far in Fangasm I haven't seen good examples of my weirdness - our improv games, me acting like a cat and rolling around the floor, my unrelenting best friendship with Kristin. I think public perception of me is that I'm kind of a b*tch - but while I speak what's on my mind and have no filter, I have a VERY big heart for the people that I love."
Question for Paul:
Would you remove Star Trek out of existence if it meant saving the lives of your fellow interns?
"One of my all time favorite movie quotes came straight from the mouth of
the great Mr. Spock in “Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan”… It stated, that
“the needs of the many, outweigh the needs of the few… or the
one.” Now here’s where the question gets tricky! The needs of the many
(every Trekker in the known world), the few (the interns I lived with), and
the one (myself), all have certain obligations that must be met. If I am to
listen to Spock, I must be willing to give up the lives of the interns in
order to maintain peace in the universe, but if I take the illogical path, I
must save the interns since I love them very much. Even more complicating is
that I feel like if Andrew lived without Star Trek, it wouldn't be living at all for him! Well I've always related to Kirk more
than Spock anyways and I feel like Kirk does whatever Kirk wants for the
people he cares about, so since I love my roommates so much I’d have to
save their lives and remove Star
“the needs of the many, outweigh the needs of the few… or the
one.” Now here’s where the question gets tricky! The needs of the many
(every Trekker in the known world), the few (the interns I lived with), and
the one (myself), all have certain obligations that must be met. If I am to
listen to Spock, I must be willing to give up the lives of the interns in
order to maintain peace in the universe, but if I take the illogical path, I
must save the interns since I love them very much. Even more complicating is
that I feel like if Andrew lived without Star Trek, it wouldn't be living at all for him! Well I've always related to Kirk more
than Spock anyways and I feel like Kirk does whatever Kirk wants for the
people he cares about, so since I love my roommates so much I’d have to
save their lives and remove Star
Trek from my life. Live long and prosper
good buddies."
Question for Sal:
If you could go back and change one thing you did on Fangasm, what would it be?
"Lots of people have told me I should have done things differently as far as courting Dani was concerned, that flirting like a 12 year old wont work on any woman. Well, I respectably disagree. I wouldn't have changed my flirting tactics with Dani because how I flirt is part of who I am, and I'm not about to change that for anyone. No, if I could go back and do one thing differently, I would have hugged Stan when I was in his office. I was told not to, but honestly, a Stan Lee hug might have just been worth whatever punishment I would be dealt afterwords."
Question for Andrew:
We know the touching story of how you became a Trekkie. But what inspired your passion of stand up comedy?"
"The thing that made me want to do stand up was listening to Jerry Seinfeld's comedy album "I'm telling you for the last time." When Star Trek wasn't on tv there was a hole that I didn't know what to fill with. And then I'd listen to Seinfeld's album. It helped me get over being bullied, things that use to bother me no longer bothered me. And through comedy I discovered Monthly Python, Mel Brooks, Andy Kauffman, and I realized that I was funny and all I had to do was be myself. When I first tried comedy, I tried to copy Seinfeld but through the names I just mentioned I started to be myself and that's when I truly started to be funny."
Question for Mike:
Did you ever expect to one day be in a television show? How has that experience changed your outlook on life?
"Well I've been working in the entertainment industry for a long time so I was kinda hoping that I'd end up on some TV show. The experiences have been amazing it's really changed the way that I look at geek culture and how I look at different fandoms. I have so much more appreciation for this subculture I'm lucky enough to be a part of."
Season's over guys! You can meet the cast at Stan Lee's Comikaze November 1-3! Get your tickets NOW at http://comikazeexpo.com!
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