Category: Television

Tom Cavanagh Talks Playing the Reverse-Flash, “Finally”

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SPOILER WARNING: This article contains potential spoilers for future installments of “The Flash.” Since the very first episode of “The Flash,” it’s been clear that Dr. Harrison Wells — played by Tom Cavanagh — had much more going on than just being the head of S.T.A.R. Labs. For starters, it was quickly revealed he wasn’t actually disabled as a result of the particle accelerator explosion, as he stands up out of his wheelchair with ease at the end of the pilot. Oh, and also he was in possession of a…

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“Constantine” Pilot’s Ratings Survive World Series

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In his television debut, DC Comics’ John Constantine took on demons and angels, but the sardonic Brit occult detective faced an opponent he’s yet to match wits against in comics: baseball. NBC’s pilot for “Constantine” — starring Matt Ryan as the titular antihero — went up against Game 3 of the World Series and escaped relatively unscathed, with 4.3 million people tuning in. Variety reports that the 10 pm Friday night debut of the “Constantine” pilot held on to 90% of the audience that tuned into the fourth-season premiere of…

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Batman Aniversary 75 Years

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Batman was created by artist Bob Kane and writer Bill Finger, and first appeared in Detective Comics #27 (May 1939). Originally referred to as “the Bat-Man” and still referred to at times as “the Batman,” the character is additionally known as “the Caped Crusader”, “the Dark Knight,” and “the World’s Greatest Detective,” among other titles. He has been around for 75 years and we want to celebrate the Batman of one of the most well know of American Icons. In early 1939, the success of Superman in Action Comics prompted…

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The Flash TV Show Trailers

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The invasion of comic book heroes has started, with Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. and Arrow both running weekly, but soon we will also see Gotham, Agent Carter, and Constantine invade the airways as well. Perhaps the most exciting in-development project of the bunch, however, is the Flash series that is currently in the works over at the CW. A TV show centered around scientist Barry Allen, who suffers a freak accident that turns him into a superhero with the power of incredible speed. Stars: Grant Gustin, Candice Patton, Rick Cosnett. Being…

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‘Game of Thrones’ Season 4 Premiere ‘Two Swords’

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WARNING ‘Game of Thrones’ is ADULTS ONLY Programing: 3 years ago a friend told me about the HBO program ‘Game of Thrones’ said that I could catch up with all the back programs of season one and that it was worth watching. Sean Bean who played in Lord of The Rings and Charles Dance an English actor who plays bad guys as good as anyone were part of the cast. I gave it a try and viewed the first Episode. It moved very slow with only a few story plots…

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Grant Gustin Is The Flash On TV

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Grant Gustin has been cast in the role of Barry Allen and is slated to appear in episodes 208, 209 and 220 of the second season of The CW’s Arrow, Warner Bros. Television announced Friday evening. “Barry Allen is a Central City assistant police forensic investigator who arrives in Starling to look into a series of unexplained robberies that may have a connection to a tragedy in his past,” reads the studio’s official description of the character. “A comic book fan boy, Barry is obsessed with the Arrow unaware that…

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The Flash Coming To The CW TV And Movie WB

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CW Executive Mark Pedowitz confirmed that Barry Allen will be coming to the CW lineup this season. Currently the main character in DC’s ongoing comic book series of the same name, this version of The Flash will start as a recurring character on Arrow in the 2013-2014 second season, Pedowitz confirmed. Over at THR, they have the direct quote from Pedowitz’s presentation at the Television Critics’ Association press tour, confirming Allen and stating that the story will start with his origin: “We plan to introduce the recurring character of Barry…

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Beware the Batman TV Review

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Beware the Batman is a computer-animated television series based on the DC Comics superhero Batman. The series premiered in the United States on Cartoon Network on July 13, 2013 as part of their DC Nation block. It is the replacement for Batman: The Brave and the Bold. The new Batman Series on Cartoon Networks DCU block is reminiscent of the recent Batman Earth One by Geoff Johns.  If you have not read it I highly recommend it. The reason I draw your attention to Geoff Johns’ story is the Alfred…

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League of Extraordinary Gentlemen TV Series

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Fox has committed to the pilot for a League of Extraordinary Gentlemen TV series. Various Hollywood trade sites are reporting that Fox has committed to a “put pilot,” which means the network has agreed to produce the pilot episode. However, if for some reason the pilot doesn’t get aired, the studio will have to pay vast penalties (which usually guarantees that the pilot will air). The new Fox show is said to be based on the Alan Moore graphic novel of the same name set in the Victorian-era featuring characters such…

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Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Coming To ABC

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Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. coming to ABC Tuesdays at 8:00 p.m. ET this fall! Clark Gregg reprises his role of Agent Phil Coulson from Marvel’s feature films as he assembles a small, highly select group of Agents from the worldwide law-enforcement organization known as S.H.I.E.L.D. Together they investigate the new, the strange, and the unknown across the globe, protecting the ordinary from the extraordinary. Coulson’s team consists of Agent Grant Ward (Brett Dalton), highly trained in combat and espionage, Agent Melinda May (Ming-Na Wen) expert pilot and martial artist, Agent…

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Game Of Thrones Third Season Final Episode

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ADULTS ONLY MATURE THEME Game of Thrones is an American medieval fantasy television series created for HBO by David Benioff and D. B. Weiss. The series is based on author George R. R. Martin’s best-selling A Song of Ice and Fire series of seven planned fantasy novels, the first of which is called A Game of Thrones. The series debuted in the U.S. on April 17, 2011. Game of Thrones has been well received, and garnered a loyal fan-base. The series was picked up for a fourth season on April…

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Avengers Assemble (TV series) Coming Sunday

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Avengers Assemble is an upcoming animated series, based on the fictional Marvel Comics superhero team the Avengers, which has been designed to capitalize on the success of the 2012 film adaptation.  Avengers Assemble will premiere on May 26, 2013, on Disney XD. The series will be a replacement and a possible continuation for The Avengers: Earth’s Mightiest Heroes. Jeph Loeb, Head of Marvel Television and a producer on the series, stated that the series is intended to closely echo the tone and feel of the 2012 The Avengers film. Get…

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Disney XD’s Avengers Assemble and Hulk Agents of S.M.A.S.H.

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Disney XD has announced premiere dates for its new animated series Marvel’s Avengers Assemble and Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H. The successor to the cable channel’s popular The Avengers: Earth’s Mightiest Heroes, Avengers Assemble will receive a preview Sunday, May 26 at 11 a.m. ET/PT before making its official premiere in the same time slot Sunday, July 7. Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H. will debut Sunday, Aug. 11 at 11 a.m. Both are part of Disney XD’s Marvel Universe programming block. “Marvel’s Avengers Assemble” reunites the most popular…

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Young Justice and Green Lantern on Cartoon Network to End

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A recent Press release omitted Young Justice and Green Lantern: The Animated Series from its returning show roster, leading to speculation the shows had been cancelled. Now, we have official confirmation that both shows will not return after their current seasons. On January 28th, a press release was issued to boast Cartoon Network’s upcoming block of cartoons. New shows such as Beware The Batman and Teen Titans Go! were on the release, but two glared out as missing, Green Lantern: The Animated Series and Young Justice. Speculation was that the…

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