Caprica - In what I think is a brilliant move, Caprica is coming to DVD before it will air on the Sci Fi Channel.  I’d be hazarding a guess that it will be a huge success and no doubt lead to future premieres being slated for DVD before airing.  It’s a good move for the fans, and a good move to test the viability of a potential new series.  Not that that really matters for Caprica which has already had its first season green-lit.  It will be available in April.

Dollhouse – Joss Whedon has stated he intends his new Sci Fi series Dollhouse to make viewers uncomfortable.  Whedon has said, “Part of the mandate of the show is to make people nervous, to make them identify with people they don’t like and get into situations they don’t approve of and also look at some of the heroic side of things and wonder if maybe they were wrong about what motivated those as well.”  I like the sound of that.  Dollhouse premieres on Feb 13.

Green Lantern – Casino Royale director Martin Campbell is in negotiations with Warner Bros to direct the Green Lantern live-action feature film.  Although many people thought this movie was on hold and would possibly never be made, it seems Warner Bros are intent on moving it forward.  The script has been remodeled something like three times, and according to Michael Green (the third screenwriter) Warner Bros is now happy with the script. Green told IGN, “Warner Bros. doesn’t do green-lights the way a lot of places do. They sort of always inch towards it, so there’s never a day where they’re like, ‘Boom! Magic bomb! We’re green-lit!’  But we’ve had very good conversations with them. From what I’m told, they really like the last script we gave them and are hoping to find a way to make it, which would be thrilling.”  If Campbell can make a super hero movie with action like the opening ten minutes of Casino Royale, then I’m all for it.  However the rest of Casino Royale makes me worry… Read the rest of this entry »