A co-founder of the Sci Fi Channel is taking offense at NBC Universal's plan to change the network's name.
"SyFy, say it's not so!" writes channel originator Mitch Rubenstein. "What would Isaac [Asimov] have said if the name was instead SyFy Channel? He would have said (we believe): 'That's just plain dumb.'"
Rubenstein, along with his partner Laurie Silvers, were Boca Raton entrepreneurs who conceived of a sci-fi themed cable network, then sold the concept to USA Network in 1991.
Rubenstein and Silvers now own Hollywood.com, where...
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If you're like most people, you look at your "basic" cable line-up and think: "Why do I have all these stupid channels? Wouldn't it be cheaper if I could just subscribe to the ones I actually like?"
You're probably convinced that there's a huge conspiracy going on to get you to pay for a bunch of crap you don't want.
You might be right. According to the American Cable Association (an organization that is obviously quite biased toward the cable industry) it's not your cable company's idea to force "Lifetime Movies" on you, it's the big...
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Oprah Winfrey's media empire is about to get a lot bigger with the announcement Tuesday of a deal with Discovery Communication for her own cable channel.
The cable-and-Internet joint venture will include a network she'll run called OWN: The Oprah Winfrey Network.
In the cashless transaction, Discovery will contribute its Discovery Health Channel to be rebranded as OWN in 2009 and simulcast in HD. The channel, launched in 1999, reaches more than 70 million cable and satellite subscribers.
Winfrey's company Harpo will kick in her...
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Nine weeks into a strike that has brought film and television production ever closer to a standstill, Hollywood's writers have just pulled off their biggest propaganda coup to date – sabotaging the glittery Golden Globes award show scheduled for this coming Sunday. The writers announced almost a month ago that they were picketing the event – and most likely the Oscars as well – and the actors' union quickly made clear that its members would not cross any picket lines in solidarity.
he Sunday ceremony, watched last year by 20 million...
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As the Writers Guild of America strike drags on, Conan O’Brien is bringing some holiday cheer to his late-night talk show staff, pledging to cover the salaries of his non-writing production workers—nearly 80 people in all.
NBC, which airs the comedian’s talk show Late Night with Conan O’Brien, agreed to cover the salaries through the end of November, and O’Brien, 44, will personally pick up the tab for the foreseeable future, according to Variety.
O’Brien is said to be grateful for the loyalty many of those staffers have...
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Heroes' second season may be coming to a close a lot sooner than expected due to the forthcoming apocalypse, also known in some circles as the damn writers' strike.
Sources confirm that the show is going back and shooting an alternate ending to the Dec. 3 episode that, if used, would allow the episode to function as a season finale in the event of a strike. Originally, the episode was only supposed to serve as the conclusion of the current "Generations" arc. Should an 11th-hour agreement be reached and a strike averted (fingers crossed!),...
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George Lucas is planning a live-action television series spinoff of the "Star Wars" film franchise. Lucas told The Los Angeles Times he has "just begun work" on the series, which will not include the films' major characters Luke Skywalker or Darth Vader.
"The Skywalkers aren't in it, and it's about minor characters," Lucas told the Times on Tuesday.
Lucas wouldn't reveal details, but joked that the series would be about "the life of robots."
Lucas, 63, already has another television series in the works. Lucasfilm Animation has been...
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Family Guy has appeared on iTunes. Now you can watch the Griffins (including Stewie, definitely my favorite) on your Apple TV, iPod, or iPhone.
There's only one episode up as of this writing, however, and a little birdie tells me that the episode is "b0rked" in technical terms-- apparently the quality isn't very good, and it may have simply been a test to start getting the show online.
NBC has attached director Doug Liman to helm a two-hour pilot for a revamped Knight Rider, according to Variety.
The article states that the goal is to make the show a "Transformers-inspired reworking" of the role that The Hoff made famous.
There is a likely chance the two-hour telefilm/pilot will be picked up by NBC and turned into a series. Whether this means all 70s/80s SciFi shows are going to be revamped and become "Transformers-inspired" has yet to be seen.
But the article hints that KITT and other "evil cars" may, in fact,...
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The Creative Arts Emmy Awards were held on Saturday night in Los Angeles and among the awards given out was Outstanding Animated Program (for Programming Less Than One Hour). As expected, the South Park episode Make Love, Not Warcraft was the winner. The episode of the Comedy Central series was made with the assistance of World of Warcraft developers Blizzard.
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