EMERALD CITY
NEW NBC EPIC FANTASY SHOW
Sometime ago, I've informed you that SyFy is planning to make new fantasy series WARRIORS OF OZ which will follow a warrior from present day Earth is transported to a
post-apocalyptic future Oz where he must team up with three other
warriors, Heartless, Brainless, and Coward, in order to defeat the evil
Wizard who has enslaved the land. Now, NBC has also nabbed an OZ project. Titled EMERALD CITY, their show is described as a dark reimagining of the classic tale of Oz in the vein of "Game Of Thrones! According to 'Deadline' the show will be based on the 14 novels that L. Frank Baum, the writer of "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz", wrote after the initial success of the first book.
TIMOTHY DALTON JOINS
PENNY DREADFUL PERIOD SHOW
Earlier last week, I've informed you that Josh Hartnett, Eva Green
and Rory Kinnear have been cast in new period set horror series PENNY
DREADFUL, and now the new info is that JAMES BOND and FLASH GORDON star
Timothy Dalton has joined them too! In the Sam Mendes directed
eight-part series, which will describe the origin
stories of famous literary horror characters such as Victor
Frankenstein, Frankenstein's monster, Dorian Gray and Count Dracula, as
they deal with life in 19th century Victorian London, Timothy Dalton
will play African explorer Sir Malcolm! The Showtime series will have
extreme horror scenes.
Earlier last week, I've informed you that Josh Hartnett, Eva Green
and Rory Kinnear have been cast in new period set horror series PENNY
DREADFUL, and now the new info is that JAMES BOND and FLASH GORDON star
Timothy Dalton has joined them too! In the Sam Mendes directed
eight-part series, which will describe the origin
stories of famous literary horror characters such as Victor
Frankenstein, Frankenstein's monster, Dorian Gray and Count Dracula, as
they deal with life in 19th century Victorian London, Timothy Dalton
will play African explorer Sir Malcolm! The Showtime series will have
extreme horror scenes.
FIRST 'KIRSTIE' TEASER
KIRSTIE ALLEY, MICHAEL RICHARDS, RHEA PERLMAN, JASON ALEXANDER
In other TV news today, you can check out the first teaser trailer for TV Land's upcoming new sitcom KIRSTIE which reunites tones of major comedy stars. Debuting December 4, the sitcom centres around Broadway star Madison Banks (Kirstie Alley) whose life turns 
upside down when Arlo (Eric Petersen), the son she gave up at birth, suddenly appears, hoping to connect after his adoptive parents have died. CHEERS' Rhea Perlman stars as Maddie’s assistant and best friend alongside SEINFELD'S Michael Richards as 
Maddie’s outlandish driver. John Travolta is supposed to guest star, CHEERS' George Wendt
will play Thelma's (Perlman) ex-husband, while SEINFELD's Jason Alexander is
Madison's Broadway manager.
upside down when Arlo (Eric Petersen), the son she gave up at birth, suddenly appears, hoping to connect after his adoptive parents have died. CHEERS' Rhea Perlman stars as Maddie’s assistant and best friend alongside SEINFELD'S Michael Richards as Maddie’s outlandish driver. John Travolta is supposed to guest star, CHEERS' George Wendt
will play Thelma's (Perlman) ex-husband, while SEINFELD's Jason Alexander is
Madison's Broadway manager.
I'm not a big Kirstie Alley fan, but it looks like a good cast.
ReplyDeletethey collected almost all of the big old sitcom stars :) Should be fun and nostalgic especially in today's sea of vulgar and crappy sitcoms
DeleteKirstie's new show could be funny with all those great actors joining her. I also can't believe she's in her sixties.
ReplyDeleteNot sure about those Oz projects. It kind of saddens me to see the story go dark like that.
Really? She's in her sixties? I'm shocked as well!
DeleteSo cheers meets Seinfeld?
ReplyDeleteexactly
DeleteThat's quite an interesting mish mosh of stars they collected. I really like Rhea Perlman and Michael Richards. I hope it sticks around long enough for me to see it.
ReplyDeleteRhea has always been extremely funny!
DeleteKirstie has at least got herself a good supporting cast!
ReplyDeleteindeed she has!
DeletePenny Dreadful looks interesting.
ReplyDeletecould be good, although I Don't like the younger cast
DeleteI am so damn excited for Kirstie I can't even sit still. I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE her and she looks A-MAZ-ING!!!!
ReplyDeleteI loved her VERONICA'S CLOSET sitcom :)
Deletedig dalton's look... i think i want that look!
ReplyDeletein a decade or two, you're too young for gray hair :)
DeleteLook at Kirstie, will you? I think she's the comeback queen of the century.
ReplyDeleteyep, she always comes back stronger than before. She and Fran Drescher!
DeleteNot sure what this says about me, but I will watch all 3 of those!
ReplyDeleteI will too, probably :)
DeleteI'll check this out if it hits NetFlix or YouTube. I like the actors.
ReplyDeletethey're good ones
DeleteI really like TVLand, too. I like Happily Divorced and even Hot Girls in Cleveland, makes me laugh at times.
DeleteEat anything good this weekend? Do any fun bakes? I did an egg bake on the grill. Came our super moist.
I'm planning to download HAPPILY DIVORCED, since I love Fran, but the show has just been cancelled this week and will not be getting third season :(
DeleteI do watch HOT IN CLEVELAND sometimes, since it is aired here at our cable TV.
Canceled????? But it's so funny. Love Fran as well. She's fantastic.
DeleteI hear TV LAND likes to cancel good sitcoms :(
DeleteKirstie's coming back? Good for her! I hope the sitcom does well.
ReplyDeletefingers crossed, Sherry!
DeleteI can take or leave Kirstie Alley...meh. BUT, the FIRST two tidbits...potentially very exciting!
ReplyDeleteglad you've found something interesting for your taste, Mel :)
DeleteOh this 'Penny Dreadful' business sounds like it's right up my alley.
ReplyDeleteshould be quite interesting!
DeleteThe all-star cast sit come sounds good. We could use a couple decent comedies.
ReplyDeleteThe shows based on Oz might be interesting, too. We shall see.
you don't have to say that twice, Susan, we need decent comedies more than anything, methinks!
DeleteAll of the above sound rather good methinks. I shall live in hope Middle Earth gets to see them!
ReplyDeletethere are always Torrents :)
DeleteI recently attempted to watch Oz the Great and Powerful, and just couldn't finish it. I thought it was complete rubbish. Consequently, I'm a little off Wizard of Oz adaptations for a while.
ReplyDeleteOf course, having said that, Emerald City might have hope.
haven't watched it, Lynda, I have a rule of not watching Franco's attempts in acting...
DeleteI like Timothy Dalton. The Penny Dreadful Series intrigues me. Have a good evening, Dez.
ReplyDeletegood evening to you as well, Sandra, although I was deep asleep when you wrote the comment :P
DeleteReally....Kirstie Alley...Really???
ReplyDeleteGIMME A BREAK!!!
Cheers!
Linda :o)
she is always good in comedies
DeleteI heard she was coming back! even though her weight loss has been somewhat comical, i know she is quite the comedian and hopefully this will be good!!
ReplyDeleteyep, she had a lot of really funny comedy shows and films, she is good.
DeleteI do remember your previous post on Emerald City and I find this intriguing. It's one of those things that will either work or fail miserably.
ReplyDeletePenny Dreadful should be good as they are looking at the origins of the stories and the times in which they were written. Sometimes I wish I could visit the past and be invisible just to see how it really was. Too much of history deals with only the famous, but it's the day to day people I'm most interested in.
I wonder if NBC's DRACULA will make it a bit too much for the audience to watch PENNY DREADFUL too, especially with so many Dracula and Frankenstein films also coming up next year
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