“What if the decided to Devil quit?“ This is the question asked by the teaser for Fox’s Lucifer below: The trailer seems to showcase what will have to be the series’ biggest strength; the charisma of Tom Ellis as the title character.  It also seems to be Lucifer’s primary weapon as in the three minute trailer he is shown using his charm (even calling them as such at one point) to his advantage.  To his credit, Ellis does seem to be charming in the role. The show also hints at the driving premise of the show, angered by the death of someone he knows he teams up with Lauren German’s…

On the heels of getting picked up by Fox for the fall season, the producers of Lucifer have tapped Joe Henderson to take an executive producer/showrunner’s role for the series. Henderson is an up and coming producer with three series to his name.  He wrote for and was a producer first on the series; Graceland.  Last year he was an EP for the fox series, Almost Human starring Star Trek and Dredd’s Karl Urban.  It was on as the showrunner on the USA series, White Collar where Henderson gained the attention and buzz that caused Warner to seek him out for Lucifer. He also wrote episodes for all three series. …

With the Networks preparing to present their fall schedules to advertisers in the next few weeks, the series announcements are starting to come out.  For DC fans it’s been proof of the success of Gotham, Arrow and Flash as the other networks grabbed up several DC and Vertigo properties to develop and film during pilot season.  Lucifer was amongst those properties and now Lucifer has been picked up by Fox for the fall season. Developed by Tom Kapinos, Len Wiseman and Bruckheimer Productions and starring Tom Ellis, Lauren German and Rachael Harris; Lucifer follows the Devil as he renounces his throne in Hell and retires to Los Angeles where he…

The Flash (1×21) – “Grodd Lives” Written by: Grainne Godfree & Kai Yu Wu Directed by: Dermott Downs This week we start with a voice-over from Iris as she tries to sort through the revelation that Barry is The Flash and has been lying to her while he’s racing through the city (looking for Wells and Eddie) as passes by Jitters unaware that she is watching. The next morning at the Police Station Captain Singh is looking for Eddie and Joe claims he’s taking some personal time.  Singh then tells Joe and Barry to work on a rash of gold robberies and see if maybe they can get in contact…

While their presentation in New York for the Fall Season is still over a week away, the CW network started their announcements a little early.  Today they announced that mid-season pick-up series iZombie will return next season. The news came after the series earned positive reviews and gathered up 2.3 million viewers for the premiere and holding on the most of them in the following weeks.   CW has already renewed their other DC-related series; The Flash and Arrow and judging by the number of already renewed series in their line-up seem pretty happy with their programming.  Only two series currently on the CW lineup have uncertain fates, Hart of Dixie and…

The cast and crew of Preacher are moving forward with their pilot for AMC, with a script from Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg and starring Dominic Cooper.  With actors and actresses like Ruth Negga and Joseph Gilgun joining cooper, the cast is pretty strong, but the rich just get richer.  Derek Wilson and Jamie Ann Allman will be joining the cast in recurring roles. Kansas native Jamie Ann Allman is no stranger to television drama, cutting her teeth in series like The Shield and NYPD Blue.  She’s also had roles in films like The Notebook and Any Day Now.  More recently, she had a recurring role on the television series,…

The Flash (1×20) – “The Trap” Written by: Alison Schapker & Brooke Eikmeier Directed by: Steve Shill We pick up where we left off, with Barry Caitlin and Cisco in Wells’ “Time Vault” looking at the front page of the April 25, 2024 edition of the Central City Citizen.  The trio gleans several pieces of the information from the paper; Barry disappears while battling the Reverse Flash in “an explosion of light,” at some point in the future he changes his costume in several ways and the article is written by “Iris West-Allen.”  While they try to digest the information they’ve just learned and the implications, Gideon greets them.  After…

Victor Garber has had a very long and distinguished acting career.  He took some time with Indepth Interviews‘ Pat Cerasaro to reflect and look forward to the upcoming Flash/Arrow Spinoff.  The crux of the interview was Garber’s involvement with the NY Pops 32nd Birthday Gala.  Garber has a considerable amount of stage work under his belt: he was nominated for four Tony Awards for productions of Little Me, Deathtrap and Damn Yankees.  He’s also worked often on television on the long running series, Alias, Eli Stone (where he worked with Flash and Arrow producers Marc Guggenheim and Greg Berlanti) and Law and Order.  He appeared in one of the most…

The more time that passes the more I’ve come to think of TV Pilot season like the NFL Draft with sites like Variety like the talking heads on ESPN.  To run with that metaphor, the last few years DC Entertainment have become the perennial powerhouse school that cranks out NFL talent in every year’s draft. Among this year’s crop of hopefuls are Supergirl and the officially unnamed Flash/Arrow Spinoff.  Both shows have the weight of Warner TV, DC and Greg Berlanti behind them, and both have picked up quite a bit of buzz. First up, is the Flash/Arrow spin-off that is in development for the CW:  The series starring Brandon…

We’ve been waiting for this moment since the pilot aired last fall.  No, not the battle between the Flash and the Reverse Flash, the arrival of Grodd!  Now, CW offers up a preview for the May 5th episode, “Grodd Lives” which put the gorilla front and center. The ultra-intelligent, telepathic ape has been teased from the start, with his shattered cage in the background as Barry and Dr. Wells surveyed the damage to STAR Labs.  He was later shown in flashback in the episode “Plastique” and since then has been teased bit by tantalizing bit.  Now we get to have a good long look with the following photos: Alongside the…