There was hope for Terra Nova fans, all three of them (zing!), that Netflix was going to pick up the series for season two. But today The Hollywood Reporter is reporting that talks with Netflix have ended, and the online video streaming service won’t be picking up the show, once again leaving it limbo.

Netflix established a trend of picking up fan favorite shows cast off by Fox when they acquired Arrested Development late last year. When Fox announced that it wasn’t renewing the dinosaur/time travel/family drama last month, negotiations with Netflix began. Presumably they were trying to navigate the minefield that is Terra Nova’s huge budget to no success.

Regardless of the setback, apparently the showrunners – including Brannon Braga, the genius behind Start Trek: Voyager, Enterprise and Threshold -  are still trying to find a new venue for the show. In the meantime, several cast members, including Christine Adams, Allison Miller and Jason O’Mara, have signed up for fall pilots, which will take second position to Terra Nova if, hope against hope (for some), it gets picked up somewhere.

But I wouldn’t hold my breath if I were you.

Source: Cinema Blend

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Talks with Fox about resurrecting Terra Nova are ongoing, but Netflix has sets its sights on also bringing the ABC supernatural amazon series, The River, aboard. The River’s debut season just ended last week and with lackluster ratings and a luke-warm reception, a Netflix “Governor call” seems to be the only thing that can save the Oren Peli created found footage show.

Netflix has already debuted Lillyhammer, and will premier David Fincher’s US adaptation of House of Cards at some point this year (despite some behind the scenes bickering) and the streaming service is also planning on exclusively running a new season of Arrested Development next year, assuming the Mayan’s were wrong.

I’ve gotta say, while all these genre restoration projects warm my geeky heart, and while they will surely thrill the fans of these shows, aren’t there better shows out there that could use a second breath? Blastr says that Netflix is in talks with ABC on an overall deal that includes The River, how about breaking off another season of Better Off Ted? That’s just one of many, many shows I’d love to see make a return, feel free to throw out a few suggestions in the comment section and on our bookface page.

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Terra Nova…..brings back the splendid memories of Comic-Con 2011.  I first saw the premier there and fell head over heels in love with it the moment I laid eyes upon the miraculous display of theLOST-Stargate-JurrasicParkcreation. And as the season came to an end, I found myself weeping in a corner not wanting it to be over. But alas, a new season would be starting in a few short months and my life would once again be complete.

Until, however, when I got a strange text message from none other than Mr. Editor-in-Chief himself, Luke Gallagher. What it said simply was, “Not to make your day any worse but Terra Nova got cancelled.” Great. Kill me now. My life is ruined. I spent the next few days sulking and Luke trying to console me with lost hope of another network picking it up. Damn you Fox.

But, Ah-Hah….Hope has come back in full force with sugar plums dancing in my head as Netflix comes to the rescue…maybe. But I like the chances. So who’s with me? Do you want to see Terra Nova brought back even if it on Netflix? Would you pay the extra mullah a month and get Netflix if you don’t already have it just to watch Terra Nova? If you answered NO to any of these questions then I don’t want to hear from you. Otherwise, feel free to discuss below. DIE-HARD Terra Nova Fans only, please and thank you.

Source: BleedingCool

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Big, big news! The Bluths are back. Announced last night, Netflix has struck a deal with 20th Century Fox and Imagine television to revive the critically acclaimed sitcom on their streaming service. New episodes will begin airing in 2013.

There has been so much buzz on the if, the when, the where and the how of Arrested Development‘s return it’s a relief to finally hear some good news. Show creator, Mitch Hurwitz had announced earlier this year at New Yorker Festival he was interested in reuniting the show’s stars for another go, either on the big or small screen. Now it seems we’ll be able to watch the Bluths on just about any screen! Well, any screen attached to a Netflix-ready device.

Chief content officer for Netflix, Ted Sarandos said,

Arrested Development is one of the finest American comedies in TV history and its return through Netflix is a perfect example of how we are working closely with studios and networks to provide consumers with entertainment they love.

For Netflix this is terribly impressive feather in their cap. The DVD-by-mail/instant streaming company has definitely had its ups and downs this year. Okay, particularly the downs what with the the outrage over their price increase and their dalliance with splitting their services and creating the unfortunately named, Qwikster. Their new venture into original programming seems to be paying off, in addition to new Arrested Development Netflix will also be premiering a 22-episode adaptation of the BBC drama House of Cards next year. House of Cards has Kevin Spacey attached to star and David Fincher listed as executive producer.

Looks like everything’s coming up Milhouse…uhh…I mean, Netflix.

Pumped for the return of Arrested Development? What do you think about it coming exclusively to Netflix? Should the TV networks and cable companies begin to worry?

At my house we’ve already ditched cable and rely solely on Netlix Instant and Hulu for our television entertainment needs. What are your thoughts on the future of TV, is instant, streamable content the way of the future?

Source: Variety

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RIP Qwikster 9/18/2011-10/10/11. We hardly new thee, like, at all.

Yes, the controversial splitting of Netflix services into the separate DVD in mail company, Qwikster is no longer. Even before it began. Back in September Netflix co-founder and CEO Reed Hastings sent out an email to customers explaining the split and how it would improve both services. Customers were peeved they would need to sign up through one company to receive DVDs by mail and another to access Netflix’s instant offerings. Umm, duh, it’s a really stupid idea!

Today, Hastings sent out another email, this time saying, “Consumers value the simplicity Netflix has always offered and we respect that. There is a difference between moving quickly — which Netflix has done very well for years — and moving too fast, which is what we did in this case.” Which I believe easily translates to, “Sorry we fucked up. Again. Please don’t stop giving us your money.”

You can read the whole email below. I guess @Qwikster, the Fox News labeled, “foul-mouthed stoner” can stop worrying about someone stealing his “super awesome” account name. Eh, I’m sure he’s already forgotten.

DVDs will be staying at netflix.com

It is clear that for many of our members two websites would make things more difficult, so we are going to keep Netflix as one place to go for streaming and DVDs.

-Reed

Source: Coming Soon

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Microsoft made an announcement today that shouldn’t piss off any Cable companies. They have officially pulled the curtain back their plans to offer streaming network television on the Xbox Live platform. Nearly 40 world-leading TV and entertainment providers, such as Bravo, Comcast, HBO GO, Verizon FiOS and Syfy in the U.S.; BBC in the U.K., Telefónica in Spain; Rogers On Demand in Canada; Televisa in Mexico; ZDF in Germany; and MediaSet in Italy, will beaming into the beady little eyes of Xbox 360 users by the end of the holiday season in more than 20 countries. U mad Netflix?

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Know how Netflix has been acting all weird lately, splitting their services up and such? Plus they raised their prices and pissed a lot of customers off? Well, good news, they finally did something right! Netflix has secured a deal with AMC to stream the first season of The Walking Dead, starting today, and, “additional seasons of The Walking Dead, as well as certain future AMC and Sundance Channel programming, will be streaming instantly to Netflix members just prior to the premiere of subsequent seasons.” Suh-weet.

Netflix has already added previous seasons of Breaking Bad and Mad Men to their instant offerings, making them a go to source for some of the best, critically acclaimed television. Suck it, Hulu.

The Walking Dead‘s second season premieres October 16th at 9pm on AMC. Meaning, you’ve got nine days to fit in a season one marathon. I think that’s easily done with only six episodes.

Source: The Mary Sue

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There are times when someone hits the topic right on the head with a ten ton sledge hammer, this is one of those times. For anyone who has ever had NetFlix and trudged through the endless crap movies, television shows, and recommendations to find the few new things available to watch on NetFlix – this video is for you.

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After much self-released events, Kevin Smith is finally set to arrive in theaters, but it is promised to be a unique experience. The press release from ShockTilYouDrop.com gives all movie-goers a sneak-peek of what to expect:

“On Sunday, September 25, Red State will screen at select theatres nationwide through a unique partnership with the Emerging Pictures theatre network, announced David Dinerstein, whose D Squared Films is overseeing the films distribution for SModcast. “Red State will be made available as a ‘One-Night-Only’ event which mirrors the format of SModcast’s record breaking Red State USA Tour from earlier this year. For this screening event, Smith’s trademark post show Q&A will be digitally streamed live from Tarantino’s New Beverly into all of the participating theatres, allowing audience members to interact directly with Smith utilizing Twitter. Smith will be joined on stage by a special guest who will moderate the Q&A,” said Dinerstein.

Written and directed by Kevin Smith and produced by Jonathan Gordon, Red State stars 2011 Academy Award winner for Best Actress Melissa Leo, Golden Globe winner John Goodman, and Michael Parks. The film debuted at this year’s Sundance Film Festival to much notoriety when Smith ended studio bidding by buying his own film for $20 and declaring he would be self-distributing the film theatrically. Smith has since toured the film around the country to enthusiastic audiences, grossing $1,065,429 to date at the North American box office from only 22 single show engagements and its Academy-qualifying run.
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Following Smith’s original mandate to maximize the potential audience while minimizing the excessive marketing costs normally associated with distribution, he and his team have devised a unique distribution plan that will make the film available on multiple platforms simultaneously, including today’s debut of the film on Video-On-Demand (VOD) from Lionsgate. Lionsgate has previously announced that the DVD and and BluRay is set to be released on October 18 to coincide with the 17th anniversary of Smith’s debut film Clerks.

Red State tells the story of a group of teens in Middle America who receive an online invitation for sex, but soon encounter fundamentalists with a much more sinister agenda.”

By all means, Smith has been running on full cylinders promoting this film and its shown in ticket sales. After SModcasts (Smith’s company) released the film March 5, it kick started the 15 city Red State USA Tour. This tour allowed the film to unexpectedly become one of the few films to become the 9th highest per screen average film of all time.

This past weekend Red State secured the highest per-theater-average of any film in release for the past two weekends, averaging of $25,800 and $10,000 per theater, respectively. So will you be making it to theaters to check out Kevin Smith’s new movie or will you wait until it goes to Netflix?

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If you thought Dance Dance Revolution couldn’t get any more intense, well you are wrong!  Evan Husney, whose been recently named Drafthouse Films ( an affiliate of Alamo Drafthouse), has acquired Brandon and Jason Trost’s The FP, a twisted homage to The Warriors which premiered at SXSW and whose must-watch trailer is below.  The training montage in the trailer is full of references to different films that have shaped our pop-culture, such as: Star Wars, Rocky, The Karate Kid, and much more.  Check out a synopsis of The FP below provided by Drafthouse Films:

“Set in a near post-apocalyptic future, THE FP centers on two rival neon-clad gangs raging an underground turf war for dominance of Fraizer Park (“The FP”) in the deadly arena of “Beat-Beat Revelation” – a competitive dance-fight video game. THE FP is a nod to ‘80s sci-fi/action genre fare and is directed by brothers Jason and Brandon Trost (Cinematographer, CRANK 2: HIGH VOLTAGE and the upcoming GHOST RIDER 2: SPIRIT OF VENGEANCE), and Executive Produced by Jason Blum and Steven Schneider of PARANORMAL ACTIVITY and INSIDIOUS fame. A limited theatrical release for the “rare ready-made cult hit” (Moviefone) is planned for Q1 of 2012.”

WARNING: This movie trailer has langauge, and bare breasts at 2:10, so it is NOT safe for work.

Funny one-liners, random montages, and it’s clean but grungy style make this an indie film, if made, will make you LOL…in your pants! Here is a list of some random/funny one liners in this trailer:

“Ill be backing your sh*t up to the end.” “For reals?” “For reals.”

“Damn, Sno-Co! What are you for Halloween, a bitch?”

“He wasn’t expecting the unexpected! But it sure as f*ck expected him!”

“Any man can be a nigga. N, I, G, G, A. Never Ignorant at Gettin’ Goals Accomplished!”

“Dance with your mind, not your feet!”

“Now you use that sh*t, J-Trow. You be all the nigga you can be.”

This film is planned for release sometime next year, so would you take the time to watch it or just laugh your way to Netflix and watch something else.

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