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Looks like the backlash worked: the TV Academy backed off its proposal to time-shift eight of the 28 Emmy categories from the live show (on Sept. 20).
Great news indeed.

As for the Lego movie I hinted at earlier today, it seems to be a reality now.

Oh and AMC is developing loads of stuff right now. The net announced today its biggest deal yet with a Frank Darabont-penned adaptation of Robert Kirkman’s comic book, The Walking Dead, where in a post-apocalyptic zombie world, a group of survivors must fight to survive the harsh reality, and themselves. Darabont is not only set to write the show but also is going to direct it.
I’m very excited to hear this seeing as I love Darabont’s work. The Green Mile and The Shawshank Redemption are amongst the greatest movies ever.
And his The Shield episode was also epic.

The Ballad of G.I. Joe

The parody has more stars than the real G.I. Joe movie, go figure…


Starring:
Laz Alonso as Doc, Alexis Bledel as Lady Jaye, Billy Crudup as Zartan, Zach Galifiankais as Snow Job, Tony Hale as Dr. Mindbender, Vinnie Jones as Destro, Joey Kern as Tomax, Joey Kern as Xamot, Chuck Liddell as Gung Ho, Julianne Moore as Scarlett, Henry Rollins as Duke, Alan Tudyk as Shipwreck, Olivia Wilde as The Baroness, and Sgt. Slaughter as Himself
Also featuring:
Jamin Fite as Cobra Commander, Frankie Kang as Storm Shadow, Geoff Mann as Buzzer, Andreas Owald as Snake Eyes, Daniel Strange as Torch, Kevin Umbricht as Ripper
Written by Daniel Strange & Kevin Umbricht
Directed by Daniel Strange

From the inside

Let’s begin with the announcement of a new drama.
Shawn Ryan has, in addition to FX’s upcoming Terriers, another series in preparation for the FOX network (with Lie to Me): Ridealong, about cops in Chicago.
“It should be less serialized than Grey’s Anatomy but more than CSI.”
Ryan says that an event in the pilot will set off the series’ overarching mythology (and ramifications). I’m thinking something akin to Terry Crowley’s death in the Shield‘s pilot episode.
There’s also going to be a unique take on the cop drama genre, according to Ryan, that will allow Ridealong to differenciate itself from The Shield, Hill Street Blues, and other Southland.
The new show should also shoot on location, meaning in Chicago.

Amy Chozick at the Wall Street Journal has a great article on ‘the women behind Mad Men‘.


In case you didn’t know (like me before I read the above article), seven of the nine writing team members are women.
There are other great tidbits about the show and how close certain storylines are from actual real-life situations the various writers have faced.

And finally, looks like Battlestar Galactica‘s Edward James Olmos is joining Michel Gondry’s team on the Green Hornet.
Olmos facing Seth Rogen and Nicolas Cage?
I want to see that now.