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Oh, boy.

Well well well…
You’re gone one week during Comic-Con and suddenly there’s tons of stuff to see.

I’m not gonna go into lengthy details about the various panels. There’s just too many of them.
Speaking of, can someone explain to me why Glee and The Middle had one?
I’ve only seen a few for now and listing the various announcements would be pointless (besides, you probably know the ones regarding your favorites).

The Lost panel was fun I thought but utterly pointless. Given that this was the last Comic-Con panel for the show, I feel a little disappointed.
Dollhouse was one of the best for sure (and Epitaph One is great). Season 2 looks interesting to say the least.

Moving on to other news, the new Coen movie (A Serious Man) looks great:

Same goes for Wes Anderson’s Fantastic Mr. Fox:

And don’t forget Avatar Day on the 21st (incidentally the same day Inglourious Basterds opens).

On a more serious (and TV) note, you probably have heard about the Emmy changes this year, including the pre-taping of 8 of the 28 categories of the “live” telecast (to cut a few minutes from the three-hour long program).
Even though the categories were split between directing, acting, producing and writing, only four writing categories were on the Emmy cast to begin with.
A few days ago, the WGA sent out this statement:

This action of the board of governors is a clear violation of a longstanding agreement the Writers Guilds have with the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences regarding their awards telecast. It is also a serious demotion for writing and a fundamental misunderstanding of the importance of writers in the creation of television programs. Last year’s Emmys suffered a tremendous decline in quality and ratings because of a lack of scripted material. That the Academy would then decide to devalue the primary and seminal role that writing plays in television is ridiculous and self-defeating.

Over 100 TV writers are protesting these changes to the format, including Ronald D. Moore, Doug Ellin, Seth MacFarlane, Jason Katims, Shonda Rhimes, David Shore and Carlton Cuse & Damon Lindelof.
I’m not sure the Academy will back out on this one despite the movement, but we’ll have to see.

To conclude this catching-up post, some great info regarding the Late Late Show side. On August 31, the most underrated late-night show on TV is (finally) getting an HD upgrade!
There’s also going to be a new show opener with Ferguson going around famous L.A. locations, coupled with an updated version of the current theme song.
Like Craig said at the TCA Press Tour:

I think my show’s probably closer to Pee-Wee’s Playhouse than anything else I’ve seen, and that’s an aspiration.

 You go man.

Previewing

A few interesting updates on the menu today…

Sam Raimi was yesterday announced as the director for the upcoming Warcraft movie once he’s done with Spider-Man 4.
This announcement is certainly surprising.
I’m not sure how one can adapt a game like World of Warcraft though I’m here on out assuming that every news outlet is wrong by stating that this is a World of Warcraft movie adaptation, rather it is more of a movie based on the Warcraft mythology.
The Warcraft world  is comprised of two factions pitted against each other.
On one side, the Alliance with the Humans, the Dwarves, the Draenei, the Gnomes and the Night Elves.
On the other, the Horde, with the Orcs, the Forsaken, the Tauren, the Trolls and the Blood Elves.
There’s also the Burning Legion, the Scourge, the Goblins, the Ogres and the Naga.
For more on this, check out the detailed Wikipedia article on the Warcraft universe.

It’s like Lord of the Rings meets Dungeons & Dragons.

And since back in June I showed you Mickey Rourke as Whiplash in Iron Man 2, it’s only fair now that I show you the rest of the cast.


Scarlett Johansson as Natasha Romanoff aka Black Widow


Robert Downey Jr. as Stark


Gwyneth Paltrow as Pepper Potts


Don Cheadle as Col. James Rhodes and Sam Rockwell as Justin Hammer

Oh, and did I mention that the Alice in Wonderland teaser is out?
Feast your eyes on this:

Hell yes.

Adaptation(s)

After Lordy and his Better Off Ted post, back today to our regular scheduled programming with a few news as Comic-Con nears.

To start us off, news that you probably know by now: Sean Benn is set to play the lead role on HBO’s Game of Thrones adaptation.
We talked a bit about the show when it was first picked up back in November but just to refresh your memory, the show is a fantasy series based off George R.R. Martin’s 7-book series, A Song of Fire & Ice.
THR describes the story as “a battle among seven kingdoms and between two ruling families for control of the Iron Throne, the possession that ensures survival through a 40-year winter to come”.
As for Benn, he’s set to play one of the title roles, Lord Eddard “Ned” Stark.

You may have heard as well about Futurama chainging its voice cast.
I probably won’t watch the new seasons if they do indeed replace Billy West, Katey Sagal, John Di Maggio, Tress MacNeille, and Maurice Lamarche (amongst others).
I’m still hoping though that FOX TV are only auditioning new actors as a bargaining chip. The move was previously (successfully) used on The Simpsons.

There have been a few pictures as well regarding the 2010 Prince of Persia movie based on the popular video game.
Check ’em out:



There’s also this live-action Voltron movie that is starting to come together nicely with Charles Roven, Richard Suckle and Steve Alexander acquiring the rights.
Let’s not forget another live-action adaptation, Turtle Ninjas, which unsurprisingly nabbed John Fusco as its writer. The movie is set to come out around 2011.

I wonder what the current entertainment industry would look like without all the remakes and adaptations…