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Midseason Teaser Trailer for THE WALKING DEAD

by Adam Chitwood    Posted: January 26th, 2012 at 2:35 pm

The final six episodes of the second season of The Walking Dead are set to kick off starting February 12th, and AMC has released a midseason teaser trailer for the upcoming installments. I found the first few episodes of this season to be incredibly frustrating, but the mindblowing final five minutes of episode seven were almost enough to make up for it. There’s a difference between character development and meandering. The teaser trailer is fairly short, but it looks like our group of zombie survivors finally leaves that damn farm.

Hit the jump to check out the teaser. If you missed our recent interview with creator Robert Kirkman and showrunner Glen Mazzara regarding what’s to come in the final six episodes of season two, click here to check it out. The show has already been picked up for a third season, which was recently extended to 16 episodes. The Walking Dead returns on AMC Sunday, February 12th at 9/8c.

Creator Matthew Weiner Talks MAD MEN Season Five; Says Two-Hour Premiere Is a “Big MAD MEN Movie”

by Christina Radish    Posted: January 17th, 2012 at 5:24 pm

As part of the AMC portion of the TCA Winter Press Tour, the cast and creator of Mad Men (which premieres on March 25^th) hosted a cocktail party, which appropriately gave out a jar of green olives, just perfect for martinis, as a parting gift. During this interview, show creator/executive producer/writer/director Matthew Weiner gave very slight hints at where Season 5 is going, how he feels about all the network series that have been inspired by his creation, the themes and arcs he’s focusing on this year, why he wanted to do a two-hour premiere episode, how far ahead he plans things out, how often he’s surprised by where the story and characters take him, that there was a point where he was convinced that this season would never happen, how he feels about where this season ended up, and stressed that it was not his decision to keep the show off the air last year. Check out what he had to say after the jump:

AMC Announces Season Premiere Dates for MAD MEN and THE KILLING; Extends THE WALKING DEAD Season Three Order to 16 Episodes

by Adam Chitwood    Posted: January 15th, 2012 at 1:34 pm

The Television Critics Association press tour is winding down to a close, and AMC recently held their panel and revealed tidbits on three of its original series. During the cable channel’s press panel, the network announced that its critically lauded flagship series Mad Men will finally return on March 25th. The series will have been off the air for almost a year and a half, but season five will kick off with a two-hour premiere that creator Matthew Weiner describes as a “Mad Men movie.” Hit the jump for more, including the premiere date of The Killing, when audiences will finally find out who killed Rosie Larson, and an episode extension for the third season of The Walking Dead.

AMC Picks Up GOODFELLAS TV Series

by Ethan Anderton    Posted: January 10th, 2012 at 10:10 am

We first heard about the possibility of a Goodfellas TV series in October of 2010, but since then, no more solid details have surfaced. Now some great news for those anticipating a TV adaptation of Martin Scorsese‘s classic mafia drama comes from Deadline who reveals that AMC is behind the development of the series with the film’s writer, Nicholas Pileggi, and producer Irwin Winkler, along with his son David Winkler, are executive producing the series along with writer/producer Jorge Zamacona (Homicide: Life on the Street).

The 1990 film chronicled the rise and fall of Henry Hill (Ray Liotta) who got caught up in the sweet life of the mob without thinking about the repercussions. It’s not clear what the series adaptation will focus on, but with AMC at the helm of a period mob drama series, I’m hoping to see the mafia with some Mad Men flare. The question is whether or not the network could wrangle Martin Scorsese to at least direct the pilot and give the series a great launch. After all, he kicked off Boardwalk Empire off with a bang, and this could be just as exquisite.

AMC Renews HELL ON WHEELS for Second Season

by Adam Chitwood    Posted: December 23rd, 2011 at 2:25 pm

AMC continues their commitment-high track record as they’ve renewed this year’s freshman series Hell on Wheels. The cable network has now picked up 5 of their 6 original scripted series for further seasons, with Rubicon being the outlier. The post-Civil War-set show debuted to a strong 4.4 million viewers, and has aired seven out of the season’s 10 episodes so far. Deadline first reported the pick-up, and notes that while the series’ ratings have subsequently dropped, it still pulls in around 2 million per episode. I wasn’t particularly taken with the pilot and didn’t have the drive to stick around, but it appears the show definitely has an audience. The Walking Dead returns for the final six episodes of its second season in February, followed by the premiere of the fifth season of Mad Men (FINALLY!) on March 16th.

Christopher Heyerdahl Talks HELL ON WHEELS and THE TWILIGHT SAGA: BREAKING DAWN – PART 1

by Christina Radish    Posted: November 28th, 2011 at 3:30 pm

On the AMC Western drama Hell on Wheels, actor Christopher Heyerdahl plays Thor Gundersen, also known as The Swede, who is Thomas Durant’s (Colm Meaney) ruthless head of security. His tactics help him maintain a degree of control over the chaotic traveling town, but he abuses his power to extort money from its residents.

During this recent exclusive phone interview with Collider, Christopher Heyerdahl talked about how he came to be a part of Hell on Wheels, what he enjoys about playing such a complex and complicated character as The Swede, that he’s developed the character through extensive research both in books and in his own Norwegian heritage, and the challenge of shooting the Western concurrently with his SyFy series Sanctuary. He also talked about playing the ancient Volturi vampire Marcus in the Twilight Saga films, the deleted scene from The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1 that he hopes will end up on the DVD, what audiences can look forward to with Breaking Dawn – Part 2, and what it’s been like to have the support of genre fans. Check out what he had to say after the jump.

HELL ON WHEELS Series Premiere Review

by Ethan Anderton    Posted: November 6th, 2011 at 5:57 pm

After making their original programming debut with the Emmy-winning miniseries Broken Trail back in 2006, AMC makes their return to the western genre with Hell on Wheels, a new drama series that aims to follow in the successful footsteps of series like Mad Men, Breaking Bad and The Walking Dead. Though a mostly strong cast and compelling story make for decent television, the series premiere feels like a weaker version of Deadwood without the raw energy, violence and language that made the HBO series pack a much more potent punch. Of course, the series isn’t devoid of quality or entertainment with stunning locations, remarkable production design, and a tone and style that is all too fitting of AMC’s current dramatic line-up of slow burning, but genuinely engaging original content. More after the jump!

THE WALKING DEAD Renewed for a Third Season

by Ethan Anderton    Posted: October 25th, 2011 at 12:22 pm

In news that will surprise absolutely no one, but will nonetheless make this a great day for fans, AMC has already decided to give a third season order to their hit horror drama series The Walking Dead. This comes only two episodes into the series second season, including a premiere that shattered a ten year old cable ratings record previously held by The Dead Zone. So far the second season has been off to a pretty solid start with quite a surprise tragedy striking at the end of the season premiere (we wont’t spoil it just in case some viewers are a little behind already). Check out our most recent episode recap right here, and check back every Sunday night after new episodes for more. For more details on the season’s ratings so far and the standard publicity fluff on the third season order, you can see the full press release after the jump.

New Trailer AMC’s HELL ON WHEELS

by Adam Chitwood    Posted: October 14th, 2011 at 12:32 pm

Though I’m still getting over the fact that we have to wait almost another year for the return of Breaking Bad, more great television is (hopefully) just around the corner. A new trailer has been released for AMC’s new series Hell on Wheels. The show takes place in post-Civil War America and tells the story of a former confederate soldier whose quest for vengeance leads him westward to work on the construction of the Transcontinental Railroad (wheels, get it?). AMC’s got a pretty great track record, and I like the idea of a serialized Western, so I’m definitely looking forward to checking this out.

Hit the jump to watch the trailer. Hell on Wheels premieres on AMC Sunday, November 6th, at 10/9c.

Netflix Inks Deal with AMC to Exclusively Stream THE WALKING DEAD; also Strikes Deals with IFC, Sundance Channel and WE TV

by Ethan Anderton    Posted: October 7th, 2011 at 10:58 am

Netflix already has a sweet deal with AMC for streaming every season of Mad Men and Breaking Bad, but the online video service has just inked a new deal with the cable network to land exclusive rights to The Walking Dead which includes current and future seasons of the undead drama series. The deal also has Netflix snagging the rights to stream certain series’ past seasons before the premiere of subsequent seasons on their respective channels. This includes programs like Portlandia (a damn hilarious sketch comedy series) and The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret on AMC, All On The Line with Joe Zee and Girls Who Like Boys Who Like Boys on the Sundance Channel and unscripted series like Braxton Family Values, My Fair Wedding, and Bridezillas on WE tv. Plenty more series, including some unknown future programming on AMC and Sundance, have also been included with the deal as well. Netflix is undoubtedly continuing to make itself the dominant service in online video streaming, and as a very happy subscriber, that’s some great news.

New Trailer for THE WALKING DEAD Season Two

by Ethan Anderton    Posted: September 28th, 2011 at 9:35 am

We just learned about an interesting new series of webisodes calling back to the beginning of the first season of The Walking Dead, but now we have a full-fledged trailer for the impending second season set to debut on Sunday, October 16th at 9/8c with a 90-minute season premiere. About half the footage in this new trailer showed up in the extended trailer from overseas that we featured a little while back, but there’s still some great new clips in the trailer which show this season might see the group of survivors going their own way. See for yourself after the jump.

MAD MEN Season Five Episodes Set for 47-Minute Run Time

by Ethan Anderton    Posted: September 19th, 2011 at 12:51 pm

Back when creator/executive producer Matthew Weiner had finally closed his deal for the final three seasons of Mad Men, it was said that each episode airing on AMC would be trimmed down for 45-minutes in length as opposed to the usual 47-minutes that had been previously allotted. The episodes would, however, remain the proper length for OnDemand, DVD and other formats. However, Variety now reports that change in the running time has now been axed every single episode aired will be the 47-minute version. Weiner says, “”I don’t know how they managed to make that work out. It was a lot of worry. I’m so thrilled.” Frankly, while two minutes seems like an inconsequential amount to worry about trimming, when it comes to TV, every minute counts, especially when that show is something as spectacular as Mad Men. Sadly the fifth season doesn’t premiere until March 2012, but it will be worth the wait.

Emmy-Winning Make-Up Effects Artist Greg Nicotero Named Co-Executive Producer of THE WALKING DEAD; Will Direct an Episode This Season

by Ethan Anderton    Posted: September 15th, 2011 at 3:40 pm

After Frank Darabont stepped down as showrunner of AMC’s hit zombie drama series The Walking Dead, it was unclear who would step up to take the reigns of the show. Now AMC has given us the official answer with a press release announcing that the series’ Emmy-winning make-up effects artist Greg Nicotero will step up to take the job, and he’s also snagged a first-look deal for new projects at AMC in the process. However, Nicotero will be listed as a co-executive producer with Darabont still receiving his own executive producer credits despite leaving the series. Nicotero will also be directing an episode this season.

Nicotero has been doing make-up for over 25 years, but he’s also been a consulting producer on The Walking Dead as well. As for his experience as a director and showrunner, Joel Stillerman, AMC’s SVP of original programming, production and digital content says, “Greg’s talent extends well beyond the word of special effects make-up. He is also a truly talented director, and has an incredibly comprehensive understanding and appreciation for great storytelling. Hit the jump for the full press release.

AMC Greenlights SECRET STASH from Kevin Smith and JJK SECURITY Unscripted Series

by Ethan Anderton    Posted: September 1st, 2011 at 11:05 am

In addition to his endless promotion of Red State and his rising empire of podcasts ranging from his activities with Jason Mewes to reflections on Saturday Night Live with Jon Lovitz, it looks like filmmaker Kevin Smith is now heading back to television. Previously his highly regarded indie film Clerks headed to ABC as an animated series, and now Smith will chronicle the happenings inside his comic book shop, Jay and Silent Bob’s Secret Stash and a new unscripted series on AMC aptly titled Secret Stash. The one hour series captures the world of the local comic book store and will document the daily banter of the store’s employees and devoted customers along with the fun and emotion of buying and selling collectibles and comic memorabilia that happens in comic book stores all across the country. The first season will have six one-hour episodes and is expected to air early next year.

Smith, who always has a way with words, says, “Draper.  Meth.  Zombies.  This show couldn’t be on a better network.  AMC is to television what Miramax was to cinema back when I first got in the game: they’re the premier destination for any story-teller looking to spin an offbeat yarn that no other outlet has the stones to touch. And as if I didn’t love them enough, now they’re putting my friends on TV!   I’m ecstatic, proud, and extremely lucky to be in bed with a network I watch religiously anyway.  And if they’d pushed just a little harder in the negotiations, I’d have done this show for no payment beyond early access to every episode of Mad Men, Breaking Bad and The Walking Dead.  Details on AMC’s greenlight of another unscripted series called JJK Security after the jump.

AMC Announces 90-Minute Second Season Premiere for THE WALKING DEAD

by Ethan Anderton    Posted: September 1st, 2011 at 10:40 am

Making sure to come back with a bang, AMC has just announced that the second season of The Walking Dead will kick-off with a 90-minute premiere on Sunday, October 19th at 9/8c. Then six more one-hour episodes will follow. However, this time there will be a break between the second season with the final six episodes set to star airing on Sunday, February 12th at 9/8c. That’s certainly a bit of an inconvenience for fans who just want to get their zombie fix every week, but that’s the way the cookie crumbles. If you haven’t seen the extended trailer for the second season of The Walking Dead yet, you can check it out right here.

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