Comic-Con has announced the schedule for Preview Night (Wednesday, July 20th) and the Thursday that officially opens the Con. While Preview Night is usually a chance for attendees to roam the floor of the exhibitors and trample each other for swag, this year’s preview night will be hosting world premiere pilot screenings of Alcatraz, Person of Interest, The Secret Circle, and Supernatural: The Anime Series. I don’t care about the last two, but since Alcatraz and Person of Interest both come form J.J. Abrams, I imagine they’ll be packed.
As for Thursday, Hall H belongs to (in chronological order): The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1, Arthur Christmas, The Pirates! Band of Misfits, Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark, Drive, an unannounced line-up from 20th Century Fox (expect Rise of the Planet of the Apes), a sneak peek at Robert Rodriguez’ upcoming films (yawn), and a discussion between Guillermo del Toro and Jon Favreau. I would stand in line all day just for Drive and the conversation between del Toro and Favreau. Hit the jump for the full schedule. Expect the schedule for Friday, Saturday, and Sunday over the next several days.
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FX has announced which telelvision shows it will be bringing to Comic-Con this year. Archer, Wilfred, It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia and Sons of Anarchy will each have their own panels at the convention. From Archer, stars H. Jon Benjamin, Aisha Tyler, Chris Parnell, Judy Greer, Amber Nash will appear. From Wilfred, stars Elijah Wood, Jason Gann, Fiona Gubelman and Dorian Brown will be on hand. From It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia Rob McElhenney, Charlie Day, Glenn Howerton, Kaitlin Olson and Danny DeVito will participate. Finally, from Sons of Anarchy, stars Charlie Hunnam, Ron Pearlman and Katey Segal are scheduled to appear.
Additionally, Archer and It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia will be screening brand new episodes for the audience. Hit the jump to read the full press release, which has more details on each panel. We’ll have more Comic-Con announcements for you in the coming weeks, leading up to our full coverage from San Diego beginning July 20th.
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The outlook was good last week that FX would renew both their animated comedy Archer and their modern western crime drama Justified and now the cable network has made it official. Both series will get a third season after ratings improved for both of the series. Justified improved its season one ratings by 8 percent throughout the current season two run (which still has six episodes left to air) while Archer actually picked up 22 percent in the ratings between the series’ first and second seasons. Even though Lights Out couldn’t stay alive, at least fans have kept these two FX series around for another season.
When the the midseason kicks off in January, FX is bringing an all-new series and one returning series to the flickering box. Joining a line of successful dramas like Rescue Me, Justified and Sons of Anarchy, the cable network is sending the boxing drama Lights Out into the ring on Tuesday, January 11th at 10/9c. The series will see Holy McCallany (CSI: Miami) as Patrick ‘Lights’ Leary, an aging former heavyweight boxing champion who struggles to find his identity and support his wife and three daughters after retiring from the ring. The financial downturn coupled with a series of failed investments leave him at a perilous crossroads – battling the urge to return to boxing or reluctantly accepting a job as a brutal and intimidating debt collector. If you’re not convinced that this is yet another drama to check out in January, make sure you watch the trailer right here.
For details on the return of the comedy series Archer, hit the jump.
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The dark comedy Barry Munday tells the story of a suburban ladies man (Patrick Wilson) who wakes up in the hospital after being attacked, only to realize that he is missing two of his most prized possessions. Then, on top of being down his testicles, he is faced with a paternity lawsuit filed by a woman (Judy Greer) that he can’t even remember having sex with. Realizing that this is his last chance to ever be a father, Barry Munday reaches out to Ginger Farley in his desire to embrace the unexpected journey of parenthood and become a better man.
At the film’s press day, co-stars Patrick Wilson and Judy Greer talked about how much they enjoyed creating such quirky characters, that this is a love story for modern times and that falling in love is way more fun than love at first sight. Wilson also revealed a bit about his next film, Insidious, and its new take on the haunted house genre, and Greer talked about Season 2 of her animated series Archer and her upcoming feature Love and Other Drugs. Check out what they had to say after the jump:
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In case you find it useful, here are links to the Collider take on anything and everything that went down at Comic-Con on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. Here’s Thursday’s coverage…hit the jump for Friday and Saturday:
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Are you unable to attend Comic-Con, instead living vicariously through our wealth of coverage? Heck, even if you’re in San Diego right now, there’s no way you can see everything. In case you find it useful, here are links to the Collider take on anything and everything that went down at the Con on Thursday and Friday.
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One of the most underrated new shows of last season in my humble opinion was FX’s animated spy comedy Archer. The best way to describe the show (to borrow a phrase from series creator Adam Reed) is “James Bond meets Arrested Development”. Given my adoration for the show, I jumped at the opportunity to meet and talk with Reed and cast members Judy Greer and Chris Parnell earlier today. Hit the jump for the interview highlights.
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Jon Benjamin’s superlative voice was recently nominated for Outstanding Voice-Over Performance for its bravura performance on the animated FX spy series Archer, and Comedy Central has just booked its owner for Jon Benjamin Has a Van. The funny network has ordered ten episodes of the sketch comedy series — executive produced by Benjamin, Andrew Steele, and Funny or Die — in which Benjamin will hit the street as an investigative report on the hunt for human interest stories. Hit the jump for the full press release.
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