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_______________________________04.21.2005___
We
are having some problems in the gallery but i'll try to fix them.
Also
i'll update it with the new stills from GG " How Many Kropogs to
Cape Cod?"
_______________________________04.16.2005___
°New
pictures of "Advantage
Hart", Matt's movie.
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"Dark
Shadows" What Could've Been"
Author:
Garth Franklin
Source:
DARK HORIZONS
It
was a cult hit of the 60's that still had a strong fanbase. The remake
rights were picked up by The WB television network for gods knows what
amount. Producer John Wells ("The West Wing", "ER")
was heading up the potential series as executive producer. A solid cast
including the likes of Martin Donovan, Kelly Hu, Alec Newman, Marley
Shelton & Ivana Milicevic were all signed and shot a pilot. Rumours
emerged that one of the reasons "Angel" was cancelled was
because of the conflicting vampire themes of this show and the network's
desire to work with a big name like Wells.
All in all this reinvention of the cult hit was looking to be the most
talked about new show of the network, even more so than the proposed
(and ultimately dumped) reinvention of the "Lost in Space"
franchise. Then, with days to go before last week's network upfront
presentations it was revealed that the show was nowhere on the slate.
Last week the network confirmed it had no plans to introduce the series
either in the Fall or early next year.
Was the pilot that bad? Well now 'You're Sick' has seen it and refutes
those rumours with his take on what the first episode was like and what
might've been:
"Dark Shadows" - A Pilot Episode Review
by 'You're Sick'
"A terrific, ambitious pilot. Probably the fastest paced 40 mins of
television I've seen. The casting is amazingly solid, despite the rushed
nature of the casting process. Newman has two particularly rich and
memorable scenes as Barnabas (intro to the family & Josette's room)
and he strikes the right notes of menace and haunted sadness. The
role seems to fit Newman like a glove, and he exudes tons more
sex appeal in this performance than in any of his other work.
The storyline essentially follows Vicki's arrival in Collinsport on
Halloween night which coincides with handyman Willie (a hysterically
charismatic Matt Czuchry) and his girlfriend Kelly (Alexis Thorpe)
accidentally unleashing Barnabas from the sealed tomb that has kept him
imprisoned for 200 years. There are three effectively scary set pieces,
a few jumps and one bone-chilling scene. The show also had a wonderful
SUSPIRIA inspired photography with scenes bathed in primary
colors (mostly saturated reds and greens) that added to the
film-quality visuals. Alexander Gould is excellent as David, Marley
Shelton works as Victoria and I'm truly sad audiences won't get to see
more Martin Donovan's sour, venom-dripping Roger. Blair Brown's Liz
is a fascinatingly rich characterization, stable on the outside, if
eccentric, with eddies of a hinted at deeper disturbance. Sets are
top-notch. Greystone Manor (used in the '91 NBC series version) looks
completely different here and the Old House interior is more opulent
than it has ever appeared in either TV series or in the 1970 MGM film
HOUSE OF DARK SHADOWS.
If a flaw can be aimed at it, it would simply be that its a very busy
pilot that doesn't have much breathing time for the characters. It's not
all action, there are nice dialogue scenes between Liz/Vicki,
Vicki/Carolyn and Carolyn/Joe. The cliff-hanging shocker was still
in rough form when screened, and needs some editing - it currently plays
a little more funny and over the top than scary. While the
show does race from scene to scene, it doesn't leave you lost or
confused, but after seeing it, and getting a taste of the characters and
situations, you really WANT to see the next episode and find out more
about these characters and what happens to them. A flashy first episode
combined with a quieter character focused second episode and it would
dug its hooks fiercely into an audience"
Not all hope is lost though, The WB is reportedly shopping it around to
other networks, so it's not entirely dead (or undead) yet.
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The
WB is filming a TV pilot for a new version of the 1960s vampire soap
opera, "Dark Shadows"!
The
show about a family afflicted by vampires and other assorted beasties
originally aired on ABC from 1966 to 1971 and briefly returned for a few
months in 1991 on NBC.
John Wells, who has worked on "ER," "The West Wing"
and "Third Watch," is behind the updated version. Mark
Verheiden ("Timecop," "Smallville") is writing the
pilot and will executive produce along with Dan Curtis.
The original show was a low-budget, black-and-white production. The new
one will be "highly stylized," using vivid lighting and colors
to communicate tension and fear.
Like the original, the new show will focus on the mysterious Collins
family who live on a creepy estate in fictional Collinsport, Maine.
"Dark Shadows" will fill a void left by "Angel," the
WB vampire series ending its run next month. But the producers say the
new show will be geared more towards fans of "The X-Files."
Cast members include:
Barnabas Collins -- Alec Newman (Paul Atreides in the SCI FI Channel
minseries "Dune" and its sequel, "Children of Dune")
Victoria Winters -- Marley Shelton ("Uptown Girls")
Elizabeth Collins Stoddard -- Blair Brown ("Altered States,"
"Space Cowboys") will play Elizabeth Collins Stoddard.
Roger Collins -- Martin Donovan ("Insomnia")
David Collins -- Alexander Gould (voice of Nemo in "Finding
Nemo")
Carolyn Stoddard -- Jessica Chastain (a newcomer)
Angelique DuBois -- Ivana Milicevic ("Mind of the Married
Man")
Willie Loomis (?) -- Matt Czuchry ("Young Americans,"
"Hack")
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I already
got the TV Guide issue with GG. We're having some
problems with the site so i apologize and i'll try to fix them still
today.
And
i'd like to invite the fans to join the MCz Paper. It's simple:
You just have to comment what YOU thought about the GG episode of
the week. What Logan did or could've done and etc. Just e-mail
me.
_______________________________04.02.2005___
 I
added some pictures of Matt at Sin City Premiere, Alexis' movie.
The
TV Guide issue with the Gilmore Girls cover story is coming! With a
special Rory/Logan cover. The GG edition of TV Guide will be on
newsstands on April 10. If you subscribe you will receive it on of April
3.
_______________________________03.16.2005___
Our
Matt will
be in all of season 6! Check this out:
From
Ask
Ausiello who spent time on the Gilmore Girls set:
Question: Do you think Matt Czuchry (Logan) will be back on
Gilmore Girls next year?
Ausiello: Yes. "I don't know what the formal wording of the
deal is," Amy says, "but he's on the show for the entire
season."
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