Is Heroes Cancelled?

DVDSetCollection.com / 2010-05-14
The cheerleader may be past saving.
The cheerleader may not have been saved after all.New York Magazine is reporting that NBC will almost certainly be cancelling Heroes, and that Season 4 was probably the last for the one-time hit series.As New York Magazine notes, this is actually somewhat surprising because many believed NBC was going to bring the series back for a 13-episode final season. Even though the ratings had dropped dramatically in the past couple of years, for the ratings-starved NBC, Heroes still represented a series with a core fanbase of about five million -- and a potential midseason show, to plug in if needed next year.But in an effort to rebuild, NBC has been very aggressive with their new series, already officially picking up five shows before next week's upfronts, when all the networks announce their fall schedule. There are some high profile projects on NBC's new schedule, including series from J.J. Abrams (Undercovers) and Jerry Bruckheimer (Chase). New York Magazine says NBC sees a lot of potential with these series -- more than they do with another season of Heroes.
However, New York Magazine also says the network is mulling over possibly ordering a Heroes TV-Movie (possibly a two-night, four hour event) that would properly wrap up the series. Of course, as they also note, the show could still get a last minute save -- recalling how everyone was sure Dollhouse was dead this time last year, until FOX shocked the industry by renewing it right before upfronts.
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Spartacus: Blood and Sand Prequel Confirmed

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With Season 2 delayed, fans will learn more about the backstory of two integral characters.
While fans will have to wait a bit longer for Season 2 of Spartacus: Blood and Sand, Starz is planning a way to keep fans satiated in the interim, confirming rumors of a prequel series that will star Lucy Lawless ("Lucretia") and John Hannah ("Batiatus").Spartacus star Andy Whitfield's fight against Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma led to a delay in production on Season 2, but pre-production is now underway for a summer start to the prequel. Whitfield will apparently appear briefly – since Spartacus doesn't even meet Batiatus or Lucretia until the start of the series, we can only assume his appearance will be via a framing device, perhaps taking place after the events of Season 1.
The as yet untitled prequel series will be six episodes long, set to debut in January 2011. Other returning cast members include Peter Mensah (Doctore), Manu Bennett (Crixus), Antonio Te Maioha (Barca), Nick E. Tarabay (Ashur) and Lesley-Ann Brandt (Naevia).
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Transformers 3: The Twins Are Not Back

DVDSetCollection.com / 2010-05-14
Production is underway on Michael Bay’s Transformers 3 and some unexciting updates have hit the internet from TFLAMB, who reported yesterday that someone saw the Twins from Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen during shooting. The Twins of course, were the controversial stereotype robots hand-created by Bay for inclusion in the movie and were some of the worst characters ever seen on screen, ever. It wasn’t the racial controversy that bothered me so much as it was how bad their dialogue was and how much they factored into the movie.Michael Bay quickly clarified the matter today with an update on his site which simply stated, “The Twins are not back in TF3.” That’s one piece of good news, but I’m curious if they simply will pretend they didn’t exist or give them a cameo and kill them off. The way they’ve (mis)treated characters so far, I wouldn’t be surprised if there’s no explanation given but we’re better off without them regardless.On a brighter note, there are also some photos that surfaced showing off three of our main Autobot friends; Optimus Prime, Iron Hide and Ratchet.
The most recent updates regarding Transformers 3 were centered on new members being added to the cast, with the likes of Patrick Dempsey, Frances McDormand, John Malkovich and Ken Jeong all joining the franchise. But what about the characters from the first two movies, the Cybertronian ones? Let’s take a look at some familiar faces.Optimus and the Iron Hide vehicles (you can see two in the image) are no different than what we know them to look like from the first two films, but Ratchet appears to have gotten a bit of a repaint or at least looks different from the side. Click to Enlarge:
Also, here’s a quick 30 second video from folks in LA who were right near the set during the filming of a scene where they flip a little car.
Our own Paul Young pointed out that the camera rig being used to shoot this sequence is not the right setup for shooting in 3D, with only one camera being used. That means either Transformers 3 is not coming in 3D or worse, it’s getting the fake 3D tacked in in post through a rushed conversion. The last we heard from Michael Bay on the subject, from back in march, is that the “jury is still out” on 3D.I wonder if Ratchet will get to speak in the next movie…What are you desiring and expecting from Transformers 3?Transformers3 hits theaters July 1, 2011.
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