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2011-07-06T16:41:00.000-04:00

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Who's got legs?

2011-06-04T11:43:00.005-04:00

I've been gathering some top secret information about films that will be used to calculate foreign box office. And it gave me a chance to look into something I've wondered about for a while. There's a concept in Hollywood of a film's "legs" which is how well the film does compared to it's opening weekend. So basically, divide the film's total gross by it's opening weekend gross and you get a

Incredible ad campaign continues

2011-05-31T09:21:00.004-04:00

In a way it's a shame Fallout is releasing in July, the 15th to be exact. If it had released before the end of June it would have been my choice for Best Ad Campaign at the upcoming Yodas. As is it will take until next year before it's eligible and I hope people don't forget about it.Now comes another poster and, with the caveat that I'm the studio head, an awesome one.Fallout is currently in

2011-05-14T20:21:00.003-04:00

BEST PRODUCERLucian Yes, I think I was one of the best.CzarTim Another producer with a record of pure quality.QuantumQ stumbled this past season by trying to do too much and over promising. Still, his work in the past cable and network seasons was strong enough to warrant a nomination here.

Sully Thoughts #9 TV MOVIE

2010-12-06T14:29:00.004-05:00

When CT suggested adding this category I agreed. Now, I'm still not sure there were enough really good TV movies to justify 5 nominees.BEST TV MOVIE White Wolf: Masters of the NightI was pleased with this piece and it did feature a final performance by Patrick Swayze. The Big Screen DeliveryThis was a solid piece, not incredible but coherent

Sully Thoughts #8 CANCELLED SHOW

2010-12-05T13:57:00.003-05:00

Another race I don't consider any of my shows to have a shot in (TCW has not been canceled) so I can speak from the heart. CANCELED SHOW YOU MISS THE MOST The PolicemanThis is, quite simply, my favorite HTG show ever. A brilliant vision that more of you should have watched so we could have seen it through to its end. SnobsMore than Print,

Sully Thoughts #7 ADVERTISING & POSTER

2010-12-04T19:09:00.005-05:00

BEST ADVERTISING CAMPAIGN TCW NXT I had a pool and a lot of other stuff.It’s Always MeA well designed show web page and regular updates kept me always anticipating this. The Adventures of John CabotIt's easy to plug a good show but CT still did really well. Whatever and Ever AmenThe series of character posters alone was enough to earn this

Sully Thought #6 CAST & DIRECTOR

2010-12-04T16:16:00.003-05:00

BEST CAST The Tick A mix of stars and voice talent the cast brings this show to life and I hope they are recognized for that.The Adventures of John CabotHere it's not a question of star power it's a question of creating great roles and handpicking the right people to play them. It’s Always MeNeil Patrick Harris, Jason Segel, Cloris Leachman

Sully Thoughts #5 BEST GUESTS

2010-12-04T12:01:00.004-05:00

BEST GUEST ACTORJake “The Snake” Roberts, 3 of 10 This one is mine and I haven't seen any reviews to know if what I was trying to do worked. But, if it did, this is a strong contender.Gary Cole, The Adventures of John CabotThe biggest disappointment about John Cabot was that Gary Cole was a guest not a regular. Michael Imperioli, The

Sully Thoughts #4 BEST ACTRESS

2010-12-04T10:37:00.003-05:00

Here's a pair of races I actually don't think I have a shot in. This was, actually, one of the hardest categories to come up with nominees in. The sausagefest that is HTGTV is not a great place for female roles. BEST ACTRESS IN AN ACTION, CRIME, DRAMA, or SCI-FI SHOW Elle Fanning, The Policeman Another last chance to nominate. Elle's work in

Sully Thoughts #3 BEST ACTOR

2010-12-03T18:16:00.006-05:00

BEST ACTOR IN AN ACTION, CRIME, DRAMA, or SCI-FI SHOWTim Roth, 3 of 10My own.Josh Holloway, The Policeman This is one of the great roles of all time in HTGTV. Don't miss the last chance to acknowledge it.Matthew Bomer, The Adventures of John CabotJohn Cabot is another great HTGTV role. Jeffrey Donovan, The WaystationA great role played by a

Sully Thoughts #2 BEST COMEDY, REALITY or NEWS SHOW

2010-12-03T14:56:00.003-05:00

My picks, once again.BEST COMEDY, REALITY or NEWS SHOWThe Tick My own show, so this one is obvious.It’s Always MeThis show could easily have fallen apart after it was forced to take a season off. Instead it roared back and continued to grow stronger and stronger season after season. Wolfgang & ZombieThis rookie show has been so entertaining

Sully Thoughts #1 BEST ACTION, CRIME, DRAMA, or SCI-FI SHOW

2010-12-03T11:44:00.004-05:00

The first in a series of articles outlining my picks for Sully nominations:BEST ACTION, CRIME, DRAMA, or SCI-FI SHOW 3 of 10This is my show and I have already plugged it. The PolicemanYou may have forgotten this show was even eligible. It did not end well but it was still one of the best sci fi shows in the history of HTG TV. This is the

We Talk to Toran

2010-11-27T14:28:00.002-05:00

Q: Welcome Toran. How are things?T: Pretty good, pretty good. Just taking a break from writing and seeing if I can get around to catching up on some of my shows on TV. And speaking to you, of course.Q: There has been great reaction to your new animated series, Wolfgang & Zombie. Were you expecting to be so warmly received?T: A writer can only hope that his expectations of their own show is met

Nolan Begins A New Nightmare

2010-11-25T16:14:00.003-05:00

After creating stunning visual imagery of dreamscapes in Inception, Christopher Nolan will be focusing on a very different set of dreams as he has just been signed to direct Aurora Films' reboot of the Nightmare on Elm Street franchise. Dartcher has been working closely with Ship of Fooles studio head Lucian, and Quantum who has acted as an outside consultant, to lock down a cast. While no one

Franchise Game Is On

2010-11-20T12:50:00.004-05:00

With just ten hours left in this month's Franchise Game two players are each holding a lot of letters. Q currently controls T-Z and back around to B. Meanwhile, Toran has camped out C-K. So, with a low maximum of eleven million, what would make good strategic picks?Vacancy would take many of Q's letters. So would the book Void Moon, by Michael Connelly. World Made By Hand is almost as good.

It's Been Slow

2010-11-18T13:43:00.003-05:00

All the news lately seems to be going to the Hollywood Pit and the new front page. We're still here if you want to send press releases or request an interview. We also pay freelance journalists 1-5 million per article depending on quality. Don't let your Best Journalist winner go unnoticed! Here's a few tidbits.-The Sullys are expected to return soon. This round of awards will cover all of 2010,

Who's who in TCW?

2010-10-31T12:22:00.003-04:00

TCW RosterMain EventTommy Cornell (world champion)Behemoth (#1 contender)Rob Van DamKen AndersonUpper MidcardRick LawRicky Dale JohnsonLibertyTexas Pete (hardcore champion)Orlando JordanHell's BouncerMidcardChampagne LoverLa Ballena EnmascaradaCayden BlackMatt HardyJeff HardyB.J. Shearer (tag champion)Randall Hopkirk (tag champion)Troy TornadoLower MidcardThe FBIBeef WellingtonChance FortuneJay

Polish Off Your Badge

2010-10-30T12:46:00.002-04:00

Krisgreet's long running series Badge of Justice returns to the airways with the first of three TV movies during the final week of this season. Titled Badge of Justice: Darkest Hour the movie picks up at the end of the last season we saw. Long time series protagonist Detective Jack Carter learned his former step-daughter had been raped, most likely by a police officer. Now the case needs to be

Do the Doo

2010-10-29T10:43:00.002-04:00

Baseball mogul's Scooby Doo hits theaters tonight. An animated film, released by Ship of Fooles and produced at RS Creative Animation Studio, the film has left many people worried about how Pedro will handle the beloved franchise? Would we see Scooby having sex with Amy the Dog?Well, fans can relax. Like Pedro's Jonny Bravo film (Bravo appears in this movie as well) the film is not full of

Casting Underway for Nebraska

2010-10-28T12:09:00.003-04:00

Jort13 and Ship of Fooles studio have agreed to release the arthouse horror Nebraska on November 26th. Casting is underway as the producer and studio head consider various talent for the roles.The lead role, a young woman named Tiffany White who finds herself lost in a post-apocalyptic wasteland, is currently between three actresses. Eliza Dushku is rumored to be the front runner with Rachel

Franchise Game Returns

2010-10-19T15:31:00.003-04:00

October's franchise game is underway. This month's value is $28 million. Early picks include Gamer (DCE), Metamorpho (Lucian), Leprechaun (Dartcher), and the Vampire Diaries (Mac).There has been crowding at G, H and I while N-U and W-F is wide open.Some possible picksCharlie the Unicorn Between Two Ferns with Zach GalifianakisDetective Chimp Red Right Hand Seaquest DSV Huge

Last Chance To See

2010-10-07T12:41:00.003-04:00

Lucian's arthouse drama Fourth Wall will air this season on Flip Brothers. This will be the only time it will air on TV. Lucian and RS have been working hard behind the scenes to build hype.The quirky film starred David Duchovny, Wendy Malick, Hayden Panttiere, Wendy Malick and Gary Busey. None of the characters had names and the film broke the industries "fourth wall" as the characters realize

First Casualty of the New Season; Early Renewals

2010-10-01T15:17:00.004-04:00

Suicide Hand Guide, the #1 show of last session, is getting canceled after this season. The initial order of five episodes is being cut to three, but after that the show is done. NetHead CT: "I'm giving blue a chance to wrap it up for the fans."It's funny how #1 shows get canceled around here. It happened to I Don't Care. Now Suicide Hand Guide. What is it? Do some ideas run out of steam? Are

Director Returns

2010-09-22T15:16:00.002-04:00

Eric Bischoff, long associated with TCW and a personal friend of Ship of Fooles head Lucian Carter, announced today he will return to the franchise to direct TCW X the long-awaited tenth film in the TCW franchise. As part of his statement Bischoff commented:"I know TCW will never reach the box office heights it once did. And I know that I will probably hurt my standing as a director when the

How Long Will TCW Last?

2010-09-14T16:21:00.002-04:00

It's hard to know how long any HTG franchise will last. Burnout, time crunches or even retirement can always end it early. But you can't move forward without a plan. And Lucian is always planning for the future with TCW shows. TCW X is set for December 24th. But five more shows are already planned with titles including TCW Take a Chance, TCW Rule the Ring, TCW Total Mayhem 2 and TCW 15."Wrestling

Is Your Blood Running Cold Yet?

2010-09-13T19:46:00.003-04:00

Bryan Bishop, winner of Best Original Screenplay at the last Yodas, is hard at work on a new Batman script. The prior two are the top grossing films of all time. This new film, subtitled blood runs cold, is already casting new roles. We can assume all the regulars will be back bue we have just learned that Dolph Lundgren has been cast as Onomatopoeia. Created by Kevin Smith and Phil Hester the

Lucian's Pick Results

2010-09-12T14:56:00.008-04:00

Best Creative CompanyWRONGBest CriticWRONGBest JournalistRIGHTBest New ProducerRIGHTBest Ad CampaignRIGHTBest SoundtrackWRONGBest CastWRONGBest SiteWRONGBest PosterRIGHTBest Supporting ActorWRONGBest Supporting ActressWRONGBest ActorWRONGBest ActressRIGHTBest DirectorRIGHTBest CinematographyWRONGBest Original ScreenplayWRONGBest Adapted ScreenplayRIGHTBest Short FilmRIGHTBest ProducerRIGHTBest

Lucian's Yoda Predictions

2010-09-11T09:29:00.001-04:00

Best Creative CompanyCCNCC, CzarTimBest CriticLucianBest JournalistLucianBest New ProducerHooseBest Ad CampaignSurvivorBest SoundtrackThat Mother Effin LiarBest CastUnluckyBest SiteWoodworkBest PosterThe Sasquatch MassacreBest Supporting ActorBryan Cranston (Woodwork)Best Supporting ActressAngelina Jolie (Alice in La La Land)Best ActorJoseph Gordon Levitt (Prank)Best ActressElizabeth Banks (

Top List Shake-up

2010-09-10T12:50:00.003-04:00

As one would expect after an entire year's worth of foreign box office was paid out there has been a big shake-up at the mdb's top lists. Too lazy to check it out for yourself? Here's all the analysis.The top 20For the first time ever an HTG film has crossed the billion dollar mark! Batman: Season of the Witch becomes the new #1 film of all time with an amazing $1,286,666,103 in global revenue.

Ship of Fooles Juggles December Schedule

2010-09-07T14:37:00.002-04:00

Fans eagerly waiting Ghostbusters 3 will have to wait longer. The film has been shelved. Instead Krisgreet will be producing a Punisher film. The new film will be released December 31. TCW X, which had been in the Dec 31 slot, moves to Dec 24.Jefferey Dean Morgan had previously been in talks to take the lead role in a Punisher film but, as of now, no deal is in place. Krisgreet is no stranger to

Syndication Results Posted

2010-09-01T11:53:00.003-04:00

You can find them hereRogue Net's three producers have been paid their 75% share in advance of the money actually being paid out by TVBank. The percentage to be paid to producers in future rounds is up to the new net heads. Other producers can request an advance from their Net Head(s) or wait for networks to actually be paid (which is up to CzarTim).This marks my last official act as Head of

What Superstars Await?

2010-08-27T10:18:00.004-04:00

TCW's Road to X tour continues at the Hollywood Coliseum now through December. The tour has featured the return of the Ricky Dale Johnson Superstar Challenge. Originally introduced back in season 2 of the TCW TV Show (which was called TCW Presents Total Wrestling at the time) by RDJ's manager, at the time, Jonny Fairplay. Fairplay lined up a number of wrestling superstars (and one midget) to face

Weekend Preview

2010-08-26T14:09:00.003-04:00

Three virtual films launch this weekend. A horror film, a horror spoof and straight up crime film. With none of the films truly having blown me away with ads (including the one from my own studio) how will they fare?Close is from producer Safron and Lake Hope Features. Oliver Stone directs a cast that includes Don Cheadle, James Brolin, Topher Grace and Jeremy Piven. In fact, this sausage fest of

Heroic News From Quantum

2010-08-10T10:01:00.001-04:00

Jukebox Hero looks to be returning to the small screen after a two session hiatus. The show, which was a critical darling in the latter part of its first season run, ended abruptly midway through session seven of Network TV.Now the producer and cable network BBS are teaming up to produce what is said to be four brand new episodes of the show, set to air during session two of HTG: Cable."The idea

Musings Takes A Break

2010-08-06T10:26:00.002-04:00

Our editor in chief is fleeing a massive Greek food festival that takes over his neighborhood this time every year. He'll be visiting his parents, going to barbecues, fishing, riding trains and buses and cars and generally trying to get his mind off his troubles. Anything you expect Lucian to do probably won't get done this weekend. That includes approving reviews, pricing franchises and updating

Hanging Up The Boots

2010-08-04T18:00:00.004-04:00

A wrestler's career has come to a close. Conrad Armstrong, far better known as Madman Boone, announced an end to his career in a press conference today. Armstrong started his wrestling career 14-years ago and joined the Hollyweird Grappling Company in 2002. A year later when Tommy Cornell purchased the company and renamed it TCW the Madman Boone character was born. Armstrong was known for a

Who's on first? Nobody

2010-08-04T15:45:00.002-04:00

Carlton Garrett, better known as Justin Timberlake, will no longer be holding down first base for the Hollywood Stars. Does this mean even worse performance by the team. A member of the Stars' staff, who spoke on condition of anonymity, thinks not. "Come on, it's first base. That's where you put the guys who can't play anyway. Sure you get a lot of put outs but first base is dead easy. They could

Fight For Your Rights

2010-08-02T18:12:00.003-04:00

I'm not going to name names but there is at least one studio out there with the standard operating procedure of not paying it's producers until the film receives foreign box office. To me, that's crazy.There are films from July 2009 that have not received foreign box office yet. A year. That is way too long to wait. Producers! Unless you are as rich as I am and no longer need more money you have

Super Bonus

2010-08-01T14:32:00.004-04:00

For the month of August the Critic's Corner is giving you a chance to win a free random HTG-Ray or, if you don't have an HTG-Ray player, a free DVD. There are two ways to earn one.You can review any one of the following super films:Any Batman filmGreen ArrowAny Green Lantern FilmThe League of Extraordinary GentlemenPepsimanAny Superman filmTMNT: OriginsOr any three episodes of one of the

Record Month Wraps Up

2010-07-31T22:14:00.003-04:00

This little post will be Musing's 43rd post of the month. This is far and away our most prolific months. July saw the first Platinum Universe awards and the advent of HTG-Rays and we covered it all. With help from RS, Q and Mac we managed more posts this month than in the first four Musings existed.Musings started as a personal platform but, in the years since, we've evolved into a legitimate

FBTV Adds to Line-up

2010-07-30T17:05:00.003-04:00

Flip Brothers Television, fresh off their Platinum Universe win for Best Network, have picked up Blue Othello's anime series Behemoth. This series has nothing to do with the TCW wrestler of the same name. Instead:Timothy Scott is a Seventeen year old teen living in Eternity City. The road to the next generation of robotics is set with Robots helping us at every stage. Life is seemingly perfect

Dyn-o-mite!

2010-07-30T16:53:00.003-04:00

TNT scores another victory in HTG land. They have locked up the rights to another theatrical release. This time it's Lucian's fake documentary Puneet. Featuring Charlton Heston's only appearance in HTG the comedy starred Hank Azaria as Hank Azaria pretending to be Puneet, an East Indian 7-11 worker. Not the best reviewed film of all time it holds a weak 34.2 critic average. It did receive a Yoda

Major Upset

2010-07-30T14:46:00.004-04:00

Hoose, who has only released two films since joining HTG, won