Have you guys heard about the new fall show NBC just picked up, GRIMM? It's based on a man who is one of the final descendents of the Grimms Brothers. All those tales we grew up with? Yeah, they're true.
I'll have to watch an episode and see what I think. It looks like it might be bloody, but heck, so was BUFFY and I liked that (*gasp* A vampire series I liked...?) ...and this show is from the same producers. If it's not as squicktastic as the first episode of GAME OF THRONES (And really, could anything be? One show I will NOT watch!), I should be able to watch it. I'm, like, REALLY squeamish. To the point where I don't like even reading anything violent. It took me a long time to commit to THE HUNGER GAMES and some of that was too much for me. *shiver*
Here's a trailer; what do you think? (Although, seriously, I hate when trailers give up the plot of the whole movie, or in this case, episode...)
The other big series I'm looking forward to this fall (*please pick it up*) is RINGER with Sarah Michelle Gellar. NBC passed on it, but according to Deadline, the CW will officially unveil picking it up later this week...?
Oh, and SMASH! It's supposed to air on NBC mid-season and be a little like GLEE, only without the cover songs every episode. It reminds me of THE MIRACULOUS YEAR, which HBO declined to pick up this past year (despite the stellar Broadway talent). According to Broadway World (one of my favorite web sites), it's about putting together a Broadway musical and will have original musical. SMASH is just MADE for a Broadway nerd like me. Produced by Steven Spielberg, it will feature music from Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman (Even if you don't know musicals, you probably know of the movie musical HAIRSPRAY, right? Shaiman and Wittman did the music for the original musical on Broadway as well as revising everything for the movie. Their newest musical, CATCH ME IF YOU CAN (also based on a movie), is just opening on Broadway this season.
Still waiting to hear news on the supposed musical TV show with Idina Menzel (original Elphaba in WICKED and Maureen in RENT, among other musicals, but you might know her from the movie musical version of RENT where she repeated her role as Maureen or from GLEE, where she played Shelby [Rachel's mother]). The show is supposed to be like GILMORE GIRLS with music. If pulled off, that will be a WINNER!
I'll have to watch an episode and see what I think. It looks like it might be bloody, but heck, so was BUFFY and I liked that (*gasp* A vampire series I liked...?) ...and this show is from the same producers. If it's not as squicktastic as the first episode of GAME OF THRONES (And really, could anything be? One show I will NOT watch!), I should be able to watch it. I'm, like, REALLY squeamish. To the point where I don't like even reading anything violent. It took me a long time to commit to THE HUNGER GAMES and some of that was too much for me. *shiver*
Here's a trailer; what do you think? (Although, seriously, I hate when trailers give up the plot of the whole movie, or in this case, episode...)
The other big series I'm looking forward to this fall (*please pick it up*) is RINGER with Sarah Michelle Gellar. NBC passed on it, but according to Deadline, the CW will officially unveil picking it up later this week...?
Oh, and SMASH! It's supposed to air on NBC mid-season and be a little like GLEE, only without the cover songs every episode. It reminds me of THE MIRACULOUS YEAR, which HBO declined to pick up this past year (despite the stellar Broadway talent). According to Broadway World (one of my favorite web sites), it's about putting together a Broadway musical and will have original musical. SMASH is just MADE for a Broadway nerd like me. Produced by Steven Spielberg, it will feature music from Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman (Even if you don't know musicals, you probably know of the movie musical HAIRSPRAY, right? Shaiman and Wittman did the music for the original musical on Broadway as well as revising everything for the movie. Their newest musical, CATCH ME IF YOU CAN (also based on a movie), is just opening on Broadway this season.
Still waiting to hear news on the supposed musical TV show with Idina Menzel (original Elphaba in WICKED and Maureen in RENT, among other musicals, but you might know her from the movie musical version of RENT where she repeated her role as Maureen or from GLEE, where she played Shelby [Rachel's mother]). The show is supposed to be like GILMORE GIRLS with music. If pulled off, that will be a WINNER!