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Sep 10 2012 12:14 PM ET

Check out the special New York Comic-Con cover of the 'Walking Dead' magazine -- EXCLUSIVE

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Who would have dreamed the zombie apocalypse would involve so much reading? Well, Walking Dead TV show exec producer Robert Kirkman, for one. The undead drama is, of course, based on Kirkman’s longrunning comic — which recently celebrated its 100th issue — while the franchise has also spawned a series of novel prequels, the second of which, The Road To Woodbury, will be published Oct. 16, two days after the show’s third season premieres on AMC.

But don’t take off those reading glasses yet! This October will also see the debut of the The Walking Dead, The Official Magazine, a quarterly title featuring interviews with the cast, crew, and producers and other assorted behind-the-scenes malarkey.

The magazine hits stores Oct. 23, but those attending New York Comic-Con on Oct. 11 will be able to buy a special copy of the publication with a cover by Walking Dead artist Charlie Adlard, featuring the much loved zombie-decapitating character Michonne. The mag will be available for purchase at the Titan Entertainment booth (#832), but you can exclusively check out Adlard’s cover above and, in larger format, below. READ FULL STORY »

Aug 26 2012 04:55 PM ET

'Star Wars: The Clone Wars' season 5 trailer: Maul, Mandalorians, and one angry, lightsaber-wielding Darth Sidious -- EXCLUSIVE

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Image Credit: Lucasfilm

The big question we were all left pondering after Star Wars: The Clone Wars did the impossible and resurrected Darth Maul: What’s next?

Well, fans this weekend at Star Wars Celebration VI in Orlando were treated to at least part of the answer in an epic new trailer for season 5 that shows what happens when Maul and his Mandalorian allies are unleashed on that Galaxy Far, Far Away.

“I’d say these are the most thought-provoking episodes we’ve done, for sure,” supervising director Dave Filoni says of the new season, set to debut on Cartoon Network on Saturday Sept. 29 in its new 9:30 a.m. timeslot. “Is there a benefit of having seen the previous four seasons? Yes. Season 5, more than any other we’ve produced, is geared to the loyal viewer.”

EW has the exclusive online debut of the three-and-a-half minute trailer, and it’s a cosmic corker featuring not just Maul, his brother Savage Opress, and director Jon Favreau’s Mandalorian Death Watch leader Pre Vizsla, but Asajj Ventress, Mark II tech, and a lightsaber-wielding Darth Sidious. Check it out after the page break (if you’re coming from the Inside TV blog main page):

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Aug 24 2012 05:00 PM ET

'Falling Skies': Drew Roy weighs in on our 6 grossest, creepiest, most shocking moments

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Image Credit: TNT

How often do the masterminds behind Falling Skies sit around the writers room saying, “OK, so how can we totally gross out our audience in this episode?”

“Oh, every day,” showrunner Remi Aubuchon admitted to EW following last weekend’s season 2 finale.

All that bouncing around of ideas about how to creep out the viewers at home certainly produced plenty of scares in the sci-fi TNT show’s first two seasons.

Here EW re-visits the six grossest, creepiest, most shocking moments of Falling Skies, with a little help from actor Drew Roy (Hal Mason) filling us in on how it all went down on set. READ FULL STORY »

Aug 23 2012 06:47 PM ET

'Falling Skies' casting: Sci-fi fave Doug Jones joins the show. Plus: An 'ER' reunion

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Production on season 3 of TNT’s Falling Skies started in Vancouver, B.C. this week, and that means new characters are joining the 2nd Mass in their fight against the aliens that have turned Earth into a post- apocalyptic wasteland/war zone.

EW has confirmed that sci-fi fave Doug Jones has joined the show’s cast, as Jones and showrunner Remi Aubuchon tweeted on Sunday. Jones is known for such roles as Abe Sapien and the Angel of Death in the Hellboy movies and the Silver Surfer in Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer. A TNT rep tells EW that Jones will portray the new alien introduced at the end of last weekend’s season 2 finale.

No word yet on whether Jones, known for his performances in prosthetics and rubber suits, will don makeup for the bat-like — but humanoid — new species, or whether he’ll portray the character through performance capture, as done with Falling Skiesoverlord aliens.

Season 3 will also feature some new human characters. EW has confirmed that Gloria Reuben, who played Jeanie Boulet on ER, will be reuniting with fellow ER alum Noah Wyle for a five-episide arc. Robert Sean Leonard will also be joining the cast for five episodes.  Deadline first reported the news. READ FULL STORY »

Aug 23 2012 12:23 PM ET

'Doctor Who': New season to premiere on BBC America Sept. 1

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Image Credit: Todd Antony/BBC

BBC America has announced that the new season of Doctor Who will debut on September 1 at 9 p.m. ET, EW has confirmed. The network will broadcast five episodes of the 49-year-old British science fiction show this fall, starting with season premiere, “Asylum of the Daleks” and ending with an episode which will feature both the Weeping Angels and the departure of the Doctor’s companions Amy and Rory. The second half of the season is set to be broadcast next year.

“We have, I think, our biggest range of stories EVER,” Doctor Who executive producer Steven Moffat said in a statement. “We’ve got the return of the Daleks AND the Weeping Angels — both of them poll-topping Doctor Who adversaries — in cracking new stories, we’ve got ‘Dinosaurs on a Spaceship’ (it’s what you’ve always wanted), we’ve got a glorious western with a Cyborg Gunslinger, the most unusual invasion Earth story EVER, and location shooting in New York for the Pond finale.”

BBC America has also released a new Doctor Who trailer, which you can see below. READ FULL STORY »

Aug 20 2012 01:00 AM ET

'Falling Skies': Season 2 is over. Time to review the mysteries yet to be solved -- EXCLUSIVE VIDEO

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The sophomore season of Falling Skies wrapped up tonight with an emotional, frightening, intense, heartwarming, heartbreaking, cliffhanger-y (I could go on, but I’ll stop myself here…) finale, leaving us to impatiently wait until Summer 2013 to find out what happens next.

Showrunner Remi Aubuchon chatted with EW, revealing answers to some of our burning questions we had after watching the finale, but there are still plenty of mysteries that will have fans debating for months.

EW has an exclusive video that features Aubuchon, along with some of his fellow Falling Skies masterminds, discussing the complexities that were thrown into the mix in the season 2 finale. Check out the video below to review some of the show’s remaining unanswered questions. Let it be a springboard for your speculation and discussion – then you might want to bookmark this page and return to it next summer, when, hey, let’s admit it, you’ll probably need a refresher before the long-awaited season 3 premiere. READ FULL STORY »

Aug 19 2012 10:00 PM ET

'Falling Skies' season finale: Showrunner Remi Aubuchon answers your burning questions!

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Falling Skies has been spicing up its addicting recipe of sci-fi, family drama, action and major creep-outs throughout its second season, and it all came to a head in tonight’s finale.

SPOILER ALERT! Be afraid, very afraid, almost as afraid as you are of crawlies, to read on if you haven’t yet watched the Falling Skies season finale.

The 2nd Mass’ season-long journey to Charleston ended in disappointment and new lessons for the Revolutionary War-alluding show. Fans got some fun surprises (and spine-tingling ones!) in “A More Perfect Union,” the season 2 capper to the Steven Spielberg-produced TNT show.

After watching the cliffhanger-filled finale (and taking some time to catch our breath afterward) EW chatted with showrunner Remi Aubuchon. The writer/producer is currently knee-deep in prep for season 3, which begins shooting in less than three days! But he took a break from his work in Vancouver, Canada to talk at length with us about shooting the finale and what fans can expect when Falling Skies returns next summer for another 10-episode season.

Aubuchon talked about the new addition to their lineup of alien species, revealed what Red Eye was silently saying to Ben as he died and cleared up a point of confusion about the skitters that’s been a subject of great debate among fans since Lourdes and Anne made a major discovery last season. Read on for answers to your burning questions. READ FULL STORY »

Aug 18 2012 03:55 PM ET

New 'Fringe' promo features parental Peter and Olivia, a peek at Observaggedon

Comic-Con last month presented the first trailer for Fringe‘s final season. But that preview was created before production on season 5 began and primarily featured footage only from the Fox show’s time-jumping 19th episode of season 4, so fans have been eagerly anticipating the first real look at the fifth and final season, which starts airing Friday, Sept. 28. Now that wait is over: The promo for the season premiere has hit the web.

The video’s YouTube page declares the premiere title to be the name of Peter and Olivia’s child, “Etta,” which is a change from the much more of a mouthful, previously announced title, “Transilience Thought Unifier Model-11.” Take a look at the promo featuring what would be a nightmare for any Observer-fearing parent below: READ FULL STORY »

Aug 9 2012 10:58 AM ET

'Doctor Who': BBC announces 50th anniversary TV movie

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The BBC has announced it will mark the 50th anniversary of Doctor Who with a one-off TV movie detailing the real-life origins of the science fiction show, which was first broadcast on Nov. 23, 1963.

The film will be penned by regular Doctor Who writer Mark Gatiss. “I’ve wanted to tell this story for more years than I can remember!” Gatiss said. “To make it happen for Doctor Who‘s 50th birthday is quite simply a dream come true.” Meanwhile, current Doctor Who executive producer Steven Moffat said, “The story of Doctor Who is the story of television — so it’s fitting in the anniversary year that we make our most important journey back in time to see how the Tardis was launched.” READ FULL STORY »

Aug 6 2012 12:50 PM ET

Richard E. Grant cast in this year's 'Doctor Who' Christmas special

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Richard E. Grant (Withnail & I) and Tom Ward (the British crime series Silent Witness) have been cast in the 2012 Doctor Who Christmas special, which starts filming this week in Cardiff, Wales. This is not Grant’s first experience in the Who universe. The actor previously played the time-traveling Doctor himself in the 2003 animated series, Scream of the Shalka (while his Withnail & I costar Paul McGann essayed the role in a 1996 TV movie.).

As previously announced, the Doctor Who Christmas special will introduce the Doctor’s new “companion,” played by Jenna-Louise Coleman. The special has been penned by Who executive producer Steven Moffat and will be directed by Saul Metzstein, who has already overseen several episodes of the forthcoming season of Doctor Who. That new season will debut on BBC America later this summer with Matt Smith continuing in the role of the “Eleventh Doctor” and Karen Gillan and Arthur Darvill playing his companions.

Read more:
‘Doctor Who’: ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ creator Shonda Rhimes talks about her ‘psychotic’ love for the Time Lord
‘Doctor Who’ trailer: Daleks, cowboys, and dinosaurs on a spaceship
‘Doctor Who’ exec producer Steven Moffat talks Time Lord film rumors: ‘That was all some weird fantasy’
11 Faces of ‘Doctor Who’

Aug 2 2012 05:02 PM ET

'Doctor Who': 'Grey's Anatomy' creator Shonda Rhimes talks about her 'psychotic' love for the Time Lord

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How much does Grey’s Anatomy and Private Practice creator Shonda Rhimes love the British sci-fi show Doctor Who? “I feel the two highlights of my past five years are I got to meet (former Who executive producer) Russell Davies and I got to meet the star of (Who spin-off show) Torchwood, John Barrowman, who was in one of our pilots,” reveals the prolific TV showrunner. Indeed, an episode from the most recent season of Grey’s Anatomy featured a Who fan who lost his ear at a fan convention while rushing to get a model TARDIS signed by Davies.

Rhimes talked about her love for the show in last week’s Entertainment Weekly Doctor Who cover story (see above). But she had much, much more to say about the 49-year-old TV institution — whose new season debuts on BBC America later this summer — as you can read below.

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Aug 2 2012 11:41 AM ET

'Doctor Who' trailer: Daleks, cowboys, and dinosaurs on a spaceship

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We’ve recently been making rather of a fuss over the British science fiction show Doctor Who (see left) and watching the new trailer for the forthcoming season, which debuts on BBC America later this summer, I’m reminded why. Certainly it’s the only show that promises cowboys, scary statues, politely threatening giant robots, an army of Daleks, and dinosaurs on a spaceship. (Although, of course, you never know what Tavis Smiley might have up his sleeve.)

Check out the new teaser below. READ FULL STORY »

Aug 2 2012 10:00 AM ET

Skitters and crawlies and fishheads, oh my! The making of the 'Falling Skies' aliens

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Image Credit: TNT

Building molds of giant, insect-like legs, directing a motion-capture performer to move like an alien, bouncing around ideas of how to freak out the viewers at home – it’s all in a day’s work for the team behind alien invasion show Falling Skies.

The TNT sci-fi drama, now nearing the end of its second season, has brought the invasion’s survivors face-to-face with all manner of extraterrestrial foes from the six-legged to the massive and metallic to the tall and regal.

And at any moment there could be a new threat to the 2nd Mass, the Boston-born militia regiment at the center of the show. The most recent episode introduced fans to crawlies – and yes, they’re as squirm-inducing as they sound.

Falling Skies, which just earned an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Special Visual Effects, features the work of two vfx companies: MASTERSFX, which primarily works on the show’s practical effects, and Zoic Studios, which focuses on the digital side. The two companies have teamed up before for such shows as Six Feet Under, True Blood and Fringe.

It’s a hybrid approach – the marrying of the practical and the computer-generated – that’s becoming increasingly popular in the entertainment industry. READ FULL STORY »

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