Why Fox is Reviving The X-Files: To Strike a Lucrative Streaming Deal on Old Episodes
Why Fox is reviving The X-Files: To strike a lucrative streaming deal on old episodes
The six-episode event series could make The X-Files a hot property again, potentially resulting in a lucrative streaming deal for all previous episodes, as Merrill Barr points out. Just last year, Fox sold streaming rights to the entire 24 canon just as 24: Live Another Day brought back interest in Jack Bauer. “A revival of The X-Files means all of the show’s previous work is valuable again,” says Barr. “Old fans are going to start re-watching it, and newcomers are going to start seeking it out in order to get caught up before the premiere.”
Mindy Kaling on The Mindy Project season finale: “The last five minutes are incredible”
“We had a day of shooting where it was just Chris (Messina) by himself — if that gives you any indication,” says Kaling, previewing tonight’s cliffhanger. PLUS: Expect a lot of Empire references, and Kaling wanted “a good, recappy feel” to the finale.
Robert Durst was “tricked” by The Jinx filmmakers, says his lawyer
“There’s no question,” says attorney Dick DeGuerin on “Today.” “It’s all in the editing. The editing was designed for good television, but it wasn’t designed to get to the truth.”
Showtime orders Billions starring Damian Lewis and Paul Giamatti
The financial drama set in the world of NYC’s power politics is set to premiere in 2016.
Supernatural bringing back Jim Beaver
Bobby Singer will return for the April 1 episode.
Why a poll on fictional TV presidents beating Obama in popularity is stupid
Fictional presidents like Frank Underwood haven’t done anything in the real world that would affect you, so of course they’d be popular. “These characters are fictional, and even the morally ambiguous or Machiavellian ones are written to be sympathetic or alluring for the sake of compelling TV,” says Asawin Suebsaeng.
The Office‘s influence can be seen in everything from Modern Family to Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Here are 10 wonderful things pop-culture owes The Office.
Paula Deen announces a new show on an obscure cable channel
Paula Deen’s Kitchen will premiere this week on something called “Evine Live.”
College student booted from airplane for wearing a “Broad F*cking City” T-shirt
Comedy Central gave away the T-shirt at SXSW.
Jimmy Kimmel gained 9 Lbs. in Austin
“I think Texas may have broken my stomach,” Kimmel says of his eight days spent in town for SXSW.
Veep creator is in talks to write a Doctor Who episode
Armando Iannucci could reunite with Peter Capaldi, who starred in his previous political series The Thick Of It.
Nightline launched 35 years ago today
The Ted Koppel-hosted nightly news program on the Iran hostage crisis was officially named “Nightline” on March 24, 1980.
Letterman explains why TMZ caught him jogging in his socks in St. Barts
Dave says he described running shoe-less to his assistant, when she pointed out the photo that hit the web yesterday.
Was Martin Short’s Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt character based on Madonna’s dermatologist?
Short’s character bares a striking resemblance to Dr. Fredric Brandt, AKA the “Baron of Botox.”
