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“Disney Prep and Landing” claims the top spot among this year’s holiday specials

Jim Hill talks with Kevin Deters & Stevie Wermers-Skelton, the co-directors of this new Christmas show. Which airs again tonight on ABC Read More...

Posted Wednesday, December 16, 2009 12:00 AM | 3 Comments

Filed under: animation, Disney, TV, ABC, CG, John Lasseter, ABC Family, Walt Disney Animation Studios, television, WDAS, Prep and Landing, Christmas, 2009, 2007, television program, TV show, Prep & Landing, TV special, holiday special, Christmas special, animated short, Chris Williams, Michael Giacchino , Stevie Wermers-Skelton, television show , holiday, holidays, elves, Disney Prep and Landing, Kevin Deters

“Disney Prep & Landing” : The making of a modern Christmas classic

Jim Hill talks with Dorothy McKim, veteran WDAS producer, about how what-was-originally-supposed-to-have-been-a-theatrical-short grew into Disney’s first-ever holiday special for ABC Read More...

Posted Tuesday, December 08, 2009 12:05 AM | 2 Comments

Filed under: Disney, TV, ABC, John Lasseter, Walt Disney Animation Studios, Disney Store, WDAS, Prep and Landing, Christmas, 2009, Lanny, TV show, Prep & Landing, holiday season , holiday perennial, TV special, holiday story , How the Grinch Stole Christmas, A Charlie Brown Christmas, holiday special, Christmas special, Magee, Wayne, story, holiday, elves, Dorothy McKim, Disney Prep and Landing

Tube Tuesday: "V" is a very entertaining update of a dated sci-fi franchise

Jim Hill reviews ABC's new sci-fi series. Which goes the "Battlestar Galactica" route by taking a cheesy TV show from the 1980s and then reimagining it as smart entertainment for today's audiences Read More...

Posted Tuesday, November 03, 2009 12:00 AM | 6 Comments

Filed under: ABC, television, 2009, TV show, 1980s, 1984, Warner Bros. , 1985, television show , TV series, Warner Bros. Television

Tube Thursday: "Castle" fans storm SoHo's Apple Store

Jim Hill reports in from NYC. Where Nathan Fillion recently made an appearance to help promote the second season on this ABC series Read More...

Posted Thursday, October 01, 2009 12:00 AM | 1 Comments

Filed under: book, TV, ABC, Fox, ABC Studios, New York City, Hollywood, hotel, DVD, 2008, 2009, September, October, TV show, feature film , 2005, Apple Store, New York, Barnes & Noble, 2002, One Life to Live, Barnes and Noble, TV series, Nathan Fillion, Castle, Captain Hammer, Dr. Horrible, Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog, Heat Wave, tie-in, Hyperion, Serenity, Firefly, iTunes, Emmys, first season, Nova Scotia, Captain Malcolm Reynolds, Mal, Joss Whedon, Serenity sequel, feature film project, never say never, Dollhouse, The Grove, Farmers Market, The Grove at Farmers Market, novel, romantic dramedy, dramedy, shooting schedule

Wicked, warped “Eastwick” adds some adult fun to ABC’s 2009 – 2010 line-up

Jim Hill reviews this new nighttime drama from Warner Bros. Television. Which draws its inspiration from John Updike’s book as well as George Miller’s 1987 movie Read More...

Posted Wednesday, September 23, 2009 12:00 AM | 0 Comments

Filed under: book, TV, ABC, Desperate Housewives, television, Jay Leno, movie, 2009, television program, TV show, ABC Inc, July , Warner Bros. , 2010, Comic-Con , Comic-Con International, television show , Wicked, TV series, Charmed, Stars Hollow, Gilmore Girls, Eastwick, pilot, John Updike, George Miller, Rebecca Romijn, Roxie Torcoletti, Lindsay Price, Joanna Frankel, Kat Gardener, Jamie Ray Newman, Jon Bernthal, Paul Gross, Darryl Van Horne, Raymond, Bun, Veronica Cartwright, fire ants, lightning, coma, Penny Higgins, Sara Rue, Warner Bros. Television, warped, 1987

Disney’s “Prep & Landing” wows animation fans at the D23 EXPO

Jim Hill reports in on how well this ABC holiday special was received when it was screened at the Anaheim Convention Center this past Saturday. He also talks about some of the high points of this new Walt Disney Animation Studios production Read More...

Posted Wednesday, September 16, 2009 12:00 AM | 2 Comments

Filed under: TV, ABC, John Lasseter, Walt Disney Animation Studios, ABC Studios, Toy Story, television, Prep and Landing, Christmas, 2009, television program, TV show, TV special, How the Grinch Stole Christmas, A Charlie Brown Christmas, holiday special, Christmas special, A Tin Toy Christmas, television show , holiday elf, elf

The John Hughes / ABC / Walt Disney Company connection

In honor of the passing of this talented filmmaker, Jim Hill shares a few anecdotes that reflect on the times that Hughes worked for the Mouse Read More...

Posted Friday, August 07, 2009 12:00 AM | 3 Comments

Filed under: Disney, movies, Universal Studios, Walt Disney, ABC, Walt Disney Pictures, Michael Eisner, Hollywood Pictures, Disneyland, 101 Dalmatians, Jeffrey Katzenberg, Walt Disney Productions, The Walt Disney Company, Ron Miller, television, Harold Ramis, Jim Belushi, Walt Disney Studios, Home Alone, film, movie, Vacation '58, Mouse House, Walley World, 1950s, TV show, 1997, Mickey, The Absent-Minded Professor, film title, Spaceballs III: The Search for Spaceballs II, writer , The Breakfast Club, 1996 , Robin Williams, Great Oaks Entertainment, Jackie Chan, Warner Bros. , John Hughes, director , Pretty in Pink, National Lampoon, National Lampoon's Animal House, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, vacation, cross country trip , Michelle Pfieffer, The Bee, Flubber, Faber College, slapstick, family vacation, screenplay, script, Curly Sue, motion picture, Jaws 3 People 0, 1990, television show , Ricardo Mestres, 1990s, 1991, films, producer, 1979, Delta House, National Lampoon's Vacation, TV series, Sixteen Candles, Planes Trains and Automobiles, Disneyland Park, Eddie Bracken

Tube Thursday: “LOST” props to come up for auction in May of 2010

Jim Hill shares shots of some of the costumes & set pieces from this hit ABC series that were on display at Comic-Con Read More...

Posted Thursday, July 30, 2009 12:00 AM | 0 Comments

Filed under: TV, ABC, Lost, television, Emmy Awards, television program, TV show, series finale, 2010, May, finale, television show

Tube Tuesday : ABC Studios seeks syndicated success with "Legend of the Seeker"

Jim Hill discusses this new action-adventure show, which is based on Terry Goodkind's best-selling "The Sword of Truth" fantasy series. WARNING ! There be spoilers ahead ! Read More...

Posted Tuesday, November 04, 2008 12:00 AM | 1 Comments

Filed under: book, TV, ABC, CG, ABC Studios, television, New Zealand, 2008, TV show, camera, production values , cameras, fight scenes, action-adventure , television show , Hercules, backstory, 1990s, Destiny, Terry Goodkind, Legend of the Seeker, The Sword of Truth, David Lautour, sorceress, Xena, syndicated, Hercules: The Legendary Journeys, Xena: Warrior Princess, Sam Raimi, Rob Tapert, Ned Nalle, fantasy series, broadcast syndication, top television markets, camera work, beautiful scenery, epic quality, Richard Cypher, Craig Horner, woodsman, Midlands, Zeddicus Zu'l Zorander, Chase Brandstone, shadow creatures, Bruce Spence, Le Morte D'Arthur, The Midlands, Westland, Zedd, prophecy, Darken Rahl, Seeker, True Seeker, Confessor, Magic Mirror, Book of Counted Shadows, Carburetor County, Greg Hawkes, Jeffrey Thomas, Arthurian legend, t-shirt, Bridget Regan, Jay Laga'aia, syndication

In just one week, the Con is on !

Jim Hill reviews the programming for Comic-Con 2008 and then points out some panels & signings that Disneyana fans should probably seek out while they're down in San Diego Read More...

Posted Thursday, July 17, 2008 12:00 AM | 2 Comments

Filed under: Disney, TV, Pixar, ABC, Disney Channel, Walt Disney Animation Studios, Pixar Animation Studios, television, Walt Disney Home Entertainment, Bolt, film, movie, Eric Goldberg, 2008, 2009, Disney / Pixar, TV show, feature film , Chris Sanders, The Little Mermaid -- Ariel's Beginning, comic book, comic books , ABC reality series, Up, Prince of Persia

Small town preps big welcome for "Extreme Makeover" family

Jim Hill reports on the preparations that are now underway in Maynard, MA. Where the production team for this popular ABC reality series -- working with local volunteers -- has just built a brand-new house for the Giunta family Read More...

Posted Friday, February 29, 2008 12:00 AM | 5 Comments

Filed under: Disney, TV, ABC, Walt Disney World, WDW, wheelchair accessible, handicap access, 2008, Disney World, The Walt Disney World Resort, 2007, TV show, construction site, snow, Disney World vacation, Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, Ty Pennington, Maynard, Massachusetts, audition tape, Paul Giunta Jr, Renee Giunta, Brianna Giunta, Cameron Giunta, Dylan Giunta, Giunta family, handicap-accessible, wheelchair-friendly, wheelchair, construction, makeover, World Grand Prix, design team, volunteers, 2006, August, severe head trauma, ABC reality series, ranch house, production team, triathlete, Boston Marathon, February , snowstorms

Remembering Suzanne Pleshette (1937 - 2008)

Jim Hill looks back on the Disney-related portion of this Emmy nominated actress's career as well as commenting on the role that smoking may have played in her untimely demise Read More...

Posted Monday, January 21, 2008 12:00 AM | 4 Comments