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• 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

• 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

• "Cartoon Modern" takes a witty & informed look back at animation's not-so-distant past

  Jim Hill reviews Amid Amidi's award-winning book. Which pays tribute to the many studios as well as individual artists that helped to revolutionize the look & style of 1950s-era animation Read More... Posted Wednesday, June 06, 2007 12:00 AM | 6 Comments Filed under: animation, book, Disney, movies, other, TV, Broadway, musical, Walt Disney, traditional animation

• Kermit the Frog reveals what you need to do "Before You Leap"

  Jim Hill reviews this new Muppet-related book, which offers "A Frog's-Eye View of Life's Greatest Lessons" Read More... Posted Thursday, April 26, 2007 12:00 AM | 13 Comments Filed under: book, movies, other, TV, Muppets

• "The Dream Team" serves up some intriguing insights about how the New Hollywood really operates

  Jim Hill reviews Daniel M. Kimmel's new book. Which tracks the rise & fall of DreamWorks SKG, that ambitious entertainment company that Steven Spielberg, David Geffen and Jeffrey Katzenberg founded back in October of 1994 Read More... Posted Wednesday, April 18, 2007 12:00 AM | 11 Comments Filed under: animation, book, Disney, movies, TV, Pixar, DreamWorks, ABC, traditional animation, computer animation

• A special behind-the-scenes version of Why For

  Jeff Lange shares photos of a bizarre WDW structure that few Disneyana fans ever got the chance to see. Plus Jim Hill talks up some fun Disney-related events that will be happening around the country over the next few days Read More... Posted Friday, March 30, 2007 12:00 AM | 7 Comments Filed under: animation, book, Disney, DVD / Video, movies, theme park, TV, Why For

• Walt Disney Pictures plans cheesy promotional stunt for "Ratatouille"

  Jim Hill shares the Gouda news about how the Mouse is going to get the word out about Pixar's next release. Would you believe a 25-foot-tall wedge of cheese that you can actually walk through? Read More... Posted Tuesday, March 27, 2007 12:00 AM | 6 Comments Filed under: animation, book, Disney, DVD / Video, TV, Pixar, Visual Effects, Pirates of the Caribbean

• "The Winston Effect" offers real insight into how special effects are created these days

  Jim Hill reviews Jody Duncan's entertaining look at the history of Stan Winston Studios, which has created amazing make-up effects and animatronic creatures for some of Hollywood's top pictures Read More... Posted Thursday, February 15, 2007 12:00 AM | 6 Comments Filed under: book, Disney, DVD / Video, movies, TV

• Scrooge U: Part XXXIV -- "Brer Rabbit's Christmas Carol" is almost unbrer ... er ... unbearable

  Jim Hill continues his look at the many adaptations of "A Christmas Carol." This time around, Jim talks about the 2002 Delta Entertainment release that mixed Joel Chandler Harris' classic characters with Charles Dickens' holiday tale Read More... Posted Tuesday, December 26, 2006 12:00 AM | 1 Comments Filed under: animation, book, DVD / Video, TV, A Christmas Carol

• "Today in Disney History" is a perfect last-minute gift for the Disney obsessive on your holiday shopping list

  Getting ready for that one final trip to the mall, but you don't have a clue about what to get that Disney fan in your family? Pick up a copy of Eve Zibart's breezy paperback. Which is just loaded with fun facts & trivia about the Mouse House Read More... Posted Wednesday, December 20, 2006 12:00 AM | 3 Comments Filed under: animation, book, comics, Disney, DVD / Video, movies, music, other, theater, theme park, TV

• Want to really inspire someone this holiday season? Get them a "Furry Red Monster"

  Jim Hill reviews Kevin Clash's inspirational new book. Which talks about how a working class kid eventually became the puppeteer of perhaps the most popular character to ever appear on "Sesame Street" Read More... Posted Wednesday, December 13, 2006 12:00 AM | 2 Comments Filed under: book, DVD / Video, movies, TV

• Scrooge U: Part XV -- Great Scott!

  Jim Hill continues his series on the many movie & television adaptations of Charles Dickens' classic holiday tale. This time around, Jim talks about the 1984 TV movie that starred Academy Award-winner George C. Scott Read More... Posted Thursday, December 07, 2006 12:00 AM | 13 Comments Filed under: book, DVD / Video, movies, TV, A Christmas Carol

• "Disney Comics: 75 Years of Innovation" offers an entertaining overview of this international artform

  Jim Hill takes a look at this new paperback from Gemstone Publishing, an affordable & informative paperback that offers highlights of the past seven decades worth of internationally published Disney comics Read More... Posted Wednesday, December 06, 2006 12:00 AM | 1 Comments Filed under: animation, book, comics, Disney, DVD / Video, movies, TV

• Scrooge U : Part XI -- Ebenezer American Style

  Jim Hill continues his look at many of the film & television adaptations of Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol." This time around, Jim talks about "An American Christmas Carol." Which featured "Happy Days" star Henry Winkler as a Scrooge-like character Read More... Posted Sunday, December 03, 2006 12:00 AM | 4 Comments Filed under: book, DVD / Video, movies, TV, A Christmas Carol