Addiction can land you in prison. Addiction to a TV series can keep you there. Netflix's new "Orange Is the New Black" looks like a hit, and for good reason. It's perhaps the best new TV show of the year, coming here in the swelter of mid-July. Created by the woman who made "Weeds," this prison dramedy stars Taylor Schilling as a trendy … [Read more...]
Wachowskis link to Netflix
Netflix has snagged the Wachowski duo for the original series "Sense8," billed as "a gripping global tale of minds linked and souls hunted." The techno-thriller debuts exclusively on Netflix in "late 2014." It tells of a group of psychically linked people who are being hunted by the powers that be. The Wachowskis, famed for "The Matrix" … [Read more...]
Silverman’s online studio inks with Yahoo
Former NBC Entertainment chief Ben Silverman's online studio has entered into an exclusive partnership to develop content for Yahoo and its advertisers. The new studio, Electus, is billed as one that "will connect advertisers, distributors and content creators early on in the development process, enabling marketers and advertisers to be a true … [Read more...]
‘Prom Queen’ graduates to DVD
"Prom Queen," the Emmy-nominated web serial from Michael Eisner’s new-media company, is trying its luck on old media. "Prom Queen: Season 1" & "Prom Queen: Summer Heat" were released this week on a two-disc DVD by Shout! Factory, the folks who put out the acclaimed "My So-Called Life" box set. The "Prom Queen" DVD runs 315 minutes and … [Read more...]
‘Gossip Girl’ streaming back, in full
Un-gag me with a spoon. "Gossip Girl" officially is returning to online video, with full episodes expected to resume streaming for the new season. Reports in TV Week and the New York Times cited network president Dawn Ostroff as saying the ban on full episodes of "Gossip Girl" would be lifted (paying customers had access via the usual online … [Read more...]
