Nikita Comic Con CW Video

By Clarissa at TV Overmind

When she was a deeply troubled teenager, Nikita was rescued from death row by a secret U.S. agency known only as Division, who faked her execution and told her she was being given a second chance to start a new life and serve her country. What they didn’t tell her was that she was being trained as a spy and assassin. Ultimately, Nikita was betrayed and her dreams shattered by the only people she thought she could trust. Now, after three years in hiding, Nikita is seeking retribution and making it clear to her former bosses that she will stop at nothing to expose and destroy their covert operation.

The CW put together a video with footage from the WB booth and the Nikita panel at Comic Con. Nikita will premiere on Thursday, September 9 at 9:00 p.m. (following the premiere of the Vampire Diaries).

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SMALLVILLE (CW) Season 10 Trailer

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Check out the trailer for the tenth and final season of Smallville which premieres on Friday, September 24 at 8pm on The CW.

I don’t know about you but I cannot wait for the final season of Smallville. Of course I’m going to be sad to see the show go, but at the same time, this last season promises to be epic.

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‘The Vampire Diaries’ Michael Trevino on Tyler’s rage, Uncle Mason, and nudity. Yes, nudity.

By Carina Adly MacKenzie at Zap2It

Where there are vampires, werewolves are rarely far behind, and “The Vampire Diaries” is no exception. When Zap2it got an exclusive sneak peek on location of Season 2 in Atlanta, I had the chance to take a little stroll around the Lockwood Mansion with Michael Trevino, the man behind Mystic Falls’ newest lycanthrope.

Trevino’s character, Tyler, is not only dealing with some animal instincts, but he’s grieving the death of his dad (and the town “alpha-douche”), Mayor Lockwood. “It’s just adding another layer to the top of his inner rage,” Trevino explains.

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NBC Buys ‘Zombies Vs. Vampires’ Spec

By Nellie Andreeva at Deadline

NBC has closed a deal for Zombies vs. Vampires, a spec script by Jake in Progress creator/executive producer Austin Winsberg. I hear NBC bought preemptively the project, produced by Warner Bros. TV and McG’s studio-based Wonderland production banner. Zombies vs. Vampires is described as a “fun buddy cop procedural.”

It is set in a world where zombies are a part of society, controllable with medication. The show’s two leads (one secretly a vampire) are cops assigned to a squad specifically formed to deal with “zombie crime”. Winsberg, McG and Peter Johnson are executive producing.

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Zombie Penny or Robot Penny: How can Felicia Day return in Dr. Horrible 2?

By Charlie Jane Anders at io9

When we got a moment to talk to Felicia Day at SDCC, she was full of excitement for the possibilities of bringing back Penny, Dr. Horrible’s tragic love interest. We suggested Zombie Penny, but she was more into Robot Penny.

“Okay, Zombie Penny. I like that one. I get a lot of pitches. I personally am a fan of Robot Penny, because I think that would be a cool make-up design, making me into a robot. I mean who knows? I’d probably still be dead in the ground. But probability is hopefully more than zero that I would be appearing in it.”

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I think Robot Penny makes more sense: Dr. Horrible could build her out of grief! I’m interested in Nikita, and since I’ll be watching Vampire Diaries anyway I’ll have to check it out.

What did you think of all the videos? What do you think of the Zombies vs Vampires show?

Gavin Rossdale was a vamp on last night’s Criminal Minds

“He may or may not be [a killer]. He plays a vampiric sort of rock star who may or may not be killing people to hype his album,” said Gubler, who plays FBI profiler and psychologist Dr. Spencer Reid. “I’ll be honest: I’ve noticed that [vampire] craze as well and no [we're not trying to cash in]. The thing is that [vampirism] is actually a pretty common delusion.”

He went on to note that since rock stars and vampires seem to have pretty similar schedules (minus the whole blood-sucking thing), it makes sense for Gavin to try the role on for size. “So if you’re going to pick something to fit a rock star, I think we went more with what are the odds of what he would be that cinematically interesting to watch and rather them him being a pedophile,” he explained. “They went with rock star.”

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Bradbury eyes miniseries to showcase short stories

Sci-fi legend Ray Bradbury is preparing to shop a six-hour miniseries to television networks that will feature a half-dozen of his classic short stories, each directed by a different person.

Bradbury, 89, is the author of “Fahrenheit 451″ and “Something Wicked This Way Comes.”

The miniseries directors will get to select their favorite titles for the project, is part of a new production agreement with newly formed company White Oak Films.

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Serious work on Dr. Horrible sequel could start soon

Ever since we first reported in January that Joss Whedon and company were planning a sequel to Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog, we’ve been awaiting news. And now we have some, courtesy of MTV.com.

First, star Nathan Fillion told the site that the project has a name—which he won’t divulge—and that Whedon’s already written a couple of songs.

Now, Whedon’s brother and co-writer Zack Whedon tells MTV that the sequel will get seriously underway once Joss’ just-canceled Fox series Dollhouse wraps for the season.

“They finish up ‘Dollhouse’ in the winter—at least what they’ve scheduled to shoot thus far—so hopefully when that’s done, we’ll all be able to get together more frequently and grind it out,” he explained. “There are a couple of songs written. It’s very promising. We’re all very excited about where it goes.”

He also confirmed that the sequel will feature Dr. Horrible (Neil Patrick Harris) and Captain Hammer (Fillion). Duh.

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Sneak Peek at Supernatural 5.09 The Real Ghostbusters

This week you can bet the Winchester boys are wishing they were back in TVland or at the most had their sunglasses to hide behind as they get tricked by Sam’s obsessed fan Becky into attending a Supernatural convention and of course this episode is airing right before Supernatural stars Jensen Ackles, Jared Padalecki and Misha Collins, along with Jim Beaver, Traci Dinwiddie and other past guest stars are set to appear in Chicago IL at the Creation Convention Salute to Supernatural.

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‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer?’ Hell Yeah!

Buffy the Vampire Slayer brought a new dimension to the vampire oeuvre. Based on the campy feature film of the same name, the Buffy television series managed to maintain the humorous aspects while still offering a satisfying “bite.” The vampires in the show were humanized. They were full-formed characters who had interests outside of sucking blood and listening to Bauhaus.

The most well-known Buffy vampire was Angel. In the Buffyverse, vampires had no souls, which was what made them able to rip apart innocent humans without care. But Angel had a soul, which made him all sensitive and brooding, far before Twilight was in vogue. Personally, I found Angel far more interesting when he reverted into Angelus, which is evil Angel without a soul.

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Damn! I missed Gavin on Criminal Minds. I bet he was a great vamp! Did you see his performance? If so, was he believable?

It sucks that Dollhouse got cancelled, but it sounds like Joss Whedon will be quickly moving on to other projects, which is good for Dr. Horrible.

I really miss Buffy, it was one of my all time faves.