On this episode of Collider TV Talk (March 28th, 2016) Josh Macuga, David Griffin, Sinéad de Vries and Sasha Perl-Raver discuss the following:
AMC announced this weekthat the season 6 finale ofThe Walking Deadwill be a 90 minute episodewhere we will finally see Negan, played byJeffrey Dean Morgan, in the flesh.Andrew Lincolnsaid in a recent interview with Entertainment Weekly that he felt sick after reading the script for the finale. This leaves the fans wondering just what the cliffhangers will be and if Negan’s reveal will be worth the entire season’s wait.
Game of Thronesis less than a month away and last weekwe were treated to more shots and teasers for the season airing April 24th. Amongst many images, namely a shot of Max Von Sydow as the three eyed Raven, a new 30 second TV spot and the talk of the largest battle in the show’s history, we were also told this season would not spoil the yet to be released book.
At this weekend’s Wonder Con held here in Los Angeles, it was announced thatVoltron: Legendary Defenderfrom Dreamworks TVwill be coming to Netflix on June 10th of 2016. The 80’s animated classic that was the number one rated syndicated series when its 122 episodes aired in 1984 & 1985. Steven Yeun leads the cast of astronauts, piloting lions that form the titan Voltron that will invoke the nostalgia of the original Voltron with the creative dynamos at Dreamworks bringing it into the modern world.
In pickups, renewals and cancellation news,Netflix has purchasedManiac, a comedy fromCary Fukunaga, best known forTrue DetectiveSeason 1, which starsJonah HillandEmma Stone. While over at FoxBrooklyn 99andLast Man on Earthwere each ordered for new seasons. However, HBO has cancelledTogethernessafter its 2nd season.
SUPERHERO RUNDOWN
Every week on TV Talk we’ll discuss the TV happenings in the superhero realm.Tonight on CBS,The Flashwill speed his way intoSupergirl. Super producerGreg Berlantihas stated in recent interviews that he would love to have Supergirl make her way to Central City, aka The CW’sThe Flash. In other words, if this crossover works with Supergirl, the multiverse could live on inThe Flash,Arrowand evenLegends of Tomorrow.
Jonah Hex, who hasn’t been seen in action since the 2010 big screen debacle,will make his live action return on the April 14th episode ofLegends of Tomorrow. The Arrow-verse take on Jonah Hex is not dissimilar to the comics as he’s an old friend of Rip Hunter and familiar with time travel.
Amazon announced last week thatPeter Serofinowiczwill fill the blue suit of their revival ofThe Tick.Patrick Warburton, who played the original live action Tick that only aired 9 episodes, will act as executive producer on the series.
Images of Arseface, a central character inAMC’s much anticipatedPreacherseries, were released and had fans voicing their approval. Fans that include our own Dennis Tzeng and Mark Ellis who had the good fortune of seeing the pilot at this weekend’s Wonder Con. Let’s see what they had to say about the pilot.
STREAMING SPOTLIGHT
Each week, we’ve decided to feature one TV show that’s currently only available on streaming services. This week David Griffin will be talking about Amazon’sBoschSeason 2.
