Fireteam Chat: The Big Cheese
IGN's Destiny podcast experiment returns with a new episode! This week, popular Destiny Youtuber Datto joins the cast of Fireteam Chat (Jose Otero, Destin Legarie, and Alfredo Diaz) to talk about the House of Wolves "leak," why player's shouldn't exploit raids with cheese, and next week's uppdate that opens the doors to hard mode for Crota's End.
FOX Considering New 24 Season Without Jack Bauer
The 24 franchise may indeed continue on FOX... but without the man who's always been at the center of it, at least for now. At the TCA (Television Critics Association) press tour today, recently appointed FOX CEOs/Chairmen Dana Walden and Gary Newman were asked about the possibility of more 24, following 2014's limited series 24: Live Another Day. Said Newman, "We have no current plans although we're in discussions with the creative team there. We would love nothing more than to do another 24."
However, during the post-panel scrum with a smaller group of journalists, Walden revealed that the future of 24 could be one without the central character of Jack Bauer, played by Kiefer Sutherland - though there would be room for him to return.
Joe Manganiello, Ariana Grande, More Join Scream Queens
Joe Manganiello (True Blood, Magic Mike), Emmy Award and Golden Globe Award nominee Lea Michele (GLEE), Academy Award nominee Abigail Breslin (Little Miss Sunshine, Zombieland, August: Osage County) and Keke Palmer (True Jackson VP, Masters of Sex) have been cast as series regulars in Scream Queens, the new comedy-horror anthology series from Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk, Ian Brennan and Dante Di Loreto, the executive producers of GLEE and American Horror Story.
Joe Manganiello, Lea Michele, Ariana Grande.
Daily Deals: Free Games You Can Play This Weekend, PS4 Sale, LG HDTV Deal
The Witcher 2 is Free With Gold on Xbox 360
The second Witcher game is your free Games with Gold title right now. Grab if you've got an Xbox 360.
The X-Files May Return to Television
FOX is in early talks to bring back The X-Files. Dana Walden and Gary Newman, co-chairmen and CEOs of FOX Television Group revealed at today's TCA (Television Critics Association) press tour.
IGN was able to follow-up with Walden with a small group of reporters, to see how close they were to actually striking a deal.
"You know who we're dealing with, do you think I can elaborate???" Walden laughed, when asked if she could say a little more about where they are in the process.
Adding, "Gary and I both worked through the entire run of the X-Files. It was a great experience, we've maintained great relationships with creator Chris Carter, Gillian
, and David
Gotham Renewed for Season 2
FOX announced early renewals for Gotham, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, and after only two episodes, Empire at today's TCA (Television Critics Association) press tour.
Given the tremendous success of Empire, the second season renewal makes sense, but the very early show of confidence is notable.
As for Gotham, Dana Walden. Co-Chairman/CEO, Fox Television Group told reporters that they "love the show" and the only note they've given the creators in moving forward is: "keep doing what you're doing."
"We've just seen episode 14," Walden said. "And it just keeps getting better."
The network is waiting on a Sleepy Hollow renewal, for now. Some creative changes are ahead, which include crafting the show to feel more episodic and less serialized.
Melanie Lynskey on the Joys and Awkwardness of HBO’s Togetherness
HBO’s Togetherness debuted last week -- if you missed it, HBO has posted the full pilot episode on YouTube -- marking a new TV collaboration for the Duplass brothers, Jay and Mark, the acclaimed filmmakers behind buzzed about indies like The Puffy Chair, Cyrus, and Jeff, Who Lives at Home. Mark Duplass (The League) stars alongside Melanie Lynskey in the series, as married couple Brett and Michelle, who are having quite a few difficulties when we meet them. Amanda Peet also stars as Michelle’s sister, Tina and Steve Zissis as family friend Alex, who pines after Tina.
I recently sat down with Lynskey to talk about Togetherness, which mixes dramatic and comedic elements and also features some improvisation, as encouraged by the Duplass brothers. Lynskey discussed her character’s marital issues and her approach to the material, which takes a pretty direct and realistic approach, as the characters argue, laugh and engage in some amusingly awkward sex scenes.
Tech Fetish Episode 220: CES 2015 Recap
And we're back! Alaina, Alex, Justin, and Mark Ryan discuss this year's Consumer Electronics Show, and all the tech Alaina and Alex practically swam in.
(Note: We recorded video of the podcast for this particular episode
. Hence the references during the show to the video camera.)
Download this week's podcast (right click to save)
Chris Pratt on Loving Parks and Rec and Hating Comments
Parks and Recreation wrapped production in December on its seventh and final season, but much of the cast, along with co-creator/showrunner Mike Schur, assembled today at the TCA (Television Critics Association) press tour to discuss the end of the series, which just began airing this week. That group included Chris Pratt, who has become quite the movie star over the course of a few months, on the heels of Guardians of the Galaxy and with Jurassic World coming up (and of course, he also has his voice role in The LEGO Movie).
Pratt was asked why, even as more opportunities arose, he stayed with Parks and Recreation and replied, “Oh, man, it’s funny that you would ask that because it never once occurred to me… I’ve never even asked myself the question. That was never… That would never happen. I would never f**king ever leave this show!”
Beagle 2 Found on Mars After Disappearing for 12 Years
The Beagle 2 Mars Lander, the United Kingdom’s landing spacecraft that went AWOL on Mars in 2003, has been located in images captured by NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter.
The spacecraft was deployed from the European Space Agency's Mars Express on December 19, 2003 and landed on the surface of Mars on Christmas Day. The ESA couldn’t raise contact with the spacecraft at the expected landing time or subsequent attempts at securing communication and announced the mission lost in February 2004.
“I am delighted that Beagle 2 has finally been found on Mars," said Mark Sims of the University of Leicester, former Beagle 2 mission manager and leader of the initial study phase, said in a prepared statement. "Every Christmas Day since 2003 I have wondered what happened to Beagle 2. My Christmas Day in 2003 alongside many others who worked on Beagle 2 was ruined by the disappointment of not receiving data from the surface of Mars. To be frank I had all but given up hope of ever knowing what happened to Beagle 2. The images show that we came so close to achieving the goal of science on Mars."