Monthly Archives: March 2015
HBO Now Streaming Gets Price and Release Date
During this morning's Apple event, HBO CEO Richard Plepler announced a standalone service for the premium channel called HBO Now.
HBO Now has an exclusive launch partnership with Apple. The channel's entire movie and TV catalog will be available to stream on all Apple devices starting early April.
It will cost $15 a month. Subscribing lands you a month free.
Stay tuned as we follow this developing story.
Apple TV Receives a Price Drop Today
Today at Apple's event, CEO Tim Cook revealed a price drop for the Apple TV.
Starting today, the device will cost $69 USD -- $30 less than the previous $99 price.
Using Apple TV, you'll be able to access HBO Now, a new service announced today from Apple and HBO. For $14.99 a month, you'll have access to HBO's lineup of TV shows, including Game of Thrones. It's coming early in April.
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Get Your First Look at Tales from the Borderlands: Episode 2
Telltale has released the first trailer for Tales from the Borderlands: Episode 2 - Atlas Mugged.
The trailer, which you can see above, gives a glimpse at where the story's set to go next. Though we don't have a set release date just yet, we do know it's coming the week commencing March 17.
This episode builds on the events we've seen so far, with the discovery of the Gortys Project forcing you to find out what the Atlas Corporation has been up to. You'll have to hold everything together while Vault Hunters, Bounty Hunters, Vasquez and more all try to stop you.
New Trailer: Showtime’s Happyish
Showtime has released a trailer and a poster for their new Steve Coogan comedy series, Happyish.
If you recall, Happyish was to star the late Philip Seymour Hoffman in the lead role, and after his death last year there was some uncertainty about the project moving forward with a new actor. But move forward it did, with Coogan in the role of Thom Payne, a 44-year-old man whose world is thrown into disarray when saddled with a new 25-year-old boss.
Also starring Kathryn Hahn and Bradley Whitford, Happyish premieres April 26th at 9:30pm on Showtime.
Homeland: Season 5 to Feature New Location, Time Jump
We've got some Homeland: Season 5 news coming out of the show's PaleyFest Q&A panel from this past Friday, as EP Alex Gansa told the crowd on hand that the show would be moving from the Middle East to Europe.
“Carrie will no longer be an intelligence officer,” Gansa revealed, after also mentioning that the new season will take place in Germany.
Also, per TVLine, there will be a giant time jump. Two and a half years, in fact. So when the new season premieres on Showtime this September, it'll feature a new place, a new gig, and a new time.
Claire Danes' Carrie is parting ways with the CIA.
9 Minutes of Adr1ft Gameplay
Adr1ft is a first-person narrative adventure that doesn't feature any other people, let alone any combat. And yet it's still a gripping, tense experience, if this nine-minute slice of gameplay is anything to go by. It was revealed to thunderous applause at The Game Awards back in December:
Stay tuned on Wednesday for an in-depth, 40-minute interview with Adr1ft creator Adam Orth as he details the parallels between the crumbling of his personal life after his 2013 "#DealWithIt" controversy and the crumbling of the spaceship around you in Adr1ft. It's an intensely personal interview you won't want to miss.
And then on Friday, we'll have Adam doing developer commentary over today's footage, giving you the creator's insight into what you're seeing in the game.
The 100 Creator on Lexa’s Big Decision and What’s Next
Note: Major spoilers for last week’s episode of The 100 follow.
The 100 fans had really embraced the character of Lexa (Alycia Debnam-Carey) this season, who became increasingly important in recent weeks. And there was also a lot of support for the relationship between Lexa and Clarke (Eliza Taylor), as the two young women bonded as fellow leaders, and developed a burgeoning romance…
…and then bam, Lexa gives up on all of Clarke’s people she was trying to rescue from Mount Weather, making a truce that would save and protect her fellow Grounders at the expense of Clarke’s “Sky People” that she had allied with.
It was a gut punch for Clarke and for many The 100 fans, and left a big “What now?” feeling going into the season finale next week, given Clarke just lost nearly all of her support. The 100’s executive producer/showrunner Jason Rothenberg spoke to me about Lexa’s big choice, why she made it and the future for the character – especially given Debnam-Carey is a series regular on the upcoming Walking Dead spinoff and any appearance on The 100 would need to be worked out with them. So will we see her in the season finale? And if not, what are the chances we'll see her again next season?
Veep: New Season 4 Trailer
If you thought Julia Louis-Dreyfus' Selina Meyer had a rough time as vice president, get a load of her as commander-in-chief. Check out the HBO's new trailer for Veep: Season 4, where you'll catch a glimpse of new cast member Hugh Laurie (House, M.D.) making an appropriately snide remark.
Veep: Season 4 premieres Sunday, April 12th at 10:30 on HBO.
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Jaimie Alexander Talks Agents of SHIELD and Asgard
Asgard's Lady Sif returns to Marvel's Agents of SHIELD this Tuesday for the episode "Who You Really Are," but this time there's a catch. As with her last appearance, she's down on Earth tracking an enemy, but by the time Coulson and his agents find her, her memory's been wiped. That's right. The mighty warrior Sif's got amnesia.
I spoke to actress Jaimie Alexander about her return to SHIELD, playing Sif as an amnesiac, the state of the Asgardian throne, and more.
IGN: What was it like coming back to SHIELD as Sif, but then having her not know anyone?
Jaime Alexander: It was very comical actually. Definitely comical in the beginning. You know, I was just so happy to come back. I always enjoy playing Sif but I also love working with everyone over at Agents of SHIELD, cast and crew. Just everyone. They're just great people. And they have such a good time doing what they're doing. It's not work for them, which is so wonderful. It's play. They love to play. They play pranks on each other and do all sorts of funny things. It was just a great experience the first time that, you know, when they called and asked me to do it again, I said "Yeah, let's just do it. Let's have fun with it." Especially this time around, because Sif has amnesia. So there are some very funny moments. But there are also some sadder moments later on when she doesn't remember some things that Coulson was hoping she'd remember.
Discover the New Zones Coming to Final Fantasy 14
Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn has received a new trailer, showing off some of the dangerous, dragon-infested lands we'll be exploring when the Heavensward expansion arrives.
The trailer, which you can see above, shows off some of the newly-added flying mounts (including a Black Chocobo) and looks at the challenges facing Eorzea's heroes when they enter into the Dragonsong War.
In case you missed it during the rest of the PAX East madness last week, it was announced Square Enix's MMO will be getting its first expansion in June. Heavensward was announced last October at a Final Fantasy Fan Festival and will include a new race, new jobs, airship, and of course, new raids.