ABC planning Marvel – Castle crossover

ABC Entertainment president Paul Lee surprised attendees of the network’s Television Critics Association (TCA) presentation yesterday with the news that a Marvel character would be appearing in a storyline of the series Castle. The series stars fan favorite Nathan Filion as a mystery writer/crime sleuth.

“You know, I don’t know if I’m allowed to say it, but we’ve got a really cool storyline with a Marvel character that appears on Castle this year,” Lee said. “If you guys haven’t seen the finale for Castle from this past season, it’s extraordinary. [Castle creator] Andrew Marlow is really hitting his stride. And that was an underrated show that really found its momentum. And there’s one episode, and I’m probably giving away a secret and I shouldn’t because Andrew is going to kill me, with a Marvel superhero character.”

ABC is owned by Disney, which also owns Marvel. Since most of Marvel’s movie rights are tied up with other studios, it’s natural that Disney would be anxious to exploit the characters via television.

Lee confirmed that network is still developing a Hulk series executive produced by Guillermo Del Toro (Hellboy) and David Eick (Battlestar Galactica) as well as AKA Jessica Jones, based on the Alias book by Brian Michael Bendis and Michael Gaydos, with Twilight screenwriter Melissa Rosenberg as exec producer.

Our guess is that Jones is the likely Castle crossover candidate. Introducing new spin-off characters in popular long-running series is a staple of genre television (anyone remember the Bionic Woman and Six Million Dollar Man crossovers?). But it would be great to see Bruce Banner or another A-list character appear in the “real” world. How about Dr. Strange?

The Lost Finale: “The End” – Final Thoughts

I’m going to skip the recap portion of this article for two reasons: 1) if you’ve already seen the Lost finale you know how it ends; 2) if you haven’t seen it, watch it. Continue reading “The Lost Finale: “The End” – Final Thoughts”

The End is Near!… and Longer!

Lost gets Longer!

Lost fans rejoice! The Hollywood Reporter has…. reported that producers Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse were editing the finale of Lost, titled “The End,” when they realized they needed more time.

Their prayers were answered! ABC granted them an additional half hour, making the Lost finally a two and a half our show. With this extension, they got back to editing, and on Monday night, they Tweeted, “We’re done. Amen.”

While it may be devastating for some of us to see Lost go, we can basque in the glory of Lost during the entire FIVE AND A HALF HOUR EVENT. On Sunday, May 23rd, starting at 7:00pm, we can watch a two hour recap/retrospective of the entire series of Lost. Then, the finale will air at 9:00pm. At 11:30pm, we all have to wait, patiently, while the local news airs…. ugh… THEN at 12:05, we can watch Jimmy Kimel Live: Aloha to Lost.

This is going to be one hell of an event! Grab your Dharma ranch and beer….. ugh never mind… gross… AND GET READY to bit farewell to the BEST show of all TIME! LOST!