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AMC greenlights ‘The Walking Dead’ TV series

March 30, 2010March 31, 2010 drsquid AMC, Comics, Image Comics, Robert Kirkman, The Walking Dead, TV, Zombies1 Comment

Following on from the news in January that AMC had ordered the pilot for a TV series of the best genre comic ever, ‘The Walking Dead’, comes the annoncement that a six episode series has been greenlit by AMC. The project has been on a fast track after AMC won a bidding war last August for the rights to the comic. AMC must have a lot of confidence in Frank Darabont’s vision for the series after greenlighting a whole season while the pilot is still being cast. Hopefully this vision…

New Canadian Video Game Awards coming this spring

March 10, 2010March 10, 2010 Doug Groves CVAwards, CVGA, video game awards1 Comment

The 1st Annual Canadian Videogame and Digital Arts Awards is set to take place May 5th at the Vancouver Convention Centre and will in essense kick off GDC Canada. This is definitely a good thing, as with the ELANs moving from Canada to the US, there’s definitely room for an awards show that highlights Canadian talent, be it big names in the gaming industry such as Bioware or Ubisoft Montreal, or the wealth of talent behind the scenes of film and television. A number of sponsor such as Microsoft and…

Pure Pwnage

March 9, 2010March 9, 2010 Doug Groves NSFW, Pure Pwnage0 comment

The above is the latest (and last) in the Pure Pwnage Production Blog videos before the TV series starts on Showcase this Friday. This time round Jeremy gives stand up comedy a whirl. Don’t forget that there’s a screening of the first 3 episodes of the TV series on March 20th, as well!

Pure Pwnage on the big screen

February 22, 2010 Doug Groves Bloor Cinema, Pure Pwnage, screening4 Comments

Really, the image says it all, but even with the switch from hit web series to TV show, the gang at Pure Pwnage are keeping the premiere screening tradition alive. You can catch the first 3 episodes of the new TV show on the big screen at the Bloor Cinema (that’s in Toronto for the n00bs, which is in Canada for uber n00bs), on Saturday March 20th starting at 6:30pm. The first 2 episodes will have aired on Showcase by then, which means you’ll be getting to see the 3rd…

Pure Pwnage Production Shorts

January 22, 2010 Doug Groves Pure Pwnage, TV3 Comments

As many of you may be aware, Pure Pwnage, the wildly popular Toronto based internet show has made the transition from the web to TV show, thanks to an eight episode deal with Showcase here in Canada. As part of the lead up to the premiere in March, they have started releasing a series of production shorts, the first three of which are already online. The shorts so far consist of Jeremy and FPS Doug dealing with acting classes and other requests made by the network. Unfortunately, the clips can…

AMC TV greenlights ‘The Walking Dead’ Pilot

January 22, 2010January 22, 2010 drsquid AMC, Comics, Image, Image Comics, Robert Kirkman, Walking Dead, Zombies10 Comments

Last year it was announced that Robert Kirkman’s Image comic‘The Walking Dead’ had been optioned by AMC to be turned into a TV Series. This was great news for many. As an ongoing series on the cable network, it won’t be bound by the same FCC constrictions as the broadcast networks. This should hopefully lead to an authentic adaptation of what our friend Chris at Comics212 (and organizer of TCAF) says was one of the past decades best genre comics. On Wednesday the show took one more shamble closer to…

Boxee Beta now public

January 8, 2010January 15, 2010 Doug Groves Boxee, Boxee Box, Linux, Mac OS X, Windows, Windows Media Center5 Comments

As we’ve mentioned before, Boxee threw it’s hat into the settop box ring, and from the looks of what they’ve got on tap, it’s one of the better options. The announced Boxee Box hardware (made by DLink) will have HDMI out, and support 1080p video to your television, using the horsepower of Nvidia’s Tegra 2 chipset, and support a myriad of file formats, networked content and streams from online sources. The cut off cube look is just begging for a “Weighted Companion Cube” mod, and is actually small enough that…

Boxee Beta and Box unveiled

December 9, 2009December 9, 2009 Doug Groves beta, Boxee, Boxee Box, D-Link, Linux, Mac, Media Center, Windows5 Comments

I’m a huge fan of Boxee which is, outside of Windows Media Center, my favourite way to access media on my TV. Boxee, a social networking aware media center, has been in alpha for a long time, and Monday night’s beta announcement marked the next step for the company that wants to be your media portal to the world. With the announcement of the beta program (chock full of screenshots), Boxee has been given a new look along with new functionality. The menu system appears to have more polish, making…

Hello, Dexter Morgan

December 8, 2009February 16, 2010 Doug Groves Dexter, review10 Comments

It’s rare that we discuss TV shows on rgbFilter, at least outside of the podcast, and even then the podcast leans more towards the science fiction. Dexter is a worthy exception though. Now in it’s 4th season, Showtime’s Dexter follows the trials and tribulations of Dexter Morgan (played by Michael C. Hall), a blood splatter expert for the Miami police department, who also happens to be a serial killer. As a child, his murderous tendencies were noticed by his police officer father, who taught him to channel his primal urges…

“Rogers On Demand Online” – Hulu North or just another VOD?

November 24, 2009November 24, 2009 Doug Groves Hulu, Rogers, VOD0 comment

We’ve talked about the lack of a Hulu-type service in Canada on a number of occasions. In the US, Hulu is a free service that allows users to watch full TV episodes and movies from a number of content providers in an on-demand service on their computers, either via a web browser or dedicated client. The service does contain advertising, but is less intrusive than watching over the air or cable broadcasts. Rogers announced that they have partnered with 15 network content providers to allow streaming of content from 19…

Jim Shaw is mad as Hell, and he’s not gonna take it anymore. (ish.)

November 20, 2009November 22, 2009 Danny X CRTC, Fee for Carriage, Rogers, Shaw1 Comment

The world needs more Jim Shaws. The outspoken CEO of Shaw Communications was quoted in Marketing Magazine today as being “sick of the debate” regarding fee for carriage. “It is time to stop this debate and move forward,” he said. Shaw not only opposes the concept of Fee for Carriage, but also calls the CRTC out on its seeming inability to stick to its guns. “I thought you guys made the decision and you should stick to it,” said Shaw of the CRTC’s earlier decisions to oppose fee for carriage….

Boxee Media Center Beta arrives Dec 7

November 6, 2009November 6, 2009 Doug Groves beta, Boxee, event, Linux, Mac OS X, Windows0 comment

Boxee, the social media connected media center, is having a beta reveal party on December 7, 2009. The software has been in alpha for the past year or so, and brings a wealth of online content to the living room interface, whether you’re running Windows, Linux, Mac or Apple TV. From the annoucement: At the event we will demo the new Beta, launch new applications from partners and start a 4-weeks early-access for users to test the Beta before we release it to the public at CES on Jan 7th….