Threshold Moved from Friday Death Slot, CBS Offers Episodes on Streaming Video

CBS.COM TO STREAM DIFFERENT EPISODES OF "THRESHOLD" TO ACCOMMODATE NEW TIME PERIOD

To accommodate the new time period change for THRESHOLD, CBS.com, the official website of the CBS Television Network, will stream different episodes of the new suspense drama from Nov. 9-11 and Nov. 16-18. The initial offering, episode three of THRESHOLD titled "Blood of the Children" (oad 9/23/05), was available during a three-day window on CBS.com from Nov. 2-4. The second episode, titled "The Order" (oad 10/21), will be available for streaming from Nov. 9-11, while the episode titled "Revelations" (oad 11/4) will be available from Nov. 16-18.

The following are the revised storyline descriptions for the THRESHOLD episodes to be featured on CBS.com:

"The Order" (oad 10/21) (Nov. 9-11) -- Molly investigates a security leak that could put the entire Threshold plan in jeopardy, while the Red Team investigates a possible infection of the local food supply affecting the residents in a small New England town. Norberto Barba directed the episode written by Anne McGrail.

"Revelations" (oad 11/4) (Nov. 16-18) -- Molly and Cavennaugh encounter some bizarre happenings when they head to the hometown of a missing Big Horn crew member to investigate the disappearance of a Threshold field agent. Tom Wright directed the episode written by Amy Berg and Andrew Colville.

THRESHOLD moves to its new time period, Tuesdays (10:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT), beginning Nov. 22 on the CBS Television Network.

On the web: CBS's Threshold

More Jobs for Disney?

The recent ABC/Apple agreement regarding television episodes being made available on iTunes for download led to speculation that negotiations between Steve Jobs and Disney had been becoming friendly again. Many argued that it might even lead to a new Pixar/Disney partnership.

Well, it looks like the speculation is true. Pixar and Disney are indeed in negotiations for a new deal. With the initial financial success of Chicken Little Disney proved that they may not need Pixar to produce their digital movies. Pixar, on the other hand, has likely had difficulty finding a new distributor for their films. Remember that in the last negotiations between the two companies Pixar was demanding "100% of the box office take on future films, a modest distribution fee and the lion's share of ancilliary revenue." Not exactly the best beginning bargaining position for new distributors.

Now if Disney and Pixar team up again, does that mean that I can dream of Disney reopening their hand drawn animation division? I mean Pixar is a great digital company...Lilo and Stitch was awesome...Computer Animation isn't any less expensive than hand drawn...

Please Disney! Please!

Sean Bean is Dreamy, and He's Starring in Sharpe's Challenge

Photo by Norman Jean Ray

Sean Bean, Boromir in Lord of the Rings and 006 in Goldeneye, will be reprising his role as Richard Sharpe in the upcoming BBC miniseries Sharpe's Challenge. My wife and I spent a good deal of this past summer captivated by Bean's portrayal of the adventures of Richard Sharpe during the Napoleonic era. Bean showed a wide range of acting ability and has become one of my favorite British imports to the United States. In fact, I have become sick of seeing him portrayed as a villain in American cinema and look forward to him donning the green garb of the Epic soldier once more.

The new Sharpe is being filmed for ITV and began filming on November 5th of this year.

Oi! I'ma Mario! I'ma Gonna Basha Your Head In, Ya Scouser!

Nintendo does its part to tend to the next generation of Hooligan. If only they would combine Super Mario Strikers with Super Smash Brothers.

Daily Tribune Captures Image of Sandman!

The Sony Spiderman 3 Website has released an image of Sandman.

Does Thomas Haden Church look like this fellow?

And Now For Something Completely Different!

Star Wars Pixellated. Thanks to News on the March

Los Angeles Times to Add Manga to Sunday Issue.

According to ICV2, the Los Angeles Times (among many papers) will be adding Manga features to their Sunday Cartoon section. As noted in the article, the average newspaper reader is "currently 53 and getting older all the time" and newspapers need to find ways to bring younger readers into their subscription base. For years papers have tried releasing youth oriented, or student versions, of newspapers to attract audiences, but these efforts have largely failed.

This time it looks as if newspapers are selecting entertainment content geared toward a younger audience in their flagship publications. The titles, which will be added this January, are Van Von Hunter and Peach Fuzz by Lindsay Cibos (you can also see a preview for Peach Fuzz here). Aiming for teenage boys and girls may be a gambit that pays off for the newspapers. Both Manga strips are Original English Language strips which means that the comics will either bring in young readers or fail on their own merit and won't bring creepy otaku into the picture.

Here is an example of Peach Fuzz character design.

Let's hope they redraw the first episode of Van Von Hunter.

Because it looks pretty good in its current state.