In the latest move sure to infuriate subscribers, Netflix is dropping thousands of movies to focus on TV shows instead. If you want to stream “Scarface” or “Toy Story 3″ you’d better do it before Wednesday when these and thousands of other film titles will vanish for good, as Netflix’s Starz deal expires this week.
For Netflix, perhaps offering old TV shows is just cheaper than the latest films. Over the… Continue reading Netflix Starz Deal Expires: TV Over Movies For Popular Service?
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… Last year, Starz announced a second season of Spartacus: Blood and Sand before the show’s most recent chapter (the prequel Spartacus: Gods of the Arena) ever aired. In September, the network renewed Boss for a second season prior to that show’s October debut. So it shouldn’t be too surprising that Starz has once again made a wacky super-early renewal, this time okaying a third season of the Spartacus
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… Spoiler alert! Kelsey Grammer’s Chicago mayor character doesn’t die in the first season of Boss! Starz has ordered a second season of the drama, and you’re excused if you can’t remember whether you liked it or not because Season 1 hasn’t even premiered yet. The rare move to renew something before it debuts is nothing new to Starz, which made a similar move with… Continue reading Starz Renews Boss Before Season 1 Even Airs
Starz has cancelled its Arthurian fantasy Camelot after one season.
Camelot received middling reviews from critics and had somewhat ho-hum ratings, averaging less than a million viewers per episode. The lavish series also had trouble generating much buzz after it launched alongside HBO’s breakout fantasy Game of Thrones and Showtime’s better-reviewed historical drama The Borgias. Starz’ genre fans can at least look forward to the upcoming Torchwood and the… Continue reading Starz cancels ‘Camelot’
Fellas, are we all looking at the same thing?
… Camelot was canceled by Starz today after a season of poor ratings and lukewarm reviews that even Eva Green’s boobies couldn’t fix. But good on her for trying. [EW]
… Syfy’s Being Human—which is legitimately good, so watch it!—has added to its cast for Season 2. Dichen Lachman, the oddly attractive vixen formerly of Dollhouse, will play royal vampire… Continue reading Starz Cancels Camelot
