March 28, 2024

“Elementary,” “Vegas” Get Full Season Orders

CBS has given full season orders to both of its new dramas "Elementary" and "Vegas". Each is set to get 22 episodes this season reports Deadline. The modern day Sherlock Holmes procedural "Elementary" has been the second biggest hit new series this Fall behind only NBC's "Revolution". Averaging 14.3 million viewers per episode and a 3.5/10 … [Read more...]

CW Orders A Full Season Of “Arrow”

The CW has given a full-season order to its breakout superhero drama "Arrow" reports Deadline. The show's series premiere drew 4.14 million viewers, making it the network’s most watched telecast of any show in three years and the network's biggest premiere since "The Vampire Diaries" in 2009. In its second episode, "Arrow" became the only new … [Read more...]

ABC Orders More “Castle,” “Resort,” “Family”

ABC is stocking up on a few shows it seems. On Friday the network ordered an additional episode of "Castle" and two additional episodes of "Grey's Anatomy," "Modern Family" and "The Middle" for this season says The Live Feed. That gives "Castle" 23 episodes, while the other three shows will score 24 episodes. One show not getting a reprieve is … [Read more...]

NBC Orders Pirate Drama To Series

NBC is adding yet another series to its slate for next season - the pirate tale "Crossbones" reports The Live Feed. "Luther" creator Neil Cross will adapt Colin Woodard's book "The Republic of Pirates" which is set during the golden age of piracy in the 1700s and centers on the legendary Blackbeard. Walter Parkes and Laurie MacDonald will produce … [Read more...]

Government orders immediate inspections of BC sawmills

Labour Minister Margaret MacDiarmid says sawdust appears to be a common factor in the explosions that leveled sawmills in both Burns Lake and Prince George, so all sawmills in BC will be issued an order effective immediately to conduct top to bottom safety inspections of their facilities. MacDiarmid also says a meeting will be held in Vancouver … [Read more...]

MIT slinks into a cafe, orders a side of photonic chips on silicon

Whiz-kids the world over have been making significant progress on the development of photonic chips -- devices that "use light beams instead of electrons to carry out their computational tasks." But now, MIT has taken the next major leap, filling in "a crucial piece of the puzzle" that just might allow for the creation of photonic chips on the … [Read more...]

Syfy Orders A “Booster Gold” Series

Syfy has ordered a pilot script for the one-hour drama "Booster Gold" based on the DC Comics franchise. "Fringe" scribe Andrew Kreisberg penned the script and will executive produce says The Hollywood Reporter. The story will center on Booster Gold, a washed-up athlete from the future who travels back to the present in hopes of becoming the … [Read more...]

Judge orders Occupy Vancouver to clear out

VANCOUVER - B.C. judges have ordered the Occupy encampments in Victoria and Vancouver to end, while protesters and civic officials in Toronto are waiting until Monday to find out if that city will have similar clout to clear its camp.B.C. Supreme Court Justice Anne MacKenzie agreed Friday with city lawyers who argued the protesters camped out on … [Read more...]

Judge grants injunction, orders protest shutdown

Occupy Vancouver protesters will have to pack up their tents, after a B.C. Supreme Court ruling. Judge Anne McKenzie has ruled that the Occupy protesters have breached a bylaw, and so granted the City of Vancouver its temporary injunction.   McKenzie set a deadline of Monday at 2 p.m. when demonstrators will have to be cleared out of the … [Read more...]

BREAKING: City orders “Occupy” tents to come down

  Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson says it's time for the Occupy Vancouver protest at the Art Gallery to end. Shortly after appearing in a debate with NPA candidate Suzanne Anton on CKNW, Robertson told reporters the city has issued an order for the tents to come down, immediately. Protestors at the camp are vowing to stay put. A young woman … [Read more...]