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Before and After at Austin Studios

The long-awaited takeover of the National Guard Armory by Austin Studios finally happens this October, and the Austin Film Society already has very specific plans for the space – plans they believe will attract big productions and nurture local talent. Read More | Comment »

12:11PM Thu. May. 10, Richard Whittaker

The British Are Coming! The British Are Coming!

Two BBC series cross the pond to debut on American television. Read More | Comment »

3:40PM Sun. May. 6, Kimberley Jones

Singing with the Ice King

So I spent my Saturday being serenaded by the Ice King from Cartoon Network's super-smash Adventure Time in the Halulu Room at the Highball: What did you do with your weekend? Read More | Comment »

8:30AM Mon. Apr. 30, Richard Whittaker

FCC: Local TV Affiliates to Post Political Buys

There will be a little more transparency in campaign spending, after the Federal Communications Commission issued new rules this morning that will make Austin's local TV affiliates place details of their political advertising sales online. Read More | Comment »

4:11PM Fri. Apr. 27, Richard Whittaker

Talking About Talking About Talking About 'Girls'

The most chilling cinematic moment of my year occurred not during the brutal rape scenes of The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo but rather when I realized that Aura, Lena Dunham's largely autobiographical protagonist of Tiny Furniture, wears the same cowboy boots I wear. Read More | Comment »

8:41PM Sun. Apr. 22, Sarah Smith

KLRU Turns 50, Throws a Weeklong Party

Traditionally, gold is good gifting for a 50th anniversary, but cheeky KLRU went and gave its viewership a week of programming presents instead. At least an extra generous pledge come the next drive would be nice thank you gesture, doncha think? Read More | Comment »

9:56PM Sat. Apr. 21, Kimberley Jones

There Is a Light That Never Goes Out

Friday Night Lights forever: Cast and crew will reunite for a special event at the inaugural ATX Television Festival, which runs June 1-3. Read More | Comment »

11:06AM Fri. Apr. 20, Kimberley Jones

'Crash Course' Hits the Mark

If you watch BBC America, you'll know Richard Hammond. He's the short one from Top Gear, who hangs around with the loud one and the one that gets lost. And he's the one who has his own new TV show, Richard Hammond's Crash Course. Read More | Comment »

11:35PM Mon. Apr. 16, Richard Whittaker

Adventure Time at the Alamo

Prepare, Austin! It's time for Adventure Time, Cartoon Network's brilliant, bizarre and wondrous series, with a new exhibition at Mondo Gallery and a special feast and showing at the Alamo Drafthouse later this month. Read More | Comment »

4:42PM Thu. Apr. 12, Richard Whittaker

Horrific and Bubblicious

So if you caught the second episode of FEARnet's new sitcom Holliston on Tuesday, you'll have seen what we're going to call the gum gag. Read More | Comment »

3:00PM Thu. Apr. 12, Richard Whittaker

Do Go On, Mr. Gunn

The Chronicle recently chatted up Project Runway fixture Tim Gunn in advance of his appearance at Barton Creek Mall on April 21. A shorter version appears in this week's issue, but – even though we know Gunn's a big proponent of self-editing – we couldn't resist posting the whole transcript. Read More | Comment »

7:37AM Thu. Apr. 12, Andy Campbell

'Reinventing the Meal'

Last Sunday evening I caught a special on the Cooking Channel with Top Chef All-Stars winner Richard Blais called Reinventing the Meal. Read More | Comment »

11:36PM Fri. Apr. 6, Virginia B. Wood

Steven Van Zandt: The Fixer

Steven Van Zandt's always played lieutenant. He's the man on Bruce Springsteen's left in the E Street Band, and second in command on The Sopranos. For Lilyhammer, which premiered on Netflix in February, he plays top mob boss Frank "The Fixer" Tagliano, a former Mafioso who enters the witness protection program and gets shipped to Norway. Read More | Comment »

2:03PM Tue. Apr. 3, Chase Hoffberger

Adam and Joe go to 'Holliston'

When you think of sitcoms, cable horror channel FEARnet may leap to mind. But rising cult move makers Adam Green and Joe Lynch think they can change your mind with Holliston, the network's first original show. Read More | Comment »

10:20AM Tue. Apr. 3, Richard Whittaker

Marvel Makes the Ultimate Television

So it's not often that hardcore gamers get told to turn their machines off. But when there's an unexpected screening of Marvel Comics' latest animated show Ultimate Spider-Man on offer, it's no surprise that the crowd at SXSW Screenburn was prepared to go unplugged for a few piracy-free minutes. Read More | Comment »

8:00AM Sat. Mar. 31, Richard Whittaker

Face Off Recap: The Finale And What Came Before

Yeah, so there was this little thing called SXSW that got in the way of any TV watching – even the ongoing chronicling of local FX maestro Matt Valentine and his adventures on SyFy's makeup challenge, Face Off. Now the series has wrapped, and we have a winner. Read More | Comment »

4:31PM Thu. Mar. 29, Richard Whittaker

Film Flam

The dinosaurs are breeding… and they’re giving birth to the latest epic parody by the Old Murder House Theater gang. Read More | Comment »

4:29PM Wed. Mar. 21, Kimberley Jones

Something to Chew On

As season 2 of Bob’s Burgers was premiering on Fox last Sunday, several cast members – Eugene Mirman (Gene), Dan Mintz (Tina), Kristen Schaal (Louise), Larry Murphy (Teddy), and Kurt Braunohler – took the stage for the first of back to back SXComedy shows. It wasn’t a panel. Because as Mirman asked the audience, “Who would want to hear that?” Read More | Comment »

11:24AM Tue. Mar. 13, Ashley Moreno

Bringing Sexy Math

In Saturday's Creating the Code: A BBC Transmedia Documentary Convergence panel, Adrian Hon (CEO/co-founder of Six to Start) explained how his game company and the BBC got the masses excited about math. (See what I did there?) The answer: a multimedia treasure hunt using TV, Web, and social media. Read More | Comment »

3:11PM Mon. Mar. 12, Ashley Moreno

SXSWi Panel Recap: Top Chef: How Transmedia is Changing TV

Part legitimate discussion of using digital strategies to inform the way viewers experience their favorite television shows and part Top Chef poop-scooping, this morning’s panel put transmedia in action by structuring the discussion as an episode of Bravo executive Andy Cohen’s Watch What Happens Live. Read More | Comment »

6:14PM Sat. Mar. 10, Melanie Haupt

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