The Star Online: Entertainment: TV & Radio

Posted: 12 Jun 2013 01:54 AM PDT

Karl Gajdusek, co-writer of the Tom Cruise picture Oblivion, has been recruited by cable network, HBO to whip a sci-fi series, The Spark, into shape.

HBO is venturing into a genre it has scarcely explored to date, drawing on the expertise of Karl Gajdusek, who co-scripted this year's sci-fi flick Oblivion and the prematurely aborted ABC military drama series Last Resort.

The Spark will be set in the near future, in a world undergoing yet another technological and industrial revolution.

The movie focuses on human reactions to a mysterious signal coming from outside the solar system.

AMC, the cable and satellite channel already hosting Mad Men and The Walking Dead, wants a sci-fi series too, and has likewise roped in an Oblivion team member, director Joseph Kosinski.

Together they're working on Ballistic City, the story of an ex-cop propelled into the criminal world of a city on a spaceship bound for an unknown planet.

Don't miss Game Of Thrones' explosive finale

Posted: 11 Jun 2013 09:23 PM PDT

The Emmy and Golden Globe-winning HBO Original Series, Game Of Thrones approaches the final stages of its third season with a shocking penultimate episode.

The Rains Of Castamere, premiers exclusively on HBO (Astro ch 411) and HBO HD (Astro ch 431) on Saturday, June 22. The season finale, Mhysa, airs the same time the following week on June 29.

In the wildly anticipated and intensely shocking episode, The Rains Of Castamere, Robb presents himself to Walder Frey and Edmure Tully meets his bride. Meanwhile, Jon Snow faces his harshest test yet and Bran Stark discovers a new gift. Tensions run deep in Daenerys Targaryens's camp as Daario Naharis and Jorah Mormont debate on how to take Yunkai. And finally, House Frey joins with House Tully.

The season finale, titled Myhsa, wraps with Joffrey challenging Tywin. Bran tells a ghost story. In Dragonstone, mercy comes from strange quarters, and Daenerys waits to see if she is a conqueror or a liberator.

Based on the bestselling fantasy book series by George R.R. Martin, Game Of Thrones is an epic story of honor, ambition, love, and betrayal, set against the backdrop of the continent of Westeros.

Myhsa, screened in the US this week attracted 5.4 million viewers, a 28 percent increase over the Season 2 finale. The series also became the premium cable network's second-most-watched show season across all platforms with an average 13.6 million viewers per episode, beating True Blood's third season and second only to the fifth season of The Sopranos.

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Rabu, 12 Jun 2013