Guest on… Dragon Con Urban Fantasy – A Fate: The Winx Saga Discussion

Fate: The Winx Saga was sadly canceled by Netflix after two seasons. On this online panel we reflected on what we loved and what we wished had been for the series. Was it like the original cartoon? How was the world-building? Who were our favorite characters? What do we wish season 3 could have been like? We discuss that and more.

GenreTainment #127 – Showrunner and Producer Adi Shankar

Adi Shankar

It’s episode 127 and this time we are chatting with showrunner & producer Adi Shankar!

Adi has produced such hit films as The Grey (starring Liam Neeson), Dredd (starring Karl Urban), and the upcoming Bodied (produced with Eminem). He is the co-showrunner and producer of the Netflix animated series Castlevania.

We talk to him about the second season of Castlevania, coming out October 26th, and how he got started with filmmaking. Chat about his Bootleg Universe on YouTube which has given us such fun re-imaginings of pop icons like The Punisher: Dirty LaundryVenom: Truth in JournalismMr. Rogers: A War Hero,  James Bond: In Service of Nothing, and Power Rangers Unauthorized. We also ask him about his upcoming superhero series on Netflix. And we discuss the controversy over Apu in The Simpsons and Adi’s plan to help move the discussions forward.

GenreTainment is where Marx & Julie talk about what is happening in the world of film, TV and web series. We give you interviews with writers, directors, producers and actors in both independent and not-so-independent creations.

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GenreTainment #94 – Featuring Writer / Director Christopher Leone

Parallels Poster

For the 94th episode of GenreTainment we are chatting with Christopher Leone, the writer & director of the new science fiction adventure film Parallels. He tells us all about this parallel Earth hopping movie and we also discuss his past work, like the scifi mystery mini-series The Lost Room.

GenreTainment is where we talk about what is happening in the world of film, TV and web series.  We give you interviews with writers, directors, producers and actors in both independent and not-so-independent creations.

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PARALLELS trailer from Christopher Leone on Vimeo.

GenreTainment #86 – Featuring Writer Pamela Douglas

Future of TV

It’s the last episode of GenreTainment in 2014! And for this episode we are speaking with award winning writer Pamela Douglas (Writing the TV Drama Series) about her new book The Future of Television: Your Guide to Creating TV in the New World.

We discuss the changes happening in television, the growth in original series from unexpected places like Netflix & DirectTV, tips for writers in television and so much more.

GenreTainment is where we talk about what is happening in the world of film, TV and web series.  We give you interviews with writers, directors, producers and actors in both independent and not-so-independent creations.

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