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DRACULA: RHYS MEYERS AS VLAD TEPES IN NEW NBC SERIE

nberkcoker — Mon, 28 Oct 2013 19:23:56 +0000

Chapter 1
Jonathan Harker’s Journal
3 May. Bistritz.—Left Munich at 8:35 P.M., on 1st May, arriving at Vienna early next morning; should have arrived at 6:46, but train was an hour late. Buda-Pesth seems a wonderful place, from the glimpse which I got of it from the train and the little I could walk through the streets. I feared to go very far from the station, as we had arrived late and would start as near the correct time as possible.

Whomever is a cognizant of those lines above shall ready oneself for an epic TV Serie which’s recently released on NBC. King Henry VIII of Tudors, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, rises as a reimaged post-modern Count Dracula. The serie opens with “The Blood is the Life” episode directed by Steve Shill, former director of countless high-rated TV Series, that said, The Tudors, The Sopranos, The Wire and Rome.

Story: In 1896, Dracula comes to London, posing as an American entrepreneur named Alexander Grayson who wants to bring wireless energy and advanced science to the Victorian society. In reality, Dracula and his allies seek revenge on those who betrayed him centuries earlier, a secret cabal known as the Order of the Dragon. As Dracula’s plans move toward fruition, he falls hopelessly in love with Mina Murray, a woman who may be a reincarnation of his deceased wife.

Novel: Bram Stoker

Creator of Dracula TV Serie: Daniel Kauff, Cole Haddon

Cast:

Jonathan Rhys Meyers as Dracula/ Alexander Grayson/ Vlad Tepes

Jessica De Gous as Mina Murray

Oliver Jackson-Cohen as Jonathan Harker

Thomas Kretschmann as Abraham Van Helsing

LONG LIVE THE QUEEN: SCHILLER STARTS AS TWITTER’S NEWS CHIEF IN 2014

nberkcoker — Fri, 25 Oct 2013 06:48:30 +0000

After months of careful search for its news chief seat, Twitter finally appoints NBC’s chief digital officer Vivian Schiller. Schiller accepted the challenge by a tweet she sent the day before “Excited to join @Twitter as Head of News in January. Leaving @NBCNews at year’s end. Grateful to my beloved colleagues for 2+ great years.

According to the job description that Twitter has posted in May 2013, Schiller will be bridging as a liaison between the social network and news organizations, as the site wants to contribute to the media companies’ distribution of news.

Schiller as a past-master of American media, brings many years of experince with prior work history at CNN, the New York Times and National Public Radio. To sum up, Schiller spent 15 years at CNN and served at Discovery Times Channel’s senior VP and general manager from 2002 to 2006. Schiller then took over the same position at NYTimes.com between the years 2006-2009.

Schiller’s next job, as CEO and president of National Public Radio, lasted just two years and ended in controversy where she was ousted by the board in March 2011 due NPR’s fundraising chief was caught slamming Tea Party members and questioning whether NPR needs the federal funding it receives. She landed at NBC just three months later as NBC’s chief digital officer.

Many believe that her hiring also comes as Twitter has long faced criticism for having a board of directors made up solely of white men. The Initial Public Offering filing kicked off a renewed debate about the lack of diversity at tech companies particularly in high-level roles.