Mircea Monroe Talks To iF Magazine

MIrcea Monroe (Ellie Laird in “Drive”) talks to iF magazine about her carer and in particular her work on the Tim Minear/Ben Queen show “Drive”.I must admit that her character is far from being a favourite, but I think she is a good actor whose career will undoubtedly continue to blossom.
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Tim Minear Talks “Drive”

Over at Creative Screenwriting Jason Davis has posted an interview with Tim Minear looking at his the creation of “Drive”.One point I found particularly interesting was the selling point of a good name like “Drive” over the difficulty of names like “Firefly” and “Wonderfalls”. Even the name “The Inside” turned out to be a [...]

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Greg Yaitanes “Drive” Commentary PDF

For those of you that missed the “Drive” Twitter commentary last night, or maybe just want a permanent record, I have put a PDF file for download in the sidebar.
If you have any problems with this download please let me know, this is a new widget provided by WordPress.com and Box.net. You can read [...]

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“Drive” Available For Download

Though I would in no way condone such a practice, apparently the “Drive” premiere is already available for download from “The Pirate Bay“.
Scandalous! You should just wait a few months to a year or so and you should be able to watch it legally on your TV sets via your local station. Probably. Possibly. Maybe. [...]

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Greg Yaitanes To Twitter During “Drive”

I don’t know if you are familiar with the “Twitter” service, it,s a mix of instant messaging service and blogging that has really taken off recently. Well it seems that Greg Yaitanes, an executive producer of “Drive”, has caught the bug and will be Twittering live during the US premiere on Sunday.
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Another “Drive” Post

Things are heating up for Tim Minear’s “Drive”, it will be on air in Canada tonight and in the US on Sunday, the rest of the world . . . well who knows?
So here are some links for you, good reviews and some not so good, a couple of interviews and some photos on Flickr:
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“Drive” Reviews And Clips

Some of the TV critics are posting their reviews of “Drive”, and so far the feeling seems to be that this will be good. My favourite so far has been by Maureen Ryan at the Chicago Tribune, you can also view 8 and a 1/2 minutes of clips from the first episode.
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Will “Drive” Survive?

*Fox canceled “Drive” as of Wednesday 25th April, article posted here*
It is a sad thing to contemplate the demise of a TV series before it’s first episode has even aired, but the reality of Fox’s record (particularly with Tim Minear) has to give us pause for thought. After all this show has already been cancelled [...]

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Allyson Beatrice Blogs Her Visit To the “Drive” Set

Fan fave Allyson Beatrice has posted her account of a visit to the set of “Drive” with her friend and Strega of Television Without Pity fame, who will have the job of recapping the series for the site.
It’s great to get an inside look at what is happening with the crew, see behind the [...]

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Driving Clothes

As with any potentially big TV show or Movie, merchandising is a major part of the promotion, so it is no surprise to see some entrepreneurs setting up shops to sell merchandise for Tim Minear’s hot new show “Drive”.
After the problems Joss Whedon fans had from Universal’s lawyers for the promotional merchandise they produced [...]

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