On this edition of INTERVUE, I had the chance to interview the one, the only Robert Rodriguez. He is not only responsible for the films Spy Kids, Sin City & Machete; he is the founder and Chairman of El Rey Network, and creator, executive producer and director of the network’s first original From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series, based on the cult classic film. The 10-episode series will premiere this Tuesday, March 11, at 9 PM on the El Rey Network.

Robert Rodriguez:      Hi. How are you doing?

I am doing well and proud of your new series, From Dusk Till Dawn and I’d like to know, are you trying for the same demographic that you had back in ’96 or are you trying for a new demographic or the mixture of both the demographics with the new series?

I don’t remember what the demographic was originally, but there’s definitely – audiences are definitely caught up to the kind of stuff that we love. I mean, with Walking Dead doing so well, it seemed like a perfect time to come back with something like Dusk Till Dawn because people are into – you know, horrors are hot right now and thrillers and special effects makeup and that thing that we’ve been doing way back then is now really hit its greatest popularity ever.

I always talk about that with Greg Nicotero and the guys that I created these makeups and movies with and how things have changed since when we started out and, you know, all changed for the better. So I’m curious to see how people [react] because it’s a great time to do it probably better than any other time before.

Absolutely. And my second question is, I heard there’s going to be another series called Matador which is coming out in summer 2014 with Bob Orci. Can you tell us a little bit more about that series coming?

Well Bob Orci came to me with a – I was out looking for shows to do right after Dusk Till Dawn and Bob was always somebody I had been friends with and we talked about working together before in some capacity. And he told me he had a show idea that he’d always wanted to do, sort of a secret agent soccer player by day cover – as this cover because he’s a secret agent under covering a league. And we talked about it and the characters and where the art would go and how he would do it as 13 episodes. And it just sounded really, really cool. So I – and different and unique take on, you know, a spy show.

And so I gave him 13 episodes, guaranteed prime-time and a budget for each episode and he’s going to start pretty soon. So it’s exciting to, you know, bet on somebody like that with an extreme talent. Sleepy Hollow is doing really well and he’s just – he’s a great guy and right there in our audience, you know, the audience we want.

 I’m blown away. Thank you very much. Really good. Be Sure to check out From Dusk ‘Til Dawn: The Series premiering this Tuesday March 11, at 9 PM on the El Rey Network

About The Author

Dean Rogers

Editor-in-Chief/Entertainment Reporter

I knew early on that I wanted to take my place among the stars. One day, my mother saw me reading The Washington Post at a very young age. Who would have known that it would be the building blocks of my journey? Since that day, I dedicated my life to learn all that is learnable. I read everything from encyclopedias, to books, to dictionaries, to magazines. I’m also an avid consumer of television, with my favorite genre being game shows. If you’ve seen me on Who Wants to be a Millionaire or Wheel of Fortune, then you know that this interest has served me well!

My unique style of reporting began back in junior high school, when I started to chronicle the events that shaped my life. Whether it was the annual family vacation or the local science fiction convention, I shot numerous pictures and recorded my thoughts so I could truly appreciate the history. During my senior year at Friendly High, I wrote what was to be my first masterpiece, “Advanced Space Academy – A One Week Journey.” I sent the eleven-page article back to the U.S. Space Camp staff. The article was highly praised for being “one of the best written articles in the history of U.S. Space Camp.” From then on, I knew what I wanted to do for rest of my life — to be a reporter.

Since then, I have trained in Broadcast Journalism at Bowie State University (2008) in Bowie, MD earning a B.S. in Communications. I gained experience in news production and editing through field experiences with Bowie Community Media Corporation, Prince George’s Community Television, and Bowie State University Television. I also wrote scripts for a variety of quiz shows for over five years.

As a lifelong movie buff, I now see close to 100 films every year. I took this love of movies to the next step when I became a co-host for Eclipse Magazine TV in the fall of 2005. While at EMTV, I interviewed celebrities, worked red carpets, and attended a wide variety of movie screenings. In January 2009, I took a leap of faith and started my own entertainment news magazine, The Rogers Revue. Shortly afterward, my life-long journey of studying the silver screen and writing about what I learned finally earned me a place in the Washington Area Film Critics Association.

All of this has led me here, giving you the latest entertainment news for the DMV and the entire nation, and I am truly excited for whatever will come next.

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