2009 – Page 118 – The Medium is Not Enough

News

Awards

BAFTA Crafts and BAFTA Cymru results

Film

Tom Hiddleston to play Loki in Thor?
Hugh Hudson to direct adaptation of Orwell’s Catalonia
Trailer for Guy Ritchie’s Sherlock Holmes
Bradley Cooper to play Face on The A-Team?
George Clooney to star in A Very Private Gentleman
Claire Forlani, Dougray Scott and Rufus Sewell to star in 3D updated version of Fall of the House of Usher
Full cast of The Irishman
Chris Morris and Joe Cornish to make directing debuts for Film4 this summer

US TV

Why Sarah Connor had to die and Dollhouse didn’t
CBS picks up four dramas and a comedy
Fox’s Fall schedule
Lifetime picks up Sherri
NBC renews Law & Order
Samantha Who? cancelled
Lee Majors to play God, Erik Estrada the Devil in According to Jim finale [spoilers]

Season finale: Supernatural

18 May 2009 Rob Buckley 6 Comments

Supernatural‘s a bizarre aberration for The CW. While most of the shows on the network are aimed at girls and young women, Supernatural – although clearly having some appeal for that demographic in the form of the two leads – is very much a horror show with a clear(ish) target of young men and boys.

Now despite this fact, and the fact it’s not exactly the most trumpeted of shows, Supernatural is probably the second-best if not the best show on the network (Gossip Girl being perhaps the best despite a disappointing second season). And this fourth season has, despite the odds, probably been the best so far.

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Dick Head (from Toby): Crinkles

18 May 2009 Rob Buckley 2 Comments

Well, ladies, Toby might be on vacation but he’s sent you this postcard of Richard Armitage to keep you going. You can thank him when he gets back.

Captions, haiku or anything else Richard Armitage’s head (and body) inspires in you and can be set down in writing, please.

Got a picture of Richard Armitage’s head, preferably wearing a hat? Then leave a link to it below and if it’s judged suitable, it will appear in the “Dick Heads” gallery.

Monday’s cancellations and renewals news

18 May 2009 Rob Buckley 1 Comment

Doctor Who

Guess who else has turned up for filming [spoilers]

Film

Chris Hemsworth to play Thor?
Sam Riley and Carey Mulligan to star in Brighton Rock
Michael Sheen and Paddy Considine join Richard Ayoade’s Submarine
William Hurt, Vanessa Redgrave join Ralph Fiennes’ Coriolanus
Jim Caviezel to play William Tell
Film based on Battleships planned

British TV

Leslie Ash joins Holby City
100 complaints about new Muslim head of religion about Beeb
Skins‘ Jack O’Connell to star in Dive
Lie to Me starts well
Spike Jonze to star in C4 comedy
ITV and C4 worried over Freeview HD funding
Primeval spin-off in the works?

US TV

ABC renews Scrubs, Castle and Better Off Ted, picks up V and other new shows
Dollhouse picked up for 13 episodes
Fox picks up Brothers
Ricky Gervais to do animated version of his podcast for HBO
Medium leaving NBC for CBS?
Sarah Connor, The Unusuals cancelled; Cold Case renewed
Chuck back – with cuts
Bones renewed for two seasons

Season finale: Smallville (season eight)

15 May 2009 Rob Buckley Post a comment

This is it! This is the moment we’ve all been waiting for. Superman versus Doomsday – the thingie wot killed him in the comics! The ultimate smackdown.

Oh. That really wasn’t ultimate at all, was it?

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Year: 2009

Tuesday’s silly Sherlock news

Season finale: Supernatural

Dick Head (from Toby): Crinkles

Monday’s cancellations and renewals news

Season finale: Smallville (season eight)

The Umbrella Academy and The Terminal List

Please watch I Walk Through Moscow – and I’m quoted!

Ms Marvel, Obi-Wan Kenobi, The Time Traveler's Wife and The Old Man

Life and Beth and Night Sky

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds and The Essex Serpent