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Tuesday’s Flowery Twats news

24 March 2009 Rob Buckley 2 Comments

It’s an anagram, honest.

Doctor Who

Great big spoilery pictures from the final special…
…and from the Easter special, including the monsters

Film

Another Star Trek TV trailer
Tom Selleck to star with Katherine Heigl and Ashton Kutcher in Five Killers
Cameron Diaz to star in Swingles
Clip from Watchmen‘s Tales of the Black Freighter

Dutch TV

S&V Fiction to remake Yes, Minister

British TV

Fawlty Towers cast to be reunited for GOLD documentaries

US TV

Whither Terminator:TSCC now Brian Austin Green‘s been cast in Body Politic?
Teaser trailer for Stargate: Universe with Robert Carlyle and co
Amanda Bynes to star in Canned
Robert Wuhl developing HBO series
Even more pilot casting, including Jacqueline Bisset in The Eastmans
Scrubs‘ John C McGinley to star in Back
Peter Krause and Maura Tierney to star in Parenthood
Jennifer Beals to guest as Tim Roth’s ex on Lie To Me
Jeri Ryan to guest on Law & Order: SVU
Ricky Gervais wants to host a show with Elmo

Despite Marie’s excellent epitaph for Dick Heads last week, Richard Armitage’s head mixes metaphors and limps on thanks to Deb, who has provided this picture of Dicky as Guy FawkesClaude Monet in The Impressionists. Will the rest of Armitage’s Army overcome the attack of the vapours over RA’s new publicity pic that seems to have possessed them of late, or will this be the last of the Dick Heads?

Whatever the answer – stay tuned, loyal fans of Dick Heads – you can haiku to your heart’s content with this one.

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.

David Tennant’s video diary continues

23 March 2009 Rob Buckley 8 Comments

It’s cold outside, there’s no kind of atmosphere: yes, DT is back in Britain for his latest video diary – this time, in glorious HD. Facts we didn’t need to know: Michelle Ryan enjoys pain and being hung upside down from a harness. Thanks DT.

But in advance of watching the video, would anyone want to hazard a guess as to why he latched on to the third assistant director for a chat?

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Monday’s mental Primeval promos news

23 March 2009 Rob Buckley Post a comment

Doctor Who

Surprise return by someone for final special (spoiler alert)
Invent aliens and film them for John Barrowman’s talent show

Film

Alex Proyas talks about The Tripods
Coen brothers to remake True Grit
The IT Crowd‘s Chris O’Dowd to be villain in Gulliver’s Travels
No, it’s not a time paradox: Warren Beatty sued over Dick Tracy
Terminator Salvation ending completely changed after plot leaks
Giovanni Ribisi joins The Rum Diary

Theatre

Judi Dench pulls out of Madame de Sade

British TV

ITV1 goes mental with Primeval Web 2.0 promos
Red Riding ends with 1.7m viewers
SciFi acquires Knight Rider and Dollhouse
Gordon Ramsay to travel round India, become vegetarian for Gordon’s Great Escape
BBC to increase web spending

US TV

Lost‘s Elizabeth Mitchell signs up for V
Heroes‘ Bryan Fuller wants to remake Star Trek
BSG‘s Mary McDonnell guesting on The Closer
Clip from SciFi’s forthcoming Warehouse 13
United States of Tara showrunner leaves
Julia Ormond and Jeffrey Tambor among pilot castings…
…as are Holt McCallany…
…Christine Baranski and Chris Noth
BSG ends with 2.4m viewers
Roseanne Barr returning to primetime?
Lost ratings dropping
SciFi orders three mini-series, including updates of Alice in Wonderland and The Phantom, as well as an adaptation of the Riverworld series
Hilary Duff to appear on Law and Order: SVU

Sitting Tennant: The anthem

21 March 2009 Rob Buckley 19 Comments

A request was made. Your wish is my command, etc, so here is the whole of the Sitting Tennant gallery to the sound of James’ ‘Sit Down‘. Don’t spend too much time staring at it.

Credit, of course, to Persephone who came up with the idea.

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The Medium is Not Enough

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Year: 2009

Tuesday’s Flowery Twats news

Dick Head (from Deb): Monet

David Tennant’s video diary continues

Monday’s mental Primeval promos news

Sitting Tennant: The anthem

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