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Doctor Who

Ask Rusty a question
Catherine Tate to return to comedy show. Some time

Film

Original cut of Metropolis found
Hellboy 2 promoted with Chuck, Actors Studio and American Gladiators crossovers
Val Kilmer and Xzbit join Bad Lieutenant

Art

A bit of Tracey Emin’s Liverpool sculpture goes missing

Theatre

David Walliams to make West End debut in No Man’s Land

British TV

Jerry Springer opponent bankrupt and wants Beeb to pay
Barristers complain about Criminal Justice
Top Gear criticised for drink-driving at the North Pole

French TV

France Televisions’ Patrick de Carolis threatens to quit over government funding

US TV

Ray’s back! The Sopranos‘ Michael Imperioli to play Ray Carling in Life on Mars
Tori Spelling might be out of 90210 spin-off
Spin-off from Criminal Minds planned

Salvador Dali on What’s My Line?

14 June 2008 Rob Buckley 3 Comments

I’m not sure what’s more surreal: Salvador Dali, or Salvador Dali appearing on classic game show What’s My Line?.

Friday’s “bearded west country zone” news

13 June 2008 Rob Buckley 5 Comments

Doctor Who

Penultimate episode title and synopsis revealed [spoilers + thanks to Stu_N]
Christopher Eccleston joins Hilary Swank in Amelia

Film

Amanda Peet to star in 2012
Leonardo DiCaprio for Captain America?
Punisher: War Zone trailer

Art

U2 selling a Basquiat
Picassos stolen in Brazil

Books

Russell Brand signs $3m publishing deal

British TV

Adrian Lester returning for fifth series of Hustle
BBC1 to screen Peter Moffat’s Criminal Justice over five nights
Kelly Reilly to star in possible Lynda La Plante franchise for ITV1
Rob Brydon launches his own indie [free registration required]
Final episode of The Apprentice got more than 10 million viewers
UKTV to launch new channel, rebrand old [free registration required]
Justin Lee Collins to front Crystal Maze successor [free registration required]
Into The Labyrinth coming to DVD

US TV

Details of the The Office spin-off
Jon Voight to be evil mastermind in 24
Jean-Christophe Novelli getting a series on Bravo
Jericho fans buy a TV ad
Will McCormack and Eric Christian Olsen to recur on Brothers & Sisters

Wednesday’s Heroes simulcast news

11 June 2008 Rob Buckley 1 Comment

Film

No Jon Favreau for Iron Man 2?
Hugh Grant up for another rom-com shock
New Three Musketeers adaptation/prequel

Art

‘Mr Darcy’ portrait to be sold

British TV

A pantomime and a Gavin & Stacey sketch for Comic Relief from Ruth Jones and James Corden?
Beeb to build web page for every show ever
Third season of Heroes to be simulcast with the US
US producers to bring pilots to the UK for buyers
Sky One audiences drop 14% since leaving Virgin Media [free registration required]
Casualty to move to Cardiff?

Irish TV

Bill Cullen to start looking for his Apprentice

US TV

Gossip Girl spin-off?
Sarah Paulson to be female lead in Cupid
Francis Capra joining Heroes
Jamie Kennedy to replace Jay Mohr on Ghost Whisperer
Seth Green to appear on My Name is Earl [spoilers]

Thursday’s “not Greek, not fat, but maybe a wedding” news

15 May 2008 Rob Buckley Post a comment

Doctor Who

Former producer Philip Hinchcliffe compares old Who with nu-Who

Film

Not a joke after all: Corden and Horne to star in Lesbian Vampire Killers
Nia Vardalos and John Corbett reteam for I Hate Valentine’s Day
Tommy Lee Jones to write, direct, produce and star in Hemingway’s Islands in the Stream
15 minutes of behind the scenes footage from Indiana Jones
Jonah Hill to star in 21 Jump Street adaptation?
New Hulk trailer
Leonardo DiCaprio to play Ian Fleming?
Daniel Day Lewis to do musical based on 8½

Art

Bacon’s “Triptych, 1976” sets record for post-war art sale

British TV

Kelly Brook to replace Jennifer Ellison on Dirty Dancing: The Time of Your Life
Gordon Brown to do PM Apprentice show?
Johnny Vegas to star in BBC3 record label comedy

US TV

Allison Mack staying on Smallville
TNT orders series from George Clooney, Joel Surnow et al
Kelsey Grammer lobbying CBS execs to rescue Back To You
Heroes webisodes to start mid-July
Scrubs boss airs some grievances

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