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Doctor Who

Christmas episode to be called A Christmas Carol [minor spoilers]

Film

Cameos in Muppets movie to include Alan Arkin, Jack Black, Billy Crystal, Zach Galifianakis and Jean-Claude Van Damme
Carey Mulligan to play Daisy in Baz Luhrmann’s The Great Gatsby
Katherine Heigl off Adaline
Pic of John Cusack as Edgar Allan Poe in The Raven
New film studio opens in Bristol

British TV

Spooks gets the BBC into trouble in China
Jim Broadbent and John Simm to star in Exile by Paul Abbott
ITV3 and ITV4 go HD on Sky

Canadian TV

Lost Girl gets a second season

US TV

NBC unveils massive schedule change, 30 Rock renewal
Medium cancelled
Walking Dead ratings up
CSI: Miami falls to all-time low in ratings
BBC sells 50% stake back to Discovery channel
Guillermo Del Toro and David Eick to create the new Hulk TV series
Amanda Walsh cast in Danni Lowinski pilot for The CW
Jeff Gaspin leaving NBC
Nia Long joins Chase

What have you been watching this week (w/e November 12)?

14 November 2010 Rob Buckley 4 Comments

It’s “What have you been watching this week?”, your chance to recommend to friends and fellow blog readers the TV that they might be missing or should avoid – and for me to do mini-reviews of everything I’ve watched this week. Except I actually haven’t had time to watch much TV this week and I don’t have time to do any mini-reviews right now – I’m actually writing an article at the moment and procrastination is the enemy.

So it’s all on you guys this week? Anything good?

As always, no spoilers unless you’re going to use the <spoiler> </spoiler> tags, please. If you’ve reviewed something on your blog, you can put a link to it here rather than repeat yourself (although too many links and you might get killed by the spam filter).

What have you been watching this week (w/e November 5)?

5 November 2010 Rob Buckley 4 Comments

Back to its regular Friday slot, it’s “What have you been watching this week?”, your chance to recommend to friends and fellow blog readers the TV that they might be missing or should avoid – and for me to do mini-reviews of everything I’ve watched this week.

We’re still in the quiet period on Fox, but the other channels have been continuing with their usual output. So, after the jump, The Apprentice, Being Erica, Boardwalk Empire, Chuck, Dexter, In Treatment, Life Unexpected, Modern Family and Stargate Universe.

Continue reading “What have you been watching this week (w/e November 5)?”

Wednesday’s “Henry5” news

3 November 2010 Rob Buckley 5 Comments

Film

Brad Pitt to play mob enforcer in Cogan’s Trade
Al Pacino, Eva Green and Susan Sarandon to star in Arbitrage
New trailer for Gulliver’s Travels
Michael Caine, Ray Winstone, Vinnie Jones, Gerard Depardieu and Derek Jacobi to star in sci-fi version of Henry V
Tron: Legacy clips: clip 1 and clip 2
Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje to star with Maxine Peake and David O’Hare in Best Laid Plans

British TV

ITV blames ad regime for “lowest common denominator” shows
BBC commissions sitcom from Nurse Jackie producer [subscription required]
2.1m viewers watch The Trip
Sky to relaunch Christmas movie channel in HD

Canadian TV

CBC unveils new logo

US TV

Life Unexpected likely to be cancelled at 13 episodes
Kurtwood Smith joins Chaos
HBO developing ex-nun comedy with Molly Shannon
Mary Tyler Moore and Betty White to be reunited in Hot In Cleveland
Arnold Vosloo to guest on Bones
Parker Posey to guest on Parks and Recreation
In Treatment audience low
ABC buys another Salma Hayek telenovela adaptation
ABC wins bidding war over adaptation of Dealbreaker blog

Tuesday’s “the return of Margaret” news

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Doctor Who

Show to open at Olympia [subscription required]
Series 5 outtakes

Film

James Nesbitt to play a dwarf in The Hobbit
Leonardo DiCaprio to star in and produce adaptation of The Devil in the White City

British TV

Channel 4 launches Film4oD
Psychoville Halloween special gets 1.5m viewers
Welsh indies launch S4C taskforce [subscription required]
Welsh party leaders call for S4C’s continued independence
Margaret to return to The Apprentice?

Canadian TV

Camille Sullivan joins Rookie Blue

US TV

Walking Dead premiere gets 5.3m viewers
ABC and Mark Gordon developing One Police Plaza
Casting on pilots and Terra Nova
Ally Walker to star in Exit 19
Rick Schroder to guest on No Ordinary Family
NBC working on Vines, a supernatural soap set in a winery

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