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Morning, you

5 February 2007 Rob Buckley 1 Comment

Have a nice weekend?

Film and comics

Joss Whedon’s off the Wonder Woman movie.
Ghostbusters 3 is still happening. Both Dan Ackroyd and Bill Murray are up for it. But it’s going to be all-cg.
A new version of Barbarella is in the works.
Joel Schumacher wants to film Sandman.
The Flash has a new director.

Commercials

The Cadbury’s Flake ads are coming back on Friday. Directed by Jack “son of Ridley” Scott, they will focus “on the unique way of eating a Cadbury Flake: peeling back the wrapper and enjoying the crumbliest, flakiest chocolate in the world.” Ooh, top euphemism.

Events

Free comedy nights at the Science Museum.

British TV

Jo O’Meara reckons cancelling Big Brother is a good idea. Hmm.
Wank week’s been postponed. Or as Broadcast put it, it’s been pulled.

US TV

Adam Sandler is to appear on King of Queens.
Studio 60‘s going on hiatus, with The Black Donnellys due to get its time slot.
Thomas Schlamme talks about West Wing and Studio 60 walk-and-talks
Promo images for next week’s Heroes.
Another interview with Tim Kring of Heroes.

Troy Kennedy Martin season at the NFT

29 January 2007 Rob Buckley 2 Comments

The NFT has a season of Troy Kennedy Martin’s work running next month, with an interview with the man himself on the 6th February. In case you don’t know who he is, here’s the bumpf:

“Scriptwriter Troy Kennedy Martin has been responsible for some of the most memorable and innovative British TV. Beginning at the BBC in the late fifties, he worked on the revolutionary series Z Cars and then moved to ITV to write on the seminal seventies series, The Sweeney. Arguably his greatest work is the brilliant conspiracy thriller Edge of Darkness, and he has also written for film, including the classic caper movie The Italian Job.”

Among the season’s highlights are Diary of a Young Man, Edge of Darkness, and an episode of Fall of Eagles. Go watch Edge of Darkness if you’ve never seen it (shame on you! It’s the drama of the 80s); I’ll only be along for the interview on the 6th since everything else clashes with something else I’m already booked in for. Drat.

The news that is Tuesday’s

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Doctor Who

You could win a place at the series three launch night party in central London.

Film

Clive Owen is to play Philip Marlowe.
Little Man and Basic Instinct 2 topped the Razzie nominations this year.

British TV

Daily Mail editor Paul Dacre’s going to slag off the Beeb in a speech. Bit of a busman’s holiday, surely?
Big Brother: The show’s up for review but hasn’t been cancelled. Ooh, there’s brave…

US TV

24
- The city of Valencia is annoyed (spoilers)
- You can now buy a Jack Bauer adventure bag
The Class: A member of the cast has been unceremoniously shed, as predicted.
Heroes
- Ali Larter talks and spoils
- Eric Roberts is joining the cast
- An online companion for the show launched last night
- E!’s Kristin has lots of spoilers, too.
Lost: A dead ‘Lostie’ is returning for another episode
Prison Break: Third season, shmird season. Wentworth Miller’s heard it’s going for five.
Smallville: There are no plans for a Justice League or Green Arrow spin-off
Supernatural: More spoilers for the rest of the season

The weekend’s news

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Honey to the Bee

Doctor Who

March 17th sees four of the Doctors plus other guests appear in Barking for Invasion 2007.
Love Don’t Roam failed to get into the charts this week; Honey to the Bee made it to number 17.

Film

The Mummy 3 is coming packed with spoilers.

British TV

OTT previews the Lewis episodes coming to ITV1 in February.
Jade’s out the house. Anyone see that coming?
Channel 4 denies coaching her on how to avoid being an evil racist bully.
They would, wouldn’t they? The execs are going to have defend themselves to the board today. [registration required]

US TV

Christopher Eccleston talks for the first time about being on Heroes.
Another spoiling interview with Tim Kring of Heroes.
And here’s one from Hayden Panettiere.
And here’s one from Greg Grunberg.
More spoiling clips from tonight’s episode of Heroes. Only clips two and three are new.
Supernatural‘s exec producer John Shiban spoils, too.
Tricia Helfer from BSG is to appear in Supernatural.
Weird online 24 stuff related to deodorant advertising.
For some reason, Fox is trying to give Til Death a scheduling boost. Let it die, Fox.
Linda Park talks about Raines.
McG tries to defend the Pussycat Dolls’ new reality TV show.
Guy Ritchie is going to do a show for ABC. What do you think? Bit Rashomon? Bit Boomtown?
Liev Schreiber talks about working on CSI. There’s a vid, too
Aaron Sorkin really is venting about Studio 60, isn’t he? He bain’t be liking those bloggers, either.
Everyone’s going green. Or pretending to.
Daniel Dae Kim thinks Lost will be lighter in tone when it comes back next month.
Lennie James spoils a bit of Jericho for you.

Friday’s news

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John Inman

I’ve been released. No more jury service! I’m free! I’m free! Not in an Are You Being Served? way. You know what I mean.

Doctor Who

Lis Sladen, Anneke Wills and others will be appearing at the Quality Central Hotel in Glasgow on 3rd March. [via LiveJournal]
BBC DG Mark Thompson gives whole heaps of praise for the Doctor Who ‘factory’. He also talks about 360º commissioning way too much.

Film

There’s a trailer for Danny Boyle’s new movie Sunshine over on SciFi Pulse.

British TV

Carphone Warehouse has ended its sponsorship of Celebrity Big Brother. And The Guardian is gassing on and on and on and on and on and on about the show. [free registration required]

US TV

Lots of 24 fun, discussion and spoilers from Chicago Tribune‘s Watcher blog (which is now in my blogroll)
Also on the 24 discussion list, Howard Gordon explains why the producers ended episode four the way they did (massive spoilers!). And if you hadn’t realised it already, 24 is technically sci-fi because it’s set seven years in the future.
Tim Kring discusses Christopher Eccleston’s role in Heroes.
ABC, NBC and Fox commission more pilots. As do CBS and The CW.
Spoilers, et al for the new season of Psych.
The Carusobot has just got his second divorce. His ex- will be able to keep the family Range Rover.
Congress has saluted Ugly Betty star America Ferrera.
Questions are put to Smallville‘s proto-Justice League himbos.
Some Jericho mysteries will get solved this year. Thank goodness!
Grey’s Anatomy star Isaiah Washington has finally apologised for being homophobic.
As is the bi-annual tradition, certain muslims are hacked off at being the terrorists in 24. They alternate with Europeans according to whether it’s an odd or even season. I’m waiting for the sinister secret cabals to start their protests, too.
NBC now says it will keep scripted shows at 8 o’clock and it was just misquoted.
Liev Schreiber talks about taking over (temporarily) from William Petersen in CSI.
Aaron Sorkin admits Studio 60 might be kinda smug, as he prepares to make some changes to the show. [free registration required]
Lost‘s webisodes and mobisodes begin production in July.

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