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Wednesday’s time-travelling déjà vu news

28 November 2007 Rob Buckley 2 Comments

Doctor Who

As mentioned by Anna and Stu_N yesterday, Billie’s back!

Film

Why the ending of The Golden Compass is different from the book’s
Horror writers exorcise Warner Bros
Heath Ledger as Joker pic leaked
Indiana Jones pics
Matthew Perry to become 17 again

British TV

BBC, ITV and Channel 4 announce their joint VoD service
Not Going Out gets a third series
Jason Isaacs to play Harry H Corbett in season of comedy-greats biopics for BBC4

US TV

Corbin Bernsen gets his own game show
New KITT to be a Ford Mustang?
No Jason Vorhees for Supernatural
Moonlight to provide more vampire mythology

Tuesday’s wide-ranging, multi-media news

27 November 2007 Rob Buckley 8 Comments

Doctor Who

Pipes to return as Sally Lockhart for The Shadow in the North
Tom Cruise (and others) to appear on Doctor Who???

Film

Photos from Watchmen

Art

Fifteen people fall down hole in the Tate Modern

Technology

Magnum PI game launching for mobile phones

British TV

Floella Benjamin launching a campaign to save kids TV
First picture from To The Manor Born special

US TV

Chuck and Life both get full season commitments
Journeyman creator discusses the future
Strike almost over?
Director sorted for next JJ Abrams series pilot
Gina Bellman joins TNT pilot Leverage‘s cast
What Katee said about Bionic Woman. Or didn’t

Monday’s television gods behaving badly news

26 November 2007 Rob Buckley Post a comment

Doctor Who

Verity Lambert, the series’ first producer, has died
Doctor Who dating an assistant?

Film

Featurette on shooting the Dark Knight in IMAX
Russell Crowe to replace Brad Pitt on State of Play?
Teaser trailer for Rambo
Maggie Q to play Wolverine’s girlfriend?
Jesus to get an evil twin

British TV

Ken Stott to play Tony Hancock for BBC4
Max Headroom to be the new face of digital TV

US TV

Marie’s Gods Behaving Badly to be adapted by Ben Stiller’s production company as a TV series!
No room for Journeyman finale?
Jerry Seinfeld toying with new idea for sitcom
Showgirls star Elizabeth Berkley to play the Carusobot’s ex-wife on CSI: Miami – wouldn’t she have been 10 at the time?
John Michael Higgins to play US version of Father Ted

Monday’s television gods behaving badly news

26 November 2007 Rob Buckley 6 Comments

Doctor Who

Verity Lambert, the series’ first producer, has died
Doctor Who dating an assistant?

Film

Featurette on shooting the Dark Knight in IMAX
Russell Crowe to replace Brad Pitt on State of Play?
Teaser trailer for Rambo
Maggie Q to play Wolverine’s girlfriend?
Jesus to get an evil twin

British TV

Ken Stott to play Tony Hancock for BBC4
Max Headroom to be the new face of digital TV

US TV

Marie’s Gods Behaving Badly to be adapted by Ben Stiller’s production company as a TV series!
No room for Journeyman finale?
Jerry Seinfeld toying with new idea for sitcom
Showgirls star Elizabeth Berkley to play the Carusobot’s ex-wife on CSI: Miami – wouldn’t she have been 10 at the time?
John Michael Higgins to play US version of Father Ted

Thursday’s Thanksgiving News

22 November 2007 Rob Buckley Post a comment

Happy Thanksgiving, US readers!

Doctor Who

Fifth Doctor celery sells for £5,500

Film

Brad Pitt walks out of State of Play
Christian Bale to play John Conner in McG’s Terminator: Salvation?
Watchmen extra material being shot?
Naomi Watts in Angels and Demons?
Wizard of Oz munchkins get a Hollywood star
R2D2 launches toilet shower campaign

British TV

Dave now 10th largest channel
Channel 4 unveils its new season of programming
Virgin Media to offer Star Trek on demand

US TV

Dancing with the Stars producers working on mixed martial arts version

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