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News

Film

Trailer for Mars Needs Moms
Gore Verbinski to direct The Lone Ranger

Theatre

Flashdance the Musical to close

British TV

Channel 4 appoints new channel management controller

US TV

CBS developing neo-Western Desperado and defender-to-prosecutor Knife Fight
Adult Swim picks up NTSF:SD:SUV
Life Unexpected‘s Alexandra Breckenridge and others join True Blood
Preview of the animated Community episode

Tuesday’s “no longer Lost” news

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Happy 47th birthday, Doctor Who!

Film

Warner Bros to remake Buffy The Vampire Slayer without Joss Whedon
Five clips from Sucker Punch

Theatre

Lost‘s Matthew Fox to make UK stage debut in Neil LaBute play

British TV

The BBC’s Christmas line-up including The One Ronnie
Sky confirms Bravo closure date

US TV

US version of Top Gear starts with 1.9m viewers
Taylor Momsen being written out of rest of Gossip Girl season
Jay Mohr sitcom to make ABC more male-friendly
Miranda Otto to star in Locke & Key

Monday’s “Midnight Hospital Run” news

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Film

A new Green Hornet trailer
Malin Akerman replaces Lindsay Lohan on Inferno

British TV

Waterloo Road gets online spin-off for old characters
Cast for BBC Daytime’s Justice
Sony acquires Film24’s Sky EPG slot
Charlie Brooker to host How TV Ruined Your Life

Canadian TV

CBC acquires Pillars of the Earth, renews Republic of Doyle and 18 to Life

US TV

Fox picks up Breaking In for mid-season
Thursday night ratings
Lost‘s Jorge Garcia joins Alcatraz
Midnight Run writer developing medical drama for NBC
Daniel Benzali joins General Hospital
No back nine for Running Wilde
Trailer for Spartacus: Gods of the Arena
Carlton Cuse working on civil war project for ABC
Kelly Brook to star in Charlie’s Angels remake?

Friday’s “Christmas Ted” news

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Doctor Who

Jonathan Creek‘s Stuart Milligan to guest on Doctor Who

Film

Trigger Happy TV – the movie

Theatre

Welsh arts organisations get 4% cut in budget

British TV

Hat Trick co-founder Denise O’Donoghue to run commercial side of ITV Studios
C4 to have Peep Show and Father Ted themed nights over Christmas [subscription required]
BBC pays millions to be on Sky [subscription required]
Channel 5 in talks to get Demand Five on PS3

US TV

Human Target returns with soft ratings
Kelsey Grammer to star in, Gus Van Sant to direct eight-episode Boss on Starz
CBS developing another show for Rob Riggle
Adrianne Palicki to guest on Criminal Minds
Beau Bridges joins Brothers and Sisters
Jennifer Esposito becomes a regular on Blue Bloods
Dallas stars returning for remake
Pictures from Game of Thrones

Thursday’s “magical legal system” news

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Doctor Who

Sylvester McCoy to star in first ever stage adaptation of Evelyn Waugh’s Decline and Fall
Craig Ferguson interviews Matt Smith
BBC America to show Christmas special on Christmas day
Matthew Graham writing a two-parter for series six

Film

Denis Leary joins Spider-Man reboot
George Clooney to play Napoleon Solo in The Man From UNCLE?
Robert Downey Jr leaves Gravity
Trailer for Cowboys and Aliens with Harrison Ford and Daniel Craig

US TV

Sherlock sets ratings record on PBS [subscription required]
Pierce Brosnan to return to TV?
Tuesday night ratings – No Ordinary Family drops 23% to season low
Angela Bassett joins One Police Plaza
Molly Parker to star in Meet Jane
Raven Symone returns to television for ABC Family’s The Great State of Georgia
Fox working on Magical Law
Eureka guest stars to include Wallace Shawn and Dave Foley

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