News

News

Don’t forget to vote for the daily news in the reader survey if you want it to continue – particularly you RSS lurkers!

Doctor Who

Peter Davison’s daughter to be the next companion?
Torchwood to have less swearing, less sex, better scripts and more class!

Film

I am Legend 2 rights sold
Jeffrey Wright to return as Felix Leiter in Casino Royale sequel

British TV

Kitchen Nightmares restaurant closes
Spin-off from Extras planned?

US TV

Sarah Connor pilot available via Yahoo!
The dates of all the US season finales, assuming the writers’ strike continues

Thursday’s first news of 2008

3 January 2008 Rob Buckley 7 Comments

Welcome to 2008, news readers, the year everything changes. Don’t forget to vote for the daily news in the reader survey if you want it to continue!

Doctor Who

Danni Minogue to appear in Torchwood?
Sun spoilers plus the suggestion of a movie
Phil Collinson not producing the four specials?

Film

Stills from The Time Traveler’s Wife
Tyler Perry to appear in Star Trek XI?
Trailer for Harold and Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay

Books

Eighth Harry Potter novel a possibility – in ten years’ time

Theatre

Kristin Chenoweth to make her ENO debut

British TV

Kudos to make Law and Order: London?
The Catherine Tate Show under investigation

US TV

Bust ups behind the scenes at Brothers and Sisters
Fox moves its mid-season schedule around
Is The Wire‘s depiction of the Baltimore Sun realistic?
Big Shots not cancelled?
Eight Fox affiliates sold

Friday’s final news of 2007

21 December 2007 Rob Buckley 3 Comments

News will be back on January 3rd. That is, assuming you still want it as you flit about in your jet packs in the exciting dynamic future that 2008 will be, of course…

Doctor Who

Madonna turned down the chance to be a Cassandra?
Kylie returning to TV acting?

Film

Trailer for Hellboy 2
Rachel Nichols, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje and Said Taghmaoui join up with GI Joe

British TV

Channel 4 fined £1.5 million over phone-ins
Two golden oldies for the price of one: Swap Shop‘s back and it’s going to be hosted by Basil Brush

US TV

Shirley MacLaine to play Coco Chanel in a Lifetime mini-series
The Daily Show and The Colbert Report coming back Jan 7th without writers
Zack Braff and David Denman to do drama for Fox

Thursday’s penultimate news of 2007

20 December 2007 Rob Buckley Post a comment

Doctor Who

A vaguely exciting Torchwood trailer
The Master definitely not coming back
An interview with the producers

Film

Is this the plot of Terminator 4?
Mad Men‘s Jon Hamm joins Keanu and co in The Day The Earth Stood Still

British TV

That Mitchell and Webb press pack

US TV

Bionic Woman not cancelled – yet
The 4400 and The Dead Zone cancelled

Wednesday’s sensibly priced news

19 December 2007 Rob Buckley 5 Comments

Doctor Who

David Tennant’s on Top Gear on Sunday (here’s another picture for you)…
…and denies he’s leaving the show next year…
…although Rhys Ifans (he’s Welsh you know) might be next in line apparently, assuming Jennifer Saunders doesn’t get the job
Sarah Jane‘s future in doubt
And there’s a new remix of the theme tune on the way

Film

Peter Jackson to produce a two-part Hobbit
Chow Yun-Fat joins the cast of Dragonball
Sean Penn (and Brad Pitt?) to star in Terrence Malick’s Tree of Life
Now Edward Norton is leaving State of Play and Ben Affleck might replace him

Audio plays

No more audio plays of The Tomorrow People

Technology

Jerry Bruckheimer signs a deal with MTV to produce video games

British TV

New series of Shameless to debut on MySpace

US TV

Monk and Psych to be re-run on NBC
Clips from volume 3 of Heroes

About TMINE

The Medium is Not Enough is dedicated to finding the best and worst TV and movies from around the world, with daily news, views and exclusive reviews. There’s a bit of a bias towards the latest and greatest US TV, but we also cover Canadian, Australia, New Zealand, European, Scandinavian, Israeli, and modern and classic UK TV, ranging from new Doctor Who to old Z Cars, and BBC Four to S4C. We also cover TV events run by the BFI, BAFTA and Institut français du Royaume-Uni. Add in competitions and an archive of reviews stretching back 16 years and you’ve one of the best sites on the web for media lovers.

Mark Carroll My goodness, I'm so sorry to learn of your loss, from what you share above it's clear that you were very lucky to have found each other. I liked learning over the years a little of what...
RIP Lovely wife · 2 years ago
TMINE Thank you It’s been a devastating time for all of us but it’s been amazing how much love and support have been sent our way by people who knew Sarah as well as those who didn’t. I’m very...
RIP Lovely wife · 2 years ago
JustStark Oh no. I’m so so sorry. What a wonderful person and you were so lucky to find each other. How cruel this world can be. Please accept condolences beyond my mere words.
RIP Lovely wife · 2 years ago
Pinky's Mom I watched this show first run back in the 80s. Surprisingly arch and intelligent, it held me with its graphic-novel style storytelling. Little on TV appealed to me back then, and that fact hasn't...
Lost Gems: Max Headroom (1985-1988) · 2 years ago
TMINE Agreed re: Three Body Problem. Reading ahead in the Wikipedia rundown for the novels, it does feel there are more exciting things ahead in the next season than there were in this season. Let's...
What have you been watching? Including The Umbrella Academy and The Terminal List · 2 years ago
Mark Carroll Goodness, I didn't even recognize Keiko. We watched and enjoyed it but for me it very much had the sense that it's promising more than we've yet seen, where I'd be a lot more...
What have you been watching? Including The Umbrella Academy and The Terminal List · 2 years ago
TMINE Managed to watch some more TV! Apple TV+: Lessons in Chemistry. Adaptation of the bestseller about a discriminated against, possibly autistic chemist in the US in the 50s who ends up being a TV chef...
What have you been watching? Including The Umbrella Academy and The Terminal List · 2 years ago
TMINE Watching Guy Ritchie's The Gentlemen TV series on Netflix. It's actually not bad. Nothing extraordinary and not as good as his movie of the same name, but a pretty decent cast and some actual nuance...
What have you been watching? Including The Umbrella Academy and The Terminal List · 2 years ago
TMINE The Richard Chamberlain version loomed large in my teenage years. Almost life-changing. Although the difference between that version and this version is a bit like the difference between the...
What have you been watching? Including The Umbrella Academy and The Terminal List · 2 years ago
TMINE Yep, Andor is great. A little slow at first but after about episode 3, it's absolutely blinding
What have you been watching? Including The Umbrella Academy and The Terminal List · 2 years ago

The Medium is Not Enough

Reviewing the best and worst media from around the world for 17 years

Friday’s classier, swearing- and sex-free news

Thursday’s first news of 2008

Friday’s final news of 2007

Thursday’s penultimate news of 2007

Wednesday’s sensibly priced news

The Umbrella Academy and The Terminal List

Please watch I Walk Through Moscow – and I’m quoted!

Ms Marvel, Obi-Wan Kenobi, The Time Traveler's Wife and The Old Man

Life and Beth and Night Sky

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds and The Essex Serpent