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News

Don't forget Utopia tomorrow

Film

Batman’s new suit unveiled
Keanu turns down a job in Watchmen
John Cusack will take it though
Marvel’s Avengers are a go, as is Justice League

British TV

Channel 4 and E4 have picked up the forthcoming Dirty Sexy Money and Reaper from ABC
The Beeb, ITV and Channel 4 are working together on a video download service
Virgin 1, Virgin’s rival to Sky One, has picked up Fox’s The Sarah Connor Chronicles
ITV1’s going to focus on 9pm dramas to turn itself around
Wish You Were Here returns

US TV

Death is not the end, even on Scrubs
Stan Lee developing a Paris Hilton cartoon for MTV???
Really? They want us to save Traveler now?
News Corp sells nine of its Fox TV stations [free registration required]

Thursday’s news news news

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Doctor Who

It’s like crack: here, have a cheap sampler DVD to get you addicted to the old show

Film

Babylon 5 creator JMS to write Silver Surfer movie; Layer Cake‘s Matthew Vaughn to direct Thor?
A World War II sequel for The Invisible Man
Neil Gaiman talks about Stardust
Kevin Spacey not interested in film any more
And Captain America’s next

British TV

Steven Moffat would like to bring back Press Gang
Channel 4 has bought CBS’s forthcoming Big Bang Theory
An online ratings system is getting closer

US TV

More details about Flash Gordon
Four actors no longer regulars in Boston Legal but there are some new arrivals
James Burrows to exec produce Kelsey Grammer’s Back to You
BSG stars spill more secrets (video)
Kyle XY‘s premiere gets good ratings
Lost execs talk about the series’ conclusion

Wednesday’s kick-arse news

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Doctor Who

John Barrowman does the Torchwood promo tour for Australia

Film

Clips from the new Nancy Drew movie. Or maybe you preferred the Hardy boys?
Samuel L Jackson plots The Long Kiss Goodnight 2
The Big Chill‘s ready for a remake apparently

Media journalism

Tony Blair slags off the media [free registration required]

British TV

Katie off The Apprentice has been fired for real
Gordon Ramsay crashes his car while herding buffalo for The F-Word
Toyah Willcox and Cheri Lunghi join Pipes for Belle de Jour [free registration required]
Steven Moffat is working on a new rom com for the Beeb
SciFi acquires the new Flash Gordon series [free registration required]

US TV

Stargate SG-1 may never end
CSI exec mulls over hiring Two and a Half Men writers, plans a trip to San Francisco and thinks seriously about London
The UK’s Ladette to Lady becomes Lady or a Tramp, with Donald Trump keeping a watchful eye on party girls. Hmm
Spoilers for 24, Supernatural, and House in the Ausiello Report, as well as the not unexpected news that if Supergirl’s popular in Smallville, she’ll get her own show

Tuesday’s fandabbydozey news

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Film

Disneyland launches a Finding Nemo submarine ride
Toy Story 3 might not be awful

Commercials

Channel 4 tries to reinvigorate ads with more awards
Bob Monkhouse is back in a cancer awareness ad

Radio/Books

Gervais sidekick Karl Pilkington has a new book out in October
BBC4’s doing a documentary series about the World Service

British TV

Channel 4 and HBO get Our Friends in the North writer to create a Civil War drama
Virgin to launch its own channel to rival Sky One
ITV1 has ordered up a sitcom about estate agents
Pirate Master gets rubbish ratings

US TV

A few details about Stargate Universe
Mirabilis Deus! Supergirl joins Smallville
David Chase talks about the ending of The Sopranos
Showtime reckons it can replace HBO, now The Sopranos has gone
Providing The Unit with homes can be lucrative

Monday morning news

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Doctor Who

John Barrowman is doing panto in Birmingham this year, with guest appearances by the Daleks
Blink got 6.1 million viewers
Thank God it’s only an audio play: Doctor Who returns to the web planet

Film

Peter Cullen credits fans for getting him the Optimus Prime gig again
A trailer for Daniel Craig and Nicole Kidman’s Invasion
Pixar’s forthcoming projects

Commercial

Darth Vader makes beans on toast for Woolworths [free registration required]

British TV

Prince for Big Brother?
1,000 people say Emily shouldn’t have been chucked out of BB
Two new cast members for Primeval

US TV

Jericho‘s coming back, maybe as early as the end of the year if anything gets cancelled, with a lower budget and another cliffhanger. But don’t watch it on PVR, watch it as it airs if you want that tiny hamster to live
David Anders (Sark) from Alias might join Heroes next season
Bradley Whitford on the demise of Studio 60
Reactions to Fox’s forthcoming Anchorwoman from the town where it’s shot
Isaiah Washington’s a bit annoyed that he’s not in Grey’s Anatomy any more
David Eick would like a BSG movie

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