UK TV

News

[ 22 December 2021 ] The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent: The most Nicolas Cage movie ever?
[ 22 November 2021 ] Unexpectedly, there’s a Russian Film Festival and no one told me
[ 22 October 2021 ] December 2021 at the BFI, including Jack Clayton and Dirk Bogarde at 100
[ 5 October 2021 ] BFI Japan comes to big screens UK-wide this Autumn

I do love an EPG writer who clearly hasn’t watched the show

29 September 2014 Rob Buckley 2 Comments

They know what a doctor is. They know what a concierge is. They can’t quite grasp the concept of a ‘concierge doctor’.

News: Rutger Hauer Galavants, Josh Holloway joins USA’s Colony, Devious Maids renewed + more

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Canadian TV

Trailer for CBC’s Strange Empire

Internet TV

Ernie Hudson to recur on Netflix’s Grace and Frankie

New Zealand TV

Prime’s Brokenwood Mysteries starts well

UK TV

Saturday ratings

New UK TV show casting

Arsher Ali to star in ITV’s Arthur & George

US TV

US TV show casting

Molly Shannon to guest on The Millers
Ernie Hudson to guest on Hot In Cleveland
Ksenia Solo joins Turn [spoilers]

New US TV shows

Another trailer for Fox’s Gracepoint
ABC developing: political thriller from Jenna Bans
USA developing: adaptation of Blake Crouch’s Abandon
NBC developing: supernatural media drama Maidenhead

New US TV show casting

Josh Holloway to star in Carlton Cuse’s USA pilot Colony
Rutger Hauer to recur on ABC’s Galavant
John Ratzenberger to recur on CBS’s The McCarthys
Angela Kinsey to recur on TBS’s Your Family Or Mine

News: Dominion and Defiance renewed, X-Men’s Rogue restored, Michael Mann’s Blackhat trailer + more

26 September 2014 Rob Buckley Post a comment

Film

X-Men: Days of Future Past to have Rogue storyline restored
Dave Stewart adapting his comic Zombie Broadway

Trailers

Trailer for Michael Mann’s Blackhat, with Chris Hemsworth
New trailer for the Wachowskis’ Jupiter Ascending with Mila Kunis and Channing Tatum

UK TV

Talk Talk adds Globo International network and PFC to its IPTV package

New UK TV shows

ITV developing: comedy based on Ann Summers boss Jacqueline Gold’s autobiography Good Vibrations

New UK TV show casting

Joe Layton and Theo Barklem-Biggs to star in BBC3/BBC America’s Tatau

US TV

Syfy renews: Dominion and Defiance
Hulu acquires: BBC2’s Peaky Blinders
Wednesday ratings

US TV show casting

Nina Dobrev to guest on The Originals

New US TV shows

TNT green lights: pilot for fantasy drama Lumen
CBS green lights: pilot for Tommy Johnagin sitcom
ABC green lights: pilot for comedy mystery Felony Twins

News: Endeavour renewed, Real Genius and Red Mars adaptations, a Friday Download movie + more

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Film casting

David Mitchell, Kevin Eldon and Marcus Brigstocke join The Friday Download Movie
Natalie Dormer to star in Patient Zero

UK TV

ITV renews: Endeavour
Now TV arrives on the Apple TV
Tuesday ratings

US TV

Tuesday ratings

US TV show casting

Sasha Alexander to recur on Shameless

New US TV shows

NBC developing: comedy adaptation of Real Genius
Spike TV adapting: Kim Stanley Robinson’s Red Mars books

News: Endeavour renewed, Real Genius and Red Mars adaptations, a Friday Download movie + more

25 September 2014 Rob Buckley Post a comment

Film casting

David Mitchell, Kevin Eldon and Marcus Brigstocke join The Friday Download Movie
Natalie Dormer to star in Patient Zero

UK TV

ITV renews: Endeavour
Now TV arrives on the Apple TV
Tuesday ratings

US TV

Tuesday ratings

US TV show casting

Sasha Alexander to recur on Shameless

New US TV shows

NBC developing: comedy adaptation of Real Genius
Spike TV adapting: Kim Stanley Robinson’s Red Mars books

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I do love an EPG writer who clearly hasn’t watched the show

News: Rutger Hauer Galavants, Josh Holloway joins USA’s Colony, Devious Maids renewed + more

News: Dominion and Defiance renewed, X-Men’s Rogue restored, Michael Mann’s Blackhat trailer + more

News: Endeavour renewed, Real Genius and Red Mars adaptations, a Friday Download movie + more

News: Endeavour renewed, Real Genius and Red Mars adaptations, a Friday Download movie + more

The Umbrella Academy and The Terminal List

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