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Doctor Who

Matt Smith injured by exploding sonic screwdriver

Film

Kristen Bell to star opposite Christina Aguilera in Burlesque
Warren Ellis to script an adaptation of Gravel

Theatre

Daniel Radcliffe to star in How To Succeed in Business Without Really Trying

British TV

Derren Brown to live with psychics
The UK is the top format exporter
STV’s on-demand service to go global
True Blood opener gets 1.6m
Five to air Steven Seagal: Lawman

Canadian TV

Canadian government backs down on tax dispute with broadcasters

US TV

Glee and ABC comedies still doing well in the ratings
Bradley Whitford to star in Fox’s Jack and Dan
CBS to make updated version of Hawaii Five-O
Southland cancelled
ABC orders full seasons of Modern Family, Cougar Town and The Middle
Nate Corddry to guest on 30 Rock

Review: Engrenages (Spiral) 2×4

8 October 2009 Natalia Romanova 3 Comments

In the UK: Sunday 27th September, 10pm, BBC4. Available on the iPlayer

Episode four, and although it was a slightly less involving affair than normal, Engrenages still continues to live up to the hype. This week: just how well are gay men treated in France by society and the police.

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Series finale: The Fixer (series two)

8 October 2009 Rob Buckley Post a comment

So The Fixer has finished, and compared with last year, I’m not as sad to see it finish as I was. Series one’s biggest problem was simply lack of action, which meant that while it was reasonably intelligent and engrossing, it was simply a bit unexciting, despite its set-up.

The biggest problem with series two is that while the producers have consciously upped the action quotient, the show itself has become more dumb. It’s felt just a little bit sillier than series one and some of its lustre has gone too.

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Thursday’s pick-up news

8 October 2009 Rob Buckley 1 Comment

Doctor Who

Blue Peter viewers get a chance to redesign the console

Film

Rebecca Mader to appear in Ceremony and The Big Bang
Showgirls to get a German sequel
Gary Ross to write and direct Venom?
Marlon Wayans to play Richard Pryor?
Trailer for Richard Linklater’s Me and Orson Welles
Pirates of the Caribbean 4 to be based on Tim Powers book

Art

The Louvre to return Egyptian fresco fragments?

British TV

ITV1 to co-produce second series of Single Handed?
Pauline Quirke’s Missing gets a second series
Stargate Universe gets good ratings, while The Fixer is down to 2.82m
iPlayer to go global – for a fee?

US TV

Kevin Murphy joins the staff of Caprica
Ellen Page to write comedy Stitch N’ Bitch for HBO
Jason Clarke to star in a CBS drama pilot
The Good Wife and NCIS: LA get full season pick-ups

Wednesday’s “it’s only a logo” news

7 October 2009 Rob Buckley Post a comment

Doctor Who

It’s the new logo
Full length K9 trailer

Awards

Hilary Mantel wins the Booker prize

Film

Universal acquires two projects for Isla Fisher
Adrien Brody to star in Predators
Ryan Reynolds to star in Motorcade?
Samuel L Jackson to star in adaptation of Same Kind of Different As Me
Prepare yourself for National Lampoon’s new vacation

Theatre

Kelly Brook, Jan Leeming and Julie Goodyear to join Calendar Girls

British TV

Blue Murder beats Criminal Justice in the ratings
Sebastian Faulks to present The Secret Life of the Novel

French TV

Canal+ acquires The Prisoner

US TV

PBS acquires The Diary of Anne Frank
Heroes ratings drop slightly again
Lauren Graham to join Parenthood?
Kim Raver joins Grey’s Anatomy
What? Bored to Death gets a second season?
Kenny Rogers and Tim Gunn to appear on How I Met Your Mother
Showtime offers free episodes on iPhone
TNT orders a pilot based on Tess Gerritsen’s Jane Rizzoli novels

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Friday’s exploding screwdriver news

Review: Engrenages (Spiral) 2×4

Series finale: The Fixer (series two)

Thursday’s pick-up news

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