UK TV

News

Doctor Who

Rusty takes a last (official) look inside the TARDIS

Film

Harry Houdini to be an action star

British TV

Sharon Horgan explains why Pulling was pulled
BBC4 to make dramas about Margot Fonteyn, Gracie Fields and Enid Blyton starring Jane Horrocks, Anne-Marie Duff and Helena Bonham Carter
ITV and C4 may show full episodes of programmes on YouTube
It’s the Psychoville press pack

US TV

Gossip Girl spin-off might not be completely dead
CBS admits new line-up isn’t sexy

Probably the cutest advert on TV at the moment: Robinson’s Be Natural

21 May 2009 Rob Buckley 2 Comments

The attention to detail in this ad for Robinson’s Be Natural is lovely. Look what she has in the fridge!

Thursday’s paradoxical news

21 May 2009 Rob Buckley 1 Comment

Doctor Who

Rusty off to the US to make Doctor Who movie?

Film

Ghostbusters 3 to feature female ghostbusters including Alyssa Milano and Eliza Dushku?
Robert Evans to produce big screen version of Gerry Anderson’s UFO
Zach Braff to re-write, direct and co-star with Cameron Diaz in Swingles

British TV

Get ready to retune your Freeview box…
Getty Images to buy ITN?
BBC3 to air freshers comedy
Dollhouse gets 339,000 viewers
BBC1 to do Minority Report-esque crime drama Paradox with Tamzin Outhwaite
NBC rolling out changes to UK channels, including SyFy (as it will be)
Cancellations and new shows at Sky

US TV

TNT orders alien invasion pilot from Steven Spielberg
How will the next season of Chuck be different?
Chris Diamantopoulos to be chief of staff in next season of 24
TBS ready to pick up My Name is Earl

Wednesday’s slash and burn news

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Doctor Who

John Barrowman to star in La Cage Aux Folles

Film

Rob Pattinson to star in Bel Ami
Hayden Christensen and Djimon Hounsou to star in Mandrake

British TV

Melvyn Bragg moving to Sky Arts

US TV

CBS cancels Without A Trace, Worst Week, renews Numb3rs, cancels Eleventh Hour, renews How I Met Your Mother, Gary Unmarried, Rules of Engagement and Old Christine
The CW drops Privileged, Reaper, Everybody Hates Chris, picks up Melrose Place 2.0, Beautiful Life and Vampire Diaries, but not the Gossip Girl spin-off
NBC cancels My Name is Earl and Medium; CBS picks up Medium and cancels The Unit
NBC to rotate shows around the year – Chuck to follow Heroes in the Monday 8pm time slot mid-season
ABC cancels Cupid, According to Jim, The Unusuals

Tuesday’s silly Sherlock news

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Awards

BAFTA Crafts and BAFTA Cymru results

Film

Tom Hiddleston to play Loki in Thor?
Hugh Hudson to direct adaptation of Orwell’s Catalonia
Trailer for Guy Ritchie’s Sherlock Holmes
Bradley Cooper to play Face on The A-Team?
George Clooney to star in A Very Private Gentleman
Claire Forlani, Dougray Scott and Rufus Sewell to star in 3D updated version of Fall of the House of Usher
Full cast of The Irishman
Chris Morris and Joe Cornish to make directing debuts for Film4 this summer

US TV

Why Sarah Connor had to die and Dollhouse didn’t
CBS picks up four dramas and a comedy
Fox’s Fall schedule
Lifetime picks up Sherri
NBC renews Law & Order
Samantha Who? cancelled
Lee Majors to play God, Erik Estrada the Devil in According to Jim finale [spoilers]

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