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Dick Heads (from Jane Henry): Spooks and something else, probably an M&S commercial or something involve menswear

16 February 2009 Rob Buckley 7 Comments

Are you ready to haiku? Today’s Dick Heads are from Jane Henry and are from Spooks and something else, maybe an M&S commercial or something involving menswear (not to be confused with Menswear). What do they say to you? Are they saying it in 17 syllable groups? Does the lack of hats put you off and stop your creative juices from flowing?

This is actually the last of the current stock of Dick Heads so we’re going to need more, particularly ones involving hats, for Dick Heads and its poetry to continue. Get searching, Armitage lovers.

Got a picture of Richard Armitage’s head, preferably wearing a hat? Then leave a link to it below and if it’s judged suitable, it will appear in the “Dick Heads” gallery.

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Matthew Goode to star opposite Amy Adams in Leap Year
Universal trying to acquire Ludlum’s The Parsifal Mosaic
Keri Russell to star opposite Brendan Fraser and Harrison Ford in untitled drama
Men in Black writer to script The Hardy Men
Curtis Hanson to direct The Gemini Man?
Universal acquires The Adventurer’s Handbook
Demons and Angels trailer
Inglorious Basterds trailer
The Taking of Pelham 123 trailer

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Deep Cut to transfer to the West End
Coming soon: Anna Nicole Smith – the opera

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Joanne Froggatt and Helen Baxendale to star in The Sound of Music retake

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Lucy Montgomery gets a sketch show written by Graham Linehan and Kevin Eldon among others

US TV

Fox orders pilot for Cop House
More comedy pilots greenlit
Debra Messing’s The Starter Wife gets cancelled
Lennie James joins CBS legal drama
Nicolette Sheridan leaving Desperate Housewives
Lost most watched programme online

Thursday’s Lost in Hollywood news

12 February 2009 Rob Buckley 2 Comments

Doctor Who

New Torchwood “twice as intense“. So that would make it…

Film

David Cronenberg to direct Tom Cruise and Denzel Washington in The Matarese Circle
Christopher Nolan to direct Inception
Sam Mendes to produce Hollywood version of ITV’s Lost in Austen
Steven Seagal wants to build a filmmaking industry in Costa Rica
Samuel Bayer to direct Nightmare on Elm Street remake
Chuck‘s Zachary Levi joins Chipmunks sequel
John Malkovich joins Jonah Hex

Comic

Batwoman to make a comeback

Theatre

Omid Djalili to succeed Rowan Atkinson in Oliver!

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Apple readying iTunes streaming video service

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John Nettles leaving Midsomer Murders
Moving Wallpaper launch date brought forward to end of month
Hustle to return for sixth series
Beautiful People gets a second series

Canadian TV

Broadcasters’ profits plummet

US TV

Dick Wolf wants to do a Muslim Law and Order
Lots and lots of pilots
Summer Glau to guest as herself on Big Bang Theory
Alex O’Loughlin to guest on Criminal Minds
Heroes and Fringe ratings slip a tad
Trailer for season three of The Tudors [US only]

Wednesday’s famous Triffids news

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Doctor Who

Matt Smith getting paid £1 million for five years’ work
Big Finish to record unmade Doctor Who scripts, and Highlander audio books

Comics

Marvel to sell comics through iTunes

Film

Sam Raimi remaking euro-horror

British TV

Day of the Triffids gets biggest, most important, insanely great cast ever
Foyle’s War and Doc Martin revived by ITV
Channel 4 planning its own catch-up service like the iPlayer

US TV

More Human Target and Absolutely Fabulous casting
More HBO pilot casting
FX goes for even more manly pilots
Katherine Heigl and TR Knight leaving Grey’s Anatomy
ABC doing pilot based on ITV’s No Heroics
NBC picks up another comedy pilot, Community
United States of Tara gets a second season
Clip of Chuck featuring Andy Richter and Jenny McCarthy [US only]
Local TV stations planning to end analogue broadcasts early

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