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Dick Heads (from DMW): North and South

26 January 2009 Rob Buckley 10 Comments

Today’s Dick Heads are both from DMW (a big hello to DMW please!) and both are from North and South. As DMW points out herself, she doesn’t get extra kudos for the first pic, since it’s not Richard Armitage wearing the hat in that one, but well done on both of them.

Marie has already stunned the crowds with a haiku captioning each frame from last week’s Dick Head triptych. Can it be bested this time? Let’s see what happens. Captions, love poems, sonnets, etc, in the comments section below, please.

Monday’s bionic bus news

26 January 2009 Rob Buckley 4 Comments

Doctor Who

Pictures of Michelle Ryan and David Tennant filming
Double-decker bus problems force re-write

Film

Problems for The Green Hornet
What’s up with John Carter of Mars?
Another Charlie’s Angels movie?

British TV

More Sherlock filming news
The Bill only going to air once a week

US TV

Legend of the Seeker gets a second season
Absolutely Fabulous gets a pilot, as do Trauma and Happy Town
Law and Order: CI having problems with Jeff Goldblum’s character
24 movie to be set in London?
Serinda Swan to play Zatanna in Smallville
Starz to adapt web series Tom and Sam are Stuck
Spike orders season of James Gunn’s PG Porn

Friday’s new companion news

23 January 2009 Rob Buckley 2 Comments

Doctor Who

Yes, Michelle Ryan is the next companion. On the Easter Special anyway. Lee Evans also appearing.

Film

Rights to David Fincher’s next pic, Torso, expire
Who might not be back for Sex and the City 2?

British TV

Culture secretary backs Channel 4/BBC Worldwide merger
Five US to rebrand as Five USA in Feb, acquires The Beast, will show 30 Rock
New BBC circus sitcom, Big Top, begins filming

US TV

Underworld: The TV series?
Eastwick and Mercy get pilot orders
Lost premiere gets record low ratings
Angie Harmon guesting on Samantha Who?
ABC and ABC Studios will combine operations

Things I learned from Mark Gatiss, Reece Sheersmith and Steve Pemberton last night

22 January 2009 Rob Buckley 11 Comments

I went to the League of Gentlemen In Conversation event last night at the BFI. In attendance were the full League. That might get a full write up at some point, if anyone’s interested (anyone?).

But before that, I thought I’d let you know a few juicy nuggets about their forthcoming (or not) projects, including Sherlock Holmes, Psychoville and the Lucifer Box adaptations.

Continue reading “Things I learned from Mark Gatiss, Reece Sheersmith and Steve Pemberton last night”

Thursday’s Clooney, Clooney-ER, Clooney-est news

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Doctor Who

Sweet FA gives Matt Smith the thumbs up

Film

The Shadow may be more than one person
Tom and Jerry to get Alvin and the Chipmunks treatment
John August to write Sam Mendes-directed Preacher, Frankenweenie for Tim Burton
Tom Wilkinson and Jim Belushi join Roman Polanski’s The Ghost

Theatre

Joanna Page, Margaret John and Siân Lloyd to star in The Vagina Monologues at the Wales Millennium Centre

British TV

Ofcom wants new PSB broadcaster with Channel 4 at its heart…
…and warns of possible demise of ITV Wales news
Sky One acquires Lie to Me

US TV

The United States of Tara does well in the ratings
George Clooney to return to ER

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