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Blake’s 7 coming back – to Sky One

24 April 2008 Rob Buckley 14 Comments

How odd. Sky One has greenlit two scripts for a new series of Blake’s 7. Didn’t see that coming – at least, not on Sky One.

What do you all think of that, then? Good idea? Bad idea? Don’t care since it’s Sky One? Don’t care since it’s Blake’s 7? Don’t care because they never could make up their mind about that apostrophe or not?

News

Thursday’s “flimsy excuse” news

24 April 2008 Rob Buckley 3 Comments

Doctor Who

Eddie Izzard wants to be the next Doctor

Film

Brian McGreevy and Lee Shipman to “re-imagine” Brain De Palma’s The Fury
Russell Brand to re-team with Judd Apatow for buddy comedy

British TV

Series one of Gavin & Stacey being repeated on BBC3 from 5th May. Just thought I’d mention it
Toby Whithouse’s Being Human gets a full series order from BBC3
Channel 4 records first loss since 1992
House of Saddam cast announced
Replacement for Rory Kinnear needed on Kudos’s Plus One

US TV

Man with big todger to be centre of HBO “dark comedy”
Cybill Shepherd to play Shawn’s mum on Psych
Lucy Liu up for Dirty Sexy Money
Patrick Adams and Mae Whitman to star in Rob Thomas’s Good Behavior
Allison Miller to play female lead on Kings
Nia Vardalos signs up for My Boys, Gabriel Mann for Mad Men
The Unit‘s fate still hangs in the balance

Wednesday’s Gavin & Stacey news

23 April 2008 Rob Buckley 8 Comments

Doctor Who

Christmas special pics (spoiler alert)

Film

Wolfgang Petersen has quit as director of Ender’s Game
Jean-Claude and Dolph thinking about Universal Soldier rematch
Chronicles of Narnia to end after three movies?
Arnie would appear in Terminator film – but only in California
Brendan Fraser confirmed for GI Joe appearance
Sequels planned for Speed Racer and Ninja Assassin
Justice League is dead
Wonder Woman back in pre-production

Books

Paul Verhoeven to publish biography of Jesus

Commercials

Peter Jones to replace Gordon Ramsay in BT ads

Music

Gavin & Stacey: the Christmas single?
Mighty Boosh to have its own music festival

Theater

Jeremy Piven to star in Mamet’s Speed-the-Plow

British TV

ITV to sell classic TV shows on iTunes
Welsh Assembly upset by Caerdydd sex scene in their toilets
Desperados now called The Invisibles and start on 1 May

US TV

BBC America acquires Gavin & Stacey for August broadcast. Tidy
More action and an extra regular for Sarah Connor
The Tudors gets a third season

Tuesday’s fabulous Absolutely news

22 April 2008 Rob Buckley 4 Comments

Doctor Who

David Morrissey to appear in Christmas special [spoilers]

Film

DS9‘s Nana Visitor to play Jason Vorhees’ mum in Friday the 13th remake?
Guillermo del Toro to direct Saturn and the End of Days
Sex and the City world premiere to be in London

Comics

Ender’s Game comic coming
Frank Miller to direct Hard Boiled adaptation?
Stan Lee to work as writer and editor for Virgin Comics

British TV

Harry Hill to make spoof soap for ITV
Steve Coogan to play gambling addict in BBC1 comedy drama
Work under way on a third series of The Street
Gavin & Stacey moving – to BBC1 or maybe BBC2?
Andrew Marr to front new history show [free registration required]
Another series for Two Pints
Absolutely reunion stage show planned?

US TV

Fontana and Levinson leave NBC’s The Philanthropist before it starts
Caprica to be as gritty as BSG
Family Guy writers sue Fox
Sarah Chalke returning to HIMYM
Terminator second season confirmed
Second season of Moonlight being worked on

Tuesday’s fabulous Absolutely news

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Doctor Who

David Morrissey to appear in Christmas special [spoilers]

Film

DS9‘s Nana Visitor to play Jason Vorhees’ mum in Friday the 13th remake?
Guillermo del Toro to direct Saturn and the End of Days
Sex and the City world premiere to be in London

Comics

Ender’s Game comic coming
Frank Miller to direct Hard Boiled adaptation?
Stan Lee to work as writer and editor for Virgin Comics

British TV

Harry Hill to make spoof soap for ITV
Steve Coogan to play gambling addict in BBC1 comedy drama
Work under way on a third series of The Street
Gavin & Stacey moving – to BBC1 or maybe BBC2?
Andrew Marr to front new history show [free registration required]
Another series for Two Pints
Absolutely reunion stage show planned?

US TV

Fontana and Levinson leave NBC’s The Philanthropist before it starts
Caprica to be as gritty as BSG
Family Guy writers sue Fox
Sarah Chalke returning to HIMYM
Terminator second season confirmed
Second season of Moonlight being worked on

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