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Tuesday’s news of destiny

10 July 2007 Rob Buckley 3 Comments

This isn’t the greatest news in the world, no – it’s just a tribute

Doctor Who

Now you know where to order life-size David Tennants from
Guardian Media 100 [free registration required]: 15 is RTD; 24 is David Tennant, making him the most powerful actor in British television

Film

Billy Crudup as Dr Manhattan?
Which character needed to be put back in the latest Harry Potter film?
Ricky Gervais and Chris Rock team up for a buddy movie

Theatre

Desperately Seeking Susan comes to the west end, but with the music of Blondie instead of Madonna
Peter Davison to play King Arthur in Spamalot

British TV

Ofcom defends its Blue Peter fine [free registration required]
And so does the BBC
Johnny Briggs and Hugo Speer join some ITV shows [free registration required]
The Simpsons does a Channel 4 ident

US TV

Fox banned from interfering with The Simpsons
Two new actors for Shark, including Kevin Pollack
24 dumps its latest plot at the last minute
More on the Dead Like Me movie
Traveler definitely not coming back
Anchorwoman‘s anchorwoman not popular
Monk may be ending soon

The Thick of It Extra on interactive

9 July 2007 Rob Buckley 1 Comment

Did you watch the brilliant The Thick of It special last week (if you didn’t, let Marie explain why you made a mistake)?

Brilliant, wasn’t it?

I taped it – well, got Bastard the PVR to record it, which amounts to the same thing if he’s feeling generous. However, that meant I missed out on pressing the red button at the end to watch the complementary “Opposition viewpoint” bit on interactive.

Fortunately, the lovely Beeb have put it on their broadband site and you can watch it provided you’ve got RealPlayer installed. Hoorah!

Monday’s

9 July 2007 Rob Buckley 3 Comments

…headline of brevity

Doctor Who

Clive Swift is in the Christmas special
Need a job? Torchwood Declassified needs a producer… [via Behind the Sofa]

Film

Maggie Gyllenhaal talks about The Dark Knight and hints at spoilers
Clips from War, starring Jet Li and Jason Statham
Jim Carrey will play Scrooge (and the ghosts of Christmas) in A Christmas Carol
Cloverfield based on Cthulhu?
Remake of Jacob’s Ladder planned

Theatre

Jonathan Pryce and Aidan Gillen do Glengarry Glen Ross in the West End

British TV

BBC4’s Freezing gets picked up for a series by BBC2

US TV

Flash Gordon‘s producers want to get Sam Jones in for a cameo
Another season of The Apprentice is on the cards
The Daily Planet has a new, very young editor in Smallville
The last episodes of The Nine will air in August
More BSG spoilers
Cavemen is being retooled

Friday’s Newsround

6 July 2007 Rob Buckley 5 Comments

No John Craven in sight.

Doctor Who

Dennis Hopper to guest in season four?
David Tennant to play Hamlet?
Assuming he can find time off from introducing the Pussycat Dolls at Live Earth London tomorrow
Something ‘omnisexual‘ is going to happen when James Marsters arrives in Torchwood. QFS…

Film

Dennis Hopper also reckons he’s doing Speed 3

Music

Avril Lavigne sued for ‘homaging’

British TV

Channel 4+1 launches on Freeview et al on August 20th. You’ll have to wait until Autumn for Five US+1 and Five Life+1 and they’ll only be on satellite [free registration required]
Michael Brandon from Dempsey and Makepeace to guest on The Bill for four episodes

Web TV

Minnie Driver is the voice of Lara Croft in an online web series, written by people like Warren Ellis and Peter Chung

Thursday’s post-Tate news

5 July 2007 Rob Buckley 10 Comments

Be soothed by this calming picture of a bunny

Film

That Sex and the City movie is finally a goer
Speed Racer monkey abused?
JJ Abrams’ mysterious Cloverfield project gets an equally mysterious, low-quality trailer

British TV

Coronation Street actor Antony Cotton gets his own teatime chat show

US TV

The Dresden Files might return if it finds somewhere cheaper to film
The forthcoming Life gets a new regular

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Tuesday’s news of destiny

The Thick of It Extra on interactive

Monday’s

Friday’s Newsround

Thursday’s post-Tate news

The Umbrella Academy and The Terminal List

Please watch I Walk Through Moscow – and I’m quoted!

Ms Marvel, Obi-Wan Kenobi, The Time Traveler's Wife and The Old Man

Life and Beth and Night Sky

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds and The Essex Serpent