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News

Doctor Who

Little Dorrit to feature Freema Agyeman as well as Gavin & Stacey‘s Ruth Jones
Daleks get their own street sign

Film

Common joins Terminator 4
Ellen Page to play Jane Eyre

British TV

ITV HD to launch soon
BBC commissions Chris Langham-inspired drama
Stewart Lee finally gets his own BBC2 show
Meera Syal‘s new sitcom

US TV

Men in Trees cancelled
Casting for Caprica and Warehouse 13
Katee Sackhoff turned down as Jorja Fox’s CSI replacement
David Kelley may be leaving Life on Mars as it nears pick-up
Ugly Betty hires Lindsay Lohan and may move to New York

The Colbert Report on FX in the UK tonight

6 May 2008 Rob Buckley 1 Comment

Now there’s lush. FX, the UK TV channel that no one watches yet keeps picking good stuff to show, has bought the rights to The Daily Show spin-off The Colbert Report and is showing it at 11pm, starting tonight. It’s good and it’s funny (although you’ll probably have had to watch Bill O’Reilly on Fox News to really get the point of it) so catch it if you can – unfortunately, you’re probably not going to be able to watch it since it’s on Sky rather than Freeview. Ho hum.

The Simpsons Wire

1 May 2008 Rob Buckley 1 Comment

What if The Wire were a Simpsons episode?

Thursday’s mayoral vote news

1 May 2008 Rob Buckley 2 Comments

Doctor Who

Brig would like to come back

Films

Uwe Boll sues Billy Zane!
More movies on US iTunes
James Gandolfini, David Rasche and Anna Chlumsky to star unofficial film version of The Thick Of It

Comics

The Flash to return after 23 years

Commercials

Gremlins return to fight Peter Jones

British TV

Freesat to launch on May 6
iPlayer on all TV platforms by 2009 [free registration required]

US TV

24 prequel to be set in Africa after all
Adaption of UK’s Mr and Mrs game show show planned
Extra cast members for Sarah Connor?
Damon Wayans to star in ABC comedy pilot
BBC shows arriving on US iTunes

Wednesday’s secret advertisement news

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Torchwood

Exit Wounds gets highest ever appreciation index, particularly from Welsh women aged 16-34

Film

Martin Campbell to direct a Joel Surnow spy thriller
Steven Soderbergh to direct The Girlfriend Experience
Guillermo del Toro talks Hobbit
Witch Mountain stars return for latest movie

Commercials

David Nutter’s Scarlet TV show revealed to be an ad

British TV

John Hurt to return as Quentin Crisp in sequel to The Naked Civil Servant
Dawn Airey quits ITV for Five after less than a year
Yvette Fielding to launch her own Paranormal Channel
BBC3 commissions new comedy pilot set in a law office
ITV may be fined £4 million for phone-in naughtiness
Guilt Trip cancelled over fears of exploitation

US TV

Missi Pyle joining This Might Hurt
Hector Elizondo to play Monk‘s shrink
FX orders 13 episodes of Sons of Anarchy

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