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Doctor Who

Rusty unveils his 20-year plan and what UNIT now stands for
Peter Davison talks Big Finish, Time Crash and about his daughter

Film

Ben Affleck acquires rights to The Blade Itself
The Mummy 4 is definite. Probably
Bryan Singer working on Superman Returns sequel still
Wolfgang Petersen to direct sci-fi resistance movie Uprising
Paramount acquires rights to Monster Zoo
St Trinian’s director planning Dorian Gray adaptation

British TV

BBC launches comedy college

US TV

John C McGinley says Scrubs is definitely on ABC now
Ratings not so good for new Fox shows
Fox drops FBI series
Aussie fan Josh Lawson gets the lead in Spaced remake
Arrested Development creator working on animated sitcom for Fox
Britney Spears’ guesting in How I Met Your Mother causes Alicia Silverstone to leave and be replaced by Sarah Chalke
Ugly Betty showrunner signs seven figure deal to stay
Wire stars have secured funding for a movie – but David Simon doesn’t have a script

Season finale: The Wire

11 March 2008 Rob Buckley 3 Comments

So this is it. The last episode of The Wire ever. What are we going to do with ourselves now?

Possibly the best TV series in the world ever, The Wire has spent five seasons changing the nature of television itself – all with minimal viewing figures. It’s examined the nature of institutions and society. It’s created characters that will last in the memory for years to come.

It’s made us think.

And now it’s over.

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Tuesday’s “make rams not war” news

11 March 2008 Rob Buckley 2 Comments

Doctor Who

Tosh’s infiltration of UNIT to be explained in Torchwood this series

Film

Shrine to Chuck Norris in Iraq
Sequel to 300?
Pacino/De Niro Righteous Kill trailer online
Incredible Hulk teaser trailer

British TV

Hit making its shows available on iTunes in April [free registration required]
Beeb to have first rights to Paul Abbot’s Red output
ITV2 to put shows on Bebo
Martin Freeman in body swap comedy

US TV

Marley Shelton to star opposite Rufus Sewell in Eleventh Hour
Don’t these people even watch Xena? Ben Browder talks about ‘Aries’ and Going Homer
News Corp and NBC’s vid-streaming Hulu goes live on Wednesday
HBO and the BBC order up 13 episodes of The No 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency
Pushing Daisies benefited from the strike
Jennifer Aniston to guest star on Eli Stone
Terminator: TSCC likely to be picked up for second season

Monday’s tiny superhero news

10 March 2008 Rob Buckley 3 Comments

Doctor Who

Michael Brandon’s going to appear in the next series. It’s in The Mirror apparently but I can’t find a URL

Film

Justin Long to star in Sam Raimi’s Drag Me To Hell
Warner Bros to adapt Bone
Voice of Family Guy‘s Meg Griffin, Mila Kunis, to co-star in Max Payne
Plot of Quantum of Solace revealed in press release [spoilers]
Bourne 4 not so definite
Edgar Wright talks Ant Man and his next Simon Pegg project
Two new Speed Racer trailers

Canadian TV

The Border renewed (yey!), Sophie renewed (boo!) and jPod cancelled (WTF!)

German TV

German network buys ‘Allo ‘Allo for first time

British TV

Richard Wilson cast in BBC’s new Merlin drama [free registration required]

US TV

The Saint’s got a pilot and a series, even though no one’s bought it yet
L Word renewed for final season
ABC and CBS pick up new dramas and comedies

The Random Episode Carusometer: Eli Stone

8 March 2008 Rob Buckley 1 Comment

It’s about time for a Random Carusometer, I think. This time, it’s the turn of Eli Stone, which only scored a three on The Carusometer for its third-episode verdict. It’s done a bit better this time.

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Season finale: The Wire

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