An archive of articles about US television programmes and production.
Heroes Season Two promo
Brace yourself. Heroes is coming back soon…
US TV
News
Wednesday’s news of even greater slowness
Film
- Gillian Anderson pulls out of movie to appear in The X-Files 2
- Christian Bale not doing Justice League – and doesn’t want anyone else to (at least, not yet)
- Michael Bay won’t do Transformers 2. Oh wait. Yes, he will
- Jason Isaacs faces off against John Cusack for Stopping
- Ron Livingston joins the cast of The Time Traveler’s Wife
- Anti-catholic content of The Golden Compass watered down
- What’s happened to the sequel to Trainspotting
- Ooh. Here comes another revisionist take on Wizard of Oz – from Todd McFarlane
Theatre
- Charles Dance returns to the West End for Shadowlands
US TV
- Brad Pitt to exec produce an FX drama about a transsexual man/woman
- Kelly McGillis to appear on The L Word
- The Wire‘s Lance Reddick joins Lost
Tuesday’s slow news
Doctor Who
- Maybe Sylvester McCoy was talking about the Children in Need special…
Film
- Logan’s Run remake back on track
British TV
- Jamie Oliver: the cartoon series
- BBC content going on O2 phones
- Paris Hilton on Celebrity Big Brother?
US TV
- ABC Family orders Samurai Girl pilot
- Kristen Bell talks Heroes
- Janeane Garofalo to appear in 24
News
Monday’s “is it news or not?” news
You might know it, you might not: it’s all new to me
Doctor Who
- Another candidate for the position of the Rani??
- Sylvester McCoy lets slip a spoiler – or is Peter Davison having him on?
- Daleks do panto
Books
- JK Rowling writing a detective book?
Film
- Steven Segal wants an apology from the FBI
- Erk. Legally Blondes
British TV
- Inspector Lynley axed
- E4 plans a drama school show with Gina Bellman and Jimi Mistry
US TV
- CBS might pick up LL Cool J show for mid-season
- More new cast members for Heroes, including Veronica Mars herself and Nichelle Nichols
- NBC to make Fall pilots available on the Internet
- HBO renews Entourage and Flight of the Conchords
- Two more pilots for ABC Family
- Ken Leung gets Lost
- CSI gets a new recurring CSI
- Viva Laughlin! gets a shake-up
Old news
- Colm Meaney as Gene Hunt for US Life on Mars!
US TV
Preview: Aliens in America
In the US: Mondays, 8:30/7:30c, The CW. Starts October 1
In the UK: Not yet acquired
Wow. Who saw that one coming? Of all the pilots for new shows, this is one of the ones I’d heard the least about. Yet it’s easily one of the smartest, is easily the funniest and it’s also quite touching.