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Jess Whedon talks about Wonder Woman and more
Stephen Lang and Michelle Rodriguez join the cast of James Cameron’s Avatar

Theatre

Rent comes back to the West End

British TV

Martin Shaw becomes an exorcist for BBC One
Virgin 1 picks up Eddie Izzard’s The Riches

US TV

Ten new characters for Little Britain US
Rory Cochrane seems a bit undermotivated by his return to CSI: Miami
Chip Johannessen to head up Moonlight
AMC working on more scripted drama
Isaiah Washington‘s cover story about how he got the Bionic Woman job
Fox pushes New Amsterdam back to mid-season

Preview: Lipstick Jungle

2 August 2007 Rob Buckley 5 Comments

In the US: NBC, Sundays, 10/9c. January 2008 start

In the UK: Not yet acquired

Sorry for the slight delay on this one: I needed to draft my wife in to watch this one as well, or else my opinion would be even more irrelevant than normal. This is, after all, one for the ladies.

The good news is that it’s based on Candace “I wrote Sex and the City, I did’ Bushnell’s book of the same name so has a reasonable pedigree, the show runners have already been fired, and Kim Raver can act.

The bad news is that no one else can act, the script’s awful, and they’re going to air the pilot as is, without changes.

As my wife put it, ”I like trashy TV, but that was just bad.“

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Thursday’s “two more days until I’m on holiday” news

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Doctor Who

James Nesbitt to replace David Tennant?

Film

George Miller to direct Justice League?
McG signs three-year deal with Warner Bros
Ricky Gervais not taking Early Retirement after all
Tina Fey to reteam with SNL cast
Jack Black in Indiana Jones-style adventure

Commercials

Val Kilmer for the next Orange cinema ad [free registration required]

British TV

Channel 4 stops all but one premium rate phone-in
Latest episode of Cape Wrath gets just 845,000 viewers
Ten single mothers and kids to live together for Pramface Mansion on BBC3. Seriously

US TV

On the set of Jericho: season two
Casting calls for two more Others in Lost

Wednesday’s “three more days until I’m on holiday” news

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Doctor Who

Mickey coming back to Who (with friends)??
Jane Asher to appear in The Sarah Jane Adventures
Doctor Who video game coming soon
Colin Baker loves RTD

Film

Ricky Gervais to star in Early Retirement
The Anderson Tapes ready for a remake?
Oh sweet merciful… Maxim is making movies now

British TV

Sky buys Amstrad from Sir Alan
Five acquires K-Ville
New Emu show might not be too bad

US TV

Headey talks Sarah Connor stuff
Lipstick Jungle borrows its new show runner from Ugly Betty
Helen Slater to guest on Smallville?

Tuesday’s “four more days until I’m on holiday” news

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Film

Sex and the City movie stalled again?
Johnny Depp to play Hunter S Thompson again
Details of the Futurama film plot

Theatre

Kelly Osbourne to join the cast of Chicago

British TV

Sean Astin, Tim Curry, Christopher Lee to star in The Colour of Magic with David Jason

US TV

BSG season four mini-spoilers
Oh no! The Simple Life has been cancelled!
David Eick’s Them is ready for pick-up. Anyone want it?
The fantasy influences on Pushing Daisies
Charisma Carpenter to appear in Greek
Blair Underwood ready to join cast of Dirty Sexy Money

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