US TV

An archive of articles about US television programmes and production.

Wednesday’s kick-arse news

13 June 2007 Rob Buckley 3 Comments

Doctor Who

  • John Barrowman does the Torchwood promo tour for Australia

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  • Stargate SG-1 may never end
  • CSI exec mulls over hiring Two and a Half Men writers, plans a trip to San Francisco and thinks seriously about London
  • The UK’s Ladette to Lady becomes Lady or a Tramp, with Donald Trump keeping a watchful eye on party girls. Hmm
  • Spoilers for 24, Supernatural, and House in the Ausiello Report, as well as the not unexpected news that if Supergirl’s popular in Smallville, she’ll get her own show

Tuesday’s fandabbydozey news

12 June 2007 Rob Buckley 1 Comment

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Review: The Loop 2.1-2.2

11 June 2007 Rob Buckley 1 Comment

The Loop

In the US: Fox, but they’re burning it off at a rate of knots so practically all the time now

In the UK: On Trouble TV at some point

Characters re-cast: 0

Major characters gotten rid of: 2

Major new characters: 2

Format change percentage: 25%

Oh dear. I spy with my little eye, something beginning with “Network interference”. It’s no secret that Fox wasn’t happy with the ratings for the first season of The Loop. But à la Tru Calling, they forked out the cash for a second season all the same. Then cancelled it before it even aired. Now they’re burning off the episodes in their back catalogue as quickly as they can.

I can see why. They’ve been tinkering and messed it up.

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24 – Day zero

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24 - Day Zero

Anyone else watching 24 – Day Zero, the highly amusing Flash prequel to everyone’s favourite preposterous Fox thriller? It’s worth tuning into an episode just to see the slightly rubbish looking animation. But it also does a relatively good job of recreating the feel of 24 in a short amount of time; they even got Kiefer Sutherland to voice Jack. It’s also filling in various gaps about how Nina and Jack got together before Day One.

I feel a little shortchanged they couldn’t get Sarah Clarke and Xander Berkeley to voice Nina Myers and George Mason, but I imagine that all that deodorant advertising sponsorship money can only stretch to one of the original actors.

Give it a whirl if you need to divert your attention for a while.

Monday morning news

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Doctor Who

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  • Darth Vader makes beans on toast for Woolworths [free registration required]

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  • Jericho‘s coming back, maybe as early as the end of the year if anything gets cancelled, with a lower budget and another cliffhanger. But don’t watch it on PVR, watch it as it airs if you want that tiny hamster to live
  • David Anders (Sark) from Alias might join Heroes next season
  • Bradley Whitford on the demise of Studio 60
  • Reactions to Fox’s forthcoming Anchorwoman from the town where it’s shot
  • Isaiah Washington’s a bit annoyed that he’s not in Grey’s Anatomy any more
  • David Eick would like a BSG movie