Awake: the mental mystery deepens

One of the things I’ve been liking about NBC’s Awake, in which Jason Isaacs lives in two realities – one in which his wife is dead, the other, which he enters when he goes to sleep (and vice versa), in which his son is dead – is that it hasn’t been going for a sci-fi or supernatural explanation so far. In fact, it’s been coming at this from the point of view that this probably is a mental problem, the only issue being that we don’t know which reality is correct and which is the dream – and more to the point, do we really want to?

Looks like it’s going to be pushing that line of investigation even further on Thursday…

Trailer for The Sweeney

Well, you might have seen bits of being filmed on Top Gear and felt distinctly unimpressed, but this ‘ere trailer for The Sweeney does look a whole lot better. Actually feels quite a lot like the original show, and Ray Winstone is at least genuine East End, plus it has Damian Lewis from Homeland and Hayley Atwell from Captain America in it. Does feel a bit like it’s shouting “We’re in London! London!” at you, though.

US TV

Trailers for Weeds, Veep and Boardwalk Empire

Veep poster

As one lot of US cable shows wind down, so another load spin up, ready for their new seasons. And with new seasons come trailers. So after the jump, feel free to enjoy trailers for season eight of Weeds, season three of Boardwalk Empire and, best of all, Veep from Armando Iannucci of The Thick of It fame and starring Julia Louis-Dreyfus of even greater Seinfeld fame and the vice-president of the United States of America.

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Tuesday’s “Hellraiser TV series, Allan Quatermain TV series and Woman in Black sequel” news

Film

  • Sequel to The Woman In Black, Angels of Death, planned

Trailers

  • Trailer for Eduardo Sanchez’s Lovely Molly

International TV

UK TV

  • Clips from Ricky Gervais’s Derek
  • Gavin & Stacey‘s Matthew Horne and Green Wing‘s Michelle Gomez to be regulars on Bad Education
  • Universal acquires King

US TV

US TV pilots