Okay, not every regeneration by a character on Doctor Who (cf Romana, River Song, Cho Je, Borusa, The Master, etc), but all the on-screen regenerations by the Doctor on the TV show Doctor Who (that should keep the pedants at bay, although someone’s bound to mention the Valeyard, that one in Journey’s End…). What’s your favourite? Still loving Caves of Androzani myself, but there’s a lot to be said for Tennant to Smith.
Thursday’s “falling men” news
Film
- Live-action Akira remake gets the green light
- Trailer for A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas
- New trailer for Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows
British TV
- The Body Farm gets 4.6m
- Moving On gets a third series
- BSkyB profits rise
US TV
- New trailer for Alacatraz
- Tuesday night ratings: Man Up! starts poor, Last Man Standing down 17%, Ringer up 14%…
- …which is to get a guest visit from Twin Peaks’ Mädchen Amick
- FX developing a comedy about drone pilots
- Fox launches diverse writers programme
- 3rd Rock‘s French Stewart to guest on Community
- Cybill Shepherd to guest on Franklin & Bash
- Chuck and Gossip Girl execs to adapt Misfits
- NBC buys Sam Raimi pilot
Happy Endings: loads of female writers
I was worrying a while back about the small number of female writers on US TV at the moment. Fortunately, it seems Happy Endings doesn’t have that problem, judging by this video in which star Casey Wilson tries to pitch the writers some plotlines for her character, Penny. The problem they do have appears to be addiction to Diet Coke.
Two new Portlandia characters: the Sanitation Twins
I do love Portlandia. It’s easily the best sketch show of the last few years: a character-based satire of the (apparently) extremely liberal city of Portland, Oregon. The show is coming back in January with some all-new characters, including the Sanitation Twins, who you can see below. Hang around to the end – it’s brilliant.
Wednesday’s “Sirens off” news
Film
- Jason Statham to replace Shia LaBoeuf on the Transformers movies?
- All new Avengers for The Avengers 2?
- Anne Hathaway to play Fantine in Les Misérables
- Nicolas Cage joins Black Butterfly
British TV
- The Misfits press pack
- Channel 4’s new and returning US shows
- Sirens cancelled
- ITV buys Channel Television
- Huw Jones’ plans for S4C…
- …and Ian Jones confirmed as chief executive
US TV
- Carla Gugino to recur on Justified
- Sharon Horgan and Laura Solon writing comedies for ABC
- Sarah Silverman to guest on The League
- Amy Sedaris to guest on The Good Wife
- Annabeth Gish and Matt Lauria to recur on CSI
- Monday ratings: Castle, Hart of Dixie, Terra Nova and Hawaii Five-0 up, Two and a Half Men down
- Fox buys CIA drama, family comedy
- Chris Cooper and Dianne Wiest to star in The Corrections?
- ABC to adapt Squadra Antimafia – Palermo Oggi
- NBC buys two comedies: Life As I Blow It and Satellites
- ABC to develop Judy Greer comedy
- The CW buys thriller Dare
- Mandy Moore to star in ABC sitcom Us and Them
- The Glades gets a third season
- Bo Derek to guest on Chuck