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Thursday’s rubbish and lawsuits news

20 September 2007 Rob Buckley 7 Comments

Doctor Who

Murray Gold talks about how he ruins shows with his rubbish music
Catherine Tate struggles with action scenes for some reason. Plus Freema only back for final three episodes?

Film

First pics from Sex and the City movie

Music

Sex Pistols plan live comeback

British TV

Dave Gorman’s radio show transfers to television
Channel 4 HD to launch in December
Ralf Little quits Two Pints because he’s ‘too old’ at 27
Paddington still prefers marmalade in his sandwiches

US TV

Guess who’s back on 24 [spoilers]
Jerry Bruckheimer and CBS to remake crappy Patrick Stewart vehicle The Eleventh Hour
Dan Rather sues CBS for $70 million
Stephen Colbert sued for $65 million for allegedly stealing gags
Shark‘s ex-wife recast and a new arrival in Jericho
Anthony Horowitz is developing a project with Darren Star for Fox about an Albanian police officer who moves to the US
Matthew Perry and Britney Spears to sitcom together?
Tom Hanks and HBO planning Kennedy assassination mini-series

Review: Prison Break 3×1

19 September 2007 Rob Buckley 2 Comments

In the US: Mondays, 8/7c, Fox

In the UK: Mondays, 10pm, Sky One. Starts 24th September

Characters re-cast: 0

Major characters gotten rid of: Several

Major new characters: An entire prison-full

Format change percentage: 50%

Have a look at the title of the show. Prison Break. Two words. Prison and Break. There’s not a lot of room for manoeuvre, is there?

So plot of season one: Prison. Plot of season two: Break.

What’s season three going to be about then? Have a guess. Prison again?

You betcha.

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Review: K-Ville 1×1

19 September 2007 Rob Buckley 2 Comments

In the US: Fox, Mondays, 9/8c

In the UK: Acquired by Five for air in early 2008

Ever wondered what would have happened if Fox, rather than HBO, had made The Wire? Then wonder no more, because here it is: K-Ville.

The parallels are clear: both are cop shows; both are set in poor US cities; both have a mainly black cast and supporting cast; and both have a political edge.

Here, though, the parallels stop. While The Wire is edgy and intelligent, has a measured pace with plots developing over seasons rather than a single episode, and well defined, realistic characters, K-Ville is implausible, silly and falls for every cliché the genre has to offer.

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Wednesday’s not desperately inspiring news

19 September 2007 Rob Buckley Post a comment

Doctor Who

RTD was asked to write Young Doctor Who – but didn’t

Film

Matthew McConaughey to replace Owen WIlson in Tropic Thunder
More Punisher: War Zone casting
Somehow Steven Segal is doing another movie

British TV

The Frost Report back for one-off special
Virgin 1 to launch on October 1st

US TV

Molly Shannon to appear on Pushing Daisies
Heroes: six minutes from the second season
‘Leave Britney alone’ YouTube guy may get his own show
Talk of reviving Caprica
Mad Men picked up for second season

Review: Michael Palin’s New Europe

18 September 2007 Rob Buckley Post a comment

In the UK: Sundays, 9pm, BBC1

In the US: Not yet acquired

I feel sorry for Mrs Palin. Isn’t her husband ever home? He’s always off globe-trotting somewhere. It doesn’t seem fair on the poor woman. But then, maybe she gets a share of the proceeds from the inevitable coffee table book from each series.

Now Michael Palin’s off trotting round Eastern Europe. It’s a bit of a whistlestop tour: Sunday’s episode took in four – or was it five? – countries in under an hour. But if you’re used to the Palin formula, it’s moderately entertaining, albeit with diminished returns from previous series.

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The Medium is Not Enough

Reviewing the best and worst media from around the world for 17 years

Thursday’s rubbish and lawsuits news

Review: Prison Break 3×1

Review: K-Ville 1×1

Wednesday’s not desperately inspiring news

Review: Michael Palin’s New Europe

The Umbrella Academy and The Terminal List

Please watch I Walk Through Moscow – and I’m quoted!

Ms Marvel, Obi-Wan Kenobi, The Time Traveler's Wife and The Old Man

Life and Beth and Night Sky

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds and The Essex Serpent