US TV

Review: Day Break 1×1-1×2 (US: ABC; UK: Bravo)

16 November 2006 Rob Buckley 4 Comments

In the US: Wednesdays, 9/8c, ABC
In the UK: Bravo, starting in the Spring

Groundhog Day is one of those movies that has entered the vernacular. We all know what someone means when they say they’re having a “Groundhog Day”. It’s so all-pervasive and clever an idea, virtually every science fiction and fantasy show of the last decade, from Stargate SG-1 to Xena: Warrior Princess, has had its Groundhog Day episode, in which the lead keeps waking up on the same day, over and over again, until something’s fixed.

I’ll tell you one show that hasn’t though: 24. Until now that is. Because in the great 12-week lull until Lost returns next year, ABC has given us Day Break, something that marries the excitement and tension of 24 with a day that just keeps repeating.

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Audio and radio play reviews

Review: I, Davros – Purity

16 November 2006 Rob Buckley 1 Comment

I, Davros - PurityAnother month, another Davros play from Big Finish: I, Davros – Purity. Okay, fair dos: it’s part two in a four-part mini-series that started last month with I, Davros – Innocence. We’ve moved on a bit now.

Ostensibly, the narrative link between the various plays in the series is that Davros has been captured by the Daleks to help them out of a hole. Apparently, Davros thinks talking about his personal life is the best way to do this. I like to think he’s sitting in front of an open fire, with the Black Dalek next to him, sucking up mulled wine through a special attachment. I’m not sure why the Daleks are humouring him so far, but they are.

While Innocence saw Davros eulogising about his childhood and how it taught him to be a man (ie sociopath), Purity takes us to Davros, aged 30, stuck in weapons testing, wishing he could be something big in the science corps.

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News

Hiro to come to Scrubs as Franklyn

16 November 2006 Rob Buckley 2 Comments

Hiro in HeroesIf you’re a fan of Scrubs, you’ll be pleased to hear that despite the fact Masi Oka is one of the main stars of Heroes, Scrubs‘s producers still want him to appear in the show this season in his regular role of Franklyn. But, if they manage to get him, they’re going to try to ensure he keeps his Heroes super-powers.

Another interesting fact about Masi Oka: he’s actually a full-time programmer for ILM, George Lucas’s graphics house. He wrote some of the software for the effects on Terminator 3. How’s that for multi-talented?

News

Doctor Who Weakest Link rumoured (and confirmed!)

16 November 2006 Rob Buckley 7 Comments

David TennantThe Sun is claiming that David Tennant, Freema Agyeman and various Doctor Who allies and enemies are to appear on a special edition of The Weakest Link. No word if they’re going to be old-series allies and enemies, although if the rumour is true, I’d expect to see Lis Sladen and John Leeson in there at the very least. Who else would you like to see? Do you reckon they can persuade Pipes (by which I mean Billie Piper, rather than the scary, cat-nibbled ghost from Ghostwatch)? And do you reckon they can stop RTD from working his way on?

UPDATE: Scott has been nice enough to point out that filming will be on the 21st November at Pinewood Studios and you can get tickets at the BBC tickets unit. Thanks Scott!

UPDATE 2: Tickets have gone now. Sorry, guys.