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Golden Years – not to be confused with Stephen King’s Golden Years – was one of Channel 4’s 1999 Comedy Lab pilots. Written by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant, it sees a pre-The Office Gervais as a video store owner obsessed with David Bowie and appearing on Stars in Their Eyes. It’s quite David Brent-like and if you have 20-odd minutes to spare, you can watch it below.

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Benedict Cumberbatch gets a bit confused about what he’s supposed to be promoting at Comic-Con

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He appeared in a video at Comic-Con in the US to promote Sherlock with Martin Freeman, but Benedict Cumberbatch got a bit confused… Kind of

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Watch the Hannibal gag reel

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Not exactly the funniest show on TV, but when things go wrong on Hannibal, the cast at least seem to amuse themselves. Hugh Dancy slips back into his accent English very quickly, too.

Friday’s “Sky Arts acquires Isabel, Idris Elba’s Long Walk To Freedom and Agents of SHIELD featurette” news

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Film casting

Vladimir Kulich joins The Equalizer
Paula Malcomson, Annabeth Gish and Ryan Lee joins Grass Stains
Gina Carano to star in Avengelyne series

Comics

J Michael Straczynski to write Terminator comic for Dark Horse

Trailers

Another teaser trailer for Ridley Scott’s The Counselor
Trailer for Long Walk To Freedom, with Idris Elba
Trailer for Last Vegas with Michael Douglas

UK TV

Sky Arts acquires: Television Española’s Isabel

US TV

TV Land orders 10 more episodes of The Exes

US TV casting

Adam Pally to guest on The Mindy Project
Caity Lotz to play Black Canary on Arrow

New US TV shows

Agents of SHIELD featurette
Teasers for SyFy’s Helix

New US TV show casting

Bailee Madison to recur on ABC’s The Trophy Wife

Thursday’s “More Rookie Blue, Mark Gatiss joins Game of Thrones and another Dan Brown movie” news

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Film

Robocop viral images
Ron Howard and Tom Hanks confirmed for Inferno
Andrew Kevin Walker to write Girl With The Dragon Tattoo sequel

Film casting

Gillian Jacobs joins Black and White
Jerry O’Connell joins Veronica Mars

Trailers

Viral video from Ender’s Game

Canadian TV

Rookie Blue gets a fifth season

US TV

Tuesday ratings

US TV show casting

Mark Gatiss joins Game of Thrones

New US TV shows

HBO green lights: Togetherness
Bravo developing: Down Dog
FX green lights: You’re The Worst

New US TV show casting

Nelson Franklin joins CBS’s The Millers
Billy Campbell to star in Helix
Shawn Doyle joins Reign

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The Medium is Not Enough

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

Just in case you wanted to watch a comedy pilot with Ricky Gervais as a David Bowie impersonator

Benedict Cumberbatch gets a bit confused about what he’s supposed to be promoting at Comic-Con

Watch the Hannibal gag reel

Friday’s “Sky Arts acquires Isabel, Idris Elba’s Long Walk To Freedom and Agents of SHIELD featurette” news

Thursday’s “More Rookie Blue, Mark Gatiss joins Game of Thrones and another Dan Brown movie” news

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