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1980s Gossip Girl prequel planned
Idris Elba to appear in six episodes of The Office
James Marsters to appear on Numb3rs
Chevy Chase to guest star on Chuck for three episodes
Watch out Merlin: Tudors to end at season four, to be followed by young Arthur and Merlin in Camelot?
Jericho movie in development
Swingtown cancelled
Jack Bauer to die in movie after season eight?

Review: 24 – 7×1-7×4

14 January 2009 Rob Buckley Post a comment

In the US: Mondays, 9/8c, Fox
In the UK: Mondays, 9pm, Sky One

Sometimes a year off can be a boon. Like a gap year or backpacking round Europe, it can give you new perspectives and distance on things you used to take for granted.

24‘s been stuck on the TGV of TV for over a year now, its last season cancelled by the writers’ strike, with only an anaemic and turgid TV movie to keep us going since then. But as this four-episode, two-night intro to the new season shows, it’s come back a whole lot more vigorous than when it left and it’s brought a bunch of old friends with it.

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Tuesday’s reuniting Moonlighting news

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Doctor Who

Torchwood to air in summer simultaneously on BBC1 and BBC America
John Barrowman to write Torchwood comic with his sister

Film

Danny Elfman to score Terminator: Salvation

British TV

Flight of the Conchords‘s Kristen Schaal’s Penelope: Princess of Pets to be turned into Channel 4 pilot
BBC1 director urges Channel 4 and Five to merge

US TV

Two regulars leaving Ugly Betty
Moonlighting reunion film being planned?
First night of 24 does well in ratings
TNT picks up Ray Romano drama
Hilary Duff to star in HBO’s Barely Legal
Clip from Damages season two
18-49 demographic not so appealing any more

Thursday’s “slightly sarcastic” news

18 December 2008 Rob Buckley 3 Comments

Doctor Who

No. Not Matthew Horne. A woman. Or even an ‘ethnic doctor’ (instead of an ‘ethnic actor’ presumably). Oh the shock. I think I’m going to have a touch of the vapours
Although Dervla Kirwan (who’d know of course) reckons there’s a shortlist of six actors for the part including Martin Clunes

Film

Barry Sonnenfeld to direct The How-To Guide For Saving The World
Tr2n to be shot entirely in 3D
Anna Friel to star in The Wedding
Which goodies (and baddies) are going to be in Iron Man 2 (allegedly)
Bourne 4 filming to begin in summer
UA to adapt Conjure Wife

Theatre

Lucy Davies is the new producer of the National Theatre of Wales

British TV

Sky makes advances in 3D television
James Corden’s new show censored?
Gavin and Stacey Christmas photos

US TV

Trailer for future Smallville episodes
Watch The Flight of the Conchords season two premiere [US only, because only the US counts of course. Screw New Zealand who’d have no interest]
24‘s James Badge Dale to star in AMC’s new political thriller
ABC greenlights An American Family
HBO greenlights Hung. What a surprise
Life on Mars, 24 and Dollhouse production budgets being cut

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Review: 24 – 7×1-7×4

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