Clips from the episodes, a chat from the director and Mitchell without his top on: want to watch the vid yet?
Being Human
Friday’s “Women Are Crazy, Men Are Stupid” news
Doctor Who
- An interview with John Simm [spoilers]
- More ‘lost stories’ for Big Finish, including McCoy’s missing season
Film
- New trailer for Avatar
- Julian McMahon, Ernest Borgnine, Richard Dreyfuss and Brian Cox to star with Bruce Willis in Red?
- Trailer for Amy Adam’s rom-com Leap Year
Radio
- Charlie Brooker to host Radio 4 panel show
Theatre
- Alan Moore to write an opera
British TV
- Bebo cuts staff and web TV shows
- Janice Hadlow looking for smart dramas for BBC2
- Being Human to move to Wales if there’s a third series
- Spooks get 4.5m for second ep
Canadian TV
- CBC and Telefilm Canada to collaborate on TV movies
US TV
- Sarah Connor producer to remake Charlie’s Angels?
- BSG‘s Kate Vernon joins Heroes
- Minnie Driver to guest on Modern Family
- ABC to adapt Women Are Crazy, Men Are Stupid
- Jeffrey Tambor to star with David Tennant in Rex Is Not Your Lawyer
- Hayden Panettierre to produce CW Harvard Medical School drama, HMS
- Alternative Star Trek pilots to be released on Blu-Ray
- Details of the Gattaca TV series
Friday’s Welsh Odin news
Doctor Who
- Waters of Mars to air 7pm on Sunday 15th November
Film
- Tony Scott to make film based on Chippendales creator
- Men in Black 3?
- Anthony Hopkins to play Odin in Thor
- Reese Witherspoon to star in Rule #1
- Joe Cornish to direct Attack the Block
British TV
- Tom Hollander to star in vicar comedy for BBC
- BBC to cut senior manager pay by 25%
- Peter Bowker to write medical series for ITV
- Virgin Media doing well
US TV
- Fox orders sixth season of American Dad
- Nick Swardson gets a Comedy Central show
- Sasha Alexander to co-star in Rizzoli
- Toby Whithouse talks Being Human USA
Thursday’s traumatic cancellation news
Film
- Deleted Klingons from Star Trek
- Vera Farmiga and James Caan to star with Keanu Reeves in Henry’s Crime
- Dune director pulls out
British TV
- Mark Gatiss and Rory Kinnear to star in The First Men in the Moon
US TV
- SyFy pick up a 13-episode remake of Being Human
- NBC developing drama about sleuthing magician
- Chuck gets six more episodes while Trauma is cancelled
- Video of Heather Locklear on Melrose Place
- William Atherton to appear on Lost
Meme of the week: favourite vampire (show)
Bracing yourself for the sheer joy of The Vampire Diaries on The CW? Thought not. But, without wishing to seem too weird, might I ask:
Who’s your favourite vampire?
Or, if you prefer, show about vampires? You can go for books, movies, TV shows or a particular version of a vampire (do you prefer Frank Langella’s Dracula to Lois Jordan’s, for instance?). The list is vast, of course, what with Anne Rice, all of the Hammer Horror films, Dark Shadows, Ultraviolet, Being Human, BtVS, Angel, True Blood and Twilight to pick from, to name but a few, there’s bound to one that’s lodged in your mind.
Of course, if you can’t stand the nobs, don’t bother answering. I’m not sure whether I like Guy Flanagan’s Mitchell in the Being Human pilot or Corin Redgrave’s in Ultraviolet the best. I’ll have a think about it. I’m still reckoning Ultraviolet is top vampire show overall, though, even if Being Human is close competition.
PS please excuse me if I’ve spelt any names wrong – I’m in a rush!
As always, leave a comment with your answer or a link to your answer on your own blog.