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Doctor Who

Catherine Tate to co-star in Liam Neeson movie, make US version of her TV show?
Things you can learn from the fourth series DVD commentaries

Film

David Cronenberg to team with Denzel Washington for adaptation of Robert Ludlum’s The Materese Circle?
Forest Whitaker to play Louis Armstrong
Tr2n to be 3D
Ridley Scott still working on Brave New World

Theatre

Girl With A Pearl Earring to close early

Art

Charles Saatchi opens new gallery of modern Chinese art

British TV

Dougray Scott to star in Irish thriller for ITV1
Rescue Me to air exclusively on iTunes
Sanctuary and The Story of Maths do well but tie in the ratings
Derren Brown to make acting debut in Mark Gatiss’s Crooked House

US TV

My Boys gets a third season
FX cancels The Riches
NBC Monday night ratings plummeting
Spike ordering Irish mob pilot
Jack Kenny to show-run Warehouse 13
David E Kelley does another legal drama
Bryan Greenberg and Victor Rasuk to star in How To Make It In America
Life on Mars radio spots, pictures, and article [via]

Review: The Sarah Jane Adventures 2×2

7 October 2008 Rob Buckley 2 Comments

Well, the public has spoken and who am I to argue? Weekly The Sarah Jane Adventures reviews not so much start here as carry on from part one of The Last Sontaran, which aired last week. Are you brave enough to look within?

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Monday’s deeply implausible news

6 October 2008 Rob Buckley 1 Comment

Doctor Who

Deeply implausible Patrick Stewart rumour clearly made up by fans to see if The Sun would publish it

Film

Brandon Routh, Gil Bellows, Martin Donovan and Carrie-Anne Moss join Unthinkable
Under Siege 3. In space. With aliens. Hmm.

British TV

ITV acquires rights to new seasons of Pushing Daisies, Gossip Girl and Dexter
BBC4 gets record ratings
Wallace and Gromit: the exhibition
RTL gets the green light to put in bid for ITV
Mark Gatiss writes a ghost story for the Beeb
QI daytime spin-off planned

US TV

CBS orders pilot for domestic comedy Big D
Kevin Bacon to exec Showtime series about John Wilkes Booth and his brothers
Will and Grace spin-off back on
A chat with Life on Mars exec producer Josh Appelbaum

Friday’s German-touching news

3 October 2008 Rob Buckley 7 Comments

Doctor Who

Lots and lots and lots and lots of Torchwood filming photos

Film

Daredevil reboot being planned
Liev Schreiber and Helen Hunt to star in Every Day
300 sequel to take place before Battle of Plataea
Yogi Bear – the movie

Commercials

Monster Munch ads featuring Timmy Mallett and Geoffrey Hayes

Theatre

Eddie Izzard to return to the West End for stand-up

German TV

Touch Me, I’m Karen Taylor to be remade as Ich Bin Boes

British TV

Pulling pulled
Heroes gets 3.1m viewers
BSkyB could be forced to share content
Beeb looking for Hollyoaks rival
Five revives Going For Gold – without foreigners
QI moves to BBC1

US TV

The Life on Mars starter kit
James L Martin to co-star on The Philanthropist
AMC plans adaptation of Red Mars
Pushing Daisies, Dirty Sex Money and Private Practice all return to bad ratings
TheWB.com launching three new series
Frasier‘s dad to play Michael Westen’s dad on Burn Notice?
Heroes‘ budget not high enough?

Wednesday’s big cuts news

1 October 2008 Rob Buckley 4 Comments

Doctor Who

Sarah Jane ratings

Film

Jack Black to star in Bourne Identity spoof
Angel Heart remake planned
Brett Ratner making God of War
Clips from the Iron Man DVD
Michael Sheen joins Samuel L Jackson in Unthinkable

British TV

Welsh indie to make comedy for ITV
ITV to axe 20% of its workforce

US TV

The CW plans Batman and Robin prequel, The Graysons
HBO to make 1970s pro wrestling drama
Clips from Kath & Kim
Fox close to killing Sarah Connor
Peep Show gets a pilot

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Review: The Sarah Jane Adventures 2×2

Monday’s deeply implausible news

Friday’s German-touching news

Wednesday’s big cuts news

The Umbrella Academy and The Terminal List

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