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With the companion “Night of the Long Knives” just around the corner at Big Finish productions, I imagine there must have been some trepidation on Caroline Morris’ part when approaching this play.

The Big Finish companions are being wiped out in favour of their on-screen counterparts – and she gets to be the Bride of Dracula.

Not the vampire Dracula, mind, but Vlad the Impaler, that lovely East European warlord and “son of the dragon” from whom Bram Stoker got his original inspiration.

Never going to last, is it?

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Realisations from television last week

26 November 2007 Rob Buckley 5 Comments

Quite a few realisations this week, probably brought about through watching too much television (and reading my own news pages).

Realisation 1: House really is Sherlock Holmes

Realisation 2: CSI is still a far cleverer and better show than any of the other CSI spin-offs

Realisation 3: Some shows can be remade, some shows – particularly ones from the early 80s – are too much a product of their time to be remade.

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Monday’s television gods behaving badly news

26 November 2007 Rob Buckley Post a comment

Doctor Who

Verity Lambert, the series’ first producer, has died
Doctor Who dating an assistant?

Film

Featurette on shooting the Dark Knight in IMAX
Russell Crowe to replace Brad Pitt on State of Play?
Teaser trailer for Rambo
Maggie Q to play Wolverine’s girlfriend?
Jesus to get an evil twin

British TV

Ken Stott to play Tony Hancock for BBC4
Max Headroom to be the new face of digital TV

US TV

Marie’s Gods Behaving Badly to be adapted by Ben Stiller’s production company as a TV series!
No room for Journeyman finale?
Jerry Seinfeld toying with new idea for sitcom
Showgirls star Elizabeth Berkley to play the Carusobot’s ex-wife on CSI: Miami – wouldn’t she have been 10 at the time?
John Michael Higgins to play US version of Father Ted

Monday’s television gods behaving badly news

26 November 2007 Rob Buckley 6 Comments

Doctor Who

Verity Lambert, the series’ first producer, has died
Doctor Who dating an assistant?

Film

Featurette on shooting the Dark Knight in IMAX
Russell Crowe to replace Brad Pitt on State of Play?
Teaser trailer for Rambo
Maggie Q to play Wolverine’s girlfriend?
Jesus to get an evil twin

British TV

Ken Stott to play Tony Hancock for BBC4
Max Headroom to be the new face of digital TV

US TV

Marie’s Gods Behaving Badly to be adapted by Ben Stiller’s production company as a TV series!
No room for Journeyman finale?
Jerry Seinfeld toying with new idea for sitcom
Showgirls star Elizabeth Berkley to play the Carusobot’s ex-wife on CSI: Miami – wouldn’t she have been 10 at the time?
John Michael Higgins to play US version of Father Ted

Friday’s birthday news

23 November 2007 Rob Buckley 2 Comments

Survivors titles

Happy 44th birthday, Doctor Who!

Doctor Who

Sarah Jane Adventures breaks CBBC records

Radio

Evan Davis to become a Today programme presenter

British TV

BBC Drama acquires rights to remake Survivors
Lynda La Plante wants to write one more Prime Suspect, but ITV won’t let her
Keeley Hawes back on Spooks
Discovery to launch a new entertainment channel
Disney Channel first to join Sky’s Picnic
Hamster puts on a party for his doctors

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Review: Doctor Who – Son of the Dragon

Realisations from television last week

Monday’s television gods behaving badly news

Monday’s television gods behaving badly news

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