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Thursday’s rubbish and lawsuits news

20 September 2007 Rob Buckley 7 Comments

Doctor Who

Murray Gold talks about how he ruins shows with his rubbish music
Catherine Tate struggles with action scenes for some reason. Plus Freema only back for final three episodes?

Film

First pics from Sex and the City movie

Music

Sex Pistols plan live comeback

British TV

Dave Gorman’s radio show transfers to television
Channel 4 HD to launch in December
Ralf Little quits Two Pints because he’s ‘too old’ at 27
Paddington still prefers marmalade in his sandwiches

US TV

Guess who’s back on 24 [spoilers]
Jerry Bruckheimer and CBS to remake crappy Patrick Stewart vehicle The Eleventh Hour
Dan Rather sues CBS for $70 million
Stephen Colbert sued for $65 million for allegedly stealing gags
Shark‘s ex-wife recast and a new arrival in Jericho
Anthony Horowitz is developing a project with Darren Star for Fox about an Albanian police officer who moves to the US
Matthew Perry and Britney Spears to sitcom together?
Tom Hanks and HBO planning Kennedy assassination mini-series

Wednesday’s not desperately inspiring news

19 September 2007 Rob Buckley Post a comment

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RTD was asked to write Young Doctor Who – but didn’t

Film

Matthew McConaughey to replace Owen WIlson in Tropic Thunder
More Punisher: War Zone casting
Somehow Steven Segal is doing another movie

British TV

The Frost Report back for one-off special
Virgin 1 to launch on October 1st

US TV

Molly Shannon to appear on Pushing Daisies
Heroes: six minutes from the second season
‘Leave Britney alone’ YouTube guy may get his own show
Talk of reviving Caprica
Mad Men picked up for second season

Monday morning’s adventurous news

17 September 2007 Rob Buckley 1 Comment

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Sarah Jane Adventures web site updated, complete with clips from the new series
An interview with Lis Sladen about the new series

Film

Head of BBC Film quits
Heath Ledger video interview about being the Joker
MTV Films to bring YouTube ‘sensation’ to the big screen
Castle Rock buys up insider trading rom com
Amy WInehouse dropped from Bond theme (was she ever hired?)
Iron Man may only fly in promos

Books

Sebastian Faulks wrote new Bond book in six weeks

Commercials

Fox’s Glacier Mints ads return with Simon Callow as the polar bear

British TV

Hampster still having problems from his crash
Michael Grade calls for genre quotas to be axed
Oh dear. Ratings for Nuts TV poor
BBC4 planning Tony Hancock drama

US TV

HBO picks up Will Ferrell series
Psych renewed for a third season
The results of the Emmys. ‘Best Actor in a Comedy’ for Ricky Gervais? Hmm…
David Duchovny exec producing kids show now
A clip of Stephen Colbert on The Simpsons
Fox to get tough in iTunes negotiations

Friday’s extra marmalade news

14 September 2007 Rob Buckley 4 Comments

Doctor Who

David Tennant advises Scottish acting students to give Taggart a call

Film

Paddington Bear: The Movie
Shawshank Redemption most inspiring movie?
Buck Rogers being remade now?
Uwe Boll adapting games before they’re even released
Sex and the City to be released in May 2008?
Spyglass to remake French narcolepsy comedy

Music

Confusing New Order reunion talk

British TV

Alan Carr gets £500k golden handcuffs from Channel 4

US TV

Adrian Paul talks about the ‘plot’ for Highlander: The Source
US version of The IT Crowd looks doomed
Reactions of high school students to Aliens in America
Brian de Palma to direct Preacher?
Casting begins for Fox’s paranormal The Oaks
Rachel Bilson from The OC to guest on Chuck
Morgan Fairchild to appear as herself in Men in Trees

Thursday’s marmalade sandwich news

13 September 2007 Rob Buckley 3 Comments

Doctor Who

Which BBC Wales employee just got a £10,000 bonus?
The Sarah Jane Adventures starts on the 24th and there’s a preview at Off The Telly [minor spoilers]

Film

Jennifer Garner in talks to be Spock’s love interest?
Ricky Gervais to star in This Side of Truth
Al Pacino and Cillian Murphy to star in Dali & I: The Surreal Story
Kung Fu is casting and has a director

Commercials

Paddington’s back and he’s giving Marmite a try

Music

Led Zepplin set for reunion gig

British TV

Interviews with Katherine Parkinson and Chris O’Dowd of The IT Crowd – a third series is ‘virtually certain’
Gareth Hale joins the cast of The Royal
Millionaires go to Uganda to help a village for Channel 4’s Millionaire’s Mission next week
It’s The Peter Serafinowicz Show press pack!
ITV dumping Men & Motors and ITV Play, repositioning its digital channels, cutting regional news services and – ooh! – wants to make better programmes

US TV

Charisma Carpenter to be a celebrity Apprentice?
Another pilot revived online
Lifetime greenlights a detective show, Long Island Confidential
Kevin Sorbo to be Supergirl’s dad?, and other Smallville spoilers

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