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Wednesday’s “Steven Moffat talks companions, TNT picks up Monday Mornings and Animal Practice recasts” news

9 May 2012 Rob Buckley Post a comment

Doctor Who

Steven Moffat explains companion choices

Film

The Avengers‘ Clark Gregg joins Labor Day
Kellan Lutz and Vampire Diaries‘ Nina Dobrev join Kid Cannabis
Rebecca Hall to replace Jessica Chastain on Iron Man 3?
Sean Bean to star in trilogy based on Devil’s Peak books

Trailers

Trailer for William Friedkin’s Killer Joe with Matthew McConaughey
Trailer for She Wants Me with Josh Gad, Hilary Duff and Charlie Sheen
Trailer for Argo with Ben Affleck

UK TV

Call the Midwife to have a Christmas special
Lewis ‘cannot go on much longer’ says Colin Dexter
Saturday ratings

US TV

Dylan Baker joins Political Animals
Monday ratings: 2 Broke Girls ends on season low
Animal Practice recasting female lead

US TV pilots

FX developing female serial killer drama
ABC Family developing The Keys
TNT picks up Monday Mornings with Ving Rhames, Alfred Molina and Jamie Bamber

Thursday’s “LA Complex flops, Counter Culture shelved, and Mike McShane on Who” news

26 April 2012 Rob Buckley Post a comment

Doctor Who

Whose Line Is It Anyway?‘s Mike McShane to guest on Doctor Who (minor spoilers)

Film

Heather Graham and Carrie-Anne Moss to star in Compulsion
Rooney Mara joins Spike Jonze’s next film
Andrea Riseborough joins Alexander Skarsgard in Hidden

Theatre

Cranford‘s Lisa Dillon joins Stephen Mangan for Birthday

UK TV

The Syndicate finishes with 5.4m viewers

US TV

Tuesday ratings: LA Complex gets lowest ever ratings for a drama debut
Five actors joins the Sundance Channel’s first scripted series Rectify

US TV pilots

Counter Culture shelved

Wednesday’s “Ray Stevenson joins Dexter, and Wild At Heart and Young James Herriot axed” news

25 April 2012 Rob Buckley Post a comment

Doctor Who

John Simm won’t be returning

Film

Charlotte Gainsbourg joins Lars von Trier’s Nymphomaniac
Ben Kingsley and John Malkovich to star in Cut Bank
Owen Wilson to star in The Coup

Trailers

Trailer for Pixar’s Brave
Trailer for Lawless with Tom Hardy, Gary OIdman, Guy Pearce and Jessica Chastain

UK TV

Wild At Heart axed
Young James Herriot axed

US TV

The Lying Game gets a second season
Ray Stevenson joins Dexter
SyFy announces 28 projects, including adaptions of Charlaine Harris and Strephen King novels
Burn Notice – season 6 teaser trailer
Gossip Girl‘s Josh Safran to be Smash‘s new showrunner
Sunday HBO ratings: Veep gets 1.7m viewers, Girls and Game of Thrones steady
Monday ratings: House up

Tuesday’s “Star Trek captains united, Jared Harris is quiet and Joe Gilgun to guest on Ripper Street” news

17 April 2012 Rob Buckley Post a comment

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Virgin removes Doctor Who logo from David Tennant ad

Film

Mad Men‘s Jared Harris to star in Hammer’s The Quiet Ones

Events

All five TV Star Trek captains to unite for convention

UK TV

Misfits‘ Joe Gilgun to guest on Ripper Street
Sunday ratings: Homeland up

US TV

Cyndi Lauper to return to Bones
Sunday ratings: GCB down, Titanic poor, NYC 22 starts okay…
…while The Client List grows…
…and Girls starts okay

David Tennant hawks Virgin Media

5 April 2012 Rob Buckley 4 Comments

It’s a commercial involving time travel so who else would you hire?

Don’t say Christopher Eccleston.

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Wednesday’s “Steven Moffat talks companions, TNT picks up Monday Mornings and Animal Practice recasts” news

Thursday’s “LA Complex flops, Counter Culture shelved, and Mike McShane on Who” news

Wednesday’s “Ray Stevenson joins Dexter, and Wild At Heart and Young James Herriot axed” news

Tuesday’s “Star Trek captains united, Jared Harris is quiet and Joe Gilgun to guest on Ripper Street” news

David Tennant hawks Virgin Media

The Umbrella Academy and The Terminal List

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