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Doctor Who

Sixth series press pack
Matt Smith to stay on Who for at least two more years

Film

Meg Ryan to direct Into The Beautiful

Theatre

Douglas Henshall, Kristin Scott Thomas and Ben Miles to star in Pinter’s Betrayal
The full cast of David Tennant and Catherine Tate’s Much Ado About Nothing

British TV

Big Brother to return for two series on Channel 5
Above Suspicion gets a fourth series

US TV

Shawn Ryan moving from Fox to Sony
Pilot casting + Raising Hope recurring character to be a regular
Harry’s Law ends on all-time low
Catherine Tate, Ray Romano and James Spader to guest on The Office

Tuesday’s record cable ratings news

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Doctor Who

Captain Jack gets a new coat at last

Film

Flight of the Conchords‘ Bret McKenzie joins The Hobbit
Sean Hayes to play Larry in Three Stooges
Trailer for The Big Bang with Antonio Banderas
Will and Jaden Smith to star in M Night Shyamalan film
Liam Hemsworth and Josh Hutcherson to star in Hunger Games

British TV

Sky Atlantic to broadcast Pompeii mini-series based on Robert Harris book
Cat Deeley to appear in Life’s Too Short

Canadian TV

Space orders pilot of Borealis, Todd and the Book of Pure Evil gets a second season

US TV

Borgias gets best drama opening on Showtime for seven years
The Killing gets 2.7m viewers
Miranda Lambert to star in ABC Family detective drama
The Kennedys gives Reelz record ratings
David Rasche joins Bored to Death
Trailer for new Thundercats
Chaos does poorly in Friday night slot
Camelot gets 1.1m, making it the most watched Starz premiere ever

Monday’s better Lantern news

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Doctor Who

Teaser for Torchwood: Miracle Day
Extended Doctor Who trailer for BBC America

Film

BFI to spend £3m more on British film
Four minutes of Green Lantern

Theatre

David Mamet’s The Anarchist to premiere in London

British TV

Natalie Dormer joins The Fades

Ukrainian TV

Another Shameless remake [subscription required]

US TV

PTC not happy with The Playboy Club‘s nudity clause
Gale Anne Hurd to produce pirate drama Port Royal
NBC readying Passport as a back-door pilot
Christopher Lloyd joins a pilot
Eddie Izzard developing political drama for FX
HBO developing crime drama The Sector
Ed Helms to guest on Wilfred [registration/subscription required]
Malcolm McDowell to guest star on Psych

Full-length Doctor Who trailer

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It lasts all of a minute and its full of all kinds of Easter eggs, so pay very close attention.

Thursday’s “In Treatment re-treatment” news

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Doctor Who

Win tickets to see The Impossible Astronaut

Film

John Travolta to play John Gotti Sr
Bryan Cranston to play the villain in Total Recall remake
Milo Ventimiglia, Sara Paxton and Sarah Shahi to star in Static

British TV

BBC launches archive of The Listener
BBC4 to air 35-year old Top of the Pops episodes each week
Karen Gillan to play Jean Shrimpton in BBC4 drama
Tesla sues Top Gear over ‘faked’ car test
Friday Night Dinner gets a second series…
…as does Silk

Canadian TV

Being Erica‘s Vinessa Antoine joins Haven

US TV

In Treatment cancelled – in its current form
Charmed creator Constance Burge sues CBS Studios
Will Arnett to co-star in Christina Applegate pilot
Ashley Crow joins Secret Circle
Denis O’Hare joins American Horror Story
Body of Proof begins well
The Playboy Club could contain nudity – just not on NBC [registration required]
Margo Martindale replaces S Epatha Merkerson in pilot, Hector Elizondo joins Tim Allen’s pilot + other casting
Jere Burns joins pilot

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TMINE Agreed re: Three Body Problem. Reading ahead in the Wikipedia rundown for the novels, it does feel there are more exciting things ahead in the next season than there were in this season. Let's...
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Mark Carroll Goodness, I didn't even recognize Keiko. We watched and enjoyed it but for me it very much had the sense that it's promising more than we've yet seen, where I'd be a lot more...
What have you been watching? Including The Umbrella Academy and The Terminal List · 2 years ago
TMINE Managed to watch some more TV! Apple TV+: Lessons in Chemistry. Adaptation of the bestseller about a discriminated against, possibly autistic chemist in the US in the 50s who ends up being a TV chef...
What have you been watching? Including The Umbrella Academy and The Terminal List · 2 years ago
TMINE Watching Guy Ritchie's The Gentlemen TV series on Netflix. It's actually not bad. Nothing extraordinary and not as good as his movie of the same name, but a pretty decent cast and some actual nuance...
What have you been watching? Including The Umbrella Academy and The Terminal List · 2 years ago
TMINE The Richard Chamberlain version loomed large in my teenage years. Almost life-changing. Although the difference between that version and this version is a bit like the difference between the...
What have you been watching? Including The Umbrella Academy and The Terminal List · 2 years ago
TMINE Yep, Andor is great. A little slow at first but after about episode 3, it's absolutely blinding
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Wednesday’s “so much Catherine Tate” news

Tuesday’s record cable ratings news

Monday’s better Lantern news

Full-length Doctor Who trailer

Thursday’s “In Treatment re-treatment” news

The Umbrella Academy and The Terminal List

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