Merlin star Colin Morgan has received recognition for his performance in the title role at the National Television Awards, presented on January 23rd. “I’d just like to thank everyone who voted for me,” Morgan said on stage, “I just want to thank you for your support.” “It’s been a five year journey for ourselves, so it’s a huge honour to […]
According to reports from the screening of the second season finale of American Horror Story on January 17th, the third series will be a romance set in contemporary times. Sarah Paulson and Evan Peters will again be involved with the third year, as will Jessica Lange, playing a “really glamour-cat sort of lady.” “I’m just now meeting with a lot of […]
Syfy has decided not to pick up a third season of Alphas. “We’ve been proud to present this entertaining, high-quality series for two seasons and to work with an incredible ensemble of talented actors, producers and creatives as well as our partners at BermanBraun Television. We’d like to thank the show’s dedicated regular viewers for their tremendous support,” the network […]
With the Disney acquisition of Lucasfilm and Star Wars completed, and pre-production now underway on Star Wars: Episode VII, other outposts of the Disney empire are free to look at developing yet more Star Wars projects. Disney-owned American broadcaster ABC is interested in the long-mooted live action Star Wars TV series. ABC entertainment president Paul Lee told Entertainment Weekly: “We’d […]
Not many people can stand in the way of a robot uprising, but veteran film maker Steven Spielberg certainly has the clout to do so. Dreamworks’ version of Daniel H. Wilson’s novel Robopocalypse is no longer on the director’s immediate to-do list. Reports indicate that the director wants more work done on the script, by Drew Goddard, so rather than […]
The shortlist for the National Television Awards, which was published on January 8th, reveals that Doctor Who and its stars will be battling Steven Moffat’s other show, Sherlock, as well as fellow Saturday night hero Merlin this year. In the drama section, the three shows face off against each other and Downton Abbey (which won last year). Matt Smith, Benedict […]
007’s dominance of the British cinema at the end of last year is confirmed in the list for this year’s BAFTAs which was announced this morning (9th January). Judi Dench is nominated for her powerful performance as M in the Best Supporting Actress category, while Javier Bardem’s psychotic Raul Silva gets a nod in the Best Supporting Actor. The film […]
Radio writer and producer Charles Chilton—best known for the 1950s pulp sci-fi radio series Journey into Space—died on 2 January 2013, aged 95. Leaving school at the age of 14, Chilton—by […]
Bryan Fuller’s reboot of The Munsters, Mockingbird Lane, is officially dead, according to a tweet from the director. “I tweet with a heavy heart. NBC not moving forward with #MockingbirdLane. From producers and cast, thank you all for enthusiasm and support,” Singer reported on December 27. The network had already passed on the pilot, directed by X-Men and Superman Returns helmer […]
Thunderbirds and Captain Scarlet creator Gerry Anderson has died. “I’m very sad to announce the death of my father, Thunderbirds creator, Gerry Anderson. He died peacefully in his sleep at […]
To mark the 50th anniversary of Doctor Who in 2013, the Royal Mail has announced that it is releasing a series of first class stamps depicting the Doctors in March […]
To mark the 50th anniversary of Doctor Who next year, the BFI are putting on a special programme of events, focusing on each Doctor in turn, from William Hartnell to […]
Zombie drama The Walking Dead will be heading back to AMC for a fourth season, but without the guiding influence of Glen Mazzara, who has stepped down as showrunner. In a joint statement, Mazzara and AMC noted: “Both parties acknowledge that there is a difference of opinion about where the show should go moving forward, and conclude that it is […]
As part of the celebrations marking CITV’s thirtieth birthday next year, episodes of some classic children’s shows are getting a rerun over the weekend of January 5/6th. Super Gran, Count […]
George Lucas’ fantasy epic Willow is celebrating its 25th anniversary next March with a major makeover for its Blu-ray debut. The fully cleaned up Willow Blu-ray contains a dazzling array of […]
Hot on the heels of the announcement of Sally Knyvette and Stephen Greif’s addition to the roster of Blake’s 7 actors reprising their original roles comes the news that Steven […]
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