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Colin Morgan wins at National Television Awards

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 […]

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American Horror Story goes romantic for series 3!

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 […]

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Syfy cancels Alphas

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 […]

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Disney-owned ABC want Star Wars TV show!

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 […]

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Spielberg pauses Robopocalypse (updated)

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 […]

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Doctor Who battles Merlin and Sherlock for NTAs

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 […]

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008 nominations for 007 at BAFTAs (updated)

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 […]

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Mockingbird Lane officially over

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 […]

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RIP Gerry Anderson

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 […]

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Walking Dead renewed but showrunner departs

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 […]