In a new interview to mark the broadcast of the series finale The Name of the Doctor, Matt Smith has made it very clear that he is coming back for a new series of adventures as the Doctor. “I’m on a break for a couple of months while I’m in Detroit making How To Catch A Monster,” Smith told the […]
David Eick, executive producer on Battlestar Galactica and co-creator and exec producer of spin-off Caprica, has signed up as showrunner on TNT’s Falling Skies for its projected fourth season, according to a report at Deadline. He will replace his Caprica co-creator Remi Aubuchon, who has run the show for the past two seasons, which is currently TNT’s number 1 scripted series […]
There’s good news and bad news for fans of Syfy’s flagship show Warehouse 13: the series is coming back for a fifth season, but it’ll be a curtailed six-episode wrap-up. According to the report at Deadline, production will begin this summer for a 2014 broadcast. “Warehouse 13 has been an incredible signature series for us,” said Syfy President of Original […]
According to a report at Digital Spy, Doctor Who head writer Steven Moffat has confirmed categorically that series eight of the revived Doctor Who is happening. “This is a thing that just seems to have slipped by… so can I say it very firmly – series eight is absolutely, definitely confirmed,” Moffat said at the BAFTA TV Awards held at […]
Fantasy series Game of Thrones was the only genre winner at the BAFTA TV Awards held on May 12th at the Royal Festival Hall. The series, based on George R.R. Martin’s book saga, won the Audience Award, although it failed to win in its other nominated category, International. Although Doctor Who was not nominated for anything this year, the 50th […]
The proposed spin-off series from Marvel’s The Avengers (Avengers Assemble in the UK) has been given a series order by ABC, with The Avengers director Joss Whedon as the series’ […]
Disney and Lucasfilm have confirmed that Star Wars: Episode VII is to be shot in the UK, taking advantage of new tax relief arrangements recently put in place by the UK Government. Four out of the previous six Star Wars films were filmed largely in the UK, with two of the prequel films shooting in Australia to take advantage of […]
The CW have confirmed that they have given a series order for the latest reboot of The Tomorrow People, the ITV series created by Roger Price, alongside two other SF shows, The 100 and Oxygen. The Tomorrow People is described as “the story of several young people from around the world who represent the next stage in human evolution, possessing […]
Almost Human, the cop show from J.H. Wyman and J.J. Abrams, and Sleepy Hollow, the reworking of the classic story by Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci, have both been picked […]
At long last, a major Hollywood studio has turned their attention to the original Dungeons & Dragons game. According to a report at Deadline, Warner Bros. has decided to rework […]
Stop motion pioneer Ray Harryhausen died in London today, May 7th. Harryhausen was born in June 1920, and developed an interest in stop motion animation after seeing the 1933 version […]
Although the appointment of Brian Minchin as executive producer would seem to indicate that new episodes to form series 8 are definitely on the cards, fans may be a little surprised by a story in the new Doctor Who Magazine, out in the UK for subscribers today, and on general sale tomorrow. “Doctor Who is due to resume later in […]
The Sarah Jane Adventures and Torchwood: Miracle Day producer Brian Minchin has been confirmed as the new executive producer on Doctor Who alongside head writer Steven Moffat. Minchin, who also worked on Being Human, Wizards vs Aliens and Dirk Gently, noted in a press release: “I’m thrilled and excited to be joining Steven Moffat on a show that has meant […]
Although both Zero Hour and Do No Harm were pulled from the schedules by their respective networks after only a few weeks, the shows’ fans will get a chance to see if an injustice has been done, as the remaining episodes of both series will be aired across the summer. ABC’s Zero Hour managed to get three episodes into the […]
As shows approach the final weeks of the 2012/13 season, news of further genre renewals are being announced. NBC has confirmed that both Grimm and Revolution will be returning later in the year, while the CW has given the green light for a second year of adventures for Vincent and Catherine in Beauty & The Beast, to join Supernatural, The […]
AMC has moved into the science fiction genre, with the announcement of a pilot order to new series Line of Sight. Line of Sight is described as the story of Lewis Bernt, a National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) investigator “who survives a mysterious plane crash, bringing him on an emotionally disorienting quest to discover the accident’s cause.” It was one of […]
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