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Big Finish solve a Klein problem

Those listeners who have caught Radio4Extra’s recent broadcast of the Doctor Who Klein trilogy, featuring Sylvester McCoy’s Seventh Doctor re-encountering Tracy Childs’ Elizabeth Klein, may be wondering if they’re missing […]

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Steven Moffat honoured with special BAFTA

Doctor Who and Sherlock showrunner Steven Moffat is to receive a special award at this year’s BAFTAs. “Steven has had an outstanding year with Doctor Who and Sherlock, not to mention the feature film The Adventures of Tintin, and we are delighted to honour his contribution to television and the arts,” BAFTA chairman Tim Corrie explained. “He is one of […]

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Original Blade Runner writer returns for belated sequel?

Hampton Fancher, the co-writer of the original 1982 Blade Runner movie, is in discussions to return 30 years later to work on Ridley Scott’s sequel to the iconic movie. The new Blade Runner will apparently follow on from the first film, but not focus on Harrison Ford’s character Rick Deckard. The original movie was based on Philip K. Dick’s story […]

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Arrow’s backstory explained

Now that they’ve given a series order for Arrow, the CW has released the backstory for the latest version of Oliver Queen’s history: “After a violent shipwreck, billionaire playboy Oliver Queen was missing and presumed dead for five years before being discovered alive on a remote island in the Pacific. When he returns home to Starling City, his devoted mother […]

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Cult, Arrow and Beauty & The Beast all picked up! (updated!)

The CW is putting its faith in genre-related offerings this season, with Rockne S. O’Bannon’s Cult, the DC-based Arrow and the revamp of Beauty and the Beast all receiving series orders. Cult has had a long journey to the screen, originally pitched for the 2005-6 season, before being revamped for 2009-10, and then reworked for the current schedule. The show […]

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Once Upon a Time renewed for second year

Both fairy-tale based ongoing series will be chasing the ratings next season, following ABC’s decision to renew Once Upon a Time – Grimm was picked up some time ago. Creator Adam Horowitz broke the news on his Twitter account: “It’s official — #OnceUponATime has been picked up for season 2. Thank you all so much for watching, we’re beyond thrilled […]

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Farewell Alcatraz, hello Revolution!

J.J. Abrams’ latest TV series has become another one-season wonder, with Alcatraz failing to get a pick-up for a second year. The time-travelling series (broadcast on Fox in the US and Watch in the UK) failed to spark with audiences despite a strong cast and echoes of Lost‘s multiple-reality scenarios. Deadline points out that its fate was pretty much decided when […]

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Doctor Who series 7 to premiere at Edinburgh TV Festival

The season opener for Doctor Who‘s seventh year will receive its premiere at the Edinburgh International TV Festival, being held in the Scottish capital between August 23rd and 25th. Doctor Who showrunner Steven Moffat will be present during the Festival, and is running a masterclass on Sherlock alongside its co-creator Mark Gatiss and producer Sue Vertue. The as yet unnamed […]

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Avengers smashing records worldwide

Marvel’s movie strategy has paid off, with the film of The Avengers raking in huge box office receipts around the world. According to official estimates, The Avengers will smash the previous single weekend box office take of $169m held by the Harry Potter finale, on course for over $200m. International gross is over $450m – before the film has even […]

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