E4 commissions ALTernate reality drama pilot
With Misfits now receding into the past, E4 is trying out a new sci-fi comedy drama, with a pilot commission for ALT from Jamie Matheson. According to the press release: […]
HBO & Sky Atlantic set Game of Thrones return date (updated)
The fourth season of HBO’s hit series Game of Thrones will begin on Sunday April 6th in the States, according to the network’s announcement at the Television Critics Association tour. Sky Atlantic has confirmed that it will air the episodes a day later, beginning on Monday April 7th at 9 pm. This comes hot on the heels of the news […]
Hugo Awards 2013 results
John Scalzi, Brandon Sanderson, Pat Cadigan, Ken Liu and Mur Lafferty were among the honorees at this year’s Hugo Awards, announced in a ceremony compered by Paul Cornell on September 1st. Scalzi’s Redshirts won Best Novel, with Sanderson’s The Emperor’s Soul awarded Best Novella. Pat Cadigan’s ‘The Girl-Thing Who Went Out for Sushi’ won Best Novelette, while Liu’s ‘Mono no Aware’ […]
Oz meets Game of Thrones in Emerald City
According to a report at Deadline, yet another version of The Wizard of Oz is heading to TV screens shortly. After the announcement of Dorothy, the medical-based update from the Elementary team, comes news that NBC has bought Emerald City from Siberia writer and producer Matthew Arnold. Described as “a dark reimagining of the classic tale of Oz in the […]
Game of Thrones and Doctor Who acclaimed at BAFTA TV Awards (video)
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 […]
Morgana joins Dracula!
Morgana actress Katie McGrath has been cast in Sky’s lavish new adaptation of Bram Stoker’s Dracula. The former Merlin star will play Lucy Westenra, aristocratic London’s sexy, social butterfly who has a penchant for gossip, flirting and all things glamorous. A best friend to Dracula’s muse, Mina Murray (played by Jessica De Gouw), Lucy gradually becomes entwined in a web […]
Doctor Who and Game of Thrones triumph at Hugo Awards
Neil Gaiman’s debut Doctor Who episode The Doctor’s Wife, and the first season of HBO’s Game of Thrones were honoured at the Hugo Awards, which were held on September 2 at Chicon 7 in Chicago, with Gaiman hinting that he may be working on another episode. “…Only a fool or a mad man would try to do it again… so […]
17 Emmy nominations for American Horror Story
American Horror Story, the hit psychodrama from last season has tied for first place with Mad Men with 17 Emmy nominations, announced earlier today. Game of Thrones is nominated in 11 categories; Once Upon a Time and The Walking Dead have three apiece; Futurama two; Falling Skies, Grimm, and Person of Interest have one. Categorised as a Miniseries for the purposes […]
David Warner and Liam Cunningham for Who series 7
Veteran genre actor David Warner and Outcasts/Game of Thrones star Liam Cunningham will be appearing in Mark Gatiss’ story for Doctor Who‘s seventh season, currently filming. According to the new […]
HBO apologise for beheading Bush on Game of Thrones
HBO has issued an apology after a prosthetic head of former US president George W. Bush turned up in Game of Thrones’ first season. The scenes in episode 10 were commented on by the executive producers on the DVD: “The last head on the left is George Bush,” the pair say. “George Bush’s head appears in a couple of beheading scenes. […]
Game of Thrones renewed for a third season
HBO has officially announced a third season of their adaptation of George R.R. Martin’s epic series Game of Thrones. “Series creators David Benioff and D.B. Weiss raised our expectations for the second season – and then surpassed them,” Michael Lombardo, president, HBO Programming said in a statement. “We are thrilled by all the viewer and media support we’ve received for […]
Three Hugo nominations for Who series six
Steven Moffat – who previously won the Hugo Award on four occasions for his scripts for Doctor Who – is in contention with two of his colleagues for Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form in this year’s Hugo Awards. Moffat’s script for A Good Man Goes to War goes up against Neil Gaiman’s The Doctor’s Wife and Tom MacRae’s The Girl […]
Who, Fades and Primeval stars line up for BBC’s James Herbert adaptation
Suranne Jones, currently starring in ITV cop drama Scott and Bailey, has been cast as Eve opposite The Fades’ Tom Ellis in Joe Ahearne’s adaptation of James Herbert’s horror story […]
Apes and Transformers victorious at Visual Effects Society Awards
The amazing work that went into creating Caesar in Rise of the Planet of the Apes was rewarded by the Visual Effects Society in their Annual Awards, presented at the Beverley Hilton on February 7. The team won both Best Visual Effects in a Visual Effects-Driven Feature Motion Picture and Best Animated Character in a Live Action Feature Motion Picture. […]
More honours for Lange at SAG Awards
Jessica Lange’s role in American Horror Story has brought her yet more honours, as the Screen Actors Guild awarded her the Outstanding Female Role in a Dramatic Series at the ceremony on January 29. “Once I threw my lot in with this project, the ride was actually quite great,” she told Deadline back stage. “You couldn’t second guess or over think. […]
American Horror Story and Game of Thrones recognised at Golden Globes
Genre films and television shows didn’t do particularly well at this year’s Golden Globes, hosted by Ricky Gervais on January 15, but actors in current cult hits American Horror Story and Game of Thrones walked away with honours. Veteran actress Jessica Lange beat off stiff competition to win the TV Best Supporting Actress award for her role in American Horror Story, […]
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