Monthly Archives: August 2008

The X-Files competition | We’ve got a set of seven X-Files books up for grabs!

Posted on 22 August 2008 by Heather
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We are going competition crazy on TV Spy over the next few weeks. We’ll be giving away goodies for US drama Supernatural and the spoof action film Meet the Spartans. First up, The X-Files. We’ve teamed up with TitanBooks to … Continue reading →

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Seven things we learned today | Friday 22 August

Posted on 22 August 2008 by Jonathan

1) Jerry Seinfeld is going to become the face of Windows Vista. 2) The cast of Melrose Place may be reuniting for next month’s Emmy awards. 3) The Wire’s Felicia ‘Snoop’ Perason has been arrested on minor drug charges. 4) … Continue reading →

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Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles | Competition Winner!

Posted on 22 August 2008 by Heather
Sarah Connor Chronicles DVD Cover

Well done to everyone who entered our competition and correctly told us that Ms Glau, star of Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, is called Summer. (We really must make these questions tougher!) Everyone’s names went in a suitably Summery straw … Continue reading →

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This weekend’s big US dramas

Posted on 22 August 2008 by Heather
The Simpsons Movie

  Sat, 8pm, The Simpsons Movie, Sky Movies Premiere There’ll be new episodes of The Simpsons appearing on Sky1 at the end of the month, but in the meantime, here’s the ultimate in Simpsons indulgence – 90 minutes of Homer … Continue reading →

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Pick of the Day | Thursday 21 August

Posted on 21 August 2008 by Heather

You need to a flashplayer enabled browser to view this YouTube video 7pm, Will & Grace, Living Debbie Reynolds makes a guest appearance as Grace’s mother, a woman whose love of matchmaking makes Cilla Black look like Cupid’s evil twin. … Continue reading →

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90210 | Brenda’s back

Posted on 21 August 2008 by Ben

You need to a flashplayer enabled browser to view this YouTube video It’s short, and not particularly sweet, but here’s the first 90210 promo to feature the return of superbitch Brenda Walsh, played by the irrepressible Shannen Doherty. What’s Brenda … Continue reading →

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Nine things we learned today | Thursday 21 August

Posted on 21 August 2008 by Jonathan

1) There are going to be some Battlestar Galactica webisodes to tie in with the last episodes early next year. 2) Stargate Atlantis has been axed, though there will be some DVD movies. 3) An Italian medical group has complained … Continue reading →

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Grey’s Anatomy | Series four coming to your screens in September!

Posted on 21 August 2008 by Heather

The long-awaited series four of Grey’s Anatomy Will finally reach our shores next month, courtesy of Living – it’s hard to believe it was shown in America last Autumn! When will we ever catch up? Since we last visited Seattle … Continue reading →

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Are You a Natural Born Killer just like Dexter?

Posted on 20 August 2008 by peter
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Here’s a neat little time-waster from the folks plugging the second series DVD of Dexter. Dexter’s Psycho Therapy is an online Rorschach test that measures your inner killer. It’s only four questions (actually, inkblots) long, but we  tried it and … Continue reading →

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Chuck | Season Two Preview

Posted on 20 August 2008 by Ben

You need to a flashplayer enabled browser to view this YouTube video We’re embarrassed by how little we’ve mentioned the excellent Chuck of late. The slacker-action-comedy that isn’t Reaper is gearing up for its rip-roaring second season – which will … Continue reading →

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Pick of the Day | Wednesday 20 August

Posted on 20 August 2008 by Heather
Family Guy Stewie

9pm, Family Guy, FX The first of tonight’s two episodes in the nightly double bill is particularly timely, as it includes Stewie training to become an Olympic gymnast. Back in the real world, Peter decides to become an erotic novel … Continue reading →

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Five things we learned today | Wednesday 20 August

Posted on 20 August 2008 by Jonathan
Homer Simpson Euro

1) A Madrid shopkeeper found a one Euro coin in his cash register with the face of Homer Simpson on it instead of that of Spain’s king. 2) The Kansas City Star’s Aaron Barnhart, lucky man, has got hold of … Continue reading →

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Pick of the Day | Tuesday 19 August

Posted on 19 August 2008 by Heather
MIAMI, HORATIO LOOKING FOR HIS SON

9pm, CSI: Miami, Five Horatio loses his cool, calm exterior when badboy Kyle goes missing during a break out on a prison transport vehicle, and it transpires the criminals are not exactly bent on keeping him alive after figuring out … Continue reading →

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The Wire | React Quotes

Posted on 19 August 2008 by Jim
THE WIRE - JIMMY MCNULTY (DOMINIC WEST)

Jimmy McNulty was on the road to self-destruction in React Quotes, the latest episode of season five of The Wire. His boozing and constant comings and goings are causing problems on the domestic front, and his serial killer fabrication is … Continue reading →

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Three things we learned today | Tuesday 19 August

Posted on 19 August 2008 by Jonathan

1) Is there trouble afoot at the new version of 90210? 2) Laurence Fishburne hadn’t watched CSI: Crime Scene Investigation before meeting the producers to talk about joining the cast. 3) Could it be over for House and Wilson? Kristin’s … Continue reading →

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Want to be in Lost? Now’s your chance

Posted on 18 August 2008 by Ben
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Hey – want to star in Lost? Are you in Honolulu this weekend? Would you describe yourself as being part of the social demographic best described as ‘anyone’? Well, Doc Artz is reporting an open casting call for absolutely anyone … Continue reading →

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In the latest issue of TV & Satellite Week…

Posted on 18 August 2008 by Heather
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Addison and Pete bring a whole new meaning to the term Private Practice when they go on a date, CSI Miami detective Delko seems to have stumbled into an episode of Ghost Whisperer, and we reveal why David Arquette‘s getting … Continue reading →

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Pick of the Day | Monday 18 August

Posted on 18 August 2008 by Heather
Smallville, Series 3 , Relic

7pm, Smallville, ITV2 It’s not a brand new episode, but it’s a classic, as Jonathan and Clark discover a Kryptonian medallion that allows Clark to see glimpses of the past – cue flashback! Tom Welling and Kristen Kreuk don award-winning … Continue reading →

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Watch the opening moments from the great new FX series Breaking Bad

Posted on 18 August 2008 by Jonathan

You may recall that few weeks ago, Gavin waxed lyrical about FX’s latest US acquisition Breaking Bad. Well, for those of you whose interest was piqued, we thought you might like to know that it now has a confirmed transmission … Continue reading →

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Six things we learned today | Monday 18 August

Posted on 18 August 2008 by Jonathan

1) Swakopmund, the Namibian town that replaces Portmeirion in the new version of The Prisoner, looks lovely. 2) Craig Phillip Wilson, aka Darryl Philbin in the US version of The Office, has been a naughty boy. 3) Tomorrow will be … Continue reading →

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