Monthly Archives: September 2008

Great news for neck-biters… HBO’s True Blood gets a second series!

Posted on 18 September 2008 by Ben
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We’re loving HBO’s creepy new, metaphor-laden Deep South drama series True Blood – and we’re not alone it seems as, after the second episode recorded a record-breaking increase in the number of viewers, it has already been commissioned for a … Continue reading →

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Four things we learned today | Thursday 18 September

Posted on 18 September 2008 by Jonathan

1) The second episode of Fringe got a healthy ratings boost thanks to a certain Dr Gregory House. 2) American Idol presenter Ryan Seacrest says Simon Cowell is addicted to botox. 3) The Chinese Ugly Betty isn’t ugly enough. 4) … Continue reading →

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Psst! Exciting Heroes and Little Britain USA scheduling news

Posted on 17 September 2008 by Jonathan

OK, we’ve just had confirmation of the BBC’s plans for the new series of Heroes. Unlike the previous series, the third season is going to be shown on Wednesday nights, beginning 1 October. The first episode will be shown on … Continue reading →

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Five things we learned today | Wednesday 17 September

Posted on 17 September 2008 by Jonathan

1) Bruce Willis and Demi Moore’s daughter, Rumer Willis, has landed a part in CSI: New York as one of several victims of a serial killer who share the same name with Gary Sinise’s character. 2) Fringe actress Anna Torv … Continue reading →

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Don’t give up the day jobs… The cast of Ugly Betty sing New York, New York!

Posted on 17 September 2008 by Jonathan

A great little promo for the third series of Ugly Betty, which begins in the States later this month, played out against the less than dulcet tones of the cast singing the Sinatra standard New York, New York. Can you … Continue reading →

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Pick of the Day | Wednesday 17 September

Posted on 17 September 2008 by Heather
The cast of The Nine

10pm, The Nine, Five US Lucky Kathryn receives the mayor’s support for the office of District Attorney, which could lead to a turning point in her career, fingers crossed for her! Meanwhile, eight of the nine hostages are brought to … Continue reading →

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Brace yourselves for an exceedingly gory second episode of Fringe!

Posted on 16 September 2008 by Ben

You need to a flashplayer enabled browser to view this YouTube video Warning, this isn’t pretty – it’s the first four minutes of the second episode of JJ Abrams Fringe and it’s every bit as thrilling and terrifying as we’d … Continue reading →

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Here’s your first chance to see Harvey Keitel as the American Gene Hunt in the US version of Life on Mars!

Posted on 16 September 2008 by Ben

You need to a flashplayer enabled browser to view this YouTube video And it looks like he’s playing a far more subtle version of Gene Hunt than Philip Glenister in our very own British series. Perhaps all that chopping and … Continue reading →

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In the latest issue of TV & Satellite Week…

Posted on 16 September 2008 by admin
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Booth and Brennan are London-bound in the brand new series of Bones, Brooke Shields explains why, Manolos aside, Lipstick Jungle – which premieres on Living this week – is nothing like Sex and the City, and we preview the brilliant … Continue reading →

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Pick of the Day | Tuesday 16 September

Posted on 16 September 2008 by Heather
Lincoln and Michael in Prison Break

10pm, Prison Break, Sky1 The gang led by brothers Lincoln and Michael continue their hunt for the cards which can hopefully bring down the evil Company. Guess where they have to infiltrate this week, yes of course it’s a police … Continue reading →

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Trying to please the Dharma Initiative is a Lost cause

Posted on 16 September 2008 by Heather
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Back in July, spurred on by our own scheming mastermind Ben, a few of us TV Spy Lost dafties jumped at the chance to undergo The Dharma Initiative’s eligibility test, a seemingly inane cognitive skills test measuring whether you’ve got … Continue reading →

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Hurrah, we’ve found another clip from Little Britain USA… Bubbles goes to the casino

Posted on 15 September 2008 by Jonathan

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Behind the scenes on Little Britain USA with Matt Lucas, David Walliams and David Schwimmer

Posted on 15 September 2008 by Jonathan

Another little clip for all you Little Britain fans, this time taking us behind the scenes of the US version of the show. The series starts in America on Sunday 28 September and will be shown here in the UK … Continue reading →

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Pick of the Day | Monday 15 September

Posted on 15 September 2008 by Heather
Criminal Intent

9pm, Law & Order: Criminal Intent, Hallmark Detectives Logan and Wheeler have to decipher whether the murder of a young pregnant Muslim women was down to a racist attack or that the bad blood between her family and that of … Continue reading →

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Got an urge to splash around some Dirty Sexy Money? We’ve got the lowdown on season two

Posted on 15 September 2008 by Heather
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Season two of diabolically delicious dynastic drama Dirty Sexy Money begins in the US on 1 October (sorry, no word yet on when it’ll be turning up here in the UK), and ABC have set up an interactive site allowing … Continue reading →

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Six things we learned today | Monday 15 September

Posted on 15 September 2008 by Jonathan

1) Heroes and Star Trek actor George Takei has got married. 2) The historical drama John Adams did rather well in the Creative Arts Emmy Awards. 3) The cast of Nip/Tuck are negotiating hard for pay rises. House star Hugh … Continue reading →

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Pete’s view of last night’s Dexter | Left Turn Ahead

Posted on 15 September 2008 by peter
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‘For such a neat monster I’m making an awfully big mess!’ You sure are Dex! The FBI and Miami’s best are hot on your tail, your trophies have been stolen, the code you live by has been shattered and you’ve … Continue reading →

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TV Spylights | The pick of the week on TV Spy

Posted on 12 September 2008 by Heather
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• We may have been excited last week about all our favourite dramas coming back, but this week there have been even more knees jiggling up and down in the office in anticipation of all the great new shows coming … Continue reading →

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Supernatural Season 3 DVD competition winners

Posted on 12 September 2008 by Heather
Supernatural Season 3 DVD winner

The competition to win a season three DVD boxset of Supernatural is now closed. A big thank you to everyone who entered, correctly answering that Sam attended Stanford University before he began his illustrious career as a ghost hunter. The … Continue reading →

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This weekend’s big US dramas

Posted on 12 September 2008 by Heather
Special Victims Unit with Kyle MacLachlan

Fri, 10pm, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Five This episode has enough twists and turns to make you feel a bit carsick. A young boy is murdered on his fifth birthday, and the search for the killer turns up … Continue reading →

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