Monthly Archives: November 2008

Four things we learned today | Friday 28 November

Posted on 28 November 2008 by Ben
Buffy to star in a movie?

  1. There’s all sorts of rumours about a possible Buffy the Vampire Slayer movie doing the rounds. 2. Clark’s latest foe in Smallville is set to be comic-book villain The Persuader. 3. The identity of ‘the blonde who dies’ … Continue reading →

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Battlestar scoop! You Will Know the Truth website launches

Posted on 28 November 2008 by Ben

You need to a flashplayer enabled browser to view this YouTube video Want to know the truth about the last Cylon to be revealed? Galactica Siterep has compiled all five versions of the You Will Know the Truth campaign for … Continue reading →

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The Sopranos DVD Box-Set competition winner

Posted on 28 November 2008 by Heather
Sopranos DVD boxset

  Our competition to win a deeeee-luxe DVD box-set edition of The Sopranos: The Ultimate Collection has now closed. Well done to everyone who entered, you all correctly answered that James Gandolfini played Tony Soprano in the cult mobster drama. … Continue reading →

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This weekend’s big US dramas

Posted on 28 November 2008 by Ellie
Stabler (Christopher Meloni, L) and Rickett (Matthew Modine) in Law & Order: SVU season 6 ep 17: Rage

Fri, 10pm, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Five A big-name guest star for the gritty crime drama series this week, as Matthew Modine appears as a face from Stabler’s past. Modine plays Gordon Rickett, a suspected child-rapist and killer … Continue reading →

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Four things we learned today | Thursday 27 November

Posted on 27 November 2008 by Ben
Olivia to get a sister in Fringe!

  1. Downbeat Fringe detective Olivia is getting a sister and a niece. Will it make her smile though? 2. Good news: Two new Lost promos! Bad news: virtually no new footage in either! 3. Grant Show looks set to … Continue reading →

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Pick of the Day | Thursday 27 November

Posted on 27 November 2008 by Ellie
the sarah connor chronicles

9pm, Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, Virgin 1 Sarah, John and Cameron manage to locate another name on the Terminator hit list – Dr Boyd Sherman, a family therapist and child psychologist who is counselling Catherine’s daughter, Savannah. But what … Continue reading →

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This week’s Heroes vodcast, featuring TV Spies Ben and Gareth AND the world’s first ever turtle eclipse

Posted on 26 November 2008 by Heather

Yes, TV Spy guys Ben and Gareth are back to wax lyrical on episode 10 of Heroes, the long-awaited Eclipse Part I. You’ll probably not be surprised to learn that the episode has left them with a few questions… What’s … Continue reading →

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Burn Notice’s Jeffrey Donovan gets theatrical

Posted on 26 November 2008 by Jim

Fans of Burn Notice were out in force at a theatre in Chicago this weekend for Jeffrey Donovan’s opening night in the sex farce Don’t Dress for Dinner. Jeff (I’m a fan of the show so I can be a … Continue reading →

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Calm down, Damages fans – we’ve only gone and found more Season 2 trailers!

Posted on 26 November 2008 by Ellie

“Get ready,” advises Glenn Close’s terrifying Patty Hewes – and you’d better, because the new season of Damages is getting closer! Fans of the first season – who are easily identifiable by an absence of fingernails after all those cliffhangers … Continue reading →

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Six things we learned today | Wednesday 25 November

Posted on 26 November 2008 by Ben
Meet Captain Awesome’s family!

  1. Kristen at E! has got some exclusive clips of Morgan Fairchild in Chuck as Captain Awesome’s mum. 2. Office star Rainn Wilson thinks he and his colleagues could do with a break. 3. JAG spin-off NCIS might well … Continue reading →

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Pick of the Day | Wednesday 26 November

Posted on 26 November 2008 by Heather
heroes

10pm, Heroes, BBC3 To the casual observer, the above picture would seem to indicate that Heroes is paying a visit to the Lost set this week. However, Nathan and Peter are off to Haiti in search of the Haitian – … Continue reading →

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Snoop and Martha’s Mash-Up

Posted on 25 November 2008 by Ellie

Forget about Dre – Snoop Dogg’s latest collaborator is none other than queen of the kitchen Martha Stewart, who had the hip-hop Huggy Bear on her show recently to learn how to make mashed potatoes. “Oh, you want me to … Continue reading →

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In the latest issue of TV & Satellite Week…

Posted on 25 November 2008 by Paul
tvsw49-cover.jpg

  Alongside all the brilliant shows you can see on the cover, we’ve also got Robin Williams revealing his nasty streak (again) in Law & Order: SVU, news on Jack Bauer and the plane crash TV that will be the … Continue reading →

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Five things we learned today | Tuesday 25 November

Posted on 25 November 2008 by Ben
Moira Kelly joins Heroes Fugitives

1. One Tree Hill’s miserable matriarch Moira Kelly will be appearing in Heroes: Fugitives. 2. Prison Break may not be ending after this season after all… 3. Battlestar’s Michael ‘Anders’ Trucco is heading over to The Big Bang Theory. 4. … Continue reading →

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Lost’s Dharma Initiative reveals a surprisingly open policy towards information

Posted on 25 November 2008 by Heather
LOST DHARMA INITIATIVE

  Those of you who stuck with the Dharma Initiative’s frustratingly mind-boggling tests a few months ago will now have been rewarded with a mailout giving you access to the first in what we presume will be a series of … Continue reading →

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Kiefer Sutherland talks about the next series of 24

Posted on 25 November 2008 by Jonathan

As if 24: Redemption wasn’t cool enough, we now have Day 7 to look forward to. Here’s a little teaser, featuring interviews with Keifer Sutherland and Cherry Jones… You need to a flashplayer enabled browser to view this YouTube video

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Pick of the Day | Tuesday 25 November

Posted on 25 November 2008 by Heather
prison break

8pm, Stargate Atlantis, Sky1 Poor Sheppard never has an easy life – and this week is no different for him. He’s in more trouble when he is kidnapped and imprisoned by an old enemy that he believed to be dead. … Continue reading →

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The latest Lost mystery – What is Ajira Airways?

Posted on 24 November 2008 by Ben
Ajira Airways - Lost mystery?

Eagle-eyed TV spies might have noticed a curious logo during the Fray’s Lost season-five-clip-featuring pop video. And as Heather discovered, it is in fact the logo for Ajira Airways – but what on earth is that? If you head over … Continue reading →

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Five things we learned today | Monday 23 November

Posted on 24 November 2008 by Ben
Tricia Helfer joins Chuck

1. Battlestar Galactica’s saucy Cylon Tricia Helfer is set to guest as a saucy spy on Chuck. 2. It looks like the US actors’ strike might actually go ahead. 3. Here’s your first look at Laurence Fishburn as new CSI, … Continue reading →

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Pick of the Day | Monday 24 November

Posted on 24 November 2008 by Heather
eli stone and george michael

9pm, Eli Stone, Sci-Fi After his usual George Michael visions – aside from attending an actual concert a few weeks back – Eli is surprised when the real George turns up again, looking for Eli’s help. It transpires that a … Continue reading →

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