Monthly Archives: November 2008

Pick of the Day | Tuesday 18 November

Michael and Lincoln Prison break

10pm, Prison Break, Sky1 With the plan to steal Scylla all in place, nothing can go wrong… as if! The entire mission depends on Michael’s health holding up, and he has been told that too much stress could kill him! … Continue reading

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In the latest issue of TV & Satellite Week…

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The wait is over… Jack Bauer‘s back, and he’s on the cover of the latest edition of TV & Satellite Week. We’ve got an interview with Kiefer Sutherland about the flawed hero’s return in 24: Redemption, and Kiefer reveals some … Continue reading

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Robert Carlyle gives us the lowdown on his role in 24: Redemption

Redemption

We’ve got a short interview with 24: Redemption star Robert Carlyle in the next issue of TV & Satellite Week, but there wasn’t nearly enough room in one page for everything he told us, so we’re putting the full transcript … Continue reading

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Pick of the Day | Monday 17 November

Eli Stone - praying for time

9pm, Eli Stone, Sci-Fi Eli’s latest vision features a shocking earthquake in San Franciso, and it turns out the region affected is the spot his latest client is threatening to build a huge shopping mall on, evicting all the local … Continue reading

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Six things we learned today | Monday 17 November

Monk to end!

  1. The next obsessive, compulsive season of Monk will be its last. 2. Pamela Anderson is to guest star as herself in the US version of Kath & Kim. 3. Former 24 star Reiko Aylesworth will be involved in … Continue reading

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Out of the blogosphere… The latest US TV news and talk from the TV Blog Coalition

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Each week the TV Blog Coalition – of which TV Spy is proud to be a member of – highlights some of the best American TV news and views from around the web… • From the curmudgeons at House to … Continue reading

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TV Spylights | The pick of the past week on TV Spy

SPYLIGHTS, WK48

We were very pleased to discover that ABC had announced an air date for the new series of Lost in America, and then Ben found a tantalising new clip too. We can’t wait for the return of Jack! Talking of … Continue reading

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Five things we learned today | Friday 14 November

You need to a flashplayer enabled browser to view this YouTube video 1. We’ll be seeing a new side to Sun in the next season of Lost – and isn’t it strange to hear Jin speaking English in the above … Continue reading

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Smallville Season Seven Official Companion book winners

Official Companion Series Seven

Our competition to win one of five copies of Smallville: The Official Companion Season Seven is now closed. Thank you to all the Smallville fans who entered, and correctly said that James Marsters plays the deliciously dastardly Milton Fine. We … Continue reading

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This weekend’s big US dramas

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Fri, 10pm, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Five This episode serves as a somewhat heavy-handed public health announcement addressing the downside of online social networking sites. The team investigate a 15-year-old girl’s death and find out that not only … Continue reading

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Win a deluxe The Sopranos DVD box-set!

The Sopranos box-set

The Sopranos – aka “the greatest TV Series ever made” (© pretty much every TV critic worth their salt) – is finally getting the DVD box-set it so richly deserves. Released on 24 November, The Sopranos: The Ultimate Collection includes … Continue reading

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Confirmed at last! The Arrested Development movie IS going to happen

It’s been the subject of blog-chatter for yonks, but now it seems that a big-screen version of US sitcom Arrested Development really is in the works. Collider has heard it from the horse’s mouth – and by horse we mean … Continue reading

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Psst! Want to see the opening few minutes of One Tree Hill’s spangly 1940s film-noir episode?

Here’s a sneak look at the first eight minutes of We Three (My Echo, My Shadow and Me), next week’s US episode of One Tree Hill – which is inexplicably set in the 1940s. It’s also the first episode to … Continue reading

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Pick of the Day | Thursday 13 November

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9pm, Bones, Sky1 It all gets a little bit awkward in tonight’s episode when Brennan goes on a date with Booth’s younger brother – well, he does look pretty cute in that uniform! As you might expect though, it leads … Continue reading

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Seven things we learned today | Thursday 13 November

Lipstick Jungle axed!

1. Living’s Lipstick Jungle and new Christian Slater spy drama My Own Worst Enemy have both been axed. 2. And it seems producers may be planning to wind up Prison Break in the not-too-distant future too. 3. A couple of … Continue reading

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TV Spies Ben and Gareth discuss episode eight of Heroes – Villains – in the latest TV Spy vodcast

It’s that time of the week again already, and Ben and Gareth have applied their TV expertise to the latest instalment of Heroes, episode eight – Villains. The good news is there’s no mention of the tortoise/turtle debacle… the bad … Continue reading

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TV Spy-charts | Last night’s Prison Break – The Legend – broken down just for you

Prison Break - Broken Down: The Legend!

Another storming episode of Prison Break last night – but with so much going on, how can we keep up with Michael and his rather inept team of breaker-iners? Thankfully, TV Spy is here to break down even the most … Continue reading

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In the latest issue of TV & Satellite Week…

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Cult comedy drama Life on Mars may have branched out Stateside, but John Simm isn’t in it – he’s on the cover of the latest edition of TV & Satellite Week! This week we’ve got good news about John from … Continue reading

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Pick of the Day | Wednesday 12 November

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  10pm, Heroes, BBC3 Hiro finds a sneaky way round his promise not to go into the past anymore by having one of those white-eyed spirit journeys into the past instead, and his visions give some major insights into Arthur … Continue reading

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Six things we learned today | Wednesday 12 November

Heroes in ratings freefall?

  1. Smallville‘s a ratings winner, while viewers are deserting Heroes – E! have kindly rounded up the season’s winners and losers. That to Heroes Spoilers for the pic! 2. And E!’s Kristen also have some exclusive clips of Melissa … Continue reading

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