Monthly Archives: January 2009

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

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  We were relieved to see Dominic Monaghan’s post-Lost career hasn’t gone completely down the drain just yet. You might want to stop playing rubbish rock stars though, Dom. We all remembered what it is about Flight of the Conchords … Continue reading

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Five things we learned today | Friday 30 January

T-Bag Spoilers Prison Break

1. T-Bag probably won’t find redemption in the final few episodes of Prison Break. 2. Mad Men spoof Mad Libs is scarily accurate. 3. The writers on House have compiled a list of the doctor’s worst moments. 4. Life on … Continue reading

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This weekend’s big US dramas

PUSHING DAISIES, SERIES TWO, NED PACE AND ANNA FRIEL

Fri, 10pm, Pushing Daisies, ITV1 NEW SERIES The delightfully ditzy comedy drama starring Anna Friel and Ned Pace is back, but this is the last ever series so make the most of it. Chuck’s struggling to deal with the news … Continue reading

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Five things we learned today | Thursday 29 January

Ms Hawking’s secrets

1. Boffins are busy trying to explain quite what Ms Hawking’s been calculating in Lost. 2. Battlestar showrunner Ron Moore has been charged with remaking sci-fi thriller The Thing. 3. A steam-powered Battlestar Galactica cylon might look like this. 4. … Continue reading

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Pick of the Day | Thursday 29 January

ER - Banfield (Angela Bassett)

9pm, ER, More4 Banfield and Gates find common ground when they agree that they disagree with a young gymnast who claims her injuries just came from falling off the odd high beam. Unfortunately Gates has other things to worry about … Continue reading

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Six things we learned today | Wednesday 28 January

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1. Channel 4 will be broadcasting True Blood and Generation Kill once FX has finished with them. 2. Susan Sarandon is the latest big name confirmed to appear in the final episodes of axed medical drama ER. 3. A lot … Continue reading

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Pick of the Day | Wednesday 28 January

Generation Kill Jeep

9pm, Generation Kill, FX FX have made a late amendment to their schedule tonight, and are giving you another chance to catch the first episode of this new war drama from the makers of The Wire. Following the exploits of … Continue reading

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Flight of the Conchords in four-and-a-bit minutes

Currently in its second series in the States – and, more importantly, back on BBC4 here in the UK in a couple of months’ time – here for you viewing pleasure is a perfectly-formed little package of our favourite New … Continue reading

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Sneak peak at episode three, ‘Jughead’, from the new series of Lost

Thought you might enjoy a few wee teasers from the next episode of Lost, called Jughead. They don’t give an awful lot away, but if you really prefer the element of surprise then stay strong and DO NOT PRESS PLAY … Continue reading

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Six things we learned today | Tuesday 27 January

Ugly Betty Axed?

1. Ugly Betty has been ‘put on hold’ by its us network ABC, though will apparently return. 2. Michael Shanks may appear in Stargate Universe after all. 3. House is set to receive a visit from beyond the grave. 4. … Continue reading

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In the latest issue of TV & Satellite Week…

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My Name Is Earl star Jaime Pressley talks hot tubs, guest stars and motherhood – and somehow manages to get the words ‘grandmother’ and ‘slut’ in the same sentence. It’s almost a case of life imitating art! We’ve got the … Continue reading

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Pick of the Day | Tuesday 27 January

CSI with Alex Kingston

9pm, CSI, Five The team think they’ve got a murderously unhinged artist on their hands after a spate of deaths in which the bodies have been positioned in referential poses (anyone noticing any resemblance to storyline of the Kevin Costner … Continue reading

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Who on earth is the FBI mole in day seven of 24?

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  We’re loving the new series of 24 – it’s great to have Jack back in action, especially now he’s shed that ridiculous mac he was wearing for the first few episodes. We were initially quite upset about the disbandment … Continue reading

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Do not adjust your sets – the Sci Fi channel’s going HD tonight, and we’ve got a new competition to celebrate!

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  Brilliant news indeed – UK’s SCI FI channel, currently home to the brand new series of Eli Stone, as well as classic old episodes of Angel, Medium and Quantum Leap, is launching an HD version of itself, called SCI … Continue reading

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Pick of the Day | Monday 26 January

90210 GROUP SHOT

  9pm, 90210, E4 NEW SERIES Just what January needs – a shiny, happy teen drama full of sun, sex and slanging matches – though we’d have settled for reruns of the original 1990s show. It might have triggered some … Continue reading

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Five things we learned today | Monday 26 January

The Office Pregant Spoilers

1. Someone on The Office may well be pregnant. 2. A second series of Fringe is apparently ‘anticipated’ by the bigwigs at Fox. 3. The creative team behind Caprica has been announced, and we’re mighty pleased. 4. US crash-landing hero … Continue reading

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Jim returns with his weekly review | Here’s the lowdown on Generation Kill: Get Some

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Our sometime reviewer Jim is back, and this time he has enlisted for a weekly viewing of Generation Kill, the new US drama from the men behind The Wire, David Simon and Ed Burns. Here’s what he made of the … 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 highlights some of the best American TV news and views from around the web. Here’s what we found last week… • Buzz wrapped up her stay at TCA by offering up some awards for … Continue reading

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

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Ah, another busy week on TV Spy, just time to give you a quick round up of this week’s highlights before we log off, turn off the lights, and start counting down to Sunday night’s Lost extravaganza… • We tracked … Continue reading

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Four things we learned today | Friday 23 January

House and Cuddy get together

1. The 100th episode of House will be rather steamy. 2. Julianna Marguiles will joining George Clooney on his ER return. 3. 30 Rock‘s spoof Janis Joplin biopic has caused all sorts of problems for Wikipedia. 4. One of the … Continue reading

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