Monthly Archives: February 2009

This weekend’s big US dramas

Posted on 27 February 2009 by Heather
Pushing Daisies, Series Two, Dim Some Lose Some

  Fri, 9pm, NCIS, Five An admiral is killed in a drive-by shooting, but it turns out the target was actually his taxi driver, and he’s got quite the back-story going on. Fri, 10pm, Pushing Daisies, ITV1 The gang go … Continue reading →

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Five things we learned today | Friday 27 February

Posted on 27 February 2009 by Ben
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1. Evangeline Lily isn’t leaving Lost after all. 2. Battlestar Galactica‘s Jamie Bamber has been taking his clothes off for charity. 3. Vampire Bill and psychic Sookie from True Blood are a couple in real life too. 4. Brittany Snow … Continue reading →

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Pick of the Day | Thursday 26 February

Posted on 26 February 2009 by Heather
Grey’s Anatomy - Life During Wartime

Thursday night. You know the drill by now. 9pm, Bones, Sky1 & Sky1 HD Ice hockey fan David Boreanaz gets a chance to show off his moves on the rink when Booth is suspected of murdering an ice hockey player. … Continue reading →

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Five things we learned | Wednesday 25 February

Posted on 25 February 2009 by Ben
Gossip Girl gets third season

1. Hurrah! Gossip Girl, Supernatural, One Tree Hill, 90210 and Smallville have all been granted another season! 2. Michael Cera appears to have agreed to join the Arrested Development movie at last. 3. Ming Na, ER’s Dr Debs, has joined … Continue reading →

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Pick of the Day | Wednesday 25 February

Posted on 25 February 2009 by Heather
Desperate Housewives - series 5

9pm, Gossip Girl, ITV2 Blair is spitting feathers when she learns that her mother, Eleanor, has given Serena and her new It girl pal Poppy front row seats to the Eleanor Waldorf show. Jealous of Serena’s popularity and furious over … Continue reading →

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Five things we learned today | Tuesday 24 February

Posted on 24 February 2009 by Ben
Patrick Dempsey to leave Grey’s Anatomy?

1. Patrick Dempsey is rumoured to be leaving Grey’s Anatomy. 2. Good news! A Battlestar Galactica movie is in the works. Bad news! It’s from the people behind the original series… 3. Dollhouse‘s US ratings aren’t getting any better. 4. … Continue reading →

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In the latest issue of TV & Satellite Week…

Posted on 24 February 2009 by Heather
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  CSI NY celebrates in style as the show reaches its 100th episode; Criminal Minds is back on our screens but we’re not giving anything away about the outcome of last season’s explosive cliffhanger; and we chat to Damages star … Continue reading →

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Pick of the Day | Tuesday 24 February

Posted on 24 February 2009 by Heather
Eureka - I Do Over

8pm, A Town Called Eureka, Sky 1 Carter finds himself stuck in a Groundhog Day-esque time loop on the day of Allison’s wedding – every time the ceremony starts, he wakes up in the shower at the start of the … Continue reading →

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30 Rock competition winner

Posted on 23 February 2009 by Jonathan

Blimey, there are a lot of 30 Rock fans out there. We were inundated with entries for our competition to win a box-set of the first series on DVD, but sadly there can only be one winner – and that … Continue reading →

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

Posted on 23 February 2009 by Jonathan
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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… • Gossip Girl is a great guilty … Continue reading →

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Pick of the Day | Monday 23 February

Posted on 23 February 2009 by Heather
Heroes Vol.4.1

  9pm, BBC2 & 10pm, BBC3, Heroes NEW SERIES There has been much talk about Volume Four of Heroes after the disastrous last couple of batches. You’ll be pleased to know we think it’s showing definite signs of improvement, as … Continue reading →

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Five things we learnt today | Friday 20 February

Posted on 20 February 2009 by Ben
Battlestar’s Aaron Douglas gets new show

1. Battlestar Galactica‘s Aaron Douglas has a new crime drama series in the works. 2. Charlie’s brother off Lost is to be Sean’s long-lost brother in Nip/Tuck. Let’s hope he leaves his British accent in Hawaii. 3. Icky Heroes siblings … Continue reading →

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

Posted on 20 February 2009 by Heather
Spylights 2009, WK11

• If you’re really not keeping up with Lost, we have the answer. Well, not the answer – you’ll have to wait till the final episode for that. Incidentally, Lost celebrated its 100th episode this week with a big ol’ … Continue reading →

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This weekend’s big US dramas

Posted on 20 February 2009 by Heather
NCIS - REQUIEM

Fri, 9pm, NCIS, Five Gibbs finds himself in deep water (literally) after he investigates a case connected to a friend of his daughter, who was killed years ago. It’s quite an emotive episode. Fri, 10pm, Pushing Daisies, ITV1 An escort … Continue reading →

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Former 24 star Reiko Aylesworth in Lost

Posted on 20 February 2009 by Jonathan
Reiko Aylesworth in Lost

A quick sneak peak for all you Losties of former 24 actress Reiko Aylesworth’s debut in the episode LaFleur, which will air on Sky1 on Sunday 8 March. The actress, who previously played doomed CTU agent and ex-love of Tony … Continue reading →

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Lost on Lost? Here’s Lost Untangled…

Posted on 19 February 2009 by Jonathan

Seems we’re not the only ones who are throughly baffled by the latest series of Lost. ABC in America has put up this fun bluffer’s guide to help us make sense of what’s going on… You need to a flashplayer … Continue reading →

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Just four things we learned today | Thursday 19 February

Posted on 19 February 2009 by Ben
PUSHING DAISIES IS AXED

1. The remaining episodes of Pushing Daisies will be be premiered at a TV festival. 2. Dollhouse is proving more popular online than on TV. 3. Kristen Bell (Heroes‘ Elle) has a new TV gig in the pipeline. 4. A … Continue reading →

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Pick of the Day | Thursday 19 February

Posted on 19 February 2009 by Heather
Bones at the Circus

Thursday night, prepare every recording device in the house and synchronise your watches… 9pm, Bones, Sky1 NEW EPISODES It’s finally back, and Brennan and Booth go undercover as a knife-throwing act at a circus to investigate the murder of conjoined … Continue reading →

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Please, please, please promise us this show will NEVER be shown in the UK

Posted on 18 February 2009 by Jonathan

The Guardian’s Marina Hyde put it more eloquently in her wonderful Lost in Showbiz column last week, but the Osbourne family’s’s new variety show, The Osbournes: Reloaded, wins our award for the most execrable TV show of 2009 so far. … Continue reading →

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Pick of the Day | Wednesday 18 February

Posted on 18 February 2009 by Heather
The Beast - Patrick Swayze

10pm, The Beast, Five USA NEW SERIES There’s no point in beating about the bush – at the moment, Wednesday nights are nights for catching up on what you’ve stored in your Sky+. Patrick Swayze may be about to change … Continue reading →

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