Monthly Archives: October 2009

It’s Halloween this weekend – let the screaming begin!

Posted on 30 October 2009 by Heather
Moonlight Halloween

  The good folk at Virgin On Demand have been in touch to let us know about the veritable pumpkin-load of Halloween specials they have lined up for you this weekend, guaranteed to get even the bravest of you cowering … Continue reading →

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Judy’s Pick of the Day | Friday 30 October

Posted on 30 October 2009 by judy
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9pm, NCIS, FX & FX HD A nicely topical episode with the body of a Marine found in a car the night before Halloween. The circumstances surrounding his murder seem suitably spooky and then the investigation takes a surprising twist … Continue reading →

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Heather’s Pick of the Day | Thursday 29 October

Posted on 29 October 2009 by Heather
Curb Your Enthusiasm

  8pm, Modern Family, Sky1 Phil nags Jay into allowing him to join in when Jay flies his new model plane, Gloria spends some quality time shopping with tom-boy Alex, Mitchell discovers a whole new side to himself at Costco, … Continue reading →

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First look at CSI: Trilogy – Blending the best of Vegas, Miami and New York

Posted on 28 October 2009 by Ben

They’ll be plenty of off-the-cuff one-liners, talking VERY slowly and taking things VERY personally this November on US telly screens when crime scene connoisseurs Laurence Fishburne, David Caruso and Gary Sinise come together on CSI: Trilogy. This three-part special brings … Continue reading →

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Five things we learned today | Wednesday 28 October

Posted on 28 October 2009 by Ben
Lisa Kudrow guests on Cougar Town

1. Lisa Kudrow’s set to guest on Friends buddy Courteney Cox’s Cougar Town. 2. Here’s the first look at Julian Sands as Jor-El in Smallville. 3. Another former Lostie is coming back in the final season. 4. Happy Halloween – … Continue reading →

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Pete’s Pick of the Day | Wednesday 28 October

Posted on 28 October 2009 by peter
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8pm, Gossip Girl, ITV2 Jenny is keen to take her position as the new Queen Bee at Constance Billard, and movie star Olivia Burke (guest star Hilary Duff) is assigned to be Vanessa’s roommate at NYU. 9pm, 10 Things I … Continue reading →

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Six things we learned today | Tuesday 27 October

Posted on 27 October 2009 by Ben
Family Guy offends Microsoft?

1. The Family Guy variety special has lost the support of sponsors Microsoft… 2. True Blood‘s braced for an influx of gay characters. 3. Both Chuck and Sarah are getting new love interests next season. 4. Pushing Daisies’ Kristen Chenoweth … Continue reading →

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In the latest issue of TV & Satellite Week

Posted on 27 October 2009 by Heather
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  • Steel yourselves, Spooks is back! Richard Armitage talks about playing one of TV’s favourite spies, and manages not to give anything away about whether Harry will survive after being bundled into a car boot at the end of … Continue reading →

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Pete’s Pick of the Day | Tuesday 27 October

Posted on 27 October 2009 by peter
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8pm, Stargate Universe, Sky1 & HD With no power and a collision with a star imminent, the crew decides to abandon the ship, hoping one of three nearby planets will be habitable. But the remaining shuttle only supports 17 people … Continue reading →

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Here’s the first nine minutes of ABC’s newlook V – it’s special-effects-tastic!

Posted on 26 October 2009 by Heather

ABC’s revamp of V, the 1980s sci-fi series about aliens invading earth, is looking seriously good… Let’s hope it lives up to expectations. You need to a flashplayer enabled browser to view this YouTube video

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Six things we learned today | Monday 26 October

Posted on 26 October 2009 by Ben
Watch V now!

1. You can watch the first nine minute of the V reboot here! 2. Ever wondered what Wisteria Lane would look like if a plane crashed into it? 3. Joan’s husband in Mad Men is joining the cast of our … Continue reading →

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Jack’s back! 24 Season 8 promo!

Posted on 26 October 2009 by Jonathan

Starts 17 January in the States, should be on Sky1 a few days later… You need to a flashplayer enabled browser to view this YouTube video

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Mandy’s Pick of the Day | Monday 26 October

Posted on 26 October 2009 by Mandy
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9pm, FlashForward, Five As Janis wonders how her pregnancy flash-forward will affect her current romance, Mark is called before a Senate committee and forced to provide details of his premonition in order to secure continued funding for the team. 9pm, … Continue reading →

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Take a look around The Prisoner’s new village

Posted on 23 October 2009 by Jonathan
The Prisoner

The new version of The Prisoner premeres in America on 15 November and is due here in the UK on ITV1 in the new year. AMC is gearing up for the launch of the series with a fabulous website, which … Continue reading →

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Judy’s Pick of the Day | Friday 23 October

Posted on 23 October 2009 by judy
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  9pm,  Medium, Living In the first episode of two episodes showing tonight, Dawson’s Creek‘s James Van Der Beek guests as a man who may or may not have killed his mother for money. In the far more intriguing second … Continue reading →

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Six things we learned today | Thursday 22 October

Posted on 22 October 2009 by Ben
Jerry O’Connell appears on Eastwick

1. Jerry O’Connell is to guest on Eastwick, his wife Rebecca Romijn’s new show. 2. Two former Buffy stars are set to hook up on Dollhouse. 3. New clips from Battlestar Galactica: The Plan have emerged. 4. And Battlestar’s Starbuck … Continue reading →

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Heather’s Pick of the Day | Thursday 22 October

Posted on 22 October 2009 by Heather
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  8pm, Modern Family, Sky1 This is shaping up to be a firm office favourite. In tonight’s episode, Phil shows just how irresponsible he really is when he meets a sexy new neighbour, Jay and Manny try to bond over … Continue reading →

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Five things we learned today | Wednesday 21 October

Posted on 21 October 2009 by Ben

You need to a flashplayer enabled browser to view this YouTube video 1. Check out this awesome new trailer for The Prisoner reboot. And here are some exclusive pictures! 2. True Blood‘s Rutina ‘Tara’ Wesley is adding her voice to … Continue reading →

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Pete’s Pick of the Day | Wednesday 21 October

Posted on 21 October 2009 by peter
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8pm, Gossip Girl, ITV2 It’s a face-off between Chuck and Blair when they both want to bid on the same item at Sotheby’s. Meanwhile, Serena suspects that Carter may have return to his old habits, while Vanessa suspects something is … Continue reading →

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Five things we learned today | Tuesday 20 October

Posted on 20 October 2009 by Ben
Joss Whedon to direct Glee

1. Dollhouse supremo Joss Whedon is to direct an episode of Glee. 2. Stargate SG1′s Michael Shanks is Smallville‘s newest Justice League member. 3. We’ve been meaning to mention The Simpsons‘ design your own character thing for ages. 4. (500) … Continue reading →

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