Monthly Archives: December 2009

Spartacus: Blood and Sand – the bloodiest new US drama of 2010?

Posted on 29 December 2009 by Ben

Missing Rome? Well, Spartacus: Blood and Sand is just what you need. Coming to US telly screens in the New Year (no UK buyer yet, but it can only be a matter of time), this epic new historical drama mixes … Continue reading →

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FlashForward recap… Missed the first ten episodes? Here they are in 4 minutes and 47 seconds

Posted on 28 December 2009 by Ben

FlashForward‘s off air now until March, but this nifty little video offers a pretty decent recap of what happened in the first 10 episodes. Warning: contains some pretty massive spoilers if you haven’t seen the series yet! And it seems … Continue reading →

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More from Human Target – it’s a bit like Dollhouse but without the mind-wiping

Posted on 28 December 2009 by Ben

As we revealed earlier this year, DC Comic-inspired action thriller series Human Target is coming to the UK Sci Fi channel in the new year. It’s it a bit like Dollhouse, with anti-hero Christopher Chance (Fringe’s Mark Valley) taking on … Continue reading →

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24 Season Eight – Behind-the-scenes video tour offers explosions, glass walls and Katee Sackhoff being mysterious

Posted on 27 December 2009 by Ben

With just a couple of weeks to go ’til 24‘s eighth series arrives on Sky1, here’s a behind-the-scenes peek at what’s to come – including a whole new CTU office (with lots of glass walls for people to stare surreptitiously through, … Continue reading →

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In the latest issue of TV & Satellite Week…

Posted on 26 December 2009 by Heather
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  Eaten too many mince pies yesterday? Feeling the after-effects of all that turkey you wolfed down for Christmas lunch? We’ve got just the remedy – take a stroll down to the local newsagent where you’ll find the new issue … Continue reading →

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Merry Christmas from all of us at TV Spy!

Posted on 23 December 2009 by Heather

Folks, thanks for spending 2009 with us here at TV Spy. We’re wrapping up now for the holidays, and we wanted to wish you all a really lovely Christmas and very happy New Year. And we wanted to share this … Continue reading →

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Pete’s Pick of the Day | Wednesday 23 December

Posted on 23 December 2009 by peter
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8pm, Gossip Girl, ITV2 In the final episode before the series takes its Christmas break, Chuck deals with a problem from the past, Dan and Vanessa try to figure out their complicated friendship, Eric is torn when Jenny is accused … Continue reading →

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Mandy’s Pick of the Day | Monday 21 December

Posted on 21 December 2009 by Mandy
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9pm, One Tree Hill, E4 As the series bows out Nathan confronts Haley and Jamie after being released from the Chiefs. Lucas and Peyton prepare for the birth of their child, and Brooke works with Victoria to relaunch Clothes Over … Continue reading →

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Great Glee preview alert!

Posted on 18 December 2009 by Ben

If you enjoyed E4′s preview screening of the first episode of Glee on Tuesday, here’s a relatively spoiler-free selection of clips from the next eleven parts to promote the show’s DVD release Stateside… You need to a flashplayer enabled browser … Continue reading →

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24 festive shocker – here’s Jack Bauer interrogating Santa!

Posted on 18 December 2009 by Ben

Santa finds out who’s been naughty and nice, thanks to a visit from Kiefer… You need to a flashplayer enabled browser to view this YouTube video

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Six things we learned today | Friday 18 December

Posted on 18 December 2009 by Ben

1.True Blood‘s back on FX in February and here’s an awesome sneak peek. 2. HBO’s epic The Pacific will launch in the States in March, with a screening on Sky Movies in the UK to follow… 3. One Tree Hill’s … Continue reading →

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Judy’s Pick of the Day | Friday 18 December

Posted on 18 December 2009 by judy
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9pm, Medium, Living The latest series ends with a double bill. First up Allison meets bank employee Mrs Boddicker (Moonlighting’s Allyce Beasley) who seems to be dreaming about the same robbery as her, but their accounts of it vary. Then … Continue reading →

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Flight of the Conchords gets animated!

Posted on 17 December 2009 by Jonathan

Our favourite Kiwis, Flight of the Conchords, may have announced that they won’t be making another series of their brilliant HBO comedy, but it seems that wasn’t the last we see of the pair on TV. Jemaine Clement and Brett … Continue reading →

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Pete’s Pick of the Day | Wednesday 16 December

Posted on 16 December 2009 by peter
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8pm, Gossip Girl, ITV2 Vanessa gets into a fight with her mother, Rufus discovers Lily has been lying to him; Chuck’s friendship with Nate is threatened when he divulges some news, and Jenny has a score to settle with Eric. … Continue reading →

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Who’s won our Scooby-Doo! First Frights Wii game competition

Posted on 15 December 2009 by Heather
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  Apologies for the delay folks – the competition closed on Thursday night, but we’ve been up to our square eyes in work and we’ve only just got round to putting all the entrants’ names in a hat. Well done … Continue reading →

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Pete’s Pick of the Day | Tuesday 15 December

Posted on 15 December 2009 by peter
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9pm, CSI: Miami, Five SERIES FINALE The seventh series ends with mobster Ivan Sarnoff escaping from prison, Horatio fighting to save Yelina when her undercover role is discovered, and Delko putting his life in danger when he helps his criminal … Continue reading →

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Mandy’s Pick of the Day | Monday 14 December

Posted on 14 December 2009 by Mandy
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9pm, One Tree Hill, E4 Some surprise guests arrive at Peyton and Lucas’s wedding, and Hayley plays an unexpected role in the ceremony. Meanwhile, Nathan is still hoping to get into the NBA. 10pm, Burn Notice, FX & HD Michael … Continue reading →

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Judy’s Pick of the Day | Friday 11 December

Posted on 11 December 2009 by judy
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  9pm Medium, Living There are guest stars galore in tonight’s episode. Allison is forced to turn to her former employer Cynthia Keener (a welcome return for Anjelica Huston), who is now in prison, after she dreams about one of … Continue reading →

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Supernatural Series Five… Coming to Living very very soon! Here’s the preview…

Posted on 10 December 2009 by Heather

Living have very kindly given us a sneak peek at a preview of the brand new series of Supernatural – that’s series number five for the non-Supernatural aficonados amongst you. Living will be airing the promo tonight onscreen at 9.15pm, … Continue reading →

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Heather’s Pick of the Day | Thursday 10 December

Posted on 10 December 2009 by Heather
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  8pm, Modern Family, Sky1 Claire and Phil threaten to take Christmas away when their kids play up, Gloria and Manny want to add some Colombian touches to Jay’s holiday traditions, and Cameron and Mitchell take Lily to the mall … Continue reading →

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