Tag Archives: FX

Eek! Scary new American Horror Story promo emerges…

Posted on 22 September 2011 by Ben

Hitting FX in the UK next month, Glee creator Ryan Murphy’s American Horror Story blends the uptight psychoanalysis of Nip/Tuck with a pretty scary haunted house tale. Not much is known about the series, other than the fact it’s about … Continue reading →

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US shows to watch out for | Better Off Ted

Posted on 2 July 2010 by Heather

We’ve been waiting ages for a UK TV channel to pick up Better Off Ted, an absolute gem of a comedy, and finally FX have picked up our mental brainwaves and will be showing it this month, on Tuesday nights … Continue reading →

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Ever wanted to dress your own True Blood character? Now you can!

Posted on 6 October 2009 by Heather

Forget the endless websites dedicated to Bill and Sookie, forget the homemade tribute videos on YouTube with Evanescence soundtracks – there’s only one thing the truly discerning True Blood fan needs… Not since the days of Bunty magazine has anyone … Continue reading →

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Who has won the Nintendo DS Lite and MLB 2009 All Stars game?

Posted on 5 October 2009 by Heather

Our competition to win a Nintendo DS Lite and MLB 2009 All Stars game, courtesy of the lovely folk at FX, has now closed. Well done to all of you who correctly answered that Pineapple Express was the stoner … Continue reading →

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True Blood – the sitcom?

Posted on 24 September 2009 by Heather

Some people really have too much time on their hands – thank goodness! The latest painstaking project to catch our eye is this reimagining of True Blood as a sitcom, centred round the staff at Merlotte’s bar and grill… Incidentally, … Continue reading →

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Competition time | Win a Nintendo DS Lite and MLB 2009 All Stars game

Posted on 15 September 2009 by Heather

Talk about a slamdunk of a prize! No wait, that’s basketball, isn’t it… This is the best time of the year for new TV shows, and FX are doing their bit with Eastbound & Down, the brand new show from … Continue reading →

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US shows we’re looking forward to | True Blood

Posted on 9 June 2009 by Heather

We’ve been waiting for True Blood to cross the Atlantic since Spring, but it’s probably for the best that it didn’t come along earlier, what with Lost and Prison Break and Brothers & Sisters and Dexter and everything else … Continue reading →

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Dexter Bobble Head competition winners

Posted on 24 April 2009 by Heather

The competition to win a Dexter bobble head has now closed. Thank you to everyone who entered, and correctly answered that Dexter star Michael C Hall previously starred in the dark comedy drama Six Feet Under. We put everyone’s names … Continue reading →

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Competition time | Dexter’s back, and he’s… bobbing???

Posted on 6 April 2009 by Heather

No, of course, not – everyone’s favourite serial killer has still got that lean, mean murderous streak we all know and love. Series three of Dexter, which returns to the UK on FX on Friday 24th April, sees our somewhat … Continue reading →

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Great news for neck-biters… HBO’s True Blood gets a second series!

Posted on 18 September 2008 by Ben

We’re loving HBO’s creepy new, metaphor-laden Deep South drama series True Blood – and we’re not alone it seems as, after the second episode recorded a record-breaking increase in the number of viewers, it has already been commissioned for a … Continue reading →

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Eleven brand new US shows we just can’t wait to see (11/11) | Breaking Bad

Posted on 12 September 2008 by Jim

Starts FX, 28 September On the surface Walter White, the hero of FX’s deliciously dark new comedy drama Breaking Bad, lives a comfortable, settled life as an ordinary family man who’s able to provide for his disabled son by working … Continue reading →

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Eleven brand new US shows we just can’t wait to see (10/11) | Burn Notice

Posted on 12 September 2008 by Gareth

Burn Notice - Jeffrey Donovan & Gabrielle Anwar

Starts FX, 5 October Already well into its second season in America, the slick and stylish spy drama Burn Notice finally hits our screens here in the UK on FX next month. Greedy bunch we are here at TV Spy, … Continue reading →

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Interview with The Wire creator David Simon

Posted on 15 August 2008 by Heather

FX have very kindly posted footage of Charlie Brooker’s fantastic interview with David Simon, co-creator of the one and only The Wire, where he ponders what early man’s storytelling might have been like punctuated by adverts, why Barack Obama lists … Continue reading →

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Generation Kill | The new drama from the creators of The Wire

Posted on 4 August 2008 by Heather

Here’s the trailer for gritty new drama Generation Kill, created by David Simon and Ed Burns, the men who brought you The Wire. The seven-part series, due to air early next year on FX, is based on a book by … Continue reading →

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Coming soon | Breaking Bad

Posted on 30 July 2008 by admin

‘It’s like how much more black could this be? And the answer is none, none more black.’ © Nigel Tufnel, This Is Spinal Tap Nigel Tufnel could have unwittingly been describing Breaking Bad, a new comedy drama series created by … Continue reading →

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The Wire episode 2 | Unconfirmed Reports

Posted on 29 July 2008 by Jim

For those in power, it was all about short-term gains rather than long-term solutions in Unconfirmed Reports, episode two of the fifth series of The Wire on FX last night. Executive Editor of The Baltimore Sun, James C Whiting III … Continue reading →

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Countdown to series 5 of The Wire | All hail The Wire’s No.1 fan, Mr Charlie Brooker

Posted on 18 July 2008 by Jonathan

No man has done more to spread the word about The Wire than Charlie Brooker. The Guardian columnist and presenter of the superlative BBC4 TV review show Screenwipe has been championing the show for years now, fighting a one-man battle … Continue reading →

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Countdown to series 5 of The Wire | Which version of the opening credits is your favourite?

Posted on 16 July 2008 by Jonathan

As regular viewers of The Wire will know, each season’s opening credits sequence features a different version of the Tom Waits song Way Down In The Hole. So which one is the best? They’re all pretty splendid, but me and … Continue reading →

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