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NBC series Mocking Bird lane officially dead

Creator of “Mockingbird Lane” took to Twitter with a ‘heavy heart’ to let people know  “NBC not moving forward with #MockingbirdLane. From producers and cast, thank you all for enthusiasm and support”. This is hardly surprising given the negativity surrounding the airing of the pilot as a ‘Halloween Special’, but a shame for the cast...
By Angela Share

Gerry Anderson succumbs to Alzheimer’s RIP

Gerry Anderson, creator of UK television classics “Thunderbirds” and “Captain Scarlet” has died at the age of 83. Anderson has suffered from Alzheimers since 2010 and died in his sleep on Boxing Day. Gerry Anderson’s son took to his blog to share the news, in rather straightforward, removed fashion. “I’m very sad to announce the...
By Angela Share

BBC gets a new head honcho in form of Tony Hall

You have to love corporate politics don’t you and you have to wonder sometimes just how these things work. I saw an interview a few weeks ago that seemed to suggest the Jimmy Saville exercise in post-mortem outrage was actually a move by certain power players to discredit the BBC and what do you know,...
By Angela Share

Doctor Who Christmas Special trailer

Heads up Whovians! The official trailer for the “Doctor Who” Christmas Special is here! We’ve all waited patiently and we finally get to see Jenna-Louise Coleman as Clara. They make a point in the trailer of expressing she’s not the same character as the one from “Asylum of the Daleks”, which is a bummer as...
By Angela Share

Nashville gets full-season order from ABC

Yippee!! ABC has given a full season order to new show “Nashville”. The Connie Britton / Hayden Panettiere headed series has managed an average of 6 million viewers. It received an additional 9 episode order. Are you happy “Nashville” has been handed a full season order? Personally I couldn’t be happier. I love the show...
By Angela Share

Sam Mendes and John Logan for literary greats TV show?

Sounds like Sam Mendes is set for some TV work with pal John Logan. The pair most recently worked on James Bond movie “Skyfall”, but are now setting their sights on some 1800′s London based goodness. The show is said to be in similar vein to “The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen”, featuring various literary characters...
By Angela Share

Network Ten Australia evacuated due to bomb threat

Well this is weird, a bomb threat has caused the evacuation of a major Australia television network building. This sort of thing just doesn’t happen in Australia. NSW police bomb squad were on the scene in moments and the building cleared. One might jump directly to the announcement last week that the network was cutting...
By Angela Share

Thomas Edison drama series lands at NBC?

Thomas Edison is either one of the world’s greatest inventors, or a bit of a douche who stole other people’s ideas and passed them off as his own after tweaking them a bit, it really depends whether you buy into the evil Edison theory or not. Whatever the case the man will be the subject...
By Angela Share

Baz Luhrmann signs TV deal with Sony Picture TV

Looks like Aussie writer-director-producer Baz Luhrmann is about to step away from the big screen into a little foray with the small. Luhrmann has signed a two-year deal  with Sony Pictures TV in which he will produce new content with the help of his creative and producing partner / wife Catherine Martin. Luhrmann is probably...
By Angela Share

Fox & Friends duped… shocker

I’m not a fan of Fox News, I think they make journalists look unprofessional, biased and unintelligent, so this story really didn’t surprise me. Comedian Max Rice found himself as a guest on Fox & Friends, he says because “I fit the mold and that I was Caucasian”. Fox was apparently looking for more Obama...
By Angela Share

Aussie actress Rebecca Breeds for Rob Greenburg comedy pilot

Australian actress – star of Aussie soap “Home & Away” – Rebecca Breeds has just snagged her first US television role. Breeds is set to appear as the female lead in Rob Greenberg’s new single-camera comedy pilot for CBS. The pilot is set to star Chris Smith as a young guy living with a couple...
By Angela Share

Breaking Bad Gliding All Over promo

Oh Lydia what have you gotten yourself into. It’s time for the mid-season finale of AMC’s hit series “Breaking Bad” and Lydia is in a bit of a pickle. Scottish actress Laura Fraser is doing a fabulous job at bringing the seemingly fragile, slightly twitchy Lydia to life and Walt has never dealt with a...
By Angela Share

Steel Magnolias remake to air October

Lifetime has announced the air date for its “Steel Magnolias” remake, that date should you be interested is Sunday, October 7. The original 1989 movie starred Julia Roberts, Sally Field, Dolly Parton, Shirley MacLaine and Daryl Hannah, this new version stars Queen Latifah, Alfre Woodard, Jill Scott, Phylicia Rashad, Adepero Oduye and Condola Rashad. You...
By Angela Share

Jodie Foster series Angie’s Body gets Showtime nod

Actress Jodie Foster is about to put her director and executive-producer boots on again, this time for Showtime mini-series “Angie’s Body”. The script for the mobster series is being penned by Robert Fresco, the man behind shows like “Jericho”, “Crossing Jordan” and more recently “Touch”. This isn’t Foster’s first time behind the camera, with her...
By Angela Share

Arsenio Hall set for late night TV comeback

First up… this dude clearly never aged, he just got rid of the bad haircut and glasses, secondly he’ll be back on screens next year apparently and in his old stomping ground, late night TV chat. CBS must br grinning from ear to ear, with the network allegedly having sold the show to over 85%...
By Angela Share