Could Sherlock 3 be 'the end'? Not in my mind palace.

While the Daily Express is reporting that the upcoming series of Sherlock starring Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman could be the last due to extremely busy schedules of the two lead actors, let us stop and remember that this is television and anything can happen. Remember that this is the same production team that was able […]

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Happy Endings next up for League of Gentlemen alumni

Back in 1995, The League of Gentlemen was formed. The world, as we know it, has not been the same since….and, in this particular case, this is a good thing. The quartet of British dark comedy writers/performers, Jeremy Dyson, Mark Gatiss, Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith set up shop in the fictional village of Royston […]

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It's a Pond Life after all….it's a Pond Life after all…

Pond Life, yet more BBC promotional brilliance that leads up to tomorrow’s long-awaited premiere on BBC One and BBC America of Doctor Who 7.1 follows the nothing to write home about home life of the soon to be departing companions, Amy and Rory Pond (Karen Gillan, Arthur Darvill). Premiering this past Monday, it has been […]

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Red Dwarf X sets an October 4 launch

For just a few minutes, forget that Downton Abbey 3 returns in September in the UK (January in the States), Sherlock 3 won’t even begin filming until January 2013, Doctor Who 7.1 is a mere 3 days away and it will be another year, at least, before we’ll see any new Rev programs. While it […]

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Syfy targets Blake's 7 for next American re-make effort

Thankfully, if I get a bit discouraged at the thought of yet another British telly classic getting an American re-boot, I’ll have plenty of company this time around. The news that Terry Nation’s brilliant sci-fi drama Blake’s 7 will get a 21st century update courtesy of American cable outlet, Syfy, has not set well with […]

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Brit TV bits and bobs to begin the weekend

Doctor Who 7 transmission date news — finally! News of the BBC broadcast premiere of Doctor Who finally came on Wednesday with the date of 1 September etched in everyone’s appointment television brain. This season has it all with more Daleks, more dinosaurs, more Weeping Angels and a River Song return. The newly released trailer […]

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Doctor Who 7.1.1: Asylum of the Daleks – A First Look

Doctor Who 7, DW7 for short, is coming… I know, I know. Every day is one day closer to all kinds of brilliant telly. Downton Abbey 3, Sherlock 3, Call the Midwife, Endeavour…. But, one series premiere on both sides of the pond, Doctor Who 7, is so within reach. The five episodes planned for […]

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BBC begins plans for Doctor Who 50th

Never mind the countdown calendar for Downton Abbey 3, Sherlock 3 or Doctor Who 7. The real countdown is now a mere 467 days away from the magic date of 23 November 2013 and the 50th anniversary of Doctor Who, the series that director Steven Spielberg once commented on by saying that “the world would […]

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