First telly trailer for 'Sherlock 3'!

It’s here. The first :26 seconds of promotion gold that Sherlock fans around the world have been waiting for. Put more simply, it’s the reason telly was invented. The first look at the trailer for series 3 of Sherlock.     Hartswood West for BBC Cymru Wales. In co-production with MASTERPIECE. Over the past several […]

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Malcolm Tucker as the next Doctor? Place your bets.

Ho-hum. Another day, another name thrown into the naming of the Twelfth Doctor hat. Most recently, it’s The Thick Of It star Peter Capaldi, who has actually become the new bookies’ favorite at odds of 2/1. So, that makes it official doesn’t it? Think about it. As Malcolm Tucker, his reputation preceded him in his […]

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With Moriarty 'out of the way', Sherlock finds a new evil playmate

At the risk of spoiling series 3 of the BBC/PBS ‘masterpiece’, Sherlock, I think it’s safe to say that Sherlock Holmes does survive his series 2 ending leap off the St Barts rooftop. What isn’t officially known, however, is whether or not his evil running buddy, Moriarty, is officially dead. Conventional wisdom says yes, but […]

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New Tricks adds a new 'old dog' for series 10

The Unsolved Crime and Open Case Squad (UCOS) are back as New Tricks series 10 returned Tuesday night with a two-part special that took them abroad for the first time. The investigation leads the team, headed by DS Sandra Pullman (Amanda Redman), to the port of Gibraltar where they have to work hand in hand […]

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23 November – The Day the Earth Stands Still for Doctor Who 50th

While we wouldn’t have expected anything less from the greatest Traveling Time Lord of all-time (yes, including both Gort and Klaatu), this is perhaps the coolest thing on the planet since…(nothing to insert here). Designed to avoid plot leaks or spoilers that with the technology that exists today is virtually impossible, the 50 years in […]

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Queen's cousin joins cast of 'Downton Abbey 4'

As production continues on Downton Abbey 4, given recent cast additions, there will probably be a telly or two in Buckingham Palace, Windsor Castle, Kensington Palace, Clarence House and Balmoral Castle tuned in when the series returns in September on ITV1 in the UK (January 5, 2014 in the States). According to Royal Central, the […]

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What? Blackadder at German prisoner-of-war camp, Colditz Castle?

Unfortunately, we’ve all heard the endless rumors before. The last one was the idea of setting Blackadder in the swingin’ 60’s as a Dave Clark Five-type band with a drummer by the name of Bald Rick. The newest addition to the rumor mill making its way around the Internets has Blackadder in the German prisoner-of-war […]

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'Spaced': The beginning of 'The World's End'?

Having been one of the ‘chosen ones’ to have been able to see a pre-screening of the Edgar Wright/Simon Pegg film, The World’s End, my mind immediately began to wander (no comments, please) as I left the cinema to just how much I love the earlier Channel 4 comedy series, Spaced. Brilliantly conceived and written […]

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Doctor Who at Comic-Con; BBC reveals plans for 50th

The Tardis lands in San Diego at Comic-Con Not to be outdone by Sherlock, it was all Doctor Who as San Diego Comic-Con 2013 came to a close on Sunday. As with the earlier Sherlock panel, there were more than enough spoiler hints and teases to keep those that had been camping out for almost […]

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